come now this is important because last year president obama upon his address to the united nations general assembly said that by two thousand and eleven the united states hopes that palestine will be a member of the united nations general assembly and america's latest actions are really seen as backtracking and palestinian officials have even referred to what the united states is doing now as a stab in the back because we know that the u.s. has made it clear that any united nations security council decision or resolution recognizing palestine as a sovereign state would be vetoed by the united states and of course with the u.s. veto this is a decision that could not be passed through the security council we have also heard throughout the last days that it's possible that palestine will try to go through the united nations general assembly now the way that is different from i resolutely of the security council is that it would not give palestine as much of a strong status as a recognized state within the international community but more of a non member observer but this is something that palestine st

expect to happen tonight is that the palestinian president will give a speech at the united nations general assembly so too will be israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu abbas is going to go with his goods to the united nations security council despite pressure from the american president barack obama not to do so and in fact the pressure from the united states has angered and disappointed palestinians many of them saying that they feel that obama's speech on wednesday was overwhelmingly in support of israel most good does change the ground rules with many observers here as saying that it held in a new time in terms of palestinians commitment to nonviolence and so he was saying that's what the tightest and security forces in collaboration with the israeli army to make sure that the protests today little be peaceful that they will be contained and that they will not detain into any kind of violence it is fitting that those but it happens on a friday because friday is the traditional day that usually optima day plays palestinians take to the streets very often they come they they they clash with i

general assembly in new york offseasons the situation is that. wrapping up his visit to the united nations general assembly session here in new york the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has addressed the united nations general assembly with a speech touching up on many different subjects that are most burning for the international community and syria was certainly at the top of that list and one of the most important points he made regarding syria was that it's key to let the government and the opposition try to carry out talks let them talk before any intervention from the outside world take takes place he has said that the government should be given the opportunity to carry out the reforms that they promised and you know the international community should refrain from taking any action until this opportunities given to let syria deal with its own issues to avoid establishing the region even further because he brought up the latest example of libya he reiterated that russia really believes that russia stands against the use of any kind of force against innocent civilians and libya's

sanjay gupta at the united nations general assembly. he's in new york with a look at how brazil's president overcame torture. this is today's "human factor "0 ". >> reporter: dilma rousseff, a name you should probably remember for lots of different reasons. quite a remarkable individual. the first woman actually going to be speaking to the u.n. general assembly, giving one of the opening keynote addresses, also the first woman to be president of brazil. 63-year-old rousseff, quite an extraordinary history, she was a revolutionary in brazil in the late '60s and '70s. she was captured, tortured, told to stay out of government. she subsequently became the chief of staff to the brazilian president and now president herself. in the midst of all that, back in 2009, she also developed nonhodgkin's liymphomlymphoma, h she was treated. in fact, she gave a speech where she lifted up the wig and said, look, i'm in remission as a result of the treatments i have received. she wants to do a lot for brazil in terms of health. brazil is a place people

will veto this which means that palestine will end up going to the united nations general assembly which is that which would give it really more of a symbolic status than official recognition by the international community within the united nations but would still give it serious access to many united nations institutions and palestine is certainly ready and working on going ahead with this if the security council resolution doesn't pass the many things that all correspond to the forest life in u. . still to come here on my way or the highway tough words from russia's president is he's the finance minister saying all vital military money is not up for discussion and anyone who thinks differently can gain out. of a beautiful b.s. that's become a blessing for the i learned as a spitsbergen in the arctic all good things come out the costs are to tells you why . jobs in the u.k. are getting fewer and fewer and it seems the vacancies that all there are being swept up by non brits immigrants there's a whopping ninety percent of positions either but it explains why. jaymes amongst the growing r

this is not sort of frightening palestinians at all they said they would go through the united nations general assembly which is a little less of an important status but still quite a symbolic event if you know the one hundred twenty countries that support palestine in the general assembly would support its membership that would make the united states really. marginalized country together with israel from going to this number one mediator to really a country that's isolated because the international community would have supported palestine if this bid were officially to take place that sums it up so well and so that is kind of the latest of what's been very serious focus of today's debates but now let's talk a little bit about the lighter stuff because i know that a lot of side shows and highlights happen far away from the podium and outside of these meetings what has really gone on today behind the scenes. well in terms of talking behind the scenes we do have to see that it is surprisingly usually there are several different aspects that get covered and reported on when it comes to the united nations

