and president obama says good-bye in farsi. and we have history made. so it's sort of an extraordinary end to a week where there was just a great deal of anticipation at that this might be the moment for the first high-level contact in more than 30 years. >> rose: so what do you read into it based on what the president said in the briefing room? >> well, president obama said that he saw the basis for an agreement on the nuclear program. now, obviously, in a 15-minute call, you're not going to cover any of the details. and it's worth noting that president rouhani didn't come to new york with any details. he didn't put an offer on the table. in fact, in his speech to the general assembly, he reiterated iran's position ons right to enrich uranium. he didn't actually move the government's position at all. but merely the a atmospherics of this coming on the heels of an exchange of letters between the two leaders, a series of moderate statements by president on your program and others just suggests that this president has been elected with a very different ma

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the end of the call president rouhani said in english have a nice day and president obama cailed in farsi "god protect you." gwen: oh, my goodness. that's huge. and then he tweeted it all. let's move on. we just heard a few minutes ago that the u.n. security council gave the administration another claim to a partial foreign policy victory this week, voting unanimously on a resolution to start checking on syrians chemical weapons. the united nations finally took these steps to end the stockpile of chemical weapons. >> realistically it's doubtful we would have arrived at this point if not nor a credible threat of u.s. action in the aftermath of the horrific tragedy that took place on august 21st where chemical weapons killed over 1,000 people, including more than 400 children. gwen: less than a month ago we seemed to be on the verge of military action, war. what happened, kim? >> secretary of state john kerry misspoke or -- gwen: whatever it was he did. >> whatever it was he did. answered a question at a press donches when he was asked -- conference coss -- conference when he was asked what

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he responded "thank you" and said in farsi "may god protect you." it's a common good-bye and the informallalty of the exchange, scott, seems to be one more indication of at least a change in tone between the two countries. >> pelley: and the traffic is horrendous. margaret, thank you very much. secretary of state john kerry was in the middle of the diplomatic breakthrough at the u.n. general assembly in new york. we asked him about the iranian president's ambitious schedule to solve this nuclear dispute. rouhani said he'd like to have a deal in three to six months. is that possible? >> sure, it's possible. it's possible to have a deal sooner than that depending on how forthcoming and clear iran is prepared to be. a bad deal is worse than no deal. we need to have a good deal here. and a good deal means that it is absolutely accountable, fail safe in its measures to make certain this is a peaceful program. if it is a peaceful program, we can all see that. the whole world sees that. the relationship with iran can change dramatically for the better and

you heard some of the farsi over there, that they will never be, never be a nuclear weapons program ins the question. you know all the inside information. is he telling us the truth? >> in the midwest vernacular, horse pucky. they have been very aggressive in pursuing and actually accelerating their development in their nuclear weapon program and the one thing that rouhani was involved with, by the way, in the most recent past before becoming president, was part of negotiating to have the next meeting on negotiating nuclear weapons and they have been masterful at trying to draw this thing out while they're continuing to pursue the advancement of their nuclear weapons program. and that, in my mind, there is absolutely no doubt. that's why i think we need to -- it's not even trust but verify. if they don't show up with something concrete, and i thought the president was exactly right by not meeting him by saying hey, we're willing to talk but you've got to actually show up with something, i thought that was an important step. >> well, what do you want them to show up with? what do they n

the president said thank you and good buy in farsi.sident talked about the looming budget crisis. there will be a partial government shut down if congress does not approve a spending bill by october 1. congress has until october 17th to increase debt limits. the president said today these are critical for us us and world economies. president obama said republicans delaying bill's approval are just grandstanding. >> tonight money matters concern growing that the budget standoff will hurt economic growth. major markets closed down today. the dow at 15,258, nasdaq 3781. s and p closed at 1691. smem are complaining about that apple's new mobile system ios 7 is making them sick sm. users complaining animation that transitions makes them nauseous. there no way to reverse. >> a silicon valley tech pioneer hoping to make a come back claiming to have a solution to make the internet hack proof. john mcafee is the plan police want to question about a murder. he for a period of time pretended he was crazy. >> john mcafee was and apparently still i

