>> well, i think in this report it just referred to united council not having tokens on site. the other shelters do have tokens on site and they're given out monthly at the shelter director's meeting so it was just one reference in this report six months ago that united council didn't have tokens. >> and giving the tokens at the beginning or once a month but by the end of that month do they still have adequate tokens? >> yes, they have them available or if they need more they can always get more. >> can i ask the committee to do a survey of these -- specifically about tokens? i would feel better about it if they have adequate tokens. and would you be able to come back to us or give a report in three months? >> [inaudible] >> okay. thank you very much. those were my questions. >> okay. >> supervisor campos. >> yes. thank you. happy new year to you. just going to a couple of points we discussed earlier with the chair -- chair camara. on the language funds, the $10,000 accessed -- i don't know if you could speak to that. >> if the funds were put into a contract it would definitel

i am looking at items on the report that remain unresolved and would united council mother brown and back of tokens and first aid kit and no statement if that was addressed and i am wondering if you know? >> i went there two months ago. well, part of the reason is -- this is back in june and since then most likely has been but we're have been short committee members and didn't have quorums for a while and site visits were lacking and now we have nine and getting on top of that and going to united council presumably in this quarter and i can't speak to those in the report because it was some time ago. >> and the issue of staffing -- i also want to hear from the department on this. how long have you -- >> before jeff it was bernice casey and five months alone and they worked together for three months and she left in august so he's been alone since august. >> any since of when that issue would be addressed? >> that's a question for the departments. >> okay great. thank you. >> thank you. actually my questions would be targeted towards jeff. thanks for your -- >> >> >> hi jeff. >> hi. ma

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the united nations security council is set to meet this morning to discuss yemen and the ukraine.ine was requested by lithuania. the council has met on the ukranian civil war but has failed to act. >>> president obama has become the first u.s. president to preside over india's spectacular republican day festivities. india rolled out the red carpet for the president, and leaders of both countries hailed what they called a new friendship. the crowd broke out into cheers when mr. obama got out of his limousine. the event featured everything from tanks and state of the art weaponry to camels and dancers. >>> a plan to designate 12 million acres of alaska's wildlife refuge as wilderness is causing an outcry. president obama is pushing for federal protection of this land, but republicans in alaska are calling the wilderness designation of a potentially oil rich coastal area quote a land grab. more than 7 million acres of refuge are currently managed as wilderness. >>> presidential candidates were in iowa this weekend campaigning for support, this despite the fact the campaign for 2016 h

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. >>> those conflicts in ukraine and yemen have spurred emergency meetings today for the united security council. the group has failed to take action since the ukrainian issue broke out because of the russian influsence on the panel. >>> voters in greece, meanwhile, are cheering for change this morning. they've elected a new leader to get their country's finances in order but as charlie d'agata shows us, greece's future with the european union is still in question. >> reporter: it's been a while since the greeks have had anything to celebrate, but the voters have spoken and their message, enough is enough with the austerity measures. people are fed up, said georgios cosmos. they're hungry literally hungry. i'm 72 years old, and all i have in my pocket is seven euros. the elected leader alexis sir pras tsipras leave behind the austerity measures. in the past four years greece has been in the grips of violent protests. tens of thousands of jobs lost, pensions slashed, and an unemployment rate of more than 25%, double that for young people. most of that anger was aimed at germany, the driving force

580 children the united states proved that it is that the most recent positions in the united nations security council are proving that. i do not think that the united states can be so much in strategic reliance and at the same time be an honest broker. it doesn't work. we need a different approach. >> is it time for a change of leadership, time for mahmoud abbas to go and new leadership to take the helm? >> it's time for change since long dime. i think it's not -- long time. it's not about mahmoud abbas but a whole generation a whole approach. in summary i would say that we need to move forward from traditional politics where many believe in one party rule or one man rule or one executive structure rule into a new modern form of poll tickets, a modern -- politics with separation of powers and effective independent systems. it's time for that. >> we were told an international peace conference is needed to continue peace talks with israel and carry out a 2-state solution. human rights activists are calling on saudi bloggers to be released. he was sent to prison with 1,000 thrashes for snult g islam. >>

