a cash starved city council faces many challenges. creeping infrastructure and lack of capacity means it can barely meet half of the city's required water needs. but officals say lack of revenue is a key problem. >> people who do not want to settle their bills on time or settle them at all. so, it's just one of those characteristic policies, it's a stick we are using if we can have them pay up now so we are sure service delivery. >> no funds means they can't keep running old treatment plants like this one. and solutions like a 144 million-dollar loan from a chinese bank are not working as planned. residents will endure three more years of shortages as the city continues to rehabilitate the facility. >> we go for days without water supply. when it comes back it's dirty and people fall sick. they must improve on treatment. >> water here in warren park is an issue. not being affected by cool rar s by goa god's grace. >> it's impossible for many to pay for water. a necessar necessity that is pay transformed into a luxury. >>> co-how many

i also think that the syrian national council said recently that the council would not be going. do you think that people from the coalition will attend? are the americans pressuring you to go? thank you. >> the first part of the question, the 24th and 25th? i think i saw something like that. i do not think that has been agreed upon. we have not received the letter of invitation yet. that will be the first step. there was a discussion or talk of a tentative date of november 15. even then, it may be too soon. the second part of the question we are in a coalition. you are right on one component. the coalition came out and said they will not take part in geneva. this is based on their understanding of the balance of power on the ground. they feel that there really is not enough support coming from our friends. that is a perspective that you have to understand and respect. this may be an opportunity to bring a question of chemical weapons. i want to address this and say a few words. when assad used chemical weapons to kill more than 1500 people, including children, a lot of syrians f

security council said aid needs to be allowed now. >>> leaders of the u.s. congress are meeting at the white house. >> reporter: hello, in london with the latest from europe including the leader of greece's golden dawn party in court charged with forming a criminal gang. >>> plus berlusconi calls back the attack and gives a big vote of confidence. >> also inspiring architecture as new building strifes to be named the word's best. >> well, we begin with syria, the united nations security council calling for aid deliveries to be allowed in the country immediately. presidential statement adopted by the 15-member security council calls on all sides of the conflict to cooperate. it was issued only days after the u.n.'s first legally binding resolution on what's happening in syria concerning chemical weapons. here's what the u.n. humanitarian chief valerie amos had to say. >> as those dying and those displaced and fleeing the country continue to rise we need the whole international community to work together to bring an end to this crisis. i and my colleagues in h

security council is asking for access for humanitarian services. aid organizations warn of the threat of starvation in many parts of the country. the u.n. has urged stirran government to remove hurdles. we're live from the u.n. headquarters. kristin, for two and a half years the security council basically silent on syria. now we have this statement on the humanitarian statement just days after the resolution of the destruction of the chemical weapon, what has changed? >> the humanitarian situation is becoming increasingly desperate and hard to ignore for the security council. we have reports of children dying of starvation. earlier last week i should say the organization "save the children" put out a report that 4 million syrians are now at risk because they don't have enough food to eat. on top of that there are reports of hospitals being bombed so the wounded can't be treated. the list goes on and on and on. the humanitarian groups have been pushing the security council for this measure for a long time. they've been asking for some help to try to

this is something we were faced with in the syrian national council. many of us are human rights activists and we find ourselves always spending a lot of time and energy dealing with the humanitarian situation. if you haven't followed the latest figures on that, we have more than 2.5 million refugees since the beginning of this conflict. but the most serious figure is the internally displaced syrians. this has passed the 5 million mark. as you can imagine, with all the assistance we are getting from the international community, from neighboring countries, syrian communities everywhere, those efforts have not in fact been able to match the need of those refugees. i heard a figure from osha saying that only 7% have been addressed. been addressed. this continues to be a serious challenge facing us. i know, for instance, the first money received in the coalition, 93% of that figure went for humanitarian assistance. that has always been a very urgent matter that we have to face. i could just give you the latest problem we have in the humanitarian area. the

