rouhani is -- from what i see, he has just lost the will to want to defend the citizen's rights. >> wowbe -- if we start in the beginning when he came to power, that after the nuclear deal, maybe rouhani, you know, stand up to -- you know, go after fulfilling his promises to increase social and political rights, but now two years after his election, it seems that it is not in his agenda at all. because over the past two years, he has not challenged the revolutionary guard's intelligence. he has not stood up to these people who are harassing people on a regular basis. >> is this surprising to you? >> it is surprising, because he came to power because millions of people demanded more freedoms, and more -- more -- more freedom in public. >> yeah. >> and now rouhani is showing nothing to them. and i think it's very surprising to many people, including many of his supporters in the country. >> but with 60% of the population -- 60% of the population of iran is under 30 years old. it seems to me the greatest challenge to this regime is coming from within, from young people who will determine t

a couple weeks ago at the united nations, i was with a group of journalists questioning president rouhani. he said that he didn't have control over the judicial system which is what he has said every year. but he also did say that there could be the possibility of a prisoner exchange. that's not something that anyone in the state department seems to be taking up. >> of course, president rouhani was also careful to say he didn't really like the prisoner exchange. what he described his willingness to take steps to free americans and the united states taking steps to free iranians, was exactly that. you're right, nothing has been said in public as far as i know in response to that overture but the united states has said again, and again today, that it's important that iran move to free jason, to put an end to this. >> one of the other troubling things that rouhani said that day is they don't recognize dual citizenship, so not only for jason but for other of the prisoners in iran, american citizens, we should point out, they are claiming that they are iranian citizens, they have sole control

hassan rouhani and dr zarif negotiated with the nuclear matters, and chosen a discourse different fromhe previous regime. giving home that they'd do thing differently. he has limited authority. >> could he be critical of the human rights situation. >> i'm not judging it. i want to see ryan iran -- iran as a government, a state. >> what are your main concerns when it comes to human rights in iran. >> iranian women are highly educated, but if you look at their role in society, economy, politics. it's not equivalent. >> talk about freedom of the press. what is the situation in iran. >> i've been concerned of the high number of journalists in prison, or through a resolving door, were cautioned or otherwise warned or threatened, if you like, in the activity. beyond the regular press, there are a number of bloggers and others who face serious threats, challenges and penalties for their work. >> one of those journalists gaoled now is "the washington post" jason rez an, little is known about his sentence. do you have information on that. >> i don't have the information. >> the case is not diff

so far, there really isn't much that president rouhani and the foreign minister have been able to dobout it. how much influence do they have on the iran military strategy if syria, but it is important to speak to them because iran is still one of the major backers of president assad along with the russians. if there is a solution, the iranians will have to be part of it. >> complicated process. frederik pleitgen, thank you. >>> a six day manhunt for the kentucky fugitive is over. 62-year-old floyd ray cook, a convicted robber and rapist, wanted for shooting a police officer in tennessee, was killed in a shootout in brooksville, tennessee. he stopped at a home and asked a couple for a ride. they recognized him and called police. surveillance planes tracked him into the wooded area and he was fatally wounded. >>> investigators are trying to determine what caused a dynamic airways passenger jet bound for venezuela to erupt in flames. 15 people injured. the boeing 767 was taxiing for takeoff yesterday when a pilot in the plane behind the jetliner noticed something terribly wrong. >> and

it is a victory for president rouhani, who faced stiff opposition. iran must start rolling back its nuclear program from october 18. mark thompson has the story. mark: the vote passed but not without protest. 161 iranian legislators voted in favor of the controversial nuclear deal reached with western powers, compared with 51 who voted against it. most of those, conservatives vehemently against the bill. they are particularly critical of iran's foreign minister and chief negotiator in the talks. he was forced to leave the negotiation after the atmosphere became too tense. this sign reads, "passing this bill is an official violation of the law." iran's leader asked the country to ratify the tax having already approved the agreement. the delimits the government's ability to enrich and stockpile uranium and in laos -- allows government monitors to have access to facilities. the bill now passes on to the council charged with examining all legislation. they could still send a text back. three months after marathon talks ended with an agreement in vienna,

