>> that is the question, is president erdogan playing a double game?f the cost to high as being in alliance with the turkish leader? >> we need to be pragmatic in net is with the german government is trying to do. he might play a double game, he has in it before, but what is crucial for germany is that he cooperates on certain issues and that we pulled turkey to eu and erdogan with or without. we need him at this moment, maybe, but the point is we need to talk with him to convince among certain issues. we don't have any other option. i think the german government is acting pragmatic on this issue. >> with or without erdogan? >> with. he is not a nice person, but he is the only one we have and we are the only ones he has. the russians and the syrians and the iranians are against him. he has lost the arabs. he has lost everyone except us. actually, we are dealing with him on the basis that we both need each other. given that, we can talk tougher than we are doing. >> even when we know that he brings [indiscernible] at this point, we have to say that we n

they said no to placing recep tayyip erdogan in push for more power. >> the ruling akp party did nothad hoped for. in fact, they lost seats in parliament and for the first time the pro-kurdish party gained enough votes to earn a real voice in the government. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we are at the very tip of istanbul next to the black sea, so the ships that are going by here, they're sically going to russia. >> i meet an old friend, esra, for my first meal back to country. >> i know you like your fish with the head and tail. >> i do. this is perfect. >> i ordered some ruku. >> that makes me so happy. >> yes, which is our national drink. it is -- >> i am familiar with this, all too familiar. cheers. >> welcome back. >> so since i last saw you, which was in -- >> 2009. >> 2009. wow. a long time ago. istanbul looks a little different than last time i was here. it looks a little more like every other city. >> yeah. well, construction. >> there seems to be a lot of that going on. >> yes. >> your president likes to build stuff. pour concrete. >> he keeps the economy going. turkey's so much politicized s

>>> renewed tensions between erdogan and putin after russia is accused of violating turkey's airspace. ♪ ♪ >>> good to have you along were a i am david foster you are watching al jazeera live from london. also in this program the hunger and starvation in syria. as the opposition arrives for peace talks with the u.n. in geneva. >>> regional security tops the agenda in a summit of african leaders but the situation in burundi continues to divide. >>> and a locust invasion a race against time in argentine to exterminate the swarms inflicting devastating environment th the damage. >>> turkey summoned russian ambassador to, quote, strongly condemn what it says was a violation of its airspace by a russian fighter jet. turkey says despite radar warnings a russian su34 like this one went in to its air space last november turkey shot down an russian air force jet which it claimed was flying in its territory killing the pilot and that led to an escalating war of words between the countries. after this latest incidents the turkish president says he wants to talk to his russian counterpart vladimi

theident erdogan has said attack was carried out by a suicide bomber of syrian origin. this just after the istanbul governor's office announced an investigation into the cause of the explosion, the type of explosion, and the perpetrator was underway. let's now talk to benjamin gilbert, a freelance journalist taste in istanbul. benjamin, what is the latest in this story? benjamin: well, in the area around where the blast took place, police have a very large area cordoned off around the blue mosque in that area. the streets are pretty deserted and devoid of tourists. there are hundreds of hotels in this district. erdogan gave a speech earlier saying this was a suicide bomber of syrian origin, implying it was perhaps coming from the islamic state. we are not clear that the government could come to that conclusion so quickly considering there is still an investigation going on. perhaps your viewers have seen some of the scenes there, and it is pretty gruesome. it would seem there is a lot of forensic work to be done still today. >> given idea to the viewer who night that yo

this is not the first time erdogan is requesting some sort of a meeting.phone conversation with the russian president. but so far there has been no response. russia has been demanding from the time of the downing of its jet for an apology that doesn't happen. but like i mentioned, these two players stand on opposing divides in the syrian conflict. and russia is really at turkey's border for the time being and russian actions that we have seen in the past. [ audio difficulties ] i have seen the other people arriving in the hotel. the most senior diplomat on syria for the united states, michael is in there talking about their plans going forward. we understand they want to meet the u.n. and they may well meet stefan de mistura, the u.n. special envoy. i think it's getting late now on saturday, more likely that meeting will take place in geneva on sunday. >> the delegation, of course, hasn't committed to any talks whatsoever, but how relieved do you think the u.n. is that they are actually talking in switzerland at long last? >> reporter: well, i think the u.