they support the unit council because the united council makes their jobs that much easier. because we take care offer people that are beaten down and destitute. is it may not be today but someday you'll need help and i'm going to call a few more names. the woman from the naacp that was here earlier please come forward (calling names) if people can lineup there's more. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i'm a commissioner for the south east community that is the only commission in the city and county of san francisco that services a neighborhood and that neighborhood would be district 10. i did not come here to educate the new community persons that want to see boyfriend transition but for those of who who don't know most of our district meetings are at 6 o'clock p.m. i've been covering the meeting on an average of 15ometers per month that's the common timeframe that the community meetings are held. if i know about those i suggest you call our southeast at the phone 41 - we have a host of other events in our district. on behalf of my being here it's important to recognize that

and the security council. we all welcome this step and recognize the difficult task that is now before the u.n., the prohibition of chemical weapons and the international community to safeguard and destroy syria's arsenal of chemical weapons by the middle of next year. quite a mission, but doable. people tend to think of the u.n. sometimes as bureacratic, and i don't completely deny that, but the joint operation had the ground within four days of the council's decision and i'm happy to note it was such a fast and effective work. the chemical weapons teams have also been brave. the mission confirmed that the use of chemical weapons moved through battlefield conditions through their job and at one point was targeted by shots from a sniper. they went back to their base and went back again. fortunately, they didn't ask for permission to go. they went back and picked up a new car and did their job. of course, they richly deserve the nobel peace prize that was just announced. not only for its work in syria, but for

basis, and ine the and it is the security council decision. it comes back to the security council.we have established a principle that states are responsible for the safety of the population. syria him a constant reminder that we should have replied it better, -- applied it better, and in two years i came to the conclusion that the concept is [indiscernible] there were only one or two nations of skeptical in talking about it. we have to place an emphasis on prevention, the rational elements, and of course read the words among members aides that they have the primary responsibility to prevent atrocities. >> can i come back to the reform of the security council? do you have any thoughts on that issue? >> you're really making this difficult. [laughter] the visa right is -- the veto right is written into the charter. the veto -- i've come to the conclusion that is probably an unrealistic opposition. the other road is to reduce the use of the veto. and i would say that there have been several proposals, some ,ations, small nations, s5 came up with a proposal that every time the beat of

the council is still combating its own oversight program. we have a long list of issues including 75 small items. i have to be satisfied. to be the result of our reassessment program. this includes all the major thoughts that they had during the construction. the company has to convince them that all this resolution will withstand. we will consider to issue it. >> we need to take the final break on our program. we will be right back. ask welcome back to the part -- the final part of the program. we will wrap up his very fascinating conversation with the chairman of the atomic energy council of the republic of china. we are going to start off with a concern of over transparency. nuclear power use has become somewhat of a controversial issue. some people are for it as it is inexpensive. some people are against it because the possible catastrophe you can cause. given the fact that this is a controversy, we're probably not going to see the end resolution or some kind of compromise in the foreseeable future. it is likely to raise a lot of questio

. >>> the cupertino city council took another major development. the new apple campus. it will includes a circular building which steve jobs described as a spaceship. there will be a lot more traffic if its built but others said it would bring more money and jobs to the area. the council is still debating the project. >>> more mosquitoes that can carry a dangerous disease have been found in the bay area this time we're not talking about west nile virus. cara liu tells us where insects testing positive for yellow fever are being found and what's being done to keep people safe. >> reporter: john fox is one of a number of residents warned about yellow fever mosquitoes in his neighborhood. >> i'm glad that we have funded mosquito agents that can identify that there's infected mosquitoes present. >> reporter: the warning went out when a infected mosquito egg was found. vector control launched door to door inspections. as recently as four days ago inspectors found more larva that technicians believe will test positive. this is an aggressive mosquito that can transmit yellow f

security council that supported the i.c.c. referral back down no longer want to back a day i think they're. lot of questions about the execution of the i.c.c. mandate in libya but before we go there can i ask you one question that is only conventionally related to syria and it is about a ugandan rebel leader joseph kwame i know that during your term as chief prosecutor you were very passionate about the need to bring him to justice and if you compare the lord's resistance army that operated in uganda and later in congo and the militarized opposition i think there are a lot of similarities now both fought against the oppression of the government both wanted to create a theocracy instead of a secular government both use child soldiers both were involved in clans even and a serial massacres and in both in the case of uganda and syria millions of people were displaced because of that actions now the i.c.c. it was very firm on the uganda joseph connie was indicted and he had for some reason really almost never hear anyone associate

