later in the week when president hollande goes to meet with russian president vladimir putin. >> mike viqueira i'll let you take your seat. the president expected to come out and address reporters any moment now. with us in the studio is mike lions and professor edward barenson. and mike i'll begin with you. it is a thicky wicket. because now you have an emergency meeting of nato. what will nato do? >> first of all nato has got to tell turkey that we have got to take some time to think through what we're going to do as -- as an ally answer here, because the last thing we want is to have any kind of conflict on that border between russia and turkey there. so let's hope cooler heads will prevail and that the russians also won't respond with a military response against anti-aircraft-type batteries that exist on that border. >> but jamie mcintyre saying that this entire incursion from the russian standpoint took less than five seconds because the air space was so small. will the people of moscow be demanding some type of retaliation, and if vladimir putin does not respond, what does that say about

mike viqueira is in washington. mike, it is a solemn ceremony that we see over and over again, and it always has the same effect. >> reporter: you are right. it is raining, as you see a brilliant day near arlington national cemetery, i should say adjacent to the cemetery. the war to end all wars it was thought at the time, of course, and as you point the armistice, veteran's day formally known as armistice day. the president has an agenda here. still doing damage control over the scandal of healthcare at the veteran's affairs department. the president's handpicked successful leading that department still trying to clean up the mess. you recall phoenix was where it all started. quite a scandal in washington the president has touted. the president taughting his suck is in bringing some of the problems down. some municipalities around the country claiming to have obliterated veteran's homelessness. and joe biden has been very important in veteran's affairs, jill biden there you see her there. arlington as you noted, del

i want to bring in mike viqueira, mike, the crux of the questions during the question and answer period from the journalists was basically questioning obama's strategy in syria, and whether the paris attacks should have changed that strategy. we did not hear president obama say that it would. >> you know, a fascinating defense of his policy from president obama. i thought he got very intense perhaps even emotional at the end when he was talking about the need to stay away from the anti-muslim and anti-islam inflammatory rhetoric that have been heard in the wake of strategic events in paris. a stout defense of his policy president obama dismissing the idea that there needs to be american boots on the ground. he encapsulated his policy this way. he said we have the right strategy, and we're going to see it through. there has been a lot of talk including from american officials. you heard obama say that they're going to intensify their existing military strategy. they're going to squeeze the pie line and hit oil facilities, they're going to continue to hit high value targets. the president

we go to mike viqueira, who join us from atalya, turkey, the president said that this is not the right values, and these refugees are the most vulnerable and we should continue to welcome them into this country after they have been vetted. >> slamming the door in their face says president obama is not who we are as americans, as a people. that is echoing what we've heard over the course of the last few days from presidential aids who are here in antayli a, turkey. if this becomes a christians versus islam or christian versus muslim dynamic here in the united states or elsewhere, it feeds into the narrative that isil is trying to propagate. it might enhance the recruitment. and white house officials will tell you as military progress is made on the ground in syria and isil, then you're going to see isil striking out in western europe or whatever targets they can find. the president very careful on that point and very clear that he does not want that dynamic to start to take hold. >> mike viqueira reporting from turkey, mike, thank you. that is our coverage of the world's response to the

mike viqueira is live for us in washington. ke, good chance this ends up at the supreme court. >> reporter: well, it probably will, and that is the silver lining that many proponents of the president's executive action see on this ruling from the fifth circuit of appeals court, a decision handed down last evening was 2-1. the republican inductees voting to uphold an earlier ruling from a lower court in texas who blocked the president's plan to expand the two programs known in washington speak as dopa, and darka, to allow those who have been in this country since they were young, brought by their parents or by other means, to stay here in the united states. in other words defer action on deporting them. also those who are parents of u.s. citizens. some 5 million still in limbo after that lower court decision in february, and now this decision, again, not unexpected from the fifth circuit court of appeals in new orleans. the silver lining that many see, this will now allow this case to be brought to the supreme court, the departme

