the e.u.'s inability to close a deal with yanukovych ultimately drew the united states into a major international crisis. i'm not saying that serbia is teed up for that same kind of moment, but as a friend of both brussels and belgrade, the u.s. can play a more active role than we have in helping to keep the e.u. process moving along constructively. second, i believe that nato should offer membership to montenegro as soon as possible. russia's trying to muddy the waters as quickly as possible inside montenegro, and we shouldn't just assume that montenegro will continue to spurn russia's security offers if nato continues to spurn montenegro. the reasons to keep montenegro out of the alliance just don't hold water any longer. yes, the country has a long way to go when it comes to the rule of law and the freedom of the press, but this is an incredibly young nation, and modern democracy takes time. and it's worth asking the question whether they'll get there faster as part of nato's umbrella or put

the e.u. and u.n.week warned that a power struggle between the president and prime minister is risking peace efforts ahead of elections in two year's time. somalia is still building its army. al-shabab has been largely driven from urban areas, but does still control parts of the country. and piratineineineing -- piratet hijacked a ship in two years. >> we don'ting want to talk about deadlines, but we are preparing ourselves lately the meeting in london and we're trying to address that issue. the secure is to build our army and train our army and -- and equip our army. that's -- that's the answer. and we addressing these issues at this moment. our hope is that we could do whatever it takes within the 12 months, maximum 24 months. we are working hard. the legal framework now is almost complete. then we are going to build the institutions that are going to deliver the elections and we need to capacitate those institutions and then support the proper elections. the first one being the referendum of the con

will lead the e.u.s it imaginable that there would be some kind of much stronger ties that would go beyond the ties you have now in trade but even economic ties in if the u.k. were to leave the e.u.? >> i don't see the u.k. becoming the 51st state as many on the right of british politics would like. i think it would be disastrous for the u.k. if we left the embs u. disastrous for our economy. it is our biggest trading partner. it provides market to where our ompanies can scale up. we have to think carefully about this. i'm hoping if we win the general election on may 7, 2015, we're not going hold this in our referendum. what we want to do is work with our european partners. we don't want to maintain -- growth. i do think at a time, wear great country. huge potential but medium sized in terms of our population. the best way to exercise power, not just economically but politically across the globe is working with like-minded countries similar to ours. that's what we have in the e.u. to effect change for a

the conversation vourneding the e.u.in a situation where he is not going to directly challenge today the idea that you should have free movement of people in europe. that is fairly critical. merkel and juncker will be happy not to have him a do that. >> we have a great guest and then that speech we'll take live. fore he head to break, let's check the energy companies. pec decided not to cut output. we'll be back next with a special edition of "the pulse." ♪ >> cameron's crackdown. the british prime minister expected to introduce new hours in curb immigration. >> france and italy may face punishment for their rule-busting budgets. >> and shopping stampede. black friday comes to the u.k. we'll talk with one british etailer hoping to cash in. good morning, everybody. welcome. you're watching "the pulse".

and what we want from the e.u.. to the scottish referendum, business was silent until the la minute. we need a healthy debate. >> it is a very good thing to talk about the type of reform we want in the european union. i don't think there is a debate about whether we should be in. what type of europe we have and how that evolves is a good point. i think the big lesson that came out of the scottish referendum, if you leave it to late, we had a near death experience. we have to speak out earlier, louder and make these point vrs clear in a very more transparent way and in a way that people can actually hear and not wait until the last minute like we did with scotland. the way it worked was too close for comfort. >> debates are being held. it strikes me that the public discourse is largely centered around immigration and the business debate is centered around rules and regulation and red tape. the problem is the two of those are being forced together. is that a good thing or a bad thing is that dangerous? are we mixing t

there are fundamental changes going on with the way the e.u.orks at the moment. >> thanks for that. >> the u.k. is not the only country grappling with immigration. voters in switzerland will cast their ballots on three pro postals this week. -- proposals this weekend. it is growing in big cities and eating into valuable countryside. that is a problem for the skiss. a nationwide vote could drastically reduce immigration and the output of some of their big businesses. >> mountains, lakes and woods make up more than half of switzerland, but for the population almost doubling since the 1950's, the countryside has been rapidly urbanized. that may sound dramatic for some. new york has about the same number of people living on an area 50 types smaller. one solution, planning immigration. 20% of the country's 8 million nhabitants are foreigners. the government may cap the 9.2% of om abroad to the country's population. -- 0.2%. many say it is racist. switzerland gets to participate in the e.u.'s common markets although it is not a member. freedom of mov