recently said that the council will not be going. wonder if you think people from the coalition will attend this conference. and are the americans are showing you to go? thank you. >> the first part of the question, 24th, 25th? i think i saw something like this. no come i don't think that has been agreed upon. received the invitation from mr. brahimi and his team yet. and i think that should be the first step. week there hasr been -- ring the enga week, there was talk about a certain date that would be too soon. question, part of the we are a coalition. you are right, one important coalition of the component -- onent of thet comp coalition is they feel that there really isn't enough support coming from our friends and support from allies. you have to understand and respect -- i mean, after an opportunity to bring the question of the chemical weapons assad used chemical weapons that killed more than 1400 people in concluding with an 400 children, that was an opportunity for the into daschle committee to present a credible and swift re

security council to the i.c.c. and what you sat back down is that they are in conjunction with nader let's hear exactly what he had to say back then suppose the security council referred the case the international criminal court and supposed international court preparing by minigames assad because he is a commander in chief and there are to declare killing of civilians there then the issue is east international movie ready to say ok we request not to to prepare another who aren't. and implementer who are on again assad in syria and he is enough to receive instructions i thought i would negotiate there now obviously syria is not a party to the i.c.c. that is but if you believe the un referral but i wonder why would you adverb bring major into the question because as you know the idea of nater acting is court martials for the i.c.c. is a total no go for both russia and china and if you believe in the impartiality of the court why did you need not a nadir in the in the picture ok you're maybe we're not all board or th

the sanctions imposed by the security council but also unilateral sanctions as for. you know the statements regarding the iranians playing another game and trying to do people. i have not seen any. confirmation by any intelligence be russian be to european be united states be mossad. which would categorically so. say that iran iranian leadership has taken a political decision to military nuclear program no intelligence agency on earth was able so far to make this conclusion and we spoke to the near it can go to just the recent and their greed that iran has not taken the political decision to go military in its nuclear program program and therefore we all must avoid statements which were just going to ease the parties to these negotiations and concentrate on the chance which was certainly what about israel's suspicions let's say of tehran is there a. concern that their position or israel's position could influence washington and perhaps jeopardize the resumption of if you can it oh no i don't think so i think the israeli position is motivated by. you know a conviction

thank you from the syrian national council.hank you very much. >> my pleasure. >>> in venezuela both the president and opposition leader are seeing their approval ratings slip, and now they're going on a campaign trail for mayoral races seen as a referendum. rachelle reports from ka ras cuss. >> he's back on the campaign trail and losing the closest presidential election in venezuela in more than a decade. this time opposition leader enrique cap ril less is rallies his base for a mayoral candidate. venezuelans will vote in december to elect hundreds of mayors and local officials. these elections are crucial for his part. >> reporter: for me, these elections are a referendum where venezuelans can choose between the country ma ndurred row wants or the country the majority wants. >> reporter: what venezuelans want is still a deeply divided issue. just steps away, campaign stop, pro-caprilles and pro-government supporters nearly clash. they're out protesting the campaign stop he's making in his home state. as you can see, with the

is -- the city council is discussing the lengthy battles often involved. alan wang is live at city hall with more on this for us. alan? >> carolyn, the vote on that proposed ordinance was post -- was postponed so the council can study the issue a little more closely. they will pick it back up next week. essentially they are hoping by threatening property owners with hefty fines the landlords will start paying more attention to the problems caused by their tenants. >> they rs aed plenty of people out there, almost everyone in there would have a warrant. >> it took five years of neighborhood complaints and litigation before the city of hayward went to the extreme and got a court order to demolish this house. >> it was like transient. there were probably -- i cooperate even tell you how many people were living there at one time. >> they gave us the video of the demolition last march. the complaints ranged from drug use to child abuse and the landlord refused to con -- control. it now they will pass an ordinance that would force property owners to be maury res

the security council has five permanent members. it also has 10 nonpermanent members elect freddie five regional blocks and each sesk two years. saudi leaders declined a nonpermanent seat the day after their country won it. the saudis are trying to topple the assad government in syria. they supplied rebels with money and weapons. government officials in myanmar say a man arrested for bombing a hotel in the biggest city has revealed his motive. he said he was trying to scare away foreign investors. a homemade bomb went off monday in a room in a luxury hotel. the blast hurt an american guest. police detained a man who had occupied the room the day before. government officials say the mayonnaise former member of an ethnic rebel group that fought for autonomy. he told police he opposes any increases in tourists and investents abroad. officials say rebel group is denying involvement in the bombing. the group signed a cease-fire agreement in january of last year. members have been fighting government forces for more than six decades. lead

