they support the unit council because the united council makes their jobs that much easier. because we take care offer people that are beaten down and destitute. is it may not be today but someday you'll need help and i'm going to call a few more names. the woman from the naacp that was here earlier please come forward (calling names) if people can lineup there's more. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i'm a commissioner for the south east community that is the only commission in the city and county of san francisco that services a neighborhood and that neighborhood would be district 10. i did not come here to educate the new community persons that want to see boyfriend transition but for those of who who don't know most of our district meetings are at 6 o'clock p.m. i've been covering the meeting on an average of 15ometers per month that's the common timeframe that the community meetings are held. if i know about those i suggest you call our southeast at the phone 41 - we have a host of other events in our district. on behalf of my being here it's important to recognize that

i ask that you united council mother brown and sit down and look at it what we do. we've got love people who have fallen off and gotten back up. hold our heads down each day. i ask the board just give us a chance on the biggest thing. let us show you guys we're productive >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, my name is larry williams. politics, i don't know which about but i know we need those beds in bayview. we just need the beds. thank you >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> well, i get to speak on his time? i'm here to support the beds for bayview. i've seen in my line of work how those simple extensions of offering a person a place to sleep can change the dynamics of that person's life >> this is not a matter of just simply beds this is a collective idea of our society what are we human beings going to do to offer on extension and a hand to those of us who have been margin in his. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'm sarah i'm in support of this motion. i want to stress the fact that there's a couple of key reigns e reasons to pass this. there's

other speakers (calling names) >> hello, i'm the director of hope house for veterans under the united council of human services we have 60 beds. we've outreach in different ways but our most successful veterans come from shelters and for that reason i'm in support of that. we take homeless off the street we feed them and they stay in the chairs and beds east it's proven to be successful. currently, we have only 4 available beds operating at a 96 pictures success rate. if i see someone in a tent at night asking for food that's okay >> i'm janet brown and i was born and raised in bayview in district 10. as far back i have had a strong passion to help people less patient than myself. i have a constrained emphasis an seniors and adults pr i ask you look at the housing for beds a warm save place for humans liquor us. i see so many people everyday. i wish i could have had a dvd to show you how many homeless people come into envy office and those public comments there are plenty of homeless people in bayview. we're not bringing them they're already there. if you set up outside of all that and think

security council has said in this statement, then we think that we'll be able to get more people faster with more supplies. >> what makes you think-- >> it's extremely important that the unitednations security council come together. we've been talking about this for two and a half years. it is ordinary children, men, women, who are suffering the consequences of the brutality on the ground. it's got worse. the fact that the security council have come together, there is a consensus statement. they're saying very clearly that it has to stop. they're saying they hav there he access. they're saying that we as the united nations with our partners need to do everything that we can and the groups on the ground need to do the same thing. this is a platform from which we can do additional work. that's why the statement is so important. >> let me ask you this. how do you take this forward? how do you negotiate with people who are fighting a war? early on in september you called for a cease-fire to get some help. that didn't happen. how do you go about this? what do you do next? >> well, we continue talking. we're already talking to groups on the ground. that's what helps some of our de

african unions have -- can hope to get it to from here is bring it to the attention of the united nations security council which has more jurisdiction over what the international criminal court actually does. >> malcolm you will keep us up to date no doubt and thank you and reporting from ethiopia. the united nations security council adopted a resolution asking the un to consider establishing a peace keeping force in the african republic and hundreds have been killed since march and james sent this report. >> reporter: this is a country effectively in free fall and u.n. officials will say if it's not failed it will be soon. and it took control earlier in the year is splintering and tighting itself and a humanitarian emergency and they unanimously voted on a new resolution supporting the strength in the u.n. political mission in the country and african peace keeper whose are supposed to take control an order but the french ambassador said it will be extremely hard and one factor is the presence of the lord's resistance army, that group that first started in uganda in parts of the war. >> it's square and we