a new poll published shows just what i hot topic the e.u.in the wake of the budget dispute. it shows a shift in favor of britain leaching. 41% for, 38% against. for now, cameron's tough line on the budget issue is in line with public opinion. >> and it is not acceptable. it is an appalling way to we live. >> reporter: but isolation in europe carries micks blessings. >> if he wants to get things done with europe, then, no, it's the worst position to be. if, however, he is wanting to be seen as standing up for britain in response to the threat, then in advance of the general election it's not too bad a place to be. i don't think it's a position that you can sustain being in the european union in the long run. >> reporter: britain's bill from the e.u. presented david cameron with the opportunity to stand up for british interests. it's a stands that may lead all wait to an eventual e.u. exit. jonah hull, al jazerra, london. >>> well, president obama has met the leaders of both houses of congress for the first time since the republicans swing gai

ireland is remaining in the e.u., very committed to tembings u. they want to be in the e.u.have had a constructive relationship to that on so many levels. >> wouvent big points of -- one of the big points between ireland and the u.s., the tax policy that has been followed, one of the tax planning options. what assumptions is the government making about how many company also leave ireland? how many do you think that came for the tax advantages and will leave when they disappear? >> we would argue that perhaps we have first mover advantage. this is a process that the irish government is participating in proactively. that is going to -- something that ireland always wanted to look at. what we decided to do, what our minister for finance decided to do in the budget is rather than waiting for the process to bring people to an end point, ireland was never looking for making it easier for companies to hide their tax. by ending the tax measure that you alluded to, effective to new companies by january 1 and hased out by 2020. >> thank you very much. >> coming up on "countdown". thin

the e.u. has called that vote a new obstacle for peace. but russia has endorsed what looks to be a crushing victory for the rebels. >> the preliminary results, a huge majority for the pro-russian rebel leader. he won over 80% of the presidential vote. >> we have become the witnesses of how citizens of the donetsk people's republic made their free choice for prosperity and independence. >> as expected, moscow quickly recognized the results. but the u.s., e.u., and u.n. say it violates the cease-fire signed. under the agreement, elections were to take place in early december. top diplomats said the vote was a new obstacle on the path to peeaace and claimed they were deliberately hampering talks. >> ukraine does not want peace as it claims. i have not been able to understand kiev's policy. we are open to dialogue but expecting them to act normally and reasonably. >> kiev refers to the election as a farce. the rebels have brought in observers. but with confusion over voter registration in the volatile area and rebels unable to access records i

a country that people like this man have to remain in under e.u.es. >> translator: some think that perhaps if we get here alive at least we have a chance here in europe. but iing found the situation here worse than where i fled from. >> reporter: from -- for many this is what they can expect. there are dozens of these buildings that have been turned into shelters housing as many people as can physically fit through the doors. in some cases there isn't even a roof to keep the rain out. but what these places provide is sense of safety. the u.n. says the problem of refugees being stranded needed fixed. >> we need to increase the possibility of humanitarian visas, and that would prevent many people to decide to cross the mediterranean in this way. >> reporter: as e.u. officials gather in rome, the migrants keep arriving. and these are the lucky ones, they survived. many more will die trying. they feel they have no alternative. >> let's cross over now to phil lavelle. are they finding a magic solution to this one? >> reporter: well we have just had the

e.u. country and much of the african continent, this is something wider. the meeting is held in italy, a country that's struggled with a huge number of may go grants from north africa. e.u. foreign policy representative said as far as she is concerned this is a priority and she will use this meeting to make sure everybody is aware, that this is an issue that needs tackling right now. despite the dangers, hundreds of thousands of people are making this trip, risking their lives because they are searching for safety, for security and a home. >> this used to be a hotel. it's long-since closed but the lobby still packed and the rooms all taken. 150 migrant families live here. it has a roof and that is enough. for this former child soldier who fled the sudan war, it's home. >> i must find a way, so that's what we are fighting for, a solution, because nobody can take care of you. >> 165,000 migrants have arrived in italy so far this year, says the u.n. that is 100,000 more than last year. their

