brianna, you want an interview with president obama. i want an interview with president obama. giving one to president bill clinton to discuss obama care. why? >> reporter: because he needs some help, certainly, and because americans like bill clinton quite a bit. he has high approval ratings, he's an effective messenger. he connects, and president obama really needs help explaining this program, still unpopular. you look at a recent poll, an nbc news/"wall street journal" poll from earlier this month and it asked how well do you understand the new health care law. by a ratio of more than two to one, americans who were surveyed said that basically they didn't understand it very well. so we saw clinton being the key surrogate for president obama during the election, trying to bolster his economic policies, and now you see president obama doing the same thing, looking to clinton for that, only this time on this still unpopular health care reform law that i'm sure clinton may remind people he wishes he had been able to have during his presidency. >> i believe actually it was ten ye

we heard president obama talk about the latest from iran. hassan rouhani talking about possibly trying to reach a comprehensive agreement when it comes to the nuclear program in iran. i want to get some reaction right now. i have on the phone congressman ed royce, republican of california and chairman of the house foreign affairs committee. congressman, what's your reaction to the president's announcement? >> well, jake, i think that the history of our diplomacy with north korea might be a key indicator of how this plays out. i see what the president wants to do here, but with north korea, we thought we were buying peace but instead, the regime there only played us for time and just kept advancing its nuclear weapons program. i think that's the concern here, that iran is reading north korea's diplomatic playbook and intends to do exactly what it did with the europeans. what rouhani has already taken credit for, same as he did with the europeans, right? >> rouhani says that all iran wants is nuclear power, not a nuclear weapons program. is th

he said president obama's, i heard what he said, and president obama mentioned president rouhani's namenumber one, it is against the iranian national interests to have a nuclear weapon. >> yes. >> and second he mentioned, and perhaps even more important, it is in the iranian national interest to be transparent in the matter of nuclear project. he said don't bother with the question of nuclear knowledge and nuclear technology, you are too late. >> he did say that. >> he said the word has become institutionalized. so for a nuclear weapon is concerned, it is not in our interests, it is not our objective, and we're willing to sit down and talk. so on the rhetorical level, it is a good performance, and then he loses if we were to compare him with obama. obama is very specific, yet he is more -- rouhani is more generic, yet he is feeling the room and the new language he has introduced. and yet he itemized one and two, take the threat from the military table, and talk to the elected president of 75 -- he emphasized the mandate. so when you talk to me, talk to me as the head of the state, don't

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this president obama is pretty clever. ou see what he's doing get to congress to approve the attack? he told them syrian president assad supports obamacare. >> remember when he was talking about if they find out they used chemical weapons in syria, that would be crossing a red line and if they did that, they would have to go get them? now the preis saying he never used the word red line. he is saying the world used the term red line. it has taken him five years but finally he has learned how to [ bleep ]. >> if memory serves, 100,000 syrians have already died during the conflict with bashar al assad with no military intervention from the west. why now? clip august 2012. >> we have been very clear to the assad regime but also to other players on the ground that a red line for us is, we start saying a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. >> the red line. you can't use chemical to kill your own people. you have to do it organically. america and the world wants to make sure they only use locally grow

president obama also said that the u.s. cannot raise its children in a world where we don't follow through on the things that we say. president obama was refering to his own statement in what he said a little over a year ago when he drew that proverbial red line in the sand with the syrian government youing chemical weapons. if they were to, then there would be consequences. many people believe that the president is in a position where he says what he says and now he has to back up his words. >> washington has a lot of naval power on standby in the mediterranean and that was before obama made it clear it wants to attack syria. >> the u.s.s. soin is -- san antonio has several hundred marines. obama said there would be no boots on the ground echoing u.s. claim that they won't see any action. that presence there is merely a presence. each of them can carry up to 90 tomahawk missiles and keeping the destroyers safe from syrian anti-shift missiles. syrian forces say the army is mobilized for intervention while the rebels have ple