mike viqueira is at the white house. mike, what are those leaders expected to talk about today? and could we see any fixing of those frayed relations between the u.s. and israel? >> you called it a frosty or afraid relationship, and you're right. it's been going on for seven-some years. the coldest point came last march when benjamin netanyahu made that bold gambit going before a joint meeting in congress and making a speech trying to talk them out out of allowing the iran deal, the deal that president obama was in the midst of negotiating at the time and netanyahu trying to talk them out of voting for it. it incensed people at the white house, it was a dramatic breach of protocol and came at the end of a series, shall we say intense encounters between president obama and benjamin netanyahu. now the incentive is to patch things up, put things behind them. there are a number of things on the table further extending u.s.-israel security, a memorandum of understanding. israel asking for sophisticated hardware in the wake of that iranian deal. there is also the continued unrest now

. >> mike viqueira joins us now from turkey.he president still pushing back against any suggestion of more ground troops? >> that's absolutely right, del. the president said that we have the right strategy, and we're going to see it through. that strategy still will not include american combat troops on the ground in syria. he said that will be a mistake. obviously the american military with its allies could push isil out of raqqa out of that area s that it holds but then what. it would require a permanent occupation, something that is not realistic, feasible and not going to happen. the president said on the military side of the u.s. and it's allies they're going to intensify the strategies including airstrikes that have been going on for a year now. targeting leadership on the ground. the president mentioned the recent strike against jihadi john. they'll continue to aid and assist those who are already on the ground and effectively taking the fight against isil there on the ground. and squeezing the supply lines hitting oil re

mike viqueira is in italia with the latest. >> good evening, the french president calls it an act of. the white house and president obama tend to agree. article 5 providing for the common offense is thought to be implemented. an attack on one is an attack on all. no talk of president obama changing the strategy, they want to intensify what they are doing. >> in the wake of the attacks, there's a question that dominates the summit of world leaders. >> reporter: are you considering action against the islamic state. >> do you think i'll give an answer now. >> meeting with turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan. president obama vowed to go after the ring leaders of the paris attacks. >> we stand in solidarity with them in hunting down the perpetrators. french president called it an act of war. u.s. officials agree, and there's little doubt that i.s.i.l. is behind the problem. as a member of n.a.t.o. france may invoke article five, meaning an attack on one member is an attack on all. u.s. officials continues to move out the booth. to take the fight to i.s.i.l. the existing strategy will

mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. , talk to me about the goals for this week. >> tony, this time instead of confrontation there was conciliation, it was a meeting designed to paper over past differences and get the relationship between the united states and israel back on track. at the outset of his first face sto face meeting in more than a year, president obama stated the obvious. >> it is no secret the prime minister and i have had a strong disagree on this narrow issue. >> reporter: that issue is iran and the agreement on the nuclear program. but unlike past meetings between the two men, there was no open acrimony. >> i think this is a tremendously important opportunity for us to work together, to see how we can defend ourselves against this aggression, and this terror. how we can roll it back. it's a daunting task. >> reporter: there was little said publicly. no joint press son for instance. it was a low-key meeting designed to turn down the temperature in bilateral relations. that was a stark contrast in his last

that is the first step in the process >>> thank you mike viqueira in italia, turkey >>> the departmentf defense says that five guantanamo bay detainees will be travelled to the united arab emirates. officials do not pose a threat to the united states, the transfer coming as the u.s. takes steps to close guantanamo bay. the obare is considering moving detainees. there are worries within the muslim community in france. they are concerned about backlash. back to paris for that story. later, an indepth look at what the paris attacks tell us about the strength of i.s.i.l. >>> hello, i'm randall pinkston, let's update you on the latest developments in the paris attacks. french forces dropped 20 bombs on an i.s.i.l. town in syria, the french town promised vengeance. a suspect questioned by police hours after the attack, but let go. the french interior calling for an emergency summit to speed up security measures. joining us now is faisal, co-director of the liberty and at new york university center for justice. >> joining her is graham wood. you wrote an centring article some months ago. what

