of the component of the north of syria they are making meetings in the situation of this federalism.ll me how it will play out on the ground then or how you envision it will play out on the ground. >> actually already in north syria in kobani in the umbrella of the democratic administration and under the federalism more components are going to join and there will be more atonomous regions and the regions will track the privacy as according to the diversity of this region to be -- to share with them a making the political system for this region and for syria in general. >> so how will that bring you in the political or bring the kurds in the political equation more? our correspondent in geneva was talking about why pyg didn't get an invite to the talks in geneva, how do you think this will impact the political influence? >> i feel that the other component in this region from the beginning they believe in federalism as a solution for syria in general and for the crisis that is going on for more than five years. now in syria without the federalism there will not be an in for them. so if

of kobani, one of three autonomous regions set up in syria two years ago says federalism could work across the country. >> now the [ inaudible ] northf syria, they are under the declaration of this federalism. in north syria [ inaudible ] kobani and [ inaudible ] umbrella of the [ inaudible ] administration, and under the federalism, more components are going to join, and there will be more autonomous regions, and it's not just for the north syria or the kurdish regions, it must to be for syria in general, because under this federalism,sy and the economy is going to be guaranteed. >> lawrence lee has more from the boarder. >> reporter: well, it's only day three of geneva and there is still no shortage of absolutely shock announcements. that's kobani over there, which you remember the kurds managed to expel isil from, in some very, very heavy fighting and the yellow flag of the ypg now flies over the town. the kurdish proposal, if you take it at face value would put together the autonomous regions of places like kobani and join them all up in a federal grouping which would stretch with all the way to the iraqi border and join us at l

it will not just be for the north syria or kurdish regions, it would be for syria in general, becauseer the democracy and equality with the all syrian people is going to be granted. >> a kurdish representative at the talks in geneva says the declaration would hurt the kurds and the syrian people too. >> translator: the kurdish issue is a national issue, and has to be sold within the national consensus in syria, in order to find our place in the constitution. we as kurds since the end of 2011, beginning of 2012, we have put this idea of federal country and a constitution where women and men are completely equal. these issues should be sorted out through dialogue with all components of the syrian people. federalism might be the start of the division. >>> the syrian courts are an important component of the syrian people. we are proud of them. they are proud of us. we have established our -- our state together for centuries. so betting on creating any kind of divisions among the syrians will end -- will be a total failure. >> well, lawrence lee is in the region, on the border in turkey wi

federalism in north syria going to be very soon and now the representation of the north of syria as they are making, meeting and talking declaration of federalism. there will be more autonomous regions and they are going to -- according to the diversity of this region to share with making the political system for this region and syria in general. federalism will not just be for north syria, it must be in general, because under the democracy and quality for all syrian people is going to be guaranteed. >> one of the kurdish representatives say a unilateral self rule declaration would harm bolt the kurdish and syrian people, too. >> the kurdish issue is a national issue and has to be sold within the con sense, the nationals con sense within syria in order to find our place in the constitution. we as kurds since the end of 2011, beginning of 2012, we have put this idea of a federal country and a constitution where women and men are completely equal, these issues should be sorted out through dialogue with all components of the syrian people. federalism might be the start of division. >> he sa

but one of three autonomous regions set up in syria two years ago said that federallalism could work right across the country. >> now the component of northf syria, they are the creation of federallalism. the umbrella of the administration, and under federalism more will join, and there be more autonomous regions and not just north syria or regions, it must be federalism and democracy is zoned to be guaranteed. >> clark lee has more on turkey's reaction from the border town. >> well, it's only day three in geneva, and there is still no shortage of shock announcements. let me move out of the way so you can see where we are. that's kobane, the kurds managed to expel isil in some very heavy fighting and the yellow flag of the ypg the kurdish militia now flies over the town. the kurdish proposal, if you take it at face value would put together places like kobane and join them all up in the federal grouping, which would stretch hundreds of kilometers all the way to the iraqi border and join us geographically with the kurdish enclave in northern iraq as well. what do the other parties make of it? certainly the turks in ankara are extremely conc

not just for the north syria or for the kurdish regions. it must be for syria in general because this federalism, the equality with an old people is going to be guaranteed >>> let's take a look at what the pyg are. the kurdish democrat greating party is a syrian political win of the p.k.k. it was found under the regime. the group is in the north and trying to base autonomy there. since the syrian war gan the kurds have gained territory. the force focused on fighting the original forces rather than targeting the group. they were not invited to the latest talks in geneva. we're crossing over to lawrence lee who is joining us to tell us what the turkish government would make out of this possible announcement where the kurds are saying that the group is preparing to declare a federal system in the areas it controls near the northern border with turkey. >> reporter: well i should say to stort with although it seems to have come as ray surprise, this idea of a future syria under a federal settlement had actually been mooted or floated as an idea b

