judges in the hague uphold charles taylor's 50 year sentence for war crimes.he former liberian president denies helping rebels in sierra leone. interpol issues an arrest warrant for britain's samantha, in connection with suspected terrorist offenses in 2011, linked to kenya's four-day siege. hassan rouhani has made a speech before the u.n. on day three of the assembly. the president said no nation should possess nuclear weapons. he also called on israel to admit it has a nuclear bomb. the report. >> the first world leader to take to the podium at a u.n. nuclear disarmament conference in new york this thursday, hassan ronny -- rouhani put the spotlight on israel. >> almost four decades of international effort to establish a nuclear weapons free zone in the middle east has regrettably failed. urgent practical steps toward the establishment of such a zone are necessary. israel, the only non-party to the nonproliferation treaty in this region, should join without further delay. >> israel, the main culprit, rouhani claims. he said a deal on his country's controvers

ambassador to the united nations tweeted overnight and said the historic charles taylor judgment today will not go unpunished. how direct can one be when you are tweeting something like that? >> tank you for that. two -- thank you for that. to tunisia where the country is targeting the country's wrappers. a rapper was -- rappers. a rapper was sentenced to six months in jail and it has people furious. jailed for insulting the police and the government. he was sentenced to six months in jail and immediately taken into custody. he was appealing against a ruling sentencing him and a fellow rapper for insulting officials during a concert. he has been in trouble before for a song called police are dogs. he was given a sentence back in june. he did not appeal the latest conviction and is now on the run. the trial has sparked anger among tunisians, accusing authorities of trying to restrict freedom of expression. next, what has been described as an alarm clock moment on climate change. a new u.n. report was released today and stockholm. it said it is more certain than ever that humans are behi

. >> former liberian strongman charles taylor loses his appeal against his conviction for war crimes. >> oracle team usa wins the americas cup. a diplomat at the united nations are all abuzz, iran and syria both making headlines. >> we start with cbo, with reports coming in that all five are minute members of the security council have agreed on a resolution requiring syria to destroy its chemical weapons. >> united nations investigators are returning to syria, resuming inspections of alleged chemical weapons attacks that were halted amid fears of a possible military strike on damascus this month. investigators confirmed last week 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 an

charles taylor has failed to have his 50 year prison sentence for war crimes overturned. the 65-year-old was found guilty last year on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for supporting rebels fighting in neighboring sierra leone's civil war. it is believed he received so- called blood diamonds mined by slave laborers, and political influence in return for his help. his lawyers argued that judges relied on uncorroborated hearsay. here is what the judges had to say as the verdict was handed down. >> the chamber affirms the sentence of 50 years imprisonment imposed by the chamber. orders that this judgment shall be enforced immediately. >> let's get a bit more on this and we can speak to an associate international justice director at human rights watch in new york. thank you very much indeed for joining us. this was always a landmark case. has it now set a precedent for similar cases against other former leaders? >> well, there is no question that this is a hugely significant ruling. taylor is the first former head of state to be convicted since nuremberg be

judgment brings some measure of justice to those victims who suffered so horribly because of charles taylor woodruff: taylor's conviction carries a 50-year prison sentence. a former montana high school teacher was released from prison today, after serving just 30 days for raping a student. stacey rawas d nvicted of assaulting a 14-year-old girl, who later committed suicide. a state judge sentenced him in august, and appeared to suggest the girl was partly to blame for the rape. prosecutors are appealing for a longer sentence. in economic news, first-time jobless claims fell last week, coming close to their lowest levels in six years. that gave a boost to wall street. the dow jones industrial average gained 55 points to close at 15,328. the nasdaq rose 26 points to close at 3,787. >> woodruff: still to come on the "newshour": how deals actually get done on capital hill; reading the new push for diplomacy between the u.s. and iran; the legal battles over the value of interns; what health care reform means for medicare; an execution in china that's sparked outrage online and wild tales from gr

. >>> former liberian president charles taylor has lost his war crimes appeal. judges at the international criminal court in the netherlands upheld his 50-year prison sentence. that was a special court for sierra leone. he was convicted last year for planning and aiding in war crimes committed by rebels during the civil war. brenda hole sis is the special prosecutor and joins us live from the hague. taylor's lawyers argued there were legal errors made during the original trial. clearly, you're satisfied that isn't the case, and his conviction is sound? >> that's correct. i think the appeals judges very carefully considered the arguments of both parties and carefully reviewed what the trial chamber had done. today's judgment, of course, is the culmination of the judicial proceedings in this case, and i believe it was a fair outcome and supported by the record of trial. >> this case has extremely high profile. some are calling this a watershed moment for human rights law. do you agree? >> i hope so. not because of charles taylor as a person, but what i hope is it'