mike viqueira has more now from turkey. >> reporter: good evening to you, tony.sident obama is rejecting the critics who say he isn't being tough enough on isil. the answer is to intensify what is already being done, he says. at the close of two days of meetings, president obama rejected calls for a dramatic military escalation. >> we have the right strategy, and we're going to see it through. >> reporter: that means continued air strikes, now in their 15th month. and helping groups already taking the fight to isil on the ground. once again he ruled out american combat boots own the ground. >> if you do not have local populations that are committed to inclusive governance, and who are pushing back against idealogical extremes, then they resurface, unless we're prepared to have a permanent occupation of these countries. president obama hit back at what he called bellicose statements from critics he says are talking tough but have no realistic plan. >> if they think that somehow their advisors are better than the chairman of my joint chiefs of staff, and the folks

mike viqueira is in washington to explain what they did and why the u.s. military is even in mali. mike. >> reporter: tony, mali has always been a critical and strategic cross roads in west africa, a position that makes it critical to the widening fight against some groups now rising in west africa, and as the world is focused on the fight against isil and the situation in syria over the past several weeks and days, a reminder today that the situation in west africa cannot be ignored or forgotten. among the estimated 12 americans at the radisson hotel in bamako, five are the department of defense. why is the u.s. military in mali to begin with? much of northern mali came under the control of religiously motivated rebels in 2012. but a french military offensive soon pushed them out. the u.s. is backing a u.n. force called in to help keep the peace. in the wake of the attacks, u.s. officials say it won't change. >> one, we think it's important, and two, we continue to support it. >> reporter: more fighting could lead to more refugees and it could have dire repercussions for the united

mike viqueira, al jazeera, washington. >>> in paris vigils were held tonight on the one-week anniversary of the attacks. they're still claiming victims. another death today brought the toll to 130. we're learning more tonight about the investigation and the alleged raid that killed the alleged architect behind the attacks. adam rainy is in paris. french authorities say a third suspect died in the raid. what else have we learned? >> reporter: we're starting to learn new details from the raid in saint-denis in the northern edge of paris. not only that there's a third body confirms in the rubble, but they think that person that died is actually the one that detonated a suicide vest and not the cousin of the suspected ringleader of these attacks. that young woman died in the blast. her passport was found in a handbag nearby. for days officials say she detonated the suicide vest, but now they say that's not the case. >> adam, today eu ministers agreed to tighten border checks in the passport-free zone. why did they do it? >> reporter: john, they're concerned people rafsh to this huge zone whe

we asked mike viqueira to take a critical look. >> reporter: the first thing you need to know about the national debt is it's big. more than $8 trillion and counting. in other words u.s. natural debt is equal to the economic out put in the nation. the debt is growing since the regan years. it's higher than any time history, except world war ii. that's bad right, many pol tirnts think so. -- politicians thing so. president obama said this: that was when the debt was $8.5 trillion. now he's president, he's saying something different. >> another think to know. and alexander hamilton said: it seems odd. like a teenager with a credit card, having a debt and paying a debt can do wonderful things. governments like the united states which have a reputation for paying the debts and running responsible noninflationary policies can borrow a great deal. >> roads, education, r&d. investments are financed by debt. whether it's good or bad, large or small, it's likely to be a big issue for russians in the coming campaign. >> it's no surprise that the republicans share a certain amount of skepticism wh

mike viqueira is live in washington for us. ke, the president saying it over and over again, hire a vet. >> reporter: you are absolutely right. a solemn day, a bright and crisp fall day across the river at arlington national cemetery. the president making the trip across the river for the ceremony. you saw him lay the wreath there. laden with history and tradition are is the practice, the honor guard, the color guard, the marine band playing. a happy day if it weren't such a solemn occasion, really. the president taking the time to talk about veterans affairs, his efforts on the part of his new secretary, robert mcdonald, to clean up veteran's healthcare in particular the long wait times a scandal that had ungulfed the administration, costing the previous head his job at that post. the president talked about progress in that area, and the progress they are making to reduce veteran homelessness, but the biggest theme he hit was hire a vet, trying to encourage businesses both large and small to bring veterans on to the payroll. >>