something as well. >> well, the e.u. has announced what it will do to reduce by 40%. but it's certainly true the others need to do the same now. the deal is that you are - each country is supposed to come out with an offer by march 2015. you look at the offers, add them up and see if it's enough. it probably won't be enough. and the idea is to use the period between march 2015, and the final negotiations in paris, which will be in september, use it to ratchet it up. and the united states and china need to play an important role in that ratcheting up period. >> pleasure tubing to you. thank you -- talking to you, thank you for your time. >> amnesty international is demanding the release of al jazeera's staff detained in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been held in prison for 319 days, falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. jonah hull has the report from london. >> the journalists know it could have been them. voices slept. wrongly accused. locked up in an egyptian gaol.

to weaken the e.u..i think it because this estero mentioned this destabilization campaign in a place like the baltic states it will be to show article v nato and the defense commitment doesn't mean anything and isn't worth the paper it's written on which will be a blow to the willingness of countries in europe to stand up to him. and the bottom line the big payoff for him would be if he could reestablish russian influence in the former soviet space and in central and eastern europe comparable to what the soviet union had. this is not sending in troops and occupation. this is influence so these states have to take into account and do take into account russian interest in russian desires. to me, if you asked him what is his dream, that might be it. that might be yet and that's the kind of year that i think would be bad for europe and bad for us and ultimately bad for russia because i think well it vindicates russian nationalism and feeds their ego is not sustainable over the long term and takes russia away

that has now been scrapped and replaced by an e.u. addition tiff where they are going to enforce the border. they help people in distress, those that get in to trouble in the 100 miles or so between a libyan coast, for example, and land producer, they are going to be very much on their own. so there are several issues need to look the a here. >> all right, phil lavell there, thanks so much. >>> syrian refugees in lebanon are struggle to go cope after being hit by an early winter storm. most are staying in communities around beirut but some live in settlements like this one. more than a million syrian refugees are registered in lebanon. while signed syria, activists say several people have been killed in government air strikes. the bombings happened in the city of roc rock a which is controlled by the isil group. east of damascus, 30 civilian asks rebel fighters in a jean sn ambushing. they have been battling government forces in the southwest. plenty more still to come here on the al jazerra news hour. could this be the breakthrough i

it is highly unlikely that the relations between iran and the e.u. would get to the crisis of framework even after the fighting in eastern ukraine quiets down. >> michael, if i could turn to you. when you speak to government officials in kiev, are they optimistic that sanctions as they stand now would be enough to dampen the iran enthusiasm, or do you think that they'll be fighting again through the winter? >> well, we do meet frequently with ukrainian government officials . yesterday, we met with president poroshenko , the message we're getting from the ukrainian government is that with the help of the oce and other parties is to get everyone back to the dialogue table, and to exercise maximum strength. the feeling seems to be that that is the only way that we're going to reach our piece. also as pointed out the other day, pulling back of those weapons because at the moment there is a feeling that we're getting too close to that brink. >> georgia, we know that of course there are limitations to what nato and any country has been prepared to do. we s

people like this have to remain here under e.u.s. >> translator: some prefer the sea to the war. they think perhaps if we get there alive, at least we have a chance in europe. but when i arrived in italy, i found the situation here worse than where i fled from. >> reporter: the fact is for many people who do find their way to rome, this is what they can expect when they get here. there are dozens of these derelict buildings that have now been turned unofficially into shelters. in some cases there isn't even a roof to keep the rain out, but what these places do provide is a sense of safety, a place that is more secure for them than the country from which they fled. the u.n. says the problem of refugees being stranded needed fixed immediately. >> we need to increase the number for settlement, for vie saas, and sponsorship, that would allow for sure to prevent many people to decide to cross the mediterranean this way. >> reporter: and e.u. officials arrive in rome, the migrants keep arriving, and many more will die trying. they feel t

and britain's anti-e.u. party gets its second m.p. into westminster after a defector wins the election. he tells the new constituents, if you can win there, it can win anywhere. those are the headlines this afternoon, just after 1:00 p.m. also coming up the parents of the journalist have called on egypt to free him by christmas, this after the egyptian president told us in an exclusive interview he may pardon the three journalists who have been in jail for nearly a year. also coming up we'll get the latest business news with airbus bagging an order for 50 planes from delta. we'll bring you all the very latest on that deal in our business roundup. >> we begin with those talks in vienna. monday is the deadline, the final deadline, according to the american secretary of state over iran's nuclear program. after years of tension, the hope is that the five permanent members of the security council, plus germany, will be able to hammer out a final agreement with tehran that could cement the preliminary deal that was signed a year ago. the si

