>> of course, mr. white. jon stewart being back, isn't it great? you can take a three-month vacation, everyone is like, hey, good to have you back. >> if we disappeared for three months, what, who? >> you, they would know. i'm richard lui, this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading the news in "the denver post," naacp-kkk meeting in wyoming believed to be a first. this meeting was requested by casper's local naacp chapter while reports of kkk literature being delivered in that region. >>> boston mayor on detroit, blow the place up and start all over. the mayor now apologizing for his remarks. they've been criticized by detroit's mayor as an unfortunate choice of words after this year's boston bombing. >>> ariel castro has committed suicide. castro sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus 1,000 years for holding three women captive in his home for nearly a decade. we're still waiting for confirmed responses from those three victims to what has happened. >>> the senate reaches an agreement for u.s.

mr. whites tie tie tie dewhitey. >> more than 200 items are being sold at bid 16.com. >> i'm sure they comecity. >> even snl getting in on the break bad fun with a special cameo during saturday's season premier. >> sheer a young man from new mexico with a heartbreaking he story about healthcare before be the affordable care act. ac >> jeff, come up here. [ laughter ] [ cheering ] >> that is cool.co >> that is actor aaron paul who plays jess se jess jesse pink m. his friend turned to a life of selling drugs because he couldn't afford medical care ca without obama care. >> being humiliated for the first timehu anywhere.here. the future players of saturdaysa night live. live >> sure. [ cheering ] >> we really want to make it. >> meanwhile former snl star tina fay hosted the show season premier. she took the time to welcome six new dance members by making them do an embarrassing dance there, which she says that all cast members on the show must do at one time or another. >> that guy is really into it. >> really into it. it >> six new cast members.me >> like the redskins startingarg off slow. >>

mr. white is in conversation with former editor of harpers' magazine. is an hour. >> i'm going turn it over to kurt ties. i'm a long time admirer. now an editorial advisory board. and i turn to him for wisdom in the darkness when often comes over me. i'm going to let him begin by explaining -- i want him to talk as much as possible this evening. you can set up the premise of the book. then i have a few stray questionses that i'll ask you if the silence falls. >> well, from whey can tell so far, one of the things that people out there, readers, journalists, want to know is why i decided to write this book. even though i'm a novelist and not a scientist or a science writer. and the answer to the question is curious for everybody else. ♪ [laughter] >> i just had to turn it off. i'm sorry. has happened more than once in my writing lifetime, i was driving in a car, listening to npr, and i just happened to hear -- i think fresh air for those of you know my book "the middle mind" know i have a certain attitude toward fresh air. and they were interviewed by joa

>> yeah, amd is like jesse pinkman to intel's mr. white. i mean, that's really the problem when you come down to it. i'm a jesse pinkman buyer. i bet this quarter is bad but they do have the gaming chips. mike in illinois, mike? yo, yo, mike. >> caller: boo-yah from northwest illinois. hey, i got a question about tesla's stock. i see it's up, do you think it can sustain the growth kind of like apple did with its product? >> no, actually, i don't. it's a cold stock, though, i'm never going to go against a cold stock and i've driven a tesla. but, here's my problem, the stock seems to -- we need new piece of data to have it go higher. right now the stock seems to want to go lower a little. i'm not crazy about this level, let it come in. jason in new york, jason? >> caller: hey, jim, this is jason from brooklyn. >> hey, jason. i'll be in brooklyn later this evening, how are you been? >> caller: good. how are you? >> all right. >> caller: hey, jim, couple of stocks i'm looking at right now, actually. first is kodiak, kog. >> can you believe it t

like what mr. white has going in new mexico. is the semiconductor company to own because it's got -- but you know what, right here, right now, intel's a buy, i'm saying it. i think intel will have a strong fourth quarter. let's go to roy in oklahoma. roy. >> caller: as we say here in cramerica, boo-yah. >> boo-yah right back. it is cramerica. >> caller: i'm calling about the chinese google, baidu. >> it had a really big run. i tell you to buy it, the communist party does something stupid and i look like i got, you know, general tso's chicken on my face. let's hold off on that one. let's go to tim in california. tim? >> caller: hey, cramer, i'm calling about coach, coh. >> yeah, they had a meeting with a bunch of analysts the other day. apparently it went well. i'm holding off. they have not delivered the last few quarters and the stock is up 15 trade points. i need to go to bob in my old home state of pennsylvania. >> caller: a big boo-yah from pittsburgh. >> oh, yeah, man. when le'veon bell comes back, you better look out, part