vet erdogan has seen the lord.ngs are changing. because of self-interest and when he can take advantage of self-interest to move it into consortia that can do something and that's what's happening in iraq. still a lot of problems but the idea that they are gaining in not losing is just simply not accurate. there is more to talk about but talk about what's happening in the south china sea. i was with the foreign minister of australia yesterday and some he met with her. at a meeting with the prime minister of japan, korea and india. there is a realization that china has no problems. we don't want them to have problems because it's better for us if they are doing better but the truth of the matter is you want tpb and i hope we get along but all kidding aside from a strategic foreign-policy standpoint all kidding aside china has no option if we pass this. china has no option in their leverage gets removed. the point i want to make to you is i honest to god believe and i know i'm always labeled the optimist and i'm the

renewed tension between erdogan and putin after violating turkey's air space again.linton secret e-mails ahead of the first vote in the u.s. presidential nomination contests. and a new game of drones are tighter controls needed as their popularity grows? >>> in sport for once serena williams is denied success in a grand slam final and germany winning the australian final and then the title. ♪ well syria's main opposition representatives are now in geneva at last and they are due to take part in some version of u.n. sponsored peace talks. they have still yet to commit to direct negotiations over the assad government and a few moments ago a spokesman for the syrian coalition made a statement and our diplomatic editor james base is the one who spoke to him and joins me now. it has been a long journey in terms of what they are trying to get out of the u.n. regarding these talks and physically for these people to get here, what sort of reception do you think they are expecting now? >> well, yes, it's a difficult journey actually because as well as coming all the way from

we first heard from the president erdogan, speaking at a conference for a yearly gathering of turkish ambassadors. he is speaking to the ambassadors, confirms that it was in fact a suicide bomber, and said that he may have had a syrian link. later on following this emergency security meeting held by the prime minister in ankara chairing this meeting, the current spokesperson said that they've identified the attacker at a 20-year-old syrian citizen. >> ok. thank you. emery, our correspondent in istanbul, thank you very much. now we can speak to the senior fellow in turkish studies, joining us from istanbul. that was an act that is claimed -- well not claimed, but blamed on those affiliated with isil. isil is bringing the fight to the heart of turkey, it would appear. >> well, isis has been trying to bring the fight to the heart of turkey now for sometime now. it has been doing this in the last one year, in less than one year, this is the fourth believed to be conduct the by isis, even though isis itself is not claiming all of them. i think this also will create some sense of urgency. w

in turkey, president recep tayyip erdogan is vowing to give no quarter to kurdish militants in 2016. government forces launched a new campaign against the kurdistan workers party in july, as a two- year ceasefire fell apart. erdogan insisted today he will not relent. >> ( translated ): our security forces are stripping away terrorists inch by inch, both from the mountains and from the cities, and they will continue doing it. in 2015, the number of terrorists who were neutralized during operations, both inside and outside the country, is 3,100. >> ifill: western allies have urged erdogan's government to concentrate more on islamic state fighters. a fierce storm in the north sea has forced oil companies to evacuate drilling platforms in the north sea. they're worried about a possible collision with a barge that tore loose from its moorings. the storm system is the same one that's brought widespread flooding in britain over the last week. back in this country, three top aides to republican presidential candidate ben carson resigned today. the campaign manager, deputy manager and communi