of syria, including three enclaves near the turkish boarder. the announcement was made in the north-east of syria. 200 delegates thereabouts are proving what they call the federal democratic system of rajava. it's a move rejected by both the syrian government and the opposition. both warn against the partition of the country >>> at u.n. peace talks in geneva, the talk turned to the number of detainees held in syria. u.n. special envoy demist earia are holding detainees, the numbers are higher on the government side. activists say tens of thousands are held in government gaols. diplomatic editor james bays sent this report from geneva. >> near the top of the agenda for the main opposition bloc at the geneva talks, the release of detainees. they organized a news conference detailing inhuman conditions facing prisoners. a reporter was told a brother was gaoled and executed. >> they put him in prison for two years and two months and killed him there. >> reporter: when you listen to the whole story you realise the appalling brutality and suffering involved. her brother was a military jud

. >>> syria's main kurdish group the pyd declared a federal region in areas it controls in the north syria. the region would include three onclaves near the turkish border. the announcement was made at a kurdish conference. about 200 delegates approved the federal democratic system. the move is rejected by the syrian government and opposition who warn against the partition of the country. >>> russia's president says despite a partial withdrawal from syria, his air force is ready to return if needed. putin withdrew some war planes from syria after a cessation of hostilities that daily russian air strikes dropped by two-thirds. they showed russia's relation sthip was still warm for his readiness to compromise and dialogue. we sent this update from moscow. >> reporter: for the past three days pictures of soldiers and jet fighters returning to russia were shown on national television. mr. putin did say that at this specific moment, while the mission was accomplished and the rest was really an intersyrian affair and russia wouldn't interfere with that. among the accomplishments were to re

. >>> the pyd declared a federal region unifying the areas it controls in the north of syria. there's three onclaves near the turkish border. the announcement was made in the kurdish conference in syria's northeast. about 200 delegates approve what they call the federal democratic system of rujaba. the move has been rejektsed by the syrian government and the opposition who warn against the partition of the country. >>> at the u.n. peace talks in geneva, talk turned to the number of detainees held in syria. the u.s. special envoy says both sides in the war are holding detainees, but the numbers are way higher on the government side. syrian activists say tens of thousands are held in government jails. our diplomatic editor james bay sends us this report from geneva. >> reporter: near the top of the agenda, the release of dean detainees. they detail the conditions. her brother was jailed and then executed. >> they put him in prison for two years and two months and killed him there. >> reporter: when you listen to the whole story, you realize the appalling brutality and suffering

backed kurdish groups declared an autonomous reunion in north syria. it has been excluded from talks in geneva. the kurds have been a long oppressed minority in syria under the bashar al-assad family's rule, but their fighters have been most effective against i.s.i.l. the bashar al-assad regime, turkey and the u.s. have all condemned today's declaration. vladimir putin says he is hoping for successful peace talks in geneva. he made his first remarks since ordering the withdrawal of russian troops from syrian battle fields. he warned he could easily scale up forces again if needed. >> reporter: for the past three days pictures of soldiers and jet fighters returning to russian were shown on national television. mr putin did say that at this specific moment the mission was accomplished and the rest was really an closed affair, russia would not interfere with that. he said among the accomplishments was to reduce the terrorist's capabilities on the ground. he said, for example, supply roots were destroyed, oil tankers were destroyed, oil facilities under con

syria. he has been taken to a village and to the suburbs north of damascus. here's his report. porter: sometimes, even the russian army needs a little extra help. we've been given a local escort for a russian peace mission. we have headed to the mountains of syria's holmer province. they want to show us how they are encouraging peace and reconciliation here. our destination -- until recently, this village was under rebel control. but the village elders have agreed to sign a declaration of peace with moscow and president assad. the middleman who negotiated this is a local sheik. he's pro-moscow, and he has been helping the russians do deals like this across the province. he is not only will respected here, he is well armed. he has a private army. in syria, the difference between war and peace isn't always clear. thanks to the russians, there is a truce in syria. and now they are helping us achieve reconciliation. deal done, the residents are given humanitarian aide and the chance for a checkup with the russian army doctor. >> how do you end a civil war which has left a quarter of

