secretary of state john kerry has made an unannounced visit to somalia. he arrived a short time ago. and is the first u.s. secretary of state to visit the country. the trip is expected to show support for the somalia government in its fight against al shabab. what's the suck doing in somalia, who's he going to meet with? >> it's more accurate to say what did john kerry do while he was in mogadishu for more than three hours on tuesday. he melt with the president as well as members of his cabinet including the prime minister as well as regional leaders and with civil society leaders. what john kerry was trying told was communicate the obama administration support for the government of somalia and efforts to prepare for next

they are interpreting john kerry's trip here as a sign of american flexibility. that america is coming here maybe with a slightly stance towards russia, that it may be softening and coming around to sees things more from a russian perspective. the americans are saying we will talk to vladimir putin hoping that the russians are now becoming a bit more flexibility. the russians are now seeing things from an american perspective, you can see these two countries are coming together, trying to find some sort of common ground on big big issues. big geopolitic call problems and essentially coming t at it with very very viewpoints. the challenge, of course, is to try to get beyond that, and concentrate on what united them. >> yeah, and probably quite an intricate talk there certainly i guess judge being i the fact that we are waiting for this this news conference, for the moment, thank you. and you can see the live shot here of where that media conference will take place in sochi, we are expecting the u.s. secretary of state john kerry and the russian foreign minister as

john kerry is going be flown back to the united states to continue treatment for a broken thigh bone following an accident. kerry was in the region. rewill have lots more on his condition and what that means for those negotiations in just a bit. we have also been talking about the tragic news that beau biden has died of brain cancer at the age of 46. >> condolences have been pouring in many saying that beau was a lot like his dad. it is with broken hearts that hallie hunter ashley jill and i announce the passing of our husband, brother, and son beau after he battled brain cancer. president obama also released a statement. he wrote michelle and i are grieving tonight. beau biden was a friend of ours. the president wrote i have believed the best of every man and find that to believe it is enough to make a bad man show him at his best or even a good man swing his lantern higher. he was diagnosed nearly two years ago but was give an clean bill of health. he suffered a relapse and readmitted about a week and a half ago. he served as delaware's 44th attorney general and he was widely expect

secretary of state john kerry, met president vladimir putin and what russian officials called a positivetep. >> kerry also met his russian counterpart, sergei lever rob. events in ukraine dominated the agenda, of course, but they also covered iran's nuclear program and the conflict in syria. the two also took time to remember the soviet sacrifice that led to victory over the nazis severed the -- 70 years ago. russian leaders had been kept away from this victory day commemoration's in protest of moscow in ukraine. >> after tuesday's talks, they held a joint press conference. we will go to our correspondent at the talks first. this one john kerry, who praised his host for the goat -- cooperation with the run of the nuclear program and efforts to bring peace to syria. >> there is an urgent need, we agree, for that same kind of cooperation that brought about the removal of weapons from syria, chemical weapons, that has characterized our cooperation on iran, the same kind of effort is now necessary in some other challenges that we face together. >> that was john kerry just moments ago in soch

secretary of state john kerry and russian president vladimir putin will meet. in sochi. john, let me begin with you. what is at stake here? as we mentioned, this will be the first time they have had a face-to-face meeting. john: i think more than anything else, there are a lot of tensions between the two sides here, and this eating, even if it does not accomplish a lot substantively, maybe you can cool things off and make sure things do not get out of troll. i am not optimistic that there could be any major breakthroughs on any of the issues you mentioned, ukraine, iran, syria. indira, if president putin is receiving secretary kerry, what do they have to talk about? as john mentioned, some of the issues are so intractable that is it basically just a photo opportunity? no.ra: it is thomas because they have these problems it is support for them to talk. is important. it has been two years since john kerry has been their meeting with the vladimir putin, and i kept john kerry waiting for about four hours, and it was seen as a snub, but there were not all of these p

talking about this visit from john kerry they say okay, if john kerry is coming all the way over maybe that means the u.s. is softening the stance a little bit. and that he is bringing a slightly more tolerant or per missive kind of altitude they are coming over here saying we will -- that they have immediate rated their stance and they are softening a little bit on what they think is going on, and what they think is going on in ukraine. both washington, d.c. and moscow are coming to these thinking maybe the other side is more flexibility. so that's not a very good bases for negotiations. the united states has said that it is coming here, mainly to keep the channels of communication open. it is not expecting any big break throughs to come out of these talks. it is just seeing this as an opportunity to talk to the boss of russia the guys that make all the foreign policy decisions. >> all right i guess the other thought, is this feels like this feels like a meeting that maybe is either long overdue certainly necessary, if there is to be any kind of thawing in the relations between these