the ambassador to israel has been summoned as the united nations security council. the resolution failed to pass. mahmoud abbas submitted -- to join the international criminal court. we spoke about the reasons behind the summoning. >> this isn't just about the latest -- in favor of the palestine-u.n. draft resolution. it is also about the vote of the french parliament last year, which urged the government to support, to recognize the palestinian state. the discussions will go about the role of the french government at the u.n. it is not just about the latest french -- >> let's turn to the palestinian bid. what can we expect moving forward? >> the palestinians appear adamant in joining the organization. the palestinian authorities will deliver a letter informing the u.s. they will recognize the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. they will apply for the -- to join the international criminal court. benjamin netanyahu said not to accept the palestinian application. he said the palestinian authority is not a state. the reference is to hamas which has joined in a national u

security council watching these very fast-moving developments. >> okay, james we'll check in with you a little later. thank you for the time being. james bays our diplomatic editor reporting from unitedions. james saying the meeting go on at the u.n. security council has now broken. >> just showing you the live pictures in sanaa the houthi leader there he is, he has been speaking for about 35 minutes or so giving his take on the situation in yemen. what he believes has led up to this point. so we are monitoring what he's saying and we will keep updating you on any lines that he brings us as well as you here at al jazerra. crossing over to sanaa and speaking a visiting scholar at carnegie middle east center, that's where his research focuses on yemeni and gulf politics. so one of the sings that he was just saying, he was referring to the national dialogue that happened in 2013. and he believes, that it could have been used to build a new yemen, yet upon conclusion, estates, authorities have their own interests in mind and this is what has also let to the situation that sanaa find itself in today. do you agree with that? [ inaudible ] hopefully that the government has. [ inaudible ] po

security council, only the united states and australia voted against the measure. but it needed nine votes to pass, and only received eight after nigeria decided at the last minute to abstain from voting. the guardian reports both u.s. secretary of state john kerry and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called nigeria's president, goodluck jonathan, to ask him to oppose the measure. the united states was expected to veto the measure if it passed. to talk more about the latest developments, we're joined now by two guests. in washington, d.c., phyllis bennis is a fellow at the institute for policy studies. she's written several books, including, "understanding the palestinian-israeli conflict: a primer" and "calling the shots: how washington dominates today's united nations." and joining us via democracy now video stream, ali abunimah is the co-founder of the electronic intifada and author of the recent book, "the battle for justice in palestine." welcome both to democracy now! let's start with the significance of these developments at the united nations. begi

he gave some details to the security council that i think we weren't aware of before making it clear that he believes most military unitsn't take part in any fighting at all. the only fighting from the government side was done by the presidential guard alone. this meeting of the u.n. security council called by the united kingdom, their ambassador spoke to me ahead of the meeting. >> we are deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in yemen. and that's why we have called this emergency meeting. we will hear a briefing from the special envoy, and we need his advice really on how the security council can react to what has happened in the last 48 hours. but at the very least we feel we need to express a united view we issued a statement in the course of today which condemns the ongoing violence makes it clear all parties should be standing by president hadi and the government and making clear that the international community will not tolerate action by spoilers which undermines that political transition. >> reporter: i'm told that security council meeting is coming to an end. i'm told there is a draft statement the

for over a decade, the united states along with the rest of the u.n. security council has triebut failed to reach a deal with tehran on its nuclear weapon program. iran has defiantly marched toward developing nuclear weapons by refusing to negotiate with the united states in good faith. instead, its leaders have continued to cl for the destruction of israel and the destruction of the unes. now isn't that lovely. just as november in t of nuclear negotiations the iranian revolutionary guard corps released this statement. the united statess still the great satan and number enemy of islamic revolution and islamic republic and the islamic iranian nation. iran's actions over ths are not surprising. after all it is the world's largest state-sponsor of terrorism. using both its military and proxy hezz bowla, iran has -- hezbollah, iran has planned attacks around e world.

