a victory for diplomacy, and at the speech at the national defense university in the past year, mr. kerryerred and expanded on what he meant by that. >> and i think we can all imagine how a similar situation might have played out three or four years ago. and -- and in fact, it is clear that today this kind of issue was able to be peacefully resolved, and officially resolved, and that is a testament to the critical role that diplomacy plays in keeping our country safe, secure, and strong. >> reporter: the other point, which mr. kerry made during his speech, del, was that where countries can try to work together on issues of mutual concern, he sees that there is more possibility of that happening. and he cited not just the ongoing fight against isil, but also about the ongoing efforts to try to end the civil war inside syria, which has been going on for nearly five years. so it was a brood speech, but the secretary took the opportunity, again, to stress that you can't always fix problems using weapons. sometimes talking to each other and listening to each other in the secretary's view is th

following on from that meeting between mr kerry and g.c.c. foreign ministers, clearly this is about shoring up the relationship making sure that the world is clear that the americans are not compromising their relationship with the gulf state as a result, as a consequence, of the nuclear deal that was recently implemented with iran. listening to this is our correspondent in istanbul. we were saying earlier that there seemed to be a two-pronged approach. we have john kerry talking to g.c.c. and biden talking to the turkish prime minister. what elements of the complex conflict are they going to be dealing with? >> reporter: on the top of the agenda in this meeting going on between turkey's prime minister and joe biden, top of the agenda is the border security between turkey and syria. there has been a particular problem. the u.s. is concerned that there's a 90 kilometer search of the border that still isn't as secure as the u.s. would like it to be. this is an area that over the years has been used that foreign fighters have been able to cross

>> well, i have never considered mr. kerry to be in his right mind. >> you're talking about the secretary of state. >> i'm no doctor but i don't think he's in his right mind and for this to go out under the signature of the secretary of state is a disgrace. it's an insult to the people that suffered terribly there and insult to their families and everyone. i can't even think of an excuse unless it's in a buying print there that we haven't seen but it's shameful. >> you know, when i look at this, i always think that even year over year it appears worse. >> i can't defend this. go trump. it's over. it's over. it's a new year. i've had it. why defend it? you can't defend it. there's no way to defend it. the area is a mess. >> yay for julie. >> this would be like saying they have been lying to me. >> now we have to get back and you mentioned something very profound. because the goal there was to eventually get them back to syria where they would be protected in a neutral zone or whatever they want to call it and that would solve t

>> well, i have never considered mr. kerry to be in his right mind. >> you're talking about the secretary of state. >> i'm no doctor but i don't think he's in his right mind and for this to go out under the signature of the secretary of state is a disgrace. it's an insult to the people that suffered terribly there and insult to their families and everyone. i can't even think of an excuse unless it's in a buying print there that we haven't seen but it's shameful. >> you know, when i look at this, i always think that even year over year it appears worse. >> i can't defend this. go trump. it's over. it's over. it's a new year. i've had it. why defend it? you can't defend it. there's no way to defend it. the area is a mess. >> yay for julie. >> this would be like saying they have been lying to me. >> now we have to get back and you mentioned something very profound. because the goal there was to eventually get them back to syria where they would be protected in a neutral zone or whatever they want to call it and that would solve t

we understand mr. kerry has also been speaking by telephone to his russian counterpart it will be up to the opposition to it will look like the opposition is the one who doesn't want peace. i think it's more likely than not some sort of talks will take place later in the week. those will be so-called proximity talks with the u.n. envoy shuttling 2003 the two. i am told initially they will look at possible cease-fires in syria and trying to alleviate the humanitarian situation and those areas of syria under si e siesiege >> at least 20 policemen have been killed by two isil car bombs in a village west of the iraqi city of ramadi. the suicide attacks hits the headquarters of the federal police. isil killed 72 soldiers in separate attacks. the iraqi army says the latest finding was in isil's language stronghold in the area. imran khan reports. >> reporter: iraqi soldiers on the road to what they hope is the last stronghold in ramadi. isil fighters have managed to slow the iraqi forces' assault and the last 22 h