. >> the former liberian president, charles taylor, lost an appeal against his conviction for war crimes. the court upheld his 50 year prison sentence. the court said taylor plant and eight atrocities by rebels in the sierra leone civil war and in return for diamonds and political influence. both sides are accused of committing atrocities during the 11 year war in sierra leone. the international criminal court has rejected all of taylor's appeals. the five-year-old is set to spend the rest of his life the 65-year-old is set to spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> 30 activists from greenpeace were denied ale by a russian judge on thursday. the group faces possible charges of piracy after they tried to storm a remote oil rig in the arctic earlier this month. campaignersental say they were seeking to draw attention to the dangers of offshore drilling in the arctic. they were arrested by armed russian border guards. the group of activists includes europeans and americans. most of them are to be held in custody for two months, pending an official investigation. if the russian state file

hasecial court in the hague upheld the war crimes convictions of former liberian president charles taylor. he had argued mistakes were made in the trials. sentence was an appropriate punishment for his role in atrocities committed during the civil war in sierra leone. in italy, divers have found human remains near the wreckage of the costa concordia. officials say they will carry out dna tests to check if they are the missing bodies of the last 2 people unaccounted for among passengers and crew. scientists are finalizing the details of the most comprehensive study of climate change published for years. the report will draw on the work whohousands of researchers, aimed to definitively answer the question -- to what extent is the world warming? and to what extent are people to blame? the links they are going to. ship in northh wales with a highly unusual role in studying the climate. scientists are going to extraordinary facts -- extraordinary lengths to get to the roots of global warming. clams live for a next on a shame lane -- for an astonishingly long time, which makes them crucial to s

hasecial court in the hague upheld the war crimes convictions of former liberian president charles taylor. he had argued mistakes were made in the trials. sentence was an appropriate punishment for his role in atrocities committed during the civil war in sierra leone. in italy, divers have found human remains near the wreckage of the costa concordia. officials say they will carry out dna tests to check if they are the missing bodies of the last 2 people unaccounted for among passengers and crew. scientists are finalizing the details of the most comprehensive study of climate change published for years. the report will draw on the work whohousands of researchers, aimed to definitively answer the question -- to what extent is the world warming? and to what extent are people to blame? the links they are going to. ship in northh wales with a highly unusual role in studying the climate. scientists are going to extraordinary facts -- extraordinary lengths to get to the roots of global warming. clams live for a next on a shame lane -- for an astonishingly long time, which makes them crucial to s

. >> charles taylor remains in custody pending the finalization of arrangement toss serve his sentence. >> reporter: taylor will now be transferred from a detention center in the hague to potentially a maximum security prison. his victims were pleased by the decision but say they're still suffering. >> so many of us are still suffering. he is suffering, and he is here, even though he's locked up. >> reporter: judges last year convicted taylor on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. for aiding and abetting the rebels who murdered, raped and pillages their way through neighboring sierra leone during an 11-year civil war which cost 50,000 lives until 2002. during the trial taylor said his involvement was not proved. and he denied running a so-called blood diamond trade, swapping precious stones for weapons and personal wealth. >> never. ever. did i receive whether it is mayonnaise, coffee, or whatever, never did receive any diamonds from the iuf. it is a lie. it is a di diabolical live. >> in 2010 supermodel naomi campbell testified at the trial. taylor had given her a lar

charles taylor, mr. crane, thank you for being with us this morning. my pleasure. >> it took years to bring him to justice. will justice be swifter for asaad if it is determined that he did use chemical weapons against his own people? >> i think justice will certainly happen. whether it's swift justice, again, we have to be smart about building a case, on making sure that asaad and his henchmen and others get a fair and open trial in the world court. he will be getting away with murder, if not again size, are they correct. >> well, i agree. we have to do something. to make future dictators know if they use a weapon like a chemical, that in fact, they will pay a price. and they will be brought to jut tis appropriately. so i agree with president obama something has to be done, we have an interesting solution that has to be considered but at the end of the day, there has to be accountability over the horror story that has been taking place in syria over the past two years. absolutely, we have and have been leading an effort to build a case against preside

