-u.n. role in the u.n. israel has been a contact one.i have to remind viewers that when the resolution passes through the security council, it is because we allow it to pass. it is the u.s. policy that largely determines -- it is not that the u.n. and security council can decide anything. sometimes, there is a criticism of the u.n. for a solution that was passed, but it is in fact the u.s. that has allowed the u.n. to pass the resolution, and the focus -- as a discussed more positivity toward israel with the u.n. but once it passes against israel, it is because we allowed it. why did we allow it and should be have allowed it? host: quick question on steve bannon, the cover of "time" magazine -- the great manipulator, the second-most powerful men in the world. how much influence do you think he has on the president's foreign policy? guest: i do not know how much influence he has, but taste on that reports, it appears his influence is considerable, but there are other players who have come in and now there is the secretary of state, and th

reporter: u.n. u.n. says new peacekeepers face strict controls. >> even if there was only one single case left them it would be one case too many. so our goal is zero. reporter: it is a familiar u.n. promise. the hopes of the victims depend on it being kept. laura: the ultimate betrayal of for children allegedly abused by their protectors. full good spy thriller is of deception, plot twists, and the possibility of being uncovered. living with the fear of discovery is something one man knows well. sent to the spy states years ago, but he liked it here and state. his real life resembles fictional characters in a popular tv series. i went to meet him and the show's producers. andas born in east germany spent two decades fighting -- spying for russian intelligence in the u.s. he was one of a number of undercover agents leading complicated double lives. his mission was clear. >> i was sent to the united states to establish, first of all, establish myself as a citizen. and then make contact at the highest poss

. >> after a u.n. meeting on middle east security, u.n. ambassador nick city haley talked about -- nikki haley talked about the middle east peace process. from the u.n. in new york,s this is ten minutes. >> good morning. first of all, as this is the first time i have dealt with this press corps, i just want to say that i hope that we can have a lot more conversations and continue to do these types of things, but i'll ask that i will respect you if you'll respect me. so as we adopt this relationship, we'll see how it goes. so the first thing i want to do is talk about what we just saw in there. the security council just finished its regular monthly meeting on middle east issues. it's the first meeting like that that i've attended, and i have to say it was a bit strange. the security council is supposed the discuss how to maintain international peace and security. but at our meeting on the middle east, the discussion was not about hezbollah's illegal build-up of rockets in lebanon, it was not about the money and weapons iran provides to terr

but tensions around bambari are so dangerous the u.n. mission's -- the u.n. mission's top officials are flying in. a veteran british diplomat is now trying to ensure this country does not slide into chaos again. the warlords are summoned. first, ali darassa. then, guitan. he waits in a room next door for his enemy to leave. in his prefabricated office, the international community struggles to make peace. diane tells them the u.n. is willing to fight. >> i'm giving clear messages that we are going to do everything to prevent a battle in bambari. that we are reinforcing our positions, that the u.n. is impartial. we're not taking sides with one group or the other. and that we expect them to respect the civilian population. fergal: in the protected zone, the old life of the villagers shows signs of revival. a father studies, planning for a future beyond all of this. but the calm depends on the u.n. continuing to enforce its red lines. over the years, i've seen the failings of u.n. missions, sometimes catastrophically -- for example, in rwanda. and yet, standing o

>>> tonight u.n. am passer nikki haley's comments about to the united nations and state election officials discuss election integrity and public confidence in u.s. elects. >> after u.n. meeting on middle east surgery u.n.ed a boar nikki haley talked to report erred. this is ten minutes. >> good morning. first of all, as this is the first time i have dealt with this press corps, i just want to say i hope we can have a lot more conversations and continue to do these types of things but i'll ask that i will respect you as we respected me. so as we develop this relationship we's see how it goes. the first thing i want to do i talk about what we just saw in there the security council just finished its regular monthly meeting on middle east issues. it's the first meeting like that which i have attended it was a bit strange. the security council is supposed to discuss how to maintain international peace and security. but at our meeting on the middle east, the discussion was not about hezbollah's illegal buil

