. >> inter rashad hussein coordinator for strategic counter terrorism communications. his job is to help local communities to protect their children from isil and to challenge the group's messaging online. >> we want to go right at those that are targeting people that have been susceptible to this ideology and to stem their regroutment. >> a first big push. a digital messaging hub. as proof of the importance of hussein's new role, the president praised him at this week's summit on extreme i am. >> with the government, our efforts will be led and i'm grateful my envoy to, rashad hussein, has agreed to serve in this new role. >> he said that much of his work will focus on families, business owners and there will an bush to get countries to address their own shortcomings, a lack of political access, for example, as a long-term solution. >> there is someone who is well off, well integrated, but they still feel that they're not able to reach their potential and they feel as if they're not able to engage in a meaningful life or fulfill their sense of purpose. that's where th

fans, hundreds of millions of dollars and the admiration of many, including colleagues like felicia rashad> he's a genius. he is generous. he's kind. he he's. and the popularity soaring. and tapped by her agent to audition for him at a denver nightclub. she calls he asked about her childhood. >> the fact that i really was a vulnerable kid, no dad. no father figure in my life and wanted to take on that role. and it was an honor to be there and i wanted him to care about me like a father would care about a daughter. >> then, she says, it was showtime. to see how well this budding actress could perform. >> he wanted me to do an acting improv exercise where i was intoxicated. he explained it would be a little uncomfortable, if we're really authentic in our acting, we'd have to tap in and let my guard down and trust him. he had me close my eyes and proceed to act drunk. and he's behind me and she's stroking my hair and stroking my neck and, you know, kind of rubbing my shoulders and getting me to relax and meanwhile, his hands are moving down on to my breasts and at one point, i went like this

his name is rashad hussein and he's our guest tonight for "the interview." this is his first live american tv interview since taking over this new post. mr. hussein, congratulations on your new gig. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me rachel. >> let me ask you a layman's question here, layman in terms of not understand being the overall strategy here. do you fight isis online by taking their stuff down by closing their accounts by trying to wipe them off the web, or do you fight them online by leaving them up but trying to keith with their message instead? >> well, the challenge that we're facing online is that terrorists around the world are in many cases using perverted interpretation of islam and they're playing off the grievances of people around the world, particularly disaffected young people and trying to recruit them to their ideology. they are offering a message which they say provides a sense of purpose, a sense of meaning and a sense of religious obligation. so it's our obligation to work with our international partners around the world

rashad hussein will work with his counterparts from various countries to expand partnership to counter violent extremism. delegates from more than 60 countries and anti-national organizations will join the last day of discussion. they'll add their voices to the call to stop the violence. nhk world. >>> people in nigeria are scheduled to go to the polls next month to choose their president. members of boko haram are threatening to disrupt the election. the group's leader appeared in a video posted on the internet. abu bah car shah car says the militants will prevent a peaceful protest even ifelection even if it costs them their lives. members of the group have staged attacks in neighboring cameroon and chad. nigeria's presidential election was initially scheduled for february 14th. but election officials postponed the vote because of security concerns. they now plan to hold it on the 28th of next month. >>> arab diplomats are teaming up to try to deal with the group islamic state in libya. they're calling on the u.n. security council to lift an arms embargo on the country. so its milita

. >> but she lives in the west bank wild rashad lives in the gaza strip. which means that they need travel permit to see each other. >> after nearly four years of trying to be united, i asked if she ever field like giving up? >> at times i get depressed. i feel like i don't want to go on. i think to myself, why did i throw myself into this tornado. when will it be over? when will the humiliation end. >> the separation of the gaza and the west bank effect thousands of families. according to human rights groups israel routinely prevents palestinians from passing through for weddings, or other reasons. >> the israeli officials say this policy is for security reasons. of course, one cannot accept this argument. it's a sweeping argument saying that all people are security threats. >> friends have started a facebook campaign called deliver the bride to the group and they're hoping that it attracts the attention of palestinian president mahmood abbas who they believe can help. >> love is stronger than politics and we'll make our dream come true, and live together

. >> for 400 days, joann rashad and her are children are as the months have gone by the sense of injustice have grown and grown. >> translator: i still feel the bitterness and sadness. we and our children have been overwhelmed by a sense of insecurity throughout. we have felt nothing else. happiness has gone. we keep praying for freedom of my husband baher who has been unjustly detained for no crime. >> reporter: the last couple of weeks have seen hopes rise and fall. they had hoped a new hearing would set them free, but instead it decide on a new trial. peter greste has tried to get himself many. >> paris with the killing of the charlie hebdo magazine and increasingly the question is being raised, why aren't western leaders exercising more are pressure on the egyptian governments. >> all those leaders who marched for charlie hebdo and free speech were really hypocritical because they are not putting pressure on egypt. and the success of the egyptian tactic of locking up these journalists and -- with lick-spittle judges who do whatever the government wants and are keeping them in jail is l

there was no romantic meeting for palestinian daria and rashad fata.y can't see each other without permission from israel. a report from nablus. it's become something of a routine for russian. nearly every morning, they log onto their computers and video chat with each other for an hour. they have been doing this for almost four years after a meeting at a conference in jordan where they quickly fell in love and soon after, decided to get engaged. >> she is so affectionat and kind. she is very loving. that's why i want her to be the mother of my children so that she can teach them how to be like her. >> but she liveds in the occupied west bank while sharab lives in the gaza strip which means they need israeli travel permits in order to see each other and, more importantlied for them so they can get married, a request that has been denied. >> hi dahlia thanks for talking to us. >> after four years of trying to be united, i asked sharab if she ever feels like giving up? >> at times, i get depressed. i feel like i don't want to go on. i think to myself why