some have to remain in, under e.u. rules. >> some preferred the seed to the wall, thinking that if we get alive, at least we have a chance in europe. when i arrived in italy i found the situation here, worse than what i fled from. >> the fact is for many people who find their way to roam, this is what they can expect. there are dozens of these buildings. they have now been turned unofficially into shelters, housing many people. in some cases there is not a roof to keep the rain out. what they provide is a place more secure to them than a country which they fled. it needs fixing. >> they need to increase the numbers for the settlement. for humanitarian visas. that will allow for sure to prevent many people crossing the mediterranean in this way. as e.u. officials travel in rome, they survived. many more will die trying. they feel very a no alternative. these talks are happening behind closed doors, we are not told what is being said. it's easy to gauge what they talk about, we'll have expert analysis from francesca. who

as hundreds of syrian migrant land in greece after being stranded at sea e.u.isters discuss thousand save the thousands risking their lives for a better life. >>> and mexico's president explains how he plans to turn around the justice tim system and tackle corruption. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, the taliban has launched multiple attacks on foreign targets across afghanistan. provincial officials say a coordinated offensive is concernedly around way on camp bastion. the camp in the southern province was handed over from u.k. force to his afghanistan's national army last month. earlier the taliban carried out two attacks in the capital kabul. multiple explosions and burst of gunfire too be heard. the ministry says one attacker was killed in the offensive. before this a british embassy car was attacked. a british security guard and four afghans were killed? the blast. let's get the latest from charles stratford has hoss in kabul. bring us up-to-date with the situation? kabul and also camp bastion. >> reporter: we are hearing now from the kabul police cheer who says that there

as a way out his call for the e.u. to reverse his forgetfulness of god makes it more difficult for the world to accept. >> still to come - columbia's f.a.r.c. rebels release soldiers, bringing the hope of renewal of peace talks. >> and the champion's league - what is a crucial game for manchester united against bayern munich. >>> hello, these are the headlines at al jazeera - 60 died in a twin bomb attack at a market in north-eastern nigeria. these pictures just reached us at al jazeera. the market was packed with shoppers in the town of my duingery, the capital of borno state. a female suicide bomber attacked those that came to the rescue. >> pope francis called on europe to make urgent changes to economic and social values. speaking in his first speech to the european parliament in strasbourg in france, he said the e.u. must take better care of its migrants. the u.s. city of ferguson in missouri is waking to results of violence. riots broke out after a decision not to charge a white policeman who shot dead an unarmed

after apparently difficult talks, which one e.u.icial described as trench warfare, the leaders issued a communiquÉ calling for strong and effective action on climate change. the goal is to work toward a legally binding agreement at a u.n. climate change conference in paris next year. this weekend, the united states committed three billion dollars to a fund to address climate change. japan committed another one-and- a-half billion dollars today. before heading home from australia, the president issued a new warning to president vladimir putin about the consequences of russia's incursions into ukraine. >> if he continues down the path that he is on, violating international law, providing heavy arms to the separatists in ukraine. then the isolation that russia is currently experiencing will continue. at this point, the sanctions that we have in place are biting plenty good. we retain the capabilities and we have our teams constantly looking at mechanisms in which to turn up additional pressure as necessary. >> sreenivasan: the presiden

e.u. ukraine is the ugly stepchild. nobody is really interested in it.ve #diplomacy for key even they can't take that to the bank. the single mistake that the u.s. made that's unfortunately the largest with all of the visits. cia director the various secretarys going over the european heads of state inviting them to the nato summit ukrainian president could be forgiven for believing that he could actually win. he could be forgiven for believing that he could defeat the russians militarily in his own backyard, that was never going to ham. >> right. >> and that, unfortunately, is the mistake of the for sill that we now have to live with. >> always a pleasure to talk to you. thank you so much for being with us ian bremer the president and founder of the eurasia group and global research professor at new york university. >>> tomorrow i'll take to you the polish apple farm that i was just talking to ian about it's on the front lines of the economic war that's broken out between russia and the west, find out how sanctions are hurting businesses and economies f