they made the appeal at the united rights council. council members review the records of all 192 u.n. members once every four years. this year china was among those under scrutiny. the delegate from poland called for the investigation on the chinese crack down on journalist and activists. he says authorities should not restricting freedom of expression immediately. the french turned suggestion to at the bat and region. he asked chinese leader to allow monitors to visit those areas. china's delegates said leaders in beijing have made improvements over the last four years. they have taken measures to protect rights of freedom of expression and religion. he says the splits of the country or disturbing the tranquility of society will not be permitted. council members will write up recommendations and present them to the chinese government by next march. >>> the family of well known chinese activist has applied for visas to reunite with him in the united states. he forced abortions by chinese authorities, escaped house arrest and # sought

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departures regarding its relationship with washington refraining from a coveted seat on the united nations security council the sodas are furious over washington stance on syria and the failure to support a meaningful peace process in the town for the palestinians the kingdom of saudi is going out on its own but where. the news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images both world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations to rule the day. i. should have you with us here on our t.v. today i'm wrong researcher. live from moscow you're watching our team the country that overcame the ugly era of a pod tade is feared by some to be sliding back into the dock as pasta but now it's all africa's a white population that's not to be becoming a victim of racism artis policia investigates. cooney marie is preparing for genocide against his people his plans are in place his community is ready to flee but we've been planning for eight years it started simple the idea was to give people an option we've divided the country into twenty seven provinces and divided those further into gro

departures regarding its relationship with washington refraining from a coveted seat on the united nations security council the soviets are furious over washington stance on syria and the failure to support a meaningful peace process in the town for the palestinians the kingdom of saudi is going out on its own but where. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images her world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are today. hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered on peter lavelle the saudi pivot riyadi speaking its mind in threatening to pursue a number of policy departures regarding its relationship with washington refraining from a coveted seat on the united nations security council the saudis are furious over washington stance on syria approaches to iran and the failure to support a meaningful peace process on behalf of the palestinians the kingdom of saudi is going out on its own but where. to cross-talk saudi arabia's foreign policy i'm joined by my guest in washington james carafano he is a vice president of foreign and defense

donors should contact the united veterans council of santa clara county. >>> in other bay area headlines, huge flames and loud explosions woke up the dove court neighborhood in pleasant hill early this morning. firefighters say a house fire started in the garage at about 1:30. when crews showed up it spread to the cars in the driveway. those cars then exploded. downed power lines also made the firefight difficult. the family inside got out safely. >>> fremont police want to use surveillance cameras to fight crime and where the cameras would be placed is sparking controversy. federal grants would fund the $160,000 cost for those grants specifically earmarked for low to moderate income areas. city officials are looking for alternate ways to fund the program that would not put restrictions on the camera locations. >>> new video, bodies of four women pulled out of the water after a boat capsized near miami. the coast guard found the vessel about 1 a.m. officers say 15 haitians and jamaican nationals were or on board. 11 survivors were rescued and taken into u.s. custody. authorities say ther

. >> the united nations security council and the icc have displayed with regard to the eu's request for deferral for prosecution in a number of cases have been particularly positively received even under very controversial circumstances neither the icc nor the u.n. security council have heeded the repeated requests we have made on a number of cases related to africa over the next several years. >>> let's talk to malcolm webb. the summit opened about an hour ago. what's been happening? >> that's right. the heads of state are talking now. they are in the round auditorium you can see just behind me. what we are expecting to get out of this we don't know yet but there has been a lot of talk about request from the eu that heads of state be given immunity from trial at the international criminal court. whether it's possible for the icc to do that, it may be illegal for them to grant that. the trials of kenya's president and deputy president who are facing charges in the hague for insighting violence, they are just trying to evade court and gain impunity. kenya's democratically elected leaders

