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again, at the january general assembly, they unanimously passed a the following resolution. as explained by the developer meeting, the project would reduce open spaces by at least 6 acres. it would demolish 58 townhome apartments and require the occupants to move. there is a total of 22 hours on the side without first requiring existing towering. up to 5600 condominiums. the 0.5 million square feet of residential units, increased population by approximately 13,000 persons, the proposed planning code is [unintelligible] we understand that there are many points to consider in this issue. we urge you to consider the ramifications that this implementation will have on the surrounding neighborhoods. andhere are -- here are copies. thank you. >> good evening, commissioners. i have 33 seconds? president olague: i wish. [laughter] you have 3 minutes. >> i am the -- [unintelligible] these are my thoughts. first of all, the project will take up to 20-30 years. that sounds like a long time, but imagine if you and your family actually live there. how would you feel if your family just t

a general assembly.would be a statement that palestine exists in the 67 borders, which is exactly what israel does not want to us delay. and they want to negotiate the boredders and they feel it's a way of avoiding the tough negotiating that has to go ton. >> the other argument that you often here and have been hearing, there's a certain point where a two step solution will be available and you will have this powerful demographic argument having to do with comparisons to apart hyde. there's no question that thats a serious risk. the question is, where do you reach, israeli jeuf jews living beyond the time line. they say it's not beyond. look at sinai. so you ask when will you be beyond it? i make sure we -- it's impossible to know. but even if the mt liberal plan, which would involve moving, let's say, 80,000 israeli jews out of the west bank to create a state of palestine, 80,000 people being taken from their homes by a small society, it's going to rip that society apart, and netanyahu knows it and he i

in this context, the european union would like to say, the general assembly, by a two- thirds majority of the members present, may suspend membership from the council those countries that commit gross violations of human rights. we have at now, because cases are growing day by day. the european yen will supports the high commissioner to act on behalf on behalf of human rights violations. we welcome the call that they should protect the population as well as holding those s.sponsible for these attacks we also believe that independent, impartial, and credible investigations should be necessary to shed light on violations of international law. in this context, we stress that those responsible for the oppression and violence against civilians will be held accountable. it is our obligation that they should know that the international community is ready to act decisively for them. mr. president, in view of the above, member states of the european union together with other responsible members have called for the special session of the human rights situation in libya, with 56 countries with al

. >> tomorrow, the united nations general assembly should vote to accept the recommendation to suspend the khadafy government's participation here in the human rights council. >> clinton did not discuss military options during her address in switzerland. as long as he attacks his people the u.s. will consider a range of responses. >> back here, work continues right now to install a critical piece of the defining suspension tower of the new bay bridge. sky7hd shot this video as a massive structure that was going up this morning. it's hard to turn your eyes away from. that is the problem. amy hollyfield is live in oakland. >> you are really going to see some action from the bridge within the next hour or so. they are hoping that people won't slow down to catch a glimpse. the new tower already looks enormous. it's very impressive site but they have more sections to move in place. there are four pieces moving in this part of the construction. each one is going to take 30 hours to get up in place, no robots are helping, it's all by hand. they say the work is going very well and you should r

and then when president bush made the important statement he did to the general assembly on the 12th of september. and then again in 1441. we were down the track of the strategy, which i say listen containment. and at that point, it was up to saddam hussein as to whether he wanted that strategy to proceed or whether he wanted his regime to be removed. i have thought he was slightly naÏve in thinking he is choosing easier options. he chose a much more difficult and ultimately fatal option for him and his regime. and had that been the case, sir rod, the consequence for the united kingdom was there as a possibility of taking military options. it's also matter of speculation to think that if there had been full compliance with the requirements of 1441 and performance of the security council, it would've been extremely extremely difficult for the united states and the president to go to war because it would have been on the basis. it's hard to judge that, but i don't have the military action would've taken place. the overall complements consequences where i wanted to be. but given that yo

and then when president bush made the important statement he did to the general assembly on the 12th of december and then getting 1441, we were down the track of a strategy which as i say was enhanced containment. and at that point it was up to saddam hussein as to whether he wanted that strategy to succeed or whether he wanted his regime to be removed. i was frankly naive in thinking he would choose the easier option. but he chose the more difficult and ultimately fatal option for him and his regime. but had that not been the case, sir lord, the consequence for the united kingdom was that there was no possibility of us taking part in military action. no. i will say this is a matter of speculation think that if there had been full compliance, the full immediate and complete recompliance with the requirements of 1441 and before the security council it would have been extremely fic el for an united nations president to go to father. it would have been a retaliatory basis. it's not to judge that but i don't think military action would have taken place. so the ultimate plate where we got