actually, the u.n. cannot do anything because what they u.n. is doing, the influence of member states and the affairs of the world. if what happened in the yemeni prices from 2011 was what we or what we0 renamed it as the g18 was supportive of the peace process. there was no middling, but supported, supporting the work. that is why it contributions to itery positive outcome -- contributed to a very positive outcome. we prepared in yemen. we were ready to go into the second phase of the transition before the coup took over september 21, 2014. the limitation is a real one. requires the will of the international community, especially the little of the five to give space to the u.n. to move. if that is ok, the secretary-general can do a lot of positive work. anyhis is not the case and one country can impact -- i remember a short story from the time. i remember it was a representative of the u.n., the russians, and the americans were in this council. one came with a cigar. the security general day before was instructing the u.n. building that no one

yesterday, the u.n. secretary general observed i think correctly, that you won't achieve peace until all parties realize they cannot gain their aspirations militarily. let me add a corollary to that, which is to say that the realization that the military option won't work is not simply a product of an objective assessment of the ground. it's also a question of motivation. and there's nothing to motivate you to keep fighting like your opponent attacking your family and your neighbors. that's what we've seen in syria. we know the geneva conventions say you should do anything possible to spare those war, but in this case, the syrian government backed by iran, hezbollah, has pursued a strategy to deliberately target civilia civilians. on hospitals, schools, markets, neighborhoods, including with chemical weapons. the u.n. has confirmed three cases for the wr the syrian government has done that. my organization just put out a report earlier this past week in which we identified eight cases of chemical weapons

in u.n., treaty speak, it says we would prefer you not to do something, we're not ordering you not to do something. the u.n. resolution later provides for a case-by-case basis, doesn't ban it. the u.n. is within its rights to punish iran or sanction, use whatever policy tools it wants to on issues outside of nuclear agreement. but whether that's a good idea or not is a separate policy question. >> jim walsh, thanks. kristen welker is still in the briefing room for us over at the white house. join in the conversation here. >> reporter: hallie, the treasury department putting out a little bit more of an explain a explainer. it says today's action is part of treasury's ongoingfforts to counter irani malign activity brought that is outside the scope of that u.n. resolution we talked about. we were talking about a dozen individuals who have been sanctioned and about a dozen business entities as well. what does it mean for them and for those who would do business with them. all property and interes

ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley at the u.n.y council, sanctions will remain in effect until russia leaves crimea. they show no intention of leaving crimea. at the same time the treasury department easing at least one sanction against a russian intelligence agency, the fsb, which is accused by the u.s. intelligence community of hacking into the u.s. presidential elections last year. so, sort of mixed signals going on. >> right. take it backwards. in many ways a technical correction from when they put the sanctions in place, the owe bam addministration did. it is a continuation of doing a technical correction on what they wanted on the sanctions. although timing is everything and given donald trump's very kind words about russia and putin, it's coming back to bite him a little bit. but to your point about mixed signals, too, nikki haley at the u.n. having these very tough talk about russia just continues to show that there's so much confusion in what our foreign policy is going to be and folks like phil who are at the cia or at t

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at the russian ambassador to the ur u.n., he said there was a noticeable change of tone at the u.n. he said there is a long road ahe ahead. he hopes that leads to more constructive relations going forward. the back drop is the serious escalation of violence in ukraine. more shelling was reported. civilian casualties. this is a serious challenge for the u.s. administration going forward. particularly when it comes with how it deal was russia. >> clare, thank you. >>> turning to iran. the white house is expected to announce new sanctions possibly as soon as today. the additional sanctions are a response to the ballistic missile test on sunday by iran. the president campaigned hard against the nuclear deal, but sources say the sanctions are not expected to affect that agreement. joining us live is thomas erdbrink. he is reporting this morning from iran. thomas, thank you for being with us. iran has been very weary of the administration. how are they likely to receive new sanctions coming down for the missile test? >> reporter: well, good morning. clearly they will not be very happy. at

