the way you change the culture of the u.n.united states tells them what we're not going to put up with. we start to change the culture to what we should be talking about, and then we actually act on what we say. i wear heels. it's not for a fashion statement. it's because if i see something wrong, we're going to kick them every single time. [ cheers and applause ] so how are we kicking? we're kicking by putting everybody on notice, saying that if you have our backs, we're going to have the backs of our friends. but our friends need to have our back, too. if you challenge us, be prepared for what you're challenging us for, because we will respond. the next thing we did is we said the days of israel bashing are over. [ applause ] we have a lot of things to talk about. there are a lot of threats to peace and security. but you're not going to take our number one democratic friends this the middle east and beat up on them. and i think what you're seeing is, they're all backing up a little bit. the israel bashing is not as loud. the

ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley spoke with reporters about her goals for the coming month as she assumes the rotating monthly presidency of the united nations security council. this briefing is one hour. >> first of all -- >> so welcome everybody. i hope you picked up the program of copies at the beginning, when you entered the room. if you didn't, of course the spokesman said office will provide you with a copy of that, and i'm happy to furnish you with one after the meeting. we will send it over to you. ambassador haley, i don't need to introduce a really, you all know who she is in this room is unbelievably packed. welcome all. she will begin a press conference talk about the program at work and then once she's wrap that up she will be delighted to take questions from the media out there. so without any further ado, ambassador haley. >> thank you very much. first of all i want to say first and foremost we have been glued to the news and reference to the russian event that happened today in st. petersb

ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley talks about her goals for the coming month as she assumes of the rotating president of the united nations security council. ambassador haley was asked about russia and human rights at this one-hour news briefing. >> welcome, everybody. i hope you pick up the program of work copies. if you did not, the spokesman's office will provide you with a copy of that. ambassador haley, i don't need to introduce her really. we all know who she is. this room is unbelievably packed. she will begin her press conference talking about the program and once it she is rapture that up she will be delighted to take questions from the media. without further a do, ambassador haley. first and haley: foremost we have been glued to the news in reference to the russian event that happened today in st. petersburg. no matter where this happened it is heartbreaking. when you see innocent lives lost in such a senseless manner, it goes back to just enforce why the security council is so important. why wha

and u.n. security council have kept mum about those test fires will while bringing up sanctions of the nuclear rocket test-fire by the army of the dprk and exerciseable right to launch justified by united nations law. itsunited states cannot wherever it is launched by its allies, whether it is a missile or satellite, but those launched by independent countries proclaim it can fire missile at those countries. this act is the application of the double standards can never be tolerated. it is very clear the briefing which is planned by the united states in the connivance of the united nations security council is in its purpose of impuret. and does not seem to justify the clamor and environment for sanctions against the drpk by taking to defend its national security and peace against u.s. and provocative nature at all costs. affording the state measures of bolstering up military itsbility to defend independence and integrity can never be subject to the criticism and interference by the authority un

and u.n. security council have kept mum about those test res will while bringing up sanctions of the nuclear test-fire by the army of the dprk and exerciseable right to launch justified by united nations law. the united states wherever is launched by its allies, whether it is a missile or satellite, but those launched by independent countries proclaim it can fire missile at those countries. this act is the application of the double standards can never be tolerated. it is very clear the briefing which is planned by the united states in the united nations security council is in its purpose of impuret. thedoes not seem to justify war climate and environment for anctions against the drpk by taking to defend its national ecurity and peace against u.s. and provocative nature at all costs. the state's measures of military capability to defend its independent and integrity can never be subject to the criticism and interference by the authority under any circumstances. however, the united states has mi