today the united nations security council you called on all parties in the cesarean conflict to allow oar human tear yen aide. >> there's 6 millionhere's people in need, over 3 million children are living in poverty, scarving and this suffering has been evaluated by obstaclesva that have beenl put in the pu way by humanitarian agencies. >> a second chemical weapons attempt iste expected to arrive in syria sometime in the next week or so. >>> coming up in the news, the unexpected health hazards people are experiencing from electric cigarettes. the potential danger if they're not used properly. >>> and another gorgeous forecast coming up. we'll be right back.  >>> following a consumerll alert on those increasing by popular electric cigarettes. some users are finding fi out the hard way their new habit may be just as dangerous. scott has the story. >> reporter: every day, these are getting more m and more popular. but there is still a lot we don't know about the unregulated products. >>regu heard this explosion, jumped up, screamed. >> reporter: just as ren nay, it exploded,

>> i think we need to look at the united nations security council referrals, we see more politics than actual rule of law. we need to encourage the icc to expand its scope. for instance, the preliminary investigations in honduras perhaps should be expand he. >> angela we thank you very much for your time. we have a great deal more for you on this program. with the harsh pilgrimage coming, we have a report on the area of mecca, we are in the capital ofsen cal where the taps are drying up. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> you're watching al jazeera with me david foster. top stories. cyclone phailin is heading towards india's southern coast threatening thousands of people. the most powerful storm to hit india in 14 years. >>> u.s. forces has captured a senior mental of the pakistan taliban, latif mehsud. r

. >> members of the united nations security council have a new demand for syria's leaders. they say the president of bashar al assad must let deliveries of humanitarian aid into the country. council members adopted a non-binding statement aimed at getting more aid to civilians caught in the civil war. the members expressed concern over a humanitarian tragedy in syria. they called for all parties to pause their fighting so people can receive aid such as food and medicine. luxembourg's ambassador drafted it along with other council members. >> now that we have been able to make progress on the chemical weapons issue we should not forget we need to make progress on the humanitarian issue. >> they voted to adopt the resolution on eliminating syria's chemical weapons. fighting there has killed more than 100,000 people and sent millions more it fleeing to neighboring countries. u.s. >>> the chinese activist says he'll work at the catholic >>> chen says he'll work at the catholic charity of america and other institutes. he will lecture on human rights. he wants to promote democrat

>> i think we need to look at united nations security council referral, we see more actions than actual rule of law. we need to have the icc expand its scope. the preliminary investigations need to be concluded. the icc need to be providing justice totally. >>> john siropolous reports from athens. >> it is a tense meeting. half of these 800 employees at the athens polytechnic will have to go, first year students arrive for orientation but there are no enrollments, no graduations and no teaching. students are siding with staff. students like a finalist worried about the job market he will find. >> we support this fight with the staff not just because 400 households are being shuttered but because it is a blow to universities and to our studies. >> this wave action simulator which tests airport runway extensions and harbor works for clients and the economic crisis has already claimed teachers. >> in 2005 we had 105 teaching positions and now we have 65. we are struggling to keep up standards. >> state funding for education has fallen by almost half in just two years, a drop of $1 billion,

. >> the united nations security council will hold talks before fighting in the democratic republic of congo killed a u.n. peace keeper. the congolese army says it's taken over a number of towns from the m23. the rebels retreated to the rwandan border. they have threatened to pull out of peace talks in you ganda. >> three people have been killed in china's tiananmen square. a car crashed into pedestrians and into the crowd. several people, including a police officer, have been injured. the square has been evacuated. >> at least 21, 2.1 million syrian refugees in neighbouring countries are registered with the u.n. or awaiting registration. in syria the arabic groups are to arrive in damascus for talks, to meet the president and foreign minister. lakhdar brahimi is trying to build support for peace talks planned for geneva next month. the main rebel groups refused to take part. >> lakhdar brahimi's visit to damascus is part of a regional tour. he's visited iraq, egypt, kuwait, imam and kata and met the king of jordan in a country that hosts over half a million syrian refugees. on thursda