at her first appearance at u.n., u.s.aley called on moscow to de-escalate violence in ukraine and sanctions against russia would remain in place until they withdrew. >>> guzman pleaded not guilty to charges of running a massive drug trafficking cartel. he played cat and mouse before being caught and extradited to new york. >>> in paris, we expect an update on the attack of the louvre this morning. a man wielding a ma chety was shot and wounded after attempting to attack soldier outside. >>> the senate advanced betsy devos' nomination. a full vote is expected next week. americans are flooding congress appear phone lines sharing their objections. one more could mean a no go for betsy devos. >>> after the break, first i'm going to try to learn some french. are you ready for football? the countdown to the super bowl is on -- come on, guys, read. super bowl is next. we're going down to houston. stay with us. why pause a spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about y

flynn accusing iran of violating a u.n. resolution on ballistic missiles even though the u.n. is still assessing the situation. late this afternoon, a senior administration official says they are considering retaliating and wouldn't rule out economic sanctions or even military action. >> iran continues to threaten u.s. friends and allies in the region. the obama administration failed to respond adequately to tehran's malign actions. the trump administration condemns such actions. >> reporter: iran said on tuesday it wasn't a violation and would never use its ballistic missiles to attack another country. the state department telling nbc news it was informed about flynn's statements ahead of time but not fully briefed. the diplomatic drama happening an hour before president trump's new secretary of state was confirmed. national security experts warn, escalating tensions with iran could have serious consequences. >> i just think that while we need to be very tough-minded and contain iran, there are more ways to achieve this objective than starting out the administration on such a

he wanted the u.n. not involved. >> i'm all for moving the u.n. out of united states. think the u.n. is doing anything what it was originally intended to do. >> the u.n. runs a refugee camp, i don't know how that would happen. large debate has people taking sides on something they understand so poorly. it makes me want to weep. >> i'm a well-read, knowledgeable person, i couldn't read all of the vetting processes for refugees. i can pick up a newspaper and read on the internet and know that in 2013, the fbi said we had a vetting process with the refugees. we got to look at this. >> i'm not sneaking up on a guy. and i don't like the pieces either. again, people forming opinions on just nothing. >> people will fight to be here because they cannot afford to live where they are because it's war-torn, ravaged. they have dictators, they don't have a democracy, don't feel safe and try to come into the u.s. yes, the elaborate process, people from the outside are more familiar with the immigration process and our laws than are americans. >> no one disputes the numbers between 1

rur going to go to the u.n. security council after what happened in iraq 15 years ago, fast forwarding to what's happening in europe, for example, and questions about what's going on within the trump administration? you have the european union saying within the past 48 hours that they consider now this administration a threat. you're going to go to the security council and say we want to take action against? i don't dispute what the administration is saying about a violation. the question is what are you going to do about it. >> during the campaign, dana, you will remember then candidate donald trump repeatedly said this iran nuclear deal was the worst deal ever. he would rip it up. he toned back that a little bit he would review it now. he hates this deal. >> he absolutely hates this deal. people who will fought tooth and nail against it say that it is a deal and it's done now. and we have to work within the parameters of what exists right now. these are the most hard line of hawks in his party, and maybe more

palestinians have already called in the u.n. security counsel to hold them responsible. what can the security counsel do if trump vetoes any resolution put forward? and it's not just the palestinians, the eu, the u.n and a number of others have already condemned the settlement and the expansion. >> as you mentioned you are there during the eviction of settlers. we're looking at what's happening behind you. it seems fairly relaxed. >> reporter: this is the last home to be evacuated. there are a number of settlers inside this house. they're going in four or five at a time and pulling them out by their arms and legs to get them out. this is the last challenge before the special forces move tine tackle the synagogue on the other side of us here. that's where the most hard core of the protesters have barricaded themselves. this is how they're pulling the settlers out, arms and legs. a number of these protesters have their iphones to try to capture some of this video but that is the level of resistance they're facing here and although there are some police here, this is specia