political process guided by the u.n. they have taken on board the u.n. formulated proposal on the basis of the -- and this includes the building of the constitution and activities and they are vital and working format which complement each other. progress on all negotiation tracks are the best way to improve the humanitarian situation. >> i thank the representative of the russian federation and i shall make my statement as a representative of the united states. it's been just three weeks since the world was horrified by the pictures of poisonned children in syria, deadly nerve agents dropped by the sky. the images of suffering and dying children will never be forgotten. there is a slower death in syria. it is more deliberate and labor intensive and more widespread than dropping chemical weapons. the syrian regime is engaged in a strategy of siege and syria. civilians are kept as prisoners until they die or kneel before the government. they are denied food and life-saving medical supplies. this cam paper of holding humanitarian hostage to assad's politica

and u.n.absolutely session fortunately those values to be preserved in our world. >> woodruff: but are you not at all concerned about cuts in u.s. contributions to the united nations and other u.n. agencies? >> oh, i hope those cuts will not materialize, and i hope that we -- we need to do bert and to do more and we need to also be able to be more cost effective, and we are ready to discuss with the united states how to make our work more able to correspond also to what it is, the aspiration of the american people. but it is my deep belief that, when a country is so concerned and there are so strong reasons to be concerned with global terrorism, with the security of the american people, it is very important to recognize that that is not possible to guarantee, if at the same time the wasn't country is not addressing the root causes of terror. >> woodruff: you mentioned terrorism and security. there is focus today on paris. they're calling it a terrorist attack. there's every reason to believe t

the u.n.s call to hirsh them within two or three days well believe the syrian mission conveyed our message to damascus and they'll strike the cue as much as possible in this area. one of our most urgent concerns at present is eastern butta. mr. o'brien explained the u.n. is requesting humanitarian access. the need for a cease fire is not limited to this area. we are concerned by many reports of fighting in various location. the next meeting the beginning of may will be crucial to preserving the cease fire mechanism which allows for humanitarian access. madam president, while the details and logistics i mentioned are vitally important for syria, we should also keep two broader goals in mind. first, is importance of political process. although the recent geneva talks did not have a breakthrough there were also no breakups this is an implicit affirmation that there is no military solution to the conflict. we must act on the progress to gain commitments which translate 0 into life-saving changes o

i think a 40% cut at the u.n.on, peace keeping, disease and environmental issues would be very damaging to u.s. interests. >> you mentioned focusing a lot on china and their reaction here. and you know they abstained from the thursday's condemnation of north korea. how far do you think china is willing to go because so far they have resisting any tough action against north korea? >> well, in the past china has talked a big game, voted against -- voted for sanctions but done nothing. this time they may be having an in sentiv -- an incentive, becae we won't lt y as a currency manipulator and china has to be worried about the north korea belligerent actions. they don't want that instability in the peninsula. so the first step is give china a chance to put pressure on north korea. maybe they did when north korea did not detonate a nuclear blast but they detonated a missile, a failed missile. maybe that is a little progress. but i think the first step in any coordinated policy with north korea is give china a chance to

and since the u.n.ot punish peacekeepers from other countries, only a fraction of the alleged perpetrators served jail time. the a.p. also spoke with officials in 23 countries who had troops serving as peacekeepers and were accused of these violations. trish wilson is the international investigators editor who oversaw the a.p. story. ms. wilson, thanks for joining us. how did you come upon the investigations that were underway by the u.n.? >> well, earlier last year, there was a lot of reporting out of the congo and the central african republic about allegations against u.n. peacekeepers so we decide to look at the numbers going back to 2004 when the first wave of allegations came out against peacekeepers and that's what got us started. from there, we just counted the number of allegations per year that the u.n. had reported. >> sreenivasan: you've zoomed in on haiti and started to look at almost a pattern of behavior here. what happened there? >> haiti has been singled out as being a country where a lo