are going to the second day, for people there to delegate, they agreed on the [ inaudible ] and north syriathey are discussing about the -- making the final statement, the point -- the final results of the discussions with the final statement. we are expecting this final statement in the coming hours. >> okay. let's discuss all of today's developments with our senior political analyst. what is your main take-away point on all of these cascading developments that weave together. >> they are complicating the picture, and we probably expected that to happen. you don't get things resolved in geneva in some sort of a clinical, type negotiation atmosphere, when things on the ground are so divided, complicated, and the issue of the way the kurds now are calling for their own federated system and autonomy, which apparently is rejected by most is certainly an element of complication to the situation in syria. i'm afraid that this is few steps back from the spirit of geneva that is meant to lead eventually to a united secular democratic syria. the way this is going is more on the division of syria, a

that has driven a wedge between several states >>> syria's main turkish group pyd has declared a federal region unifying the area it controls in the north of syria. it would include three enclaves near the turkish border. it was made. the syrian government and opposition have rejected it warning against splitting up the country. the u.n. special envoy to syria says the situation has been calm on the ground. staffan de mistura has been meeting with the main syrian opposition in geneva. he is outlining the progress that has been made. >> during the last three days surprisingly calm, according to the report of everyone, including those who have access to additional information. there have been a few incidents and at least three people killed, sadly, and one life is lost is too many. when you are comparing to what there used to be in particular in the last three days these have been noticeable in the task force >>> staffan de mistura says both sides in the syrian war are holding detainees, but the numbers are way higher on the government side. activists say tens of thousands are being held. >> reporter: near the top of the agenda for the ma

far it will go to stop the flow of refugees >>> syria's main kurdish group, pyd, has declared a federal row joanne unifying the areas it controls in the north of syria. it would include three onclaifs. the announcement was made in a conference. about 200 delegates approved the democratic system. the government and opposition have already rejected warning against splitting up the country. mean what time, the u.n. special envoy to syria says the situation has been calm in recent days. staffan de mistura has been meeting with the main opposition in geneva. he has been outlining the progress that has been made. >> during the last three days surprisingly calm, according to the report of everyone, including those who have access to additional information. there have been some few incidents and at least three people killed, sadly, and one life lost is too many. when you're comparing to what it used to be, in particular in the last three days, these have been noticeable >>> four people have been killed and 16 injured in shelling by houthi forces in the central yemen city of taiz. fighting continued between houthis and forces loyal to the president.

starting the news hour in the north of syria. there a powerful kurdish group, the pyd, has unveiled plans to establish it's own awe t autonomous region near syria's northern border with turkey. it's said to hold already three-quarters of the border that you can see. that's about 800 kilometers long. this expected declaration angered syria's opposition as well as the regime and as well as turkey, which has been at war with kurdish rebels on and off for years. anka ra says it supporting it but the unilateral moves are not valid. it happened at syria's government and the main opposition attended talks in geneva from which the kurds were excluded. laurence lee has more from the turkey/syria border. >> reporter: the syrian border town ckobani was also taken untl they fought them off. in hindsight it was crucial in the proposal for the area with the political win of control which would stretch to iraq. on the turkish side of the border there's support, and in the poverty-stricken conditions just as much backing. >> translator: i suppor

they are making a declaration that they will establish a federal state in the north of syria.'m sure there's reaction coming into that. >> different reactions depending on the publication. of the lebanese paper is calling it a big adventure on the political and military front. the newspapers as the kurds have tried to impose themselves into the equation at such a crucial point in the syrian crisis and they are really welcoming this . on the other hand, the turkish newspaper presents a different angle on the issue. while it does say the kurdistan democratic party has a valid point and their concerns about being a people without a state, it also warns that borders in the middle east are already fragile. that,ill only enhance especially with all this uncertainty surrounding the syrian crisis. molly: we are to end with something perhaps lighter. simpsons," and american cartoon that has been around for quite some time. simpsons" "the predicted a trump presidency years ago. >> it was a very famous of the so-called "bart to the fd"b"b narrator: elder women from traditional cultures a