>> well, that could be by the international criminal court and indeed justice just today charles taylor has been found at the court for sierra leone guilty of c cmes, including crimes of sexual violence. we need so see more of those things or of course it can be the prosecuting authoritiesesof the courts in their own country but we need to help those countries have the cape tonight do this sort of thing. to document and gather the evidence so i've set up a team of 70experts, doctors, lawyers, forensic experts who can go out to countries and advise them on how to do that. and i've succeeded in this week in getting 120 countries to agree that these crimes are grave breaches of the geneva convention which means people who commit them can be apprehended anywhere in the world, that we will agree a new protocol and that then we will give practical support to the organizations on the ground that seek prosecutions. so there's real momentum behind us now. we can change the global attitude to some of the most terrible crimes remaining on our planet. >> rose: and how long will this take? >> i don'

this morning an international war crimes court rejected an appeal by former liberian president charles taylor. taylor was convicted last year of crimes against humanity including terrorism, murder, rape and using child soldiers. taylor gave financial and material support to rebels in the neighboring sierra leone. >> hewlett-packard fired the computer firm the shooter worked for. it has hired the experts to update computers at the yard. the navy says there is no indication that alexis was targeting specific people. while the investigation into the 34-year-old's motives continue the fbi says alexis was delusional and thought he was controlled by low frequency waves which is why he wrote on the shot gun. he killed 12 people before he was killed in a shootout with police. >> a former montana teacher is expected to be released from prison after serving a controversial 30 days. 54-year-old was convicted of raping a 14-year-old student who later killed herself. the sentence given prompted protests last month for being too lenient. and the judge in the case was criticized for comments that placed som

. >>> the war crimes conviction against charles taylor has been upheld. the ruling by a u.n.ms the 50-year jail sentence taylor was given last year for encouraging rebels in sierra leone to murder and rape victims. this has never happened before. many officials are calling for bashar al assad to be tried for war crime. the criminal court prosecutor says that isn't going to happen. he said he would have to get a referral from the security council which would not happen. >>> the merits of eating fish may not be all they're cracked up to be. a new study found that women over 60 with higher levels of omega three fatty acids did not have better memory or cognitive skills than people with lower levels of omega. the researchers say it is not a definitive answer. no scientific answer ever is. there will be another one coming out in a couple days but more research is need before you dismiss your fish. meaning this is not reason to indulge. in another study, rats were fed a western diet high in fats for 90 days and their learning and memory skills suffered. sometimes you don't need a s

international appeals court has upheld a 50 year prison sentence for former liberian president charles taylor for war crimes during the civil war in sierra leone. taylor was found guilty last year of overseeing crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery, and drafting child soldiers. he was the first african head of state to be found guilty in an international court and the first head of state convicted since world war ii. u.s. officials have previously confirmed taylor worked for the cia and other u.s. intelligence agencies during his emergence as a warlord in the 1980s. in florida, an african-american mother of three who was sentenced to 20 or some prison for firing a warning shot at a wall near her abusive husband will get a new trial. marissa alexander's sentence true claims of racial bias in comparisons to george zimmerman's acquittal for killing african-american teenager trayvon martin. a florida appeals court ordered a new trial saying the jury for case had received faulty instructions. the court upheld an earlier judge's ruling blocking alexander from using the states stand your

> at the hague, international judges upheld the 50-year sentence of former liberian president charles taylorwas convicted of supplying rebels in sierra leone in a campaign of terror involving murder, rape, sexual slavery, forcing young children to become rebel fighters. >> found guilty of enriching himself with what was known as blood diamonds. the first former head of state to be convicted of war crimes since the nuremberg trials of nazi leaders after world war ii. he appealed 3550-year sentence. he lost that appeal. >>> this is four days, if this spending bill isn't passed by midnight on monday. if in happened it's going to be felt by workers, nonessential and they are sent home, chances are they get paid eventually but it takes a while. >> maybe not. the rest of us may not notice much of anything for a while. tom foreman with the consequences. >> reporter: the first thing you may notice about a government shutdown if one comes, is there's really not that much to notice because we're not talking about a single grand event but rather a series of events that start with the shutdown. so, if y