but the u.n. panel of experts has shown that not every member state is fully enforcing those resolutions. most members of the u.n. have yet to obey the requirement in resolution 2270 to submit a national report on their implementation of sanctions. the u.k. believes that all member states should reaffirm their commitment to enforcing u.n. sanctions against north korea. we also have no doubt the negotiations must at some point form part of the solution. but first it is reasonable to expect north korea to make verifiable progress towards meeting its obligations to denuclearize the korean peninsula. for as long as pyongyang continues to defy this council, the conditions will not be helpful for resuming the six-party talks or negotiations in any other format. while the most pressing threat is north korea's ballistic missile and nuclear ambitions, we must never forget the horrifying abuse the regime meets out to its own people. as documented in the u.n. commission of inquiry in 2014. this council has d

the u.n. security couple meeting on -- council meeting on syria. and then a hearing on u.s. border security, and later a look the increase in immigration arrests with new jersey representative bonny watson-coleman. >> the u.n. security council met for briefing about the ongoing conflict syria. steven o'bryan, united nations undersecond general for humanitarian affairs reported the situation is deteriorating rapidly and called for a cease fire to allow aid routes to be re-opened and we hear from security council pens, including u.s. ambassador nicki haley. this is two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. the 7,931st meeting of the security council is called to order. the provisional agenda for this meeting is the situation in the middle east. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 39 of the colony's provisional rules of procedure i invite mr. stephan know brian, undersecretary generalphone humanitarian affairs to participate in the meeting. it is so decided. mr. o'brien is

u.n. security council met yesterday to hear from the u.n.'s undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs about the on going civil conflict in syria. at the meeting, u.s. ambassador nikki haley said russia is propping up the regime of syrian dictator basharal assad. >> good morning. the 7,931st meeting of the security council is called to order. the provisional ajenlda for this meeting is the situation in the middle east. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 39 of the council's provisional rules of procedure, i invite mr. o'brien undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. i wish to draw council members to the report of the secretary-general on the implementation of security council's resolution 2139, 2165, 2191, 2258, and 2332. >> madam president, thank you very much. on the 15th of april, the exhausted oppressed people of syria suffered yet another hor endous attack. -- horrendous attack. w

charles: the u.n. security council votes to condemn syria's failing and russia is one of the countries that voted no. but the big news is how china voted next. think your large cap equity fund has exposure to energy infrastructure mlps? think again. it's time to shake up your lineup. the alerian mlp etf can diversify your equity portfolio and add potential income. bring amlp into the game. before investing, consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. read the prospectus carefully at alpsfunds.com/amlp a. charles: russia block a u.n. resolution on the syrians using chemical weapons. president trump was note thrilled with this. i think it seemed the idea he and xi jinping did see eye to eye and are developing a mew time admiration and respect for each other. tammy: the media was trying to portray their meeting at mar-a-lago as something that was intense and problematic. but when it comes to their personal style, ivanka trump is a hero in china. they love her. she is so admire

the u.n. security council is getting ready to vote on a resolution intended to condemn the chemical attack in syria. the resolution calls for the assad regime to cooperate with investigators. the u.s. ambassador, nikki haley, is presiding over the vote and there's two big questions. number 1, will russia veto this resolution. that is expected. number 2, will china vote at all or abstain. rich edson is live with us from moscow on the phone. rich, how is progress? >> shepard, it's clear from what we just saw here in moscow, the united states has substantial differences with russia not only on how to move forward on these issues you just discussed but on the event of what happened last week. they can't even get together on a set of facts. rex tillerson insisting that it is the assad regime that was responsible for using chemical weapons a week ago that prompted the u.s. attack against syria. we asked the russian foreign minister, who is asking if the united nations can move forward on an investig

as general douglas mcarthur was named commander of all u.n.ces, the situation in korea was desperate. >> they progressed down to the south rapidly. >> where were you on 25 june, 1950? >> i was in a war in san diego, california. >> pennsylvania native warren widon had one dream, to join the marines. too young to serve in world war ii, by 1950 he was on his way to the battlefield. >> the bartender said you've got to get your you know what to korea. i turned to my buddy and said where's korea? >> i got orders to report to california. >> new yorker frank farkus high tailed back to southern california to join second battalion first marines. >> we went to training. we knew we were going to korea. >> the next two or three weeks it was sheer -- they raped all marine barracks on the coast from the mississippi on. reservists that had never been to boot camp, never fired a rifle. >> my commanding officer was -- >> now leading frank and the other men of the first marine regimen. >> he gave a speech what we were going to do to north koreans when we got ove