syrian's main kurdish group the pyd has declared a federal region in areas it controls in the north of syriaannouncement was made at a conference where about 200 delegates declared the federal state. the move has been rejected by the government and the opposition. >>> morocco has decided not to withdrawal its troops from u.n. peace keeping missions in western sahara. it threatened to pull out after it was angered by comments made by secretary general ban ki-moon where he said morocco was occupying the contested region. >>> australians on average have a longer life span than almost anyone else in the world, but that is not the case for indigenous people. a national campaign to address this gap began a decade ago. >> reporter: across australia, close the gap events like this are intended to draw attention to lagging health and education standards for indigenous australians. they are also about keeping pressure on the government to meet targets to address them. >> things in some cases are getting worse. so we need to be vigilant and we need to be -- not to be complacent around the huge job that

backed mainly kurdish syria defense forces making new territorial dangs in the north of syria, that'sccording to the u.s. military, but the fbs dominance of the campaign is making some other groups nervous. bernard smith reports. >> three weeks ago the syrian defense forces took control of the north eastern city. now, they have gained another 2.5000 square kilometers of land from isil. that's according to u.s. central command. it says that the manely kurdish group now controlled 20,000 square kilometers of northern syria. losing deprived isil of the rout between two major strong holds and mosul and iraq. there are also oil and gas fields here. the city was once home to 40,000 people, but many left before the battle began. others fled as u.s. led coalition air strikes were called in to prevent attempts to take the city back. >> there are those who fled to africa, and some fled to nearby villages. >> as it retakes ground, the syrian defense forces worked to create an image of a professional fighting force. here releasing video showing the help it has offed to a fighter. the u.s. governm

authorities have become increasingly angered by russia's links with kurdish forces in syria's north.nchor: that is the news coming in from outside baghdad where a suicide bomber is reported to have won himself up at a football match in a village on the edge of the iraqi capital. police and medical sources say at least 29 people have been killed. roughly twice that number have been injured. the death toll is expected to rise. we will bring you more details as soon as we get them. there is no claim of responsibility although nearly all such attacks in recent months have been the work of the islamic state organization. the trial of two turkish journalists accused of revealing state secrets has been adjourned today after opposition m.p.'s refused to leave the courthouse in a protest that the trial be held behind closed doors. they face life in prison if found guilty. we learn more about the details of the case which has drawn condemnation from across the globe. reporter: we are here to support journalism and journalism is not a crime. these were the words uttered by the editor-in-chief o

. >> isil, syria, north carolina, some experts say president barack obama has given up on the mideast peace pros. there haven't been face-to-face talks between top negotiators in several years. then secretary of state hillary clinton launched the administration's first effort in 2010. john kerry tried again in 2013. both attempts fell apart and a new effort has not been made. >> obama's former mideast advisor dennis ross recently wrote that the lack of u.s. focus is putting the vision of a two-state solution at risk especially in light of the israeli government's continued building of settlements in the occupied west bank and attacks on israeli's and palestinians. ross' solution, try one more time to reach a deal but don't put so much pressure on the israelis to stop settlement building right now. laura friedman of americans for peace now which opposes settlement construction calls his idea laughable. >> what this really is saying is we want to fundamentally change the entire concept of israeli palestinian peace. we want to erase all of the understandings that both sides have agreed o

. >> hello, we begin in the north of syria where a powerful kurdish group, the pyd, has unveiled its plans to establish it's own autonomous region. the group wants a federal region said to hold three-quarters of that board which is 800 kilometers long. the expected declaration has angered syria's opposition with turkey. ankara said that it supports an united syria saying that unilateral moves like a federation aren't valid. this comes as sir yeahs government and main opposition attend talks in geneva in which kurds were excluded. >> it's only day three of geneva, and there is no shortage of shock announcements. let me move out of the way where you have a sense of where we are. that's kobane, the kurds managed expel isil in very, very heavy fighting. and the yellow flag of the ypg flies over the town. the kurdish proposal, if you take it at face valley, would put together the little autonomous regions like kobane and join them up in a federal grouping which stretches hundreds of kilometers all the way to the iraqi border and joins us with the enclave in northern iraq as well. what do

syria. >>> north korea's allegedly fired six short-range projectiles in a show of defiance hours after theadopted tough new sanctions against north korea. >>> within the last hour, the u.n. has held a special briefing on the war in yemen. say they as the security situation gets worse, aid efforts are being severely hampered. yemen's ambassador to the u.n. says his government is ready to negotiate, but only if houthi rebels stop fighting. let's go to daniel lak. it must be 12 months since we talked about this and said that conditions are getting worse and aid couldn't get in. it doesn't appear that things have changed much. or is it worse? >> reporter: i think it's the latter. steven o'brien said the situation has rapidly deteriorated. he reminded council members and gave an example the air strike on saturday in sana'a. he talked about hitting hospitals and check points by all parties impeding the aid. he did call upon all parties involved, including the u.n. to do everything they could to improve the situation. >> i underscore the urgent need for this council to impress upon the parties to