john kerry held his first talks with the russian president in two years. ary kerry met with president clinton is so cheap -- secretary kerry met with sochi.nt putin in bill: success becomes a function of what we can do. what we can do for the rest of the world. to help others and to prove some of the price success can blend into success for the future for others. mark: despite a recent bond selloff, grosses about to prove that it is not about the size of your fund but the legacy you leave behind. lisa, good to see you. -- gross is about to prove that it is not about the size of your fund but the legacy leave behind. lisa: seeing his kids on the soccer field. honestly, the take away is that he is moving on to the next phase of his life where he is trying to establish something that is greater than himself or his track record. and moving to something more humid. more h mark: we have seen him at pimco, thenuman. lisa: there has been a shift to unconstrained funds. as investors start to think, this 30 year bull market bond is ending. what does it mean if you ca

secretary of state john kerry is in riyadh meeting with yemen's president.s expected to push the saudis for a pause in air strikes to allow in aid. we have more on the situation inside yemen. >> reporter: for thousands trapped in aden the sea is the only way out. they have been caught in the battle for the southern port city. the residents are terrified. >> the condition is rockets, bombing, random shelling on the houses. no electricity, no water. >> they shoulder responsibilities or be set aside. >> many are confined in their homes. others are on the move looking for a way out. boats like this have become the only hope of survival. they have become dangerous. on wednesday, one of the boat was shelled by houthi rebels killing dozens of people. the district is important. it's not far from the city sport. the area is vital for control. the houthis and forces loyal to former president salah remain powerful here. in the province the fight is equally hard. forces loyal to the president are putting on the fight. most of the city was destroyed. houthis and their al

john kerry is in russia for his first meeting with putin. guy: a muted outlook sends shares sharply lower. good morning. welcome to "the pulse" live in london. i'm guy johnson. francine: i'm francine lacqua. greek officials have persuaded german light creditors they are serious about delivering the. guy: even though both sides have had their "redlines," there was common ground. let's get to tom. >> red lines by necessity are inflexible. but there is common ground. francine: let's go straight to tom in brussels. there's still a very tight timeline. do we have a more positive tone? tom: yes. we are looking at the timeline of six weeks. but there has been this rapprochement after the acrimonious meeting they had in riga three weeks ago. the euro group coming out with a statement saying they are seeing positive intent from the greeks. no details on the policies. though there was a little bit of detail from the european commissioner of economic and financial affairs, who said there had been son movement on vap, some movement on the management of

secretary state john kerry is in the russia, where he is meeting with vladimir putin.y are both in sochi and this is terry's first meeting in russia since the crisis in ukraine began. but right now joining us is roy challenge who is right outside the building. kerry and president putin have been meeting for hours now. do we know what they have been discussing. >> i just had a chat with the u. embassy team, they confirm that the meeting is still going on, they say it is taking place for some two hours now. before that there was four hours of discussions. clearly a lot for these people to discuss. the main issues. >> that we think are being talked about, three conundrums. one of which there is actual common ground between the united states and russia over that's iran. both iran -- sorry both russia and the united states passed the p five plus one group to try to get nuclear deal with iran locked down. so there is agreements between washington, and moscow on this something that the united states has come here hoping to push forward. they will, of course, be talking about

. >> so there we have the saudi foreign minister standing alongside john kerry. the saudi foreign minister saying ceasefire 11:00 pm on the 12th of may, and as we go to mohamed vall my colleague in the saudi capitol riyadh who was listening to that and also the press conference being given by the saudi coalition spokesman, do you notice a major change in different directions one on the ceasefire, and another in terms of the intensity of the bombardment? >> reporter: yeah, quite so yeah. i noticed. at the same time in paris we listened to the two foreign ministers of the u.s. and saudi arabia reiterating that this is this window of opportunity, there is this ceasefire coming up on may 12th. there is a lot of ifs. the word if has been used several times there. and also on the other hand the brigadier general spokesman of the coalition has used very strong words that caught my attention during his presser. he said we are about to have a ceasefire, but the houthis should know the punishment will be tough in the next two days. so there will be a ceasefire, but between

has been saying, the sanctions against russia will not be limited according to john kerry until minsk is fully implemented. kerry agreed that it should be fully implemented the problem clearly is how to get the actual arables contained in those protocols to be properly followed by everyone. when the cease fire is violated on a routine bases. >> any thoughts on if they couldism prove relations than some of those other big issues would fall into place? like syria or libya? well yes, they are obviously trying to find some sort of common ground on all these problems. on syria ukraine, they have common ground on iran. so everyone is holding that up as a good illustration on what can be achieved when the united states and russia foreign policy objectives fall into line then you can have a fairly large achievement. it hasn't been properly finalized. both lavrov and kerry are quite proud of this nuclear agreement, that has been reached. but at the basic level here, we have a serious difference in opinion on how the world should be organized. the united states is quite happy with it's position