>> mr. white was the senior person at the command center. able to do that. >> i wasn't aware of that request. this is the first i have heard of it today. i wasn't in a position that day to have heard that request. i was -- have always been under the assumption that we did issue a verbal warning to the air carriers about cockpit security. i don't know if we -- if we even made a decision or if there was ever a determination made why we shouldn't send an advisory out. >> after hijackers took over flight 93, controllers heard screams and the sounds of a struggle over the radio. >> this was followed by a second radio transmission with sounds of screaming and someone yelling, quote, get out of here, get out of here, end quote. >> ten minutes later there was a third radio transmission from flight 93. >> this is the captain. would like you to remain seating. there is a bomb on board and we are going back to the airport. please remain quiet. >> the controller responded, quote, united 93, understand you have a bomb on board. go ahead, end quote. the f

white house pr push to educate the american people about the law. polls show that they don't know enough about what's what. besides mr. clinton the white house is enlisting u.s. government officials, plus dj's, librarians, insurance companies, even celebrities to help spread the word. on october 1 people who do not have health insurance must buy it. they can enroll for health insurance by examining healthcare exchanges, a kind of health insurance mini marketplace set up online in every state where people can shop for a health insurance plan tailored to their needs and enroll. that's key, enroll in it. if someone does not have health insurance by the year 2014, less than four months from now, by the way, he or she will be penalized. how? by the irs. the penalty for the first year is $95 per adult or 1% of family income, whichever sum is greater. that fine goes up the longer one stays unenrolled. by 2016 say the 1% penalty could go up as well as the $95 per adult climbing as high as $695 per adult. one main idea behind obamacare is that if everyone pays in, it will keep insurance costs low for everyone, but the lack of y

. >> mr. white, i'd say you got one. initi nischelle turner, cnn. >> awesome. to come in the newsroom, peyton manning and the bron ecos roll on and bow, y, they are setting records. it is unbelievable. the bleacher report is next. >>> i'm anderson cooper, and this is cnn. >>> every monday, it seems that we talk about how awesome peyton manning is, and we have to do it again, because he is awesome, andy. >> what we can say? they are unstoppable. can anybody shut them down? it doesn't look like it. he threw four more touchdowns in the blowout over the eagles. he now has 16 touchdowns and the most ever by a quarterback in the first month of the season, and denver, ooh, they put up 52 points in yesterday's win. that is a franchise record. up next are the 4-0 broncos is a trip to the dallas to take on the cowboys. the patriots are trying to keep pace with the broncos in atlanta taking on the falcons last night, and while tom brady and the company are not putting up the record-setting numbers, but they are finding the ways to get it done. they held off a late falcons

mrs. wilson played in the white house after her husband had a stroke. the first mrs. wilson had been dead and her papers -- >> you're talking with the second mrs. wilson. >> edith. related to the jewelers in washington. upon reading this book, i became mesmerized and was entranced by -- again, the romance and the idealism. this was a real thinker in the white house. that really intrigued me. >> was a big book? >> it was not. journalistwas not a or a historian. that is what makes the book so great. it has a real drive to it and is an exciting read. at 15, i was falling in love with f scott fitzgerald. -- don quixote. they were all idealists. my mother was reading fitzgerald and had a passion for him. andrew scott. i've never used andrew, i have always used scott. people -- i have lived here long enough to know who he was. what was his son like? actually, dr. grayson's son, yeah. he was a lovely man. he was the most gentlemanly virginia gentleman i have ever met. kerry t. grayson jr. it was this humanizing element that they gave me. this was a caring man who was a and h