at the local councils, the challenge with them, those are not councils that have been democratically selected, elected. in many cases the activists in this area who have been active were able to do it. in some cases like aleppo, they managed to have an election. they brought in people from the different neighborhoods, towns and they selected the council. part of the work that has been done with the local councils is to train them to improve, to reach out, and, number two, to improve the quality of that outreach. the more some of them were able to do it, they became more representative. some of these local councils are challenged by other groups. in the coalition we are open to the idea of making these councils or responsive, more representative, and then it would be easier to provide through these individuals. the experience has been mixed. some areas been a better than others. we want to always -- we believe it is one of the sources of becoming more legitimate, to be able to provide and rule through these councils. >> let me conclude by noting that i studied arabic in damascus in 20

the advice of legal council is to have the seat associated with the current board member. some of the board are up for re-election in 20014 and may leave the board others would be assigned to members of the board that are up for re-election. it actually would create a more smooth transition to do it this way. the other piece of information that's important if you remember the board was not particle happy when we looked at what we were trying to do the advisory committee we didn't get a lot of applications it's not a diverse selection. so really the - the whole process above and beyond the q ta is the boards attempt to be more thought of physical and intentional how to be more involved in making sure our adversities committees are as deprives as the district and represent the district. so, you know, certainly your suggestion is there a candidate we can all agree on the issue is we don't want to go back to a situations where we're basically more interested in being part of the group but that's why this is complex it puts us on a path that gets us closer to where we want to b

gideon found himself facing serious time in prison. >> i have no council >> why do you not have council? >> i would like someone to represent me. >> i would have to deny you request to a point you council in this case. >> gideon,000 this was unfair. >> by asking the court to appoint a lawyer, gideon thought he had the right to counsel. >> this right is a basic right to in in in the constitution because the threat that is presented by imprisonment and even execution is a threat that the government should allow to have. >> gideon had to represent himself because the state of florida denied a lawyer. the entire trial lasted a day before he was found guilty and sentenced to the maximum to 5 years. >> the last days end here walking into prison and doing his time. but this time he went to prison convinced he didn't belong there and the state of florida didn't give him a fair trial. he did what most people would do with insanitiary and fairy tales. he wrote to the supreme court of the united states. >> the supreme court they have cases brought to the court by people who are too poor who are ab

. >>> the cupertino city council took another major development. the new apple campus. it will includes a circular building which steve jobs described as a spaceship. there will be a lot more traffic if its built but others said it would bring more money and jobs to the area. the council is still debating the project. >>> more mosquitoes that can carry a dangerous disease have been found in the bay area this time we're not talking about west nile virus. cara liu tells us where insects testing positive for yellow fever are being found and what's being done to keep people safe. >> reporter: john fox is one of a number of residents warned about yellow fever mosquitoes in his neighborhood. >> i'm glad that we have funded mosquito agents that can identify that there's infected mosquitoes present. >> reporter: the warning went out when a infected mosquito egg was found. vector control launched door to door inspections. as recently as four days ago inspectors found more larva that technicians believe will test positive. this is an aggressive mosquito that can transmit yellow f

the draft bill says the prime minister would chair the new council, and members would include foreign and defense ministers as well as the chief cabinet secretary. the prime minister says the council could discuss counterterrorism, natural disasters and the trans-pacific partnership free trade talks if these matters were thought to have a fundamental impact on national security. >>> a group of south koreans who had been held in the north are enjoys something they may not have expected so soon. they're freedom. the six men have been sent home. they have crossed the border in the village and they are aged in their 20s to 60s. north korean officials used their state-run media to say the men have entered the country illegally. they said they'd released the men on humanitarian grounds, because all six had admitted and reflected on their crimes. officials in the south are trying to identify the men and find out why they went to the north. south korean media say this is the first time the north has sent people home across the border without seeking anything in return. analysts say leaders in