poland has too, well, it did it before an e.u. member. very similar votes very similar what is happening here tonight. and now spain is joining in france there will be a vote to recognize statehood. the reality is that the e.u., and the european union countries are -- as i said, increasingly frustrated and put out by the idea there will be no slewing in the near term. to the pam tin i can't believe situation and what they hope is by passing motion they try to push both sides closer not of baghdad in june isil still controls an area of iraq and syria, the size of the u.k., an exclusive report on the iraqi army's efforts to clear them from the province. isil fighters have bobby trapped in building in a bid to push back the army. >> and now leading to the west in baghdad. the army pushes further to fight isil and stop them from using the land. on monday, iraqi forces took control of villages in the area, and this crucial bridge. we are standing here behind the bridge that links. it was demolished to months ago by isil, took out the forces su

and the ultimate goal for many of those is western europe that's where the pope is told the e.u. that the mediterranean must not become a grief yard for migrants. and he says europe has to change it's values. he said his was a message of hope, but he cheerily feels that europe has lost it's way. it needs to do more to support human dignity, and reconnect with people that no longer trust it. this was a critical speech. he spoke of a throw away culture, in which elderly people are abandoned and in which unborn children are kill misdemeanor the womb. he spoke of people becoming cogs in the ma seanry of the global economy, he spoke of the widespread loneliness felt by many, and he referred to a vacuum of ideas. >> uneffort canble listening for some. >> the two cannot be reconciled. we should have been able to discuss this. >> we cannot allow the mediterranean to become a vast semitri. the boats landing daily on the shores are filled with men and women who need acceptance and assistance the pope said the poor and the persecuted is well known. his call for more and better jobs a greate

we are appealing to the e.u. to support with funds and continue the operations to rescue people in address at high seas. >> the law of the sea is that sailors must rescue any vessel in trouble, and get those on board to a place of safety. scaling down the rescue mission will not stop them trying to reach lampedusa, but more will die. >> let's get the weather. the big freeze shows no signs. it extends all the way south. it's in the south of florida. and where we are clipping on to warm conditions. as i one the sequence from saturday, sunday towards monday, you see the cold air. what does that mean. the blue colour, cross the sas sass cuen, temperatures are dropping. cloud pushing in from the west, yielding significant snowfall across the likes of portland and oregon and up into idaho. it's been terrible. there has been something like 20 meter snow affecting the region, and more of the right to come. you see it over the north and southern parts of wyoming. it will go down across the great lakes to earn parts of can

e.u. is very, very clear. progressively linked with europe more at the moment trying to build euro connectors. that's how we would make sure we had all the supplies. we would keep the prices down. we'll reduce prices in great britain by a billion pounds a ear. >> talking about blows of energy coming from europe. we have been covering the tension around ukraine for many months now here at bloomberg and a part of that story is the risk around energy supply. i know you said in the past that you don't see a risk to the u.k. as a result of -- what is your thoughts? >> we have an agreement between the u.k., the ukraine and russia. our own view of supplies were that we have a lot of diverse gas supplies today. i don't think in a supply sense we were at risk. the reality of today is gas prices are actually coming down at the moment. i don't see that as an issue for winter, 2014-2015. >> we have been following the oil prices. in terms over the energy markets, where do you see the prices heading, th

a poll published shows what a hot topic the e.u. has become in the wake of the budget dispute, showing a shift in favour of britain leaving, 41% for, 38% against. for now, cameron's tough line is in line with public opinion. >> it is not accept aable, it'sn isolating way to behave. >> if he wants to get things done with europe, no, it's the worst position to be. if he is wanting to be seen to stand up for britain in response to the u.k. threat - advancing the general election. it can seem not too bad a place to be. i don't think it's a position you can sustain and be in the european union in the long term. >> reporter: britain's big bill presented david cameron with a chance to stand up to britain's exodus >>> 17 people have been arrested in a major crackdown on the so-called dark internet. these are websites used for illegal activities, like the sale of drug and weapons, or money laundering. the raids happened in a dozen countries on thursday, following the arrest of the operator of the operator of the drug website silk road 2.0. p