mrs. obama. the white house has been checking in on a very, very regular basis. >> greta: have you stepped up security around the country? >> we've updated security alert in the washington, d.c. area. >> greta: it does look like one guy but it's under investigation. >> it's still under investigation. so, again, whafrt motives, why it happened where it happened we'll have to wait. >> greta: coming up more live fighting constipation by eating healthier, drinking plenty of water, but still not getting relief? try dulcolax laxative tablets. dulcolax is comfort-coated for gentle, over-night relief. dulcolax. predictable over-night relief you can count on. >>> earlier at the washington navy yard we spoke with naif yeah -- navy captain. >> greta: captain first what a harrowing expeer yechblts a lot of loss of life? >> i don't know the whole extent. we were evacuated by police from the building so you probably know more about that. i do know from colleagues dinot see, but i talked to colleagues later and they don'

mr. president. from the whitese, a show of respect for a ran an iran and tn people. >> i believe that we have a responsibility to pursue diplomacy and we have a unique opportunity to make progress with the new leadership in teheran, i also communicated to president rouhani my deep respect for the iranian people. >> reporter: for his part aircraft sign from the iranian president things are changing. >> hearing mr. obama, the president of the united states, he sounded different compared to the past. i view that has a positive step. >> reporter: the residential call came-this historic meeting which brauts iran's foreign minister and the u.s. secretary of state together. last time any two leaders of the two countries spoke was in 1979. jimmy carter was in the white house, the shaw was ruling iran. things between the two nations have been difficult and strained for decades, however there is a feeling that improved relations between the two could help unlock a number of international issues, most notably, bringing the s

i first want to ask you whether the white house is expected to react to mr. putin's op ed in the new york times. >> the white house has not i should a formal response. we heard officials saying that putin seems to be owl-in on this, looking at this as a test of putin's commitment, sincere as a way of working out control of syria's chemical weapons. we certainly will hear a lot of questions about white house reactions and we'll see what the press secretary will have to say. >> with congress standing down on syria, do we expect congress to move on to other issues or will they continue to debate the issue of possible intervention in syria? will they continue to vote on measures? >> congress has many, many moving parts, a lot of committees dealing with the whole host of issues. form ally, there is nothing on the docket of the house of representatives. the house foreign affairs committee has not approved a resolution authorizing the use of force which it would then hand on to the full chamber for a vote. the senate foreign relations committee has approved such a do

mrs. wilson played in the white house after her husband had this unknown stroke. mrs. wilson at that point had been dead just a few years and her papers had suddenly become available. >> talking about the second mrs. wilson on. >> if second mrs. wilson, edith bowling gault, related to the gault jewellers here in washington. and upon reading this book, i became measure m -- mesmerized. i was entranced by the romance of the story and the idealism and this was a real thinker in the white house. and even at 15, that really intrigueled me. it was an exciting read. and i think also what appealed to me, because at 15, i was falling in love with f. scott fitzgerald and adlai stevenson, also great heroes of mine. the through line -- also, don quixote, they were all ideal to me. >> fitzgerald relating to a. scott berg? >> it does. i was reading f. scott fitzgerald before i was born and i was born a. scott. never used andrew, used scott. >> dean sayer, who was he? i lived long enough to know who he was. i remember the name. what was his son like? he died since he wrote the book.