. >> further north in syria eyes as targets continue while a temporary truce has reduce fighting between assad or suspend the opposition. the russian military partially joined in from syria now requesting a meeting with their u.s. counterparts. supporting a response to what they call violations of cease-fire. but delay and agreed rules of reaction to the violation of the action civilians by there today. u.s. rejecting russia's calls weren't meeting prompting the russians to -- unilateral action. kayla: one of the largest rescues of animals one national group has ever seen and a lot of horses involved are now being rehabilitated in our backyard. that story is coming up. plus donald the diplomat the gop front-runner manny said had to support of the entir kayla: aspca is calling it one3 of the largest animal seizures in the group's 150 or history. dogs, cats and even horses abused read some of these horses are being rehabilitated right here in our area. david sentendrey is that caroline e. quine center and assistance. what's happening? rescued from what officials are calling an unlicensed a

.; syria, north korea, some experts say president obama has given up on the peace process. there haven't been face-to-face talks between top negotiators in several years. then secretary of state hillary clinton launched the first effort in 2010. john kerry tried again in 2013. both attempts fell apart and a new effort has not been made. obama's former mid east adviser recently wrote that the lack of focus has putting a solution at risk especially in light of the israeli government's continuing building a settlement in the occupied west bank and attacks on israelis and palestinians. the solution, try one more time to find a deal but don't put pressure on israelis building of settlement. this fish official says different. >> we want to change the entire concept of israeli policy and peace. we want to ee race all of the understandings that both sides have agreed on since 1993. we want to start over based on the situation today. we're going to decree that and the they're going to have to accept it. >> reporter: in the end some u.s. officials say that until they see a willingnes

it has taken territory with russian support with other groups in north-west syria but this would be the first time so far as i.s.i.l. is concerned. we must be concerned that this offensive is very much backed by the russian air force. we have all these reports of russian withdrawing its forces from syria. the information has came out today that only about a third of the aircraft has gone back to russia. russia is involved in supporting the syrians in taking palmyra you've got those two elements that would be significant, but it does not like something that the syrian government can do on its own. if it could, of course, it would be difficult for the west because the west, while it pivots to i.s.i.l., is also to the bashar al-assad regime >>> i.s.i.l. could be on the verge of losing palmyra, after that raqqa could be targeted, the de facto capital, at the same time iraqi forces are saying that they are launching an offensive to retake the strategic city of mosul in that country. as a group loses ground does it become more dangerous for europe? >> it does. one has to be very cautious list

a kurdish support is making territorial gains in the north but syria defense courses and dominance ofn against aisle are making some groups nervous and we explain why. >> three weeks ago syrian defense forces took control of the northeastern city and now they gained another 2 1/2 thousand square kilometers of land from i.s.i.s. according to u.s. central command and says the mainly kurdish group now controls 20,000 square kilometers of northern syria, losing this deprived i.s.i.l. of a transit route between its two major strongholds of raqqa and syria and mosul and iraq and also oil and gas fields here and the city was once home to 40,000 people and many left before the battle began and others fled as u.s. led coalition air strikes were called in to prevent i.s.i.l. attempts to take the city back. >> translator: some fled to nearby villages. >> reporter: as he retakes ground syrian defense forces work to be a professional fighting force. here releasing video showing the help it is offered to an i.s.i.l. fighter. the u.s. government believes the sdf has the most effective fighters on th

isis is one of several forces that have put north western syria under siege.ns is hard to overstate. our reporter has reported at great rick sk to her life. this is her latest report. >> reporter: it's an all too common sight in rebel held parts in syria, the moments after an air strike. the survivors stagger from the rebel. those still trapped call out for help. the target this time, the courthouse. activists say the bombs were russian. when rebels took the capital, they saw it as a crucial opportunity to demonstrate that they could build their own state and they believe that's exactly why the russians bombed this courthouse, to undermine that effort request. any civilian infrastructure is a potential target, including hospitals. last month four were hit in a single day. one in the city was supported by doctors without boarders. this is what remains of it now, at least 25 people were killed. this doctor was the general manager. he told us that russian regime forces target hospitals deliberately. >> translator: they want to kill the maxum number of people. als