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among permanent members the power and persuasion a look at where it really lies of the united nations general assembly there may be more than two hundred world leaders at the table but if only a handful of countries can steal the show look exactly is the point. and will the events of this year's general assembly lead to calls for a change in the system or perhaps a change in location to do the trick well ask radio host alex jones what he would do to reform the u.s. . house to me and move at the united nations is not going to create a state not in reality not not even in fact in effect in theory is this because the reality is lawmakers in washington have too much outside influence as politicians call for the present for president obama to stand by israel and powerful lobbies tighten their grip should policy means give up all hope of getting a sovereign state. it's tuesday september twentieth at four pm in washington d.c. and christine for example are watching our t.v. we're going to kick off our newscast this afternoon with coverage of the sixty sixth annual united nations general assembly. argy has se

. >>> world leaders have begun addressing the united nations general assembly in new york. among the issues up for discussion are nuclear safety and peace in the middle east. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon opened the session wednesday by referring to the nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. >> nuclear accidents do not respect national borders. we need global action. we need strong international safety standards to prevent future disasters. >> u.s. president barack obama expressed his objections to palestinian's statehood bid for full u.n. membership. he said the country's independence will only be achieved through dialogue with israel and that there can be no shortcut. the debates at the assembly will continue until next tuesday. >>> top nuclear envoys from north and south korea have met for the first time in two months to discuss resuming the stalled six-party talks on the north's nuclear program. south korean delegate wi san nak and north korea's vice foreign minister ri yong ho met for three hours in beijing on wednesday. ri said the north must halt its u

on achieving the goal of being officially recognized at the united nations either through the security council or through the general assembly now if you just quickly you're talking about the behind the scenes and the united states really working so that this doesn't go to a vote what really at stake is at stake here for the u.s. is it about saving face. you know largely so lauren because we know that the united states is trying to be the main mediate mediator between israel and palestine for decades and obama ever since becoming president of the us has been trying to make that his mean winning point throughout his presidency and now we are realizing that is very far from the case because palestine is seems to be fed up from trying to be mediated by other countries and they want to have official recognition at the security council which would give them a fully officially recognized position much stronger for further negotiations with israel we do know of course that like we mentioned if the u.s. vetoes of the security council decision palestine is likely to go through the general assembly this would not this would be more of

thanks so much from washington. >>> one more note about this week's gathering of the united nations general assembly, libya will be represented there, but by a representative of the forces that ousted long-time leader moammar gadhafi. the general assembly adopted a resolution two days ago that not only improved the national transitional council to represent libya, but also established a u.n. support mission to help the libyans work on security and a new constitution. >>> elsewhere, overseas today, iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad is addressing his nation. we're told he's covering a range of issues but we're waiting to see if he will be addressing the case of the two american hikers awaiting release from prison in iran. >>> also speaking out today, dominique strauss-kahn the former head of the international monetary fund. he is giving his first interview since the sex assault charges that cost him his job and landed him in jail in new york for some time. he's now back in paris and he is speaking today to french journalists. >>> and this right here is just ugly. a reality tv getting a little too r

president lee myung-bak leaves for new york to attend the united nations general assembly and other events. lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties question officials from the financial services commission over the recent savings banks scandal on the second day of the annual audits of government ministries. a report says north korea has carried out cyber attacks on south korea's national health and welfare database system more than 40 times this year. that's nearly four times the figure in 2010. and standard and poor's cuts italy's long and short-term sovereign debt ratings by one notch citing the country's weakening growth prospects. hello and welcome. in seoul,... i'm eoh jin- joo. and i'm devin whiting. president lee myung-bak left for the united states on tuesday... to attend the un general assembly... as well as a high-level nuclear safety meeting in new york. on the sidelines of the meetings,... president lee will hold summit talks with other heads of state and make a stop in seattle before returning home on saturday. arirang's yoo ji-hae tells us more. president lee my

