we have a united international community. [applause] we have a united international community right behind these unprecedented sanctions. we have left iran more isolated that ever. when we came to office, as you remember, not because of the last administration, just a reality, iran was on the ascendancy in the region. it is no longer on the ascendancy. the purpose of this pressure is not to punish. it is to convince iran to make good on its international obligations. put simply, we are sharpening a choice that the iranian leadership has to make. they can make their obligation to meet their obligations and give the international community ironclad confidence in the nature of their program or they can continue down the path that they are on to further isolate and mounting pressure of the world, but even preventing iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon still leaves them a dangerous neighbor, particularly to israel. they are using terrorist proxies to spread violence in the region and beyond region, putting israelis, americans, cit

we have a united international community. we have a united international community behind these sanctions. we have left iran more isolated than ever. it is no longer on the ascendancy. the purpose of this pressure is not to punish. it is to convince iran to make good on its international obligations. we are sharpening the choice that the iranian leadership has to make. they can meet their obligations and give the international community ironclad confidence in the peaceful nature of their program or they can continue down the path they are on to further isolate and mounting pressure of the world. >> coming up, and this second installment of "first ladies. " it examines the life and legacy of abigail adams. she was outspoken about her views on slavery and women's rights. she was one of the most prolific writers of the first lady bird we will take your phone calls and facebook comments live at 9:00 on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> benjamin netanyahu addressed the annual conference on monday. his remarks, he warned that

factor that can restrain israel is a mobilized international community there's no support in the international community for one state if you go look at the united nations general assembly is there any debate and a discussion on one state is there any legal basis in the international community for one state has no so no public support whatsoever it's simply a fantasy it's a fantasy both of the international level of fantasy on the ground the palestinians have been able to wrest. the west bank and gaza from israeli control and israel's rule is. israel is resisting tooth and nail withdrawing from approximately twenty two percent of historic palestine what's the basis for the assumption that israel will relinquish relinquish complete control over the eighty percent of palestine it's had sovereigns sovereign sovereign control over since one thousand nine hundred forty nine that's just sheer silliness the only reason these. speculations now rise of one state it's because nothing is happening if nothing is happening on the ground and of course people will speculate about all sorts of things that are totally disconnected from politics if you take for e

we have a united international community. have a united international community behind the sanctions. we have left iran more isolated. iran was on the ascendancy and the region. it is no longer on the ascendancy. the purpose is not to punish. it is to convince iran to make good on its international obligations. we are sharpening a choice that the iranian leadership has to make erie it they can make their best they can meet their obligations and give the community confidence in the nature of their program or they can further isolate and mounting pressure of the world. preventing iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon leaves them a dangerous neighbor, particularly to israel. they are using terrorist proxies to spread violence in the region, putting israelis, americans, citizens of every continent in danger. for too long hezbollah has tried to pose as nothing more than a political and social welfare group while plotting against eastern europe, east africa, south east asia to south america. we know what israel knows. hezbollah is a

we have a united international community. we have a united international community behind these unprecedented sanctions. we have left their around more isolated than ever. we came into office when iran was on ascendancy in the region. it is no longer on the ascendancy. the purpose of this pressure is not to punish. it is to convince iran to make good on its international obligations, but simply, we are sharpening the choice that the iranian leadership has to make. they can meet their obligations and give the international community ironclad confidence in the peaceful nature of the program, or they can continue down the path they're on to further isolate and mounting pressure from the world. >> that was a portion of the vice-president's remarks. you can see his entire speech online at the c-span video library. >> i was fascinated by her feminist views. i am paraphrasing, but she warned her husband. you cannot rule without including what women want and what women have to contribute. and this is 1700's she is saying that. >> abig

we have a united international community -- [applause] >> we have a united international community behind these unprecedented sanctions. we have left iran more isolated than ever. when we came to office as you remember, not because of the last administration, just a reality, iran was on the up in the region. it is no longer on the up. the pressure is not to punish, it is to convince iran to make good on its international obligations. put simply, we are sharpening the choice that the iranian leadership has to make. they can meet their obligations and give the international community iron clad confidence in the peaceful nature of their program or continue down the path they're run to further isolate and mounting pressure of the world. but even preventing iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon still leaves them a dangerous neighbor, particularly to israel. they are using terrorist proxies to spread violence in the region and beyond the region putting israelis, americans, citizens of every continent in danger. for too long, hezbollah has tried to pose as nothing more than a political and social