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secretary of state john kerry is shortly due to speak alongside vladimir putin after their meeting inhi. they were discussed to discuss the shaky ceasefire in ukraine. also topping the agenda the ongoing nuclear negotiations with iran. both the u.s. and russia have been involved in effort to reach a deal with tehran by the end of june. and they plan to talk about syria. well, we have full coverage with rory challands in sochi, and rosiland jordan standing by in washington, d.c. where officials have described the meeting as a critical moment. let's go first to rory though in sochi. do we know anything about how the talks are going? because we are expecting to hear from the two leaders, aren't we? >> reporter: yeah we have been told that we're expecting a press conference any time in this next hour. the talks have been fairly long. vladimir putin and john kerry have been in the meeting room together for at least a couple of hours so far, and before that there were four hours of meetings with the russian foreign minister. if you listened to the russian commentary over the last couple of

john kerry used the word a big agenda there between the united states and its arab gulf allies to be discussed there in the united states in the next few days when they meet with president barack obama, including security -- guarantees of security commits there. hu commitments they talked about as the foreign minister gave a few explanations there, saying that the two countries are on the same page with regard to the long-discussed missile defense system that the united states have been trying to convince the saudis and the gulf countries to accept to have on their territory. now it seems that that defense system is going to -- to happen because the two men are on the same page and they have big concerns towards iran big concerns towards any groups that john kerry described, predator groups that are trying to destabilize the region. >> let us talk about what john kerry said. you alluded to it there, they were going to give the houthis some time to get the message -- message -- -- so john kerry said he is going to talk to iran and ask iran to tell the houthis to stop all of this. >> t

that is why john kerry is coming to russia today.the war memorial in sochi and meeting with sergei lavrov and the russian president as well. >> matthew chance thank you. >>> millennials have taken over the work force. what's more important than a paycheck? i'll tell you what that is next. >>> i'm christine romans. let's get an early start on your money. millennials are taking over the workplace. there are 53.5 million millennials working now. these numbers will keep growing as more millennials graduate and start working. where do they want to work? forget corporate america. most 2015 college graduates would prefer to work at mid sized companies. 60% want a company with a good social atmosphere. they want to have fun. more than 70% say a majority of parents are picking up their expenses. many are saying this is what we get? we have to climb a ladder? it is a very different mindset. >> mom, dad, where's the rent check? >> where is my imported beer? >> i'm not bitter. >>> i know where i can learn more about millennials. you can look at

conference we don't know at the moment whether it's a joints press conference or a solo one with john kerrysuppose that kerry and putin do have time to sit down together, they are likely to be discussing three very different geopolitical situations with three very different levels of cooperation between russia and the united states. >> let's talk a little bit more about those issues, then, what are they? >> reporter: well, first of all on the agenda according to the americans anyway, we have iran. the u.s. really wants to get nailed down the nuclear deal with iran. russia and the united states have been cooperating, perhaps the one bright spot at the moment in u.s.-russian cooperation on that issue. of course, the americans though are quite worried about the sale of russian missile defense system to his iran. after that, then we go onto syria, the united states believes that the ground is shifting in syria and that the rebels are winning more and more ground and that assad is looking weaker and weaker. of course russia has been backing assad for a good number of years the united states want

it is it just a coincidence that it comes on a day when john kerry is in saudi arabia and we've seen the escalating violence in yemen itself? >> barbara, we don't know if it is a coincidence or designed that kerry is asking for something quite contrary to the spirit of that letter by the yemeni authorities allowing the humanitarian aid to be channeled to those in need. as we saw the report from djibouti. we've seen an escalation in the war. this war has been going on for more than six weeks now. and there have been definite goals of the from the saudis, forcing them to come to the negotiation table and reversing the coup they have staged a few months ago. none of those goals have been achieved so far. it's quite contrary to what saudi arabia has been planning for, and now the airstrikes cannot be as decisive as they thought to be and cannot bring about the results they needed. now saudi arabia needs a new strategy and the government of yemen, particularly after the killing of those scores of civilians today so we have two that are asking for a cease-fire and asking for more war. and