moscow had problems with the list, and we understand mr kerry has been speaking by telephone to his russian counterpart. it will be up to the opposition to decide whether to the basis of the list agreed from the international community. i know they'll come under pressure. they'll be told in the syrian government is there and you are not there, it will like like the opposition doesn't want peace. it's more likely than not that some talks will take place later in the week. initially i'm told they'll bell proximity talks. the opposition in one room, and the syrian government in the other, with the u.n. envoy shuffling between the two. initially they'll look at possible ceasefires in syria, and trying to alleviate the humanitarian situation, in those areas of syria under siege. >> in yemen, the u.n. is seeking unlimited access to taiz, where supplies of basic necessities are dwindling. the city as seen some of the worse conflicts between the rebels and forces loyal to the government. victoria gatenby reports. the u.n. says 200,000 civilians are living under a state of siege. houthi rebels are b

we understand mr. kerry has been speaking to his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov.will be up to the opposition whether to attend on the list that's been agreed by the international community. i know they will come under a great deal of pressure because i think they will be told that if the syrian government is there and you are not there, it will look like the opposition is the one that doesn't want peace. so, i think it's more likely than not that some sort of talks will take place laudser in the week. i am told those will be proximity talks. the opposition in one room and the syrian in the other with the u.n. envoy shuffling between the two. i am told initially, they will be looking at possible cease-fires in syria and trying to alleviate the humanitarian situation and particular those areas of syria under siege. at least 20 policemen have been killed in ramadi. suicide attacks hit the headquarters of the police. isil killed 72 soldiers in three separate suicide attacks in ramadi. the iraqi army says the latest fighting was in isil's last stronghold in the area. i

mr. kerry also said iran's nuclear deal is likely to be implemented in the coming days. he said the sailor's incident could have gone differently. >> these are always situations which as everybody here knows have an ability, if not properly guided to get out of control. and i'm appreciative for the quick and appropriate response of the iranian authorities. >> reporter: our correspondent in washington rosiland jordan says kerry leveraged his relationship with his iranian counterpart. >> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry says he is grateful to iranian authorities for arranging the quick release of ten u.s. navy sailors from iranian custody after more than 16 and possibly as long as 20 hours between tuesday and early wednesday morning. the u.s. defense department is crediting the secretary of state for negotiating the swift release of the sailors because of his direct channel to the iran an foreign minister. they established this relationship during the more than two years of negotiation over ending iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. however, a senior administra

we understand mr kerry has also been speaking by telephone to his russian counterpart. it will then be up to the opposition to decide whether to attend on the basis of the list that has been agreed by the international community. i know they will come under a great deal of pressure because i think they will be told that if the syrian government is there and you're not there, it will look like the opposition is the one that doesn't want peace. so i think it's more likely than not that some sort of talks will take place later in the week. i'm told initially those will be so-called proximity talks. the opposition in one room and the syrian government in the other with the u.n. envoy shuffling between the two. i'm told initially they will be looking at possible ceasefires in syria and trying to aleave yaut the humanitarian-- alleviate the humanitarian situation in areas under siege >>> yemeni journalists have been protesting and dedemanding the release of al jazeera's journalist. they were last seen on monday. al jazeera is demanding their immediate release. forces loyal to

some of them want to see some concrete measures, they don't just want verbal assurances from mr. kerry and others. they want concrete measures on the ground, before they are going to actually sit down in these talks. they had a meeting, and it was a pretty stormy meeting. we saw argument as the meeting was ending, some berating each other very angry. they went away to discuss in their various groups how to proceed. the next meeting to decide how to go forward, i'm not saying it's the final definitive meeting, one hour from now. we are watching closely for any sort of decision. of course they are listening not only to the people here but the people in saudi arabia and one member of the high negotiating committee told me they also of course have to bear in mind the comments coming from syria. >> the truth is what can i tell the people who are starving to death? what can i tell the people that daughters and kids are in prisons? they need a solution and we need to give them something. if we don't get anything from this pros, we are going to be all of us finished. we need to give the people