we have the author of the book, whato do aut the u.n. claudia, it is the u.n. about which i speak, not an institution that trump has spoken very favorably of, but is it, is it conceivable they could help in this effort, a go-pronged effort, military force by the u.s. or show of force by the u.s. and diplomatic force by the u.n.? >> david, unfortunately it is highly unlikely that the u.n. will seriously help with this they're actually part of the problem. david: how so? how are they part of the problem? >> well, if the united nations that admitted north korea as a member state in 1991, along with south korea, helping to legitimatize the rule of this kim dynasty, that is now causing such incredible trouble and was then. it is the united nations where china and russia still hold those vetos on the security council. and trump is engaged in some very interesting maneuvering, trying to basically say to them, you're going to play ball. you have got to do this our way. david: claudia, play the president, words from the president yesterday, which i found shocking. becau

. >> 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

let's listen to what u.n. ambassador nikki haley had to say about the air strikes on the floor of the u.n. yesterday. >> the united states took a very measured step last night. we are prepared to do more. we hope that will not be necessary. it is time for all civilized nations to stop the horrors that are taking place in syria and demand a political solution. >> political negotiations need leverage, military leverage, change of facts on the ground. did this trike change the facts on the ground, change the leverage enough to bring about, do you think, a true political process? >> i don't think so, jim. i think what we're looking at is a one off reaction to the use of the chemical weapons. if president trump sticks to his guns and continues his policy, he'll focus on taking down isis hoping that there will be a political solution in the future for the assad issue. hopefully they can get rid of bashar al assad via some sort of settlement with all of the parties involved. i don't know if that's going to happen. th

the u.n. is ready to offer a real substantive starting point for discussion in negotiations among the syrians. but let's see a few things sorted out first if we can. u.s. secretary of state tillerson is talking in moscow for meeting with the russian government. we welcome this direct high level diplomatic engagement at this crucial moment between the united states and russia. i was in moscow myself and in washington yesterday actually and i did participate in the u.n. it a trilateral encounter with the u.s. and russia during the geneva talks, these two countries, the co-chairs of the issg have serious differences. we know it. but also common interests and, indeed, responsibilities. they must find a way to work together to stabilize the situation in a deliberate realistic and concerted way. in support of the political process. and indeed, the council, the region and the issg members need to unite behind one process of mediation in jugeneva. we need a cease fire guarantors to step up now. those

the coordinator for the u.n.pert panel. >> what the investigation based at the north korean russian embassy shows, again, is that the north koreans continue to use their embassies as a focus for activities. >> reporter: the u.n. panel informed the russian government of the activities and was told in part that it was not a registered company in russia. the report draws no conclusions whether it has given approval of such activity to the north korean regime, but russia makes no mention of any efforts to stop it. the russian government told cnn it had no response to the u.n. report and referred us to the north korean policy statement on its website. phone calls to the north korean embassy went unanswered. at issue now, how seriously russia takes these alleged sanctions violations. for oxford academic who has been watching the relationship closely, russia's motives are clear. >> the russians are beginning to have a gap between their rhetoric and policies. so in practice leading russian officials have condemned north

when the u.n. is found wanting opportunistic and unscrupulous types -- when the u.n. is found wanting, opportunistic and and scrupulous taps will always rush in. if the u.n. persists in in action, sooner or later, they will come from the outside for the system. obstructionists whose identities are well known have only themselves to blame for events not playing out according to their scenarios. i thank you. >> thank you to the representative of ukraine. i shall now make my statement in my capacity as a representative of the united states. for six years, the world has watched as the syrian government litter, bashar assad, have terrorized its own people. it has murdered hundreds of thousands and displaced millions. it has broken international law and violated numerous u.n. resolutions. it has committed criminal acts that shocked the conscience of all humanity. the international community has repeatedly expressed its outrage. the joint investigative making them -- mechanism has found, beyond any doubt, that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons against its own peopl