. >>> former liberian president charles taylor lost his appeals against a war crimes court. you can see an official speaking live from the hague. taylor was sentenced to 50 years in march last year for planning and aiding rebels during syria leon's civil war. >>> now, turkish security forces are recaptured 17 of the 18 members of the kurdistan workers party that escaped from prison. the pkk prisoners got out by digging a tunnel outside the city. the prime minister is due to unveil a reforms package designed to keep the fragile peace process with the pkk on track. >>> one of the most endangered elephant herds has been targeted by poachers in sglim bab sgl zimbabwe. they were killed for their tusks. >>> the united nations is set to discuss ways to stop the global trade in illegal wildlife. a high-level meeting is due to take place on the sidelines of the general assembly in new york. the trade is estimated to be worth around $10 billion annually. poaching is threatening rhinos, elephants, tigers and fwor ril -- gorilla with extinction. thailand and china said to be among the b

i love the philosopher charles taylor, his book, "sources of the self," is an exploration of how we went from the idea of the soul to the idea of the self. people used to believe that in a sort of moral order that was external to us, which made demands on us. the ten commandments came out of that sort of idea. now people tend to believe that, 'if i want to know what's right, i don't consult some external code, i look within myself. i find, what is the right thing for me.' where does that notion come from, that one digs into one's self? i am very interested in--in--in these current attitudes, but also in their philosophical underpinnings. c-span: are you a member of the party of yeah or the party of nah? >> guest: i am a member of the party of yeah that takes the concerns of the cultural skeptics seriously. so in other words--a lot of the party of yeah guys believe in freedom. and if you told them, '250 american--250 million americans are going to use their freedom and prosperity to be like larry flynt or hugh hefner. what do you think about that?' they would say, 'that's great. more powe

put him in -- charles taylor is now a 50-year prison sentence, the former president of libya for what he did against the people in sierra leone. watching him in court with his head hung low as his sentence was pronounced over him, we needed to do that against all of those committing atrocities in syria. >> and like you said, it will be all sides, the rebels caught as well. i assume you're still a no vote. more on that coming up. congressman, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> congressman smith is one of many republicans and democrats that have come out against a strike in syria. the president now facing an uphill battle to get the votes he needs for official congressional authorization. here's the breakdown of what we know about where things stand according to "the hill" newspaper. 24 senator, 16 democrats and 8 republicans are leaning towards voting yes. 19 are leaning towards no. the rest are undecided as far as we know for now. and in the house, 31 are leaning towards a yes vote. how the remaining will vote is still unclear. rt all right. take all of syria but add this, the deb

they want to get to the line of scrimmage as quickly as possible. >> charles: fighting to the end. >> gus: and taylor kelly may have time for one more play, a shot at the end zone. >> charles: hear all the whistles there, because arizona state substituting on offense, allowed to match up on defense, getting their guys out there. >> gus: fox play of the game. taylor kelly. trying to reach the end zone. and that's it. alex carter ends up with the football. the final score from palo alto, stanford 42, arizona state 28. we'll return to stanford stadium to wrap-up this evening's game right after these messages. ♪ lyrics: 'take on me...' ♪ 'take me home...' ♪ 'i'll be gone...' ♪ 'in a day or...' man: twooooooooooooooooo! is that me, was i singing? vo: not paying for scheduled maintenance feels pretty good. no-charge scheduled maintenance now on every new volkswagen. that's the power of german engineering could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. mmmhmmm...everybody knows that. well, did you know that old macdonald was a really bad speller? your word is...cow. cow. cow. c...o...w... ...e...i.

served an exceptional district case worker for one of my predecessors, the former representative, charles taylor, for the entire eight terms of his service in congress. most recently since 2007 she has worked at the social security administration in western north carolina. she first moved to henderson county 35 years ago, and her record of service to our nation and her various roles merits the highest commendation. i'm proud to have her as a constituent. madam speaker, today i wish her all the best in her retirement where she will have more time to spend with her husband of 40 years, and her two adult sons on behalf of the 11th district, i thank her for her distinguished career of service to this great country. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> instead of working with democrats to prevent a shutdown, house republicans have passed two bills that have no chance of becoming law and are the 42nd and 43rd vote

who can forget when charles taylor, the president of -- ,ormer president of liberia sitting as part of sierra leone sentencing getting 50 years for his crimes. do with a serial war crimes tribunal is to set it up immediately and apply it to both sides. the al qaeda component are committing atrocious crimes against lots of people, including and especially christians. i held a hearing last june focusing on the genocide that is being committed against christians. , notare being singled out as collateral damage, but because they are christian. they're being beheaded, women are being raped, men are being slaughtered because they're christian. the administration from the human rights bureau would not call it genocide. the nongovernmental organizations who testified said it fits the definition of what a genocide is. group of people because of their religion and ethnicity. that is what is happening. that is happening by the rebels. a war crimes tribunal would say toa sod that you were -- say assad that you were -- -- >> if you want to ask our guest questions please call. caller: last time you