so we have on tuesday a meeting of e.u.eign ministers gathering to talk about whether to hit russia with more sanctions. >> thank you very much. >>> in other world news palestinian security officials have accused israeli activists of setting fire to a mosque in the occupied west bank. the first and second floors of the building have been damaged. let's go live to the mosque. i imagine the community there very much angry at this incident. set the scene for us first. just how damaging was this fire? >> reporter: that's right. an awful lot of anger, but i should also say a real sense of sadness here, too. this wasn't just a place of worship, it was also a focal point for a community, a place they would come several times a day to greet each other and offer their prayers. now you can see that it has been torched, pulling pages from their holy books have been burnt. this floor used to be carpeting. it is now ash. and really you can get a sense of the devastation that has been caused by this arson attack. an arson attack, which a

we are appealing to the e.u.ort italy and other countries in the mediterranean with funds to continue operations to rescue people who are in distress. >> reporter: the law of the sea is sailors must rescue any vessel in trouble. scaling down the rescue mission will not stop them from trying to reach lampedusa, but it will mean more will die. >>> coming up . . . >> i'm in india where bad food habits are causing a dramatic rise in the number of diabetics. ♪ ♪ >>> on world diabetes day, the world health organization, the w.h.o., is warning the number of people dying from diabetes every year will double within the next two decades. 340 million people have the disease, and it's predicted by 2030 it will be the world's seventh largest killer. in 2012 alone, 1.5 million diabetics died. lack of awareness of the disease, combined with shortage of health services and medicine can lead to complications. in india alone around 65 million people suffer from diabetes. it is already costing the economy billions of dollars. as ou

but talk of cutting europe's energy trade with russia, which supplies one quarter of the even e.u.'tural gas needs still not on the table. despite russia's expulsions of german and polish diplomats from moscow in response to similar moves by those countries against russian diplomats. so tonight we start our week-long series called the new cold war. i'll take tout frontlines of nato estates like -- -- states like pole around, romania, bull bulgaria and then north to the arctic circle where they are competing for the natural resource with his a brand-new surgery. we begin that report right now with tonight's report. it's 10:00 a.m. on an autumn morning in trans vein ya. more than a thousand romanian soldiers are engaged in war games under the guidance of hundreds of u.s. marines. it's a routine nato exercise. demonstrations of force like this have take own a new urgency for the west. here, besides the ca carpathian mountains in romania, these soldiers are training for battle. >> respond. >> just a seven-hour drive from ukraine, where russian-backed separatists set off the worst confro

the united states and our e.u.nd 5 plus 1 partners, a group of nations that don't always see eye to eye, agree unanimously what a viable agreement would look like. first and foremost the viable agreement would have to close off all of the pathways for iran to get material for a nuclear weapon. a viable agreement would have to include a new l off transparency and verification on the expanded access that we've had. and as these conditions are met a viable agreement would also clude for iran relief from the international nuclear-related sanctions that helped to bring them to the table to negotiate in the first place. and because of the nature of these talks we should not, and i emphasize we will not in the days ahead, discuss the details of the negotiations. we're doing that simply to preserve the space to be able to make the choices that lie ahead. but i can tell you that progress was, indeed, made on some of the most vexing challenges that we face, and we now see the path toward potentially resolving some issues tha

the e.u. has more than 150 other workers on the ground in three countries. >>> billionaire richard branson says had quest for space tour will continue, despite the crash of a virgin galactic rocket. a pilot is dead and another injured after part of the rocket explode the. >> reporter: spewed across the mojave desert, the wreckage of a billionaire's dream. investigators are combing what remains of spaceship two, a craft that was on the first ride into space. careful to strike the right tone. the tragedy is a setback. as long as lesson could be heard, space travel would go ahead. >> pushing the bounds of knowledge and possibility comes with unavoidable risk. testing the boundaries of human capabilities and technologies is standing on the shoulders. >> yesterday they fell short. we'll comprehensively address the crash and are determined to learn from this. >> the spacecraft's like spike was claimed months ago. this video shows what was meant to happen. guided to around 50,000 feet. the passenger

we have the e.u.'foreign minister here discussing the issue, and the white house has expressed concern. there is a lot of pressure for israeli to calm things down here, and the measures they have been using doesn't seem to be doing the trick, if you will, so one would imagine that's is why we're hearing these comments and appeals for calm by the israeli government. >>> the ukrainian military is aledging that a convoy of tanks and other heavy weapons has crossed into ukraine from russian. they say they have entered lou hassen k. >> reporter: moscow's policy has been to insist that what happens in ukraine has nothing to do with russia. but there are many people on the ground who are observing a significant build up in russia weaponry, russian hardware over the last few weeks. the rebels have also insisted they are about to launch a new offensive and try to take back the cities. you also have nato seeing significant increase of russian troop activity on the border with ukraine, and you have the ukrainian