we understand mr. kerry has also been speaking to sergei lavrov on the telephone.en up to the opposition to decide whether to attend on the basis of the list that's been agreed by the international community. i know they'll come under a great deal of pressure, because i think they will be told. if the syrian government is there and you are not there, it will look like the opposition is the one that doesn't want peace. so i think it's more likely than not that some sort of talks will take place later in the week. i am told initially those will be so-called proximity talks. the opposition in one room, and the syrian government in the other. with the u.n. an voir shuttling between the two. i am told initially they will be looking at possible ceasefires in syria and trying to alleviate the humanitarian situation, in particularly those areas of syria under siege. ♪ >>> around 15,000 protesters have rallied in the mall dolan capital demanding early elections after the point of a prime minister who they claim is taking orders from business tycoons. robin forester walker i

mr kerry has been speaking by telephone to his russian counterpart. it will be up to the opposition to decide whether to attend on the basis of the list that has been agreed by the international community. i know they will come under a great deal of pressure because i think they will be told that if the syrian government is there and you're not there, it will look like the opposition is the one that doesn't want peace. i think some sort of talks will take place later in the week. i'm told initially those will be so-called proximity talks. the opposition in one room and the syrian government in the other with the u.n. envoy shuffling between the two. i'm told they will be looking at possible ceasefires in syria and trying to alleviate the humanitarian situation and particularly of those areas under siege >>> the foreign ministry has summon summoned who said militias should leave the fight against i.s.i.l. to the iraqi army. iraq's foreign ministry says the militias are fighting terrorism and are under the command of the armed forces. meanwhile at least

mr. kerry: thank you, thank you very much, major general padilla. thank you, all of you. it's a great privilege for me to be able to be here today. i am delighted to be in the presence of so many people currently serving our nation. all with great distinction. and it's a privilege to be at ndu. i'm also honored that the secretary of the air force is here. thank you very much for being part of this. before i begin, i want to underscore how pleased i am that our sailors were safely returned into united states hands this morning. [applause] as a former sailor myself, as the general mentioned, i know as well as anybody how important our naval presence is around the world. and certainly in the gulf region. and i could not be, and i know the president could not be, prouder of our men and women in uniform. i also want to thank the iranian authorities for their cooperation and quick response. these situations have an an ability, if not properly guided, to get out of control. and i'm appreciative for the quick and appropriate response of the iranian authorities. all indications su

mr kerry has also been speaking by telephone to hills russian counterpart. it will be up to the opposition to decide whether to attend on the basis of the list that has been agreed by the international community. i know they will come under a great deal of pressure because they will be told if the syrian government is there and you're not, it is likely that you don't want peace. i'm told initially the discussions will be proximity talks. the opposition in one reason and the syrian in the other with the u.n. envoy shuffling between the two. i'm told initially they will be looking at possible ceasefires in syria and trying to alleviate the humanitarian situation and particularly those areas of syria under siege >>> in yemen the u.n. is seeking unlimited access to taiz where supplies are dwindling. >> reporter: u.n. says 200,000 civilians in taiz are living under what it calls a virtual state of siege. houthi rebels are blocking aid delivers into the-- deliveriys into the city and seeking those hurt to get get treatment else we're >> translation: i desperately

we understand mr kerry has been speaking to lavrov. it will be up to the opposition whether to attend on the basis of the list that has been agreed by the the international community. they will come under a great deal of pressure because they will be told if the syrian government is there and you're not there, it looks like the opposition is the one that doesn't want peace. so i think it is more likely than not that some sort of talks will take place later in the week. i'm told initially those will be so-called proximity talks. the opposition in one room and the syrian government in the other with the u.n. envoy shuffling between the two. i'm told initially they will be looking at possible ceasefires in syria and trying to alleviate the humanitarian situation in particularly those areas of syria under siege >>> at least 20 policemen have been killed by two i.s.i.l. car bombs in a village west of the iraqi city of ramadi. it hit the headquarters of the federal police. earlier i.s.i.l. killed 72 soldiers in three separate suicide attacks

