there are some reservations among others on the council. as europeans, and in particular, as germans, we will continue to urge a clear response from the international community through acts of repression against the syrian people and pieced-loving protesters. we i intento keep up our efforts. >> is chairman pose a presidency of the council now more difficult after it abstained on the libya resolution? is germany reliable partner? >> germany is held in high regard within the international community. thee resolution on libya was passed by majority vote. we had our reasons for abstaining. together with india, brazil, china, and russia -- the decision has now been made. we continue to stand by our resolve that germany will not send any combat troops as part of a military mission in libya. >> germany's preing for a seat on the security council, is that realistic? >> it isn't so much about germany or europe's wish for a permanent seat on the security council. reforming the united nations is primarily about adapting the architecture of the un to r

just within the last five minutes, council president ingrid turner called the council back into session and she says that effective immediately, the council is taking away leslie johnson's car and staff and calling for her immediate resignation. that's after about an hour and a half executive session where the entire thing was left hanging this morning. council came in as usual and leslie johnson took her seat shortly after the prayer and the pledge of allegiance, she stood up abruptly and left the room leaving the chair empty. at that point, the county council went into session. leslie johnson issued a statement saying she was going to resign effective july 31st, the end of this council session. she later issued a written statement to that effect calling on her district 6 to move forward and then just a few moments ago, the council president came out and said effective immediately that council is suspending johnson's privileges to a car and ordering her staff to start reporting directly to the council president effectively taking any resources that leslie johnson has to continue functi

our council believes that we definitely need it. there should be a citizen always always knew the new law on police does have some provisions about citizen oversight but we don't have a framework law what that would define general principles of citizen all oversight and i was there so this is going to be our proposal to the president and if he accepts it then it will certainly draft this bill and i will submit it to the president. i have read that your counsel is about submit a preliminary report on the magnitsky case can you tista disclose part of its conclusions have you seen the report yet you know i haven't seen it but i know that it's going to consist of three parts. one port will be devoted to the circumstances that led to the death of said game of the meets in prison. there are questions related to medical care in prison whether a day teenie can apply for medical examination and if he is seriously ill he should be in hospital rather than. moreover he should be in a regular hospital because a prison hospital may not always hav

if you have an awful lot of other council members weren't at that meeting with the president. at the thirty just because you didn't think of changing yet right here in peru on the contrary it was only council members that participated in the meeting with the president on february first. but prior to that meeting that we met with there is representatives of civil society in the urals. world also it is possible to invite several people to moscow for a meeting with the council members that they're working on the status so that was always you can bring a whole full of people bringing several hundred people for a meeting with a total of only forty council members and it would be strange to see what sort of chile and you couldn't hear them all in moscow either can you issue to them i mean certainly besides there is another very important point in the way president medvedev is in the crown land using a very different from the way he's say in your concern for the really i had the opportunity to make this comparison to the cuban work but i don't know yet how our meeting in stabber apol

. >> the leadership of the council is made of three main elements. people who have been living in opposition to the regime inside libya perhaps at great personal sacrifice for them and their families for years and have earned the right to represent the rebels and there are members of the regime who are affected. there are expatriates, people who have fled libya, sometimes for decades and have been successfully -- successful who are returning to help the cause. all these elements are big parts and it seems to be working relatively well. as the council expands and grows. >> what do you make of the chairmen, he was libya's justice minister. will he be accepted by the people as a former member of the regime? >> most of the people i talk to say the same thing. he is known as the anti- khaddafi. colonel gaddafi is more charismatic and flamboyant. he is seen as none of these things. he is a technocrat. he has been successful so far in rallying most of the rebels but he is not viewed as someone who wants to maintain control or serve as a top leader in the ne

our project the councils project. you meet the president and you somehow discuss this matter with him all of us perhaps including you have a feeling that it is mainly the government that is developing civil society in russia it is mostly the president and the prime minister promoting civil society am i right is that so that is wrong. well yes yes of course it's true just some extent and naturally it's wrong with naturally civil society should grew up bottom up and go yes it was but if we wait for it to grow from the grassroots like in western europe say or in north america where civil society really grew board a mob but that process took several centuries and we don't have the time for this natural growth in the mortgages and that's why we are trying in a sense to apply more to college and accelerated sterols look at ways we don't like eating food produced by growth exhilarating to know jesus is genetically modified products do we what are the chill in this case is very important that they should be genetically modifi

