nassau and kofi anan's box both coming out in the fall of 2012? >> that's right. this book after the election, kofi anan's but after the election. >> the nobel prize winner. >> his long-awaited memoir of the african civil war which of his country nigeria and late sixties was the scholar that runs through his life. he's never talked about it and he's never written about that. it's coming of age both for a writer and as a country and it shows the hopes, the promises for this young country and how tragically pope turned into patriots and the civil war tore this country apart, and setting on a pretty maligned course. it's a beautiful book that really is a part about the role of writer in the conscience. >> what is the role to be committed? to stand up and sort of speak to those that won't speak or those that can't speak since things fell apart and still sells to under 50,000 copies a year come from high schools all over the country not just in the united states alone. some 80 billion copies in the publication of 1959 through to this memoir which is a mike ditka said c

reportedly will carry 120 troops to tartus, russia's only port on the mediterranean, yesterday, kofi anan has resigned, leaving diplomatic efforts to restore peace in the war-torn country in virtual collapse. anan cited frustration with international fingerpointing and the stalemate at the security council. the former secretary of the u.n. brokered a cease-fire in march of this year, but it was rarely observed. in an op-ed in the financial times, annan wrote, russia, china and iran must take concerted efforts to change course. the fight for syria's largest city, aleppo, rages on. rebel fighters have reportedly gained control of tanks and other government weapons and are using them against forces loyal to the regime. >>> the fallout continues over the latest air scare at reagan national airport. three u.s. airways passenger planes passed within 1,000 feet of one another because of a miscommunication at the tower. nbc's justice correspondent, pete williams, reports. >> reporter: it happened around 2:00 tuesday afternoon. when much of the traffic here is smaller commuter jets, regional air t

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fierce fight for control of the second city of aleppo while peace efforts are left rudderless by kofi anan resignation as on. facing seven years for storming russia's main cathedral the trial of a punk band pussy riot divides the country. and dozens are injured in fresh crackdowns on anti-government protests in bahrain this as the world stay silent. the u.s. is considered by many to be a place of high living standards but critics claim the notion of general wealth and well being is an illusion a leading un health economist and renowned american statistician now explain the social and financial ills of his country. in the promised land of stars and stripes us presidents have always reminded citizens how lucky they are and where people of every background can work hard and realize their drinks the old fashioned american dream. yes we did just this i don't think america is an exceptional nation of freedom and opportunity and the story of america reads much differently when facts are taken into account the measure of a nation is a new book comparing america against thirteen other wealthy natio

do know that barbecue movement and the arab league are in negotiations to try to figure out who kofi anan successor is going to be russia has said that it's very important to get this person in position as soon as possible but how soon and exactly how the diplomatic deadlock on the conflicting positions will be resolved remains to be seen and the situation of course saw that it was a battle for syria's second city aleppo is getting more bloody by the day u.n. observers now report a heavy build up of weapons in the area rebels are being accused of executions and abuses against regime supporters even so revelations in the u.s. media claim washington was funneling more covert day to the opposition i spoke to story in gerald hole and he told me america could pay for stoking extremism in syria. it's well known that washington basically has perfected the idea of the two trucks or policy that is to say on the one hand you talked and smile on the other hand and mike in the back that's basically what's happening in syria all of that is a lie out there about negotiations with the outside regime is

in syria, a frustrated kofi anan. the question is, if the u.n.else can step in to stop the violence. and finally, they call her the flying squirrel. the 4'11", 16 jld gabby douglas puts on the performance of her life, beating out the russians to become the first african-american to win a gold in the individual all-around event. go ahead, girl. the question is, are we witnessing the greatest women's gymnastics team of all time? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, i'm jonathan capehart and this is way too early, the show whose nickname in high school gym class was, the iron eagle. glad you're up watch on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. let us know why you're awake. shoot us an email or tweet us at willie's brand-new twitter handle, @williegeist. or text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. >>> we'll read the best responses later in the show. before the news at 30 rock, willie geist is standing by in london. willie, more great performances by the u.s. athletes. >> it was, jonathan, before i get to those, i wan

kofi anan resigning yesterday. what does it do? does it really do anything and is the u.n. mission totally in jeopardy in syria? >> in a word, it does nothing. i only use that word nothing because there isn't another word in the english language that means anything less. you talk about the mission. it would appear by the middle of august we may be losing that whole observer force. it's mandate play not be renewed. there's a lack of cohesion. you have one set of country that don't want to see any regime change. even the resolution was watered down. they had to water it down. they had to withdraw wording that would have called for the resignation of bashar al-assad. what we have here is complete collapse of diplomacy. people are looking on. they are very frustrated. they want to do something. it will have absolutely no affect on what's happening on the ground. what's happening on the ground can be pretty frightening today. >> what are the politics and why did they even pursue this if it means nothing? >> they wanted to pursue it because they wanted to put pressure on. i don't

i'm sorry that the mission of kofi anan died.ly the regional powers to put together a political framework. >> military intervention? >> for a political framework. for a post-assad regime and help vet and arm the opposition so somebody can stop the slaughter of the syrian people. people say if you arm the opposition it might get worse. look at what assad is doing. >> what's the timeframe for that? >> if we've been doing this for the last year maybe we'd be done by now. >> hala gorani. good to see you. she said the u.s. wasted too much time in the security council. does that then assume that the current administration is perhaps not working on other options, other venues? >> she's going to be critical of the obama's administration saying too much time has been wasted. what she said was if last year we started identifying opposition groups at the united states and other western countries -- >> this has been going on 18, 19 months. >> this is her approach to the situation. i said look, that's hindsight. what do you suggest be done? >

syrian leaders say they approve the choice of an algierian diplomat after kofi anan quit this month. [ crowd chanting ] >>> and in chile, students continue to storm schools throughout the country. they used chairs to block entrances. chili's president is condemning the occupation. protestors say the country's education system is in ruin, with poor quality public schools, expensive private universities, unprepared teachers and high-interest college loans many people cannot afford. >>> support is pouring in from western nations for a female punk band sentenced to two years in prison for a protest at a russian orthodox church. supporters rallied outside the russian embassy in san francisco's pacific heights neighborhood calling for the women to be freed. [ crowd chanting ] >> members of the russian band were convicted of hoolaganism, motivated by religious hatred. for dancing at the christ cathedral in february. the band said it wanted to call attention to the lack of free speech rights under president flad mere putin. >> right now we don't have freedom of speech in russia. all t.v. cha

kofi annan, who was overseeing a peace plan. >> i have been talking to quite a few foreign ministers about the issue. >> reporter: anan said they undermined his peace efforts. manuel galeg us, wjz eyewitness news. >> syria's ambassador to the u.n. called the resolution a peace theater and said it would impact whatsoever. >>> an unbelievable car crash, during a race in finland. you can see this white ford fiesta take a corner too fast. the car somersaults two times times and tumbles off the race track. incredibly, the driver managed to escape without any major injuries. >>> train riders are looking out for a man who attacked an elderly driver. the victim was forced to wait until the elevator stopped until he did get to safety. >> reporter: it's july 2nd, a little after 9:00 p.m. this 86-year-old man boards this elevator at the church street l station from the street. inside, you can see another man. police say he's about 6'tall, assessing, waiting until the doors open, and he attacks. the suspect holds the older man by the throat and rifles through his pocket, taking the man's wallet, id, and $500. and it's not over yet. the vic