. >> mike viqueira reporting from washington. republicans criticized the plan as an illegal overreach and 26 states challenged the plan in court. >> this morning, the university of missouri is looking for a new president after weeks of racial techies on campus, both of the schools top leaders resigned. members of the football team who threatened to stay on the field are expect back at practice later today. what i also the mood on campus? >> one of relief. we are in front of a tent city largely empty now. >> a somber resignation by president tim wolfe. >> i'm resigning as president of the university of missouri system. >> led to an emotional reaction in the center of campus. for months, black students on this overwhelmingly white campus said racial tensions were poisoning the atmosphere. the student body president said someone used the "n" word to him as he walked on campus. >> i have gone here since freshman year and had racial incidents with other students. it's just time that people started listening. >> an activist group named

mike viqueira reports, president obama announced plans aimed at changing that. >> reporter: every year 2400 at-risk people come through newark new jersey's entrying rit yit house. monday it welcomed president barack obama, touting programs to treat drug addiction and help inmates making a prediction for the world outside. >> part of the goal is it to highlight what is working so that hopefully we can see more and more places like integrity house. >> the president took a step in the movement to ban the box. a requirement that job seekers disclose a criminal record. he ordered federal agencies to delay the inquiries until later in the hiring process. >> we are suggesting when it comes to the application, give folks a chance to get through the door. >> a study in new york city suggests a criminal record reduces the likelihood of a call back or job offer. the negative affect was worse for the black applicants >> the federal could have required federal contractors to ban the box. he stopped short of that. the reason, rare bipartisan, and hope that a permanent fix will be law u and not an gi

. >> mike viqueira in turkey, will this latest attack change this president's strategy against isil?president obama in a wrap up news conference in response to many critics who say now is the time to step up and become much more aggressive militarily in the fight against isil and the u.s.-led coalition. he said that we do have the right strategy and we're going to see it through. it is an intensification of what is already happening. that includes airstrikes that have been going on for more than a year now. the u.s.-led coalition adding fighters on the ground who are already there taking the fight quite ably against isil on the ground and indigenous groups. hitting revenue streams like oil facilities that isil is utilizing right now and targeting its leaders. what the president did say and insist upon is that those who are talking tough with bellicose red rick do not have a plan. and those who are calling for american boots on the ground, that simply is not going to happen. that's not part of the strategy. after all the bellicose rhetoric, after all the talk of the military escalatio

mike viqueira reports the reasons could be political. >> the request by transcanada, the concern that wanted to build the key stone pipeline for several years comes on the same tape that the white house had finally come out and say that the permitting pros would be done, the president making a decision, the administration would be making that decision before the end of president obama's term. many people already wondering about the timing here, transcanada said it wants to suspend its permitting pros. in a letter to secretary of state john kerry, the state department handlings the permitting process and wants to suspend the process while it considers an alternate route through nebraska. >> this is pushed back until perhaps after the presidential election in the beyond and a new occupant of the white house. a fascinating development here on this long fought battle. the permit has been outstanding for quite some time. many thought the administration would make a ruling before the 2012 elections. they pushed it back. there were legislative challenges. congress passed a bill overwhelming

mike viqueira in a sentence, if you could sum up what he said, hire a vet. >> reporter: yes. you see the secretary of veteran's affairs there to his right, robert mcdonald lauding the progress that has been made at that agency since the scandal, the healthcare of the long wait lines, veterans dying while dating for healthcare at facilities. obviously still long wait times as the president alluded to, but saying that things are on the right track there. also talking about his initiative to reduce homelessness. we mentioned there are several municipalities who say they have completely erased homelessness among veterans. obviously still something of an epidemic in this country. and the president talking about keeping the shoulder to the wheel and moving that policy ahead as well. at times a solemn occasion, but at times the president hitting some grace notes even some happy notes pointing out the oldest living female world war ii veteran was among the crowd, 108 years old, obviously retired veteran. an upbeat tone from the president, but remaining everyone now that we are, as we

al jazeera's mik mike viqueira. >> you heard josh earnest talking about the positive and hope to come out of this meeting. real action on climb change. but it's relative to when has happened before. there is a meeting in 2009 you'll recall in president obama's first term in copenhagen in denmark. no agreement reached there. and what they've done here they've eventually said that all the countries or many of the countries they're looking for you mentioned 150 world leaders represented. they're looking for commitment and ledges to meet targets to reduce carbon emissions over the next several years. president obama has set a target for the united states to reduce its emissions from 26 to 28% below 2005 levels to have that done by 2025. but in terms of concrete commitment or legally binding agreements it isn't likely to be anything like that, and president obama will face the hostile conference if he were to enter into something that was that concrete. del, you mentioned that the president has had a busy day. he has met with the chinese leader and the prime minister of of india as well. h

