but what is the united nations? the united nations is not a group of democratic nations. the united nations is not a meeting of our allies. the united nations is the one forum in the world that includes everybody. the good, the bad, and the ugly. and -- you know, when the vast majority of members of the united nations don't subscribe to what we would consider as basic human rights it's hard to imagine how their human rights counsel could come to decisions we would find as democratic nations terribly pleasing. but look, it is outrageous that -- just one example, i know others know these things, but outrageous that in the united nations human rights council the one and only country in the world that is the subject of a permanent agenda item is israel. one of the freest nations in the world by any standards. yet, there is virtual hero worship there of the palestinian authority whose leader has had no democratic mandate in 12 years. and who rules by decree because there is no elected legislature of any kind. no outrage about that whatsoever. so look, i don't think we can chang

the united states but various powers have acted unilaterally and violated the u.n. charter. the fact that it's happening once again does not mean that the united nations and its members must accept this. in september, 2013, the united states also launched attacks against syria. i recall what was said by the then secretary-general on that - occasion. allow me to read the quotation in english of what he said. i quote, "the primary responsibility for peace and security internationally, that is my appeal that everything , should be handled within the framework of the united nations charter. the use of force is wful only when it's exercised by self-defense in accordance with article 51 of the united nations charter and/or when the un security council approves such actions." end of quote. this was the position of the then secretary-general which contributed to avoiding unilateral action in simple or -- be taken in very similar situations to what we are in today. this attack represents a threat to international peace and security because it represents a threat to the political processes in geneva. it was said very well by mr. feltman that it is vital to avoi

-- stronglyublic condemns the act of aggression by the united states of america, which is counter to the principles of the charter of the united nations the status of the united states government -- the security council was responsible for the maintenance of international security. -- total chaosns and many parts of the world, would make you law of the jungle the only way to deal with the regional and economic crises without any heed to the charter. when you killed millions of innocent starting in south asia of the way through latin america, what was your position? the number of france spoke on the issue and spoke about exceptions. you cannot be the exception. you should be made accountable for the killings in the july of 2017, of hundreds. you and the international coalition must be held accountable for the killing of in syria at the beginning of 2017. you must be made accountable for your support of armed terrorist groups and the political cover as the continue their terrorist acts. the government of the syrian-arab republic -- all efforts must be mobilized to respectsrrorism, as it the rules of international law, the charter of the

the next coming months and years. at the nation the nation faces serious and growing threats and many of them stemmed from problems that have been unaddressed for far too long. in fact the united nations does not like taking on certain problems, but i have a feeling that the people in this room, and i know for a fact that nikki feels very, very strongly about taking on problems that people have steered away from. i encourage the security council to come together and take action to counter all of these many threats. so in syria, the council failed again this month to respond to the use of chemical weapons. a great disappointment. i was very disappointed by that. the status quo in north korea is also unacceptable. and to the council must be prepared to propose additionally and stronger sanctions on north korea nuclear and ballistic missile programs. this is a real threat to the world. whether we want to talk about it or not, north korea is a big world problem. it is a problem that we have to finally solve. people have been putting blindfolds on for decades, and now it is time to solve the problem. the united nations playing an effective role in solving these and other security c

the united nations is fine. when it doesn't, when their interests are not in line, they are not interested in the united nations are in human rights -- or in human rights or democracy. when we condemn chemical attacks, we say the security council must not be used. the security council should not be used as a pawn which can be sacrificed on a chessboard -- the chessboard of war. is thecurity council final hope that we have to guarantee international peace and security based upon principles -- on norms and international rule of law. , i would alsot out that it is absolutely vital as you have convened this meeting in a very transparent way that we demonstrate the concern that firstunately, there are class and second-class members of this security council. the permanent members that not only have the right to the veto but they also control the procedures, they control the decision making. the other 10, we may be involved if we are consulted or convened occasionally. just to underwrite some positions of others. this i