as you know, that would require a 2/3 girard a vote of the general assembly.he president of the general assembly has informed me that this matter will be taken up early next week. i also recommended -- latest and gentleman, i will continue to engage world leaders on this issue. on monday, i will travel to washington to discuss this and other matters with the president obama. let me conclude by saying what ever the security council and general assembly and world leaders may decide, we must be mindful of the urgency of the moment. in this circumstance, the loss of time it means more loss of lives. this is a time to act. thank you very much. >> you talked to mr. gaddafi and it did not have any effect. the you plan to deliver your message to him again? >> i am not sure, after having spoken extensively with the colonel, whether he will heed to the course of the international community. if it is necessary, i will do anything to protect the population, the civilian population, and to stop the violence. he has been trying to justify and defend his position. i have bee

that is the standard laid out by the general assembly. this council's predecessor, the human-rights commission, lost its credibility in part because libya was allowed to serve as its president. it should not take bloodshed for us to create such regimes have no place here. i must add the structural bias against israel, including a standard -- standing agenda item for israel, is wrong, and it undermines the important work we're trying to do together. as member states, we can take this council in a better, stronger direction. in 2009, the united states joined the human rights council because president obama and i believe we could make a difference by working with you on the inside, rather than standing on the outside nearly as a critic. over the past 18 months, we have worked together. we have reached across regional lines, we have overcome what hobbles this country more than anything else -- the decisions of the member states. we have an opportunity to continue that progress with libya. as we look ahead, we hope to set a new agenda based on

city for insisting on sleeping in a tent in new york city when he came for the united nations general assembly and for traveling at all times with a blond ukrainian nurse. a doctor at one hospital in libya says at least 200 people have died since the unrest there began, and our miguel marquez is on the story. >> reporter: protesters facing heavy machine guns, snipers, mortars, the full weight of the libyan military. it's now a country at war with itself. at the helm its erratic and controversial leader of 42 years, colonel moammar gadhafi. libya, once listed as a state sponsor of terrorism, was removed from the list in 2006 because of its cooperation with the u.s. but the furor now being unleashed there will likely do more to radicalize its population than al qaeda ever could. colonel gadhafi has now cut all communications with the country and is trying to wipe out the rebellion. witnesses report that the dead are piling up too quickly to count. a stark difference from bahrain where the government gave in and allowed protesters to demonstrate at pearl square. young and old, it is absolute joy

and then when president bush made the important statement he did to the general assembly on the 12th of september. and then again in 1441. we were down the track of the strategy, which i say listen containment. and at that point, it was up to saddam hussein as to whether he wanted that strategy to proceed or whether he wanted his regime to be removed. i have thought he was slightly naÏve in thinking he is choosing easier options. he chose a much more difficult and ultimately fatal option for him and his regime. and had that been the case, sir rod, the consequence for the united kingdom was there as a possibility of taking military options. it's also matter of speculation to think that if there had been full compliance with the requirements of 1441 and performance of the security council, it would've been extremely extremely difficult for the united states and the president to go to war because it would have been on the basis. it's hard to judge that, but i don't have the military action would've taken place. the overall complements consequences where i wanted to be. but given that yo

that will be considered by the general assembly next week, probably on tuesday. we are already working with a partner regarding this issue. just to clarify, i know we have a question of whether expulsion vs suspension was the correct term. it is in fact suspension. this would be the first time a council member has been suspended since the council was founded in 2006. >> that is not that long. could you go back to when it was the commission? that might be more revealing. >> there were meetings today in toronto with several senior officials. in sarajevo, he met with members of the tri-presidency and other political leaders to discuss the formation of a government. during his previous two days, he had visits to armenia, georgia and azerbaijan. he had meetings with the several leaders. next week, under secretary will be in nigeria to discuss the promotion of democratic institutions and processes as nigeria continues to work toward an important election. >> it seems a bit unusual that you would shut down -- suspend the operations of an embassy without having a protect

general assembly suspend libya's membership on the council. the united states strongly supports these efforts and is already closely working with our international partners to carry out this suspension which will be acted on by the general assembly early next week. in addition as the president announced earlier this week secretary clinton will travel to geneva on monday to speak at the human rights council to discuss with their international counterparts further measures on libya as well as offense in the broader middle east. on monday the president will meet with u.n. security, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon in washington and will discuss the galactic legal and other actions needed to put a stop to violence against civilians in libya. he will also discuss the range of activities the u.n. agencies and the international community can undertake to address the significant humanitarian needs created by this crisis. the united states is involved in ongoing negotiations today at the u.n., the u.n. security council on a resolution that could incl