it stars sylvester stallone, michael b jordan and felicia rashad so look for them around the city. >>rday, yesterday we check with our eyewitness weather watchers, we were seeing temperatures of 45 46 degrees and now take a look at our map and we are hard pressed to find anything not in the 20's. i don't think we have one report here in the 30's here on the weather watcher map. lets start off with 25 with shawn kill any evesham township new jersey reporting clear skies and boy is it coal. lets head over to this cold report 20 degrees from john o'donnell from downingtown. 20 degrees right the now. it is cold windy. temperature is still falling. can't wait for spring. i'll tell you john i have been feeling the same way. once you get into february you think we can wrap this up anytime now. 27 degrees in this report. jimmies in philadelphia, looking at 27 and clear skies. the let's head down into delaware for our last weather watcher lisa kerrigan at 28 degrees. she's in wilmington her comment says brr feels like speak with that northwest win at 13 miles an hour. thanks as always to our w

efforts will be led by our new coordinator of counterterrorism coordinations, i'm grateful my envoy rashad has agreed to serve in this new role. the united states will do more to help counter hateful ideologies. today i urge your nations to join us in this urgent war. third, we must address the grievances that terrorists exploit including economic grievances. as i said yesterday, poverty alone does not cause a person to become a terrorist anymore than poverty alone causes someone to become a criminal. there are millions billions of people who are poor and are law abiding and peaceful and tolerant and are trying to advance their lives and the opportunities for their families. but when people especially young people feel entirely trapped in impoverished communities where there is no order and no pact for advancement, where there are no educational opportunities, where there are no ways to support families and no escape from injustice and the humiliations of corruption that feeds instability and disorder and makes those communities ripe for extremist recruitment. we have seen that across the

counterterrorism communications -- and i'm grateful that my envoy to the organization of islamic cooperation, rashadsain, has agreed to serve in this new role. so the united states will do more to help counter hateful ideologies, and today i urge your nations to join us in this urgent work. third, we must address the grievances that terrorists exploit, including economic grievances. as i said yesterday, poverty alone does not cause a person to become a terrorist, any more than poverty alone causes someone to become a criminal. there are millions, billions of people who are poor and are law-abiding and peaceful and tolerant, and are trying to advance their lives and the opportunities for their families. but when people -- especially young people -- feel entirely trapped in impoverished communities, where there is no order and no path for advancement, where there are no educational opportunities, where there are no ways to support families, and no escape from injustice and the humiliations of corruption -- that feeds instability and disorder, and makes those communities ripe for extremist recruitment.

rashad and ob/gyn afro-cuban a great man who has suffered horribly for his views on human rights he exposed the eugenics policy in cuba where children who have disabilities are routinely killed through abortion. some of these kids never make it to birth because they have been killed by the state and that is another crime inhumanity. it was called that in the nuremberg trial for what the nazis did to the polish women. those numbers are very unreliable and child mortality and the like. as ileana ros-lehtinen mentioned there so much showcasing going on but the ability to discern the real facts when others bear witness that is not the case is very large. ms. fonseca. [speaking spanish] >> translator: yes i have something to say. i remember in 1990 i don't have a precise i don't have a precise number. [speaking spanish] >> translator: my youngest son was born prematurely. [speaking spanish] >> translator: when he was born i saw several children however i know the hospital never reported those death nationally or internationally. [speaking spanish] >> translator: i didn't like to listen to fidel

counterterrorism communications can, and i'm grateful that my envoy to the organization of islamic cooperation, rashad new role, so the united states will do more to help counter hateful ideologies, and today i urge your nations to join us in this urgent work. third, we must address the grievances that terrorists exploit, including economic grievances. as i said yesterday, poverty alone does not cause a person to become a terrorist any more than poverty alone causes someone to become a criminal. there are millions billions of people who are poor and are law-abiding and peaceful and tolerant and are trying to advance their lives and the opportunities for their families but when people especially young people, feel entirely trapped in impoverished communities, where there is no order and no path for advancement, where there are no educational opportunities, where there are no ways to support families and knows cape from injustice and the humiliations of corruption that feeds instability and dis orderorder and makes those communities ripe for extremist recruitment, and we've seen that across the middle e

led by our new coordinator or counterterrorism communications, and i'm ooh grateful to my envoy, rashad hussain, has agreed to serve in this new role. the united states will do more to help counter hateful ideologies, and today i urge your nations to join us in this urgent work. >> senate armed services committee chair john mccain immediately reacted to the president's comments today saying in a tweet quote: the notion that radical islam isn't at war with the west is an ugly lie. and senator bob corker's in the middle east this week. he tweeted out that he's traveled to kuwait iraq and turkey to express u.s. support and get a firsthand look at efforts to defeat isis. we'll likely get a review from thend -- the tennessee republican when he gets back. state department spokeswoman jon sake will be replacing obama's -- jen sack by where she'll be replacing jennifer palmieri who's leaving to join hillary rodham clinton's likely presidential campaign. she helped craft the president's message during the first term, and by the way, the state department briefing getting underway momentarily on c

coordinator of counterterrorism communications and i'm grateful my organization of islamic cooperation, rashad hussein, has agreed to serve in this new role. so the united states will do more to help counter hateful ideologies and today, i urge your nations to join us in this urgent work. >> see all of the president's remarks at c-span.org and watch the conclusion of the summit live at 5:45 eastern on c-span. here are some of our featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. saturday morning starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern live on c-span, nation's governors get together with issues affecting their states. dan meyer of u.s. hospitally group and maria bart low ma of fox business news. and continue the national governor's meeting including homeland security secretary jay johnson and epa administrator gina mccarthy. and c-span 2, book tv on the road. experience life in greensboro, north carolina. and part of c-span cities tour. and wes moore retraces from wall street banker to social entrepreneur. to find his life's purpose. and on american history tv on c-span 3, saturday night just a