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houthi rebels have fired back. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in russia where he is meeting withresident vladimir putin, he sat down moments ago with the foreign leader in sochi. it's kerry's first visit to rush since the start of the ukraine crisis. iran and syria are also on the agenda. let's go live to rory challands. could there be a break through in this meeting? or at least the beginning of a thaw in u.s. russia relations? >> reporter: well never say never, stephanie. there are people in russia who have been musing in the last couple of days for john kerry to come all the way over to russia maybe he is bringing a softer stance towards russia. but they are treating this more as an opportunity to keep the channels of communication open. a chance to talk to the boss the guy who makes all of russia's foreign policy decisions, really. because there are lots and lots of issues that divide these two countries. only one, really that unified them at the moment. >> what specifically is on the agenda? and are you expecting some sort of a news conference at the end of this meeting? >>

secretary of state john kerry is in the south koreaeenan capital.e met with the the president in seuol days after north korea executed its defense chief. he claims he has test fired a missile. >> it continues top pursue ballistic milingsz and make threats and it continues to show flagrant disregard for international law while denying its own people the protection the fundamental freedoms in human rights. >> that's why it is absolutely critical for the global community to continue to shed light on north korea's atrocities against its own people. >> harry fawcett has more. >> john kerry referred to havents in north korea well his opposite number in south korea. he said the submarine launched tests which recently took plates was a violation of north korea's u.n. and international obligations and he said the apparent execution of one of kim jung un's leaders was another explain of public execution of a gross desk grizzly and horrendous nature and he said north korea was not just treating elites in this way but its entire population in this way. as he ra

secretary of state john kerry announced that it will not shut down for now. what are the fears about the camp? >> there are a number of fears. it's a remarkable situation. it's very difficult from a humanitarian perupsetive and from a cross-border security perspective, and the environment where organizations like al-shabab can infiltrate radicalize them and call them into the ranks. to the extent you have the camp, it's a concern. if you don't have it there, there's no way to provide the services and care and protection that the refugees need. look the best solution is for there to be stability and a functioning economy, and strong institutions in somali. it's unlikely we'll receive those things in the near term to allow camps to be shut down. when you talk about sevility in the region how do you see the u.s. role going forward, especially the relationship with somali? >> the relationship with somali is important. we are able to offer diplomatic cover and support and carry the water. it's important in terms of the development institutions the creation of infr

secretary of state john kerry is in the hospital.s leg in a bicycling accident near the french and swiss border. this is video of secretary kerry from a couple of months ago cycling. a spokesman for kerry told cnn he is in stable condition, did not lose consciousness. we will have a live report at the top of the how are you. >>> a muslim mother's claim she was discriminated on a flight to washington. she says a flight attendant refused to give her an unopened can of coke but the same flight attendant handed an unopened can of beer to another passenger. when she asked about it, the flight attendant said she might use the can as a weapon. she said he was humiliated and left in tears on facebook. joining us is joey jackson. when you look at this, the first thing you think is, first of all, could she sue for discrimination and what would very to have compiled, what evidence would she need to get this case going? good morning to you. the reality it comes down to what your damages would be. absolutely, she can sue. then, of course a measur

it was john kerry, john edwards had his own table, joe biden had his own table.ow did it but it on your the map? >> a lot of people found out. he had a table in the middle of the restaurant. by the end of the evening, the press latched on and there were five or six tables of press. john kerry announced his candidacy here. mark: was romney here? >> yes. yet new year's eve -- he had new year's eve parties here for the press. they were all coming out. we spent $9 million to restore it. it has been the most satisfying investment i have ever made. mark: the you know when you will make your money back? >> it is an investment. in 2002 2006 caucuses, we had all three anchors here. peter jennings, dan rather and tom brokaw. they were all on the restaurant at the same time. mark: we are here right before the lunch rush. what is the biggest night in terms of media star power? >> it used to be the night before the caucuses but now the candidates are politicking until the end. so, i think the night before the caucuses when we are most busy. mark: what is it like with the poli