with erdogan, turkey is a nato ally. it's in a special category. they stood with us. we should be having the kind of high-level sustained dialogue that befits a treaty alliance. to listen to them, to understand their concerns, to see how the region looks to erdogan in some detail and depth. it starts with that kind of engagement. we also need to be careful in understanding the very real limits on how helpful the kurds can be. when you get outside of areas of their traditional influence, and we saw this when they led the effort to retake the sinjar region in northern iraq from islamic state, some real frictions developed. that is not a traditional kurdish area. in addition to turkish fears trying to push into arab areas, not a good idea. and having that strategic dialogue. i followed saudi affairs for a long time. i'm never going to figure out how their internal political dynamics work. what i do know is for most of the last four decades, elements in the west have been predicting the couple lapse of al a sued. i think it will be there for a good long time. let them wor

turkish president erdogan addressed today s deadly explosion in central istanbul. the president said the blast was carried out by a suicide bomber with quote "syrian roots." the attack killed at least 10 people. it happened at the sultan-ahmet square, which is a major tourist attraction -- and is in a part of the city that is heavily guarded. istanbul governor vasip sahin confirmed that the investigation is ongoing. today marks the sixth anniversary of the deadly, magnitude-seven earthquake that hit haiti in 20-10. the initial quake struck at it was followed by several strong aftershocks. the eartuqhake was centered 15 miles southwest of the haitian another 300- thousand people were hurt. china s wealthiest man is buying the hollywood studio, legendary entertainment by billionaire wang jianlin -- made the announcement earlier today. he )ll pay three- point-five billion dollars for the studio. legendary s recent box office hits include "jurassic world" and "interstellar." wang )s company bought the cinema chain a- m-c in 20-12. it is the world s largest cinema chain

erdogan is going to be.uy johnson with the exclusive interview at the premised are of turkey. caroline: let's turn to your bloomberg business flash i know. saying spacex engineers that ice buildup may have caused the crash landed for the company's booster rocket. sending aeded by satellite into orbit, but the attempt to land the rocket on a jump -- john in the pacific ended an explosion. spacex tetra tech launch costs by reusing booster rockets. shares have a five-month low today on where that is finance director is leaving. the defense contractor issued a profit warning two months ago living the energy slump and weakening demand in asia. adidas is getting a new chief executive. ross that will join the board and august and take the reins two months later. your state's chief executive of the german consumer goods maker henkel. that was your latest bloomberg business flash. dustt to be dinging sticking to this musical chairs game. ryan: the shares up right now just over 5.24%. they were up as much as 12% today

(recep tayyip erdogan, president of turkey) "until the terrorist organization is completely destroyed and smashed we will pursue this struggle." 9 germans and 2 south koreans were killed. the state department says it's not aware of any americans among the injured. now to an update on a story we first brought you... as it was breaking at the top of the hour. 10 american sailors are in iranian custody. they were taken after two u-s navy crafts briefly drifted into iranian waters. the two ships were traveling from kuwait to bahrain... when u-s officials lost contact with them. here's what the white house has to say-- (josh earnest, white house press secretary) "we've iranians both that our sailors received assurances they will be allowed to continue their journey promptly. it's unclear whether the ship intentionally entered iranian waters. a senior defense official says no distress call was made by the ships. we'll keep tracking the latest on this story, and let you know as soon as the sailors are released. speaking of the fight against isis... the hunt continues for the new "jihadi john

but in turkey, president erdogan says the executions are domestic issue for saudis. >> translator: 46who were executed are sunni and they are executed because they are affiliated with al qaeda one was a shia cleric. this decision was previously taken and saudi arabia implemented it. there is their decision, you maya prove it or not. that is a different matter of dispute. >> reporter: his remarks are unlikely to change the opinions of these protesters. and the united nations and western governments remain concerned. their fear is that the ongoing dispute will setback efforts to end the far bloodier conflict of syria and yemen. al jazeera. >>> at least 24 boko haram member have his been killed during an a t an attack on a vin the far north of cameroon. according for officials the fighters stormed areas in and around the town on tuesday. three people killed and several homes torched in attacks. cameroon is part of a regional force fighting the nigerian based armed group. >>> the u.n. investigating new allegations that his its peacekeepers sexually abused girls in central african republic

