the region, and it is a clear message towards iran and also towards russia. >> what about the united nations' clear criticism of israel's settlement activity? >> israel will continue to ignore this decision. so will the united states. they will continue to back israeli policies in the occupied territories, but nevertheless, there is a certain change of attitudes to be observed in western countries. more and more criticism coming along with israeli settlement policies, and i think israelis feel the heat. you might even interpret this action we have just seen in syria and the rhetoric in israel about the perceived iranian threat as a means to really distract from this business in the west bank of building one settlement after the other. >> switching back to syria -- how can the you take on a more active role in mediating this dispute -- how can the e you take on a more active role? >> the european union has miserably failed to bring the sides together, and what we need is a dialogue with all parties involved, including the syrian government. the war has changed to a certain extent. government

still ahead, find out why the united nations is refusing to pay compensation is to the victims of the haitian cholera outbreak. we're hearing from people in hong kong read about what they're putting on their table. >> we are seeing some very heavy rain across eastern portions of australia. the wet weather simply a little further south between brisbane and sidney possibly could be seen some flooding with 100-200 millimeters of rain possibly a possibility. just up towards the door when, 96 millimeters of rain coming down here in 24 hours and the tropical downpours will be completing. you can see some nasty circulation here really developing that could cause problems over the next day or two and that what weather down toward sydney intensifying as. through saturday. that is one to watch shop for. 31 celsius in mel bourne. dry and sunny for new zealand with a top temperature around 18 degrees. further north, we have some nasty downpours in the north of the country and this spinning out of northern pakistan could be bringing some lively weather over the higher ground. for the air arabian p

for the u.n., we will see whether the united nations. >> reporter: as nations in east asia go through a period of transition, eliasson hopes to get new signals from the new leaderships and will urge japan to enhance multi-lateral diplomacy, strengthening the rule of law and working towards de-escalating tension in the region. >>> new south korean president, >>> kim monitored an artillery exercise. he reportedly said he was convinced officers are ready for his orders on maximum alert. kim was accompanied by senior military officials believed to have directed the 2010 shelling of the south korean island. four people were killed in the attack. kim referred to the incident praising the artillery unit for attacking their so-called enemies on the island. analysts say kim is applying pressure on new south korean president park guen-hye to improve new ties. president park is facing new challenges at home. she appointed her prime minister but she may face a struggle appointing her other key ministers. she appointed her prime minister on tuesday with parliamentary approval. her first choice tur

for the u.n., we will see whether the united nations. >> reporter: as nations in east asia go through a period of transition, eliasson hopes to get new signals from the new leadership and will want japan to work towards de-escalating tensions. >>> japan's defense officials are taking steps to relocate futenma air station. defense ministry officials visited the nago fisheries cooperation with papers for their approval. the officials will then file a permit with the government for land reclamation. it came after shinzo abe met with president obama on friday. abe promised to quickly relocate the air station. >> translator: we'd like to proceed steadily based on bilateral agreement in order to ease the burden of locals on hosting u.s. bases. >> futenma air station is located in a densely populated area. municipal officials are calling for it to be moved out of okinawa. they oppose the central government's plan to keep the base inside the prefecture. >>> people in northeastern japan are reminded daily on what they lost on march 11, 2011. the earthquake and tsunami took away loved ones, hom

cbs news, the united nations. >> president obama will talk about north korea tonight in his state of the union address. >>> yesterday's announcement of pope benedict xvi's resignation came as a shock to most of the world. a vatican spokesperson says that the pope will have no role in the selection of his successor. the pope says he plans to step down at the end of the month for health concerns. the vatican is already beginning the process of trying to find the next pontiff, but there is no clearcut choice. even the college of cardinals was caught offguard by this announcement. professor kurt martens of catholic university spoke about this new search compared to the process which happened after pope john paul ii died. >> when john paul ii was ill, basically they knew what was coming. so they had time to prepare to look at the challenges and look at candidates, possible candidates. that is now not the case. >> the catholic church says that we can expect a new pope by easter sunday. >>> still to come when 9news continues, there's a party going on. it's the feast before the fast. see how

unite. but now it seems the syrian national coalition which has been meeting in cairo has put the ball firmly in the courts of the international community. it says its members have reached an agreement on forming a government to run reble held areas. >> the leaders of the southeastern national coalition have agreed to form a transitional government to operate within rebel held areas. it's been decided that the head will be announce bid march 2 after an agreement's been reached with all opposition groups. agreeing to form a government will strengthen the position but unfortunately for those living under the bombardment it doesn't weaken that of the president. and as a diplomatic strugen to find a solution to the bloody war continues so does the death and destruction. for those inside syria that's been their daily reality for almost two years. >> the u.s. government has grounded its entire fleet of new f-35 fighter planes. a cracked blade was found in one of the jet's engines. the joint strike fighter is the pentagon's most expensive project. >> the f-35 is the centerpiece of the pentagon's big