i lead a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally the world to meet the threat of foreign terrorist fighters, including coming from syria. david and the united kingdom continue to be strong partners in this work. including sharing intelligence and strengthening border security. at the same time we both recognize that intelligence and military force alone will not solve this problem. so we are also going to keep working together on strategies to counter violent extremism that radicalizes recruits and mobilizes young people to engage in terrorism. and local communities, families, neighbors, faith leaders have a vital role to play in that effort. we also look forward to welcoming our british friends to our summit next month on countering violent terrorism. because whether in europe or america, a critical weapon against terrorism is our adherence to our freedoms and values at home, including the pluralism and the respect and tolerance that defines us as diverse and democratic societies. finally, i want to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate davi

. >> new tonight, the united nation security council is condemning the attack on a hotel in libya that happened on tuesday. ten people were killed including one american. libyan officials say a group of armed assailants bombed the hotel parking lot. we're learning more about the american killed in that attack. david barry was a former marine. he became a security consultant and was last employed as a contractor in fredericksburg virginia. so far, $1,000 has been raised on the go fund me page since it was created yesterday. >>> next the blizzard of 2015 officially now one for the record books. tonight, the effort to dig out before the next storm moves in. >>> plus the historic d.c. landmark that will soon transform into an outdoor lover's playground. >>> snoop dogg stretching out and warming up to play with the wounded warriors. their story coming up. >>> people in and near the town of of marshfield massachusetts, have suffered 14 brutal hours of blizzard conditions. now crews are assessing the damage. the cleanup there could take months to finish. 25 inches of snow fell, according to t

. >> some have managed to persuade the united nations security council to sign up to article 1738, which- which sends out a very strong signal that you can't murder journalists and hope to get away with it. >> the daniel pearl act was passed, which said that the u.s. government really called on nations to protect journalists and not to allow something like that to happen. however, much like the u.n. resolution, it's a statement of intent. it has no real force. >> almost everyone i know who does this, has this sense of mission. if you are in a war zone, and see something happen in front of you that shouldn't be happening, and you bring that back to where the policy makers are, and they see that, and they change the policy, you're doing your job. >> i am optimistic. i think that you see spreading around the world this general desire for the rule of law, and for governments that are more accountable to their people. people want information. they want judicial systems that are independent. as that continues, you will see that there will be accountability for people who uhm. abuse journalists

council. representatives of 54 asia pacific nations on thursday decided to unite behind japan. the council's 10 nonpermanent members are chosen by regional groups and serve for two years. the u.n. general assembly is scheduled to vote in october to choose replacements for five nonpermanent members. if japan wins more than two-thirds of the vote it will become a nonpermanent council member for the 11th time. that's more than any other u.n. member nation. japan's u.n. ambassador motohide yoshikawa says being the sole regional candidate has improved japan's chances. >> translator: i would like to spend the next year studying how japan might respond to various matters as a council member. >> he expressed hope that he will work on key issues including security in east asia and security council reforms. >>> ron madison is here with the latest on where prices are headed in europe. ron? >> well gene january inflation in the eurozone stayed in minus territory for the second straight month. officials at euro stat that's the statistical office of the european union released the preliminary

i led a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally the world to meet the threat of foreign terrorist fighters, including coming from syria. david and the united kingdom continue to be strong partners in this work including sharing intelligence and strengthening border security. at the same time we both recognize intelligence and security force alone will not solve this problem so we'll also keep working together on strategies to counter violent extremism that radicalize recruits and mobilizes people especially young people to engage in terrorism and local communities, family, neighbors, faith leaders, have a vital role to play in that effort. we also look forward to welcoming our british friend to our summit next month on countering violent terrorism, because in europe or america a critical method against terrorism is adherence to our freedoms and values at home including pluralism and respect and tolerance that defines us as diverse and democratic societies. finally i want to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate david's on last month's house agr

. >> the united nations security council is condemning the terrorist attack on a hotel this libya. libyan officials say a group of armed assailants stormed the hotel while detonating a car bomb in the parking lot. ten people were killed including american david berry. >>> and we're learning more about berry this morning. we now know he was a former marine who served multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. he later became a security consultant and was last employed as a contractor in fredericksburg virginia. a fundraising page was created for berry's family on the site go fund me. so far more than $1500 has been raised since the page was created yesterday. >>> coming up on 4:49. toda council will consider a resolution to change the artificial turf used in athletic fields. is this an alternative to the crumb rubber which makes the turf bouncier but it collects in your kids' cleats. the new type of turf appears to pose fewer health risks. the first two fields to use the alternative are likely church hill high school and latonia recreational center park. the council notes the change wi