. >> reporter: the united nation security council will hold emergency talks on monday after fighting killed a u.n. peace keeper and have taken over towns in the providence from m 23 fighters and the m 23 threatened to pull out of peace talks in uganda. they have been killed in kashmir that decides india and pakistan and both sides accused each other of unprovoked firing along the border. sand is fast becoming a precious commodity in southern india, so precious people are now mining, it illegally and estimated the state uses 18 million tons of sand a day in it's construction boom and we report with the underground industry is harming local communities. >> reporter: he remembers the days when these waves broke way out in the distance. today during high tide or the annual monsoon he says the sea reaches the front steps of his house, the indian government built this wall to protect the community from the effects of the illegal sand mining, and coastal erosion but it has not stopped the problem. >> translator: they mine from 10 to 5:00 p.m. when no one is watching and sand is loaded on bi

. >>> the united nations security council is calling on all parties in syria to allow immediate aid into the country. the opposition is warning of a humanitarian disaster in a suburb of damascus where government forces have imposed a siege. >>> greece's far right golden dawn party is to remain in prison pending trial. he was charged with running a criminal organization and arrested with other party members following the murder of a rapper. >>> in myanmar, security forces are struggling to contain violence against the minority muslim community. buddhist gangs set fire to dozens of homes in a third day of unrest. the president is urging the public to remain calm after making his first visit to the region. charles stratford has the details. >> reporter: the burning aftermath of attacks against myanmar's muslim community. it started after a buddhist taxi driver said he was verbally abused by a muslim shopper. crowds of buddhists burned, beat and killed. groups of hundreding of buddhist villagers, some with swords, roamed the streets and stabbed a 94-year-old woman to death. one man told al j

already 35 inspectors working in syria and there are plans that require approval from the united nations security counciln a related subject with the war in syria. the u.n. body has warned that the number of syrian refugees would increase to up to 5 million people by the end of 2014 and the u.n. predicts by the end of 2014 more than half of syria's 23 million people would be either refugees or internally displaced. >> rescue crews are searching for bodies after the boat went down off italy coast last week and 232 have been recovered and all believes to be my grants from africa and the island is struggling to cope and we report. >> this is the backdoor of europe. the small land of lampedusa is close and it's a treacherous boat ride escaping war, famine and persecution every year. according to the agency 30,000 migrants reached the shores by boat this year. alongside somalia they escaped the conflict back home and marks a change from 2012 when 10,000 migrants crossed in italy and most africans esskating intervention in libya and when over 64,000 people left their homeland for italy and molta following the

part of an agreement reached between the united states and russia and endorsed by the unite nations security council. syria has said they will comply with the process. the inspectors from the organization of the prohobition of chemical weapons face the daunting task of trying to destroy a country's nuclear arsenal in the middle of a war. our correspondent jim muir in bay rite joins us now. on the last point, the fact that they'll be working in a war zone. i gather 17 of the 19 sites are actually in combat zones. >> that ice what the foreign minister said. yes, i think that's the first time we heard that figure of 19 declared sights. there have been reports that there were more than 40 areas where chemical weapons have been dispersed over the past year or so. but in any event, a bit surprising if they're actually holding stocks of chemical weapons in really dodgy combat areas. let's face it, t the kind of thing you would want to have near where things are exploding randomly. so, we'll have to wait and see. but inspectors, one of their first task, once they actually get on the ground and have a lot of