the security council hassen long been criticized for its gridlo gridlock. russia and china are blamed for are blocking policies, long time u.n. watchers questioning saudi's true motivation. >> it could be a way to signal to the u.n. look we're here, we've got issues with the way things are developing in the region and pay attention to us. >> the announcement doo took the u.n. by surprise. secretary-general ban ki-moon. >> while advancing their efforts to advance efforts to improve their working method. >> the new security council members are scheduled to take their seats in january. the u.n. says it is waiting for official word from the saudis whether or not to call another election. no one knows how to proceed because this has never happened before. kristin saloomi al jazeera, united nations. >>> a former ambassador to the united nations agrees that the saudis are fridays traited with the u.n, slow progress in dealing with iran's nuclear program and the civil war in syria. >> i think the hope in riad is that this very dramatic action will work as a shock e

. >> the associate press is reporting that the un security council has authorized a joint mission by the opcw and the u.n. to destroy syria's chemical weapons. it is seen as a necessary final step to the unprecedented mission. staying in syria, human rights watch has accused rebels of killing at least 190 civilians in august. it rains more than 200 hostages were also taken during the offensive in the let hockey a -- the latakia province. we have this report. >> syrian rebels systematically executed civilians and took hostages, so says humans right -- human rights watch. some 20 groups took part in the predawn strike. in some cases, entire families were gunned down as they fled. >> you conceivable of holes where my son was killed. here is the blood. look here. you conceivable it marks here and here. >> human rights watch says the scale and organization of attacks suggests organization, making them crimes against humanity. >> opposition fighters who came in routinely killed all of the adult males that they saw. they also killed anyone they saw that was -- including women and children.

from theill dominates presidential level down to the local city council level. we end up in a situation, you talk about an issue like poverty, gets pushed aside.

last night police asked city council to install 20 cameras in low to moderate income areas. the council will spend the next few months gathering information. >>> a worker at los angeles international airport is under arrest this morning in connection with dry ice explosions there. the suspect has been identified as 28-year-old decarrillo bennett. he took dry fries a plane and placed it in a bottle that exploded sunday night inside an employee restroom and monday night near an aircraft at the international terminal. a colleague tells abc news bennett was nervous about an upcoming merger and talked about starting his own airline. >>> san jose mayor has joined leaders from foreour california cities in an effort to get a pension reform initiative on the november ballot. he filed papers for a statewide constitutional yesterday. it would allow local governments to trim pension benefits for their workers. meyers said cities can't afford the benefits. union leaders say it's an attempt to rob public ploefs promised retirement benefits. >>> sunnyvale will break ground on a five ache $

is -- the city council is discussing the lengthy battles often involved. alan wang is live at city hall with more on this for us. alan? >> carolyn, the vote on that proposed ordinance was post -- was postponed so the council can study the issue a little more closely. they will pick it back up next week. essentially they are hoping by threatening property owners with hefty fines the landlords will start paying more attention to the problems caused by their tenants. >> they rs aed plenty of people out there, almost everyone in there would have a warrant. >> it took five years of neighborhood complaints and litigation before the city of hayward went to the extreme and got a court order to demolish this house. >> it was like transient. there were probably -- i cooperate even tell you how many people were living there at one time. >> they gave us the video of the demolition last march. the complaints ranged from drug use to child abuse and the landlord refused to con -- control. it now they will pass an ordinance that would force property owners to be maury res

they brought the case to the constitutional council. on friday, the highest judicial authority ruled mayors would not be able to opt out of marrying same-sex couples. the mayors have said they will take their case to the european court of human rights. >> to italy where commuters have been facing travel chaos in rome with transport workers on strike. they have taken out two streets. some protesters gathered close to the station with a planned demonstration to coincide with the strike by transport workers. in syria, rebel snipers have killed a top ranking general in the country's military intelligence. major jamal was shot in the eastern city of the province largely held by opposition forces. he was in charge of military intelligence and within the close circle of bashar assad. we spoke to our correspondent in beirut who told us more. >> he was the head of military intelligence. he is a man among the syrian generals seen as particularly close to president assad and as such, a feared figure among those who support the opposition in the co