this was a gamble for president obama. if congress votes no. the big question mark is what happens next? but president obama saying he believes this is the right move. take a listen to a little bit more of what he had to say yesterday. >> i believe that the people's representatives must be invested in what america does abroad. and now is the time to show the world that america keeps our commitments. we do what we say. and we lead with the belief that right makes might. not the other way around. >> now, if congress votes no, the white house believes that there is a legal avenue for president obama to strike syria. we'll have to see what happens. administration officials saying they were initially shocked when president obama told them friday night that he wanted to put this to a congressional vote. but by friday, they say most of them were on board with the decision. alex? >> kristen welker with the white house, we'll be seeing more of you today. thank you very much. >> reporter: indeed. >>> the president's rose garden statement in its entirety i

they're given 15 minutes, but president obama took 43. we think that president rouhani will speak in a half hour. bess what, he has a middle east policy. two key priorities for the rest of his term in office are to sort out the iranian nuclear situation and syrian crisis to give a firm footing. i think the headlines to come out of his speech was his references to president rouhani. he said he was encouraged by what he has seen so far. hhe said the united states would back iran for a system for nuclear power. we're told by the white house they made an offer to the iranians for an encounter on sidelines but the iranians turned them down which is disappointing. but don't be too disheartened at we'll wait to hear from president rouhani himself. a lot of attention will be paid to the tone of his speech, and whether or not he makes any mention of israel, and how he couches the situation regarding tehran and israel. we'll bring all that to you live on al jazeera. >> john terrett from the united nations. want wait for that. everyone is anxious to

so this was a huge day today for president obama on capitol hill. d if the deal falls through, the president still wants all options on the table. secretary of state john kerry made it clear today, this process has to be fast and measurable. >> this cannot be a process of delay. this cannot be a process of avoidance. that has to be real, has to be measurable, tangible and it is exceedingly difficult. i want everybody here to know to fulfill those conditions. but we're waiting for that proposal. but we're not waiting for long. a lot of people say nothing focuses the mind like the prospect of a hanging. well, it's the credible threat of force that has been on the table for these last weeks that as for the first time brought this regime even acknowledge that they have a chemical weapons arsenal. >> where was this john kerry in 2004 when the righties stole ohio? i have never seen kerry fight so hard for something. and sell so hard for something. this is democratic foreign policy at its finest, i guess. president obama made a great move by putting off mil

president obama has sent late this evening a letter. t possible retaliation in response to an august 21st weapons attack in the capital of damascus. an attack that killed more than 1,000 syrians including school children. >>> earlier in the day the president met with reporters at the white house in the rose garden. he revealed his decision to seek that authorization from congress before taking punitive measures again the syrian government. >> here's my question for every member of congress and every member of the global community. what message will we send if a dictator can gas hundreds of children to death in plain sight and pay no price? >> now the president will wait for congress, he said. this tuesday the senate foreign relations committee and chaired by new jersey democrat robert menendez is set to hear testimony from senior administration on the force in syria. one of the republicans on the foreign relations committee expects he will vote against authorizing the president to use force. senator rand paul on the fox report earlier th

obama is the president.'s eligible to be president, then cruz is. >> you brought this up. >> what better answer that i can give you than yes. >> was he legitimate like the president? >> that was determined before i got here. >> when does congress get to determine whether the president meets the standards of being a natural born citizen. it's going to be a vote in congress between now and 2016 when -- >> when the congress accepts the electoral votes. that's when it would have been timely to raise. >> what would you have done? >> listen -- >> why are you afraid of this? >> i'm not afraid of it at all. >> is he a natural born citizen? >> i have said ted cruz is as eligible to be president as -- >> this is the problem with your party. it's so far in the wacko bird. what's wrong with saying barack obama is a natural born citizen and eligible for president. >> i'm saying president obama is president. what else is there to say than that? we're nitpicking over words here. >> you were playing a game, once again, of t

president putin gave president obama a lifeline. he let him out of the corner he painted himself in where president obama's only option was to go attack syria. he offered him -- he made a resolution that could at least allow the president the option of not attacking syria. >> doesn't that admit you have them? >> then they walked away from the table. >> they walked away -- >> it would make us happy if we could trust vladimir putin. now we put the man who blocked every effort to try and broker a deal in the diplomatic driver's seat. he's yet again embarrassed the united states of america by backing out of this u.n. meeting. and i think we're going to have a stalemate for a long time. putin lives for this. >> didn't he back out because president obama and the group said that -- and the french said they couldn't say they would not attack syria given this resolution? >> right. who's going to blink? who is going to blink next? >> there's going to be some diplomatic words that will be used. the idea somehow you're going to not be able to sa