. >> andrew, was it not, was it not just an entire way to get rid of mr. whitet. >> it's in the papers. >> i'm not reading it. i'm not reading it. >> everyone is talking about charlie rose. >> have you seen the red wedding? >> do you want me to tell you about the red wedding. three major characters die. you want me to spoil that. >> all i was doing was talking. >> shut up, cramer. stop it. >> it's public record. >> i know enough now his hair is back. i saw that. he is a king pin. i found out that he gets out, he gets caught. do i know all these things. >> we only showed a brief clip so you know what's going on. >> i'm on the third season, jim. >> i'm actually contemplating writing a column to reflect the column in the paper just as sort of -- >> i think you should interview brian, because brian can actually tell you about how p a apple and his crystal meth are the same thing. it is about distribution. >> it's in china too. >> jim, i know you have never seen the crying game. >> it's a guy. >> thanks, jim. we'll see you in just a few minutes. >> whoo, just a few m

bringing to this industry, and also have you looked out with some of the activity by the consumers that mr. white was talking about, the using of the online payday loans, as we try to figure out how they can have access, but not be abused. and how the cfpb can be involved there as well. and lastly, also i had a conversation with some banks yesterday, asking them why won't they compete in this market. and they said that they would like to and that they were complimentary of you. but they said that they taught that there were some conflict at times between some of the jurisdiction between the occ and so they are conflicting and they are not clear that they would like to be under the ruins under the cfpb. can you give me some feedback in that regard? >> i'm intrigued by your last point as we plan to hear more about that. i do think that many financial institutions could make smaller ones cheaply including providing credit to those people that need it, and the higher cost that some get into. i just want to go back a couple of comments from here. first of all, the point that you made when thinking abo

white is on her way and dooley has an excused absence. >> thank you, mr. president. item no.

mr. president, in the course of the next few weeks, it's going to be white knuckle time. here coming up next week, october 1 begins a new fiscal year of which all appropriations funding for the government, save, for those programs that automatically flow, such as medicare, social security, all others will cease to have funding unless we can continue to fund through appropriations bills coming up. and that's next week. and as you know, there are a number of people on that side of the aisle are threatening to shut down the government unless they get their way. in this particular case, a lot of them in the house of representatives are saying their way or no way that they want to defund the implementation of the law that's been in existence for three years, setting up a reform of the health care system. but the highways knuckle, assuming that we can get over that little hurdle, the white knuckle will continue because shortly thereafter we are going to get to the day of reckoning about whether or not the united states government can pay its bills, because of the artificial deb

mrs. tafti wanted to know if you are ,familiar with the miniseries "back stairs in the white house,"that aired in 1979. i want to ask mr. gold, if you are familiar -- that was really my first awareness of mrs. taft. was that an accurate depiction of her? i thank you. >> i think it was generally accurate. it had some fictional elements in it. i do not think most historians regard it as something you should take to the bank and be very reliable.of course,it was dramatized for television purposes. it is a useful source, but use it with caution. >> theodore roosevelt asked william howard taft to be his secretary of war. how does that affect them? >> taft and nellie both loved to travel. he was on the road constantly. he became a troubleshooter diplomatically for t.r.. when he would go off hunting, he would say he left taft on the lid in washington, but he and mrs. taft traveled a lot, a story that illustrates her ambiguity about this, when she was traveling and very nearly missed the train and said, "you have got to help me out. i am mrs. william howard taft," no response. "i am traveling with ale

mrs. obama. the whiteecking in on a very, very regular basis. >> greta: have you stepped up security around the country? >> we've updated security alert in the washington, d.c. area. >> greta: it does look like one guy but it's under investigation. >> it's still under investigation. so, again, whafrt motives, why it happened where it happened we'll have to wait. >> greta: coming up more live coverage. stay with us. (vo) you are a business pro. maestro of project management. baron of the build-out. you need a permit... to be this awesome. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. (aaron) purrrft. (vo) meee-ow, business pro. meee-ow. go national. go like a pro. >>> earlier at the washington navy yard we spoke with naif yeah -- navy captain. >> greta: captain first what a harrowing expeer yechblts a lot of loss of life? >> i don't know the whole extent. we were evacuated by polic

white is on her way and dooley has an excused absence. >> thank you, mr. president. item no. 2, public comment. anyone wish to make a comment on items that are not on the agenda? >> seeing none, public comment is close. >> item no. 3, approval of the september 9, 2013, meeting minutes. >> second to approve. >> all in favor say, "aye".? >> aye. >> next item. no. 4. discussion and possible action to make recommendation to the board of supervisors on board of supervisors file 130781. we expected a presentation by earthquake and safety. this is a discussion and possible