head of the presidential council on civil society and human rights. commission if you go to your meeting with the president scheduled for july fifth will be held as part of a project titled civil society for modernization of russia. is that true. well actually it's not quite so because civil society for modernization of russia these impact programs for the council's visiting sessions while meetings with the president are at something different and they're simply our main form of work stuck with money i have a question there's a government project called civil society it's not a government project you know is it your project it is our project the councils project but if you meet the president and you somehow discuss this matter with him all of us perhaps including you have a feeling that it is mainly the government that is developing civil society in russia it is mostly the president and the prime minister promoting civil society and my rights you see that so then it's wrong. well yes yes of course it's true to some extent and naturally it's wrong. nat

while the reentry council is committed to making sure we have community participation, the reentry council has no formal role to act on this plan. i also wanted to let the public and committee no that the reentry council staff will be posting such meetings on our web site to insure that the public has a full opportunity to participate. our goal remains to have broad community input through this process, and i just want to offer my help in any way we can be helpful. thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. quickly, once we created the reentry council, as the city government did, and the partners were part of it, one of the core issues is improving every injury rehabilitation. there's a number of core issues now getting a fair amount of press attention, also thanks to the human rights commission, and that is eliminating discrimination on housing and employment. i know there is still a ways to go, but for that particular population, of those coming out of the system, do you want to give any quick mentioning to that? we know that we are going to have successful reentry, it means also having

i am going to bring up their reentry council. if the commissioner would like to speak, we will bring them up and then move into public comment. actually, would you mind if the commissioner quickly was able to -- okay, thank you. >> thank you for calling me. i'm sorry about my tight schedule. good morning. i thank you for holding this hearing today on realignment and its impact on san francisco. i am staff attorney managing the criminal justice program at the asian law caucus, which is the non-profit serving low-income americans. the other hand i where is as a member of the police commission, and i will be sharing my thoughts as an attorney of asian law caucus, but certainly, what i've heard today has given me a lot of thoughts and ideas for how to bring this up at the police commission level with the cheek because i do think the police department has a really important role that they can play in promoting a positive relationship, and adverse relationship, and i am very concerned about the community meetings that happen in the bay

that city council meeting ended with jones being arrested so ultimately her voice was not heard and as if that wasn't bad enough the city council held another meeting after the you tube video leaked to the public and this time council members privately voted to oust the mare and declared a state of emergency yep a state of emergency apparently council members claim that they were getting threats of the public over the way that they denied jones her first amendment rights whether these were death threats or just an outcry over a denial of this woman's rights we don't know but from there the namecalling continued between both sides with america saying of this town was under martial law and of course when questioned by local reporter. the police chief said that law enforcement had done nothing wrong now meanwhile outsiders are calling this ring battle a disgrace to the first amendment and wonder if you can't present your argument before the government and what hope is left to keep officials from becoming corrupt so while the courts cite city councils under a state of emergency all meeting

the council bench. her last day will be july 31. last thursday, she admitted to flushing a $100,000 check from a developer down the toilet and stuffing money in her bra and underwear last november during an fbi raid of her home. she says "resignation is important for district 6 so that it can be in the best possible position to move forward. i apologize for my mistakes. i am deeply honored to have served the residents of district 6. we understand that her last day coincides with the elective council before the recess. wilson of this year is expected to be back in court in september for sentencing. she could face 12 months to 18 months in jail. we also know that her husband jack johnson has already filed a guilty plea. >> thank you for that. >>> it was a dangerous fourth of july on area waterways. a voter died last night after he fell into the potomac river near the the bridge. he was untying a boat when he hit his head and fell into the water. he was taken to a local hospital where he later died. his id