obama's president of choice, mohammed morsi. the violent and deadly clashes between the military-run government and muslim brotherhood and backed protesters to the wall and they are now responding. continuing with violence and all likelihood this friday, when morsi supporters reportedly will conduct what they call a day of martyrs. and no relief for president obama in syria either. assad opposition forces claiming more than a thousand civilians were killed in chemical gas attacks earlier today on the outskirts of damascus. the alleged attacks come exactly

what about the buzz around this handshake that could take place between president obama and president rouhani? could today be the first time in 34 years that the president's of both countries actually shake hands? >> it's a tantalizing prospect. everyone is excited about this happening, but we just don't know. if this happens at all, we think it's going to happen in passing. the two will just bump into each other. there will be no sweeping gesture. president obama is not going to come down off the podium and find president rouhani in front of the cameras. if it happens at all, it will be in the corridors, they pass each other, a fleeting handshake and there may or may not be a camera there. we're just going to have to wait and see. you're absolutely right to be excited about it, because everybody is here is excited because of the new tone president rouhani is bringing. gone is the rhetoric of ahmadinejad, his predecessor, replaced by the op ed in the washington post last friday. people are listen, inc. for the tone that will be set this morning. much more important is the meeting betw

will he lay it out when he meets with president obama? mr. resident, here is how much time we have. >> i think privately he will have a strong message for the president. publicly when he comes to the u.n he will have to scale back a bit from his usual harsh approach as to not appear with the smiling rouhani. his message will be strong. for israel this is an threat and the regime is making threats about blowing israel off the map and still being -- death to america chants, that's what he was greeted with. >> with iran and the united states talking, now negotiating, does that mean israel will have to take action alone? >> if they have to, they will and that's what the prime minister will layout for us. we will have to do whatever it is to protect ourselves. >> lisa, should be an interesting couple of days. tomorrow is the meeting benjamin netanyahu and president obama on tuesday will speak. >> at the white house and then united nations. >> anticipated to be a very dramatic speech. as always, good to see you. that will do it for us. media buzz is

president obama and russian president vladimir putin are set to come face to face at the annual meeting20 leaders as big decisions loom over military action in syria. [ screams ] >> reporter: obama defending his position to launch strikes. >> i didn't set a red line. the world set a red line when governments representing 98% of the world's population said the use of chemical weapons are abhorrent. >> reporter: putin remains vehemently opposed, casting doubt over the evidence the u.s. government says it has against the syrian regime. >> translator: if we have objective, precise data of who is responsible for these crimes, then we'll react. >> reporter: russia is not alone. >> the nays have. it. >> reporter: britain and germany are also refusing to endorse military action. this is the highest tensions have been between the two world powers since the cold war. >> we will have a very bad patch if we -- if there is a military attack on syria. and i think we can expect some pretty frosty time. >> reporter: russia and syria have been strong allies for decades. >> russia is very close to syria.

less than an hour away from a brand-new interview with president obama on syria. make sure to stay tuned for that. tomorrow night, the president will address the nation. a special programming note, set your dvrs. for a special 11:00 p.m. edition of "the five" tomorrow with reaction to his speech. >> boo. >> wow, immature. now, today's developments on syria. it was all hands on deck from the administration and their allies in a final push to convince the country that we need to attack. >> the assad regime's inhuman use of weapons of mass destruction against innocent men, women and children violates a universal norm at the heart of our global order. and, therefore, it demands a strong response from the international community led by the united states. >> if there are no consequences, assad gets the message he is free to use these going forward. >> the evidence is powerful. and the question for all of us is what are we going to do about it? turn our backs? have a moment of silence? where a dictator can with impunity threaten the rest of the world he's going to retalia

president obama details his phone call to the president of iran. we're covering all angles of this major historic development, including reaction from tehran. we'll go live to the iranian capital this hour. >>> plus, the looming government shutdown. the ball is now back in the house of representatives' court, with only three days remaining. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. er you're in "the situation room." let's get on the breaking news. it's really a phone call with potentially huge ramifications. president obama announced he spoke this afternoon by phone with the new iranian president, hassan rouhani, and discussed his country's controversial nuclear program. this is the first such contact in more than three decades. watch this. >> i spoke on the phone with president rouhani of the islamic republic of iran. the two of us discussed our ongoing efforts to reach an agreement over iran's nuclear program. i reiterated to president rouhani what i said in new york. while there will surely be im