. >>> the united nations security council will hold emergency meetings later today concerning both yemen and ukraine. in southeastern ukraine a shelling was caught on camera over the weekend. at least 30 were killed and more than a hundred were injured from rocket fire just like this. the attacks ka ima day after pro russian -- came a day after the pro russian separatists rejected a peace deal. right now, the president is in india. they're making progress on a number of issues, the president said. tracie potts is live in washington for us. good morning to you. so what's the latest with the president's overseas trip? >> reporter: well, the president has actually talked about yemen and ukraine on this trip. but today that focus is trade. a few moments ago we were listening to administration officials traveling with the president about how they hope to bring the two countries together more closely. this is new video overnight of president and mrs. obama greeted by tens of thousands. at india's republic day parade marking the day india became a democracy. mr. obama is the honored guest on da

. >>> the united nations security council will hold an emergency meeting later today concerning both yemen and ukraine. in southeast ukraine, a shelling was caught on camera over the weekend. at least 30 people were killed and more than 100 injured from rocket fire just like this. the attacks came a day after pro-russian separatists rejected a peace deal. and right now, president obama is in india. the president says he and the indian prime minister have reached a new level of trust and are making progress on a number of issues. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. tracie what's the latest on the president's trip overseas. >> reporter: milissa, one of the big issues they will talk about is trade. the president is get ready to open a business forum from the united states how they can work together. the president is getting a pretty warm welcome there. this is new video overnight of president and mrs. obama greeted by tens of thousands. at india's republic day parade. marking the day india became a democracy. mr. obama is the honored guest on day two of his three-day trip. india's

calling for a timetable of talks and an independent palestinian state failed to pass in the united nations security council abbas applied to what israel always feared. the international criminal court, a total change in strategy from negotiations now political and legal international pressure. >> his legacy is the statehood. that's why he is forcing today i am the man that brought you recognition of 138 states. i am the man who challenging washington and tel aviv for ending occupation. >> reporter: president abbas' commitment to negotiations hasn't always been popular among palestinians especially when people didn't see anything change on the ground but he enters his 11th year in office with a new strategy and one that's so far proven popular among palestinians, stefanie dekker. al jazerra. >>> al jazerra continues to demands the release of its three journalist who his have been in prison now in egypt for more than a year. peter greste, mohamed fahmy and bahar mohamed were wrongly accused of broadcasting false news and helping the outlawed prussian limb brotherhood. an appeals court in cairo has ordered a

united states has condemned isil's actions. a spokeswoman for the white house national security council said we are work to go confirm the video's authenticity. >> we call for the release of all remaining hostages. she added that the united states stands in solidarity with its ally japan. >> charlie winter joins us, thanks for staying with us here on al jazeera. i believe you wrote a report and presented some of your findings to parliament about islamic state. what's the recruiting power of the video of the killing of this hostage? >> well, this and other videos like it is slack state saying we are very powerful and we are everywhere and everyone is a tarts. that's a very powerful message. of course it is not true. it is the islamic state exaggerating its position and the menace it presents, but it does present a very big problem fours. it's going to be very readily available on the internet. the way a video like this proliferates the minute it's been released is quite something to behold. >> how much of it, is it released to cause fear in many countries, especially the countries with the governments involved as a recruitment? h