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with us to talk about it, she runs the farsi language news website online.welcome back to the france 24 debate. a french political scientist is with us, and from washington, patrick clawson, and from israel, from the institute for counterterrorism. welcome to all of you. the france 24 debate, where you can join the conversation on facebook and on twitter. there has been confirmation of an exchange of letters between barack obama and rouhani. we asked you, should obama meet rouhani? yes, if iran signals and interest first. they have to make the first move first. so it is up to iran to make the first move, he says. on twitter, show faith on both sides. the only way to begin a dialogue is if both sides participate. michael asked, what would the talks be about? syrian supporting nuclear issues could be discussed. overall, a lot of people saying do you agree? >> yes, because -- the best time to do that, lots of coincidences , which is very much interesting. in our religion, we have two ima ms which are very important because they represent different ways of life.

interpreter, at the end rouhani did say 'have a nice day' in english, and obama said 'goodbye' in farsi washington. >> that conversation led to outrage among some in iran. one protester threw a shoe at iran's president as he arrived in tehran today. the man was among a large group of iranian protesters opposed to an open dialog with the united states. it was the first direct conversation between leaders in washington and tehran since 1979. shoe throwing is considered highly offensive in the middle east. >> in india, rescuers are working around the clock to save as many lives as they can at the site of a building collapse in mumbai. so far, 50 people have been killed in the collapse. 33 escaped with injuries. officials say they do not know how many people remain trapped. they say there may be more than a dozen people in-need of rescue. the building that collapsed on friday was deemed unsafe months ago. repairs were scheduled, and residents were warned. but many of them continued to live there anyway. coming up. we're told to turn off those electronic devices upon take-off and landing. bu

then he responded in farsi. i would say that he was pretty chill in that clip.onight we saw different things. he spoke quite strongly about different parts of the nuclear issue, but he's a pretty even-keeled guy based on the couple of hours that i spent. >> was he running the show or was the foreign minister running the show? >> it was definitely the president. although the foreign minister spoke because the president was running late. >> and he and secretary of state john kerry will begin their negotiations. >> yes. >> is it , he has spent time in our country, is that why so many experts on iran optimistic? >> i think so. >> and is it fair. >> that's a fair question to ask. just because you know someone and you like them, does that mean they're going to do the right thing? the reason why we say that is because he's a very skilled diplomat. he helped in afghanistan. he was one of the people that help negotiate the 2003 freeze on iran's nuclear program. and that was a success. i know john kerry. he knows these issues well. it's a good pairing. >> american people,

just having listened to the farsi translations over time. focused mostly on the nuclear issue in terms of the content. should the president have had the conversation directly? >> i think it was a great conversation to have. and i think it is part of a broader effort. where you see the united states using tough sanctions, the threat of force to get diplomatic leverage and then get the opening for diplomatic opportunities. >> chris, what do you think? talking, you would think is never a bad thing. except for what matters most is is there substance to the talks. could it be a mistake to have the president directly involved? once he is directly involved, the ball stops there. there is nowhere else for it to stop. and anything he says becomes a real negotiating point. a real promise. a real commitment. >> you're right. this is a kinder, gentler face of iran but it is essentially, where's the beef? and there's no sign at the u.n. when rouhani spoke that he was willing to budge one ounce. he did not acknowledge they would move forward in compliance

by saying in english, have a nice day and president obama then said, thank you and then he spoke in farsyod-bye, god be with you and that according to a senior administration official was quote appreciated by the iranian. there's probably a big birther fre freakout where they're kicking themselves, he's secretly iranian. there are still huge differences between our countries. everything from iran's nuclear program to their support for terrorist groups, but today's direct contact between these two men for the first time since new cars looked like this, this direct contact is a sign we might make progress on the differences between us and we might do it without a war. how did this happen? how did we get to this point? ever since the relationship between the u.s. and the iran fell apart after the iranian revolution and hostage crisis. americans have used sanctions to put them on iran to try to get them to stop doing whatever it is they were doing. president carter banned oil imports. froze iranian assets. reagan banned the sale of anything to iran that could be used militarily. labeled iran