president obama just spoke about the attack short time ago. >> president obama arriving here in new york for the united nations general assembly that begins today. talked for the first time about this terrible attack in kenya, and essentially offered a message of unity to the kenyan people. listen. >> we stand with them, against this terrible outrage that occurred. we will provide them with whatever law enforcement support that is necessary, and we are confident that kenya, which has been a pillar of stability in eastern africa, will rebuild. >> meantime, the kenyan military operation inside the mall goes on. one of the problems here is the kenyan authorities don't know exactly how many attackers there were, so they don't know exactly how many they are looking for. the interior ministry of kenya sent out tweets a couple of hours ago saying, quote, we can confirm that three terrorists have been killed so far. a few others have suffered injuries. and they went on in another tweet, we can also confirm that we have arrested more than ten suspects. it is not clear to us at this point whether

president obama is not dr. king, he's president johnson.nheriter, the executive office, only 44 americans have ever occupied. yet even as you draw a direct line linking presidents obama and johnson in the presidential lineage, it's hard to imagine the existence of a president obama without the life and work of martin luther king which leaves us with a complicated moment at this historical moment, what is our expectation of the presidency when the person has occupies the white house is black. joining me joy rooeid, reyez, t white guy at the table, political director for russell simmons and adam sur for political.com, the black guy at the table. i'm teasing there. but i'm teasing in part because my whole goal here is to complicate race and politics a bit. there can be a push from supporters to see all opposition as naked racism and also for supporters of the president to see everything he does as necessarily in the civil rights tradition. how do we navigate the complicated nature of race. >> king never sought office. it was a commentary to co

obama care. that's what you would need to override president obama's veto. >> you need 60. it's a dynamic process. i believe the president will wake up and say i guess i better represent the american people. the president himself has taken fully a third of his single piece of legislation and said it's not ready for prime time. he told employers don't worry about it, it's not anything you have to worry about. why not do the same thing for the american people. >> what do you say to critics who say house republicans act as if they were' in an alternative universe. you're trying to pass things that the president, who was reelected, opposes and that the democrats in the senate who have the majority oppose. >> 22 democrats in the united states house of representatives supported, voted for, a one-year delay of the individual mandate. 35 voted for a one year delay of the employer mandate. this is a bipartisan issue. >> that's the house. i just talked about the senate and the white house, though. >> 79 individuals in the united states senate voted for a medical device tax repeal earl

. >> on the eve of his address to the nation, president obama respondpresident obamarespond ta solution to the syrian crisis. >> syrian president bashar al-assad remains defiant. and a rebel group launch as tacks in the fill fin philippins secure if i forces work to secure the release of dozen of hospital six. ♪ hostages. ♪ ♪ >> personal is society to address the american people tonight. originally he was expected to push for strikes on syria, but a possible diplomatic solution has surfaced from a very unlikely source. the russians. they are calling on syria to hand overall of its chemical weapons. and just a few minutes ago, an iranian foreign ministry spokeswomen said the country supports the russian offer. president obama says the proposal could be a potential breakthrough but that he also remain skeptical. our white house correspondent has more. >> i don't think that -- >> reporter: this was supposed to be president barack obama's chance to convince the american people that it the u.s. military needed to launch strikes in syria. but instead during interviews with six domestic networ

president obama is my president. i want him to do well. i don't want this to be an embarrassment where it looks completely mishandled. then i'm looking to carney to see what he has to say. he's a carney. >> arnie evil. -- carney evil. >> commander in chief, i think that the american people, at least in my assessment, appreciate the commander in chief who takes in new information and doesn't, you know, celebrate decisiveness for the sake of decisiveness. >> goodness. >> what? is there a vitamin? >> this is what they do best. swipes at the former president. even if the former president's entire national security apparatus was trying to help them last week. they can't stop. they have to take a swipe. what they're referring to is sometime in the rose garden, president bush was asked a question by a reporter. he used to take questions from reporters in the white house. and somebody asked him about why haven't you done this? why haven't you done that? he said, because i'm the decider. and so that's what the swipe is. they don't like decisiveness