. >> the mission of the united nations and the u.n. security council is to maintain international peace and security. these are important aims and shared interests. but as we look around the world, it's clear that there's much work for you to achieve. you're going to be very busy people i suspect over the coming months and years. our nation faces serious and growing threats and many of them stem from problems that have been unaddressed for far too long. in fact, the united nations doesn't like taking on certainly problems, but i have a feeling the people in this room and i know for a fact that nikki feels very strong about taking on problems that people steered away from. i encourage the security council to come together and take action to counter all of these many threats. on syria, the council failed again this month to respond to syria's use of chemical weapons. a great disappointment. i was very disappointed by that. the status quo in north korea is also unacceptable. and the council must be prepared to impose additional and strong

it will be the united nations arbitrating with those countries. i see the potential and fantastic things i had for the united nations. it's a tremendous honor to know you and meet you and nikki haley has given me a briefing on each everyone of you. if she didn't like you, i would tell you right now. she gets along with everybody and respects everybody in this room. unless you would rather not do it, we have an office in the white house that you may have heard of called the oval office. we will all go down as a group and take some pictures in the oval office. i know you have never seen it. no one sees a very much but we will show it to you. we will go down and take some pictures and the oval office and have a good lunch and and talk about the united nations. thank you all very much for being here. it's a great honor and pleasure. [applause] the president of the united states talking about the u.n. and the u.n. ambassador and he says the yuan is an underperformer and it has tremendous potential but has not lived up to it. he says that will change and

security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. >> reporter: at the united nationsay, ambassador nikki haley warned bar shower al assad he could get hit again if he doesn't come to heel. >> the united states took a very measured step last night. we are prepared to do more. but we hope that will not be necessary. >> reporter: russia, which has a close relationship with assad, has complained loudly in public about the missile strike and flexed its muscle, sending a warship to the area. but sources say beyond that the response has been muted. >> publicly, the russians have been suggesting outrage over this, but i understand through diplomatic channels there 457b9 been a lot of blowback. >> well, tt's ue. i think e restf the world, including russia, understands we took desies, justifiable action based on the just tragic actions that the assad regime took, especially when it comes to small children. >> reporter: the missiles were flying last night as president trump was having p dinner with the chinese president. xi jinping did not mention the strike in brief remarks to

neil: did you hear the report, what is the left telling you about the united nations? >> the us went around the united nations because the un care out responsibility. in carrying out this military strike the us was not on fool ground to do this because they are supposed to have un approval. at this point both of those avenues for getting things right didn't work so that is why donald trump went around the united nations and i don't think you saw much criticism of him for doing that. there are some legal boundaries that were crossed and decided to do that. on a domestic front donald trump was within the law because he met the war powers resolution. if this went beyond 60 days he would need congressional approval to do that so he got himself a little time. dagen: rand paul criticizing everything the trump administration has done. his political aspirations would raise that question but to quote admiral mc raven, the commander of the raid that killed usama bin laden, there are a lot of sharks in the world and with deal with a shark you have to punch him in the snout, this p

nation" dan senor. >> it's no secret that there are few places in the world where israel is more constantly and unfairly attacked than at the unitedions. the woman we're about to hear from is determined to change that. [ cheers and applause ] in january, she gave up her position as governor of south carolina to represent the united states at the united nations because she knew she could make a difference. and although she's only been at the u.n. for two months, she's already making her mark. speaking out against the attacks on israel and standing in the proud tradition like daniel patrick moynihan and gene kirkpatrick. less than two weeks ago, she once again responded to an attack on israel, demanding that the u.n. retract the report that viciously and outrageously attacked israel as an apartheid state. and her action had impact. soon after the secretary-general required retraction of the report. [ applause ] following a recent u.n. security council meeting on the middle east, ambassador haley came out to the press and articulated some plain truth. here's what she said -- "the discussion today on the middle east was not about hezb