that's a starting point. >> u.n. secretary general denounced the launch calling it a further troubling violation. china's support is needed for any new response. the north fired a ballistic missile into the sea of japan on sunday morning. >> north korea is a big, big problem. we will deal with that very strongly. >> trump brought it up at a conference with canadian prime minister on monday. the u.s. will take all necessary measures to defeat threats. >>> china has criticized north korea for the launch but its blamed continued tests on the u.s. and south korea. >> china opposes launches that run contrary to u.n. security council resolutions. the root cause is the conflict with the united states and south korea. >> china called for countries concerned not to raise tensions. it urge them to exercise self-restranself-r self-restrai self-restraint. >>> a former japanese admiral says north korea's latest missile test shows possible advances in the country's high-level missile technology. on monday north korea released an i

this is u.n. secretary general guterres. >> i believe he is the right person for the right job at the right moment. he has qualities that are recognizeded everywhere. ps a confidence that nobody denies -- he has a confidence that nobody denies. lydia reququires t the kind of cacapacity thahat he h has. i thinink it is a lost for the libyan people that i am not able -- amy: in pakistanan, a suicide attack targeting a protest in lahore killed at least 13 people tuesday. jamaat-ur-ahrar, a faction of the pakistani taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack, which also wounded more than 80 people. it struck a rally of hundreds of pharmacists and drug manufacturers who were protesting against government regulations of drugsgs this is lahore resident t hassan babur. andhere was peace tranquility recently. yesterday's incident once again showed that these things, incidents of terrorism, have started taking place once again. amy: and a former black liberation activist who spent 35 years in prison -- 2

ambassador to the u.n. anythini haley.crutiny over who russia picks to replace him. a very important job. >> thank you, clare sebastian. >>> to australia now where investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly small plane crash in that country. officials say all five people on board were killed. they say the pilot was australian and four passengers were american. including a 70-year-old man from texas. you could see fire raging with black smoke in the air. the building it crashed into was a shopping center. the plane took off from the airport in melbourne. the stores were not open at that time. >>> something i never thought we would be talking about a month into trump's presidency. the crime rate in sweden. suddenly coming under scrutiny after the president's false claim of a terror attack there. what is really happening on the ground? sweden? we will take you there live. todanlimited gets the network it deserves. verizon. (mic thuds) uh, sorry. it's unlimited without compromising reliability, on the largest,

u.n.missile is launched sunday and can evade interception and carry a nuclear war head. the staid media says it's a new type of medium to long-range terrorist k missile. it was likely and motivated worthym a dam. you can get a sense as the type of missile that has intermediate range can reach line three that you see onç this map. sunday's missile, it only traveled a little more than 300 miles or 500u! kilometers. but north korea calls it a success at development our time. united states, south korea and japan have called for an urgent meeting of the u.n. security council because of this launch. >>> cnn has live coverage with our reporter. and thoseç are in live and sof sound. steven, i want to go to you, first, how is÷ú the u.s. securi council likely to respond to north korea's latest missile tips? what are the options available to them? giving that sngssç do not appe to have the impact that they were hoping. >> the year security council conceivably could issueht in response to what happ

hcr, the u.n. high commissioner on refugees but they will tell you chapter and first why they don't think they're helpful. then ask them a second question. would you rather end all aid to unrra? who fills that vacuum who will be the teachers in the schools? are we going to have to come in and spend money? i would say if there was an ideal solution -- and we did a study on unrra many years ago that should come under the high u.n. hrc. why is this issue singled out? that would be to me ideal. someone haas to deal with the refugee issue but shouldn't there be an international refugee agency that deals with it? but just to say i don't like unrra is half an answer. who fills it in? when israel doesn't see who the substitute is, they're not excited about pulling funding from unrra that i've seen wherever i've looked into it. rob might have some thoughts. >> on this question i think you posed a bit of a red herring here because the real debate is not about "defunding unrra" it's whether or not the functio