. >>> the united nations security council this week expressed alarm at the "rapid deterioration" of the humanitarian situation in syria. it urged the assad regime and rebel groups to allow immediate access to aid. the council agreed on a non-binding statement which calls for cross-border aid deliveries and pauses in fighting so aid can get in. un officials estimate that 5 million syrians have been internally displaced by the conflict. >>> around the world, only three countries have not yet eliminated the scourge of polio. one of them is pakistan, and as fred de sam lazaro reports many of the vaccination campaigns there have been stalled or shut down by suspicions that immunization is a u.s. plot, or is forbidden by islam. >> reporter: slums like this one in pakistan's commercial capital, karachi, are the home stretch of one of history's most extensive disease eradication campaigns. polio cases, tens of thousands a decade ago, number just a few dozen today. but in pakistan, one of just three countries where the virus remains endemic, the campaign has stalled if not gone backwards. it's e

from the russians on syria, the fact that they have got some sort of movement at the united nations security council all of that creating a feeling there is a possibility of momentum towards geneva to as it's being called but if you accommodate the russians you irritate and annoy parts of the opposition who have felt very left out over the last few weeks and feel really that any sense of triumph over chemical weapons decides the point, that that was only a very small part of the terrible war in syria and that even if that deal is successful from their point of view it will serve perhaps dangerously to relegitimize the regime of president assad and they would say that is a very high price to pay. >> reporter: we thank you very much indeed and mr. phillip in london. bush fires are threatening sidney and the worst fires in a decade and one person has died and 200 homes destroyed. fire officials now warning residents to prepare for the worst as forecasted weather conditions look set to fan the flames. >> the conditions are going to be worse than otherwise expected only this morning. they are going to be

the united nations security council is calling on all parties in syria to allowed immediate aid in tontry. the opposition is warning of a humanitarian disaster in a suburb of damascus where government forces have imposed a siege. at least 17 people have been killed by suicide car bombing in a compound in northwest pakistan. anti-taliban commander nabi was the main target but a local official says wasn't present at the time of the attack. and the head of greece's far right golden dawn party is to remain in prison pending his trial. he has been charged with running a criminal organization. he was arrested along with several other party members following the murder of an anti fascist rapper. now talks to end the deadlock over the u.s. budget have ended in failure. president obama met congressional leaders at the white house but said he won't make any concessions on his health care act in order to pass a new budget. here is the view from the other side of the political divide. >> you know, at times like this the american people pecks their leaders to come together and to try to find ways

i mean, the united nations, that's part of the reason why we had this security council resolution. e united nations has a special agency that is going to negotiate this security and safety of all foreign staff, international staff inside the country. but there is going to be absolutely critical to the whole operation that they can move safely through the areas. we hope and we hope also that the arab countries backing some of the rebel movements will be able to persuade them to adhere to the international agreements and the destruction operations. >> john and byjornb thank you very much. we'll look at the syrian weapons and the changing equation for the neighbors. you're watching "inside story." stay with us. >> obama: we're bothed pleased there is an possibility of finally getting chemical weapon stock piles out of syria. but i think we both share deep concern that we have to be able to verify and enforce what has now been agreed to as the united nations. chemical weapons inside of syria obviously threaten syrian civilians but over long term pose a threat to israel. we want to make

departures regarding its relationship with washington refraining from a coveted seat on the united nations security council the saudis are furious over washington stance on syria and the failure to support a meaningful peace process for the palestinians the kingdom of saudi is going out on its own but where. with the plentiful supply was terrible to say the i'm very hard to make out to let once again a little money or a plot that never had sex with the target their lives let alone. listen to the i'm . a. a lot of the work for eats as we count out here in st petersburg and what better place to come than the e.o. for institutes which is the birthplace of nuclear physics in russia it is also home to the country's newest talk of the global. church of himself which is a senior research at the ofer institute before moving to moscow to head his own lab as well as developing many diagnostic systems for each at the institutions also built to talk a mark of its own it uses a device to study plasma behavior as well as tests of all delivery heating systems please not like any talk we've seen before. the global sam is