we will look at that and the rest of john kerry's asia trip. of this when "first up" returns. ♪ is 7:38 -- 7:30 here in hong kong. it is looking like a great day. hot and humid here in hong kong. we are 30 minutes away from the open of trading in australia, tv, on yourn your mobile, and online, you are watching "first up." top stories this hour -- , rio a two-year impact tinto and mongolia have signed an agreement to proceed with an expansion of the tolgoi coppermine. the company says out -- outstanding issues have been addressed. it had been stalled over taxes and cost overruns. a partial victory over samsung and one of its many patent cases around the world, finding samsung did use patent and designs. claimeld most of apple's but overturned one ruling that could reduce the final settlement. apple and sam's i have another case waiting to be heard by the u.s. court of appeals. -- samsung have another case waiting to be overheard -- to be heard by the u.s. court of appeals. ofbaba is being accused counterfeit goods. this comes nine months after

breaking news this half hour and john kerry made unannounced visit to somalia and we go to jordan who phone from nairobi and quite a historic visit to somalia. >> reporter: this was planned with an incredible amount of secrecy and the meeting we were hearing from some sources was being planned without even notifying the president of somalia that kerry would even be coming for security reasons, the assistant secretary of state for african affairs linda thomas had long planned a visit mogadishu and we are expecting a meeting between john kerry and his delegation composed of political representatives and military officials and they will be meeting with president the prime minister, the foreign minister and other leaders of the somali government. the purpose according to the spokesperson is for the united states to show its continued support for somalia as it tries to transition from more than two decades of civil war to a fully functioning democracy. it's not clear how long the meetings are going to take but certainly the secretary of state was very much looking forward to having a face-

secretary of state john kerry helicoptered to a geneva switzerland hospital earlier today after being injured in an accident while biking in the french alps. kerry is an avid cyclist. nick robinson is tracking the story for us. >> reporter: secretary kerry sustained this injury when negotiating a curb when on his bicycle about 30 miles outside geneva early sunday morning. he was in france. he was taken by medical helicopter to this hospital in geneva, back in switzerland. he's been treated by doctors throughout the afternoon. the fracture detected in his femur is close to a previous operation where he had hip replacement surgery in his right femur. secretary kerry decided it would be better to go back to boston to be treated by his doctor there who did the hip replacement surgery. he's been in the hands of doctors here in geneva throughout the afternoon. clearly, the determination is made it is better for him to allow his staff to travel back on his own plane while he will wait a medically-equipped aircraft state department officials made available to him. he is using that aircraft to

. >> some fairly long four hour discussions with john kerry before john kerry then went into meetings with vladimir putin. so lav love came out of the discussion and says that yes they had talked about ukraine, that was one of the big topics of this meeting here and i can go through the lines that basically lavrov and kerry agree that there was no alternative really, to a political settlement in ukraine that both sides were saying that the minsk protocols were the only real solution to what was happening in ukraine. but that russia wants comprehensive constitutional reform. essentially, giving increased powers to the eastern sections of the country that have been brought by civil war. and said that yes russia was ready for cooperation, with the united states. but only on an equal bases where there was no two e, from coming from washington and that russia can't be held responsibility, for the current crisis, in relations with washington, in essence as washington that is at fault for that. >> and do we know when we are likely to hear this news conference? who presume sergei lavrov. >> w

i think it was john kerry, john edwards had his own table, joe biden had his own table. in the middle. john: how much did adam to gurney do to put it on the map? >> adam was the chief writer for the new york times, and a lot of people follow his lead, we found out. he had a table in the middle of the restaurant. by the end of the evening, the press latched on and there were five or six tables of press. john kerry announced his candidacy here. mark: was romney here? >> romney with your a lot. i think he had an event here, they had new year's eve parties here for the press. that ceiling alone was $80,000 to repair the stained-glass windows. they were all coming out. we spent $9 million on the building to restore it. it is been the singular most satisfying investment, but also the singular worst investment i have ever made. mark: do you know when you will make your money back? >> the restaurant is doing quite well, so that helps. in 2002, 2006 caucuses, we had all three anchors here. we had peter jennings, dan rather, and tom brokaw. they were all in the restaurant at the s

traveling with john kerry sends us this from nairobi. john kerry's mission on tuesday, was the support for this fledgling democracy just three years old. in 2016, the secretary of state wanted to not only show the administration support but also to encouraging somalia to do more to try to improve it's military capacity particularly as it is trying to get rid of al-shabaab. even as they are -- other countries that have also pledged to use military force to try to degrade al-shabaab. they wanted to underscore the willingness to help deliver the capacity. that the rule of law and that free expression both are important in any democracy. and to that end he made it a point of meeting with people who were very much instrumental. in trying to make sure that somalia has a healthy cultural environment not just one that is a state security environment. now to the constitutional court, cleared the way. more than two weeks demanding that he back down, critics say the plan in junes poll defies the constitution and the police deal. more than 30,000 ha