this could change in the arms embargo of that annex of the u.n. resolution lapses in 2020, and iran desk stand to gain from closer military ties from russia, where it is looking to buy 290 tanks. , seniorhnam ben taleblu iran analyst for the foundation for defense of democracies, thank you for joining us today. guest: thank you for having me, pleasure. host: coming up, we will talk to alyson klein of "education week" to look at education policies under the trump administration and how they may change. they do, i weekly spotlight on magazine series continues. this week, we look at how the administration immigration ban could impact the health care and tech industry with "wired" magazine. we will be right back. ♪ >> this weekend on "american history tv" on c-span3, this evening at 6:00 eastern on "the civil war," herald poll's are on immigration and his efforts to get the american german book early in his career. >> one in 10 americans joined the union military when they arrived. by lincoln's optimistic calculation, the result with plaque investment

the u.n. resolution at branded settlement building in palestinian territories as illegal and stated they were flagrant violation under international law. since donald trump's inauguration as u.s. president, israel has accelerated plans to develop the colonies. now palestinians want the international community to take byisive action, a few echoed palestinian president mahmoud abbas. we will work with the international courts to preserve our existence and our land. attack on our sovereignty and we asked the help of the international community. >> israel's actions clearly go against the u.n. resolution passed last december but is still unclear what sort of influence the u.n. will have no that israel is fiercely protected by the new u.s. administration. afghanistan, at least 20 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at the supreme court in the capital of kabul. there's been no immediate claim for the attack. the latest target -- to target the country's judiciary. many suspect the taliban or

the u.n. secretary general condemns this missile test by north korea. can the world now find a way to stop pyong-yang from pursuing nuclear weapons? granting the public a referendum on the fight against corruption. that's after two weeks of angry protests on the streets of the capit capital. it's good to have you with us. tonight the u.s. and canada. the leaders of two -- the two neighbors are being neighborly for the first time since both took power. canadian prime minister justin trudeau visited u.s. president donald trump at the white house today. the visit comes against a background of some tough rhetoric from trump. he's threatened to tear up the nafta free trade deal and his travel ban for some muslims has drawn sharp criticism from north of the border. but no sign of a split after talks earlier. the u.s. and canadian leaders agreed on a new effort to combat so-called islamic state. there was a commitment to the advancement of women in the workplace, and a pledge to cooperate closely on

so the u.n.rea more than $800 million a year. >> now the previous sanctions targeted north korean officials, diploma llomats and countries. there's a complete ban on small arms and aviation fuel and they're to inspect all cargo going to and coming from north korea. experts say that leader kim jong-un is facing new throats from inside his county. >> high level defections, open criticism, disloimt inside the military. we want to get that from brian todd. >> reporter: new warnings about the threat from kim jong-un and the violence inside his regime. former intelligence officials and a former envoy who department dealt with kim's father and grandfather warning that kim's recent patterns of behavior are very dangerous. >> based on the number of eroding, i think that he's more unstable today than any time in the past. >> reporter: he recently fired one of his top lieutenants, minister of state security, an immersely powerful position. >> they're responsible for overall internal security in north korea,

north korea must fully comply with the relevant u.n. security council resolutions. >> i just want everybody to understand and fully know that the united states of america stands behind japan, its great ally, 100%. thank you. snifr addition, u.s. national security advisor michael flynn has spoken with his counterpart in sk. they agreed to seek all options to deter north korea from any further provocations. let's get context on this big news and bring in scott lucas, professor of international politics at the university of birmingham live via skype this hour from england. it's good to have you with us. the fact that this was likely timed out to coincide with the japanese prime minister's visit, your thoughts on that. >> well, i think it's not only about the japanese prime minister's visit but it's also about the trip by the defense secretary, james mattis, to east asia just over a week ago. that trip by mattis, of course, reassured the japanese that the u.s. was a solid ally both in relations towards china and towards north korea. mattis