. >> we have heard from president rouhani that the leaders are willing to move jason's case to conclusion if the united states has part. the decision will be made with highest authorities. >> jason was arrested with his wife and other employees. >> since he was a little boy my son loved iran. his love for iran is so infectious he has made a creefer of showing its beauty to others. >> more than 150,000 have signed a petition for his release. even president obama talked about it. >> jason last been imprisoned in tehran for nothing more than writing about the hopes and fears of the iranian people. >> the fate of rezaian and other americans held in tehran was brought up repeatedly on the sidelines. >> jason rezaian has been in prison for over a year. his release part of this deal? >> we're working very hard on that. >> reporter: a spokesman for iranian judiciary says rezaian can appeal this decision in the next 20 days. ines ferre, al jazeera. >> a are grace are disgrace, tuh authorities say they are close to identifying one of the attackers. they suspect i.s.i.l. is behind the attacks. on su

prime minister abe made the most of a meetingident rouhani. one expert on middle eastern policy says japan has done well maintaining a relatively neutral stance. >> everybody knows the competition in terms of influence and in terms of the policy, respective policy. so japan has to be very j and not and could for investors. he said japan and other major powers should team up to ensure they get the best terms. nhk world. > >>> in this new corner we'll be spot lighting women in japan who is influencing society and challenging the prevailing norms. today we meet film director. her career is full of firsts. she was the first japanese woman to win the grand prix award and this year she became the first japanese female director to be named of the order of arts and letters. but these honors have only been achieved in the face of some hard challenges. nhk world spoke about her latest work and her inspirations. >> reporter: this is her favorite place, the farmland where she grows rice and vegetables. it's where she was born and has lived her entire life

it is the same person, the guide, the ayatollah, tells rouhani, do negotiations for simple purpose of what? getting all the billions of dollars. he wants them. he wants $150 billion to improve his weaponry system. on the other hand he goes on radio and tv to calm down radical elements within the islamic republic. tells them we'll not talk with the united states. in fact he has two faces. >> essentially it is, i hear what you're saying. there is essentially a policy hand and then a pr hand? >> of course. and the combo of these two basically have given a lot of success to the iranian regime which is known to be very sophisticated. they were able to get almost everything from us and they're not delivering. that statement we'll not be talking with the u.s. is an invitation to washington to make more concessions. >> walid, thank you so much. so glad to have you with us. walid pharis, middle east expert. >>> russia launching ships, 26 missiles from a ship, against isis from the caspian sea. the missiles flew more than 900 miles before reaching their targets. russian jets intercepting u.s. p

>> president rouhani gave an indication that he was going to ignore those elements that are in u.n. revolutions as opposed to this joint nuclear agreement with the p5+1. he said, he's going to ignore those other restraints. he's being true to his word in a sense that he's going to do strict compliance perhaps with the nuclear elements, but the other things, they can do what they want. >> does it mean that they're starting to whittle away at this deal? >> i think we're getting an early indication that they're going to be pretty careful on the edges. they're not going to be overly expansive in what they comply with. >> and that the iaea is hiring 100 new inspectors to work in iran. >>> the we're get more information from hajj 200 pilgrims died more than double the official saudi death toll. the saudi government saying they're still investigating that stampede. >>> the transportation department will announce a push to regulate drones, that is now a $4 billion industry. the devices have been involved in several dangerous incidents in recent months. >> a government task force is expected

we've already heard from president rouhani, that iran is willing to move the case to conclusion if the united states would do something in return. i think court process that's been going on for months and months and months is just the first act. that the final decision needs to be made by iran's highest authorities. >> looking back thousand on rezaian's case and the campaign to free him. >> headquarters of the washington post reminding passers by that for more than 400 days one of their own newspaper reporter jason rezaian has been held in captivity. his foreign editor says rezaian's time in prison has been difficult. >> jason's been isolated for much of the time he has been in custody. he has spent much of the time in solitary confinement. he has had very little contact with the outside world. >> reporter: rezaian was arrested in july of 2014, all were eventually released except for rezaian who whereas charged with espionage and tried in secret inside this tehran revolutionary court. his family has always maintained that rezaian was innocent. >> he has made a career of sharing iran's

. >> reporter: president rouhani welcomed the u.s. decision, saying it sent a message to the taliban and terrorist groups that they would be defeated. after the collapse of the taliban regime in 2001, the militants retreated to the mountainous region near the border with pakistan and regrouped. meanwhile, the afghan people grew frustrated with the government of former president hamid karzai amid corruption and slow economic development. most afghan troops are poorly trained and have low morale. they are powerless to maintain security across the whole country. the taliban has taken advantage of the weaknesses of the government and the military, conducting terrorist attacks and suicide bombings. it has been on the offense in the north beyond its power bases in the south and east. the fall of kunduz exposed how the afghan military still needs u.s. support. but some experts stress obama's review of the u.s. exit strategy is not enough to turn around the situation. nazar ul islam, nhk world, islamabad. >>> ten years ago a powerful earthqua

we have heard from president rouhani and others that iran is willing to move jason's case towards conclusionthe united states will do something in return. so the court process that has been going on for months and months is just the first act that the final decision needs to be made by the highest courts of iran. >> kimberly halkett has more. >> reporter: his name is flashed outside of the headquarters of the "washington post," reminding passers by that for more than 400 days one of their own has been held in captivity. his editor says his time in prison has been difficult. >> jason has been isolated for much of the time he has been in custody. he spent a lot of these months in solitary confinement. >> reporter: he was arrested along with his wife and two photo journalists in july 2014. all were released except for jason who was charged with espionage and tried in secret. his family has always maintained he is innocent. >> since he was a little boy, my son loved iran. his love for iran is so infection that he has made a career of sharing its beauty with others. >> reporter: he holds duel cit