united nations. the international community agreed to a strong of framework at a landmark conference in beijing back in 1995. it has been used to pressure governments to afford women's rights. women's groups say is these delegates make exceptions for culture and tradition, then it will reverse hard-fought gains. russia and the vatican also favor. they did respond to al- jazeera's request for comment but the russian ambassador said this. >> from your question, i can assume that you do not expect -- respect traditions and culture. >> since she went public, dozens of them for describe similar tax. >> what happened to me was political, organized, systematic, and paid for by certain political groups who want to keep women away from the streets. >> women's advocates income out in force to make their case to delegates. fight the step backwards for women. question no. nigeria whereas expected outbreak of meningitis is expected to lead killed more than 100 people. we report from one of the worst hit areas. people in these new graves in this town. health-care workers expect it will known killer in this part o

that is fighting in syria and to devise any regime becomes more desperate that the united states and international community make absolutely clear to assad that the use of chemical weapons would be totally unacceptable. >> totally unacceptable -- jay carney there. steve, it is a complicated picture. what do we know about what happened and what did not happen? >> it is cloudy. it is hard to make an assessment from here. people who know about these things -- there seems to be a consensus that we should at least be cautious about these claims. -look at the video of the victims, they do not seem to have the injuries that would be consistent with the chemical weapons attack. talking about smelling the chemical agent, you would have needed vast quantities of chlorine, which was used by insurgency in iraq. these experts do not believe -- certainly the rebels and possibly not the syrian government as well -- have the power capacity to deliver chlorine on the scale. >> whether or not this attack happened, clearly, the white house is watching carefully. what do they mean when they say it is totally unacceptable or wo

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have the iran nuclear issue which is considered a threat not only by the united states and israel but the entire international community by the i.a.e.a. and the united nations security council and many many many other countries around the world that we cannot we cannot ignore that just us when you talk about the syrian situation there are over fifty thousand iranian. revolutionary guard representatives in syria are growing in number syria is being supplied by you know he was relieved. inside they have to. say that iran is not syria is limited to the ranch there is a lot of settling the situation it's farce or just it's not true that we cannot ignore the fact that iran is very much sees syria as a battleground between the iran that wants to promote the islamic revolution in other forces who are trying to contain it and this is exactly what iran is doing it's using syria and its supply. tending it looks like everybody is using syria everyone's using syria now they'll go ahead jump in. let me again in for size one point if hezbollah gets what kind of missiles over further would it apply and who the target is i believe the

. >> of the international community, the united nations and arab nations, lived up to their obligations, no syrian would ever think of marrying his daughter in jordan -- marrying off his daughter in jordan. >> this jordanian refugee camp is huge, and it keeps getting bigger. the camp administration says 100,000 syrians have already crowded into this place and about 1000 more join them every day. there's food, water, and shelter, and almost every day, there is a wedding. this 19-year-old has just married. his bride is his 15-year-old cousin. her mother-in-law has heart disease. she says if she dies, the family needs a woman to take care of her son, even if that woman is still nearly a child -- merely a child. >> married off young girls should not happen, but she has reached the married age. that is enough. >> the syrians civil war has traumatized men, women, and children. thousands have died, been wounded, or have fled, and young girls have had to do things they never would if they only had a choice. >> the venezuelan vice president says that the country's leader is fighting for his life

as fighting in syria intensifies and the regime becomes more desperate, that the united states and international communitytely clear to assad that the use of chemical weapons would be totally unacceptable. the president was clear when he said if assad and those under his commend make the mistake of using chemical weapons or do not secure them there will be consequences. >> shepard: that's the white house. the pentagon spokesman said that he could not corroborate that anyone used chemical weapons in sir ra, but it will monitor the situation. let's get to the white house. james is there. we have heard only slightly different things from the white house pentagon, and state department. can you sort it out? reporter: the white house only said it had no evidence as regards to rebels using chemical weapons. the pentagon said it has no evidence that either side used them in the syrian civil war. as you noted, syrian state-run tv was first to air the allegation, showing images who the regime said are victims of the attack. but the state department here in washington all but accused the government in damascus of ly

