the united states is facing new questions about their use of killer drone strikes against suspected terrorists. the united nationsdd report and in it demanding justification for the policy of assassinating targets rather than capturing them. he says it could an violation of international law, reported increase in united states droning led to the death of high profile terrorist leaders but not without civilian casualties. hundreds of them since the program began. the u.n. investigators say the white house needs to explain itself. trace has much more on this. what else is in the u.n. report, trace? >>trace: the u.n. report is 29 pages long and it has this theme that goes throughout saying that the obama administration is playing fast and loose with the rules conducting the drone strikes and killing people including civilians outside of war zones like if -- in pakistan and yemen. and the number of drone strikes has increased. report call on the united states to stop using c.i.a. drones, to attack, or as this says assassinate suspects and to stick with military strikes on the battlefield. of course the administration

jonathan hunt at the united nations here in new york. course, talk about what the president is about to say and the situation with europe. but i think it's important that we give you an update on a story we reported on earlier that jonathan hunt is covering from the united nations and to get that i'm going to read from that this computer. jonathan we just gotten a dispatch from the reuters news agency that indicates the russian president vladimir putin said a short time ago that syrians should be the ones to decide whether president bashar assad remains in power. apparently contradicting reports that he no longer backs the syrian leader. you and i reporting what david cammeron's folks said to reuters. putin made the comment shortly after the british prime minister david cammeron and russian leader made it clear he doesn't want assad to remain in power. all hopes that the russian president had backed off that appear now dashed. backed him into a corner there has been a diplomatic effort by the u.s. and by the u.k. to put the russian presid

we have reported to the united nations in keeping with the established rules. >> secretary-general, a question about the common funding. the purchase of the ags, as we all know, was achieved with some political difficulty. the financial mechanism, and that is a group of 17, now 18 nations are buying the equipment and a large part of the operating costs will come out of nato's common funding. however, this model is not a rule. it's an exception so far to the way sip works. and my question to you is for smart defense to move ahead if you're going to pursue more of these multinational models, don't you need to reform or do the 28 intend to reform the way that funding is used within the common -- the sip fund? thank you. >> yes, definitely, and that is also one of the follow-up works we adopted in chicago. we will look -- we will look closer into how our funding mechanisms work to make sure that they are fit for purpose, that they work efficiently, that we make the most efficient use of resources, that they are completed transparent. so, yes, in order to promote multinational projects, we

at the crossroads stands the international telecommunication union, an agency of the united nations that came into being to regulate international telegraph services just four years after the pony express closed its doors. this agency plans to meet in six months to consider proposed changes to the international agreements governing telecommunications. until this year, the itu, which through the u.n. includes 193 member countries, each with only a single vote, has focused its attention on telecommunications networks and policies such as setting international standards for telephone systems, asian radio frequencies and encourages development of telecommunications infrastructure in developing nations. on the whole, benign and helpful to the spread of the internet, but the organization recently passed a resolution in guadalajara calling to "increase the role of the itu in internet governance." this should cause significant concern. in addition, some powerful member states see an opportunity to assert control over the internet through a meeting in dubai this coming december. several proposals

as i said before, the only justification for doing so is the vital national security interests of the united states. president obama has not even attempted to lay out any such argument. at the end of the day, president obama is trying to get us involved in there because the united nations is leading and the president famously said he wants to lead from behind and as far as i'm concerned, the united nations had no jurisdiction whatsoever and we shouldn't be following the u.n. we should be following the constitution of the united states and the congress of the united states. there is no issue i am better known for nationally than being one of the leading defenders in this country of u.s. sovereignty, of standing up to the world court and the united nations and saying you have no jurisdiction in our country. the only binding law, foreign law is not binding in our country. the only binding law is u.s. law and the constitution because sovereignty resides and we the people and we should be defending u.s. interests and not the views of the u.n. which is what president obama is doing right now. >> g

