about is the far right faction. here anyway, david, to avoid a government shutdown, increase the nation's credit card limit, if you will, without de funding obamacare? >> i don't see how the republicans are going to be able to pull this off, no i don't. i do think that we are now seven or eight days away, and it is next monday night, the 30th when the government runs out of spending authority. i think there is a strong argument to be made that there are enough of these junior republican so-called tea party lawmakers that were not around 18 years ago, the last time the government actually shutdown who need to have it proved to them impair rickly that a shutdown does not work for them in the long run. they will insist on this strategy until the government shuts down at least briefly because they have been threatening this since many got here three or four years ago, and they are not going to rest until they test this theory they can bring the president to heal on this. i don't think he is showing any opening at all to

the problem we have right now is again that same faction in congress. this was an argument about how much we spend on discretionary spending, defense. you could sit down across the table, try to negotiate some numbers. that's no longer the argument. what we now have is a idea logical fight that's been mounted in the house of representatives that says we're not going to pass a budget that would threaten a government shutdown unless we repeal the affordable care act. we have not seen this in the past, that a budget is contingent on us eliminating a program that was voted on, passpass ed by both chambers of congress, is two weeks from being fully implements and helps 2 million people get health coverage. we've never seen that become the issue in the budget battle and so, that's a right now, the primary roadblock to resolving the budget. what's worse that same faction has said if we can't succeed in shutting down the government and leveraging that, the affordable care act, we may be prepared to let the government default on our debt. this debt ceiling, i ju

basically saying that the less extremist factions to somehow be purged in expelled the extremists faction of course is spearheaded by the al nusra front close to al qaida keep in mind as well that some of the so-called chemical facilities in syria or under the jurisdiction of rebel forces if the rebel forces are not part of this process it's unclear to me how it can be resolved that is to say how can chemical weapons be destroyed not the least how can these chemical weapons be found if the rebels are not part of the process. meanwhile u.n. inspectors back in syria to investigate allegations of several more chemical attacks that previous mission resulted in reports confirming the use of sarin gas and was twenty first made to mask this in some countries accuse the assad regime of carrying out a political analyst shall mean the one who scrutinized the report believes there are a holes which need patching up during the current u.n. mission first thing we have to know is that this was a very rushed investigation there was. very little access available in total the u.n. investigation te

basically saying that the less extremist factions to somehow be purged and expelled the extremist faction of course is spearheaded by the al nusra front close to al qaida keep in mind as well that some of the so-called chemical facilities in syria or under the jurisdiction of rebel forces if the rebel forces are not part of this process it's unclear to me how it can be resolved that is to say how can chemical weapons be destroyed not the least how can these chemical weapons be found if the rebels are not part of the process. well present rouhani of iran received a mixed welcome in tehran on his return for making headlines at the u.n. general assembly in new york thousands of his opponents chanting anti-american slogans threw eggs and shoes at his calm right to his chicken by the historic phone conversation between him and obama the first direct talks between us sunday rainy and the this for three decades off the coma president obama voiced hopes of progress but tehran's atomic ambitions and said that serious obstacles remain norman solomon from the institute for public accuracy sa

basically saying that the less extremist factions to somehow be purged and expelled the extremist faction of course is spearheaded by the al nusra front close to al qaida keep in mind as well that some of the so-called chemical facilities in syria or under the jurisdiction of rebel forces if the rebel forces are not part of this process it's unclear to me how it can be resolved that is to say how can chemical weapons be destroyed not the least how can these chemical weapons be found if the rebels are not part of the process. meanwhile u.n. inspectors a back in syria to investigate allegations of several more chemical attacks if previous mission resulted in the reports confirming the use of sarin gas on the twenty first and ask this some countries accuse us of a regime of carrying out a political analyst shall mean the only who scrutinise the report believes there are holes which need patching up during the current human mission the first thing we have to know is that this was a very rushed investigation there was. very little access available in total the u.n. investigation team w