as a template for cooperation with the russians, they finally see some momentum in the united nations security councile syrian opposition on the other hand, feels very neglected and perhaps what is worse from their point of view, is that this process over the chemical weapons to some extent legitimizes or perhaps even relegitimizes the regime of president assad. and leaves the opposition out in the cold and as they are at pain to his tell us, david, makes very little material difference in terms of the suffering, the death scale and the refugees on the ground in syria itself. >> okay, barnaby, thank you very much indeed. more details of that meeting a little later here on al jazerra. >>> barack obama has called up the french president and talked about accusations that the u.s. has been spying on millions of french citizens the allegations come from further leaks by the u.s. whistle blower edward snow 10. we are talking in paris the u.s. secretary the state john kerry is saying the united states is reviewing how it gather intelligence. >> as president obama said, very clearly in a recent speech that he

still the united nations humanitarian chief told the security council there are two and a half million people in syria who need help but can't get it. and the agency's appeal for aid has failed. >> i need the political support of the security council members, but also other members of the united nations to really make a difference. >> reporter: months of fighting has destroyed syria's basic infrastructure. roads, power and sanitation, and that creates another huge problem, the threat of disease. the "world health organization" is warning that there could be an outbreak of polio, so the united nations is increasing its vaccination program. >> routine immunization programs critical to prevent childhood diseases have been disrupted and have broken down. children are now at a far higher risk of polio and measles. >> parents already have enough to worry about, but now there is a possibility that children could be struck down by illness and disease. the chance of getting treatment in the middle of this war is slim. al jazeera. >> saudi women are defying authorities getting behind the wheel d

from a coveted seat on the united nations security council the saudis are furious over washington stance on syria approaches to iran and the failure to support a meaningful peace process on behalf of the palestinians the kingdom of saudi is going out on its own but where. to cross talk saudi arabia's foreign policy i'm joined by my guest in washington james carafano he is a vice president of foreign and defense policy studies at the heritage foundation also we have me he is founder and director of the center for democracy and human rights in saudi arabia and we cross to jim lobe he is the washington bureau chief for into press service and publisher of loeb blog dot com all right gentlemen close up rules of i mean you can jump in anytime you want jim if i go to you first in washington these words coming out of riyadh is that bluster i mean the united states and saudi arabia are attached at the hip and they have been for for decades it's just words coming out of riyadh well i don't think i have any particular insight into what what king abdullah is thinking and obviously he's kind of the s

but i need the political support of the security council members but also other members of the united nations to really make a difference. >> the security council resolution on syria's chemical weapons faces consequences for noncompliance. but largely have ignored the humanitarian appeal because it is nonbinding. both sides are accused of daily indiscriminate attacks. amos says no one is taking seriously their responsibility under international law. bernard smith, al jazeera. >> peter, thank you for being with us. talk to us about how acute this problem is for refugees inside syria. >> the problem inside syria is simply are disastrous. winter is approaching. while we are familying to get 250 trucks to all areas that is simply not enough. there are simply some estimated 5 million or so idp, internal refugees inside syria. there are many more people in increased conflict because of the economic collapse of the country. schools have been destroyed, supermarkets, shops, people don't have anyplace to shop, even if they can get out. syria is experience ook a traumc situation. >> the ones wh

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they made their appeals at the meeting in geneva of the united nations human rights council. >> humanrights! >> council members reviewed records of 192 u.n. member states once every 4 years. this year, china was among those under scrutiny. the delegate from poland called for an investigation into the chinese government's crackdown on journalists and activists. he said authorities should stop restricting freedom of expression immediately. the french envoy turned his attention to the situation in tibet and the autonomous region. he asked chinese leaders to ask u.n. human rights monitors to visit those areas. china's delegate said leaders in beijing have made improvements over the last four years. he said they've taken measures to protect people's rights to freedom of expression and religion, but he said attempts to split country disturbed tranquility of society will not be permanent, even under the banner of human rights. council members will write up their recommendations then present them to the chinese government by next march. >>> one man who has kept china's human rights record in