these u.n. ideas remain living points that can be further developed as the negotiation progress on the substance of each of the baskets. one day soon, all of these discussions will come together in eight packages for a negotiation, a real negotiation. assumet was premature to common understanding, some points became more clear than before. example, i have a growing appreciation that the basis of transition must be legally and constitutionally solid and that the journey and destination will mapped out and agreed to -- -- d hoped that has the potential to ensure the constitutional basis of the transition and how syrians in --nsition mode might agree might write and agree on a new constitution. this should not be underestimated. let's be frank, the fragile progress is in grave danger. in geneva, the talks were overshadowed by an intensification on -- of fighting on the ground and continued lack of faith and sustained humanitarian access. writtented formal requests and i urged all with influence and

the u.n. singles out israel more than any other nation, especially in the human rights counsel which remains hell bent on admonishing the only beachhead of democracy and representative government and equal rights in the middle east. just the other week a top u.n. official was forced to resign after she published a deaf ma torre report that declared israel had engaged in "the crime of apartheid." i'm glad she was forced to step down. the baseless attacks disguised as official appraisal are a smear campaign. but unfortunately we all know this is business as usual at the u.n. since the days of zionism is racism, the u.n. has been incubator for israel bashing. it is a forum where israel is almost always labelled villian and never the victim. friends of the jewish state should not trust it. i hope one day israel will be treated fairly at the u.n. time may be on israel's side because i believe that history ultimately, ultimately favors nations that condemn terror not celebrate it. nations with democ

at u.n. alex ortiz for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> president trump plans to celebrate his 100th day in office back in our area, president will hold a rally tomorrow night at pennsylvania farm show complex in harrisburg. meantime the house and senate voted this morning to approve a short term spending bill, that would avoid a government shut down at midnight this will give negotiators until next friday to resolve differences, over a 1 trillion-dollar budget bill. the temporary measure is heading to president trump's desk for his signature. >>> overseas, pope francis arrived in egypt for a historic two day visit promoting unity among christians and muslims. the pontiff hopes to spread message of peace in the country ravage bias lamb i can extremist attacks. the most recent were palm sunday day church attacks that killed 75 people. the pope is meeting with leaders to day and will hold catholic mass tomorrow. >>> it happened in a instant, coming up on "eyewitness news" dash cam video captures mo

eric: that new day she says will focus on human rights u.n.have plagued the world body. >> would the snead the united states only began. think about that, lead again so that's what i'm trying to do and leadership is letting them know what we are for, what we are against, have the backs of our allies and make sure they keep the backs of us and anyone that challenges us let them know what we think. that's all this is, just making sure we are changing the culture to show strength to the united states again, action and making sure we show value in the united nations. i think it's important for the american people. eric: she points to the tragedy in syria as a prime example of what the u.n. could have done more. the u.n. catastrophe continues on unimaginable horrifying scale. more than half a million killed, nearly 14 million refugees and haley says the work -- the war could have been avoided had the security council taken action. since the start of the war russia has vetoed six resolutions in order to protect its ally syrian president bashar al-as

resolutions, violates u.n. international norms and long held agreements between parties including the years yandle regime, the russian government and all other members of the u.n. security council. it is a serious matter. it requires a serious response. thank you. >> so that was secretary tillerson a few minutes ago talking about syria. i want to go to gabe gutierrez who is our correspondent in west palm beach. and there are protests. it is hard to hear. set the scene on what we expect to happen as they head to mar-a-lago? >> we are waiting for the president to arrive here. several dozen protesters, as you can see. these are vietnamese protesters. they are anti-china. or at least they want their voices to be heard when it comes to clean policy. and they want the president he to continue tough talk. the not far fro here, where prent xi is staying. we're told people were taken into custody. this protest has been very peaceful. president trump expected to arrive here shortly at a welcome banquet, which you mention