basically saying that the less extremist factions to somehow be merged in expelled the extremist factions of course a spearheaded by the al nusra front close to al qaida keep in mind as well that some of the so-called chemical facilities in syria or under the jurisdiction of rebel forces if the rebel forces are not part of this process it's unclear to me how it could be resolved that is to say how can chemical weapons be destroyed not the least how can these chemical weapons be found if the rebels are not part of the process. and you can always get more reaction and analysis on the syrian crisis on our website r.t. dot com also there for you an exclusive interview with syria's foreign minister where he explains how the civil war could end in a matter of weeks. let me. was how. much. i cut i cut i'm i'm sorry. that. the capital of qatar is growing in leaps and bounds and gearing up for the twenty twenty two world cup but it's coming up a tragic cost of dozens of lives shocking revelations show migrant workers living in inhumane conditions and being treated like slaves the football

basically saying that the less extremist factions to somehow be purged and expelled the extremists faction of course is spearheaded by the old mr front close to al qaida keep in mind as well that some of the so-called chemical facilities in syria or under the jurisdiction of rebel forces if the rebel forces are not part of this process it's unclear to me how it can be resolved that is to say how can chemical weapons be destroyed not the least how can these chemical weapons be found if the rebels are not part of the process. so i had for you this hour about ready activists find out that speaking up could it get you locked up for a look at what's behind the government's decision to put fifty members of one opposition group behind bars plus. the path to electoral success in austria is paved with new euro skeptic sentiment that's preliminary results suggest right wing parties appear to have made a strong showing in the country's parliamentary elections up later in the program. in the u.k. fifty thousand people staged one of the biggest protests manchester has ever seen to coincide with

that suggests that the jihadist faction of the organization is on the ascendency. this latest attack seems to confirm that. in fact, in the statement, in the comments we heard from the al-shabab spokesman, it commenced that they were working closely with al qaeda in organising and coordinating. >> peter greste live in nairobi, thank you for being with us. >> there's word that some of the gunmen involved in the attack on the mall in kenya may have ties to the united states and britain. that's according to the kenyan foreign minister who made the allegations in an interview with pbs. >> everyone needs to update again. this attack shows we don't do enough, we need to work more closely with everyone, but more with the u.s. in the u.k. because, as you know, the victims and the perpetrators came from kenya, the u.k. and the united states. >> both british and american citizens were among the perpetrators? >> yes. from the information that we have, two or three americans, and i think so far i have heard of one brit. >> the brit was a british-born woman. woman. i think she'

basically saying that the less extremist factions to somehow be purged and expelled the extremist faction of course is spearheaded by the al nusra front close to al qaida keep in mind as well that some of the so-called chemical facilities in syria or under the jurisdiction of rebel forces if the rebel forces are not part of this process it's unclear to me how it can be resolved that is to say how can chemical weapons be destroyed not least how can these chemical weapons be found if the rebels are not part of the process. now hearings have started for a green peace campaigners just days after a court ordered that twenty two other activists should be held in custody for two months all are accused by the authorities of being part of an attempt to scale it on a platform and endangering the environment and the lives of workers are going off looks at why they were protesting at what the future holds for the polar region. the pictures that stormed international media greenpeace activists trying to climb onto a floating platform in russia's north arrested by coast guards was. shocked shoc

dwraeed to set up an autonomous government in the region in 2016 but the agreement was rejected by the faction clashing with government forces. the fighting between the government and separatist groups started in the 1970s and more than 60,000 people have been killed in the conflict. and 2 million have fled the region. >>> the head of the international atomic energy agency set his sights on fukushima and he said the inspectors will visit the nuclear plant to investigate a leak of radioactive water. the chief was speaking at a board meeting in vienna. >> the leak of contaminated water at fukushima daiichi is a matter of high priority that needs to be addressed urgently. >> the agency's experts visited in plil april to checken on the plan's decommissioning and recommended measures for the long-term management of liquid waste. they committed $470 million to the toxic water leak and plan to isolate the plant from groundwater with a wall of frozen soil underground. >> the announcement by the japanese government of a basic policy for addressing this issue is an important step forward. >> japan's u.n