the united states, mr. rex tillerson and the president of the secretary of general of the united nations. i want to read this statement affair rench minister who is detained by a meeting and could mott be in new york today. what follows is the text of his statement. mr. president, secretary general, france remains particularly concerned by the continued nuclear and ballistic programs in north korea. they see serious tensions in the korean peninsula and constitute today one of the main threats to international peace and security. by becoming engaged for several years now in a methodical effort which was initiated at the highest level of the regime to acquire a nuclear arsenal, north korea defy all of the interdictions of this council and the repeated demands of the entire international community to give up on that goal. we note today constant and rapid progression and development of proliferation programs of north korea and this brings them closer and closer to operational capacity. this is an unacceptable situation. france has condemned systemic @ly and firmly each and every of the acts wh

security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. >> reporter: at the united nationsay, ambassador nikki haley warned bar shower al assad he could get hit again if he doesn't come to heel. >> the united states took a very measured step last night. we are prepared to do more. but we hope that will not be necessary. >> reporter: russia, which has a close relationship with assad, has complained loudly in public about the missile strike and flexed its muscle, sending a warship to the area. but sources say beyond that the response has been muted. >> publicly, the russians have been suggesting outrage over this, but i understand through diplomatic channels there 457b9 been a lot of blowback. >> well, that's true. i think the rest of the world, including russia, understands we took desies, justifiable action based on the just tragic actions that the assad regime took, especially when it comes to small children. >> reporter: the missiles were flying last night as president trump was having p dinner with the chinese president. xi jinping did not mention the strike in brief rem

we heard nikki haley at the united nations say if you use chemical weapons, i'm paraphrasing, we are going to do this again. the russians have a ship near mediterranean sea from where the tomahawks were launched. >> if i were the russian president, i would not want to, i guess toe to toe with the united states. they are two super powers that have nuclear capabilities. no one wins a nuclear war. the best we can go about this is politically but if need be and we do have to attack syria over the use of chemical weapons, i think there needs to be some type of an agreement with russia and let them know that we do not stand for that. no woman, child, male for that nature should be tortured or killed brutally like that. that goes for the genocide in south africa, that goes for, you know, the chemical weapons used in syria, we should not stand for that as a nation or a nation of -- of god. neil: do you worry that this reveal a gaping hole and reliability of the united nations after all the u, in that came up with this plan to rein in syria's chemical weapons some years back and get the unders

elise labott at the united nations. elise, we are waiting to hear from the secretary of state in a big moment in this debate and discussion with the tensions rising in the korean peninsula. what do you expect to hear this morning? >> reporter: well, john, we expect the u.s. to kind of make culture, secretary tillerson making clear to the international community, this is really the top national security priority for the administration, and that means that they want to handle this problem. they don't want to kick it down the road, as they say, previous administrations have done. and so, secretary tillerson will be telling the council that if north korea continues with its provocative behavior, we're talking another nuclear test or an icbm, that long-range missile test that could hit the continental united states, they need to be ready to put additional sanctions on north korea. that includes china. that has a lot of leverage on north korea. but at the same time, secretary tillerson is saying that the u.s. wants to have dir

i began my remarks by saying that in the life of the united nations, there are times when we are compelled to take collective action. i will now add this. when the united nations consistently fails in its duty to act collectively, there are times in the life of states that we are compelled to take our own action. for the sake of the victims, i hope the rest of the council is finally willing to do the same. the world needs to see the use of chemical weapons and the fact that they will not be tolerated. thank you. announcer: thursday, politico comes to the house freedom caucus chair and members. they will speak about the political news of the day and the legislative agenda. see it live starting at 8:20 a.m. eastern. is on capitoler hill thursday to discuss his agency's operations during this years tax filing season. he will have live testimony before the senate finance committee at 9:50 a.m. eastern on c-span three. you can also watch it on our website www.c-span.org or follow on the free c-span radio app. homeland security john kelly testified before the homeland security committee. he talk