>> the only formal obstacle would be that the security council of the united nations has the power to a resolution deferring any investigations. this is a power that the security council has never used up to point in. i can't imagine that you could find a consensus to -- to adopt such a resolution. and that would take -- that would last for a period of 12 months. other than that i don't see what other obstacles are in the way of the court. >> perhaps political obstacles because if alleged war crime charges are pursued against israel certainly the u.n. bam -- the palestinian ambassador indicated they would be seeking retroactive investigations. that opens up the palestinians to scrutiny as well. >> yes, and i don't see any problem -- i think if a criminal court is to operate and operate fairly, then it needs to be investigating all parties to any conflict. it's not acceptable simply to investigated one side and not the other. obviously in the case of israel and palestine, i think it's fairly clear that the conflict is driven by israel's occupation of palestinian territory. this occupat

mohamed bare rah die, they went back into iraq, and they made three public reports to the united nations security council in january of '03, february and march of 50e 03. all three before the war actually started. and they said in public that they were having what they called no-notice inspections. they could go anywhere they wanted without telling anybody and hold an inspection. they were not finding weapons of mass destruction, and they didn't think there were any. and that really alarmed me. and i propose now that a great president would have postponed or suspended the invasion that he scheduled for the 19th of march and ordered -- and started on the 19th of march of '03. it would have been a very difficult thing to do. you know, the troops were overseas, the marines were on the boats, the invasion was ready to go, but the experts on the ground in iraq were not finding the weapons of mass destruction that were supposed to be the reason that we were invading. and a great president would have called a halt and said let those inspections continue. in my opinion george bush was not a great president and t

if we go back to november when the united nations security council recognized that saleh should be among the names of the people who are going to face, you know, the results of those activities in relation to derailing or undermining the whole political process in yemen, saleh is number one. from that time and a long time ago we knew that the man is a master of mischief and that he has been all the time claiming for the past two or three years that if he ever comes back back--stage as come back or to the whole world global powers and regional powers will transfer to him and he can drive the country down the sliding scale to anarchy. so there is nothing actually unusual about it, you know. and ali abdullah saleh has been undermining the whole thing from the start. he had no intentions of giving up power. not only himself but other men in the center of powers and corruption in yemen who have been taking billions of dollars for years. >> as you say the fact remains he remains still a very influence figure. what impact do you any this will have on ongoing efforts now to try and stabilize the

the same way like you demonstrate in the united nations security council. the same way like you demonstrate in the g 20 meeting at brisbane, the same way like you demonstrate in the european union council. and solidarity, we have four all over the world, starting from the united states and canada and finishing with japan and australia. we need to demonstrate a solidarity with ukraine, and a very important thing, we need to believe in ukraine. because we are fighting for peace. i'm the president of peace. i'm strongly believe that there is not existing be military submission of this problem. and we need to have a very strongly coordinated action to bring the peace, not only to my country, but to bring the peace in the world. again, this is the line of the front, when we are fighting. not only for our territory and integrity, independence, we are fighting for european security. we are fighting for european values. somebody said this is very expensive. to fight for peace. i think this is two complete with different concepts of the world. they measured expenses

a resolution calling for a timetable and independent state failed to pass the united nations security council. mahmoud abbas apply the to what israel feared - the international criminal court, a change in strategy from negotiations to political and legal pressure. >> his legacy is a statehood. he is saying "i am the man that brought you recognition of 138 states. i'm the man challenging washington and tel aviv for ending occupation." >> president mahmoud abbas's commitment have not always been popular among palestinians. specially when people didn't see anything change. he enters with a new strategy one that is popular among palestinians. >> the secretary-general of the palestinian national initiative joins me from ramallah. thank you for speaking to you. could mahmoud abbas have done better? of course he could have done better. maybe he has everywhere in the world except the palestinian people who are not satisfied. after 10 years i think he has failed in three areas. first of all, he failed to achieve independence. he relied on negotiations. it was a failure because the programme was wrong.

this cames a day of the united nations security council failed to pass a resolution that would set adline for israel so end what palestinians call -- >> the push by the palestinians to join the icc international criminal court, is not a done deal because the court has to still approve it and if that even happens, a big if there -- that could take months. as many as possibly three to four months. that said yesterday, take a look. palestinian authority president abbas signed what is known as the rome statute. essentially requesting to join the icc the international criminal court in "the hague." if sew -- if so it would position the palestinians to file a war crimes case against israel. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu had this to say today. take a look, quote we expect the international criminal court to completely reject the hypocritical appeal by the palestinian authority because the palestinian authority is not a state, it is an entity and an alliance with the terrorist organization hamas that commits war crimes. now, all of this comes after the u.n. security council rejec