for example, the security council of the united nations and i am one who believes the united nations may be more relevant today than it has ever been. it is flawed and has problems of course, we are constantly in a state of trying to reform it and make it better but think for a moment if we did not. if the world did not have the united nations the united nations does a tremendous amount of good in ways that some many citizens of the world have no idea but you need a forum, you need a structure, you need a system because if you don't have something there, then just like nature, society is core values and something will fill the vacuum. you can't throw into a vacuum just any structure. i think if you enrich and strengthen these and empower these institutions we have and in some cases we may need more but there has to be some restructuring, more relevant to 20th-century -- twenty-first century issues. i will give you an example. the security council of the united nations. they work on consensus like nato. nato now has 26, 27 members. is a totally different thing. those are areas i am no

the united nations says the french military intervention in mali has made the situation in the country worse with fears that the west african nation will fall into a downward spiral of violence human rights groups are concerned about ethnic reprisal killings and accused money in forces of murdering suspected militants. who's been traveling around the country throughout the conflict reports for. super thin and money yes because if you've got a. united nations already describes the situation in mali is a disaster the u.n. human rights commission says the country's caught in a spiral of violence fraught with grievous consequences the situation has been made worse in the wake of ferocious fighting in and around the city of northern mali following four days of fierce resistance from insurgents complete will suicide attacks the french military has been forced to conclude that some of the locals made extremists that are however some of the. key areas in this conflict are still off limits to international journalists with the french army denying us passage saying it was for our own security th

why france is calling for united nations mission observation observer to be mission if france hadn't underneath agenda then we would do like we have done in the recent years and of course as an analyst i have to say that there is a shift in the nature of the. operations we do not have any more defense agreement we have shared strategic partnership with francophone countries and with other countries which which we did not have contacts i will take the example of nigeria where we are training. patrol in order to enhance a more secure area in the gulf of guinea ok well military training doesn't always work out we saw that with mali i delve i could ask you i mean do you see the militarization of africa i mean that in states the united states is arming and training a lot of armies on the continent is this worrying. well i think you know why is that the united states is not picking a leadership an opportunity to have a president well it can only in so many countries at a time. he's very he's very good in making speeches and the big bow is about when it comes to action and it's zero.

it's part of a report put together by an independent team for the united nations. says that seriously -- syrian government forces have committed and gross violations of humanitarian law including arbitrary arrests and destruction. the report also says anti- government fighters have also committed war crimes. >> we were able to identify high level perpetrators. we will indicate that in a list that will remain sealed, because what we need is a tribunal , to conduct a formal investigation, and be able to issue an indictment against such perpetrators. >> now some analysis from our correspondents and joining us from beirut. what are the main concerns of the people who compiled the report? but the major concern is that the violence is rising. it is becoming bloodier. conditions for civilians are deteriorating. they say that war crimes have been committed by government forces and by the rebels. the major part is by the pro- government forces. however, they are concerned that the conflict is being radicalized by the spread of weapons and more lethal weapons are being used.

the united nations says the french military intervention in mali has made the situation in the country would swith fears that the west african nation will fall into a downward spiral of violence human rights groups are concerned about ethnic reprisal killings and accused money in forces of murdering suspected militants. who's been traveling around the country throughout the conflict reports for. so you got him money yes. the united nations already describes the situation in mali as a disaster the u.n. human rights commission says the country's caught in a spiral of violence fraught with grievous consequences the situation has been made worse in the wake of ferocious fighting in and around the city of northern mali following four days of fierce resistance from insurgents complete with suicide attacks the french military has been forced to conclude that some of the locals made an extremist that however some of the key areas in this conflict are still off limits to international journalists with the french army denying us passage saying it was for our own security the un high commissioner

why france is calling for united nations mission observation observer to be mission if france hadn't underneath agenda then we would do like we have done in the recent years and of course as an analyst i have to say that there is a shift in the nature of the. operations we do not have any more defense agreement we have shared strategic partnership with francophone countries and with other countries which which we did not have contacts i will take the example of nigeria where we have training. patrol in order to enhance a more secure area in the gulf of guinea ok well military training doesn't always work out we saw that with mali i tell if i can ask you i mean do you see the militarization of africa i mean the united states the united states is arming and training a lot of armies on the continent is this worrying well i think the why is that the united states is not taking a leadership an opportunity you have a president well it can only in days so many countries at a time. he's very he's very good in making speech is the big bow is that when it comes to action it's a zero. p.