the e.u.ent and european commission now need to address through investment and ending austerity. >> reporter: angela merkel is unlikely to lend support towards any more austerity softening policies. >>> well the head of a pharmaceutical firm in india and his son have been arrested over botched sterilizations that lead to the death of 14 women. nearly 90 procedures were performed in 6 hours. 16 of the patients are still fighting for their lives. police arrested the doctor, and he blamed bad quality drugs. crossing over to new delhi. what is the latest on the investigation and what we can expect to happen. >> absolutely. well as you mentioned, the director of a local pharmaceutical firm as well as his sop have been arrested. keeping in mind one thing that is really important here is it's all allegations and possibilities at this stage. we have yet to see any formal drug test results. we have yet to see any formal autopsy. those results have not been released to the public yet. so until we have t

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but david perd e.u. made it look easy. and republican shelly moore capito won. we look at steve danes going to the senate and south dakota flipping from mike rounds despite an interest from democrats late in the game. in new hampshire there's a lone bright spot for new hampshire where jane shaheen remains. dan sullivan holding on to a five point lead. louisiana will go into a runoff after senator mary landrieu failed to win outright and a close race. mark warner could face a recount. ed gillespie would not concede. >>> republicans this morning are celebrating big state house wins across the country. their victories include picking up several democratic states. we started in illinois where president obama's home state elected a republican governor. nbc is projecting that produce raunor defeating matt quinn. in massachusetts that state going red with charlie baker defeating martha coakley. as we look at maryland larry hogan upset the democratic lieutenant governor anthony brown. a republican is once again leadilead ing arkansas and asa hutchinson defeated mike ros

taking place in vienna, where secretary of state john kerry met iran's foreign minister zarif, and e.u. envoy katherine ashton. jonah hull is in vienna, joining us. sergey lavrov is heading there, john kerry extending his stay, is there momentum building for an 11th-hour deal? >> it would tend to suggest if mr sergey lavrov is on his way to vienna, and we will not know that until there's wheels up in moscow, that there is something to talk about, and something towards - despite suggestions in the iranian state media, quoting a source in the iranian delegation, that a deal is impossible. we hear that the french foreign minister is here. suggesting that the british counterpart is not far behind. and as they speak they are talking at the highest levels. zarif, his counterpart and katherine ashton sitting in a fifth trilateral meeting. they are talking about an extension, an option if no deal is reached on sunday. that may be the case. i will say this - remember, a year ago in geneva, when talks were at the same stage, there were similar jurisdictions for failure, a deal was produced at th

people are waiting to see what comes out of this meeting whether the e.u a.u. wins this battle or if they'll hang on to power a little bit longer. >> philippines announced it will withdraw its troops because of the outbreak. james bays reports. >> reporter: keeping the peace in liberia, but not for much longer. for the filipino troops who have been in the country as part of a peacekeeping mission for more than a decade, now because of the threat of ebola they're pulling out, and no other country is offering to take their place. for now other countries with troops in liberia are staying put, but they are concerned. >> we're warned that 500 troops in liberia. we have the hospital there, so we are not alarmed the way, we have taken adequate measures to keep our troops so that they remain safe. >> all the three countries most effected by ebola are places that were already facing huge challenges. the u.n. peacekeeping mission in sierra leone may have closed over a year ago, but it is a nation suffering from the aftermath of its own civil war, and guinea is an extrem

decision to turn off gas supplies to ukraine in 2006, and 2009, which affected supplies to several e.u. countries. i sat down to discuss it with former polish president and cold war icon. pollen had the experience where the gas from russia, gazprom, flows a little less. year? >> >> translation: just a few more months, years, and we'll be independent of russia. russia will lose out because we and others will not buy. now we are not able to do it. we will in the immediate future. >> reporter: poland's deputy prime minister says the economy depends on sources of energy. >> translation: the future belongs to number, and a foundation is access to your own source of energy and the cheapest energy. it's needed for residents and business, industries that require energy. >> reporter: that's the problem, energy independence does not come deep. gas deals negotiated with kat kat -- qatar cost a third more because of where it has to be shipped in part. it moves forward, a sign of how seriously some in europe treat the prospect of a gas disruption from moscow. it's part of a war planting seeds of di