. >> we see what happens when russia and the united states work together >>> secretary of state john kerry meets with russia's president vladimir putin, calling for cooperation in many of the major conflicts. >>> no laughing matter leaked audio recording seem to show abdul fatah al-sisi and others divertingate from gulf allies to defense funds >>> miracle of sights - an american doctor diagnosed with ebola talked about how the disease lurked in his eye months after it almost killed him >>> good evening. this is al jazeera america. i'm antonio mora. we begin with more death and destruction in earthquake-ravaged nepal, less than three weeks after a quake rocked the heinrich himmler nation killing more than -- himalayan nation killing more people. today another quake struck. the 7.3 quake caused buildings across the region to collapse. more than 40 are confirmed dead and another thousand injured. it's feared people in isolated towns and villages were buried in the rubble. the quake triggered a powerful land slide near the border with china. u.s. marine officials served that a marine helicopte

is that what john kerry's visit to china is all about?porter: well, this is a scheduled visit. it was planned many months ago but in recent days officials in washington have been indicated that the united states government is becoming increasingly alarmed by the expansion of artificial islands that china is building in the contested waters of the south china sea. recently aerial photographs of frantic construction going on and what appears to be a runway, that china could potentially have a military use put missiles there and force an seclusion zone, should beijing wish to. the south china sea contains sum of the -- some of the world's bissest shipping lanes. mr. kerry, in his talks to chinese, will be emphasizing the united states commitment ever freedom of navigation in the south china sea. now, china has responded angrily to the suggestion that these islands have a military use. china says that these islands fall within its sovereignty therefore, it is entitled to do with these islands whatever it wishes. at the moment you have to reme

this meeting with john kerry the u.s.ladimir putin, the russian president was to take place two hours ago. it's not happened though. we understand now that john kerry is on his way from the lunch meeting he's been having with the russian foreign minister towards vladimir putin's residence in sochi in southern russia where meetings and talks are taking place. there's a whole lot between these two countries to discuss. you mentioned relations between america and moscow at the worst level since the cold war mainly over the crisis in ukraine. the u.s. accuses russia of taking part in the conflict in eastern ukraine and there have been sanctions impose against russia by the united states and its allies for annexation of crimea last year. they've got all of these problems but they have to try to work out some kind of relationship. some working relationship because they've got all of these other mutual interests, mutual areas they need to cooperate over. iran syria, yemen. perhaps this is a first step toward trying to normalize

. >>> developing now, we're waiting to hear from secretary of state john kerry following the meeting he's been holding with russian president vladimir putin. that meeting is happening in sochi and comes amid badly strained relations over the conflicts in ukraine and syria, russia's ally. also efforts to reach a final nuclear deal with iran. chris jansing joins us. chris, what are the expectations for this meeting? >> well tamron i think limited, it didn't get off to an auspicious start as john kerry was on his way to sochi, the foreign ministry put out a statement criticizing the u.s. position on ukraine. having said that there are a number of very important things on the agenda iran being one of them one of the things that the united states is very concerned about is the sale of missile defense systems, they'd like to stop that. they are going to be talking about syria, john kerry would love to put more pressure on vladimir putin in terms of not supporting bashar al assad, something that has met with a lot of international pressure but to no avail so far, and i think there's absolut

we have more on the mission. >> secretary of state john kerry sat down with russian president vladimir putin for the first time since russia's military -- invaded ukraine two years ago. the two men met on russian turf at the resort town -- kerry came with a list of requests. he pressed him to pull back troops and to commit to a solid cease-fire. but it will take more than handshakes to move beyond their rocky past. before john kerry's trip even began, russia was already pointing fingers. the foreign ministry released a statement saying the ukraine crisis was "largely provoked by the united states "the u.s. need support on several global issues. the u.s. wants russia to help brokerage -- brokersyria and a nuclear peace deal with iran. >> more than 6000 people have been killed since fighting began between ukrainian government forces and russian back the rebels last year. the conflict follows russia's annexation of the crimean pole and see -- peninsula -- crimean peninsula. >>> traffic continues to go by and one lane of traffic. >> residents living near this explosion say it was so intens

we were just listening to john kerry speak about his discussions. he mentioned was there is no substitute for talking directly to key decision-makers. it begs the question, when will president obama meet with the russian president vladimir putin? can someone it if that might be a question they get at the conclusion of the opening comments from secretary of state kerry and with the foreign minister, but you raise a good question and it is interesting just to hear the fact that john kerry is making these comments, critical comments about what is happening though in ukraine on russian soil. few met a lot over the last years but this is the first meeting on russian style, the first for john kerry to meet directly with vladimir putin. that clearly lasted longer than originally intended. they clearly disagree on a range of things. if there were news to come out of this, it may be the willingness to work together, perhaps towards trying to reach a political solution in syria. maybe just a little bit of wiggle room there. some potential for working together