all this news comes as international organizations, including the united nations and the african union, meet in brussels to talk about the future of moly. they're discussing aid, democratic elections, and security issues. >> officials from mali for their part have urged the international community to support their efforts to drive that extremists, saying they threaten all civilized countries. >> leaders from over 40 countries met in brussels to discuss the way forward for mali. they pledged their support and ask the african-led mission to mali to speed up in the basement. >> we are already delivering on pledges that we made. to train the malian and resume development support, our total pledge of support is more than 300 million euros in the year ahead. >> this figure does not include humanitarian aid. in mali, food supplies are being shipped off to the troubled northern areas. the united nations plans to ship tons to the timbuktu region alone. >> as far as time and risks were concerned, it was the best option compared going by road. on the roads, we face checkpoints from the malian arm

a new united nations report says civilian casualties' dropped 12% in 2012. the number of women and girls killed has increase. >> syrian opposition activists say at least 20 people have been killed in a rocket attack on aleppo. around two dozen more are still missing. women and children are said to be among the victims. in the capital damascus, three mortar bombs landed in the presidential palace. no casualties were reported. bamut turkish police have launched a nationwide raid on suspected members of a militant leftist group. they claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing outside the u.s. embassy early this month. after the break, the problems of cross-border love in the eu. >> and goal line technology finally upon us. stay with us. >> welcome back. being a citizen of an eu member countries has brought many new rights and benefits, such as the right to free movement within the trading bloc and the right to work in any other member country, but exercising those rights is still sometimes a little more complicated than one would expect. >> today in brussels,

the united nations estimates that around 70,000 people have lost their lives in the conflict so far. more and more people are fleeing the country every day. >> what can be done to bring the violence in syria to an end? the opposition syrian national coalition, as we heard, is meeting in cairo to try to find an answer. the coalition thursday said it is willing to negotiate peace deal under u.s. and russian guidance, but it said any talks will not include president assad. i asked our correspondent with the chances are that this meeting will produce anything. >> basically, the syrian opposition is trying to put its house in order. the head of the national coalition was offered a few days ago talks with people of the regime that do not have blood on their hands. it is not everyone in the opposition agreeing with the opposition, especially the islamists and muslim brotherhood. the big question would be also if this proposal will be accepted by the various militant groups in syria where the syrian opposition outside really does not have control. >> thank you very much. >> i just past two y

being leveled in north korea after they carried out a nuclear missile test in defiance of the united nations warnings. hours before president obama delivers his state of the union address, the white house calls it a highly provocative act. even the only major ally china is expecting from opposition. from south korea, and david reports. >> in an isolated paranoid nation this was hailed as a moment of national pride. >> this proves how great our military is, even if millions of enemies is half as we will win. - attack us we will one. >> this was about half as a parable of the atom -- powerful of the atom bombs america dropped on japan. last december, north korea put a satellite into orbit. it was in defiance of u.n. resolutions and marked a major step in its reocket technology. they say they have made a nuclear bomb that may be small of to mount on the rocket. kim jong-un is barely 30 years old. some thought he might bring change to this port country. he seems to have decided nuclear bombs, not economic reform, is what will guarantee the survival of his regime. the korean peninsula was divided

another kind of threat at the de united nations conference on disarmament. he said what he called south korea's erratic behavior would only herald its final destruction. he made the remark in a meeting in geneva. delegates from south korea and the netherlands had criticized the latest nuclear test. the representative from seoul urged the north koreans to halt their nuclear program, saying it's damaging stability on the korean peninsula. the north korean diplomat said authorities there want to bolster their defenses against a possible invasion. his remarks dre immediate criticism. a british delegate said the comments were inappropriate for a conference on disarmament. >>> analysts at a u.s. cyber security firm are accusing the chinese military of conducting cyber espionage on american corporations. they say one military unit stole data from more than 100 companies. virginia-based firm mandiant released a report identifying the people's liberation army. the analysts say employees of one unit have attacked at least 141 organizations over the past seveyears. the

the united nations has estimated that some 1,000 rohinge were living in myanmar.he government calls them illegal aliens from bangladesh. but that country also rejects them. >>> home remains a dangerous place for people in afghanistan. the latest united nations survey shows nearly 3,000 civilians died last year because of armed conflict and terror attacks. u.n. data showed 2,754 civilian deaths were reported. that's a decrease of 377 from 2011. it marks the first decline since u.n. officials began the survey six years ago. they attribute the drop to fewer suicide bombings and a decline in aerial attacks. about 80% of victims died in attacks by the taliban and other insurgents, including roadside bombings. attacks by multinational forces or afghan security troops were responsible for 316 deaths, or about 11% of the total. >>> western and arab nations are leading donors to palestinians. however, due to the economic downturn in the west, the present level of financial assistance is insufficient to meet their needs. palestinians are now turning to asia. they believe th