republic strongly condemns the act of aggression by the united states of america which is counter to the principles and purposes of the charter of the united nationst member of the security council which was responsible for maintenance of peace and security. let alone these aggressions really promise total chaos in many parts of the world and will make the law of the jungle the only way to deal with regional and economic crises without any heed to the charter of the united nations. when you killed millions of innocents in south asia all the way through latin america, what your position. the member from france spoke about exceptions, you should not be the exception, you should be killings ijuly 27.or the to combat terrorism as respects the ruse of international law, the charter of the united nations calls on the security council to shoulder its responsibilities according to the charter to condemn this act of aggression and to insure that it should not be repeated. it is an act that threatens peace and security in the region and the world. >> i acknowledge the statement from the representative of the syrian-arab republic. the representative of the r

we started peacekeeping reform, which is the biggest part of the united nations budget. certainly 29% of what the united states has paid for into that budget. we started our peacekeeping reforms. an we reduced troop levels in the democratic public of congo. we're making sure there's going to be a strategic review in september. we're making sure we're putting troops where we can have strong elections and keep the people safe. we're focused on how we're going to make sure we bring accountability to the contributing countries that do put troops there so there is not any corruption or sexual exploitation. we have been speaking with one voice. there is a new culture at the united nations. >> dickerson: a lot of those things were under way before you got. there i guess what i'm wondering is when you talked to diplomats there about the president, do you say that they should take him literally in everything he says about foreign policy? >> those things didn't happen before. that negotiation with with the democratic republic of congo happened within the past month. so that's somet

would you do see if the united nations and when you hear me talk about trying to change the culture of the united agents, it is only because what has happened in this organization is the same thing that happens in every organization. they get stale overtime. they spend more time talking and less time acting. and so we're just trying to remind them that action is the goal of the security council and the united nations and action towards the greater good is the goal and to make sure we are showing value. i think united nations for a long time has gotten into habits and old habits are hard to break and i am in support of breaking those habits. whether they focus on israel, get away from the talk and get two more action. whether it is the fact that how they came together and really started the peacekeeping reform process in a way that was productive or the fact that we are hopefully going to see human rights on the debate. value i amthere is determined to show from the united nations but in order to do that everyone has to participate. all member states have to be part of that change in cu

rex tillerson and the secretary general of the united nations. it is my honor to read to you the statement by the french minister of foreign affairs and international foreign development detained by a european meeting and therefore could not be in new york today. and what follows is a text of his statement. mr. president, secretary general, france remains particularly concerned by the continued nuclear and ballistic programs in north korea. they constitute today one of the main threats to international peace and security. by the becoming engaged a methodical effort at the highest level of the regime to acquire nuclear arsenal, north korea defied all of the interdictions and repeated demands by the international community to give up on that goal. we note today a constant and rapid progression in the development of proliferation programs of north korea. and this brings them closer and closer to international capacity. this is an unacceptable situation. france has condemned systematically and firmly each act which led to this. it called upon north ko

at the united nations, that's the number one comment i get. they're so happy to see the united states lead again. >> you really think that you and president trump are saying the same things? let me tell you one thing president trump recently said. he defended putin after fox news bill o'reilly called him a killer saying, there are a lot of killers. do you think our country is so innocent? how does the u.s. maintain its role as the moral conscience of the world, to use your words this week, if the president won't condemn what is happening inside russia? >> well, martha, this is what i can tell you. the president has not once called me and said, don't beat up on russia. has not once called and said what to say. >> but he isn't beating up on russia. should he be beating up on russia? again, how does -- >> i am. >> so he doesn't need to? >> he's got a lot of things he's doing. he's not stopping me from beating up on russia. he's not stopping me from talking about the pressure china needs to be putting on north korea. he's not stopping me with how w

it is now seeking greater influence at the united nations. it is now the second largest supporter of peacekeeping operations around the world. it wants to become the second largest funder of the united nations in general. it has become far more involved in nuclear security issues supported the comprehensive treaty, supporting the nonproliferation treaty. these are all things that china believed were terrible, vicious, american imperialist parts to keep the world down. now, the chinese actively want to be part of that. they want to solve the problem that arise. if you look at how they are handling north korea, they're moving to a more more constructive, cooperative approach where there involving regional actors. they want to resurrect some regional diplomacy. this is not perfect. power still matters, but, what roosevelt was trying to do was put some degree of regularity, some kind of norms, some kind of procedures that might help gain some of the savage whims of war. if you look at the challenges we face, the extraordinary effort to incorporate