john kerry was in sochi speaking with vladimir putin and sergei lavrov.n nepal kills 45 people. the truss gets under way in yemen, several ministers are headed to washington for talks with president obama. the saudi king declined the invitation to the talks. riyadh say it was because of the peace talks with yemen. but some say it was a nub. >> when prince salmon became king, president obama cut short a trip to make sure he was in the country. and the white house says king salmon promised to show up but canceled at the last minute. the white house tried to put the best spin on what seemed like a very obvious snub. >> i know there have been some speculation that this change in travel plans is an attempt to accepted a message to the united states. if so, that message was not received. >> still most analysts say that this is saudi arabia's and bahrain's way of showing how unhappy they are with the u.s. president. this is one reason. >> i think one of the biggest threats they mace may not be coming from iran. it's going to be dissatisfaction inside their own c

secretary of state john kerry said that sanctions on rush sharks could be lifted have had moscow honors the cease-fire in ucontain. >>> kerry has held talks about with the russian president sense the crisis began. >>> now, reports. >>> john kerry's first engagement was at the resort city's war memorial, the president, should bees russia's victory base celebrations, so, this was the u.s. government's opportunity to honor russia's role in doe photoing the nazis and then, eight hours of diplomakey fan and first a meeting with the foreign minister and then to the russian president, to talk with putin. >>> iran syria yemen lib bo a, and ukraine a long list of talking points and it's a sign of how forced they are and they're just talking was the trip's mean goal. >>> this was an important visit at an important time and we didn't come here with an expectation that we were going to de founa specific path forward with respect to one crisis or another or have a major breakthrough, we came here to have a very full and open do i log with russia's leaders. >>> it seems ukraine's e lou si peace was t

secretary of state john kerry is now in the saudi arabia capital riyadh to discuss the conflict in yemen. let's go distraght to mohammed val with the latest. he's in the saudi capital. a call for a pause in the fighting, how likely is that to be received in riyadh. >> it is interesting that at the time john kerry is coming to call for the ceasefire. the government has sent that letter to the united nations security council asking for ground invasion in yemen to protect civilians and also to force the houthis to comply to the resolutions of the united nations security council. we have two trends that go against each other. kerry is holding the meetings he's had a series of those meetings with the crown prince and today with the yemeni foreign minister before meeting. after that he met with president abd-rabbu mansour hadi and the foreign minister. he is expected to met with king himself, and during all these meetings they are going to discuss the two ideas, an idea that calls for a ceasefire and an idea calling for ground forces in yemen to rescue the civilians there and to comply to reso

olivia: what do you expect john kerry to say to president putin? think he is looking for putin to reduce some of his support for bashar al-assad. i think he is looking for the russians to agree to allow united nations sanctions on iran reimposedck to be if iran this bleak -- if iran misbehaves. i think he is going to ask president putin to cool it in ukraine. i'm not sure how likely any of those things is to happen. olivia: many western european leaders have been asking president putin to cool it in ukraine as you put it. expecting president putin to say to the u.s.? myn: part of the message is, agreement to meet with you proves that russia is still a major player on the international scene. it is reminiscent of victory day over the 90's and world war ii. azis in worldo war ii. what they do is their own decision. on syria, i think he will agree that some diplomatic process is necessary. russians have agreed to that before but never supported it. on iran, likewise. i think he agrees an agreement would be a good thing. iran's national interests have t

john kerry called it potentially renewable, we'll have to see.that camp david summit happening, diplomacy in the back ground as well. a broader picture here as well wolf. >> nick thanks very much. nick paton walsh reporting from beirut. jeb bush answers this key question would he have invatdsed iraq in 2003 like his brother but will his answer help or hurt him in a republican presidential campaign? it's more than a network and the cloud. it's reliable uptime. and multi-layered security. it's how you stay connected to each other and to your customers. with centurylink you get advanced technology solutions, including an industry leading broadband network, and cloud and hosting services - all with dedicated responsive support. with centurylink as your trusted technology partner you're free to focus on growing your business. centurylink. your link to what's next. >>> welcome back. i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. 1:30 p.m. here 6:30 in london 12:30 a.m. in vietnam. thanks very much for joining us. jeb bush speaking out about his older brot