that is the big challenge for the national transitional council. in west libya, the fighting is going on. there is a gap and a difference between the east and west libya. >> us talk about the facebook generation. how much of a difference is it making in libya? >> it is interesting to me, the rebels. they are the generation of facebook. the people fighting now are those who used to chat on facebook. this helps indication between them. even to get international attention by spreading videos and photos. the proof of that was that gaddafi shut down the internet. in the gaza, they are getting access again. >>hat can the international community to to support the rebels? >> the most important thing is that they recognize the national transitional council as the traditional -- legitimate representative of the libyan people. that is the most important thing. they will meet in is a symbol. they will work to support the libyans financially. -- they will meet in istanbul. >> what can germany due to support the rebels? >> germany's part is important in building

that is why we also wanted the parent advisory council. the more people that know about what we are doing, the more people hold us accountable to what we are doing. to make sure this "middle school thing, that we are really going to do it -- i want the pact to continue -- the pac

joe montana wooed the city council tonight.he city leaders awarded montana exclusive rights to develop a multimillion dollar hotel and entertainment complex across the street from the 49ers proposed new stadium. but why did the city council go against the recommendation of the city manager? we bring in george kiriyama. he's a bay area legend, but did he just get a free pass tonight? >> reporter: free pass, no, not everyone agreed. but talking to joe montana and his group, in fact, the city manager as well as city council members thought it would be best to open it up to everyone and get a competitive bid process going. but in the end, the city council voted 5-1 and thought hey, let's give joe montana a chance and talk exclusively with him for the next 18 months. what did you think of the vote? >> always good to win. but we're a long way from the process. >> reporter: joe montana certainly knew what it took to win on the football field. the hall of famer quarterback has now won over the hearts and minds of the santa clara city c

the council members discussing personnel matters and we're waiting for them to return to the council session. but, again, leslie johnson has tendered her resignation. her husband, jack johnson, has already pleaded guilty to corruption charges as well. he'll be sentenced on september the 15th. we're standing by and we'll bring you the latest developments as soon as they happen. aaron? >> there were reports this morning that several members of council had asked for her resign. we know last week, the county executive also said he thought she should resign sooner than later. any other reaction, response to today's news coming out of the government building there in prince george's county? >> reporter: we got here to the council administration building earlier, before all of this happened, and i did reach out to a number of the council members, the vast majority of them, actually, and did see some of them in person in the hallway and tried to get comment from them at that point as well. at that moment, keep in mind, that she had not yet given her resignation, none of this had come out. at

security council along those lines apart from funding weapons. resolution ninety seventy three of the united nations security council. allowed nato to secure this no fly zone to stop president gadhafi from slaughtering his own people but. don't the a turns to assassinate who will to their feet and and there have been a number of them and later seems to be obsessed with that idea doesn't mean that the real real idea behind the campaign is regime change in the country well if you go back to from the nineteenth of march i'm words there's a real there's a great word in english which is backsliding there was a real backsliding and skidding into what began as upholding un resolution one thousand seventy three and really trying to protect civilians in the slaughter of civilians. for example you had b.h.l. not only livy and france really pushing this we've got to say the civilians much in a sort of recalling rwanda and what happened in kosovo and in bosnia. and so that was the real the real tension pushed forward the moment and then you backslide into we

a convicted felon, but still a council member. leslie johnson showed up for work, pledged allegiance to the flag and fled out a side door, leaving an everyone pi seat and a county council that had to retreat into executive session to decide what to do. leslie johnson who pled guilty on thursday released a written statement of resignation saying she would stay in office until the end of the council summer session july 31. >> prince georges county calls for the immediate resignation of leslie johnson. >> not soon enough says council. >> effective immediately, district 6 employees will report directly to the council administrator. the council has a body as agreed to restrict all other funding to the district 6 office, included but not limited to the use of a county car, county council parking, cell phone usage, expenditures and discretionary funding. >> we should have the special election as quickly as possible. >> sharon baker weighed in as well. now stripped of a staff, car, and cell phone, johnson's seat stayed empty as she left t