the statement would help us but i need the political support of the security council members but also other members of the united nations to really make a difference. >> the security council resolution on syria's chemical wepons need compliance. they have ignored the humanitarian appeal because it's non-binding. >> both side are accused of daily attacks on schools, hospitals an medical personnel. no one is takinge seriously ther allegations under international humanitarian law. >> we are going to talk more about this now with rima kamal. she is the spokesperson for the national committee of the red cross in dasmascus. thank you for being with us. we saw the report on the extent of the problem for millions of syrians inside of the country. how acute is the problem from your end? i just wanted to ask you what have you seen from your end in dasmascus about how bad the rove refugee problem has become in syria? >> yes, the military operations and active fighting in syria is taking place in areas po populad by a large number of civilians. people are having to flee their homes on a weekly basis the number now is up to

of the statement would help us meet the political support of the security council members, but also other members of the unitedations to really make a difference. >> security council resolution on syria's chemical weapons threatens consequences. valerie amos says the syrian government and rebel groups ignored the humanitarian appeal because it is unbinding. both sides are accused of daily indiscriminate attacks on schools, power plants and medical personal. amos says no one is taking seriously obligations under international law. >> five people accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attacks tried to argue against receiving the death penalty. the lawyers say the cia violated the men's heights by torturing them in prison. >> one of the major issues that dominated the discussion at the 9/11 pre-trial here at gan tan mow is the matter of torture. the defense wants to bring in the un convention against torture, which allows the five men accused of planning the september 11th attacks to gain something from the torture suffered in cia custody between 2003 and 2006. one part of the strategy was for a defense lawyer to br

statement would help us, but i need the political support of the security council members, but also other members of the united nations to really make a difference. >> the security council resolution on syria's chemical weapons threatens consequences for non-compliance. but the syrian government and rebel groups have largely ignored the humanitarian appeal because it is non-binding. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: both sides are accused of daily indiscriminate attacks on schools, power plant, medical personnel, and no one is taking seriously obligation under international humanitarian law. bernard smith, al jazeera. >> this time last year new york was bracing for super storm sandy, the breakaway queens the hardest hit. many of their clinics still has not reopened. >> so what else do we need to get started. >> reporter: dr. amber feather stone is stocking up on supplies. this health center will open in a week. it's routine procedure for doctors of the world, those who operate in war zones around the globe. but this is new york city in the area called the rock aways. >> even before the hurricane this was considered an

are already 35 inspectors working in syria, so now this plan requires approval from the united nations security council>> on a related subject, a u.n. body has warned to the number of syrian refugees would increase up to 5 million people by the end of 2014. the u.n. also predicts has by the end of 2014, more than half of syria's 23 million people would be either refugees or internally displaced. >> u.s. and russian officials are trying to push for syrian peace talks in mid november. it is not clear if they can get all the sides to the negotiating table. >>ar jen teen i can't's president is set to undergo surgery to remove a blood clot in her brain. the sitting-year-old leader suffered a head injury this summer. doctors ordered her to rest for a month after discovering the clot was pressuring her brain and causing headaches. the health scare comes three weeks before elections that could loosen her party's hold on congress. >> tens of thousands are without power following a record breaking snowstorm in south dakota. four feet of snow were dumped in part of the state. at least four were killed. some cattl

jurisdictions and two of those cases were referred to the international criminal court by the united nations security councila disingenuous argument to say they are targeting africans, because that is where those crimes have been committed. and in five countries they have not been able to handle the crimes, so they invite the international criminal court to come and assist. >> okay. but is the icc effective at holding to account african leaders, because we often see them just dodging the court. >> sorry do you remind repeating the question. >> i'm asking you whether the icc is actually effective when it is holding to account african leaders. some openly disregard the ruling of the court and won't appear before it. >> yes, the question of effectiveness of the international criminal court has come into question on a number of occasions. i think it will be incorrect to judge the effectiveness or otherwise of the international criminal court by the fact that [ inaudible ] has not yet been arrested and brought the court. the court is made up of state parties, and they are the ones who are supposed to cooperate in