mr. kerry has decided to construe this as proof that lationships develood while are paying off. we shall see. he also says this proves the power of diplomacy. it is always work if there's an asymmetry of desire. finally there's a tempsation here, and echo of a cold war that we're trying to maneuver between the hawks and doves in the kremlin and now the hawks and doves in tehran. i don't know. the supreme leader is supreme, he's not immortal. we'll see regime change of some sort in iran, and until then it remains very opaque. >> and regime change -- it doesn't necessarily mean regime change. you could still have a theocracy. >> when you have a regime dominated so much by one man, when you change the leader, you change the regime. >>> is there a roller coaster we some things that please us like the quick release of the sailors, the not so quick release of these four hostages, but on the other hand they ntinue, as karl says, to violate the agreement. they've tested ballistic weapons, and in some ways, you know, we are as disturbed by their actions as ever. >> yes, and i would add t

mr. kerry met with benjamin netanyahu in davos this week. >> netanyahu, who was up on of the deal's biggest critics, israeli officials are concerned that terror groups like hezbollah will get increased funding from iran with the help of sanctions relief. >> all right. just ten days away now from the first votes heating up to the u.s. presidential election. the iowa caucuses. >> getting close. >> and a new cnn/orc poll shows democrat bernie sanders pulling further ahead of hillary clinton while republican donald trump opened up a lead over his closest rival ted cruz. >> take a look among republicans. mr. trump leads the path with 37%. texas senator ted cruz now in second with 26%. and among democrats, vermont senator bernie sanders has jumped ahead of the presumed front-runner hillary clinton, 51% now to clinton's ashraf 3%. in thursday, he is taking shots at hillary clinton as the establishment candidate because of her long history in washington. >> establishment seems to be the dirty word out

mr. kerry wants them to deal with the outside regime if only indirectly, and he has to satisfy the russians that the kurds will somewhere be involved. that's one way we'll see this simultaneous visit. >> do you think they'll all go ahead on monday? >> i think it may be a little later than that. but certainly monday is a chosen date. they said quite clearly that they're going to happen very soon. and they didn't say precisely when. but i think there there is discussion of how the kurds will be involved. they have to be involved because they're the main ground force against the islamic state, and they're very important for american plans even as the turks are against their involvement. >> yes, indeed. don't forget that the pkk is on the state department terrorist list. that was one of their fears that they would bring on board the pyg, the syrian kurdish group. >> how do you think that would work? >> well, in effect turkey has one of the largest bombers in the middle east. what he does want too i

mr. kerry's insight on track? >> i don't know if it's insight. secretary kerry is the secretary of state and by his own p predeliction, whether he accomplishes anything, that's pretty dubious. >> so what is the formula for success in syria? do you think that assad has a place in the effort to try to calm the conflict and correct the corruption in syria? >> no. i really don't think he does. assad is a reprehensible guy. most of the refugees going to europe from syria are coming from the areas he controls, not the area isis controls. they are not letting people out. assad should not be part of this solution but, frankly, we don't have a heck of a lot of leverage. we owe the russians and iranians now -- they want to keep assad. i don't think we have any leverage to get him out. >> iran and russia, huge assad supporters. they want him there at those talks. so who is -- if assad is supposed to be there, i'm not sure he will be, who do you think needs to be present and how key is the involvement of the gulf arab nation, steve? >> for us, it should be ve