july 31st, leslie johnson got up and walked out of the council chambers. the county executive said he is happy to see her go. >> i am glad that she has come to that decision. i think it is in the best interest of the county to get a permanent member on the council. >> the rest of the council announced that an end of july departure is not soon enough for them. >> the prince george's county council as a body calls for the immediate resignation of leslie johnson. >> johnson has been stripped of her office funding, a county car, a cell phone and even her parking space. she will however continue to collect her salary until the end of the month. >> certainly, she should have resigned when she was indicted. >> one week after she pleaded guilty to hiding evidence of bribes by stuffing cash in her underwear, that seemed to be the consensus among district six voters. >> i think it is good that she has decided to step aside and have an opportunity to make things right. i think she should do it today. >> it looks like she is going to do it at the end of this month. th

security council consensus was that. as for whether we might do something similar elsewhere i think that would very surprising because there is no security council resolution so far as i know that would apply to syria or to the german or to any other countries as a. he said we do have differences for this regard. but. this does not prevent us from working together to work for a political solution which is the only way that will permit the libyans to build their future the future of a democratic libya well. with the little i can only confirm that the history of us has answered my question. and their answer was exactly as he just says these things with you that the resolution one thousand seventy three contains chapter. four which allows anyone to do anything for basically any lane. cells of this very chapter was the cause of our problems with resolution nine hundred seventy three because in all other aspects we support it but if we lose but due to their unwillingness of the co-author co-authors of that the resolution woul

the council called on the government to protect diplomatic properties. germany says it will push for a resolution against the syrian crackdown on anti-government protesters. >> for all those present here today. >> germany chairs the security council. on tuesday, they passed a german-sponsored resolution condemning the recruitment child soldiers. agreeing on a resolution against syria is another matter. germany has called on the council to condemn the regime of president bashar al-assad. >> germany, together with our other partners and especially our other european partners to work on a common resolution, on the resolution in the security council against the syrian regime. >> russia and china remain strongly opposed to action against syria. negotiations at the u.n. are continuing. anti-government protests show no sign of weakening. these are pictures from the country's third largest city. human rights activists and their say security forces shot dead at least 1 westchester early tuesday. >> russian authorities are facing growing public anger over the sink

security council resolution. it's not going to really be able to step up its efforts unless it goes back to the security council and another resolution is passed which one wonders the viability of us russia has refused to recognize the libyan rebels as the only legitimate authority in the country spotlights you know the media reports. when nato started its military operation in libya four months ago thank you weiss promised not to take sides last week washington changed its mind but an international conference in istanbul it to recognize leave this transitional national council as the country's government until an interim authority is in place united states will recognize that t.n.c. as the legitimate governing authority for libya and we will deal with it on that basis in contrast the united states used the gadhafi regime as no longer having with authority in libya more than thirty nations for would suit now with diplomatic recognition the u.s. will officially be able to fund that being in gaza based opposition i

in general the comments focus on the councils designation criteria and metrics, although the council's procedures for evaluating fmu's is under consideration. in response to these comments, the preamble to the final rule provides additional clarity on process and criteria the council used in making its determination's. procedural safeguards were added to stipulate that fmus had the opportunity to contest the basis for proposed or potential emergency designation by the council. in addition, preamble clarifies initial focus of designations will be on the review of large value payment systems. and, finally, the application of certain subcategories and metrics were adjusted in response to the comments. the final rule does not provide specific numerical threshold that would trigger a designation. as the breadth of products, asset classes and market structures and fmus operate in make it impractical to apply the methodology for selecting fmus. the final rule, other than these changes, is substantially similar in structure to the rules proposed in the npr in march. notably, the final rule per

security council members. are interested for the body to release concise documents the international law does not need to put up with ambiguity meanwhile representatives of the african union have already spoken out about this saying that they are afraid of proliferation they fear that those guns make and up in the hands of terrorists and that's going to be a threat to the insider region russia's envoy to made to have said at a press conference in moscow that he fears that the on grounds operation is just around the corner and that operation is only going to prolong this conflict and worse and situation in the whole region in general meanwhile when it comes to syria the two foreign ministers are not quite on the scene between guarding that uprising moscow stands firm against a u.n. security council resolution towards syria while france has been going on with the council to take action more still believes only the political solution of this crisis is possible and as foreign minister lavrov said the opposition in