. >> i think the excellency, the general as the united arab states for his briefing and now get the floor to the special joint envoy of the united nations and the league of arab states, his excellency, mr. kofi annan. >> mr. president, mr. secretary general of the united nations, secretary-general of the leak of the arab states, assistant secretary-general for human rights, distinguished delegates, excellencies, three months ago, after a year of deepening crisis in days and your guidance, secretary-general ban and secretary of iraqi gave me a tough job. they asked me to lead a united effort on behalf of the united nations and the league of arab states to stop the violence and killing in syria and launch a political process for a transition that meets the legitimate aspirations of the syrian people. today, despite the accent and set the six-point plan and the deployment of the courageous mission of united nation observers to syria, i must be frank and confirm another plan not been implemented. mr. president, let me pause here and express my horror and condemnation and a new massacre at including jordanian women was perpetrated yesterday

the united nations peacekeeping chief has finally confirmed what many observers have said for months: the syrian uprising has grown into a full-scale civil war. the u.n. undersecretary for peacekeeping said the syrian government is now attempting to re-capture areas that it lost to the opposition. and secretary of state, hillary clinton said syria's soviet era ally russia is now lying when they claim the weapons shipped to syria are unrelated to the uprising. remember a ship they found last week full of weapons? russian. the u.n. reports that syrian troops are torturing and sexually abusing and murdering children. jonathan hunt has a live report on the horrifying details of the story coming up. a republican senator calling on attorney general holder to resign saying that holder violated the public trust. but the attorney general didn't take that compensate lying down. the growing political fight on capitol hill next. plus, cops say a driver turned the wheel and ran right into a guy walking down the street. and the police say this was no accident. the rest of the video. the rest of the

the calls come in the united nations speech marking the 30th anniversary of the end of their war over the disputed territory, but britain is not showing any sign of giving in to her request. the prime minister balladur to defend the falklands against new aggression, as he called it, and said there would be no sovereignty negotiations. >> the military parade was held to commemorate the anniversary of the end of the falklands war. on june 14, 1932, british troops retook the island, ending the war. the majority of residents want to remain under british rule. but buenas aires says britain's control of the island is an affront hear the prime minister says she wants parties to sit down for talks. that how can it be claimed from 14,000 kilometers away that this territory as part of british territory? how can it be part of british territory when it is 14,000 kilometers away? >> but in london, prime minister david cameron made it clear that there is no room for negotiations and issued a warning. >> do not underestimate our resolve. threats will not work. attempts to intimidate the islanders wi

security council meeting to discuss syria later today but in the halls of the united nations deadlock over damascus is proving no barrier for the u.s. which is finalizing plans for a post office in syria artie's more important i reports. the united nations is the only diplomatic forum where every country is supposed to be governed by the same rules the united nations founding charter close upon us to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security a founding member and biggest financial contributor america ratified inside the u.n. treaty in one thousand nine hundred five which prohibits unprovoked attacks or military interventions in sovereign countries unless authorized by the un security council but. my fellow americans today our armed forces joined our nato allies in air strikes against serbian forces responsible for the brutality in kosovo in recent decades the us has been seen violating the very international laws it helped create we have acted with resolve the u.s. and its allies also acted without authorization from the un security council when it launched a sev

there are many who are not satisfied with that and what the united nations to take over that responsibility. we do not want countries like china and iran and many others who do not have anything close to the first amendment that we have in our constitution -- we do not want them to be setting the standards for how their citizens or anyone else's citizens communicate internationally on the internet. >> they launched a controversial program at the beginning of the year that allows for an introduction of an unlimited number of new top-level domain names to compete with .com and .net, and 2000 applications have been submitted. are you concerned that if they do not do that program right, which they do know is very controversial, that it could be an excuse by the international telecommunication union or some of the united nations body -- some other body to get their foot in the door on internet regulation and takeover? >> i very much have that concern. i have been outspoken for a few years now about this whole plan. it extends to several levels. 2000 domain names each spending a couple hundred th

but that is your problem, because any major stepping out of the sanctions, and the action of the united nations is going to have to include the russians. and even after this massacre, there will not be any action by the united nations. it will we sit by and watch these massacres every week? >> that is not appropriate, but there are other steps in terms of freezing assets, and again, urging our colleagues in the arab league. this is not viewed as just the west intervening in syria. it has to be from the arab league itself. we have countries like turkey, and certainly the gulf countries, web already been more active. -- who have already been more active. it is somewhat the responsibility of the u.n. and kofi annan to acknowledge his process is not working. it seems to be on life support. >> with countries in the region and with the european and russian counterparts to my uc any chance that the world can move fast enough to stop the violence without some kind of military intervention? because this is going to speed up now. >> if we continue to see acceleration, you will see more concerted action f