. >> we've heard from president rouhani and others that iran is willing to move vase son's case towards conclusion if the united states will do something in unreturn. the final decision needs to be made by iran's highest authorities. >> he was detained along with his wife in july of 2014. she was later released, but the iranian american was tried in secret and charged with espionage. his family has insisted he's innocent. >> since he was a little boy, my son loved iran. his love for iran is so infectious that he has made a clear of sharing its beauty with others. >> the washington post has been working for months to release him, appealing to the unit nations for help. more than 450,000 people have signed a petition for his release. even president obama spoke about the case at a black tie dinner in washington. >> jason has been imprisoned in tehran for nothing more than writing about the hopes and fears of the iranian people. >> during the recent nuclear negotiations, the fate of americans held in iran was brought up repeatedly on the sidelines. >> jason rezaian has been imprisoned now f

president hassan rouhani and other politicians were at the airport for the arrival. 464 iranians were killed in the crush. iran has blamed saudi arabia for poor organization which they believe lead to the disaster. so far it's understood that 769 people died in the stampede near mecca >>> now, more details are emerging of nine livers cut short during -- lives cut shrt during a shooting. they ranged in age from 18 to 67, the oldest a teacher. the six guns used by chris harper mercer, along with seven others found in his home are all bought legally. the killings are the latest in a series of shootings across the country. alan fisher reports from roseburg. >> reporter: the president says mass shootings are becoming routine, this was a day like no other. the flags fly at half staff. the event cancelled. after the horror, pain and questions. sara was in the room next door when the shooting started. >> i feel numb, honestly. a mix of exhaustion, and it's like denial. it's happening. >> the shooter has been named as chris harper mercer. at the scene we find six guns, plenty of ammunition, an

we've heard from penalty rouhani that iran is willing to half the case towards conclusion if the united states will do something in return. i really do think the court process that's been going on for months and months and months in some ways is just the first act, that the final decision needs to be made by iran said highest authorities. >> the russian gas company has resumes supplies to ukraine after receiving a payment. it was stopped in july after a price dispute. the company will have to pay a total of $500 million. >> australia is negotiating the philippines to resettle the refugees its holding on the pacific island of naru. they agreed to transfer asylum seekers to the island. so far, only four refugees have moved to phnom penh. it has been ridiculed as an expensive failure. it cost nearly $55 million. australia intercepts boats and sends them to camps in papua, new guinea. we have this report. >> the philippines has a long history of accepting refugees from otherration countries and even as far as europe. it provided sanctuary to hundred was refugees who fled vietnam during the

president hassan rouhani and other politicians attended the repatriation ceremony at the airport in train. iran appears to have lost the largest number of pilgrims - 465 iranians have died. tehran has blamed saudi arabia's mismanagement for the disaster. saudis say 769 were killed in the stampede. others say that number is higher >>> still to come at al jazeera - it's a melting pot of cultures, now there are fears of ethnic divisions in malaysia. >>>you're with al jazeera, here sa reminder of the top stories, at least nine have been killed in an air strikes on a hospital run by an aid agencyie. n.a.t.o. says the u.s. may be responsible. doctors without borders said it provided the hospital coordinates to the coalition forces well in advance. three bombs exploded on the outskirts of the nigeria capital abuja. 15 have been killed. these are the first attacks to hit the city in over a year >>> pro-russian rebels say they started withdrawing tanks from the line of contact with government troops, coming a day after peace talks took place in paris. the tank withdrawal is in line with the minsk

in 2013, president rouhani began his so-called charm offensive here at the un. two years later, iran is executing more political prisoners, escalating its regional aggression, and rapidly expanding its global terror network. you know they say, actions speak louder than words. but in iran's case, the words speak as loud as the actions. just listen to the deputy commander of iran's revolutionary guard quds force. here's what he said in february, "the islamic revolution is not limited by geographic borders." he boasted that afghanistan, iraq, lebanon, syria, palestine and yemen are among the countries being "conquered by the islamic republic of iran." conquered. and for those of you who believe that the deal in vienna will bring a change in iran's policy, just listen to what iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei said 5 days after the nuclear deal was reached, our policies towards the arrogant government of the united states will not change. the united states, he vowed, will continue to be iran's enemy. while giving the mullahs more money is likely to fuel more r