erdogan is hassing his own policy, islammizing turkey and changing the second constitution after the ottoman empire ended after world war i. you can be out on the spectrum of muslim, extremism and still be at each other's floats. david: i want to read a line from his last statement a year ago. iraq and syria, american leadership, including our military power is stopping isil's advance, he said including our military power like anything but that would dissuade isis. what do you make of that? have we made any strides against isis since then? >> well i think there have been some territorial gains. i don't think there is any question about that but in terms of really dealing with the serious threat that isis is entrenching itself in parts of iraq and syria and spreading across north africa and throughout the middle east, i think in total reach, isis is has increased. i don't often advertise for the no, times but they have interview what the president won't say, we're exaggerating this threat of terrorism, we need to get used to it and deal with it like the israelis do. the real question

who cannot anymore tolerate this -- governmenthe turkish accuses the former ally of recep tayyip erdogan of -- gulen continues to deny the claims. catherine: first it was bahrain, sudan, and kuwait. now it is jordan cutting ties with iran. this is in solidarity with their ally, saudi arabia, which is embroiled in a deep row with tehran. saudi arabia executed a prominent shia cleric. that is the branch of islam that is dominant in iran. hundreds protested against the kilo -- the killing of nimr a l-nimr. hundreds gathered to add their voices. the flow of people hoping to claim asylum here in europe is not slowing down, and europe is still failing to adequately deal with their arrival. come out oftes brussels today on the migration crisis. officials say, on average, 3200 people per day are reaching germany. the much trumpeted reception centers have failed to materialize. just three currently set up, against the target of 11. only a handful of refugees have been transferred to new homes u. scheme... oforter: only 272 out 160,000 asylum-seekers that have been relocated under that eu scheme,

according to president erdogan, government forces killed 2,000 pkk fighters here. recent violence has forced many local residents to flee their homes. >>> denmark has imposed temporary identity checks on its border with germany following a similar move by sweden. it's a double blow to europe's schengen area with the influx of refugees and migrants. the schengen region includes several countries and their borders. but denmark said its country has no choice but to clamp down. >> the european union check of the internal borders you'll see more and more countries which will be forced to introducing temporary internal border control. this is something that we need to take very seriously. i'm a true believer on the freedom of movement. this is not at a happy moment at all. >> a powerful explosion has rocked downtown kabul. the interior ministry said it was caused by a car bomb but could not confirm the exact location. it was the second attack of the day. earlier a suicide-bomber threw himself up close to kabul airport. there were no injuries as police spotted the vehicle

death of nimr al-nimr have spread beyond the immediate region to greece, but in turkey president erdogan says it is a domestic issue foresaw des. >> translation: 46 of those who were executed were sunni and because they're affiliated with al-qaeda. one was a shia cleric. this decision was taken in saudi arabia complemented it. this is their their decision. you may approve it or not. that say different matter of dispute. >> reporter: his remarks are unlikely to change the opinions of these protesters. the united nations and western governments remain concerned. their fear is that the ongoing dispute will setback efforts to end the far bloodier conflicts of syria and yemen >>> the u.s. has transferred two yemeni men who were imprisoned at guantanamo bay to ghana. they were captured in afghanistan and held without charge for nearly 14 years. they were accused of training with al-qaeda and fighting with the taliban. 105 prisoners remain at the u.s. base in cuba. the governor of the u.s. state of california has declared a soemg in the suburb of l.a. after a methane gas leak made people sick.