if rahm goes to the general assembly with a proposal to raise the sales tax, they're going to turn it down. they just increased the income tax. and so it really is ludicrous at this point to even be talking about changing the sales tax when it's not going to go anywhere. what we should be talking about is how do we protect those businesses that are struggling out there in the neighborhoods that have seen a huge increase in the property taxes and about to close their businesses, because of that. those are the types of things we should be talking about. >> can we stay on this issue? >> one second. we do have a follow-up opportunity. charles can come back. you'll all get another 45 seconds here. charles? >> well, mr. chico, i mean, you've called mr. emmanuel a pathological evader of the truth. >> right. >> is his response to this issue part of that? >> absolutely. i mean, tell us right now what's going to be taxed. i agree with miguel dell ville, this is absolutely the wrong time to be talking about this. i have a daughter who is a single mom. and i have a 2-year-old grabbed son. she's n

general assembly to ask for his help in freeing her friends. their lawyers entered not guilty pleas for all three. one said "after reading everything, i'm very hopeful and positive that legally there is no evidence of trespassing or spying." but that may not be enough to win their freedom. >> we know from previous experience in iran that these -- these judges are not objective. these cases are not based on the actual evidence. they are political cases. >> reporter: if convicted, they could face a maximum ten years in prison. larry jacobs, abc news. >>> and now for a look at today's weather around the country. there will be a mixture of rain and snow across the south from memphis to little rock and into jackson, mississippi. meanwhile, snowy in cleveland as well. and on the east coast, dry and mild. cold in the upper plains and showers in the pacific northwest. >> miami has the high temperature today with 82 degrees. minneapolis, the low at 5, although omaha will clock in with 12. the northeast will be in the mid-40s. >> this is the story everyb

and then when president bush made the important statement he did to the general assembly on the 12th of september. and then again in 1441. we were down the track of the strategy, which i say listen containment. and at that point, it was up to saddam hussein as to whether he wanted that strategy to proceed or whether he wanted his regime to be removed. i have thought he was slightly naÏve in thinking he is choosing easier options. he chose a much more difficult and ultimately fatal option for him and his regime. and had that been the case, sir rod, the consequence for the united kingdom was there as a possibility of taking military options. it's also matter of speculation to think that if there had been full compliance with the requirements of 1441 and performance of the security council, it would've been extremely extremely difficult for the united states and the president to go to war because it would have been on the basis. it's hard to judge that, but i don't have the military action would've taken place. the overall complements consequences where i wanted to be. but given that yo

is the protesters again, the labor protesters to be here, to let the members of the wisconsin general assembly know that they'll compromise, they are willing to pay for more benefits and, but collective bargaining, it's not just teachers, they are the largest, but public service employees this wisconsin except for firefighters and police officers, but they want the legislature to know absolutely not. collective bargaining is a right they intend to hold on to if they can. >> all right. we will stand by and watch for the developments. thank you for the update. >>> well, a hijacked yacht carrying four u.s. citizens is expected to reach the coast today. a spokesperson for the u.s. military says they are continuing to monitor that yacht which is under the control of pirates. the military says it will likely try to prevent the yacht from reaching the land where rescue options are more limited. they were on a seven-year mission to deliver bibles to children around the world. >>> the cruiseship damaged by a fire and sent to san francisco for repairs is ready to set sale with passengers once again. the

general assembly. he spoke nearly two hours and like he was semidetached from what was going on. he could flip from one thing to the other. he was extraordinary. >> did he team semidetached from reality? >> at times. at times. but at other times, absolutely focused on, for example, the fact that he didn't think that libya had really got enough from the west and, in particular, from the particular for giving up his nuclear program four or five years ago. >> to stay in power this long, he has people around him who are, obviously, saying yes. in lock-step, at least to a point. did the people who were with him that day seem fearful at all? >> i wouldn't say they felt fearful. they seemed overrespectful. there was a certain distance from him. there was a certain, you know, brorlg brother leader is coming feeling. it felt to me, i don't want t b tribalize this. like very, very -- very careful in his presence. >> when you see what is happening now, and you reflect on the time you spent with this man, do you think there is a chance that he will step down willingly? >> no. i wouldn't have

you had bush's statement to the general assembly on the 12th of december, you had that very intense period leading up to 4041. great signs were released by cabinet and the british people that we got 4041 and there was a matter being resolved peacefully. there was not a decision to be made by cabinet because they endorsed the process leading up to 4041. we got it. then you had the declaration, and then it was christmas. that period even if there was a formal cabinet discussion, you know, what decision points would have been taken that people feel could have been taken if there was formal papers? then, you are familiar with what happened in the runup to the decision on the 17th of march, but there was the third phase. >> i'd like to look back five days before the 17th of march if i could. in your evidence to us, we asked you about the consideration of alternative options on the eve of the conflict. you told us i prepared a paper for mr. blair, i told him about it. if you ask me who was present, i can't exactly answer. mr. blair warns you about the pearls of taking military action in iraq wit