meanwhile, for the president of the united states command council that today that he had to leave thete house just to get some food. it turns out that they are down to just turkey chili at the white house. turkey chili. i don't know. our experts here are sampling the turkey chili. how is it? well, you know, the leader of the free world. okay. former senator scott brown on that. ♪ ♪ neil: all right. the inhumanity must not. turkey chili, the president of the united states is down to a turkey chili because -- well, i don't know if the cuts are gone or that is what they have left. guys, this is not -- d like it? >> no, thank you. neil: and the president the united states. come on. no wonder he was stepping -- skipping across the street. former senator scott brown. he would feel great thanks for the president of the united states relegated to ordering out we say this to make a point. this shutdown is having all sorts of implications. what you think of where we stand now and how the president is trying to say i, too, and feeling. >> first of all, i wonder if the coach of trying to send a m

well, 2002 might be significant in that the united states was focused on the upcoming invasion of iraq. there was a great debate within the security council, and for the united states trying to figure out would it get the vote in the counsel, would it have the u.n. backing and legitimacy. so you were trying in that context to remember what all the members who would influence the security council were thinking, what they would be likely to do when the case was presented. >> and a vocal supporter of president bush at the time were they looking at the process and you can't help but over things like economy, strategy. >> some things come up in particular that friends don't spy on friends. use of intelligence is about understanding the world, and things that might happen in another country that would profoundly effect your own. if i'm a senior european official i might want to know what is going on in greece. the future of the european union as europeans know it depends on whether greece follows its austerity plan. the leaders will tell you that but not necessarily all. think about what has happened in the united states over the past 30 days.

the best case is when that comes from a united security council.itis more problematic if comes only from one or two in the security council, but then you would have an action not of the security council. i would certainly say to see sharon -- to show the security council can be unified on the show of force that would have a positive effect on the willingness of the parties to agree to solutions according to the charter. >> building on the same thing, and we covered a lot of ground on syria, and i'm glad we did because it is such a pressing concern, but there is a concept wrapped up in what we are seeing in serious run out that has been very important sign of progress. as you talked about the marriage of international and international -- and national interests, the responsibility to protect, adopted by all member states, in 2005, used for the intervention in libya, that has been very controversial and it is for her to say the syrian people are the victim of that circumstance. r2p doctrine -- how do you see a role in that playing forward, and it loo

meanwhile, for the president of the united states command council that today that he had to leave thete house just to get some food. it turns out that they are down to just turkey chili at the white house. turkey chili. i don't know. our experts here are sampling the turkey chili. how is it? well, you know, the leader of the free world. okay. former senator scott brown on that. ♪ [beep] [indistinct chatter] [kids talking at once] [speaking foreign language] [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [faint singing] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me ♪ ♪ i was a lonely soul, but that's the old me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find out how it can help frontline health workers bring hope to millions of children at everybeatmatters.org. ♪ neil: all right. the inhumanity must not. turkey chili, the president of the united states is down to a turkey chili because -- well, i don't know if the cuts are gone or that is what they have left. guys, this is not -- d like it? >> no, thank you. neil: and the president the

only see the results after some time for example when i first started going to the united nations human rights council nobody spoke about the many people didn't even know what was going on and behind today when you talk to people at the human rights council about the situation when they have a good idea of what is the situation on the ground is and i think that that definitely is progress when we're looking at the situation internationally so i think the discourse the understanding of the situation definitely has changed but it's going to take some time before we're able to actually exerts pressure on different governments to take the correct stances towards the human rights situation as you can see right now for example in the united kingdom they have one of the worst stances when it comes to reaction to the humor a situation behind where they continuously excuse doing business as usual the bahamian government by saying that the behind these are on a path of reform and that they're supporting this reform when on the when in reality on the ground what we're seeing is that the but any government is mov