ayatollah endorsed the accord in a letter to assad rouhani.rned his government to be vigilant saying the united states cannot be trusted. authorities will allow interviews with two suspects in connection with the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103. the two suspects are believed to be imprisoned on unrelated charges. fewer americans are traveling abroad to join islamic state. the fbi is aware of six people who attended to join the organization in the last 3.5 months. that's in contrast to the nine or so who officials say used to try to go each month. the number of u.s. adults who smoke marijuana has doubled over the last decade. pot is now used by nearly 10% of adults for more than 22 million people. the trend reflects a cultural shift and increasingly permissive use. recreational use is now legal in four states. that's a look at our first word news right now. you can find the latest news on bloomberg.com. david: it was a rough day for commodities. i was just talking about oil. the selling has not been limited to oil. lco.g look at tlc oh a way

. >> hassan rouhani expects that once the deal has been finalised sanctions will be lifted within a month or two. the missile test carried out will not affect the nuclear deal. the crews missiles are capable of reachings israel. and can be armed. >> we have strong indications that the missile test violated u.n. security council pertained to iran's ballistic missile. unfortunately this is not knew. it's separate from the nuclear agreement that iran reached with the rest of the world. >> president obama intend to raise the issue of the missile launchth with the u.n. at some point. the missile system is strictly for defensive purposes. turkey's president is breaking silence, speaking out for the first time. the president recep tayyip erdogan announced he was creating a state supervisory council to oversee a special investigation into the attacks. more than 100. officials say the prime suspect is a home-grown i.s.i.l. affiliate. recep tayyip erdogan admitted that there were intelligence failures. >> there are certain intelligence from the past stays and months about preparations made by terro

.'" >> reporter: recently, hopes for his release were raised when iranian president hassan rouhani suggestedhat rezaian and other americans in iranian jails could be part of an exchange for iranians convicted in the u-s on charges related to nuclear technology >>: "if the americans take the appropriate steps and set them free, certainly the right environment will be open and the right circumstances will be created for us to do everything within our power and our purview to bring about the swiftest freedoms for the americans held in iran as well." >> reporter: for now those aspirations have been dashed as a secretive legal process plays out in tehran. >> vicki: calls to reziaian's lawyer were not immediately returned. >> vicki: the chairman of the house panel investigating the deadly attacks in benghazi, libya says he fired a staffer for mishandling classified information. a former investigator with the committee on benghazi says they are conducting a politically- motivated inquiry targeting hillary clinton. major bradley podliska is an air force intelligence officer who worked as an investig

reporter: when that deal was struck by the obama administration, with the government, iranian government rouhanithe release of the presonners should be included. they are trying for the release anymore. that release would be cheered by the american's mother. she's been fighting for his release for's long time. there is talk of an appeal and pardon and granting of bail and a prisoner swap for this man and other americans that remain inside of the jail and their fate, john, still very much uncertain, back to you. >> very sad and mysterious. y a famed line will not face a crime. the war in syria putting president obama and president putin in a face off. what president obama had to say about the involvement in the middle east. >> today air strikes on syria as government troops try to expand their control of the essential province. president obama slamming russian vladimar putin. >> he's challenging your leadership. >> steve, i got to tell you if you think that running your economy in to the ground and sending troops in in order to prop up your only ally is leadership we have a different definition.

ayatollah khamenei said, and after hassan rouhani that his government was willing to sit down for talks. >>> violated february ceasefire, alleging they fired an antitank weapon. after petro poroshenko sounded optimistic about the lull in fighting. he said it offered hope in the efforts to quell the separatist fighting. came a day after the governmental agreed opostpone elections until friday. >>> president obama apologized to doctors without borders for last week's air strike that killed 22 people in an air strike in kunduz. heavy fighting continued there. government troops have gained control of parts of the area from taliban fighters. ing but leaving citizens to fend for themselves when it comes to medical care and food. al jazeera's kaiz azimi has more from kunduz airplane. >> it is a fragile situation. no one knows who going to be in control where and when. afghan troops are telling us like every five minutes it change. now, afghan residents are out to do shopping, i asked some of them why they are taking the risk to go out. they're telling us they don't have a choice. they run out