close race with no party heading for an hour drive majority coalition talks are likely and the outsider factions may have a decisive effect on what the blue looks like come next week which is bit of attended a rally of one of the parties that is now on expected lee set to make a crucial difference. that germany's political new kids on the block but it does seem that alternative for germany will have a key role to play in shaping what the country does politically over the next few years now the most recent polls ahead of the elections next sunday suggests that alternative germany will be taking a good four percent it's expected they'll take far more from not when germans actually get in to the voting at the polling stations now five percent is what you need to take a seat in the bundestag and it seems alternatively germany will do just that a euro skeptic party they are anti euro and their party leader has been outlining exactly what he wants to do when just when alternative for germany gets into the bundestag well you know that but you're a skeptical skeptical of the efforts to find currency and

is sad because the longer this goes all the more this squabbling happens the more the some of the factions get hard it could end up happening is that really what the west as they continue to back the rebels. i think the strategy of the west is has been a strategy of attrition that is to say send in as many terrorist groups as you can create absolute chaos bring the country to its knees try to break the resistance of the syrian people and we have to remember that this is a government that has over seventy percent support from syrian people and we know not even from needle sources so it's not this isn't even in question. has had the support of the syrian people since the very very start these rebels have no popular support that has been the very very progress has been the problem from the very start and so the only way to capture or to conquer to conquer the country is to bring it to its knees through these through sending in these terrorist groups and so chaos has been part of a strategy this is essentially a strategy of chaos the use of destruction are just far as the opposition goes the l

-country's civil >> one thing unites the factions, resistance. for them, there is no question of negotiation with the regime. in an article in "the washington rouhani offered his services as a mediator. they say he lacks credibility because they openly support the regime in damascus. another ally of the regime has spoken up. the chinese government has called for an international peace conference for syria as soon as possible. is firmly opposed to the use of chemical weapons by any country or individual. we believe a political settlement is the only right way to end the series --syrian crisis. we support an early start to the process to destroy syria's chemical weapons. >> syria appears to be cooperating. hague say theye have handed over details of the program. the international community has set a deadline of saturday for it to do so. kurds are going to the polls to vote for a new government in iraq. smaller parties are expected to make gains. the regional prime minister and his party are still expected to win the most seats. is largelyan region a

of the group and the reality ended by the international faction of culture bob is now essentially in control to the local communities and somalia you know these guys are just imports they're not really from the community they are just there to cause shenanigans and make the place a tougher place to live and the local government is trying to work to work against them with coalition with other countries as you see kenya the buffer zone in southern somalia that and that sort of supported by the world community just because they do want to spill over into the african region and the african command and african united states command in africa is really keeping a close that does to groups we don't hear much of that action but there is a lot of activities in yemen to hunt some of their leaders in in yemen and that's one of the issues that the u.s. has been very active on as far as domestically you know the united states here will be stepping up their game against these groups here and they look at recruits in places where ever they have their communities like in minnesota or again and they w

but this agreement has been rejected by the faction clash with government forces. fighting between the government and separatist groups started in the 1970s. more than 60,000 people have been killed in conflict, and 2 million have fled the region. >>> the government of india has deployed hundreds of troops to a northern state of the country. at least 28 people were killed over the weekend in clashes between hindus and muslims. reuters reports that religious leaders of both communities have been called in to mediate. authorities say they are closely monitoring the situation. >> translator: there have been incidents of violence. we're making every effort to prevent further problems. we are increasing police patrols in both rural and urban areas. and we are keeping an eye on anti-social elements. >> reporter: gunfire and street fighting broke out on saturday. thousands of hindus had gathered in the area to demand justice for the killing of three hindu men who had reportedly protested the harassment of a local woman. authorities say the violence has been fueled by rumor

brokered by malaysia, the two sides agreed to set up an autonomous in 2016 but this is rejected by the faction clashing with government forces. fighting between the government and separatist groups started in the 1970s. more than 60,000 people have been killed in the conflict and 2 million have fled the region. >>> more and more japanese people prime minister. an nhk poll suggests shinzo abe is sitting pretty with 59% of support. 23% said they do not. most suprters said they liked the cabinet because it's better than any of the alternatives. the second biggest group said they were hopeful about the government's policies. almost half the dissatisfied respondents said they don't expect much from the cabinet's plans and 20% said abe's liberal democratic party is not their party of choice. people were also asked to name japan's most pressing issue. 27% were concerned about nuclear plants. 20% said they want measures to boost the economy. 16% highlighted social security reforms. 64% said they felt positive about the cabinet's economic policies. 29% of respondents said they disapprove. japanese lead