. >> reporter: diplomats arrived at the united nations for a closed-door emergency meeting. they are discussing how to respond to north korea's announcement that it has tested another nuclear bomb. it happenedatunderground lity last night. the type of device has not been confirmed. u.s. officials say there are indications that northa is planning to test another bomb knowing that a punishment from the u.n. is coming. u.s. ambassador to the u.n. susan rice condemns the test. >> the actions korea are a threat to regional and national peace and security and they are not acceptable. they will not be tolerated. and they will be met with north korea's increasing isolation. >> reporter: in december, north korea successfully launched a long-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the united states. members of the united nations security council are hoping china will be willing to take action against its ally for violating the ban against nuclear activity. south koreans staged angry protests calling on international powers to destroy the north korea's nuclear facilities. japan's p

that the united nations is refusing to. i've been saved haiti is half a million plus color of victims and their families will take a look at this case after the break. the same story doesn't make it news no softball interviews no pop pieces to me top twenty. little words you're the only one of the. well now to a country that's in a constant struggle to pick up the pieces it was in two thousand and ten that an earthquake struck haiti killing more than three thousand people united nations peacekeepers had already been in haiti since two thousand and four and stayed there to deal with the destruction but they are hurt more than they helped a cholera outbreak in haiti that claimed more than eight thousand lives was traced back to u.n. peacekeepers and the global peacekeeping organization first denied any involvement now the u.n. has rejected a claim to compensate the more than half a million cholera victims and their families and the victims never got an apology earlier i was joined by alex mayne senior associate for internatio

. >> our top story this hour -- the united nations condemns north korea as a threat to international peace after they conducted another nuclear test. speculation grows over who might be pope benedict xvi's successor after he steps down later this month. >> today is red hand day, highlighting the plight of child soldiers around the world. north korea says it will not bowed to international pressure to end its nuclear program. the country carry out its third nuclear test on tuesday, breaking u.n. resolutions, and for their actions could still be to come. >> p'yongyang says the test is an act of self-defense against what it calls hostility from the united states, but the move was only served to increase its isolation from the rest of the world. washington has confirmed north korea had told the u.s. government about the test beforehand. and even china, north korea's sole ally, has urged pyongyang to stop before it makes matters worse. >> tensions are high in south korea. protesters denounced north korea's nuclear tests. north korean state media claim the country had exploded a more power

it is not just north korea's test that has the united nations word. iran says it is installing new uranium-enriched machines that could lead to advances for tehran's nuclear capacities. >> that report from the country's official news agency came as talks got under way between the international atomic energy agency and officials in tehran on wednesday. >> a discussion point was a facility where officials believe iran is developing nuclear warheads. tehran insists it has a right to pursue a peaceful nuclear program. m a the nuclear plant is the most visible component of aaron's nuclear program -- >> the nuclear plant is the most visible component of iran was a nuclear program. while president ahmadinejad says his country has the right to develop nuclear power for peaceful purposes, western powers suspect he is developing a nuclear bomb, but regardless of iran's intentions, tehran already has plenty of nuclear materials and technology in place. uranium ore mines. this facility reprocesses uranium. iran is planning to install even more powerful centrifuge

(instrumental music) >> in washington the united states breaks a 170-year-old tradition as it joins 11 nations in the signing of the atlantic defense treaty. president truman keynotes our position, which for the first time binds this country to a military agreement during days of peace. >> if there is anything certain today, if there is anything inevitable in the future it is the will of the people of the world for freedom and for peace. >> the north atlantic treaty organization, nato, has its roots in the outset of the cold war. the goal of its 1949 charter was to safeguard the freedom and security of its member states. at the time that meant preventing the eastern block from creeping westward. >> that was the original reason and i call that nato 1.0. so for 40 years really, during the entire cold war, the purpose of nato was to protect western europe against the possibility of soviet military, or indeed, ideological conflict. (military marching music) >> this small group of men in the kremlin had long ago dedicated themselves to the spread of communism by all possible means. they control rus