it probably won't go down very well, i think, with president erdogan >>> thank you for that. in syria itself medical sources say that dozens of civilians have been killed in i.s.i.l. controlled areas. it clues two villages in deir az zchlt or and at least 13 children are among the dead. the i.s.i.l. stronghold of raqqa was also hit. at least 27 people including women and children are thought to have died there. russia is also being accused of targeting areas that are not in the control of i.s.i.l. activists say at least eight civilians were killed in air strikes on the town of somada close to the turkish border. >> reporter: russia says its air strikes are targeting what it and the syrian i can't government call terrorists, but the pictures on the ground tell a different story. this is is in north-west syria. the group is mainly in eastern syria. instead this area is dominated by rebel groups that oppose president bashar al-assad, a russian ally. volunteers search for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings. they're from a group called the syrian civil defense. it was

reporter: president recep tayyip erdogan dismisses any such allegations. but his critics insist that he treats militant kurds as a greater enemy than i.s. terrorists. and conspiracy theories are making the rounds among his supporters. >> incidents like this are primarily aimed against muslim states. is there a fight against our faith? is the aim to turn us against each other? that calls for immediate investigation! reporter: ezgi basaran's criticism of ankara's stance towards i.s. lost her her job as editor in chief of a newspaper at the start of the year. the government does seem to have cracked down on i.s. and its supporters in turkey since the attack in istanbul. dozens of suspected i.s. members and supporters have been arrested, although turkish journalists are unable to verify this independently. >> whether it is about the kurds or the i.s. in turkey, any criticism of the government results in an offensive against that person. you get fired or are arrested for allegedly supporting terrorists. >> it's very safe now. don't worry about it. reporter: mus

we heard from president erdogan that this was a 28-year-old citizen. no links were made with any group, but i'm confident that the turkish government isn't ruling out any connections to isil, given that the two previous attacks that shocked this country in 2015, the bombing and double suicide bombing in ankara were carried out by isil. >> thank you very much. turkish firms telling al jazeera nine of the victims are german, but germany has yet to confirm that, 10 dead so far. >>> iraq's prime minister promising to push isil out of his country after an attack killed dozens of people. it is located in a shia dominated area of baghdad, 18 killed in that attack. another 50 were hurt. in light of today's attacks and those recent ones in paris and san bernardino, california security is promised to be a large part of president obama's state of the union address. we are live in washington. courtney, the president has been working his entire presidency on getting the troops out of iraq and afghanistan and now there is this fight against isil. how much will his s

. >>> the turkish president erdogan said it will be difficult for those he calls the moderate syrian opposition to attended the attacks without a ceasefire first. earlier, the turkish prime minister said the opposition demands are justified. >> the opposition continues to hold talks. we hope they will decide to participate in these geneva peace talks. we all encourage them to attended but we closely follow whether syrian opposition rifle demands are met. we hope conditions to start will happen as soon as possible, but more importantly, humanitarian aid will be delivered to everyone in syria and a new period will begin. turkey is ready to give every contribution for this purpose. >> a member of the syrian opposition says as long as civilians are targeted in the fighting, there can be no progress in any type of negotiations. >> we would like to have negotiation, but if the international community cannot force the syrian regime to provide help to children dying, there is no point which having negotiation and asking the regime to surrender power. unfortunately, the opposition and the syr

. >> according to president recep tayyip erdogan, government forces killed more than 3,000 are kurdish fighters this year. hit civilian areas where pkk fighters are believed to be based. violence have forced many residents from their homes. special reporter of palestinian civil rights has resigned. efforts to help palestinians have been frustrated every step of the way. he also voiced concern at the lack of protection for palestinian victims of human rights violations. >> puerto rico is in desperate financial trouble. caribbean island is expected to default on some of its $70 billion of debt on monday and to make matters worse a food crisis is looming. farmers on the island are urging the government to help them boost food production because the majority of items are imported. robert ray has the details from san juan. >> four years ago, tarra, rodriguez besosa opened this small organic restaurant in san juan. today her kitchen is busy, creating foods grown locally mostly by her sister's farm. a sustainable farm to table menu and a boost to the local economy. >> what i've seen in these