the u.n. since 2006 and was widely respected by his peers. former u.n. ambassador rice samantha power called him a diplomatic maestro, while russian president vladimir putin was said to be upset by the news. the cause of death was not immediately known. the united nations says a famine in south sudan is a man-made catastrophe and not the result of natural causes. officials blamed the civil war and economic collapse on the emergency. the government and the u.n. say that 100,000 people are affected with another million in the -- threatened in the coming months. this report is from the capital city, juba. reporter: when famine hits, the smallest suffer. there is acute malnutrition in the children's hospital in the capital, but it is far worse up country where the fighting goes on. he is 2 and his skin condition are obviousd belly symptoms of hunger. >> really bad. i am here for some years but this year it is really increasing. the rate has increased. reporter: she gets one or maybe 2 meals a day.

i looked at the u.n. resolution and it says it calls upon iran not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles. that missile, this line is important. including lodges using such technology. they have clearly violated the u.n. resolution. there is grounds for sanctions and i hope every member of the security council gets behind the united states sanctions. >> kimberly: this is a pivotal moment in terms of relations between the united states and iran. he's got to send a strong message but he's got to back it up. >> greg: he is definitely marking his territory. he is like a dog within enlarged prostate. he is all over. the question i ask is is trump being a jerk on behalf of himself or the country? that's important. i see being a jerk as being a good thing. >> kimberly: we know. >> greg: it is like hiring a lawyer. as long as trump is being tough, we shouldn't be too panicky about this. when he says he's not putting all his cards on the table, he is throwing the deck out the window. it's about ti

>> the u.n. security council passed a resolution telling the iranians, stop developing missiles, long range and short range missiles that can disrupt the balance of power in the region. iran has been a bad actor. they've basically toppled four arab capitals. it's not just trump, it's the u.n. itself, their credibility at risk. i've had it with the iranians toppling pro-u.n. governments throughout the region, capturing our sailors, flaunting the missile test ban. it's now time for them to pay a price. they have a pair of twos. we have a full house. i don't want a war with iran but we want to make them stop. >> along that line, you want them to stop, but what do you think trump will do if iran fires another missile? >> i think the world should not only condemn iran but we should have multinational sanctions against the regime for their continued violation of the u.n. security council resolutions regarding their missile program. and i would -- here's what i would tell the president to do. the deal w

. -- 2231, u.n. resolution that's violated by this. doesn't even violate the iran agreement, does it? >> it nudges up against -- >> it's the u.n. resolution. >> it's the u.n. resolution about not testing nuclear-capable missiles. you uld argue this is a nuclear-capable missile, therefore it violates 2231. >> if we military action against iran, it's not going to be predicated on no u.n. resolution but on self-defense because they're engaging in hostile activity, this will be the argument, against our forces, our naval vessels in the area. >> let's assume if they do nothing more, it's just a standoff, that's the end of it. if they do another -- another test, is that what it is, are we now in this game of chicken with iran? >> i don't think there's any question. iran is not very good at this. most of their technology actually comes from north korea. this missile test was a failure. >> why did they do it? >> i think two things. number one, they test first and then design later. that's just the way they d

>> within the u.n. itself, they always say one of the most effective tools is called naming and shaming. the u.n. is a body, an elected body, it's a discussion body. it does have peace keepers but at the end of the day it's pointing things out. i think you'll go back to a little of the gene kirk patrick days if you remember those. >> fun times ahead. thank you for your time. >>> we had covered the berkeley protests and the campus violence there this week, the fires that were started as they were objecting to a campus speaker. but there are now new questions about free speech. >>> and then in the next hour on "a.m. joy" senator richard blumenthal of connecticut tells joy why he'll use every legal tool to prevent neil gorsuch for becoming a supreme court justice. stay with us. >>> so violence on the campus of uc berkeley, how it's testing the idea of free speech. >>> plus, who are the people who incited the chaos ther coming up next, we have some new insight. i tried hard to quit smoking. but when we brou

his u.n.ambassador nikki haley going by what her first speech was seems more of a conventional believer in what the united nation system trying to do. but i would like february bolton to have an even more heightened interest in policy dealing with iran and isreal. >> let's talk about russia now. and that closed door meeting. james comey was part of that. we saw pictures of him emerging after leaving members of the senate intelligence committee and then out of that meeting senator marco rubio tweeted this. i am now confident the senate intel committee i serve on will conduct thorough bipartisan investigation of putin interference. what does that say to you a tweet coming from somebody who has not been in the practice of doing that and really the only member to reveal something about that meeting? >> this is a very rare occasion in washington where there's a meeting of senators and nobody p knows exactly what went on in the meeting. there's been no leaks which tends to make you believe this was

ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley, said the u.s. would keep sanctions on russia until it changed behavior and returned crimea, but european leaders remember when donald trump said that he might forget about those sanctions and lift them. so i think they're getting a mixed message from this administration. clearly, in the last few weeks, the tone has definitely hardened against russia and i think now, people are hungry for more and want to see some actions by this administration. vice president pence was short on what type of policies the u.s. would institute and talked about these broad concepts. on the russia file, looking for more information. >> matthew, that hardened tone coming from the vice president and also the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley. how is that being received there in moscow? >> yeah. we can add to that the comments made by sean spicer. a few days ago about crimea and president trump himself tweeting a few days ago that crimea was taken by russia and whether it was too soft on moscow. i mean, this kind of

the u.n.s more than 3 million children and pregnant breast-feeding women are acutely malnourished. of those, nearly half a million children are at risk of dying from pneumonia. in the capital, food is available, but the war has reduced people's buying power. the u.n. military and coordinate described the situation as catastrophic and rapidly deteriorating. >> fisherman cannot fish. farmers cannot farm. the ability for them to cope with debt crisis has been exacerbated by the conflicts. what you have is people having to make life and death decisions. do you feed your children or do you pay for medical treatment? that is a daily call for many families. reporter: the u.n.'s target is to reach 12 million people through a repeal for money. it's similar appeal last year reached just half of its funding target. brent: now to south africa. the country's esident delivered his annual state of the nation address today but jacob zuma's speech was interrupted by a brawl on the floor of the legislature, whe

yes, you had for instance his u.n. ambassador today at the u.n. security council nikki haley her first comments before the u.n. security council criticizing russia for its military aggression in eastern ukraine. that is news, there's no question. but we have to balance that against really weeks and months of public statements by president trump. is it a real change? we'll have to see. it still remains to be seen. on israeli policy yes, a mild statement of criticism against settlement building but in the midst of a promise still not realized on moving the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. central to that debate, what will happen there. similar on the iran deal. yes, they're not abandoning it. and we've seen president trump back off that promise to tear it up over time. but we know that there are power centers in this administration that might want to be more aggressive. so are we seeing a move toward the center or are we seeing an expression of differing power centers in the administration expressing themselves with the result of those battl

china, even joining the u.n. sanctions last fall in response to that fifth nuclear test and deciding to slash coal imports from north korea and they have been following through on those sanctions. i think what this does, it really puts into sharp relief the importance of that phone call between donald trump and xi jinping the other evening. there had been a lot of speculation on why the two sides had not been talking for so long. of course, it was trump's tradition on the one china policy that seemed to be standing in the way. once he made that very public agreement at xi jinping's request, there was the sense that perhaps the u.s. and china would be able to move beyond that hurdle, beyond that obstacle, in order to address some real issues. north korea being one of them. so there's probably going to be increased communication on both sides while this test by north korea is not a complete surprise to either the u.s. or china. there will be more pressure on the chinese side in order to influence north korea to try

the actions by the north korean regime are unacceptable and in clear violation of the u.n. security council. it is imperative that the u.s. stand strong with japan, south korea, and all of our allies in the region against the provocative and threatening tions of north korea and their totalitarian regime. a regime that is determined to thumb their nose at the world by advancing their nuclear capabilities, thus threatening their neighbors, the region, and for that matter, the world. the united states and its world partners must continue to persuade north korea to adhere to the u.n. security council resolutions or they choose to invite worldwide sanctions upon them. this is north korea's decision and nobody else. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. sherman, for five minutes. mr. sherman: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. presented my remarks and include extraneous material. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. sherman: i ask unanimo