. >> the international community is united and very firm in its opposition to north korea's illicit nuclearnd missile programs. >> rice said the resolution would place new restrictions on diplomatic travel, banking transactions, and shipments of cargo. members are expected to adopt it later this week at the earliest. >>> executives at a major japanese electronic company are in financial trouble. they've been looking for help overseas, and they may have found a willing partner in south korea. ai?iness desk.s us now from the >> yes, catherine. you're talking about sharp. they are expected to post billions of dollars in losses this business year. so they are desperate. while the struggling japanese electronics maker is set to receive funding from its biggest rival. south korean samsung electronics has agreed to a capital tie-up. executives at sharp will meet on wednesday to make a final decision. sources say the deal would secure about $107 million from the south korean firm. samsung would then have about a 3% stake in sharp. sources also say the two companies are discussing a long-term arrang

to remember that a lot a lot has been invested over the decade in afghanistan by the international community the united that that country maintains itself and it's core is key. these allegations don't really stand the last test. >> john: maybe when we finally leave we can finally find out why we had to stay there for so many years. joel ruben, thanks so much for your time this evening. >> great to be here. >> john: thank you. wtf america continues next. this week our hero state is kansas. where to begin. the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint pattie get the sensation. a closer shave in a single stroke ant [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: this week on wtf america, we look at kansas, right there. in the state of dorothy and wizard of oz couldn't wait to get out of and couldn't wait to get back to. we like kansas. a lot of great people in kansas. in kansas if you don't have a tornado to take you to a better life, college education can do the trick--unless your poor. kids kansas investment development scholarship funds is a program that helps poor folks to attend college. some have b

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how urgent is this and whether there is in fact something more that the international community or particularly the united states can do. so the president has taken a very cautious approach to syria. it will be interesting to see if those calculations change once the trip is over. >> you mentioned the international community. the pressure on the president now. not just coming from international leaders like king abdullah. back here, senator john mccain has joined with senator carl levin to urge the president to action. he sent a letter to president obama and in that letter he said in part, the longer the conflict in syria goes on, the worse its consequences are becoming. the potential use of chemical weapons only makes the case for greater action more compelling and urgent. what's the likelihood that we might see more american involvement in syria? >> i think those are two calculations. on the one hand, everyone recognizes and the president said again in the press conference that in fact the longer this goes on, the greatter fragmentation inside syria. the hard he it is to put it back together again when

international community. >> i am not going to discuss intelligence but it is important that as fighting in syria intensifies and the regime becomes more desperate that the unitedtates and the international community make very clear to assad that the use of chemical weapons would be totally unacceptable. the president was clear that if assad and those under his command made the mistake of using chemical weapons or failed to meet their obligations to secure them then there will be consequences and they will be held accountable. >> catherine: the top u.s. military commander in europe says nato is making plans for possible military involvement in syria. >> jacqueline: the big weather story is the rainfall. showers all weekend and see rainfall from petaluma and novado. towards the peninsula some later showers here as well and the bay bridge with most of the rainfall is well offshore the satellite and writer pinpointing that and it is all around us and getting ready to move into the bay area. the tail end of this system is impacting us. we have an evening of rainfall and a morning and afternoon of rainshowers. let us take a look at futurecast. this pattern is offsho

it's possible, where it is verifiable as to what they are doing so that everybody, the international community, the united nations, israel, our friends, our allies all can come together. if that can't happen, then obviously there are other choices available to the president and he has taken nothing off the table. >> mushlt military choices. he has taken nothing off the table. >> and we'll have more of the john kerry interview later in the program, but joining me first ambassador necklace burns, former ambassador to nato and greece. thanks so much for being with us from harvard today. let's talk about secretary kerry's first trip. obviously syria was a dominant issue. also iran. here you've got prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying yesterday that diplomacy has not worked. coming on the heels of the first talks that are going to lead to more talks. what signal is netanyahu sending, and what signal is joe biden sending as well? >> well, i think the signal that vice president biden was trying to send is that the united states is going to maintain pressure on iran. the sanctions will be kept in place, and t

the entire international community is united in its opposition to the nuclear program and behind theions. and north korea ought to instead, heed president obama's call to return to the path of peace, and to uphold the international obligations. but the past record suggests that we may see more provocation. >> well, provocation is one thing, but do they actually have a capability of striking the united states right now? >> well, wolf, i'm not going to get into the sensitive discussion of the technical capabilities. but the united states has the ability to defend itself against any north korean ballistic missile attack. i think north korea ought to think carefully about any provocations, refrain from those and recognize that the path it is on is leading to the greater impoverishment of its people. even china has had a belly full of north korea and is more frustrated than i have seen them in many years. >> because the chinese, the issue of co-sponsoring, that is a huge deal, the main sponsor, the supporter of the north korean regime. >> well, china and the united states negotiated this

where it is verifiable as to what they're doing, so that everybody, the international community, the unitedisrael, our friends and allies all can come together. if that is not happening, there are other choices to the president, and he is taken nothing off the table. >> yesterday netanyahu delivered a speech, expressing his desire regarding iran's nuclear threat. >> let me make clear what that is. it is to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, period. >> words alone will not stop iran. sanctions alone will not stop iran. sanctions must be coupled with a clear and credible military threat if diplomacy and sanctions fail. >> our big reminder here, president obama will make his first trip to israel as president in three weeks. we here at "the daily rundown" will be traveling with him. as you know, we'll be there in jerusalem for the trip. and finally, "the washington post" is reporting that one of the women in the dominican republic who said senator robert menendez paid her for sex said she was paid to make up the claim. the woman told police that she has never met or seen him before.