it marks strategic and symbolic victory for syria's government. >>> north korea noubsed it will attackeoul's palace unless south korea apologizes. they execute officials responsible for what they says were plans to attack north leadership. the latest threat against seoul over joint u.s. south korean military drills. the north sees them as a dress rehearsal for an invasion. >>> it's 10:15 now. taking a live look from brussels where protesters and riot police facing off in a square that became memorial site following terror attacks. police used water cannons to disperse anti-isis demonstrators. the government asked the rally be canceled security forces were stretched too thin today. >>> meanwhile officials say two more americans among victims who died in the attacks tuesday. justin shults and his wife stephanie were killed in the brussels airport bombings. the couple lived in belgium since 2014. two other americans, a brother and sister from new york also died in the attack. at least 31 people were killed and more than 270 people were injured. >>> police in tampa, florida, are searching

syria and iraq, it is upwards of 36,500 fighters. it is up over 1,000, about 1,500, since the u.s.-led bombing campaign has begun spoefl has done nothing to diswade people from northsyria and iraq. the key point you're raising is the number of western passport holders which now stands at 6,600. and the countries with the highest concentration among that group are the western european countries, specifically belgium, as well as france. these are really staggering numbers. at dinner here in washington recently with french officials, they confirmed to us that more than 200 citizens have been killed inside of iraq and syria supporting the conflict there. so these are huge numbers compared to what we're dealing with in the united states. this idea that the ocean is a buffer or a boundary for us is a very old-fashioned post 9/11 idea. what we're seeing in europe is something that could be here in a heartbeat. >> thank you. >> such an important point you're making. great job on your reporting here. you're really getting to the bottom of this. i want to see if you can take us to the next steps of this. especially as it relates to the suspects at large. >> the focus of the

africa so a last fighters and weapons and money, it, have been coming from north africa into syria and iraq so it is a containment strategy that is not working. we know it is not working because the threat that was identified by the intelligence community several years ago was that the worst thing that could happen is allowing people to go from the west into iraq and syria and back out. there is just a failed strategy here that is getting worse. you have the second of state on friday saying we are winning again syria, again isis and syria and iraq and this seems to me to be just delusional and the president of the united states is dancing in argentina when he should meet with the leaders of europe and other allies to try to take the fight totten my. >> chairman devin nunes thank you for joining us today. >> now our sunday group, george will, kirsten powers, and jason riley and fox news political analyst juan williams. george, your reaction to the latest from brussels and how this administration is strategizing with isis? >> the administration is trapped on its own good news and it

so a lot of the fighters and weapons and money, et cetera, have been coming from north africa into syria and iraq. so it's a containment strategy that's not working. we know it's not working because the threat that was identified by the intelligence community several years ago was that worst thing that could happen is allowing people to go from the west into iraq and syria and then back out. so there's just a failed strategy here that's getting worse. you have the secretary of state just on friday saying that we're winning against syria, against isis and syria and iraq. this seems to me to be just delusional while at the same time you got the president of the united states dancing down an n. argentina when he should be meeting with the leaders of europe and other allies to try to take the fight to the enemy. >> chairman nunes, thank you so much for joining us to day. >> my pleasure. >>> time now for our sunday group. syndicated columnist george will, kirsten powers, jason riley of "the wall street journal" and fox news political analyst juan williams. welcome you to all. george, your rea

syria. >>> north korea has been accused of firing what are being described as short-range projectiles hourser being slapped with tough new sanctions. it says that the projectiles were launched towards the ec, which is also known as the sea of japan. the sanctions imposed on north korea by the undersecurity council are the toughest in decades. and they include mandatory inspection of cargo. the u.s. spent weeks negotiating the sanctions with china. >>> a piece of aircraft will be analyzed to determine if it is from the missing malaysian airline that crashed in the indian ocean. >> reporter: it may not look like much, but this piece of debris could hold clues to one of the biggest aviation mysteries in history, missing flight mh 370. >> we would like to get ahold of the debris as soon as possible. that's why we are working with australia in the faster manner. >> reporter: it was a boeing 777, like this one. it went off radar march 8th two years ago. 239 people were on board. since then, australia has lead a huge and costly operation to scour the indian ocean where the plane wreckage is believ