i led a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally against terrorist fightersand the united kingdom continue to be strong parters in this work -- partners in this work. at the same time, we both recognize that intelligence and military force alone is not going to solve this problem so we're also going to keep working together on strategies to counter violent ec too manyism -- extremism that radicalizes, recruits and mobilizes people especially young people to engage in terrorism. and local communities, families neighbors, faith leaders have a vital role to play in that effort. we also look forward to welcoming our british friends to our summit next month on countering violent terrorism because whether in europe or in america, a critical weapon against terrorism is our adherence to our freedoms and values at home. including the pluralism and the respect and tolerance that defines us as diverse and democratic societies. and finally, i want to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate david on last month's agreement, it's a tribute to the courage and determin

i led a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally the world to meet theoreign terrorist fighters, including coming from syria. david and the united kingdom continue to be strong partners in this work, including sharing intelligence and strengthening border security. at the same time, we both recognize that intelligence and military force alone is not going to solve this problem. so we're also going to keep working together on strategies to counter the violent extremism that radicalizes, recruits and mobilizes people, especially young people, to engage in terrorism. and local communities, families, neighbors, faith leaders have a vital role to play in that effort. we also look forward to welcoming our british friends to our summit next month on countering violent terrorism. whether in europe or america, a critical weapon against terrorism is adherence to our values at home, including the pluralism and the respect and tolerance that defines us as diverse and democratic societies. finally i want to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate david on last

the united nations security council condemning the terrorist attack on a hotel in libya. officials in that country say a group of armed assailants stormed the hotel on tuesday while detonating a car bomb in the parking lot. ten people were killed including american david berry. and we're learning more about mr. berry. we now know he was a former marine who served multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. he later became a security consultant and was last employed as a contractor in fredericksburg. a fund raising page was created for berry's family on the go fund me site. we've been keeping aen eye on the page all morning. so far more than $1500 has been raised since the page was created yesterday. >>> 6:49. a man will be sentenced for carrying a loaded gun near the white house. this is video of the federal officers searching his car on constitution afternoon two months ago. they say they found a loaded rifle,munition and 6 inch knife. he pled guilty on misdemeanor charges and could face two years. >>> a sterling virginia man accused of trying to hire someone to murder his e

i let a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally the world to meet thencluding come being from syria. david and the united kingdom continue to be strong partners in the work sharing intelligence and strengthening border security. at the same time we both recognize that intelligence and military force alone is not going to solve this problem. we're also going to keep working together on strategies to counter violent extremism that radicalizes, recruits and mobilizes people especially young people to engage in terrorism and local communities and families and neighbors faith leaders have a vital role to play in that area. we also look forward to welcoming our british friends to our summit next month on countering violent terrorism. because whether in europe or in america, critical weapon against terrorism is our adherence to our freedoms and values at home. including the pluralism and respect and tolerance that defines us as diverse and democratic societies. finally i want to take this opportunity to fun lickly congratulate david on last month's agreement,

i led a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally the world to meet theof foreign terrorist fighters, including coming from syria. david and the united kingdom continue to be strong partners in this work including sharing intelligence and strengthening border security. at the same time we both recognize intelligence and military force alone is not going to solve this problem so we're going to keep working together on strategies to counter violent extremism that radicalizes rh s recruits and mobilizes young people to engage in terrorism and local communities, family, neighbors, faith leaders have a vital role to play in that effort. we also look forward to welcoming our british friends to our summit next month because whether in europe or in america, a critical weapon against terrorism is our adherens to our freedoms and values at home. including the pluralism and the respect and tolerance that defines us as a diverse and democratic society. and finally i want to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate david on last month's storm house agreement, a