mrs. roosevelt's seat by giving orders to the white house that it shares be provided and attended by meetings. a the black was attacked as a lenore's slave because she ropes as laudatory things about the first lady, which the conference produced more hard news. riding herd journalism sorry publication, black said the first lady would speak in generalities about social concerns including housing, education and legislation that aimed to bark married women from working. the mundane quality of the announcement elenore had announcements about her social schedule or places she was going to, and a great traveler. and the personal schedule. it offered feature material for women's pages. male journalists gave the conferences more respect after the roosevelt administration decided eleanor, not franklin, should release the news on may 3rd, 1933, a visit at the white house as the first step ending prohibition. this decision showed the white house press conferences as part of its political communication strategy. eleanor discussed this in advance with marcus fraser of the washington daily news, to extend

at the white house, president and mrs. obama were joined by vice president biden and his wife for a memorial. they stood quietly at 8:46 a.m. that marked the exact time the first plane struck the north tower of the world trade center. afterwards, the silence was pierced by a single trumpeteer playing "taps." ♪ >>> gun-control advocates took another hit wednesday as chicago city council voted to end a mandatory gun registry. the council reluctantly voted to abolish the 45-year-old registry so the city would comply with the state concealed carry law. that law was passed in july. it gives complete control of gun regulations to the state of illinois. mayor rahm emanuel was upset about that vote. he said the court's interpretation of the conceal carry law is flat-out wrong. gun rights advocating say the registry was a way to harass law-abiding gun owners. >>> let's go to bill karins. we're watching a lot of heavy weather in colorado. you and i were talking about it this morning, it's like a big bowl, now full of water. >> yeah,

vice president joe biden met with the group of lawmakers in the white house situation room. mr. biden inn is also working the phones trying to drum up support for military strike on syria. >>> we now know what caused that massive fire in and around yosemite park. a hunter let a fire get out of hand. no arrests have been made. it started on august 17th, descroird 370 square miles of forest and 100 rblg structures. walmart workers, held a asking for a starting salary of $25,000. those are the headlines, consider this is coming up next. >> the bomb grows louder, the brutality of rebels and their terrorist connections. the humanitarian atrocities committed by president bashar al-assadout weigh the possibility that we could find ourselves supporting extremist groups. also what about muslims in america? the nypd has been secretly surveilling muslims in new york and around the world. have they gone too fo far or are they doing what they can to protect the city. and we know excess sugar leads to obesity, so where is there sugar quietly loaded in yogurt and flavored water. >>> a lot of p

. >> the officer chasing that white mad da thought mr. mormon was going to start running through the neighborhood. >> i am going to try cutting him off south of his location. he was still running south. he came out right here. >> they will never find me. i'll hide under my bed. >> you snow what it was? he was like, i need to go say good-bye to my mom. >> i'm sorry, mom. >> i'll never do it again. >> he was charged with possession and intent to distribute. the white mazda did get away. it was a rental car with florida plates. >>> by now, you guys may have seen this video and heard the story behind it. this is 35-year-old lee ann elson. she is working out doing some pullups and is 8 1/2 months pregnant. she even posted this photo on her facebook page, lifting some deadweights. it created a firestorm online. lots of discussion. many people wondering if this was healthy for the baby. others speaking out to support this woman saying exercising while you are pregnant is a good thing. it turns out, leann is not the only person that does this. yo

mr. obama at the white house next monday. >> they think that soothing words and actions will enable themcontinue. >> even though he is not speaking of you in until next tuesday, he made se that his voice was heard today frm israel. >> we will not be proved by half measures that merely provide a smokescreen. reporter: he sent conflicting signals by declaring his goal is not regime change. while also insisting that he is willing to take military action in the mideast. >> we are taking military force to secure our interests in the region. >> it was the president's initial well but reluctance to follow through on it tat put them on defense ahead of these meetings, though administration officials insist it was the stick of potential force that got bashar al-assad to the negotiating table to admit that he had chemical weapons. >> now there must be a strong security resolution to verify thattheassad regime is keeping its commitments. and there must be consequences if they fail to do so. >> that there are already indications that russia will block any attempt of the u.s. to add have the threat o