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we are just trying to remind them that actions is the goal of the security council and the united nations and action stores the greater good is default and make sure we are showing value. united nations for a long time has not made to have it in old habits sometimes are hard to break. i see a lot of support breaking this habit. whether it's how much they focue on israel or the fact we want to get away to more actions. the fact how they came together with nabisco and really started to peacekeeppeacekeep ing reform process in a way that wasr the productive or the fact we are hopefully going to see human rights on the debate as well. i do think that there is value that i am determined to show from the united nations. but in order to do that, everyone has to participate. member states have to be a part of the changing culture andss changing process. if we do that, there is no end to it this united nations can de because it is a great place of diplomacy even though some of us are not as diplomatic as others. but it's also a place we can come together in a room and talk about issues without the

readiness and prepare it does of russia and america to support this investigation and we call on the united nations chemical weapons authorities will be used. we want the united nations to accept the resolution that would not only investigate the incident but would reckon guys —— but would recognise the accusations against damascus, which have different fa cts . damascus, which have different facts. we do not want to impose them but we stand for impartial, honest investigations. we also discussed the situation, state of affairs, in oui’ the situation, state of affairs, in ourairforce, the situation, state of affairs, in our airforce, russia the situation, state of affairs, in our air force, russia and the situation, state of affairs, in our airforce, russia and the us led coalition, in the context of the memorandum of preventing incidents and providing security for aviation and providing security for aviation and because of operations in syria, as you know, the memorandum was suspended by russia. now, today, president putin confirmed our readiness to resume its work, the initial objective of americ

at the united nations, russia blocked a security council resolution wednesday to denounce the chemical attack and to call on assad's government to cocooperate with an internatioil probe. meanwhile, russia has accused the united states of violating international law by bombing a syrian airbase last weweek. the rising tension with russia came as president trump wednesday reversed his long-running criticism of nato, saying in a joint press conference with nato's secretary general that he no longer believes the military alliance is obsolete. pres. trump: secretary-general and i i had a productive discussion about what more nato can do in ththe fight againsnst terrorism. i complained about that a long time ago and they made a change. and now they do fight terrorism. i said it was obsolete. it is no longer obsolete. president trump described nato is obsolete on the campaign trail and doubt to reconsider u.s. membership unless other nato members increased their share of military spending. meanwhile, donald trump's adult son eric trump cited mounting tensions between the u.s. and russia as evi

the mission of the united nations and u.n. security council is to maintain international peace and security. these are important aims and shared interests but was we look around the world it is clear there is much work for you to achieve. you're going to be very busy people i suspect over the coming months and years. our nation faces serious and growing threats and many of them stem from problems that have been unaddressed for far too long. in fact the united nations doesn't like taking on certain problems. i have a feeling the people in this room, and i know for a fact that nicky feels very, very strongly about taking on problems, that people steered away from. i encouraged the security council to come together to take action to counterall of these many threats. on syria, the council failed again this month to respond to syria's use of chemical weapons, a great disappointment. i was very disappointed by that. the status quo in north korea is also unacceptable. and the council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger

you just don't see the united nations solving conflicts. i think that's going the start happening now. i can see it and the united states united nations will get together and solve conflicts. it won't be two countries. it will be b the united nations arbitrating those two countries. so i see fantastic potential and fantastic things ahead for the united nations and i have to say, it's a tremendous honor to know you and to meet you and c nikki has given me a briefing. and i'm a blunt person. she getses along with everybody in this room. i'll end by saying unless you would rather not do it, so, we have an office in the white house. you may have heard of it. the oval office. we'll go down as a group and take pictures in in oval office. i know you've never seen it. nobody seeps to gseems to get t see it much, but we're going to show you the oval office, so we'll go take some pictures and we'll have a good luncheon and talk b about the united nations and talk about peace. thank you all very much for being here. it's a great honor. >> president tru

this treacherous act of aggression is a great violation of the charter of the united nations as well as all international laws. the united states attempted to justify it with empty pretext, fabricated arguments, claiming that the syrian-arab army had used chemical weapons, without genuine knowledge of what happened, without identifying who was responsible, the very same pretext shouted out by terrorist organizations as well as their handlers in washington, tel aviv, london, and paris. the syrian arab republic does not have chemical weapons in the first place, and that it would never use such weapons in any of its operations against armed terrorist groups. it condemns the use of such weapons under any conditions. let me stress that it is well known that those weapons have been used and stockpiled in many parts of syria by terrorist armed organizations, with a wink and a nudge by some ruling regimes in the region, including turkey, saudi arabia, some european states. they completely ignore all of the facts and documented information on the use of chemical weapons by terrorists in many p

responsibility, that is my appeal but everything should be handled within the framework of the united nations51 of the united nations charter and slashed or when security council approves such action. translation: that then secretary general which contributed to avoiding unilateral action being taken ina avoiding unilateral action being taken in a very similar situation to what we're experiencing today now, this attack does represent a threat to international peace and security, because it represents a threat to the political processes in geneva and elsewhere. it was so very well by mr feltman in the secretary general‘s message that it is vital to avoid an escalation of tension which breaks with the progress that has been achieved in geneva and... it is said that this is not the first time that this has happened andi first time that this has happened and i would like to recall what happened in this very security council just a few years happened in this very security counciljust a few years ago specifically on wednesday the 5th of february 2003 when the then secretary of state of the united s

is it for the united nations to do? >> all of them, frankly. listen, this fell into president trump's lap. that's very clear. this was not a problem he created. that being said, that doesn't mean that the national security council and he and his administration shouldn't recognize that handling syria, addressing this situation needs to happen immediately, before it gets even worse. because this conflict affects us. it affects our national security interests. it affects our allies that circle syria. and it affects us through the mass migration of refugees and migrants. it's a global problem. it is his problem. it is also the united nations problem, for sure. multi-lateral action would be the most effective. i have to be honest with you, i have very little hope that the u.n. security council will do anything. especially given russians. the resolution being tabled is weak and not really a proper response to an attack like this. >> the security council isn't going to get there. russia is on the council and can veto what happens. the bottom line is th

and the united states nations a big day of breaking news. testing time for the commander in chief who has been on the job just 76 days, an apparent chemical weapons attack in syria, scores of children and others. pyongyang patience exhausted. pressure for the president on two big fronts, pressure to consider a much needed response. first at the united nations this morning, an emergency securities council session. >> when the united nations consistently fails in its duty to act collectively, there are times in the life of state that we are compelled to take our own action. for the sake of the victims, i hope the rest of the council is finally willing to do the same. the world needs to see the use of chemical weapons and the fact that they will not be tolerated. >> remember those words from the united states ambassador nikki haley saying the united states could feel compelled to act if the president does not. the meeting at the united nations a complication, bashar al assad's protector, russia, why the rush? why doesn't the council slow down? a

ambassador to the united nations nikki haley. down with her just a few days ago just before the chemical attack, and in her interview she faulted the obama administration and the u.n. security council u.n. security council for prolonging the civil war that has been such a human contrast or fee taking estimated half a million lives, as well as causing roughly 14 million refugees. you see her there in the security council so she's confronting the russian bachelor directly the rest of the master of by showing those photos that we've seen with children who are gassed in that attack in syria. it was a stark and blunt moment. the stark counsel again last night was unable to reach a consensus on the syrian issue. because of russian support for assad in her interview, she braided him a war criminal who should face justice. >> do you feel the security council failed when it comes to syria that the war and this horrendous carnage could have been prevented? >> i think you know the previous administration needs to take responsibility for that