. >> the united nations security council is could be demming a terrorist attack at a hotel in libya. a group stormed the hotel tuesday while detonating a car bomb in the parking lot. ten people were killed including american david berry. and we're learning more berry this morning. he was a former marine who served multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. he later became a security consultant. a fund raising page was created for berry's family on the site go fund me. quheked ed we checked and so far more than $1500 has been raised sfwloop. >>> governor mcauliffe says there is no price for safety. he says the state of virginia is willing to invest more in metro safety. his comments come in the wake of a smoke incident that terrified passengers and left one woman dead. >> i'm willing and i speak to the common wealth to invest our money to hav most safe system we can have the most efficient and if it takes more money for me when it comes to safety cost is not an issue. >> when asked whether metro riders themselves should have to pay more to ensure efficiency and safety mcauliffe said, quo

we're still awaiting a statement from the united nations security council. they have 15 nations on it one of those nations of course is france, and they all have to agree on a statement before it is put out in their name. if any country objects to the worlding, then they have to break the silence, but that hasn't happened yet, and it's likely that statement will be read out by the current president of the security council in about 40 minutes from now. >> when we get that reaction we'll certainly return to you james bays. rush to the assistant professor of foreign policy at qatar university. the condemnation we have heard from world leaders, but also the expression that freedom of speech must be preserved. this attack is seen as very much an attack on french values and the philosophy in the country as a whole. i guess the irony is this could play very nicely into the hands of those who have sought to limit freedom of speech in the past. >> it's an attack of the french identity because liberty of freedom is one of the cornerstones. it's normal to see several w

because the assessed values have decreased to drastically that no city in the united states ever faced. >> but the council has a problem with the manager usurping the city's power. >> they can direct the action of the city without sitting down with the city fathers. >> the emergency managers want to work with the city council and some think that outsiders is not a bad idea. >> we need help right now, it's a great idea. >> one area mayor called thissy slap in the face to mayor guardian who is working with the state to improve the situation here. this goes well beyond that. we'll have to see how the mayor and council begin working with the new emergency managers and how they play out the legal powers and who can do what. i'm nora muchanic channel 6 "action news." >> thank you nora. >>> here is better news on the employment front the unemployment rate dropped to 6.2% last month and the unemployment rate fell from 9.7% in december of 2009, it's still higher than the national average 2014 marked the second straight year of job growth in the private sector. this is the way it looked in october of 2013, october

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and the united nations security council is planning an emergency meeting today on the crisis in ukrainee driver was caught in the line of fire and recorded that moment rebble rocket fire came ranking down on this site i. check this out. wow, right there. shells exploding on the street just few feet away. the latest round of violence has killed at least 30 people and wounded more than 90 others. >> a drive-by shooting near rowan university's main campus injuries a student. glassboro police say the student was shot in both legs early sunday morning while visiting the campus crossings apartment complex. he was treated and released from the hospital. now, police took two men into custody for questioning. one of whom is being held on previous warrants. >> 6:28. coming up in the next half hour, live with team coverage of our winter storm. jan? >> well, it has stopped snowing for the time being here in warminster becomes county. but how does the morning commute look? we'll take a look at the road conditions straight ahead. >> jan thanks. also this storm could cripple new york city. as much as

united right here in d.c. i'm very proud to say that i moved as a council member to make sure we have d.c. united that we keep our reeves center. i was very active in another important sports conversation about how we win the 2024 olympic games and went out with our team to california to make the final pitch. we all have our fingers crossed for what the games could mean for washington. and i feel also strongly that for our washington football team to win, they have to come home. >> do they have to change their name? >> i they they have to change their name but we'll get to that conversation. >> we can't let you off the hook that easily. >> why not? >> what are you going to do on your first days on the job -- >> my first day was friday. i became mayor at noon. we are just focused on having the right team in place so continuing to hire a great staff, get moved in invite everybody to our new digs at the wilson building. i've moved my office to the third floor of the building so i can be more connected to my staff and continue to work with the council who will have their first session this week

he joined forces with them, and indeed, just a couple of weeks ago, the united nations security council of all bodies sanctioned him, sanctioned former president salah, for interfering in a democratic transition inside yemen. so if you're going start pointing fingers, you point fingers not only at the houti, but as former president salah, who, where he got his support from remains to be seen, but he's also been involved in this fight against the american-supported government of the president. host: we're going put the numbers up on the screen. we're talking in this segment about efforts against global terrorism. we're also talking about the situation in yemen and the middle east in general. so if you have some questions for ambassador marc ginsberg, you can go ahead and dial in or tweet your questions, and we'll begin taking those in just a moment. now, ambassador, the death of the saudi king, the role saudi arabia in yemen. guest: king abdullah was first and foremost a champion of stability on the arabian peninsula, and saudi arabia, as we know, has been engaged in a regional proxy war