delicate balance but right now we're trying to strengthen that a lawyer for united states and the rest of the international community in terms of how to move forward i have to say you make solid to the coalition going to work together far more simpler than most of us a tis a painting seeing how you're going to work with prime minister netanyahu and of course of the u.s. but thank you for your time doug lipman knesset member from the yes a team aponte live from jerusalem with us. right and as always well we want to hear your views on of the stories we covered today at all online poll we're asking what do you use the as the real agenda behind president obama's visit so let's take a look at how opinions is a divided so far and overwhelming majority things is just a p.r. stunt of from the white house that will bring no real change and just over of the believe obama is there to win some time for diplomacy and to keep israel from striking iran ten percent sale bamma is cozying up to israel and should have given more time and to palestine and just of four percent believe the us president really is determined to revive the

united states. it's not just a question of cyber hacking, it's these questions of sovereignty, closing off the south china sea, support of north korea, these are ngs that deeply trouble the international community and the united states and if china wants better relations with us they can stop do what they've been doing for the last three or four years. >> woodruff: is that something that's believed the chinese leadership wants to pursue or is it something that just happened? >> clearly the people's liberation army, the security services, even the communist party itself have been involved. they're going after our corporates and trying to get information to use for commercial purposes but most important they're attacking the institutions of a free society. "new york times," "wall street journal," "washington post." this really goes the core of what america is and so this is very serious for us. >> woodruff: how much does that, ken lieberthal, interfere with everything else that xi jinping wants? >> well, i think the cyber security issue is moving to the center of the u.s. china agenda so it's likely to be an issue that's troublesome. the chinese are engaging in a huge amount of cyber espionage, b

international community that is it pursuing peaceful nuclear power. there's a reason to these resolutions and violations identified by the united nations. it is not something we made up. there is a lot of other countries that have the technical capacity but they are able to get right with the international community but iran has not been able to do so. if what the leader says is the case, which is developing nuclear weapon and that iran has no interest in developing nuclear weapons, then there should be a practical, verifiable way to assure the international community that it is not doing so. this problem will be solved to the benefit of the region and to the benefit on iranian people. the iranian people are celebrating their most important holiday and every year and deliver a message. i remind them that they are a great civilization they have extraordinary history and unbelievable talent. they should be in the international community. to be able to thrive and build businesses and there should be exchanges and travel and interactions with the iranian people and everyone else, including the united states. that should be the vision. not th

important as fight in syria intensifies and fighting becomes more desperate that the united states and international communityake it absolutely clear to assad that the use of chemical weapons would be totally unacceptable. the president was clear when he said if assad and those under his command use chemical weapons and fail to secure them there will be consequences and they will behold accountable. jenna: joining us is a research fellow at the new american foundation. he has traveled extensively in syria during this conflict many times and we called upon him for his expertise in this part of the world. brock, when you hear the reports come out what should we consider about them. >> first we need to know that the syria has the 30 or fourth largest stockpile of chemical weapons in the world. there are the a thousand tons of chemical agents in the past the obama administration will use the them as more and more of the country splits out of the regime control. that they will use his chemical weapons to assure his survival. jenna: what do you think about this report coming out now a day before the president trave

united states has deteriorated and deteriorated dramatically in recent months in this region in no small part it's because of the the the position of what is happening in syria and the actions of the international community there what we've seen is that the united states is trying to appease israel's neighbors in order to ensure a televised security but really what we're seeing is that the situation exists largely because the united states and israel have created a situation in which members are in which various countries in this region actually against their actions and so they've actually created a situation that they're now having to uncreate. ok all to support us a lot from sort of a frank you well with israel coming under increasing pressure from its neighbors some experts believe the u.s. is prepared to ensure security by any means. we have not seen a major rewrite situation of american policy in light of years bring in light of the transition in egypt in particular it's really still the same whole series of head on the borat now the body within is used to protect american interests is really the army rather than the presidential palace it's the army that continues to get a great deal of american f