. >> unfortunately, the faction that now dominates is the republican party doesn't see it that way.hey think government is always the enemy, they're always right, and compromise is weakness. >> you know, i'll just say this. if bill clinton were president today, he would be talking and talking and talking. he was capable of endless meetingses, and it's part of the american system, like we're doing right here, to get people in a room to get off the stage, away from the cameras, and lay it out. i think that in that sense -- >> you do have to admit that the way our politics runs now, particularly in the house of representatives, is different from what you dealt with. there really is nobody to negotiate with. it's controlled by 45 members on the right that boehner has not figured out how to threat the needle. it's impossible. >> i don't actually agree with that. >> i know. >> i think in the end you negotiate with a party leader, and john boehner -- >> and you get nowhere. congressman ellison and cory gardner are in the crossfire. congressman gardner, who is actually in charge? if the pre

it was the two factions within the city that surprised him the most. >> a city that is literally divided in half. you have these continuously shifting frontlines and people are still moving back and forth. people still have businesses and families. they are bringing food or medical equipment or simply going to say hi to a friend to see of their house is still there. >> passing from one camp to another without getting caught in the crossfire is a constant threat. >> we ran to this location and we saw a civilian that was crossing from the regime area to the rubble -- controlled 1 -- re bel-controlled one. >> somehow, life does go on for the people of a

more than two years has changed extensively from the initial conflict rebel forces and the al qaeda linked factions that once fought side by side in the n.t. said pushing pitted against each other in violent battles some reports suggest that increasingly the more radical elements appear to be gaining ground. well in the most recent incident they seized the strategic town of as need be to border the free syrian army rebels jihadi stormed the area on wednesday in some of the heaviest fighting between the two factions yet the time sits on a key rebel weapons supply route raising fears that arms could fall into the hands of islamic militants or sold by al-qaeda linked extremists have become a daily concern for syria's kurdish minority as well although the kurds managed to drive them out of a village earlier this week more than twenty people reportedly died in the clashes on both sides and some analysts think that the rise of radicals has been sparked by foreign interference. i think a lot of different. people at the table a lot of different countries that have their own interests in what's going on in

army rebels and jihadists stormy area on wednesday in some of the most severe fighting between the two factions yet when the town sits on a key rebel weapons supply route raising fears that arms could fall into the hands of is the most militant assaults by archiving extremists become a daily headache for syria's kurdish minority as well the kurds managed to drive them out of a village earlier this week more than twenty people reportedly died in the clash on both sides. across live now to james colbert who's been closely following events here tell us thanks for joining us first of all i should say but why are we seeing this split within the opposition ranks of al-qaeda linked factions were supporting the opposition greatly what seems to have happened. well i think that we can see in the latest in the latest clashes that have occurred since the chemical weapons attack and the lack of outside intervention i think we can see a bit of i suppose restlessness on the part of the outside insurgent forces that are seeking to cause a greater ruckus in the country and were hoping that the chemical weapons

, and there was the international factions of al shabaab. to the local communities in somalia, they know they are just imports. they are just there to cause shenanigans, and the local government is trying to work against them, with a buffer zone in southern somalia. they got support from the world community. just because it spills over in that region. and the united states command in africa, we do not hear much of their action, but there are a lot of activities in yemen, and that is one of the issues that the u.s. has been very active on. as far as domestically, there are the local recruits in bases where they have communities, like minnesota or oregon. this is to make sure they prevent these things from happening. it could be a major concern for the united states. >> i am glad you brought up this domestic issue, because as you said, they have influence globally and internationally, and they have influence in the united states, so can you talk about the influence they have within the united states, how large it is, and should american citizen

will that call for any level of cooperation with any of the factions on the religious side? >> two years ago, there was none of them. no matter what organization you talk to, that was the case. second, frankly, i disagree. there is 70% still who are the free syrian army. there are jihadist flowing in and not just from the middle east, but a couple hundred -- gone to syria to fight on behalf of the jihadist. 5000 hezbollah. the point i think you and others are missing, syria is a moderate nation. syria has the highest literate rate of any nation in the middle east. they are not going to submit to a jihadist or al qaeda group governing them. they will not. in some areas where all qaeda are, they're demonstrating against them. al qaeda is trying to oppose on sharia law.mpose that is a really convenient copout to say i know who they are. i was in syria. i know who they are. yes, there are 1200 units. there are 1200 battalions in the u.s. army. does that mean they're not connected to each other? of course not. if you do not want to intervene, you can always find reason to do so.