in 2013 president rouhani began his so-called charm offensive here at the un. years later, iran is executing more political prisoners, escalating its regional aggression, and rapidly expanding its global terror network. you know they say, actions speak louder than words. but in iran's case, the words speak as loud as the actions. just listen to the deputy commander of iran's revolutionary guard quds force. here's what he said in february, the islamic revolution is not limited by geographic borders. he boasted that afghanistan, iraq, lebanon, syria, palestine and yemen are among the countries being conquered by the islamic republic of iran. conquered. and for those of you who believe that the deal in vienna will bring a change in iran's policy, just listen to what iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei said 5 days after the nuclear deal was reached, our policies towards the arrogant government of the united states will not change. the united states, he vowed, will continue to be iran's enemy. while giving the mullahs more money is likely to fuel more repressio

and president rouhani. both who say they're developing nuclear weapons there's no doubt -- >> absolutely false. absolutely false. [shouting] >> i don't think that dirks. >> ma'am, ma'am, i do not -- i did not interrupt you. i did not interrupt you so i would ask you to show me the same courtesy. if you look at, number one, would note, you did not respond to the irrefutable point that this deal will send over $100 billion to iran and those billions of dollars will be used to murder americans by jihaddists. you didn't responsibility to that. >> host: what was that about? >> guest: we went to a gathering. we heard and just ran over there that ted cruz was going to be speaking to a group of concerned women, was called against the iran nuclear deal, and we have been great enthusiasts of this iran nuclear deal because it keeps us out of another war. and ran over there and ted cruz was talking, and so i got up front, and was able to have a dialogue with ted cruz for about 25 minutes. it wasn't a fair debate, i wou

prime minister hassan rouhani said the work would be done according to consideration and requirements set out by the supreme leader. ham any backed the agreement warning the government to be vigilant saying united states cannot be trusted. >> president obama meets with pakistan's minister calling for a stronger relationship with a key ally. and how a search for oil and gas is drawing the military to the arctic. >> governments secretly paying ransoms. >> we were told never to disclose that they actually paid. >> are they saving lives or putting more at risk? >>> a school attack in sweden - a man in costume stabbed students and teachers with a sword. first stories making headlines across the u.s. in the american minute. the environmental protection agency blamed for a toxic spill in august turning rivers yellow. the department of superior said the clean up was botched. despite knowing it was at risk of a blow-out. congressman paul ryan is running for speaker of the house. the republican made it official with a letter to the house republican conference. ryan said he would run if the conf

the breakthrough came with the election of rouhani when he spoke with president obama on the telephone. it was the first high level contact in decades and eventually led to this moment, the signing of the historic nuclear deal in july this year. i am joined now by a professor of international relations. good to have you with us. despite what a lot of people were saying, it does look like that nuclear deal, that deal on iran's nuclear program did shift the way that the united states is approaching iran even outside of nuclear politics. >> absolutely. another turning point, united states insisting iran sit down to discuss syria. the saudis have been opposed to the participation of iran. the americans know very well that iran is a pivotal player in syria, even though the american administration is very critical of iran, but realizes that without iran, there could be no political diplomatic settlement on syria. this is the judgment of the administration. it tells you about the deepening relations between iran and the international community, and how iran has been able to really shift its r

so president rouhani came to power two years ago, and he wants to say that iran is safe reliable, respectsnational obligations and all of that. and we have the revolutionary guards, particularly the revolutionary guards intelligence who says that nothing has changed we are in control, and basically they have done this for the past two years. and the president has no control over domestic issues when it comes to security matters or human rights issues, and i think that has been really embarrassing for the president. >> did you get a sense at anytime during your captivity that you were being used? that you were a pawn in some kind of external or internal political game? >> well, as time went on, i felt more and more that that was playing a major role in my imprisonment, because at one point, a couple of my captors told me we know you're not a spy. so i thought what am i here for then? and i was arrested shortly after president obama was inaugurated for the first time in 2009, and he called for an opening of relations with iran. and there are hard liners in iran who don't want better relation

. >> we have heard from president rouhani willing to push the case to conclusion if the united statesill do something in return but the final decision has to be made by iran highest authorities. >> reporter: detained with his wife in 2014 and she was later released by the iran yanukovich american was tried in secret and charged with espionage and his family insisted he was innocent. >> his love and he has shared it with others. >> reporter: washington post working for months to release him and appealing for the u.n. for help and 450,000 people signed petition for his release and president obama spoke about the case at a black tie dinner in washington >> jason has been in prison in tehran for nothing more than writing about the hopes and fears of the iran people. >> reporter: state department in iran confirmed during the resent negotiations the fate of rezaian and other americans held in tehran was brought up repeatedly on the sidelines. >> jason rezaian has been in prison now for over a year, he and his release has been part of the deal. >> we are working very hard on that. >> reporte