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bashar al ass . >>> live pictures here at the united nations. he japanese ambassador to the united nations speaking at an emergency meeting the security council to discuss the syria crisis. the russian ambassador due to speak soon. we'll take you there live for that. u.s. ambassador nikki haley will speak. we'll take you there live for that. back here in washington most members of congress supporting the president's action. most members. a lot of questions about what would come next. but most supporting the strikes. not all though. tim kaine, democratic senator from virginia, he says the president had no right to do this. >> there is no legal just if justification for this. does the constitution matter? it says that congress needs to declare war. that's what trump said when he was a citizen. when you say it doesn't matter, you're kind of blasting congress . it matters. it's 1.6 million families like mine that have a kid in the military. >> you can see it's clearly personal to senator -- the russian ambassador speaking to the united nations. let l

make news -- >> because the obama administration did not really take a stand that felt that the united nations was wasteful and ineffective. >> right. on the contrary, obama administration viewed mul multilateralism as a corner stone to its objectives. >> so the u.s. ambassador to the united nations is actually proving to be quite a force when it comes to foreign policy until we started hearing from rex tillerson in the last week or so, we were actually hearing more from nikki haley. >> that's right. she's quite a communicator for the administration and this meeting proves that she has president trump's support, that what she says president trump knows about and it's coming from him. and that she has a direct line to him. so if anybody wants to convey a message to him, they can go through her. so it speaks volume. it's also important because it reflects that the trump administration uses the united nations to achieve its own goals. this isn't about greater engagement or something that is lovey-dovey. this is about if we're going to prove to the world that if we can't do something through you,

indeed, arguably, she gave a more powerful and theatrical performances at the united nations, becausedid she use those condemning words against the russians that you play earlier, before that she actually stood up from her seat, which is very rare at the united nations security council. she got up from the horseshoe table and she brandished focus of the children killed in the attack yesterday. we have grown used to seeing some on the power, her predecessor, deliver some very powerful speeches, but that was equally powerful and what was noticeable was that she was not only pointing the finger at the assad regime, she pointed the finger strongly at russia and that was key. thank you. this is the location when reality comes up against mr trump's stated policies. he wanted the syrian people to decide on assad. we wa nt to syrian people to decide on assad. we want to reset the relationship with russia but facts come along and this is his big test. i think the question is exactly the one that nick bryant has just laid out. question is exactly the one that nick bryant hasjust laid out. to wh

the united states and we are going to grow jobs in the united states and we are going to build factories. >> great to have you with us this morning. thanks so much. minutes from now the united nationsecurity council holds a special meeting on north korea. rex tillerson will speak there. he indicated the united states might be willing to speak with north korea directly. if he meant it, it is a huge policy shift. we're watching this very close. stay with us. >>> all right, frustrated, fearful and fed up. blue state voters who did not vote for president trump are weighing in on his first 100 days. cnn's kyung lah has their story. ♪ >> reporter: across california's fields -- >> i'm nervous. >> reporter: -- and its cities -- >> 100 days of i can't believe this is happening. >> reporter: -- to the east coast states of maryland. and massachusetts. >> at this point, us staying out of world war iii seems to be the number one priority. >> reporter: the blue states, where donald trump overwhelmingly lost. 100 days into his presidency, fear that they're losing their country but promising a fight. the state of california, the largest, bluest state in the union, leading the fiercest opposition.

all 15 members of the united nations security council set to visit. matt? savannah? >> all right, kelly. thank you very much. >>> nikki haley, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, joining us now. ambassador haley, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> i want to talk about the american being detained in north