security council seat is kirk volume kerr, former u.s. ambassador to nato. >> good morning, morgan. >> most reports say the saudis have spent the better part of two years lobbying for a seat. then they get it and say no. why all of this work for nothing? >> well, that's exactly right. it's a prestigious thing for any country to want to be and achieve being on the u.n. security council. the sawediz did work very hard at that. they put effort into training their diplomats to be ready to carry out the functions of being on the security council. i think it's very much what the saudis said in their statement, that they are concerned that the security council is not living up to the responsibility did of upholding international peace and security, particular reference to the conflict in syria. i also think there may be an element to which saudi arabia is providing assistance to the opposition in syria and taking a stand in this way not only calls adeposition to the issue but also helps to explain and justify why saudi arabia is taking those act

council is discussing the lengthy battles often involved.n wang is live at city hall with more on this for us. alan? >> carolyn, the vote on that proposed ordinance was post -- was postponed so the council can study the issue a little more closely. they will pick it back up next week. essentially they are hoping by threatening property owners with hefty fines the landlords will start paying more attention to the problems caused by their tenants. >> they rs aed plenty of people out there, almost everyone in there would have a warrant. >> it took five years of neighborhood complaints and litigation before the city of hayward went to the extreme and got a court order to demolish this house. >> it was likeient. transient. there were probably -- i cooperate even tell you how many people were living there at one time. >> they gave us the video of the demolition last march. the complaints ranged from drug use to child abuse and the landlord refused to con -- control. it now they will pass an ordinance that would force property owners to be maury re

the governing council and helped institute what we called the transitional administrative law which was sort of the proto constitution there but that's again that that still it's tribal warfare that's kind of disintegrating into into mafia type warfare so i don't know that there is a good answer but one of the things i do two quick points one in libya getting back there we have sent in one of our most accomplished diplomats deborah jones to be the ambassador and she has she has the ear of everyone because she may be one of the most talented professional diplomats we have currently working that's number one and number two i think whether you're looking at africa or southwest asia or or the middle east at some point i think these the regional organizations that that that are in those areas have to step on the take some responsibility i understand that africa's got a lot of problems but at some point the western nations have to say you know what. to stay off our shores and you guys figure this out because we've got problems with you know among among and between ourselves and you have t

he has been a member of the discernment council. he has been on the supreme national security council, so he's very close to the supreme leader. he is very tough. he is very conservative. but he does have politics even in iran. he won as a moderate -- moderate in their system, not moderate in our system -- but he won as a moderate in their system saying that he would take a different approach to the west, but he does have to deal with people who are much more hard line than he is hard-liner that he is there are people that are more hard line. i would expect that those protesters were approved by the regime so that we would see that there wasn't just support for what rouhani was doing. there were also some people who opposed what rouhani was doing. and i think the supreme leader has given rouhani enough rope to get this over the line and perhaps even enough rope for other purposes in f they aren't successful. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for being here today, madam secretary. over here. thank you. this is not a new issue for

this is called for by several security council resolutions. removed from iran's territory the stockpiles of enriched uranium. third, dismantle the infrastructure for nuclear breakout capability including the underground facility and the advanced centrifuges. work at thep all heavywater reactor in iraq aimed at the production of plutonium. these steps would put an end to iran's nuclear weapons program and eliminate its breakout capabilities. who wouldthose readily agree to leave iran with a residual capability to enrich uranium. i advise them to pay close saidion to what rouhani in his speech to iran's supreme council.evolutionary this is published in 2005. countryhat he said -- a that could enrich uranium to 3.5% will also have the capability to enrich it to 90%. cycle capabilities virtually means that a country that possesses this capability is able to produce nuclear weapons. precisely. this is why iran's nuclear weapons program must be fully and verifiably dismantled. this is why the pressure on iran must continue. so here is what the inter

his new piece explores behind the council. andy, i want to talk about more groups in addition to the american council. but you investigated specifically the donations that the american council on science and health received. we saw some of the e-mails you obtained. here is one of them. we saw a lot of large corporations are paying the bills. coca-cola, american petroleum, proctor a& gamble, phillip morris. they claim donations do not play a role if their scientific findings. what did you find? >> we found that this organization, the american council on science and health, been around since 1978, while saying that how it gets money and who it gets money from has nothing to do with how it office its research and advocacy and the statements it makes in public, that in fact, the documents we found show that the organization approaches its funders very much with specific issues in mind around, you know, issues like fracking or around issues like the labeling of genetically modified food. these are hot-button issues, that a clean co