and in many ways the election of president ron hooner card as a pragmatist in 2013 -- president rouhani away to release some of that pressure. i think the question now though is will the expectations that iranians have invested in president rouhani, that he will be able to deliver a better economy, deliver a better life for iranians, maybe he will deliver a lessening of some of the social and political restrictions iran faces. can he deliver on those things? iran has a parliamentary elections in march of next year and i think we'll end% ci this diplomacy with the united states has affected iran's internal politics when we watch those march parliamentary elections. one thing that is clear right now, the supreme leader has said no more duties with the united states. the iranian ports have said that the handshake that foreign minister had with the president obama at the u.n. general assembly was espionage. this is a very controversial issue in iran, this idea of a further warming with the united states and i think there are plenty people against an. >> host: bpc has a map looking at iraq,

. >> there was opposition to the deal from hard-line lawmakers opposed to president hassan rouhani in iran. was this just for domestic political purposes, or would they doubt that iran would ratify the deal? >> you are absolutely right. everything that you here from the iranian media is all only for domestic consumption. they want the politicians to stay in power and keep their seats at the parliament. let's not forget the facts that the parliament ratified the deal in less than 15 minutes. what does it mean - they don't care about the nuclear programme or the deal. they have a political future in the country, they better support the deal. it has the backing of the voters in the country, and soon there'll be parliamentary elections. the hardliners stand to lose, the government has the winning partner in the form of nuclear deal. it's either you win the next elections by supporting this deal or you lose it big time. >> how does iran's regional strategy come into play? i'm estimating the ground pressure said to be passing along the troops of bashar al-assad and hezbollah in syria, how d

we heard rouhani, head of state in iran then say, we have no intention of abiding by that u.n. and -- >> well, the bottom line to your point, just to get back to the subject here, we do know they secured that iran, a half million barrels a do, up 0 two million barrels and they have already got set customers for the oil, include asian, african, european buyers work committed to buy the oil. what do you think of those countries, regions-that are already lining up to be customers for that iranian oil? >> i thick it was very predictable but i think some of those countries who have convinced themselves that the proceeds of those purchases of oil will go to people in iran. that's not the case. the iranian revolutionary guard corps will be the beneficiary. they're the ones that control the companies in iran. they're the ones that are then going to turn around and be able to buy the weapons systems. so when you see these iranian commanders flying to moscow, two trips now for the quds force leader who has killed over 600 americans in terms of the bombings that he planned, the guy in cha

were made by political authorities, not by judicial ones and we have already heard from president rouhanian is willing to move jason's case to conclusion if the united states will do something in return so i really think that court process that has been going on for months and months and months in some ways is just the first act that the final decision needs to be made by iran's highest authorities. >>> australia negotiating with the philippines on the pacific island of naru and agreed with cambodia last year to transfer asylum seekers from the island but four refugees have moved and opposition politicians said it was a failure and cost nearly 55 million and they talk about the boats arriving on the stores and send them to camps in new guinea. >> reporter: the philippines has a history of accepting refugees from other countries and as far away as europe and provided sanctuary for refugees who fled vietnam in the 1970s and built a village for resetingly in other countries but the resent plan to resettle asylum seekers who attempt to reach australia by boat is not quite the same. australia

the bodies are 104 iranian pilgrims killed in the hajj stampede have arrived back home president rouhani and senior politicians attended a ceremony in the airport. iran appears to have lost the largest number of pilgrims with over 400 dead. saudi arabia is blamed for the disaster because of mismanagement. >> pro-russian separatist in east issue ukraine say they have started withdrawing tanks. it follows peace attacks between leaders from russia, france, germany and ukraine aimed at ending the conflict. the tank withdrawal is in line with the minsk peace deal which was reached in february. the spokesman for the special monitoring mission in ukraine said it's going to take a lot of political will to end the violence in the east. >> we're well positioned to monitor the process. we have unmanned areas in the air, as well or drones looking down on the situation. i must say that we're now actually into week four of a relative calm that we haven't seen before. the worst we've seen in terms of ceasefire violations have been small arms fire, mostly at so called training ranges, so that is very, v

iran seems to be the one country that is fairly stable, with the rouhani government elected in 2013, which is somewhat seems to want to reintegrate into the international system and world economy. it seems it would be foolish to rip that up and add more fuel to the fire in the region. of course, that doesn't mean that you fully yourself -- that yourself in the intentions of iran or the intentions of the iranian government, domestically or globally, but it is the least worst option and worth trying. question? the iranians and iraqis were at war for eight or 10 years. iranians are the helping the iraqis. how did they go from such to the coalition between the two? mr. alvandi: that animosity waseen iran and iraq between two regimes. at the popular level, there was never any real animosity the between iranians and iraqis. theourse, what happened was 2003 war in iraq. the overflow of saddam's government allowed a shia government to come to power in iraq. many of the people in the government had long-standing relationships with iran. the relationship between the two countries improved dram