>> the head of united nations security council on north korea's nuclear program. they held a press conference in new york announcing his nation's objection to the braiding. the meeting in question was scheduled for april 28. after a statement, the ambassador answered a few questions from reporters. >> good morning everybody. i have you had a good weekend. thank you once again for coming. thank you for being it with us. today, i would like to clarify the viewpoint of my government. to being the briefing organized by the un security council. that is usurped by the united .tates using its role known that in her capacity as the president of the un security council, she has announced that the security council will hold the briefing -- it will be presided over by the secretary of state of the united states. all, this is another authority.e council werety acting on behalf of the united states. , the u.s. has betrayed the sovereign state. the recent missile attack on syria -- states is insisting thate gangster logic invasion of a sovereign state is just an proportionate --

>> sean, we spent the day at the united nations where the u.n. ssador to the united nations its nikki haley not satisfied with the status quo trying to shake up security council during one month tenure as president. we saw the last 17 years focused on palestinian quest tore palestinian state. meeting become israeli bashing session according to the ambassador 1450e6789 asked the 15 members of the council to focus on state sponsored terrorism as a greater threat to peace and stability in the region. snaming out iran support for hezbollah blamed for brutal attacks and instability in lebanon, syria, iraq, and beyond. >> if we are speaking honestably conflict in the middle east, we need to start with the chief culprit. iran and its partner militia, hezbollah. iran and hezbollah conspired together to destabilize the middle east and their actions are expanding. >> let me state it clearly. there is one country which -- this dangerous throughout the middle east. where there is terror, where there is death, where there is complete disregard for human life,

secretary state tillerson fridayng to new york on to chair a special ministerial meeting of the united nations security council at 10:00 a.m. know, north korea poses one of the greatest threats to international peace and security through its pursuit of nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles and other weapons of mass destruction as well as prohibited activities. meeting will give security council members an opportunity to discuss ways to maximize the impact of existing security council measures and to show their result to respond to further provocations with appropriate new measures. with that, over to you. matt: i want to start with the logistical thing. i don't know if you will have an answer. there is a possibility of a government shutdown on friday. each agency in the past has drawn up contingency plans put has one been drawn up yet for state? mark: i was going to save we have drawn up, obviously when any federal agency at of due diligence draws up contingency plans. i don't have that in front of me to share with you. frankly we are not dealing with the certainty of a shutdown, the white house

floor to the representative of the syrian arab republic. >> so there you heard the united states ambassador to the united nations -- actually, let's listen in. this is the syrian representative to the united nations speaking before the security council. >> translator: that joined us in calling for the convening of this urgent meeting. i have a question at the very outset to the secretary general who stated that syrian arab republic perpetrated an act of aggression without defining the terms of that act without the charter of the united nations. the united states at 3:42 at dawn today, april 7, 2017, waged a barbaric flagrant act of aggression against a base of the syrian arab air force in the central area of the country using a number of missiles which led to a number of mortars, many injured including women and children and wide ranging material damage. this treacherous act of aggression is a great violation of the charter of the united nations as well as all international norms and laws. the united states attempted to justify it with empty pretexts, fabricated arguments claiming that the syrian arab army had u

you don't see the united nations like solving conflicts. i think that's going to start happening now. >> well, afterwards, he said the message from the white house was the united nations needs to be reformed. let's watch. >> i think they heard that loud and clear today from the president. i think that they are thrilled with the engagement that they had and i think it shows that the president is very engaged on foreign policy, they see that. the idea he sits down and want to talk to them about each of the country and security council collectively is massive for the president to be able to do this and it was helpful in the united states. >> this guy is all over the place. it has nothing to do with e ideology or point of view. here he is talking about eleanor roosevelt, how did he get that religion. >> he's becoming an internationalist, apparently. i think it's not a lot different than what david said. once in office, he figured out that he needs the cooperation of leaders, other countries and the diplomatic processes and all kind of complicate