eric shawn is live at the u.n. headquarters in new york city. what is u.n.mbassador nikki haley's criticism? >> let me start with the secretary-general. just in the last hour the sg spokesman said he is disappointed that the security council was not able to reach consensus. ambassador haley far blunter. she blames russia because moscow again vetoed a syrian resolution, this time security council for the eighth time. this resolution condemned the chemical strike. it also called on damascus to cooperate with the u.n. inspectors into that attack such as turning over flight records, flight logs and also military personnel. ambassador haley really gave a serious indictment of moscow's long protection of assad, citing the case of the man who lost 22 family members in the attack. he had to bury two of his 9-month-old babies. ambassador haley directly blamed assad and russia saying it was their fault. >> russia said no to a resolution that would have helped promote peace in syria. russia once again has chosen to side with assad, even as the rest of the world, includ

the vote was held by secret ballot, according to u.n.tch, and ngo that monitors the actions of the u.n.. the group's executive director took to social media to blast the decision. >> electing saudi arabia to protect women's rights is like making an arsonist into the town fire chief. decision has provoked widespread outrage, with many rights groups accusing the u.n. of hypocrisy. saudi arabia has some of the most restrict gender laws in the world. women are not allowed to drive and may not travel without being accompanied by a male guardian or a husband. it appeared that former new zealand prime minister helen clark defended the vote him as saying in a tweet that it's important to support those in the country who are working for change for women. things are changing, but slowly. donald trump's attitude towards women came under scrutiny today in berlin, where the u.s. president's daughter ivanka sought to defend his policies, but she certainly didn't get an easy ride at this for him for female business leaders that was chaired by german ch

with u.n.e white house and he made comments at that time and has previously said that with great reform, there is fantastic potential for the u.n. they tend not to get anything solved. now you're dealing with nations where women have technically no rights that we have here in the united states. like driving is pretty basic, it's on the right, but it's an achievement that we can have in the united states. >> meghan: not being stoned in the street, being able to drive, not being forced into marriage as a child if your father says it's okay. the list goes on and on and on. i'm deeply offended by this and i'm not easily offended, but the idea that we should include them in anything having to do with women's rights, one of my biggest issues with hillary clinton was the fact that she took money from saudi arabia and claimed it to be a component of women's right rights. i don't want anything in western culture to take on anything in this realm whatsoever. the same reason why i'm for people -- i don't

[laughter] that's what the u.n -- do you want the u.n. or do you not?as jeane kirkpatrick once said, she paused and said it's too much trouble. lou: all right. we -- i, ambassador, you always -- if you don't get to the answer, the journey is always fascinating. [laughter] thanks so much. >> thank you, lou. lou: we're coming right back with much, much more. stay with us. >>> the president making it clear that america first is his top priority during his summit with chinese president xi. >> i have been clear about advocating for the national interests of the united united , something so important to me and so important to our people. lou: randy evans and ed rollins join us here next p. >>> and is president trump about to shake up his white house staff? one report speculating that the president might remove his chief of staff and chief strategist. finish we take that up and much more straight ahead. stay with us. ♪ ♪ it's our little differences, that can make a world of difference. expedia, everything in one place, so you can travel the world better. lou:

is open to taking military action with or without u.n. support. >> 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. >> more context on president trump's reaction to the middle east to the apparent policy shift. let's go to momma med. very different words from a week ago when it was the future of syria and the future or bashar assad rests with the syrian people. >> reporter: well, good morning, christine, and yeah what a difference a few days make, this major major tragedy shaking the world view. senior moments ago a turkish government official conducted autopsies, the autopsies were observed by the world health organization and another monitoring body called the organization for the probhibitin of chemical weapons, what the autopsy show is that yes, there were chem