the e.u. does not. the u.s. does not, and the government in kiev doesn't. really they raise more questions than they answer because what happens next? does this turn in to a frozen conflict, the like of which we can see in other areas, or just a fighting start again because many people in the southeast of ukraine are seeing increased military activity there. and what happens to the protocols. the e. usaid that these elections are a violation of those proper protocols, and there is thought there are sanctions along the way. >> there are elections in the u.s. let's look at what is at stake a with this vote. all house o seats in the house will be contested and in the senate. the democrats have a ten-seat majority now. they got there through 53 seats of their own plus two independents who have joined them. the republicans have 45. that mean the republican party needs to win six more seats than it already has to take control of the senate. it already controls the house of representatives, so a republican majority in both houses would make life pretty difficult f

the european commission is launching an e.u. backed investment fund.he european fund will rely on 21 billion euros from i.u. institutions. the money will be used to entice private investment and the end is to inject 350 billion euros into the economy. experts say the plan is unlikely to turn the economy around on it own and question whether the starting amount will be enough. >> it's a question of looking at some of the detail but overall they have asked for this plan. they have wanted us to present something quickly but something examine -- which doesn't make additional debt. what he's done now i think is probably the only feasible way of achieving the goal of 300 billion. >> here's the stories kerr we are watching. thomas coke shares were 17% down. achieve executive harold green is stepping down. credited for turning thomas-koch around. she'll be replaced by the current chief operating officer. angela merkel says more economic sanctions on russia are unavoidable. she says nothing excuses russia's involvement in the crisis in ukraine. a russian minist

taking place in vienna, where secretary of state john kerry, and iran's foreign minister zarif and e.u. envoy katherine ashton. they have two days to reach an agreement or talks on on extension could begin on sunday. >> we are working hard. we hope we are making careful progress. we have big gaps, serious gaps which we are working to close. >> u.s. troops in afghanistan will be allowed target taliban fighters under new guidelines reportedly approved by president obama. the u.s. combat mission in afghanistan ends next month. around 10,000 american troops will stay in the country. the role has been previously limited to tackling al-qaeda fighters and training troops. >> reporter: in may of this year president obama gave a speech in the white house rose garden ensuring his nation and the world that the combat mission in afghanistan may be over. it may be ending, but combat operations will not. according to the "new york times", u.s. troops will be able to attack any forces deemed to be of interest to the afghan go. . not only that, not just on the ground, but by air. under the president,

and e.u. negotiator katherine ash phone in mush rat. they are trying to find ways to overcome disagreements. iran denies claims by world powers that it's trying to make a nuclear weapon. the u.n. worpd food programme is cutting thousands of families from an assistance programme all fled the war. the u.n. says the families not able to meet the needs have to get priority. some of them say they can't survive on their own. >> reporter: this is a syrian widow living in jordan with her four children. she has barely been able to make ends meet. she says they've been hungry for almost a month. she got a text message informing her that the family is not eligible for food assistance. the reason - they've been identified as meeting the basic food needs on their own. she has rice and vegetables in the refrigerator. she's been forced to borrow money and rent. we feel unwanted after losing the food vouchers, this is a policy to force us back. we'll die if not from hunger, from shelling. syrian refugees are not allowed to work here. she has started to

it's really only moscow and these two breakaway regions themselves who recognize these elections, the e.udoesn't. the u.s. doesn't. and certainly the governments in kiev doesn't. so really they raise more questions than they answer because what happens next. does this turn in to a frozen conflict, the like of which we can see in different areas, or just a fighting start again because many people in the southeast of ukraine are seeing increased military activity there. and what happens to the minsk protocols, the e. usaid this is a violation of these protocols, and some say there are more sanctions on the way. >> the death sentence has been given to an islam party leader convicted of war crimes dating back to the country's war for indians in 1971. two other senior members have been sentenced to death for similar crimes. >> visiting the memorial for victims of war crimes during the struggle for independence. during the war this man's entire family were killed. father, mother, and siblings were killed. >> i always said with the last two breaths before i day, first i will say a prayer to alla