fact when a deal was struck by the obama administration with the government of iranian president rouhaniegarding the program, release of the prisoners should have been included. the white house said it didn't want to link the two elements. anyway was trying for the release of the americans. it's a release rezaian's american mother has been fighting for for months now. would be grateful for. there has been talk of an appeal, perhaps a pardon. granting of bail, even a prisoner swap for rezaian and other americans, four iranians held by americans. right now the fate of this american man is very much up in the air. melissa. melissa: wow, greg, thank you. david: a incredible story. a few other stories on our radar. controversy in california. the state is mulling to allow inmates convicted of violent crimes to work alongside firefighters. california has the nation ace oldest and largest firefighting unit. who knew. >>> a nationwide computer glitch delayed a quarter of southwest airlines flights and some problems continued this morning. >>> the milford school district in connecticut, canceled h

now both president rouhani and other officials come to the united states, united nations general assemblyseptember, hinted what they say is a prisoner swap. they want justice for their people and if the americans are so interested in mr. rezaian, they're willing to trade him in return. the big, get if you will in their story is they haven't made clear who these 19 people are. also the obama administration has not been clear or has not confirmed that there are at least 19 or maybe even more or less people, arrested for sanction busting for iran. jenna: that is interesting. 19 is one number we're working with. very little information. obviously we don't know who these people are. story we continue to watch. big questions for what jason's fate means for americans also mentioned still in prison in iran. great to have you on the program as always. thanks so much. >> thanks, jenna. jon: it has happened again. a police officer shot and killed, this time while on his way to work. what happened and who police just arrested. >>> from backstage to center stage, why bill clinton is taking a much more

in 2013, you have president rouhani, who is a little bit more liberal and cultivated then ahmadinejad. he is the symbol of change. he cannot bring that much change to the country but he is a symbol of change. i want to ask the question, do you have more sympathy for those who are tossed into prison and lost? you talked a little bit about safety, and you have read about the darker parts of the world but this is the first up close meeting you had with somebody in trouble with no way to fix that. as ait change you worldview or? as a person, did it change you? tim: yes, it did. that we areealize much closer -- i will to you one thing. we are much closer to some of these darker elements that i was aware. on some degree, i did not believe it. it was not part of my world. it directly and interact directly is quite a shock. even reading his book, i am now in the character going along , and on in his story page 130, he brings up the daily show. even reading a book, i forgot that i had anything to do with it. , i had something to do with this story. it was shocking to realize that we are not di

and we heard president rouhani say last month he was willing to work toward the release of jason andmericans if the u.s. government also took some steps. this suggests once again that jason is not really a prisoner, he's a bargaining chip being used by the iranian government to extract some concessions from the u.s. >> and as pointed out rezaian has now been detained 447 days, longer than the americans who were held during the iranian hostage crisis. >>> expect delays if you're flying on southwest airlines today. we'll tell you what's causing the backup and when it could be fixed. george johnson can not fly. he can not see through doors. his speed, anything but superhuman. but when it comes to health care options, george found helpful information and resources at aarphealth.com this makes him feel unstoppable. well, almost unstoppable. discover real possibilities at aarphealth.com today and tomorrow take on the world. >>> southwest airlines warning customers, well, to get to the airport early because of, quote, unquote, technical issues, and they're causing some major delays. a spoke

recently iranian officials including president hassan rouhani began floating the idea of a prisoner exchangeranslator: if the americans take the appropriate steps and set them free, certainly the right environment will be open and the right circumstances will be created for us to do everything within our power and our purview to bring about the swiftest freedom for the americans held in iran as well. >>> everybody thought hillary clinton was unbeatable, right? but we put together a benghazi special committee, a select committee. what are her numbers today? her numbers are dropping. why? because she's untrustable. >> first house majority leader kevin mccarthy appeared to reveal the benghazi committee's real purpose was to damage hillary clinton. now a former investigator for the benghazi committee, major bradley podliska, an air force reservist and self-described conservative republican, says he was fired when he raised concerns that the committee's work had become too partisan toward clinton. >> as i've stated, hillary clinton has a lot of explaining to do. we, however, did not need to shift