. >>> the white house said north korea is threatening the united nations and we will tell you how the united nations is responding. >>> he was hit while walking in the crosswalk, we will tell you about the safety improvements his mother would like to see. >>> it is all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. complete coverage starts rye now. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us, it is tuesday february 12th, i am pam cook. >> let's check weather and traffic, i am ready steve, i am sitting down ready for your forecast. >> understanding up and i am ready too. coastal fog, bayside fog it will not do much but it will cool things down. it will still be nice but just a little cooler with 50s and mid-60s. >>> good morning, traffic is moving well as you drive to the bottom of the hill on sunole grade. a three car accident on i-80 shut one lane down and police are still looking at one of the drivers, it happened just before 2:00 a.m. just before a street. a nissan slammed into a guardrail. the driver of this car fled and skimmed the pileup over damag

why france is calling for united nations mission observer observer to be mission if france had been underneath agenda then we would do like we have done in the recent years and of course as an analyst i have to say that there is a shift in the nature of the. operations we do not have any more defense agreement we have shared such a partnership with francophone countries and with other countries which which we did not have contacts i will take the example of nigeria where we are training. patrol in order to enhance a more secure area in the gulf of guinea ok well military training doesn't always work out we saw that with mali i tell if i can ask you i mean do you see the militarization of africa i mean that in states the united states is arming and training a lot of armies on the continent is this worrying. well i think the why is that the united states is not taking a leadership fortunately you have a president well it can only invade so many countries at a time. who is very very good in making speech is the big bow is that when it comes to action at zero. the use of the law of

and north korea is threatened our security with its latest test, we will have more on how the united nations is responding. >>> we will talk about gun control and a newly opened gun store, we will tell you what happened. >>> president barack obama gets ready for his state of the union address. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> good morning, thank you for waking up with us, this tuesday morning february 12th, i am pam cook. steve is here, are you concerned about fog this morning? >> no, not that much, there is still more than yesterday, and we have a component which will wipe out the fog and we have upper 60s for many, and some 50s closer to the coast. here is sal. >>> coming to the willow pass grade you can see the traffic is busy and it is looking good as you drive down to the mcarthur maze, let's go to the desk. >>> police are searching for a suspect where one person was killed and four others were wounded. tara moriarty is joining us from vallejo and tara, the police are still out there? >> yes, this is the second homicide of the year and t

why france is calling for united nations mission observation observer to be mission if france had been on the new agenda then we would do like we have done in the recent years and of course as an analyst i have to say that there is a shift in the nature of the. operations we do not have any more defense agreement we have shared strategic partnership with francophone countries and with other countries which which we did not have contacts i will take the example of nigeria where we are training. patrol in order to enhance a more secure area in the gulf of guinea ok well military training doesn't always work out we saw that with mali i tell if i can ask you i mean do you see the militarization of africa i mean not in states the united states is arming and training a lot of our means on the continent is this worrying. well i think the why is that the united states is not taking a leadership fortunately you have a present the world can only invade so many countries at a time. he's very he's very good in making speeches and the big bow is about when it comes to action and it's zero.

bush repeats the claim at the united nations. >> iraq has made several attempts to buy high-strengthm tubes used to enrich uranium for a nuclear weapon. >> i think the bush administration took a great deal of satisfaction in being able to cite the supposedly liberal "new york times" in making their case for it. >> absent the aluminum tubes, most of the community believes that there is no sufficient evidence to assess that there is a nuclear program. >> from the african country of niger comes another nuclear alarm. informs the cia that it has the text of a contract between iraq and niger for saddam to purchase 500 metric tons of yellowcake, a form of uranium suitable for nuclear weapons. >> they were rather extensive written documents about the ways in which iraq was negotiating to buy very significant amounts of uranium ore. but the state department expressed how dubious they were about these documents and the likelihood that they were forged. >> at the time no one from u.s. intelligence had actually laid eyes on the documents, and they will ultimately turn out to be forgeries. but w

the announcement comes on hills of an inquiry by the united nations human rights council that found israel is openly flouting international law by continuing the growth of west bank settlements. in britain, lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a measure legalizing same-sex marriage. while the bill has to clear a number of legislative hurdles, prime minister david cameron has announced his intention to see it enacted this summer. cameron voiced his support for same-sex marriage ahead of tuesday's vote. today is an important day. i'm a strong believer in marriage. it helps people commit to each other. i think is right gay people should be a to get married. this is about the quality but also making as society stronger. i know there are strong views on both sides of the aisle and i respect respect that. hopes for peace talks to end the conflict in syria have faltered after syrian lawmaker and leading opposition group both rejected the idea. and anti-government opposition leader had indicated he would be willing to sit down with aides of syrian president bashar al- assad, but the syr