we'll go back to it as soon as mr. kerry gets there.ng a little bit late by our estimation. but as soon as he does start talking we'll take you back there. but in the meantime, we'll inch along with our program. and one of chai noo's richest men is playing a leading role in hollywood. he has spent $3.5 billion buying the u.s. film studio legendary entertainment. from louisiana, rob reynolds. >> reporter: legendary entertainment has produced several films that were major hits in china. china is fast overtaking the u.s. as the biggest movie marketplace on earth, and the acquisition is the biggest move yet by a chinese company into the u.s. entertainment industry. >> i think it's a very good acquisition for both legendary and the buyer, because they are very complimentaries. and it fills needs for boss. this is one plank in a larger strategy to be a world class industry. >> reporter: recently bought major movie theater chains in the u.s. and australia. china's richest person has close ties to the government in beijing, but critics say it's

what they want to hear from mr. kerry is that he has a plan b. if the syrian government turn up with trax next week and don't properly engage, then the u.s. then will take other action. >> james bays, thank you. >>> new talks ending more than a decade of fighting between government forces and afghan taliban have been held in kabul. they called on all taliban groups to enter into talks with the government. more talks are due next month in islamabad, but the taliban recently stepped up its campaign against the government. >> a symbol of fear for many afghans. it's where they carried out public executions. >> during the taliban rule you see those football posts over there? that's where they used to hang people. >> 14 years after the u.s.-led military campaign that removed it from power the taliban is still twitch. it's fighters are engaged in a continuing battle with local and foreign forces. most foreign troops have left and their combat operations left in 2014. leaving behind mostly u.s. troops in advisory and training capacity. but local afghan s

particularly in conversations between president obama and president putin, and between myself and mr. kerryd these proposals in principal, i think, go along the right lines, but the french implementation of joint actions, the distribution of labor, if you would like, and the support still remains a task and here i think that we can find much more effective agreement than the memorandum which we have at the moment. and the procedure which allows us for avoiding flashes or [ inaudible ]. we both obviously active on the syrian front, and we are obviously both completely behind the political process. we believe that that can begin with the ceasefire. and the political process will begin, we hope, as soon as possible at the end of january. we don't know the actual date yet, but we are going to put forward and support the recommendations, particularly made by the u.n. special envoy for syria. and the security council of the u.n. is obliged to make sure this meeting of all of the syrian players takes place soon, and we hope very much that this will be in this month. i would just like to stress tha

when mr. kerry agrees that this is true, when all of the other ministers agree that this is true, i think the international community understands what the sufferings and the hardships are on the syrian population, not only for moral reasons and humanitarian reasons but also, because we want to get the refugee floods to stop for europe and the europe countries see it. they are pay, the price in terms of their own security and their own reviewege, the refugees flooding their own country. so everybody is concerned here. everybody knows that this crisis cannot be contained, that we have completely failed to contain it, in addition to the disaster for the population. rest uj ease are still leaving syria every day. 2,000 people cross from turkey to grease every single day. so what do we do? i guess that is where international community cannot fail. we need to see improvement on three levels. humanitarian aid that is for the u.n. to tell us when that is atriev atrieved. thank you very much. joining us, she

mr. kerry decided to construe this. as proof the relationships developed while negotiating the nuclear accord are not paying off. we shall see. he also said this proves the power of diplomacy. diplomacy will always work in the sense of reaching an agreement in the asymmetry of desire. one side eager to get to the end. you'll get to the end. finally a temptation here and the echo of the cold war we are trying to maneuver between the hawks and doves and kremlin in the cold war. now the hawks and the doves and teheran. i don't know. the supreme leader is not immortal. well see regime change of some sort in iran. and until then it remains very opaque. >> and it doesn't necessarily mean regime change because you replace one with another. you still have a theocracy. >> when have you a regime as dominated as it is by one man, when you change the leader, you change the nature of the regime. >> chuck, is this the roller coaster we have to expect with iran when there are some things that please us like the quick release of the sa

front-runner, but his lead dwindled as the caucuses approached and finished third behind john kerry and john edwards. mr. dean a pair i dropped out of the race while senator kerry went on to win the nomination before losing the general election to incumbent george bush. >> are you ready? fightu ready to take this on? are you ready not to give up? are you ready to change america? then you are ready for howard dean, the next president of the united states.