. >> mike viqueira reporting from turkey where the g20 is meeting. thank you. >> a mother's pain. >> she wanted to have a career and a family. >> grief and sorrow as family and friends remember an american killed in the paris attacks. acks. >> taking a live look now in the french parliament where french president francois hollande will be making a repair address to a joint session of parliament to talk about the security response in reaction to the attacks friday in paris. >> an extra 3,000 troops are expect to be deployed across france at part of that response as international police forces search for a final active suspect the of taking part in friday night attacks in paris. the french prime minister warns more attacks may be in the works. officials in paris say police carried out 168 raised overnight connected to the attacks. france has intensified air campaign against isil in syria, hitting raqqa. >> a california college substitute was 160 in paris. she had been at a restaurant with friends when she was shot and killed. nearly 1,000 people gather

mike viqueira, what is on the agenda of these two leaders today. >> first of all the agenda is to patch things up. there has been a rough patch that has lasted roughly the entire seven years that lasted throughout president obama's term at the white house. both leaders went out of their way to stress the unity and commitment that each of those educations have towards each other. but if you look at the litany of disagreements over the course of last several years, the two-state solution, the bedrock of u.s. policy on the eve of the election early this spring. the peace talks that were led by secretary kerry in effort he again to bring palestinians and israelis together. that has collapsed as well. and there is a situation with iran. president obama's initiative to reach that nuclear deal as before it wa--as it was about to go before congress, benjamin netanyahu speaking to congress. today, a long meeting, del. i have to tell you that benjamin netanyahu is still to my left over here in the west winning going on better than two hours now at the outset of their meeting. both leaders spoke t

al jazeera's senior washington correspondent mike viqueira joins us with more on this. nato had the meetings the turks asked for and put out a statement saying in early october russia violated turkish air space and the allies strongly protest these violations and condemn them into nato air space. they made a point of saying they're standing in alliance with turkey. what does this all mean? >> well, if there's going to be a further conflict, it largely depends on russia. it's up to vladimir putin, really. today we saw francois hollande at the white house. in the wake of the paris attacks, he met with david cameron. angela merkel and putin on thursday. they said it's their top priority to make sure this downing of a russian fighter does not escalate into a wider conflict. that's what they want to do. both leaders try to emphasize the fact that despite upping on isil targets, the air campaign, there will be no french boots on the ground. president obama, of course, has been resolute in barring any possibility that americans will be there as well. the focus instead on those

mike viqueira reports from washington. >> reporter: at the outset of his first face to face meeting withetanyahu in more than a year, president obama stated the obvious. >> it's no secret that the prime minister and i have had a strong disagreement on this narrow issue. that issue is iran and the deal on its nuclear program pushed through by mr. obama. but unlike past meetings between the two men, there was no open acrimony. both emphasized common goals. >> i think this is a tremendously important opportunity for us to work together to see how we can defend ourselves against this aggression, thistor, how we can roll it back. it's a daunting task. >> there was little said publiby the leaders. no joint press conference, as is common. all in all, it was a low-key meeting designed to turn down the temperature in bilateral relations. that's a stark contrast with netanyahu's last visit in march. >> his excellency, benjamin netanyahu. >> that's when he defied the president and took his fight against the iran nuclear deal to a joint meeting of congress this is a bad deal. it's a very bad deal. w