security council resolution to which syria while france has been going on with the council to take action will still believe that only the political solution of this crisis is possible and as foreign minister lavrov has said the opposition in syria has to sit down and talk with us self-government instead of moving forward confessions and before that if. former deputy speaker of the belgian parliament a lot of or says nato is endgame is to control the region and that the alliance will interpret the resolution to achieve its goals. brimming with real solutions they are not a legal text in the sense as a lot of voted on within a country basically the interpretation of resolutions is a matter of ideology and of power why does france interpret it this way because they can't there is no international agency don't you cannot that's the program we teachers aleutians they want to take over control of this country in this very important strategic situation between tunisia between egypt where things are going to wrong way to mean the wrong way for european union and and united states let's not forge

but my recent visit, the council has become more political, they're... their political process and democratic process are much better. they handle many more things, bureaucratic things, f whole eastern part of the country, believe it or not, and also the western part of the country. things that have nothing to do with the execution of the war or execution of their dealings without in the outside world. and during the a four-week period a study was done by the national democratic institute which is on my web site, omar turbi.org, it shows how much progress the counsel has made and has done. >> suarez: okay, mr. turbi, we'll have to stop it there but we will be following this story. thank you for joining us. >> all right. thanks very much to you. >> brown: finally tonight, the second of two reports about college classes for convicts. last night, "newshour" economics correspondent paul solman profiled a unique program at a new york state prison. tonight: what happens to some of those felons when they look for a job. part of paul's ongoing reporting: "making

today, the county council made sure it would be difficult. leslie johnson took her seat on the prince georges county council long enough for roll call. >> miss johnson. >> good morning, president. >> reporter: the council member who pleaded guilty last week to obstruction chance abruptly walked out before the council met for nearly two hours in closed session. johnson's seat was empty as they announced her resignation effective july 31st. >> thank you. unhappy she will remain on the job until then and continue to vote. the prince georges county council has a body called for the immediate resignation of leslie johnson. >> reporter: johnson and her husband, former county executive jack johnson, are awaiting sentencing in the federal corruption scandal. some found her refusal to resign immediately troubling. >> i think we should have the special elect as quickly as -- election as quickly as possible. >> these things don't stop at one person. if show had three weeks to stay on the payroll, won't you? >> reporter: johnson famously stuffed nearly $

that is not sitting well with the rest of the council. sherry ly has the story. >> reporter: leslie johnson took her seat on the prince george's county council just long enough for roll call. the disgraced councilmember would pleaded guilty last week to obstruction charges abruptly walked out before the council met for two hours in closed session. she will remain on the job until july 31st and continue to vote. >> the prince george's county council as a body calls for the immediate resignation of leslie johnson. >> reporter: john >> reporter: johnson and her husband are awaiting sentencing. >> i think we should have the special election as quickly as possible which means the resignation should be as quickly as possible. >> as the fbi moved in on the couple's home, johnson famously stuffed nearly $80,000 in her bra and flushed a $100,000 down the toilet, bribes her husband took from developers. >> that cloud is terrible. it is horrible to be effective with that over your head. >> reporter: the council put the squeeze o. >> the council as a

the party said it was the issue of the council.he council triumphantly established that every person had a right to religious freedom, and that was the doctrine of cap what church. it was quite a repudiation of that say 1500 years of coercive tactics. >> i think that's an exciting topic in that. your eyes sort of light up. it reminded us more about that second vatican council and why it was so important. >> well, that was called by john the 23rd. updating of the church. he used that word. he was in favor of change. the success of politics carried on against the intricate opposition by people who couldn't see change. i think god particularly in the roman carrier thought it was just the on imagination, but they were wrong. on a topic like that, change occurred. an example of what is possible. i don't say it should happen everywhere, but once you see the possibility, then you think about what might happen. >> what has been the best part of writing this book for you? >> i think the action. there are very fine reactions, really both in