in custody now are charles menefe, lamont mims, taylor and samuels. authorities are still looking for a fifth man. you'll rule they lock down the neighborhood yesterday to search for him. the four arrested are all charged with robbery, kidnapping and weapons violations. >>> ktvu has learned new information about a believe school worker who was murdered, and how she knew the man now accused in her death. ktvu's robert honda spoke to the figeroa today as they prepare to lay their mother to rest. >> reporter: we are at the home in says where the family is getting ready to travel to mexico for a funeral and burial. the family held a private memorial service in says earlier this week and gave us this exclusive video to show of the more than 300 people who under the out to pay the respects. as we -- turned out to pay their respects. she was a popular schoolyard monitor for 12 years. she was found dead in her mini van parked not far from the school last tuesday. 43-year-old oscar ayala was charged with her murder last friday and appeared in court today for h

pictures of the four men who are under arrest were identified as charles menefee, lamont mimms and darryl taylor. >>> a construction worker injured today about 11:30 this morning on construction site. fire officials say a man was working inside that trench when he somehow became injured. firefighters lowered a ladder to the man who was able to climb out. he went to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >>> prosecutors in san francisco will reportedly decide by the end of the month whether to charge a city worker who's accused of running over and killing woman last week. the 57-year-old was book for felony hit and run and then released on $25,000 bit. police say he ran over a 35- year-old a week ago yesterday while he was driving his city work work in holly park. she was sunbathe in the park when a truck ran over her. her 11 month-old daughter was right next to her but was not hurt. >>> earlier this week, we reported on how the new lights in the bay bridge tunnel are distraughting drivers because they are so bright. abc's tom vac arcr with what crystal ran is crystalt -- cal tran is doi

he is named for sam houston in my great-grandfather charles taylor. they are in dallas where i live. that is where i spend most of my time. they are great kids. i have had an enrichment in my life. to be able to have these children and be a great part of their lives. they are in school in dallas. >> next up is gone in fort worth texas. >> caller: hello, you had mentioned sam houston in the tragedy involved with him. i was wondering if you could talk more about what that was. also i have converted and become a baptist and i was wondering if you knew any issues about influential issues on conversion. >> sam houston converted to baptist? >> oh, yes. he was catholic at one time, baptized at another because that is part of mexico. and margaret did have an influence on him. he would write her letters, she did have an influence and he would write about what the pastor said in washington dc and she was a devout baptist. >> wireless this catholicism angle taken early on. .. >> i don't know if this is right or not. texas had a governor and a daughter named -- [

taylor has been arrested and charged with abduction. a grand jury will decide later this month with to indict him. >>> keep an eye on your speedometer the next time you drive through charles county. the count's sheriff office is reactivating speed cams if school zones. it deactivated the cameras last month when it realized one of them wasn't in compliance. >>> the family of a retired marine from prince georges county is left with so many questions after a deadly hit and run. eric was walking home from his mother's house about a mile away from where he lived. he was struck and killed by a driver. he wife thought eric was safer than ever here at home. and now she's struggling with the thought of life without her high school sweetheart. >> we've been together since the tenth grade. i never, never thought about life without him. they look outside. they see his car. they scream daddy at the door. but he's not coming back. >> bridget leaves behind three little girls. 3-year-old abigail, 5-year-old aidan and abby, just 4 months old. the family had been trying to explain to them what exactly happened as delicately as possible. the police investigation remains ongoing. >>> metro i

houston is named for sam houston and my great-grandfather charles s. taylor. they are in dallas where i live and that is where i spent most of my time. they are great kids. i have had an enrichment of my life since i was able to have these children and be a part of their lives. they are in school in dallas. >> host: next up scott and fort worth texas. hi scott. >> caller: you mentioned sam houston's wife and the tragedy involved with her and him. i was wondering if you had any idea what that was but also sam houston became a baptist and was there a woman's influence in that conversion? >> guest: conversion? >> guest: why? >> host: . >> host: sam houston converting to baptist? >> guest: of co-yes. margaret did make him and baptist, absolutely. he was public and at one time he was baptized because that was part of mexico. margaret had a huge influence on sam houston. she did stop his drinking which was also nor tory is and he became a baptist and became very devout actually. he would write her letters about what the pastor said in church here in washington d.c.