president erdogan sent a warning to moscow. >> if russia continues to vital turkey's sovereignty, they will bear the consist senses. such irresponsible behavior will not improve to the relationship between nato and the russia. on the con vary, it will do harm. >>> the commander of part of a group fighting against houthi rebels was killed in aden. >>> authorities in el salvador say more than 6,000 people could have the zika virus. the disease is suspected of causing children born with underdeveloped heads and brains. the government is advising women not to get pregnant. we have this report from san sal volunteer door. >> marries in hospital worrying about the zika virus. it's spreading fast here, transmitted pi mosquitoes. it could cause brain dodge to an on joan child. the link that yet to be proved but the government has taken the extraordinary step of warning women not to get pregnant for at least the next year. that's too lately for cristobal, who is suffering from the fever and rash. eight months into the pregnant, the risk to her bean is lower, but she's still sick with worry. >>

president erdogan spoke about an hour ago, condemning the attack and that's the first time we heard theection to this attacker. >> president erdogan did not list an affiliation that that individual had with any particular group. has any group come out yet claiming responsibility? we know that isil has had a growing presence in turkey and they have threatened attacks before. >> you're very right. both president erdogan and the government spokesperson only referred to syrian citizenship and the connection a man from syria. they were short of pointing the finger at isil or any other group. having said that, as you mentioned, isil has been responsible for two attacks in 2015 in turkey. the one in surich and train attract that killed over 100 people. >> emery, thank you. >>> that is one of the reasons that there have been so many calls to fortify that border between syria and turkey, which stretches for miles. >>> this morning the u.n. humanitarian chief is calling for hundreds to be evacuated from the syrian town of madaya. they are in desperate need of medical help. >> the government said

turkish president recep tayyip erdogan and his russian counterpart vladimir putin celebrated the opening of europe's biggest mosque last september. four months later, it's harder to speak turkish on the streets, including in voronezh. >> people have been looking at us very differently since the shooting down of the russian plane. they used to say they loved turkey. tell us they'd been to antalya. ask about the weather there. now we don't even dare say we're turkish. we get looked at strangely if we speak turkish. it's not a nice feeling. reporter: the rector of the university where ugur studies refused to talk to us. he sent us this letter instead, where he admits exmatriculating nine out of 10 turkish students. nothing to do with politics, he says, but with poor grades. the students say this is just an excuse to leave them no other choice but to leave. >> i don't want to leave russia. but all my friends here have already left. it's not that i'm really scared but i feel uncomfortable. reporter: unwanted, enemies of the state -- once russia's best friends, turks in russia are now in a ver

shortly after the attack we heard from president erdogan who said that the attacker was a 28-year-oldian, which was then confirmed by the government spokesperson following an emergency cabinet meeting. but we have heard from the prime minister in ankara in the last hour, and the prime minister said that the attacker was, quote, a foreign member of daesh; that they have established that he is a foreign member of daesh, dropping any reference to a syrian citizenship. he also said that there should be global solidarity with turkey just the way there was solidarity with france following the charlie hebdo attacks. he also said that the fight against isil, turkey's fight against terrorism in general and against isil will continue. >> and what is happening at the scene right now? and how has all of this effected the rest of istanbul? >> reporter: well, i think there is a sense -- the sight -- the sight of the blast is 40 meters behind me. it is one of the squares -- you could call it an adjacent square on the side of the blue mosque. things are calm now. earlier we saw ministers come and ver

turkey's president erdogan sent a stark warning to moscow. >> translation: if russia continues to violate turkey's sovereignty, they will bear the consequences. such irresponsible behaviour will not contribute to improving the relationship between n.a.t.o. and russia or to peace in the region. on the contrary, it will do harm >>> the commander of yemen's assistance group has been assassinated. he was killed in the southern port city of aden. he was reportedly part of a group fighting against houthi rebels two weeks ago. leaders attending the 26th african union summit are expected to vote on whether to send 5,000 troops to burundi. u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has welcomed the plan to monitor the violence there. >> the urgency that i'm urging african leaders to have one voice, also the president and the government to listen very carefully and engage >>> more on ban ki-moon's press conference held earlier in the ethiopia capital. >> reporter: u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has given the clearest indication of the troops to burundi may take. he has been speaking to a delegation tha