[laughter] that's what the u.n -- do you want the u.n. or do you not?as jeane kirkpatrick once said, she paused and said it's too much trouble. lou: all right. we -- i, ambassador, you always -- if you don't get to the answer, the journey is always fascinating. [laughter] thanks so much. >> thank you, lou. lou: we're coming right back with much, much more. stay with us. >>> the president making it clear that america first is his top priority during his summit with chinese president xi. >> i have been clear about advocating for the national interests of the united united , something so important to me and so important to our people. lou: randy evans and ed rollins join us here next p. >>> and is president trump about to shake up his white house staff? one report speculating that the president might remove his chief of staff and chief strategist. of staff and chief strategist. finish we take that up and m m m guests can earn a how cafree night when theypring book direct on choicehotels.com and stay with us just two times? spring time. badda book. badda bo

when the u.n. is enabled to move the resulting void is filled. endless talks cannot substitute concrete actions. we reject the assertion by the russian federation that the u.s. action constitutes an act of aggression. the russian side has lost a moral ground to make such claims after its invasion of georgia, occupation and attempted annexation of crimea, and watching aggression against my country, which continues until the state. the deafening sound of silence of russian ground missiles bending ukraine's territories bring a death and destruction render hollow statements on the subject for international law. they are utterly hypocritical. i call the russian delegation to stop calling others paranoid. look at yourself. ukraine continues to believe that the final settlement of the syrian conflict can be fixed through the political solution only. the only way forward is a political process, cease-fire, and true commitment to a genuine political transition based on the geneva resolution 2254. we urge th

what is the rule of -- u.n. and the international community. >> you know, our position on this and we share this position with all the international community because there have been consultation with the u.s., the uk and also with the eu and world bank, imf. we acknowledge that the payment of the salaries is an essential issue because when we speak about the level of poverty, i spoke about the humanitarian assistance, you know, from my experience as a humanitarian resident -- when i was a coordinator, assistance will never address more than 10%, 15%, maybe 20% of the needs of the population. the real needs is commercial shipment, from the ability of people to have a power to buy the goods and to be able -- and salaries are essential and knowing the magnitude and therefore when we had the transfer of the central bank if you remember by the president, our position was more saying instead of -- the issue wasn't to oppose this. it's a legitimate president. but we had the long discussion saying then we have to remem

as the u.n. security council resolution states, they have all gather together and enter into dialogue. the most important thing is not to eliminate a political leader from the chessboard, so to speak, but to agree on how we can treat this and how the treaty will be built. it has to be democratic. it has to be secular. all ethnic and religious groups have to feel safe, have to feel represented at government agencies and only if such a consensus to the chief through a -- is achieved through a new constitution of the issues related to certain personalities will be settled. without any tragic consequences for the people. your question. translator: i've got a question to the secretary. saying about the budget entity of the american election. in what way do you see russia's actions different from the americans in cyber security? people in the american media say that we know [indiscernible] americans created violence right now and the u.s. is trying to prevent north korea from using the same means. usin

. >> and chris, you and -- u.n. ambassador nikki haley just spoke at the u.n. and she delivered a pretty strong message for the world and russia. >> the world is waiting for the russian government to act responsibly in syria. the world is waiting for russia to reconsider its misplaced alliance with bashar assad. the united states will no longer wait for assad to use chemical weapons without any consequences. those days are over. >> are we now seeing the u.n. ambassador, n kirikki haley, anx tillerson all get on the same page regarding russia? >> reporter: i think there is a definite change in tone and there certainly has been some pretty harsh language coming from russia itself. but clearly, they understand after what has been, i think we could say pretty securely, a rough start to this presidency, that they feel that what they did yesterday was important, that it septembnt a very strong signal, and now that they are also -- obviously you cannot separate that from the russian involvement there. they sent a very clear and strong message. and it's also clear from