. >> and food shortage in africa, the crisis is causing the united nations to ask for help. >> plus, disciplined for doing her job. a u. k.therapist is punished for conversion therapy, after her patient reveals he is actually an undercover journalist. >> a bloody massacre turns the world against syria's leader. i'm george thomas. >> and i'm wendy griffith. the killing is forcing world leaders to take a hard line against the assa assad regime. in the walk of a brutal massacre last week. more than 100 people were murdered near the city of homs, including dozens of children. western leaders blame bashar al-assad's government, and the country could be on the brink of civil war. >> reporter: amateur video shows evidence of the killings in the town of houla. the u.n. claims 49 children and 34 women were among the dead. u.n. observers arrived in houla over the weekend, where residents dug a mas grave for the victims. the observers are trying to hold together a failing u.n. sponsored cease-fire. >> we have an order to the government to stop any attacks from the government's side. we want to m

escalating violence forces the united nations to make a drastic change. what they are doing. >> celebration and excitement to the harbor. coming up, the highlights. >> and happy father's day to all the dads out there. wjz is live at the greater baltimore medical center father's day 5 k. more on that coming up. and will the sunshine on father's day? how long will it stay? that's what we all want to know. meteorologist tim williams has the answer. eyewitness news sunday morning is seconds away. >> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com. baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> good morning. welcome to eyewitness news this sunday. i'm gigi barnett. >> and i'm tim williams. a little cloudy and parts of the area but temperatures around 60 degrees across most of region. we've had such a stretch. anytime you see a cloud, it's like, what is that? don't be alarmed. we have a little rain moving in our direction. i have that mean that the clouds are starting to form. we have ugly

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the world. it is telling that china and other nations often cite their indifference to human rights issues relative to the united states when seeking to establish economic or security ties with a problematic nation. the united states makes sacrifices every day on behalf of human rights and our state department devotes enormous time and energy to producing country reports on human rights and religious freedom that are studied around the world. i would assert that as a moral nation, founded on moral principles, we diminish ourselves and our national reputation if we turn our backs on the obvious plight of hundreds of millions of people who are living on less than a dollar a day and facing severe risk from hunger and disease. this is not to say that every human being or every country in a desperate circumstance is our responsibility. but the united states must be a leader in forging the global partnerships and developing the most effective practices to achieve development goals. beyond our own programs, the efforts of other nations and many nongovernmental groups depend on the united states for direction, support,

the united nations accuses the syrian government of using children as human shields. marching in moscow. tens of thousands take to the streets, pressing for fresso -- fresh elections and demanding democracy. >> we have to be here. this is the only way. >> and singing the blues at the new orleans newspaper. after 175 years, they are stopping the prices on the daily edition. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and elsewhere around the globe. there are signs the fighting is intensifying in syria tonight, where the united nations has accused the syrian government of torturing children. the obama administration says russia is sending attack helicopters to the assad regime, and that could escalate violence further. not surprisingly, the u.n. is now calling this a civil war, which refugees are fleeing from. we have more from a refugee camp in jordan tonight. >> these children, now in the safety of a jordanian refugee camp, have all seen and heard a terrible things. in some ways, it is difficult to imagine the situation inside syria could get even worse, given the grueso

the united states disputes the law? >> that's correct. >> when another nation rather ally or competitor claims customary international law, is it correct the united states performs a so-called freedom of navigation operation to reassert the real customary international law? >> when acokofakoufted, you cou, yes. we do a freedom of navigation operation. in addition to that we do regularly scheduled freedom of navigation operations. admiral locklear manages those in the south pacific. we say where we're going to go and why we're going to do it. >> if the united states did not contest an excessive claim through routine or special freedom of navigation operations, are we at risk that would set a new precedent and that our competitors, allies or others would suggest somehow the united states agreed that customary international law might allow their excessive claims? >> i believe that so. we are looked at very much as the ones that sort of set the standard not only in the pacific but in the arabian gulf, north arabian sea. i've seen it again and again. if we say that inland seas start at 75 miles -- if our behavior is that, oth

there is no plan b, an alternative to the united nations process. in truth, the violence in syria has steadily escalated throughout the series of international initiatives, and president assad himself has made clear he is prepared for a fight to the finish and is expecting a long war. >> we have seen a lot of drop in cairo over the past year, and today, we saw something quite different yet again. for the first time ever, and egyptian president went before his people and effectively set -- i am one of you. he stood before tens of thousands in the now iconic square and read a symbolic oath of office. but it was the way he did it that took egyptians by surprise. >> in front of a huge crowd in the cradle of the revolution, egypt's president to be. it is still a shock to see a member of the muslim brotherhood, a lot for so many years, now standing behind the presidential seal of office. this was the formal part of the speech, and it mostly reassured each of its allies. >> it is not in my brother of or in my right to discriminate between anyone. >> then he