mike viqueira is live in washington. this appears to be another supreme court showdown for the obama administration. >> you're absolutely right and an issue that cannot be more volatile in a presidential year where the issue has played predominantly on the republican side as the debates continue leading to the nomination process. it appears if the supreme court decides to take the case and you are correct when you report that the department of justice announced early this morning that they are in fact going to appeal to the supreme court, but it is up to the supreme court to decide whether or not they're going to hear the case. if they do, a decision likely to come down in the late spring for summer, coinciding with the heat of a presidential campaign. a setback for the administration. what this court did and it is known as a very conservative court, a three judge panel voting 2-1 to job hold an earlier decision from a lower court that halted the president's plan to allow the parents of those individuals who are suscitiz

mike viqueira on the talks today. president obama has had a busy day at the conference and on the sidelines as well. >> you're right. >> it was quickly down to the business at hand, and that is the cop, the conference of parties, as it is known, much anticipated as the conference on global climate change and 150 world leaders represented there in paris. the president said it is the last best chance for the world to come together and do something about global warming. he has painted a desire future for the earth's environment if nothing is done. disappearing coastal land floods of refugees, economies ruined around the world. there are commitments as you heard josh earnest say from many of these countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the globe. that's the good must. the bad news is that those are merely commitments. they're not legally binding. the united states for its part has pushed to reduce it's carbon footprint by 26% over the next 20 years. even sow scientists say it will fall well short of what is n

mike viqueira has been monitoring the talks. it has been a busy day for president obama already at the conference. >> you are right. he addressed this meeting of 150 world leaders. this is seen as a major turning point in the fight against global warming, president obama calls it the last best chance for world leaders to come to agreement. they are after a series of agreements from nations to lower their emissions targets. the united states target is 26% to 28% over the next 10 years in 2025. chain in a, the world's largest emitter wants to stop by 2030. a lovers around this meeting, of course many in the scientific community insist that global warming must be limited to two degrees celsius. it's been up 1.8% over the course of the last 140 years. a lot of people now feel that that is unattainable both as a matter of technical science and as a matter of politics. these leaders are trying to come to agreement. president obama has had a busy day, started out meeting with chinese president xi. these two leaders represent the what l

more on the two leaders meeting and mike viqueira, mike. >> reporter: tony, good evening, and there are two elements. one is to defeat is on the ground, but the other is not military one, but a diplomatic one negotiated around the table in vienna, and the fashionses of the world powers talking about the assad regime. but after the events of the last 24 hours, a complicated attack became more so. with the conflict looming between russia and turkey, president obama wants to stop events from getting out of happened. >> my top priority is to ensure that this does not escalate. >> reporter: french president, francois hollande agrees, and he asked for allied unity against isil in the wake of the paris attacks. >> today, we want on the occasion of that meeting, first of all, to share our determination, relentless determination to fight terrorism anywhere and everywhere. >> reporter: even as france and u.s.-led coalition step up the attacks on isil, he said french soldiers won't go into syria. and he stressed the diplomatic push underway in very ena. but the leaders vow to keep russia out of th

mike viqueira, the french participate is in town, looking for answers from president obama. >> reporterl, it's difficult to talk about francois hollande's mission here at the white house without talking about this latest incident potentially explosive. the turkish shooting down of the russian war plane allegedly over turkish air space. this just complicates the mission even further. there has already been division between turkey and russia. russia and the united states, other allies in the region like saudi arabia, the united states and its allies want to see bashar al-assad go, russia does not. russ h

mike viqueira has more. mike? >> reporter: john, good evening, this time instead of confrontation there was conciliation, this was designed to paper over differences. out was intentionally low-key. >> reporter: at the outset of his first face-to-face meeting with prime minister benjamin netenyahu in more than a year, president obama stated the obvious. the issue is iran and its deal on the nuclear program. but unlike past meetings, there was no open acrimony. and both leaders emphasized common goals. >> i think this is an important opportunity for us to work together to see how we can defend ourselves against this aggression and terror. >> reporter: there was little said publicly by the leaders. all in all, it was a low-key meeting, designed to turn down the temperature in bilateral relations. that's a stark contrast with netenyahu's meeting in march when he defied the president and took his fight against the iran nuclear deal to a joint meeting of congress. >> this is a bad deal. it's a very bad deal. we're bette