mr. kerry also attempting to reassure allies of concerns over u.s. and iranian relations. chief washington correspondent james rosen live in our d.c. bureau with the details. hi, james. >> reporter: good afternoon. finishing up the second leg of around the world trip from switzerland to the mideast to the far east and took pains to reassure saudi arabia the relationship with the u.s. is strong as ever. he told staffers at the u.s. embassy in riyadh, quote, nothing has changed between the u.s. and saudi arabia as a result of the implementation of the iran nuclear deal and the alliance is solid. that followed a news conference with the saudi foreign minister where kerry stressed the point, as well. >> in yemen, we face the insurgency and the ongoing threat poised by al qaeda and we have made it clear that we stand with our friends in saudi arabia. >> reporter: in teheran, chinese president xinping met with the supre president and earl ler visited saudi arabia where the foreign minister discounted the idea of iran and the u.s. coming together. >> i don't believe the united st

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mr. kerry: thank you, thank you very much, major general padilla. thank you, all of you. it's a great privilege for me to be able to be here today. i'm delited to be in the presence of so many people currently serving our nation. all with great distinction. and it's a privilege to be at n.d.u. i'm also honored that the secretary of the air force is here. thank you very much for being part of this. before i begin, i want to underscore how pleased i am that our sailors were safely returned into united states hands this morning. [applause] as a former sailor myself, as the general mentioned, i know as well as anybody how important our naval presence is around the world. and certainly in the gulf region. and i could not be, and i know the president could not be, prouder of our men and women in uniform. i also want to thank the iranian authorities for their cooperation and quick response. these situations have an ability, if not proper guided, to get out of control. and i'm appreciative for the quick and appropriate response of the iranian authorities. all indications suggest

and also we received from mr. kerry and other ministers from different european countries, from saudi arabia. and we're here just to discuss this. and this really would make things easier for us to go and start negotiation with the other. >> to be very clear, at the moment you're not ready to into the meetings inside the u.n.? you want mr. mustura to confirm these details before you begin the talks proper? that's what we understand at the moment. >> the meeting will be today, outside the negotiation building there. to discuss, as i told, these are important to us. it's very important for us, you know, to lift this from what our people is facing there in syria. and also to prove to the world that this regime is not serious about what it's doing. you know, we join the in negotiation in geneva too, until now nothing has been done. there are many resolutions, nothing has been implemented until this moment. >> but if you don't get what you want, which are the guarantees for these key issues for you, what's going to happen? w

[applause] mr. kerry thank you, thank you very much, major gen :r nation.kerry all with great distinction. and it's a privilege to be at ndu. i'm also honored that the secretary of the air force is here. thank you very much for being part of this. before i begin, i want to underscore how pleased i am that our sailors were safely returned into united states hands this morning. [applause] as a former sailor myself, as the general mentioned, i know as well as anybody how important our naval presence is around the world. and certainly in the gulf region. and i could not be, and i know the president could not be, prouder of our men and women in uniform. i also want to thank the iranian authorities for their cooperation and quick response. these situations have an an ability, if not properly guided, to get out of control. and i'm appreciative for the quick and appropriate response of the iranian authorities. all indications suggest or tell us that our sailors were well taken care of, provided with blankets and

mr. kerry: i want to underscore how pleased i am that our sailors were safely returned into united states hands this morning. [applause] as a former sailor myself, as the general mentioned, i know as well as anybody how important our naval presence is around the world. and certainly in the gulf region. and i could not be and i know the president could not be prouder of our men and women in uniform. i also want to thank the iranian authorities for their cooperation and quick response. these are always situations which, as everybody knows, has an ability, if not properly guided, to the out of control. and i'm appreciative for the quick and appropriate response of the iranian authorities. all indications suggest or tell us that our sailors were well taken care of, provided with blankets and food and assisted with their return to the fleet earlier today. and i think we can all imagine how a similar situation might have played out three or four years ago. it is clear that today this kind of issue wa