similar to the aside in syria and in north korea and we know how those worked out. to give you an idea of how he views the united states, he described its leaders as quote, those who seek to subjugate humanity to satisfy their interest in hegemonic reay goals. this is being ready to be the next leader of cuba who we have been negotiating with. of course it also takes money to run a total terrienship dictatorship. which is why raul castro named his son-in-law as head of the business administrative group. is the holding company of the revolutionary armed forces. cuba's military. it is the is the dominant driving force of the island's economy. it established in the 1990s by raul castro, it controls touriss companies which runs cuba's comy hotels, nightclubs, restaurants, and islands retail stores. it controls virtually all economic transactions in cuba. d according to hotels magazine, lead industry publication, it is by far the largest regional hotel conglomerate in latin america. it controls more rooms than walt disney.xis h as the news explained a few years back, tou

the significance of palmyra is that, first it is located in the center of syria to the north of palmyraave raqqa. raqqa is an isil strong hold. so you have a road between palmyra and raqqa and that is key for isil, and that's why the government wants to cut that road off. and to the east, you have deir ez-zor, most of that province is under isil control. so again, there is a road from palmyra to deir ez-zor, so that is a supply route for isil, and that's why i think the government wants to cut that off. not only the government, but i think their allies the russians. because remember, russia when it entered this war -- or started this military campaign, it declared its target was to target terrorism in syria. this is what they say, of course. >> and we are nominally in a cessation of hostilities period. paint us a picture of what is going on in syria under this umbrella of cessation of hostilities. >> reporter: well, the cessation of hostilities has surprising to everyone, contrary to their expectations has largely held. there are serious violations, but when you compare them to the leve

and that's just not the way we look at this isil, syria, north korea, some experts say that the president has given up on the mideast peace process. there haven't been face to face talks in several years. and then secretary of state hillary clinton launched the administrations first effort in 2010. john kerry tried again in 2013, both attempts fell apart, and a new effort has not been made. the former mideast advisor recently wrote that the lack of u.s. focus is putting the vision of a two state solution at risk. especially in the occupied west bank, and a tack on the palestinians. ross' solution, try one more time to reach a deal, but don't put so much pressure on the israelis to stop settlement building right now. laura freedman of american's for peace now, which opposing the construction called the use laughable. >> what this really is saying is we want to fundamentally, change the entire concept of israeli palestinian peace, we want to erase all of the understanding that both sides have agreed on since 1993. and we are going to start over, in the situation today. and we are going to d

meanwhile, in northern syria residents are holding protests against thal nusra front, al-qaeda's branch in that country. we have reports from southern turkey. >> something is happening in north we wer northwestern syria that may change the balance of power. get out say these women. al nusra has an unshakeable grip over the areas inside idlib province it is said to control. >> here protesters make an equation between the tyranny and the armed religious groups chanting the syrian people are one. we're here to support the people. >> and the confidence is growing. they turn on al nusra support whose try to get in to the demonstration. the protesters were clearly more interested in the flag of revolution than that of al nusra. what is strike something in a the ideals had been shouted down by groups like al nusra and isil across northern and eastern syria. now this group, which is considered moderate in the west which calls for all syrians to come together against the regime in damascus appears to be increasingly back in favor. things like this trashing of an al nusra office seems to reflect a growing concern that al nusra demands hold deeply conservative values like isil does, an

faster, better equipped with weapons, and they now have carved out a piece of terrain in iraq and syria, northica, libya, and parts of egypt, yemen, and somalia. so this organization has to be taken on connectically, as we have been doing, which is military combat operations we have sustained. we have carried out over 22,000 air strikes on this group, not just in iraq and syria, but also in libya and other places. but also, we have to -- we have to empower the muslim world. all right, to show their rejection of this. the muslim world has been speaking out against isis in this corrupt cult-like islamic ideology. they call it islamic but it's not really. we have assist them in taking away the ocean that these terrorist fish swim in. that, of course, has amen aul zzaw wuhe wuhery said, if we louvre tse t muslim support, we will be crushed in the shadows. that is the one thing we have not been doing. we refuse to speak about islam and call it a cult as it is. >> let's continue to drill down. how do we empower them, exactly? >> well, for the first -- for the moist part, we give so much more media c