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but his ambassador of the u.n.laming russia appropriately for this and facilitating his chemical weapons program. they have to answer for the fact that those chemical weapons in that program still exist when apparently with the obama administration everybody was so excited instead of a strike we were able to get those weapons put away. this is a forceful response from president trump but what now? either they want assad never to use chemical weapons again in which case what's the negotiation like with russia to make that happen and can you rush them or do they want regime change? frankly this administration is saying one thing one day, one thing another. that is really sloppy at the very least and strategically dangerous. if they are going to push regime change, that's a big deal. the united states setting ourselves up for a real showdown with russia. that's the story we're going to be looking at hard in the next few days. >> and maybe airan as well. you heard what nikki hail le just said. want just going after the

when the u.n. is enabled to move the resulting void is filled. endless talks cannot substitute concrete actions. we reject the assertion by the russian federation that the u.s. action constitutes an act of aggression. the russian side has lost a moral ground to make such claims after its invasion of georgia, occupation and attempted annexation of crimea, and watching aggression against my country, which continues until the state. the deafening sound of silence of russian ground missiles bending ukraine's territories bring a death and destruction render hollow statements on the subject for international law. they are utterly hypocritical. i call the russian delegation to stop calling others paranoid. look at yourself. ukraine continues to believe that the final settlement of the syrian conflict can be fixed through the political solution only. the only way forward is a political process, cease-fire, and true commitment to a genuine political transition based on the geneva resolution 2254. we urge th

there's an emergency u.n. security council meeting and there's talk of a draft resolution in place that would condemn the syrian government for its role in this chemical attack. we know 70 people have been killed that includes women and children. 100 people wounded. these images we have been broadcasting on cnn, there was a discussion about whether or not we could show that footage because it's so graphic. we decided it is important for people out in the world to see the horrific nature of this attack. just so our viewers know what they are looking at on screen right now is a small percentage of the actual foot skrage out t. there's so much more we've had access to that it's so graphic and brutal we can't reveal that. the government says there were weapons in that depot and those chemical compounds were released in to the air. again without international groups on the ground it's impossible to determine which version of events is true. but innocent civilians have been caught in this conflict for more than seve

ambassador to the u.n.kki haley will soon be delivering a response to the horrific chemical attack in syria that killed dozens including children. what will she say? who will she blame? i wonder if she heard what congressman tom massie had to say. we will take you live to the u.n. security council in just a moment. plus, president trump preparing to greet the king of jordan at the white house where the two will be holding a very important press conference. it was important before and it takes on more importance today when we see the crisis playing out overseas. will president trump talk about syria? we'll take you there live. ( ♪ ) it's off to work we go! woman: on the gulf coast, new exxonmobil projects are expected to create over 45,000 jobs. and each job created by the energy industry supports two others in the community. altogether, the industry supports over 9 million jobs nationwide. these are jobs that natural gas is helping make happen, all while reducing america's emissions. energy lives here. let'

the u.n. says donor countries have pledged around one billion euros in aid to help yemen on the brink of famine. >> 500,000 are suffering from malnutrition. the situation looks likely to get worse. the united nations hopes to ease the crisis. at a donor conference in geneva, the u.n. called on the international community to drum up $2 billion in aid. just over half that amount to be released so far. the u.n. secretary-general warns that humanitarian aid alone would not end the suffering. >> there is no humanitarian solution for the crisis in yemen. it is political. for all the diplomatic efforts to be made in order for a secession of hostilities to be possible and sooner rather than later. to lead to a true political process of reconciliation allowing for the yemeni people to be the master of its own destiny. >> it is a failed state with no government structures left in place. military blockades have lead to extreme shortages of food and medicine. almost two thirds are dependent on internation

the mission of the united nations and to the u.n. security council is to maintain international peace and securit security. these are important aims and in shared interest, but as we look around the world it is clear that there is much work for you to achieve. you are going to be very busy people over 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