in syria, that is the biggest concern that president erdogan has. in saudi arabia, there are succession issues. some internal posturing that is going on there. so, how do we shore up our relationships with these two important allies and let them know we stand with them? what concrete steps would you suggest? >> there are two sets of issues, senator. first, taking actions that demonstrate that we are on the same side of issues critical to them as well as us. that is why i have been saying it is important to take a stand against what iran is doing in the region. both in syria and iraq in particular -- they are slightly different cases, but to show the saudis and others that yes, we are serious about the same thing they are serious about. turkey is a nato ally. it's in a special category. they stood with us in korea. we should be having the kind of high level, sustained dialogue that befits a critical treaty alliance. to listen to them, to understand their concerns, to see how the region looks to erdogan in some detail and depth. it starts with that ki

aragon erdogan consolidating power. 2016, there is something to watch out for with investors. tom: meghnad desai of the london school of economics -- it is appropriate to speak to him this -- ing on turkey and on think of your book, "rethinking islam." tell us where we are right now. the many middle of complex going on in the middle east, within the ottoman empire. i think that the kurdish problem is going to be one of the most definitive things. could they have had for the first time an opportunity to establish a military base and capture -- they have had a long-standing quarrel with turkey in the eastern and southern part. kurdistan claims they inhabit. so there is this conflict between turkey, and syria and iraq. this is going to grow. francine: we understand it could be a suicide bomb three people on the ground are investigating. we are seeing live pictures. this was in front of a mosque. this was an attack that appears to be the first of its kind, and it is different than ankara, which is not a tourist destination.

turkey's president erdogan sent a stark warning to moscow. >> translation: if russia continues to violate turkey's sovereignty, they will bear the consequences. such irresponsible behaviour will not contribute to improving the relationship between n.a.t.o. and russia or to peace in the region. on the contrary, it will do harm >>> heads of state have been attending the 26th african union summit in ethiopia. violence in burundi has been top of the agenda. the government there has refused to accept a proposed a.u. peace-keeping force. going straight to our correspondent who has the latest. we understand the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon had a press conference. what did he say? >> reporter: absolutely. he has given the clearest indicator of the direction in which this issue of deploying troops to burundi is taking. he said that he has been meeting with government delegation or burundi government delegation. that is here. the president and himself is not here, but he has sent a high-level delegation led by the foreign affairs minister and the second vice president. ban ki-moon also said t

turkey's president erdogan claimed today that no other country fights harder against isis or has paid a higher price. this is the fourth major attack blamed on isis, which have claimed scores of lives. witnesses say they could hear the sound of the explosion on this square from several miles away. as the fight ramps up against isis, they have set their site ghts on europe and turkey, determined to widen their campaign of terror. david? >> alex marquardt in turkey for us tonight. thank you, alex. >>> and senior white house officials tonight confirming to me that the president will address the threat from isis during tonight's state of the union. arguing, we must stay the course. but he will also try to offer a hopeful view of where this country is headed. in his address, not far from where we are standing here tonight, it is president obama's final state of the union address, and this image today from the oval office. the president putting his final touches on the speech. we're told it will not be a list of policy priorities like speeches in the past, but that this will be something mu

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with erdogan, turkey is a nato ally. it's in a special category. they stood with us.we should be having the kind of high level sustained dialogue that befits a critical treaty alliance. to listen to them, to understand their concerns, to see how the region looks to erdogan in some detail in depth. it starts with that kind of engagement. we also need to be careful i think in understanding the very real limits on how helpful the kurds can be. when you get outside of areas of their traditional influence, and we saw this when they led the effort to retake the sinjar region in northern iraq from islamic state, some real frictions developed because of that is not a traditionally kurdish area. in addition to turkish fears trying to push the kurds into arab areas, not a good idea. suggest an understanding the dynamics, and then having a strategic dialogue. just one final point on saudi arabia. i followed saudi affairs for a long time. i'm never going to figure out how their internal political dynamics work. what i do know is for most of the last four decades, elements in the