delivered by our new u.n. ambassador, nikki haley, the warning to israel last night about settlements there. some of those things actually sound a little bit like what president obama might have said about these situations. do you -- do you see a shift there in terms of the trump administration's stance on some of their foreign policy? >> well, i think the first week was about the agenda they brought into office, hence, walls and so forth. the second week you start to see where reality starts to set in. in the case of the israelis, settlement activity within the existing settlements that israel plans to keep, that's something the united states has been uncomfortable with but has tolerated. but the threat was going beyond those boundaries, new settlements, new places, and the trump administration, i think, rightly had to draw a line and say, hey, don't go too far with this. i think what nikki haley said in the u.n. security council resolution sounds an awful lot like the obama administration. the real question

u.n. special adviser on the prevention of genocide released a statement on tuesday saying the refugees are coming mainly from southern parts of south sudan, including the area that is a focus of ethnic violence between government and opposition forces. the u.n. says many of those displaced describe killing of civilians, destruction of homes, looting and sexual violence. it says government forces have reportedly restricted access by u.n. peacekeepers to the area and have prevented civilians to the border from escaping to uganda. an mhk reporter quotes south sudan saying government soldiers are killing civilians. south sudan's president salva kiir denied any such incidents last month in an interview with nhk. he instead accused the rebels of slaughtering women and children. >>> a country club near tokyo that's set to host golf at the 2020 olympics is under fire for its membership rules. women are not allowed to be full members, and that's got people calling for change. >> reporter: in japan,

so today, in fact, there's a special session of the u.n. security council to get to work trying to figure out what is the next step here, jake. >> michelle, thank you so much. >>> we have breaking news on our politics lead. president trump has had seven cabinet positions filled so far, confirmed by the senate. now the president's pick for labor secretary may be in trouble as four republican senators may vote against andrew puz ner. who are these four republican senators and are they opposed or just wavering? >> they're wavering. they're not saying they're opposed yet because they're waiting for that all important thursday confirmation hearings. susan collins of maine, lisa mur cow ski, tim scott and johnny isaacson. all of them are saying they want to hear more at this confirmation hearing before they decide what to do with their vote. importantly, one reason why is this revelation that mr. puds ner hired an undocumented immigrant as a housekeeper and failed to pay taxes, later acknowledging that he did hire this housekeeper and did pay bac

north korea must fully comply with the u.n. security council resolutions. >> i just want everybody to understand and fully know that the united states of america stands behind japan, its great ally, 100%. thank you. >> our team of correspondents and team of analysts are standing by to break this down. matt rivers is live in seoul, south korea, and ryan is our pentagon reporter. >> ryan, talk to us about what you are hearing at the pentagon about the response to this? >> that's right. we are starting to see the pentagon tracked this missile through a strategic command, and they have seen this before, and what we are seeing now from mattis is to boost defense in the region. we saw it earlier this month the u.s. military conducted a missile test shooting down a medium range missile, and mattis on his first trip abroad went to south korea where he discussed the new missile defense system getting it in place before the end of 2017. there's a real concerted effort to boost defense systems, so even though this missile could not get ta

that is i think good news for the u.n.it brings a lot of the -- breaks a lot of the negative perception of unit was suffering before. it creates a tremendous level of expectation on this new secretary-general. how do you look at that that in particular how it might affect the follow-up of all these events that took place last year about refugees? >> guest: the general assembly chose a man who has very strong values. and i think the world is hungry for leaders with strong values and who want to represent the people who need us in the world. in the best possible way. a tireless advocate for people in need, not just refugees but huge numbers of people living in poverty and suffering from the effects of climate change, and he will fight for them. and i think he is probably one of the toughest jobs in the world, but i do think right now there is a movement in the world people are looking for this kind of leadership that they think is based on principles and values, that is based on making the world a better place for humanity.