indeed, the iranian president did speak in farsi in the interview. there was an interpreter. but you know what that interpreter was provided by the iranian government. i don't know if you don't like your job, possible you don't. if you don't, i'm sorry. if you don't like your job you can still feel better about the fact that your job is better than those poor saps that work at fars news agency for the iranian government. their jobs really suck. that does it for us tonight. thank you for joining us. now time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." have a great night. >>> we are five days away from a government shutdown. today in a rousing speech, president obama was in no mood to compromise. ♪ >> five days from now on october 1 -- >> just five days until open enrollment. >> the health exchanges -- >> the affordable care act is here. >> the president is going on the offensive. >> president obama traveled to maryland this morning. >> to pitch his health care plan. >> the affordable care act passed both houses of congress. >> the bill is passed! >> i signed it into law. [ ch

he listened to all of us in english, absolutely, and responded in farsi. i would say he's chill in the clip we saw there. tonight we saw different things. at some things he spoke strongly about different parts of the nuclear issue. he's a pretty-even-keeled guy based on the couple of hours i spent. >> was he running the show or the foreign minister. >> it was definitely the president. the foreign minister was there. the president was running late. the foreign minister spoke for several minutes and has command of this portfolio. >> he and secretary of state john kerry on thursday will begin the negotiations. >> yes. >> is the fact that people like you, and many others in this country, because he spent a lot of time in this country, is that a reason so many experts on iran are optimistic. >> i think so. >> is it fair? >> and that is a fair question to ask. because you know someone and you like them, does that mean that they are going to do the right thing? i think the reason why we say that is he's a skilled diplomat. he was associated with helping americans

the two together and arranged this call was president rouhani of iran it was conducted entirely in farsia is not weakness. there is a clever maneuver as a way to show he is open to talk with no intention of resolving anything he wants to -- a shutdown and is he going to get it. >> bret: special edition of "special report" midnight eastern. that's it for this "special report." fair, balanced and unafraid. >> jon: a fox urgent first on "the fox report." i'm jon scott in for shepard smith. there is word of a republic can revolt on capitol hill until five hours to go until a partial government shutdown. take a live look at the house floor. fox news has learned moderate republicans are trying to block a bill that demands changes in the healthcare overhaul in exchange for keeping the government running. senate democrats already have rejected similar bills and president obama is calling on congress to pass a funding bill with no strings atrashed. earlier today, house speaker john boehner said quote, that's not going to happen. >> this is a matter of funding the government and providing fairness

. >> reporter: according to a couple of sources, they were not broadcast live on farsi state language media but it did air live on a state funded international news network available on the satellite. it's likely that the speech will be covered by state media today and tomorrow and will be in the headlines and i think many of these comments are going to be welcomed by analysts here and the u.s. who say they don't see at this point any reason for these two countries not to sit down and at least talk to one another. do they get along, have they been getting along for 34 years? no. but things have changed. many argue that iran at this point is the most secure, stable country in the region and they can help the u.s. in a lot of conflicts it's involved with. so we'll see what happens in the coming days. >> we'll be checking back to you. a lot of u.s. analysts have suggested that if there is a break through and potentially there could be a break through between the u.s. and iran right now, international sanctions led by the u.s. sanctions they have really made a dent on the life of the peop

saying have a nice day in english, president barack obama saying thank you, goodbye, god be with you in farsi. but then those tweets were later deleted, including some more substantive tweets about the contents of their conversation. this one about we're hopeful about what we will see from the p 5 plus 1, contents of the phone call, those tweets now deleted off hasan rouhani's twitter account. we don't know why that is. maybe he's worried he gave too much detail, maybe worried about the white house reaction. the president of iran is new at this so he's probably learning about how far he can go. >> what do you know about how people in iran are reacting to all this? >> reporter: we're hearing excitement. i'm seeing this on twitter, hearsing from friends of mine, dissidents i know in iran as well. i've been going to iran for more than ten years. been there about ten times. in all my trips there, the thing that struck me about iranians even during the most tense times between the u.s. and iran, people on the street would tell you, we remember better times with the u.s. we want better connections