. >> the president of argentina made a passionate appeal to the united nations for them to talk about the future of the falls ken islands and say it could be part of its territory. our correspondent has this report. >> and with the islands, we are asking the united states to put our case forward. >> stealing themselves for a visit by the argentine president. >> it is unprecedented for a head of state to attend a committee meeting like this. but it was asked to be held on this anniversaryry date. so although the war of britain may have been ended. cristina fernandez was on friendly territory here. the u.n. supports her demand for the sovereignty. >> we're not asking for much. we're just asking to talk. we're not asking to be told we're right. just to talk. the islanders do want to talk about other things, too. they complain argentina has been bullying them and have the right to their own. >> when it comes to the sovereignty of the faulk ennis islands there will be absolutely no negotiations. [applause] >> this is not some game of global monopoly with nations passing a territory between

climate justice. [ applause ] and on my far left and on your far right, the administrator of the united nations development program, administrator helen clark, the former prime minister of new zealand. [ applause ] so it is an extraordinary group. i want to begin with an unconventional question before we get into the very important topic that we're discussing this morning. i want to ask each one of these leaders to just give us the heads of state to give us a fact or two about your country, the people of your country, that maybe many of us don't know because we haven't been there. president ellen johnson surleaf,

so i respect and admire the united nations security council. and the things that they do. but the fact is the united states national security should not be governed by whether russia will veto resolutions in the security -- united nations security council. you've been overlooked four times. please go ahead. >> my name is tyler o'neill with the washington freebie con. my question is about turkey. with the act party successful last year in 2011, they seem to have a shift toward islamist. do you think that their interests being coincidental with the united states would change in that situation? >> no, i believe that turkey is one of our strongest allies in the world much less the region. but i have voiced concerns as recently as last week at a breakfast with the u.s. turkey society that i am continued to be worried about the jailing of journalists. turkey now has more journalists in prison than any country in the world, i believe. i've been worried about intimidation of opposition parties. i've been worried about consolidation of power in the hands of the prime minister. a man

ambassador to the united nations susan rice says that it's the assad government that has been acting outside of its responsibilities and indeed it is not succeeding because the government of syria is not fulfilling its obligations under the annan plan meanwhile russian ambassador to the united nations vitaly churkin also admitted that there's been a few indications of complying with the six point peace plan but he said that it's not just the syrian government that has fallen short it is also the armed opposition groups including the free syrian army which just last week and now it's that it will no longer eg knowledge its commitments under the anon plan deeming it a failure ambassador churkin said that his counterparts within the security council need to take a look at the entire picture within syria opposition groups only. failed to comply to. clear the it was their intention not to do so which is a very dangerous development of it going to productive development russia has proposed an international conference on syria which is similar to what kofi annan has proposed under the title

sort of a way to do this because the nation specifically the united states have already said that they are not excluding the possibility of foreign military intervention into the situation there in syria even if it means going around the united nations now also by doing which and once again stress that russia does not support president assad's regime and standing for a balanced approach where pressure has to be applied on both science. dicta good at the time start i see it but with the new bill in russia is not supporting any kind of regime you know that's really like that the acid regime those who claim it should be all wrong when we have a very good and longstanding relationship with syria but we are not supporting either of the parties. here is there is a threat of civil war. involved i agree with mr chancellor our common objective is to prevent it but i think he you know the development of this kind of unfavorable scenario what we're witnessing to date him but you know he's the beginning of a civil war and this is extremely dangerous terrain you know what our objective is

of being successful and in the meantime let's get the help to the people who need it well in the united nation nations announced recently that the arab league made the coffee and is urging syria's government to accept the u.n. conditions for expanding the distribution of humanitarian aid to to roughly one million syrians what he's basing it is based on your estimate based on our number what are these conditions that the u.n. that coffee and starting well first of all from our perspective of course it's very important that everybody who needs help gets that help it shouldn't matter whether they're in a government controlled area or in an area which is being controlled by the opposition that's very evident secondly it's important that we're able to have a mix of international and local staff who are able to help to deliver that aid it's important to protect syrians themselves i mean the volunteers of the syrian are brick crescent have been doing a magnificent job but we need to have a mix of people on the ground to make sure that we get the balance of skills right in terms of what we need to do