that's not something president obama has this time around. there was that split vote in the house and senate. some in the house have said that if the president went ahead and used military action against syria after being turned down by congress this time around, it could set off an impeachment crisis. house and senate not looking very favorable for the administration. >> how soon are we going to get a decision? >> the senate is taking a procedural vote on wednesday. we could see a final vote in the senate by the end of the week. the house not expected to vote until next week. we're going to hear a lot from both sides in between any votes. >> we are doing all this talk about voting, but is president obama likely to follow what is decided? >> all along the president and secretary of state of mentioned that the administration has the right to act in the national security interests of the united states with or without authorization from congress, but as i mentioned, we've heard threats from the republican side that this could set off an impeachme

in last president obama played. t's out of touch or recommend better ways for presidents to spend their time. former president george w. bush on the golf channel defended president obama's frequent trips to the golf course. >> i know what it's like to be in the bubble and i know the pressures of the job and to be able to get outside and play golf with some of your pals is important for the president. it does give you an outlet. >> it's a good release then. >> i think it is and i think it's good for him to play golf. >>> lawmakers in new jersey will vote to override governor chris chris at the's veto of same-sex marriage. it is expected over november's general election. supporters need a handful of votes in the state senate and as many as 12 in the assembly. >>> it's been years since president obama last had a cigarette. during a hot mike conversation at the u.n., the president opens up about why he hasn't lit up. >> i quit smoking. yeah. it's been six years. that's because i'm scared fd my wife. >> scared of his wife

that is a talking point from the left. >> that president obama -- >> yes, president obama has threatened. only threatening the government shutdown comes from the left. the republicans in the house and the senate have been saying we will fund every single thing in the entire government except for obama care. you get everything else except for obama care. and it's ridiculous that we're at this point when 77% of people want the individual mandate delay. when a majority of people want keystone and have wanted it for a long time. we have to come to a debt ceiling negotiation to get those. >> what do you mean, we are going to have a shutdown. >> republicans aren't saying we want to shut the government down. >> the reason why bob's right, there will be a government shutdown once they get a resolution signed and they're not going to get it. i'll explain that in one second. they didn't do that the first time around. the house didn't separate obama care or attach it to at least something else where they can say we'll pass all these other things and not pass this one yet. then you had a game. you h

and you can't thread the needle that president obama wants to thread. upport an operation that is so poorly conceived, so foolishly telegraphed and virtually guaranteed to fail. >> with the president calling freshman for a pause, some are breathing a huge sigh of relief. >> what the russians have proposed may turn out to be a best thing to come out of russia since vodka. >> but they say congress must be on the record about military action. >> i think there should be a vote. i don't know how the president can come to congress and ask for our input and we have no input other than just our opinion and no vote. >> chris van hollen is proposing a plan to keep the pressure on the syrian regime. >> the resolution says after 30 days, the president be authorized to take action. number one, if assad has not assigned the chemical weapons convention or two, the president certifies there's no credible plan to put assad's chemical weapons stockpile under a -- >> republicans say a speech is not enough and it's time for the white house to lead. >> really is up to the pr

i think at the base of it, that's president obama's problem. ook at his numbers on how he handles foreign policy, since january, anderson, he's declined 14 points. >> david, you've worked in white houses for republicans and democratic presidents. you heard john mccain say he's not seen the response. is that accurate? have you seen -- do you think the response is muddied. >> maybe, i went through watergate, anderson. that was muddy. certainly so. but in 40 years or so, not very often. this is quite rare. >> w why? points make it muddied. >> it's extraordinariry muddled. the middle east is a complex place. we're not playing checkers. we're playing three-dimensional chess in this and frankly, i'm not sure the president has the team he had in the first term. they are still coming together as a team. it's been hard for them, and clearly, the president himself is extraordinarily obvious what he wants here. he's drawn to the peace option, to the multilateral option and got a noble prize to stay out of war. i think that has a lot to do. president's need