vice president joe biden met with the group of lawmakers in the white house situation room. mr. biden inn is also working the phones trying to drum up support for military strike on syria. >>> we now know what caused that massive fire in

mr. president. from the white house, a show of respect for iran and the iranian people. interi believe we have a responsibility to pursue diplomacy and a unique opportunity to pursue in with iranian people. >> from his side, things are changing. >> hearing mr. obama the president of the united states he sounded different compared to the past. i view that as a positive step. >> the presidential call came after this historic meeting which brought iran's foreign minister and the u.s. secretary of state together. the last time any two leaders of the two countries spoke was in 1979. the jimmy carter was in the warehouse. the shaw was ruling iran. there is a feeling that improved relations between the two could help unlock a number of international issues, noaa most notably bringing the leadership to a new peace conference in geneva,. >>> the new leader has been described as a moderate. his action he have indicated there is a new attitude in iran, a nation once revealed as a great satan. >> chemical weapons programs fows focus he on syria's past use of chemical weapons as well

another issue for the white house is what mr. kerry said about the level of a u.s.ommitment to military action. >> we're not going to war. we will not have people at risk in that way. we will be able to hoeld bashar assad accountable without engaging in troops on the ground or any other prolonged kind of effort in a very limited, very targeted, very short-term effort that degrades his capacity to deliver chemical weapons without assuming responsibility for syria's civil war. that is exactly what we're talking about doing. unbelievably small, limited kind of effort. >> unbelievably small is the phrase that people glommed on to. the white house later said it was not a gaffe but senator john mccain tweeted the comments were unbelievably unhelpful. whip showing support and reid says they will delay a vote on it in the senate. president obama set to meet republicans and democrats over lunch today. watch his nation to the address tonight right here on msnbc at 8:00 p.m. joining us right now is editor in chief of politico, john harris. i guess i want to start with this rus

called the white house this morning and said president rouhani wanted to speak to president obama today before rouhani left the united nations general assembly in new york to return to iran. mr. obama placed the call from the white house and the two presidents spoke through a translator for about 15 minutes. afterward, president obama set a standard for iran to pete to resolve the nuclear impasse. >> i do believe there is a basis for a resolution. iran's supreme leader has issued a fawa against the development of nuclear weapons. president rouhani has indicated that iran will never develop nuclear weapons. i've made clear that we respect the right of the iranian people to access peaceful nuclear energy in the context of iran meeting its obligations. so the test will be meaningful, transparent and verifiable action which is can also bring relief from the comprehensive international sanctions that are currently in place. >> pelley: iran's nuclear program still unnerves israel. white house officials notified top israeli officials of the president's call to president rouhani almost as soon as it happened. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu meets with president obama here

mrs. obama. and the whiten on a very, very regular basis. >> have you stepped up security on other bases around the country? >> we've upped the security alert in the d.c. area. >> it does look like one guy random, but it is only an investigation. >> it's still under investigation. again, whatever the motive the, why it happened, whether it happened, we just have to wait. >> coming up, more live coverage coming up from the washington navy yard. stay with us. ♪ [fuzz pile] we sure ve it great here. [curly fry] i know, right. [fuzz pile] movies,music,space as far as the fry can see. [bubble wand] ha.good one. [jelly animal] a great storm comes. we're all doomed. [bubble wand] that guy isn't all there. [fuzz pile] come on,it's a honda,they're built to last... [announcer] we understand life in a minivan. introducing the first minivan with an available built-in vacuum. start something special in the redesigned odyssey from honda. >>> earlier at the washington navy yard we spoke >> captain, first of all, you know, wh