al jazeera's mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. mike, the president is taking executive action on this. what exactly is his plan? >> reporter: good evening. if you have to disclose on your job application that you do have a criminal record your chances of getting that job are reduced by something like 50%. it's called ban the box this movement to remove that disclosure requirement. the president has supported it, and he travel up to new jersey today to push for criminal justice reform and he did have an initiative on ban the box. he is now allowing the federal government to check criminal records later in the process, not have it on the job application, only for federal governments and federal agencies however. he visited a place called integrity house, has about 2400 individuals coming through the doors every years. it has drug rehabilitation, job-seeking skills, provides people with the goods -- sometimes clothes they need to go out on job interviews. the president perhaps the most famous visitor ever to cross those doors. later

mike viqueira is in washington. solemn ceremony that we see over and over again, and it always has the same effect. >> reporter: you are right. it is raining, as you see a brilliant day near arlington national cemetery, i should say

back to you. >> thank you, mike viqueira reporting from the white house.t, the pipeline would carry 800,000-barrels of oil a day from canada to the gulf coast. >> there are nuances about what caused that russian airliner to crash in egypt. the egyptian government saying international experts and officials from airbus are now examining the black boxes. the kremlin said officials there found items at the site not found on the plane, and u.s. satellites detected a heat blast that could have been caused by an explosion. the u.s. is warning americans working at its embassy in egypt not to travel to the sinai peninsula. we have a report from st. petersburg where the bodies are now being returned to the families. >> the egyptian president continues to insist that isil played no part in the bringing down of this aircraft, but the russian news agency has a source in the search and rescue them on the ground in egypt who says they have uncovered and found elements that do not belong from that aircraft. you can make what you want of that. meanwhile, at the hotel behin

mike viqueira reports from washington. >> well, the court decision is not unexpected, but is a setbackresident obama's executive actions on immigration reform. you recall that the president has undertaken two initiatives by executive action, circumventing congress. the dream act where the president deferred deportation proceedings against young people brought to this country not of their own choice at children. deportation proceeding deferred against them, also the parents of those children already u.s. citizens, the president announce that had after the midterm election ins 2014 when it became clear to the republican led congress was not going to move on immigration reform. in february, a texas judge in a lower court blocked the president's plan going forward, issuing a stay. the white house, department of justice appealed to the fifth circuit in new orleans. known as a cop court to block the state to allow the president's planning to forward, they denied that request and on monday evening ruled saying that the the accident judge the earlier lower court ruling from february still stab

let's talk about that with al jazeera's mike viqueira joining us from turkey.nt obama and russian president vladimir putin have also met. what came out of that meeting and what else are world leaders saying? >> the summit annually is supposed to be about the international economy. the meetings this morning on this monday morning, just a day's drive from the syrian border are focused on international trade, finance, the international economy, but make no mistake, it has been dominated by the question of the fight against isil, the on going war in syria and of course happening just days in the aftermath of the attacks in france, that had been front and center. president obama did meet with vladimir putin. it's been a while since these two have sat down. it wasn't a formal meeting, it was on the margins in the middle of a reception, very interesting pictures caught inadvertently, talking for 35 minutes. here's the issue, basically. the united states wants russia to focus airstrikes with russia now conducting its own airstrikes in syria against isil, not against op

. >> al jazeera's mike viqueira has more on the visit. >> reporter: after years of frayed relies, this moment last march marked a low point. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu defying president obama and taking his fight against the iran nuclear deal to a joint meeting of congress. >> a deal supposed to prevent nuclear proliferation would spark a nuclear arms race in the dangerous part of the planet. it will not be a farewell to arms, it will be a farewell to arms control. >> in some ways the tactic backfired, angering democrats that support israel, and a deal not supporting the congress. >>> binyamin netanyahu is now expected to patch things up with president obama. >> i think that at this point binyamin netanyahu wants to repair the relationship. not only with the obama white house, but democrats and also seeks a robust aid package to compensate israel for the security risks israel will be taking in the years ahead, especially in the wake of the iran nuclear deal. >> binyamin netanyahu will ask for an increase in the $3 billion israel gets in military aid. including state of t