joining us now is a member of the syrian national council what do you make of what he said?k it sets the minimum for the consensus of the opposition. a few days ago he made the statement, and he said it was misinterpreted that he will go, and many in the opposition were upset that we're not going to go to geneva unless there is a clear objection of removing assad. and that will help consulate the opposition. >> what will it take to get him to attend talks in geneva. >> well, there should be one point that the future syria that we're seeking to establish will not have assad or his close group playing any part. we want them completely out. what can happen in geneva two is the mechanism to achieve that goal. >> does it matter what the coalition thinks given that it wasn't represent a lot of rebels fighting on the ground in syria? >> you are right, but this statement i think help a lot consolidate the opposition. a -- big part of the opposition is from the soft attitude that we will go no matter what. and they said no the objective of the revolution is to remove assad. if you do

the city council approved the plan last night. once completed, it will be as high as 60 feet tall and will be close to 2.8 million square feet. there will be 14,000 employees. the building will be environmentally friendly with 70% of electricity coming from solar and fuel cells, the rest of the energy will come from other green sources. not one adam of caution will come -- carbon would come from the building. >> i think steve would be very, very proud today. steve loved apple. he started apple in cupertino. as he said at this podium two years ago when he presented the vision of apple campus 2, he wanted it to be in cupertino. >> reporter: while there's overwhelming support for the campus, the city says there may be an increase in traffic, an issue that apple has worked out with the city, including improving roadways and vowing that 30% of the employees will take public transportation or shuttle buses. >> this is a sign of a good economy and you want to balance it, the traffic. you can't go too far. it's relatively a small price to

w to make recommendations to the security council by next monday and then the security council will decide on exactly what will be the mandate there are questions that are as yet unanswered. well you can what that was susan that was a quick preview there of the interview with the u.n. high rep for the affairs but the full version is coming up throughout the day here on r.t. just joined. and the program worlds apart. right into the answer you will drop it we go now at least sixty two people reported dead after a boat carrying asylum seekers from somalia the italian island of lampedusa the victims included children and pregnant women and the vessel had more than five hundred people on board and many are still said to be in the water a rescue operation is ongoing it's the second deadly sinking this week alone on top of the near daily arrivals of boats from north africa italy has become a target destination for people fleeing from war torn syria. and iraq where at least nineteen people have been killed in a wave of attacks across the country and the crew of an army helicopter died when that wa

security council. the new members are nigeria, chad, lithuania and the council includes ten non-permanent members. the council also includes five permanent members. it will be the first time saudi arabia, chad and lithuania will be represented on the council. >>> people in beijing have remembered a late political leader. it would have been his 94th birthday. he once held the top job in the communist party. family members and former aides held a quiet ceremony at his home in the chinese capital. he spent 15 years under house arrest there until he died in 2005. the people who worked with him praised his ideals. >> translator: he strenuously pushed reform and an open door policy. he always worked for the general public. his downfall is a great loss to the nation. >> he was the communist party's general secretary in 1989 when the military used force to end protests in tiananmen square. he was criticized. they removed him from his post. authorities kept an eye on the memorial gathering outside his house. ta

the council agreed on a non-binding statement which calls for cross-border aid deliveries and pauses in fighting so aid can get in. un officials estimate that 5 million syrians have been internally displaced by the conflict. >>> around the world, only three countries have not yet eliminated the scourge of polio. one of them is pakistan, and as fred de sam lazaro reports many of the vaccination campaigns there have been stalled or shut down by suspicions that immunization is a u.s. plot, or is forbidden by islam. >> reporter: slums like this one in pakistan's commercial capital, karachi, are the home stretch of one of history's most extensive disease eradication campaigns. polio cases, tens of thousands a decade ago, number just a few dozen today. but in pakistan, one of just three countries where the virus remains endemic, the campaign has stalled if not gone backwards. it's especially frustrating since neighbor india, with similar urban slums and crowded unsanitary conditions that expose children to the paralyzing virus, india was declared polio-free in 2012. >> the fact that they'v