but it's not only the russian president that obama may have a tough conversation here in st petersburg also the brazilian president dilma rousseff feels greatly offended by the recent revelations of edward snowden that the n.s.a. were wiretapping the brazilian leader she's also coming here to st petersburg and she also has no official meetings with president obama moreover dilma rousseff said that she would cancel her plans trip to washington next month unless president obama delivers a personal apology to the brazilian leader so this adds another sparkle to this already rather intense political summit alexis so many dimensions to this g. twenty summit not only on the surveillance scandal but also on syria no doubt but one else will the leaders be tackling while they out they in st petersburg. well obviously the g. twenty summit have always been about economy and definitely economic problems of the world will be discussed here we understand that almost two dozen different issues including the development of growing countries including the tax evasion tackling the problems of shadow ban

obama cover, the consequence for the u.s.a. will be intense. we now have a president has lost a tremendous amount of power. even if congress does save him. after five years in office, most americans do not trust mr. obama to effectively punish an obvious human rights violator. they don't like the mission. they don't like the strategy. they don't like the leadership. the president has three years left in office. but if congress denies his request to move against assad, that will seem like forever. mr. obama will be embarrassed throughout the world. the bad guys overseas will see him as weak and his opponents within the u.s.a. will step up their attacks on him. and so ironically, a vicious attack in syria now has extreme global implications. russia, iran, al qaeda, and every other subversive group gain power. america, britain, france, nato and those who are supposed to be the keepers of civilization lose power. this happened once before, in the 1930s, and now it's happening again. syria is much more than poison gas and bashar assad. it is about the struggle for decency

obama. president obama threatened air strikes. and it may be that the syrians and russians concluded the syrians couldn't afford it. this is a lifeline to the syrian regime. as president reagan used to say, we should not trust the syrian regime. we're going to have to verify. it will be in the implementation, the painstaking implementation of this plan if it does get off the ground where i think i success or failure will be met. and i think president obama's right to walk down the road, but boy, we're entering now diplomatic combat of sorts. and it will mean that france, the uk and u.s. will have to stick together against the russians and chinese up in new york. >> yeah, well let's see what happens. there is an opening right now as the president told me yesterday a potential break through, a long way to go as you point out, but potentially important developments, positive developments. nick burns, thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. >>> still ahead, what the crisis in syria is doing to the price of oil, the price o

president obama is facing growing global opposition. our mike viqueira is there. >> this is all about the world economy but turned into something different. president obama is intent on making his case for military strikes against syria. it is more voal and more dug in. >>> face to face president vladimir putin, greeting president obama outside of the constantine palace. mr. obama faces reluctance and outside opposition from some members of congress to putin. even pope francis weighed in. speaking about the futility of a military solution. japanese prime minister shinzo abe. >> i look forward to a conversation about the situation in syria. i think our joint recognition that the use of chemical weapons in syria is not only a tragedy but also a violation of international law that must be addressed. >> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon is lobbying letters for more time. >> there is no military solution, there is only a political solution which can bring peace, and end this bloodshed right now. >> on putin's side in the syria dispute are le

the russian president on his part of this said that obama still is a good listener and he's a good person to talk with these have been very good contacts with the american president but obviously this will be a rough ride for the american president here in st petersburg as my colleague from washington explains after president obama canceled bilateral talks with president putin over russia's decision to grant edward snowden asylum many thought it couldn't get a new word the two won't even talk to each other but the one house now says there will be an opportunity for the two leaders to meet on the margins of the g. twenty summit so it looks like as much as washington wants to snub moscow president obama and putin will have to talk the u.s. is about to bypass the u.n. security council break international law and attack syria. we believe very strongly with high confidence that in fact chemical weapons were used and that mr assad was the source russia says america's we believe is not enough and that if there is credible evidence it has to be presented to the u.n

president obama's red line comment of last year now has supporters worried that his syria gamble couldm and undermine his legacy. despite intense discussion of the topic, president obama left the g 20 summit without garnering broad support for military intervention in syria. at home he finds his credibility very much on the line, derided for his shot across the bow comment and one aide's characterization of a strike just muscular enough not to get mocked. until the last few weeks, an obama doctrine, if such a thing is possible in these times, might have been characterized by pragmatism, reliance on targeted drone strikes, a distaste for international entanglements and desire to wind down those in which america had already been engaged. without question, the story of the obama presidency has been one of evolution. in 2008, the country placed a unilateralist with an internationalist, one who won accolades for his willingness to acknowledge that although a global force for good, america wasn't always right. five years later, the questions regarding america's role in the world remain unres