mr. obama at the white house on monday to discuss what to do about the use of chemical weapons by the syrian government. mccain telling reporters to vote against any action could quote or would be catastrophic in its consequences. >>> former south american leader or south african leader i should say nelson mandela is back home from the hospital and still in critical condition. doctors say mandela continues to receive the same level of care as he did in the hospital. i'm ainsley earhardt. now back to "fox files." >>> how do you feel in general about women being a part of the ufc? >> i think it's great. having women fighters here, with the same opportunities than men do, i mean, they're just as skilled. >> i was looking for a sense of direction, i wanted something that had discipline. >> liz was born in louisiana but grew up in japan where she decided to follow in her father's footsteps and join the military. >> i knew that if i was going to do any branch of the military, it had to be the best of the best and the most challenging one and the marine corps of course was everything i was looking.

the white house got a boost when republican speaker backed mr.ma. >> i will support the president's call for action. i believe that my colleagues should support this call for action. >> reporter: get is a politically risky move and unclear how many republicans will follow up, especially since his spokesman quickly downplay the endorsement but declared that now is the president's responsibility to make his case to the american people and their elected representatives. >> very little has occurred. >> reporter: the president indicated he heard the message and will not just an to degrade@ the syrian military. >> we have a broader strategy that will allow us to upgrade the capabilities of the opposition. >> repter: while the speaker gave his backing, senate republican lder mitch mcconnell, facing a tough reelection back home, still not taking sides. a sign that this is an uphill battle. one top official told me as of tonight the administration has no idea how the vote will turn out. lou: thank you. joining us now, general jack keene, retired four-star

mr. president. from the white house a show of respect for iran and the iranian people. >> i believe we have a responsibility to pursue diplomacy and we have a unique opportunity to make progress with the new leadership in tehran. i communicated to president rouhani my deep respect for the people. >> for his part a sign from the iranee irane president things ae changes. >> i used that as a positive step. >> reporter: the presidential call came after this historic mean, that brought iran's foreign minister and the u.s. secretary of state together. the last two any two leaders of the two countries spoke was in 1979. jimmy carter was in the white house. the shah was ruling iran. things between the two nations have been difficult and strained for decades, but there is a feeling improved relations could help unlock a number of international issues, most notably bringing the syrian leadership to a new peace conference in geneva. the new president habben described as a moderate. his actions over the last week suggest ther

mr. obama at the white house next monday. >> iran thinks that soothing words and token actions will enablenue on its path to the bomb. >> reporter: even though netanyahu is not speaking at the u.n. until next tuesday, he made sure his voice was heard today from israel. >> so we will not be fooled by half measures that merely provide a smoke screen. >> reporter: the president sent somewhat conflicting signals by flat out declaring his goal this iran is not regime change while also incisioning he's willing to take military action in the mideast. >> the united states of america is prepared to use all elements of our power including military force to secure our core interests in the region. >> reporter: it was the president's initial willingness to use force in syria but reluctance to follow through on it that put him on defense ahead of these meetings though administration officials insist it was the stick of potential force that got bashar al assad to the negotiating table to admit he has chemical weapons. >> now, there must be a strong security council resolution to verify that the assad re

white house. >> desks are not for your feet, mr. president. >> it's the hand i have a problem with, not the foot. >> and he's not wearing a jacket. ( laughter ) >> stephen: foot on the desk, hand make a finger gun, no jacket. you might as well just lay on the mall and pretend the washington monument was his penis. come on! ( laughter ) ( applause ) i mean, i mean, for pete's sake. at least-- at least put a jacket on that thing. i mean, how dare-- how dare this man desecrate the president's desk! who does he think he is, president bush? president ford? president morgan? ( laughter ) folks, there's something even more sinister at play. that photo is sending a secret message that so far only conservative radio host andrea shea king has cracked the code on. as she wrote, "is it possible president obama had a white house photographer release his official image to the world to send a wordless message of support to the muslim brotherhood, arab spring, and islamic community in general to convey his disdain and disregard for all things tradi