>> britain to syria to north africa, to spain. it's enormous.re are about 50 million people in it. >> what was caesar like, as a person, from what you can tell? >> as a person, he was absolutely fascinating and absolutely maddening. he was brilliant. he was a genius. he was smarter than just about anyone else, and more talented than anyone else. trouble is, he knew it. he is a rare person in history who is a great general and a great politician and also a great author. we don't see that very often. >> shakespearean version that caesar is betrayed and assassinated by a group of people, eventually led by his closest friend, the man he considers his son, brutus. and there is that famous line in shakespeare, et tu, brutus, you, too, brutus, then brutus befalls caesar. >> it's true that brutus was one of the chief conspirators. it's not true that he was caesar's greatest friend. in fact, he had fought against caesar originally in the civil war and caesar then makes peace with him and brings him over to his side. he had a very strange relationship wit

syria. what long game could putin be playing, do you think? >> i think what he's doing is he already transmitted the message not just to the folks in the middle east and north africa and in syria but to the nato alice, and that is that russia's back and russia is not afraid or intimidated to act in their best interests when they see those interests being challenged. so he got that message out from a strategic stand point. the other thing that he's done is now he's going to say it was the russian forces who established the conditions where peace talks can take place. so he now stands on the world stage as the peacemaker going into geneva because his drops were the ones who put assad back on the move again to solidify the western side of the syrian country. and what you're probably going to see coming out of geneva is an agreement if they get an agreement for a federalized syria where you'll have assad and his on the west and the sunni in the middle and then both sides can go against isis of course with the kurds. that would be the third group. >> what should the u.s. and russia, assuming that we can trust russia, which we cannot, but in a perfect world, what

syria. just a few kilometers to the north is the turkish town of kill >> translation: s which serves as an example of what can be done to help outside syria if the will is there. 90,000 who live here have been joined by 120,000 syrians who turkey has refused to turn its back on. they in turn have set up businesses and work together with their hosts. just outside the center these women were making firewood with their children. they have been here for four years. it is not an easy life but, said this woman, they have been welcomed. she said she has no intention of crossing from turkey to greece. that is likely to be because killis has opened its doors to these people. so they believe their efforts is so deserving, it would be good for angela merkel to come and visit. the contrast between the way in which turkey is managing the refugee crisis and the chaos of the european union couldn't be any greater. frankly, it's hard to think of a single european town or city that could be tom natured for the noble peace prize in the way that killis has been. so what, then, do the authorities say to a europe of i

from across european states and indeed other countries around the world, north african states, and elsewhere, traveling to syria. and what we're seeing now is the threat they pose when they return back to their european homeland, trained as terrorists and trained in training camps in syria. >> pelley: richard walton, for willed's metropolitan police. among the americans wounded today are members of a military family and three mormon missionaries from utah. danielle nottingham is in salt lake city with their story. >> reporter: just moments before the plarks 19-year-old nathan wells, 20-year-old joseph empy and 56-year-old richard norby were in the terminal saying good-bye to french missionary 20-year-old fanny rachel clain, who was headed to ohio for her assign. all four went down. wells of utah was rushed into surgery for his wounds. family spokesman lloyd coleman. >> had some burns we understand to his face of hands, but the biggest concern is about his foot. it sounds like his ankle and his heel is hurt the worst by some playing the debris or shrapnel from the bomb. >> reporter: this was not wells' first bru

reporter: they are the lucky few who have been given passage, only refugees from syria and iraq can continue northme 200 people were letter on wednesday, but tens of thousands -- were let through on wednesday, but tens of thousands are still stranded on the other side. one migrant says he had to stay because of mistakes by authorities. >> they say, you cannot enter. it is silly mistakes. not our problem. we gave them the paper. reporter: greece is overwhelmed with largest sticks and has requested 480 million euros from the eu, but it is not clear how much they will receive from the emergency fund. this area is equipped to handle 2500 people, but now it is fourfold. the european council president is visiting countries on the route to increase cooperation ahead of a summit on monday. on a stop at a slovenia migration center, he praised the country for their efforts in managing the crisis. >> after talks with the prime minister yesterday, i am convinced that slovenia is the best example for this european plan that it can work. and this is a tricky conditions for the solution crisis -- immigration cri

syria. >> indonesian north blue up a ship today that was involved in illegal fishing. huge plume of smoke and flames engulfed the viking after the blast went off. indonesian claims the crew was catching sea bass against law in indonesian. country says it is hoping this will send a strong message to would be poachers who enter the country water. viking chili captain and crew members have been detained. >> as apple fighting a justice department order to hack open a phone connected to the san bernardino shooting other tech company are boosting their own security. guard an reports facebook adding encryption to the voice call made in the app and text message encripted. messenger snap chat google use more encryption. the company come to the defense of apple refused to open the phone saying it was set dangerous precedent. >>> san francisco company addressing the real estate problem by thinking inside the box. start up call to camp site is leasing after office space in shipping containers. the melanie took a tour. >> app on the cell phone gets you into the office space. >> the