dramatic progress on two fronts for president obama. rouhanis to president as united nations works on chemical weapons. in a stunning report from climate scientists, who say that humans are the largest creator of global warming. >> climate change is the greatest concern of our time. >> and we go to albuquerque to visit the real places made famous in "breaking bad." ♪ >> welcome to our viewers on public television and america. for the first time in three decades, the leaders of the united states and iran have spoken directly. president obama and president rouhani spoke over a phone call. the united nations security council is planning to vote tonight on a resolution about the chemical weapons -- serious and its chemical weapons program. we have this report. >> president obama did not manage a handshakeith uhani this week. but relations have been so troubled for 35 years that even the phone call counts as a breakthrough. >> i spoke with president rouhani of the islamic republic of iran and we spoke about our efforts to reach an agreement o

both aspects of president obama brought this about, the morally outraged president obama that moved inhe cautious obama who said i need more time, let me talk to congress. it created a space where there was pressure but not war. i think you got to give credit where credit's due. >> van just articulated exactly why the american people are confused. because on the one hand, he was cautious and on the other was morally outraged. that is impossible. you cannot be part pregnant. that is a stance that no one understands. >> but here's the thing. it worked. the weird thing, i have been criticizing him. i have been saying he's half -- >> this is working? >> listen, we are not at war and the syrians are saying they will give up their gas. you got poison gas -- >> so you believe them? >> i believe we now have a situation where a regime that before said that they had what poison gas, now they say not only do we have it -- >> we will give it but only to our friends, the russians. that makes a lot of sense. >> tell you what -- >> it's a false start. >> let me say a couple things. number one, this p

. >> before president obama threatened military action against syria, there were seven >> before president obama threatened military action against syria, there were seven countries in the world that had not joined the united nations convention on chemical weapons. tonight, there are six. expectations are high. there ought to be consequences. >> john kerry. >> john kerry arrived in geneva. >> meeting with his russian counterpart. >> to put syria's chemical weapons under international control. >> hours before the meeting a new twist. >> russia's president -- >> rebuking president obama. >> putin writing an op-ed in the pages of the "the new york times." >> how did it make you feel? >> i was insulted. >> i didn't agree with him. >> i hear he is looking to anchor a show on msnbc. >> everybody is taking offense to it. >> what about the political implications of this? >> we expect president putin to put forward actions. >> expectations are high. >> hostage diplomacy. >> this can not just drag on. >> and return to regularly scheduled divisive political programming. >> boehner facing insurrection

and so please join me in welcoming number 42 and number 44, bill clinton and president barack obama. >> mr. president. >> are you interviewing me? >> i've been talking a lot today. >> that was a good thing you did. thank you for coming. >> well, it is wonderful to be back and let me start just by saying to all the people who have for years now supported the incredible efforts of cgi, thank you, because wherever we travel all across the globe, we see the impact that it's making every single day. we're very proud of what you all do, and let me say that we still miss our former secretary of state, and i should add that there's nothing she said that was not true, particularly the part about us marrying up. >> well, that brings me to my first health care comment. this is going to be a conversation about domestic and international health but i want to begin by telling you that i think the first lady's done a great job in this fight against childhood obesity. we have been honored at our foundation to be asked to represent her effort in 18,000 schools, where we've lowered the calories in drin

he's canceled one trip as president obama out to california next week. he was going to speak to an aflcio gathering there. there have been calls burning up the lines since the president left washington, not only from the president, but top advises traveling with him. 160 members of congress thus far by the white house count have been contacted directly and those consultations obviously continue. the president after this summit is concluded, it's all up to congress at this point. >> looking ahead to the president making a statement today, will it also be a press conference where he takes questions? the last press conference president beginning of g-20, he made so much news spending so much time talking about syria. >> he certainly did. you know, what happens before these press conferences is the top presidential aide, national security aide people get together and prep the president. they've been fielding questions all day long for the last three days. they basically know the gist of what is going to be asked. the president is going to be ready as he was i