there is going to be a report out in march i think presided over on behalf of the united nations human rights council. there is going to be a lot of material. frankly, if this is an occasion when she again yields--well, not she because she's successor to a man who did yield to political pressure the public will lose faith in the rule of law. >> i want to ask you about one last thing and we could talk about it for a great deal of time but the decision to pick a particular start date from when things would be investigated, the day after three israeli teenagers were killed, which some people said was the precursor to the eventual israeli bombardment of gaza, why would that date have been picked? >> it seems to be a bit unfortunate, really. it saves hamas authority or fattah from being considered in respect to that particular part of the conflict. it might have been rather better of them to have put the start date back before that so not only would the court be in a position to investigate both sides, because it would be in a position to investigate that incident. if it found as man people say that it wa

united nations? the symptoms of the u.n. security council taking longer than other world capitals.that's because 15 countries are respected. so all 15 have to sign up to a statement. there is a little bit of negotiations as there always is in the negotiations finding wording that everyone agrees with. they've done that, and a short time ago the chilean ambassador who is the current president of the security council read out the statement. >> good afternoon. i will give the following press statement of the security counsel on the attacks on french newspaper. >> on the seventh of january january, 2015, causing numerous deaths among journalists media professionals and the members of the security council has strongly condemned the terrorist attack targeting journalists and newspaper. the member of the security council express their deep sympathy and condolences to their families of the victim as well as to the government of france. the members of the security council underlined the need to bring you perpetrators to justice. the members of security council reaffirm the need to combat by

if the united states' mission, french mission, uk others, the majority in the security council push in the same direction, nothing could stop actions by the united nations. it's really the players. i remember having worked with the security council members ten years ago on getting siree out of lebanon. a coalition between france and the united states accepted by russia made it possible. and the syrian army left lebanon. so, you need to have a unity there. that unity can only be possible of the national governments in washington, in france, in other places, are coming together so they could send instructions to representatives at the united nations. >> and we have two political panelists here who would have a voice. we're going to restart at the top of the hour. i'll ask you briefly for your comments, senator. obviously, both of you have had direct relationships with how the u.n. works. do you think it's a viable option at this point? >> well the u.n. tends to be decision-making by the lowest common denominator. they're well intended but not very good at doing difficult things. in is a

>> frankly the international community represented by the united nations and the security council generally speaking they build up to whatever they want to build up to. they have done that. yes, you can call for dialogue you can call for conference all of which have already taken place. there are resolutions on the books. already at the u.n. they need enforcement. if the united states along with britain and france in particular, do not sit down with the russians and the chinese and say this - every one of us has something at stakes. i think there has been a bit of apprehension since ukraine, and what has been going on in other parts of the world. the united states didn't feel like it would get the votes or would be able to get anyone moving forward. i spoke with people that are close to the white house, and i pushed for intervention. it is in the interests of the libyan people to do this. we did fight muammar gaddafi, and the troops on the verge of of... >> but what is the hs takes to get involved? -- hesitation to get involved. >> there's internal politics in the united states. the u.s. wa

. >> frankly, you know the international community represented by the united nations and the security council. generally speaking they build up to whatever intervention they want to build up too. they had done that. it opinion going on for four or five months. you can call for dialogue conferences, all of which had taken place. there are resolutions on the books already at the u.n. if the united states along with burton and france do not sit down with the russians and the chinese and say this, we had every one of us had something at stake. i think there has been a little apprehension since ukraine and what has been going on and other parts of the world, the united states did not feel like it would get the votes. i did speak with people that are close to the white house, and pushed for intervention. it is in the interests of the libyan people to do this. we fought muammar gaddafi, and his troops on the verge of... >> what is the hesitation to get involved? >> obviously, you know there is internal toll ticks in the united states the -- politics in the united states the u.k. was asked and they s