mike viqueira has more from turkey. >> reporter: president obama is forcefully rejecting the critics who say he isn't being tough enough on isil. he says there is going to be more of what is already being done. at the close of two days of meetings dominated by the war in syria and the fight against isil, president obama rejected calls for a dramatic military escalation. >> we have the right strategy, and we're going to see it there. >> reporter: that means continued air strikes, targeting isil leaders and supply lines, and helping groups already taking the fight to isil on the ground. but mr. obama warned against thinking of isil as a viable state that could be concurred by a military invasion, and once again ruled out american combat boots on the ground. >> if you do not have local populations that are committed to inclusive governance, and who are pushing back against idealogical extremes, that they we resurface, unless we're prepared to have a permanent occupation of these countries. >> reporter: the french president has called the paris attacks an act of war, and president obama

. >> al jazeera's mike viqueira at the white house. thank you very much. christopher swift is a professor of national security studies at georgetown university. what do you make of the shootdown of the russian war plane today and the show of solidarity from nato in response? >> neither one is much of a surprise, david. the russians have operated close to the turkish border for quite some time. they have warned them on no less than ten occasions the last month, and the russians have flown around with their transponders and radios off not responding to communications from the turkish counterparts. that's not a surprise. the fact nato stands up for turkey is not much of a surprise. one of the things that's interesting is how nato responds both to this situation on the syrian/turkish border and the situation it faces with russia in places like the baulancetic states and especially lithuania. >> turkey's decision to shoot down the war plane is certainly not something that most nato members would have welcomed, right? they were freelancing in this particular cas

. >> mike viqueira is monitoring the talks from washington. mike, good morning.gine the paris attacks are on the minds of world leaders and french security as these talks get underway. >> good morning to you, receive knee. as a matter of fact in the wake which those paris attacks, there was talk that this conference long planned 150 world leaders now in paris for this long planned conference on climate change. there was talk in the aftermath of the attack that it would not happen. president obama for his part is there, obviously. his first act upon getting off of air force one, touching down in paris was to go to the site of the theater where he laid a single flower, a rose, we are told, by his side, french president francois hollande, the president, observing a very long moment of silence. the latest in a long line of businesspressions of solidarity and unity with the french government and french people, president obama, this high profile gesture upon arriving in paris, stephanie. >> mike, to the main point here about climate thank, this very high powered summit

al jazeera's mike viqueira has our story this morning from washington. >> after years of frayed relations, a low point. trial prime minister benjamin netanyahu defying president obama and taking his fight against the ran nuclear deal to a joint meeting of congress. >> a deal that is supposed to prevent nuclear proliferation would spark a nuclear arm race in the most dangerous area of the planet. >> in some ways, the tactic backfired, angering many democrats who normally support israeli. in his first visit to the white house in more than a year, netanyahu is expected to try to patch things up with president obama and he may bring along a shopping list. >> i think that at this point, netanyahu really wants to repair the relationship not only with the obama white house, but with democrats and he also seeks a robust aid package to compensate israel for the security risks israel will be taking in the years ahead, especially in the wake of the iran nuclear deal. >> he will ask for a big increase in the $3 billion israel gets in u.s. military aid, including state-of-the-art fighters, aircraft an

as mike viqueira tells us, the president had very strong words for his critics. >> at the close of twoeetings dominated by the war in syria and the fight against isil, president obama rejected calls for a dramatic military escalation. >> we have the right strategy and we're going to see it through. >> that means continued airstrikes, now in their 15t 15th month, targeting isil leaders and supply lines and already taking the fight to isil on the ground. >> once again ruled out american combat groups on the ground. >> if you do not have local populations that are committed to inclusive governance, and who are pushing back against ideological extremes, that they resurface, unless we're prepared to have a a permanent occupation of these countries. >> french president francois hollande has called the paris attacks an act of war and president obama agrees. still, he hit back at what he called statements from critics he said are talking tough but have no realistic plan. >> if they think that somehow their advisors are better than the chairman of my joint chief of staff and the folks on the gr