and president obama responded thank you in a phrase in iran's farsi language meaning goodbye along with that wendell goler live with the news in the white house. both leaders were at the united nations earlier this week, but they didn't meet then. now they are talking on the phone. >> well, harris, white house officials say they were prepared to meet with hasan rouhani on the margins of the u.n. general assembly session, but the iranian leader was concerned about how that meeting might have been used by hardliners back in iran. they say reunion phoned president obama today before leaving new york. mr. obama says he was frank about the need for iran to prove that its nuclear program is not aimed at building a bomb. will test will be meaningful transparent and variable action. also bring relief to the international sanctions that are currently in place. resolving this issue, obviously could also serve relationship. and the islamic republic of iran. president says agreement won't be easy but the u.s. has an opportunity to pursue diplomacy and iran's new leadership presents an opportunity t

the president said thank you and good-bye in farsi. >>> happening today, authorities in arizona are expectedo release an investigative report into the wildfire that killed 19 firefighters earlier this year. authorities say those firefighters who were part of an elite firefighting team were battling the yarnell hill fire in june when gusty winds blew the fire out of control and overtook them. today's report is expected to provide an account of exactly what happened along with recommendations to avoid similar incidents. >>> fright night is a month away and halloween hiring is getting started now. theme parks and theme stores are gearing up for the spending spree that goes along with that holiday on october 31st. abc 7 has more from great america in santa clara. >>> it's a howling good time at great america's halloween haunt. frightening creatures, scared guests inside this haunted maze. >> really scary. i think the 3-d glasses added a good effect to it. >> reporter: the maze is just one of the attractions bringing in people from all over the bay area. >> a major piece of our business. >> repor

indeed, the iranian president did speak in farsi in the interview. there was an interpreter. know what that interpreter was provided by the iranian government.

he can engage better speaking in farsi. >> woodruff: fascinating. >> ifill: it was. >> ifill: finally tonight, remembering some of the victims of the attacks in kenya. the assault claimed a number of people known far and wide and also some of the country's elite. they included kenyan president uhuru kenyatta's nephew. also, a popular radio and television journalist in kenya, a clinton foundation staffer who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant and her fiancee, an architect, were killed as well. and there was reknowned ghanian poet, kofi awooner, whose body was returned home today. jeffrey brown gets a personal recollection. >> brown: kofi awooner was a poet and novelist, author of numerous volumes influenced by both his native traditions and western literature. a scholar-- teaching in ghana and the u.s.-- and a politically-engaged statesman, serving as his country's ambassador to the u.n. and serving time in prison for his political beliefs. he was in nairobi to attend a literary festival. with him and with us now, was his nephew and fellow poet, kwame dawes, professor at the universi

day" in english, president barack obama saying thank you, basically good-bye, good be with you, in farsi. then they were deleted including substantive comments about their conversation b. there about "we're hopeful about what we will see from the p 5 plus one and your government in particular in the coming weeks and months." some of the contents of the phone call, but those tweets now deleted off of hassan rouhani's twitter account. we don't know why that is. maybe he's worried that he gave too much detail. maybe he's worried about the white house reaction. i mean, the president of iran is new at this. so he's probably learning about how far he can go. >> what do you know about how people in iran are reacting to all of this? >> we're hearing excitement. i'm seeing this on twitter. i'm hearing from friends of mine, dissidents that i know in iran, as well. and i've been to iran, been going there for more than ten years. been there ten times. in all my trips there, the thing that struck me about iranians, even during the most tense times between the u.s. and iran, people on the street would

i saw -- i could tell they were speaking farsi but they were securing the area.saw a big group which i assumed rouhani was in the middle, and as i approached them, i was -- there was a few seconds of what will happen, will i get arrested, but as i approached them, i was able to talk to a delegation and hand the letter over to them and introduce myself and ask them if they would make sure president rouhani would receive a copy. >> you have a copy of the letter. can you read us part of the letter? >> yes. towards the end of the letter, he writes my wife and children as well as over a billion christians in the world seek god's justice in your consideration of this matter. please take immediate action in this regard and do not let me and a lot of people in my ward become the victims of the fire that extremists have made, those who have turned iran into a vortex of crisis. considering the fact i came to iran to serve the orphans, please do not let them make my children orphans and my wife without a guardian. >> basically, he's accused of proselytizin proselytizing. yo