. >> this video continues to echo in term of the questions about who are the rebel factions, why shouldy started to get out of control with the various factions. >> reporter: when you look at the often significance, you almost have to look at it in the context of where it was when it gab and where it is today. this began with syrians, inside syria. mostly unarmed, exercising civil demonstrations of disobedience. over the course of the past two years, that opposition grew to incorporate a different variety of rebels, including among them, the free syrian army which are mostly syrians who have defected from the military and police and volunteers. you have modern islamists who are mostly syrians but are on the slightly political leaning. and then you have jihadists. many ideologically associated or affiliated or inspired by al qaeda. many coming from foreign countries because they believe this is an ideological struggle inside syria. so that umbrella group of the rebels are the ones all fighting to try to topple the regime. you have the political organization known as the syrian national c

syrian army rebels jihadi stormed the area on wednesday in some of the heaviest fighting between the two factions yet the town sits on a key rebel weapons supply route raising fears that arms could fall into the hands of islamic militants or sold by al-qaeda linked extremists have become a daily concern for syria's kurdish minority as well though the kurds managed to drive them out of a village earlier this week although more than twenty people reportedly died in the clash on both sides some analysts think that the rise of radicals has been sparked by foreign interference. i think a lot of different. people at the table a lot of different countries that have their own interests in what's going on in syria right now that range everywhere from the saudis who are just interested in making sure that shia rebellion is not successful in in any country and in making sure that it's the shias are put down in their own country you have cutter and turkey who are interested in regional dominance and some of the pipeline politics related to some of the proposed pipelines that are going through syria you have

. >> you think this is going to get resolved, it appears given the factions in the republican party youon't want to approve anything, this gets resolved with democratic votes. >> look, here's what's going to happen. the senate will strike. delay obama care for a year. senate will acce-- what about t medical tax device that republicans add? which most democratic senators are against. >> they also added the ability of employers to deny contraception to women. which is ridiculous for them. john boehner as speaker, i think he has ceded that territory. the real speaker of the house is ted cruz. >> are you confident this gets done? >> no. 30% -- the government shutdown is a given but that actually, we el that's all right. but, no, i think there's 25%, 30% chance of default. and god knows what happens. >> and you still endorse the president's position? >> his choice not whether there's going to be a default, or putting off this issue. >> ultimately the politics of this will be the implementation of obama care. if it happens and they see some wring >> caller:s in it and it goes about rentally w

there is the progressive faction , which i belong to, and the moderate faction, which barack obama andto. they consider themselves new democrats, which comes from the democratic leadership council, which is founded by a foundation that william kristol got his money from. .bama follows the dlc host: a self-described progressive liberal, how has the president handled the syrian situation from your perspective? caller: i take the perspective of fdr and those types of democrats. from my perspective, we should bring the troops home, and i'm an old-time fdr-type democrat. i see barack obama as a conservative. december, he said he was a 1980s moderate republican, which is like the bush older fdrs, not the progressive democrats. factions, different one of every right-wing faction, compared was progressive liberals. host: which one is the majority, do you think? caller: the majority would be the progressive liberals. unfortunately, a lot of them are dumbed down and don't understand the different factions within the democratic party. host: what kind of work do you do? caller: i'm a retired milit

rebels jihadist and stormed the area on wednesday and in some of the heaviest fighting between the two factions yet the two times story sits on the key rebel weapons supply route raising fears that arms could fall into the hands of islamic militants assaults by al qaeda linked extremists have become a daily concern for syria's kurdish minority as well although the kurds managed to drive them out of a village this week more than twenty people reportedly died in the clash on both sides and as i mentioned all of this is happening near the border with turkey which according to some analysts should be more concerned about what's happening there. i think from now on turkey has to be much more careful rather police from a group radical islamist groups are not through for turkey because we know now because the doors groups are going to have certain real problems including chemical weapons that is rather for turkey to close down due to the border and control all the roads and i think it is in turkey centrist of course not only for our own security about for the for the security of the region. and presid