fundamental to the country stability will be a demonstrated commitment by the united states and international community to an enduring relationship with afghanistan. i am encouraged by reports that nato defense ministers recently reconsidered plans to cut afghan security forces by a third after 2014 and are considering maintaining those forces at 352,000 at least through 2018. that sends an important signal a commitment to the afghan people, to the telegram a and two afghanistan neighbors. pakistan needs to recognize an unstable afghanistan is not in its interest. pakistan's continuing failure to address the safe havens for insurgents conducting cross- border attacks into afghanistan will make it impossible for the united states to have a normal relationship with pakistan. in addition, the government of afghanistan needs to address its failure to deliver services and also the rampant corruption that undermine the afghan people's faith in their government's institution. this also presents other challenges. the rants continued pursuit -- iran's continued pursuit is a security issue of this day. i believe

residents taking an opportunity to target houses that belong or are recited by international diplomatic communities or the unitedations community. .t has bent on going all day that work aters these promises have had different groups come through, so they have not been loaded once, but several times. it has been a traumatic experience for most aid workers. >> several people have been killed as rebels spent a second day battling troops. the joint military force launched a counter-offensive. inbels withdrew from gao january after a french operation to drive them out of northern mali. homosexuals in russia fear a new propaganda bill could threaten their rights. that is still ahead on this newshour. work, therugs do not growing threat of an untreatable string of tuberculosis. hot at mr.red between these teammates. we will tell you why in sports. the syrian national coalition has refused to except the resignation of its leader ahmed moaz al-khatib. we have a report. arab cornyn -- foreign ministers discussed the problems. at the top of the agenda, the war in syria and how to support the syrian opposition. we need the

where do the israelis and the palestinians and the united states and others in the international community go from here? let's bring in dr. hanan, joining us from , what did you of what the president had to say? >> well, i do think that this was the most comprehensive speech we have heard. it has the same basic components, but on the one hand, it has a very clear geological component. i don't think i have heard an american president with such a strong commitment to the zionist ideology. and to an understanding of the zionist ideology, and total identification and sympathy with them. so in a sense, he tried to gain his credentials, or establish his credential with the public and he did go over the head of the leadership, that is extremely hardline basis. and he tried to reach to the young generation, to the israeli public, to tell them that they have to influence their leadership. but at the same time, to do that, he had to tell them that he guaranteed their security, he guaranteed their future. they're going nowhere. the u.s. is there for them. the u.s. has their back, that this alliance b

and the involvement of the international community, particularly the united states. >> i want to -- >at today -- >> i want to jump off that last point and open it up to our panel in new york. in terms of the involvement of the united states in pursuing a two-state solution. the president is over there, to, we've call dd a charm offensive. he is not polling very well in israel. >> you could put it like that. >> 10% approval rating. he spoke to an audience of 1,000 israeli students. if you look at the numbers of what young people think in terms of support for a two-state solution. among 18-24-year-olds, only 40% favor a palestinian state. that number increases by the time you get to 55-64-year-olds, it's 67%. there's clearly a lot of work to be done in terms of making the case to israeli youth that a two-state solution should be the road forward. >> there is. but and by the way, israeli youth isn't just another demographic, they're the people who serve in the military. unless you're ultraorthodox and even that's changing now, all of those people face the very real consequences of what t

international community. the entire world stands united and in our commitment to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula and in our demand that north korea complies with its international obligation s. if it does not then the security council committed today in this resolution to take further significant measures if there is another nuclear test or missile launch. we regret that north korea has again chosen the path of prove occasion. -- provocationfar from achieving its stated goal of becoming a strong and prosperous nation, north korea has instead again opted to further impoverished its people and increase its isolation. we hope instead that north korea will heed president obama's call to choose the path of peace and come into compliance with its international obligation. >> the u.n. voting sanctions against north korea, a unanimous vote, and that prompted pyongyang to threaten a nuclear strike against united states. the white house said the u.s. is fully capable of defending itself. jay carney said this -- >> can you respond to the threat of a nuclear strike on the united states? >> it is important to

international community spoke . we are in the middle of a geopolitical conflict between the unit the united states of america especially who are holding the fleet and the iran and saudi arabia interpretation behind the by any people who are in the middle of this it's like we are a battlefield the international community and the international government western governments should assure that even if they were interested in the security of the region if they do not back the human rights of the people of behind if you do not respect the democratic demand of their god if you will tomorrow these people might take over and these people might not like that but the united states or other governments did not support them in one day. now take a look at this with some have to hargrove this is your bag polish gun lovers record breaking forth but about revolver it's the largest ever fully working pistol of its card yes and we've got the video of it and i used to chattel also moscow's make of money the russian capital for the billionaires and else in the world will tell you what they're slashing their cash on at r.t. dot com. you ha