secretary of state john kerry is now in the saudi capital and he is deeply concerned about the humanareensituation and he'll push for the aid to be delivered. >>> the situation is going more dire by the day and we're deeply concerned about that and we have urged all sides anybody involved, to comply with humanitarian law and, to take every precaution to keep civilians out of the line of fire, out of harms way as well as to provide the opportunity for assistance to be able to be delivered. >>> here's this update. >>> yemen's letter come as a very interesting time because john kerry is trying to ask for a cease-fire in the war to allow humanitarian relief to be channeled in. however, the letter is asking for the u.n. to give its pressing or to send troops to the ground and that means a ground invasion. and, they have been launching these strikes for about 6 weeks now without the objectives of those fights, from major cities, particularly in aden, and other cities, and to also force them to come to the negotiation table for a peaceful resolution. and they have taken more territory, insid

john kerry says the u.s.ould welcome the break from air strikes by saudi arabia and other arab countries, but he says the houthi rebels also have to stand down. >> it's vital, thanks to the saudi initiative that all parties agree to the ceasefire before more lives are lost and i am pleased that president hadi today has agreed to fully support this effort. >>> to mohamed vall now who will explain what this proposed ceasefire could mean in terms of finding a long-term solution to yemen's conflict. >> a nationwide five-day ceasefire is quite an achievement for secretary of state john kerry in his visit to saudi arabia. now they have given this offer to the yemenese particularly the houthis and the loyalest of the former president saleh. and it is conditioned by their favorable reply to it. if they agree, then this five-day ceasefire could be extended. it's not going to happen until there are arrangements by the u.n. and other relief agencies to prepare and be able to channel relief supplies to the yemenese in ne

secretary of state john kerry has made an unannounced visit to somalia.and jordan reports now from nairobi. >> reporter: it's the first time ever that a u.s. secretary of state has ever visited the country of somalia, but john kerry is doing just that on tuesday, showing the obama administration's support for the government and the efforts to try to formalize and legalize the democracy that has been taking shape for the past three years. the obama administration wants to show its support for the presidency ahead of next year's presidential elections, and they want to see more encouragement of people on the local level getting involved in the political process. kerry is also meeting with members of civil society, and regional political leaders who have their own concerns not just about human rights but also about the ongoing security situation. al-shabab still controls some parts of the country, and that's making it difficult for hundreds of thousands of somali refugees most notably inside kenya who want to return home to their nation. however, the u.s. is

secretary of state john kerry is in somalia on an unannounced trip.s is the first time that the top u.s. diplomat has ever visited somalia, this comes as the u.s. tries to help the country rebuild after two decades of war. they are trying to stop groups that could threaten north america. rosiland jordan is live for us in nairobi, rosiland were security concerns the reason this trip was not announced? and who has secretary kerry been meeting with? >> reporter: above everything else stephanie, security concerns are the reason why the trip of john kerry to somalia earlier on tuesday was not announced publicly until he was actually on the ground and it's no surprise somalia is still a very volatile environment. the government which has only been in place for three years is still struggling to get control of al-shabab which just in the past month or so launched a deadly tack on the university college northeast of nairobi here in kenya, so there is a lot of concern about the safety and well-being of the u.s. secretary of state but of many others as well. it

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john kerry will be in saudi arabia today talking about the fighting in yemen. the saudi-led coalition intensified airstrikes overnight along the border. saudi say it is in retaliation for houthi mortar strikes on a sawed town, the first time that happened since the war began. >> a court sentenced four men to death in afghanistan for their roles in the mob killing of a woman accused of burning the koran, something she did not do. her family called the trial unfair saying not everyone who took part has been held responsible. >> los angeles is suing wells fargo, the city alleging bank employees opened fraudulent accounts and issued bogus charges to meet sales goals. wells fargo adistributes the practices to rogue employees and will vigorously defend itself. >> the official dealt toll from last week's earthquake in nepal is rising, 7500 people have been killed. the once bustling village is now completely covered in rubble. as we report, rescuers fear the town may have no survivors. >> it leads to one of the most popular places in nepal. few would want to go there n

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secretary of state john kerry will be attending along with leaders from across africa. after the celebrations, he says he will get to work. he's got major problems to deal with economists say the country is almost broke because of the falling price of oiling. nigeria relies almost exclusively on money from oil exports for income. and corruption has cost the country billions of dollars in lost revenues. buhari has promised to end it and improve security. >> there is a lot of he expectations from nigerians nigeria has seen a huge decline in terms of its infra structure