recently iranian officials including president hassan rouhani began floating the idea of a prisoner exchange. >> translator: if the americans take the appropriate steps and set them free, certainly the right environment will be open and the right circumstances will be created for us to do everything within our power and our purview to bring about the swiftest freedom for the americans held in iran as well. [cat meows] ♪meow, meow, meow, meow... it's more than just a meal, it's meow mix mealtime. with great taste and 100% complete nutrition, it's the only one cats ask for by name. when you're not confident your company's data is secure, the possibility of a breach can quickly become the only thing you think about. that's where at&t can help. at at&t we monitor our network traffic so we can see things others can't. mitigating risks across your business. leaving you free to focus on what matters most. >>> everybody thought hillary clinton was unbeatable, right? but we put together a benghazi special committee, a select committee. what are her numbers today? her numbers are dropping. why? becaus

recognize, rue -- rouhani is a more liberal regime than those with ahmadinejad.governments talk to each other it strengthens the more liberal elements in society. if the u.s. government would talk to hamas or the muslim brotherhood, that would alienate the more ridged members of the hamas and strengthen the more moderate elements. the way we help women is by talking to them, by listening to them, by helping them in their own organizing that they're doing. many organizations that codepink supports are women overseas. and by stopping our government from intervening militarily because that only strengthens hardliners on all sides. >> host: you talked quite a bit about your travels. this is from september 5, 2004. you'll see what it's about in just a minute. but let's show this video. >> well, i was just in iraq in july, and unfortunately i don't get to go back until october because the security situation for both iraqi ands foreigners is very tense. you leave your house in the morning to go and have a meeting, and there's a car bomb. so there's tremendous traffic, a

from president obama to president putin and president rouhani from iran. we say the first face-to-face meeting in a year between putin and obama earlier this week. ever since the peace accord regarding syria collapsed shths the international community has not been looking syria's way. it really hasn't. that's changed. that's the big take-away from this week at the general assembly. there's been countless meetings about syria. everybody at every country level is talking about it. although there are only talks about talks, nothing substantial yet, at least they are talking. that's a big change. john henry. >> thank you so much. >>> and we will bring you continuing coverage of the u.n. general assembly including the syrian address later this morning. >>> russia's president is meeting with european leaders this morning trying to find a way to bring an end to the syrian war. vladimir putin is in paris for talks with french president francois hollande and german chancellor angela merkel days after his current began air strikes in syria. a new round of strikes hi

i think the question now though is will the expectations that iranians have invested in president rouhani that will be he able to deliver a better life for iranians and a loosens of the social and thrill -- political fixes. he has elections in march of next year. we'll see how the deal has affected the politics when we watch the elections. one thing that's very clear right now, no more dealings with the united states. the iranian courts have said the handshake they had at the general assembly was espionage. this is a very controversial issue in iran. the idea of a further warmings with the united states. there are plenty of people against it. host: the bbc has a map of the nuclear site looking at iran. of the four sites listed here of these nuclear site, which one concerns you the most? michael: what concerns me the most about facilities that none of them will be closed. they were revealed in 2002. they were kept secret in covert and the nuclear weapons related work was being done. host: these were underground ones? michael: no. these were aboveground. the one revealed by president obama

he endorsed the agreement in a .etter to president rouhani his expression of support was not very enthusiastic his government to be vigilant saying the united states can be trusted. this cannot be trusted. a big announcement for carl icahn. he is 100 and $50 million into a super pac. -- $150 million into a super pac. last month, he threw his support behind donald trump. that is a look at our first word news right now. you can find the latest news on bloomberg.com. alix: austin, texas is hosting the fifth annual dell world conference this year. emily chang is there. she's moderating a q&a panel. amazing. emily joins us now. the conference is happening a week after dell announced the acquisition of emc. how did that play into the conversation? emily: the landscape is changing quickly. inc. about microsoft created the most historical tech system in the world and delving a company dell being a company that orbits that planet. you have microsoft getting into dell territory by making pcs. even though they appeared on stage together, there was a bit that needed to be clarified about the relationship.

he said the deal had several key weak points, telling rouhani that the u.s. can't be trusted. they also said iran must keep up the pressure to guarantee that the sanctions are lifted. >> some republicans are rejecting paul ryan's late night demands. he says he needs unanimous support from gop members before he will run for house speaker. ryan has been resisting pressure for weeks, but now says he's open to being speaker on his terms. as al jazeera's mike sell sure explains, ryan already has republicans pushing back. >> the question for paul ryan as he agreed to serve as speaker of the house is whether or not the most conservative house republicans can agree to his request and whether all house republicans can be unified at all. in meetings tuesday with the conservative house freedom caucus and other republicans, ryan said that he is willing to serve as speaker, as long as three main demands are met, that he will not commit to anything the freedom caucus wants before becoming speaker to a rule change that would prevent any group to vote to vacate the chair, meaning remove the s