most of the caucuses are a fight between the two versions and factions of the republican party. he's up against. but i don't feel any sympathy for him at all at this moment. at some point he has an awesome responsibility in the chain of succession to lead the united states of america as speaker of the house, to step up and lead in the name of the american people and for the good of our country. to think that because of his willful faction of tea party republicans he would allow this government to shut down and continue to play these games back and forth is just inexcusable for anyone who calls himself a leader. i hope the speaker steps up. he owes it to the american people, not just federal employees but everyone playing this economy to get stronger and we don't lose jobs over this l folly. >> we are listening to senate democrats react to the vote a short time ago. this is really about the house. i want to bring in democratic congressman david cicilline of rhode island. you just heard senator dick durbin issue this challenge we've heard all weekend long. he is saying it's time f

or rested during the day we clashed with schools who was still believed to be holed up of the main rebel faction the more islamic liberation front has vowed to create a breakaway state in the region. a group of lawyers and former army officers in egypt has launched a petition urging the military chief to run for president the goal is to collect thirty million signatures to convince general abdel fatah secede to give in to what the organizers describe as overwhelming popular support that's two months after he are said to egypt's first elected president mohamed morsi massive protests against the cruise then slipped through egypt was a thousand people died in the bloody crackdown on dissent. every martin bashes the mainstream media's take on the latest headlines in breaking the set. we talked before about people getting in trouble throughout the usa just for gardening in fact according to the christian science monitor a couple of florida has been fined five hundred dollars a day until they dig up their vegetable garden which is on their own property and mediately people who write these articles dra

that was delivered by a member of a brigade, the main faction in the northern region. >> these forces call on all military and civilian groups to unite in a clear it islamic context, but it is based on sharia law making it the sole force of legislation. -- the sole source of legislation. >> from exile in turkey, the smc said it is worried in fighting between rebel groups would only hurt the fight against the assad regime. >> this could lead to a delay of victory of the revolution and will only strengthen the regime. the west will regime there are extremist groups fighting in syria and doubt that we want to cram effect -- a democratic state. >> the smc was opposition groups to meet urgently for unification talks. it has already taken a violent turn. last week rebels linked to al qaeda overran an area of the turkish border. after several days of fighting, the rival groups agreed to a truce, but in a further blow to moderate rebel forces, there are reports that hundreds of fighters have left the fsa to pledge allegiance to jihadist groups. >> a triple bombing at an outdoor market in a vi

still believed to be holed up in the main rebel faction the more islamic liberation front has vowed to create a breakaway state in the region. a group of lawyers and former army offices in egypt has launched a petition urging the military chief to run for president the goal is to collect thirty million signatures to convince general abdel fattah el-sisi she gave in to what the organizers describe as overwhelming populist the fall of two months after the else said egypt's first elected president mohamed morsi massive protests against the coup then swept through egypt almost a falzon people died in the bloody crackdown on dissent. so the winds groups have been raising the alarm in the u.s. where over the weekend police officers opened fire on civilians in two different states. intakes of the issue and they made breaking the set right here at eleven thirty g.m.t. . well over the weekend america's grossly over militarized police force once again showed its true colors first in charlotte north carolina where police killed twenty four year old football player jonathan feral who was seeking h

there's on going fighting among the factions. this week, we saw the syrian free army killed an al-qaeda linked leader, kurdish fighters also killed another al-qaeda leader. there seems to be a civil war within a civil war. what happens now, and how does the west, the u.s. in particular figure out what to do and whom to support? >> it's one of the biggest problems. when you start looking at syria in general, let's just take one simple example. you think of the kurds in northern syria, the kurds, the p.k.k., they cross not just syria, but they cross parts of northern iraq, they take a large swath of turkey. how do you convince those groups to be a part of a broader coalition, while at the same time, you're looking at other elements that may be not with the coalition, but that doesn't necessarily make them al-qaeda. i think personally that one of the things that the u.s. is afraid of is they're afraid of repeating some of the mistakes that we made in afghanistan because in the 19 create's, where all of a sudden we were funding organi