the united nations' resides in the security council and it requires a consensus among the five permanent members power and persuasion a look at where it really lies at the united nations general assembly there may be more than two hundred world leaders at the table but only a handful of countries can steal the show so what exactly is the point. palestinian movement the united nations is not going to create a state not in reality not not even in fact in effect and in theory but so is this because the reality is lawmakers in washington have too much outside influence as politicians call for president obama to stand by israel and powerful lobbies tighten their grip should palestinians give up all hope of getting a sovereign state. and same economy a different day this as the international monetary fund releases a new report claiming the global economy is entering a quote dangerous new phase so with italy's downgrade and economic woes in the u.s. and europe is the world headed back to recession. it's tuesday september twentieth five pm in washington d.c. i'm christine friends out there watching our team. well there is very little sunshine in the forecast when it comes to global growth in

president obama is in new york city for the annual united nations general assembly. his biggest challenge is navigating a palestinian demand for an immediate security council vote on statehood. the administration has vowed to veto the palestinian request and risk a backlash on the arab street. but it is trying to negotiate some compromise so that it doesn't come to that. that's tough enough. and now add in this in your face political chal friend the republican presidential front-runner. texas governor rick perry who came to new york city to accuse president obama of fumbling middle east diplomacy and undermining israel in the process. >> we are equally indignant of the obama administration and their middle east policy of appeasement that's encouraged such an ominous act of bad faith. simply put, we would not be here today at this very precipice of such a dangerous move. the if the obama policy in the middle east wasn't naive and arrogant, misguided, and dangerous. >> and the governor didn't stop there. he called the obama foreign policy naive and said that it left ir

on this day, the president of the united states set the united nations general assembly and the palestinianse for statehood. they want the united nations to recognize them. their case is george w. bush supported statehood. barack obama supported statehood. we don't have statehood. we are going to try this way. why are they wrong? >> palestinians state, recognized and it looks like they are trying try to short-circuit the process here. i worry this is not going to advance the process and make it more likely that they can reach an agreement. it is likely to retard it, diminish it, and so i -- i don't think it is helpful. >> it is an important diplomatic challenge for the president of the united states, who happens to be a democrat at the moment, but important diplomatic challenge for any president of the united states. and on this day, one of the leading republican candidates for president, texas governor rick perry, decided to go to new york city, just blocks from the united nations, not only criticize the palestinians for doing this but criticize the president of the united states for having

was sixty six then you all united nations general assembly is now underway and in just a few hours russian foreign minister sergei lavrov is scheduled to meet with secretary of state hillary clinton now the two have already spoken over the phone and are expected to touch upon the arab spring and the situation in libya but at the center of their discussion and perhaps the entire u.n.g.a. will be the palestinian bid to gain statehood recognition from the united nations it's a plan the u.s. and israel have pledged to veto but one palestinian president mahmoud abbas says he will try for anyway many other leaders are supporting that bed and say there is too is with israel and in particular the expansion of settlements in the west bank settlements r.t. correspondent visited recently here's her report he was wanted to meet us here in one of israel's bustling cities he wants to talk but not in his own system and where he's seen as a troublemaker they are afraid to talk because of the fraud and the way from the from me or from words of beneath will be shut up he says he's tried of being used as a p

out the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has just wrapped up his speech at the united nations general assemblyession a few minutes ago and one of the most important points he need regarding syria was that it's key to let the government and the opposition try to carry out talks let them talk before any intervention from the outside world take takes place he has said that the government should be given the opportunity to carry out the reforms that they promised and you know the international community should refrain from taking any action until there's opportunities given to let syria deal with its own issues to avoid establishing the region even further because he brought up the latest example of libya he reiterated that russia really believes that russia stands against the use of any kind of force against innocent civilians and libya's example has unfortunately showed that actions from the outside world really should take place within the scope of the international war and going behind the school can hurt innocent civilians so russia is really speaking out against america's approach to call fo

well the sixty sixth annual united nations general assembly is now underway and at this moment there is a scheduled meeting taking place between russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and secretary of state hillary clinton but you have already spoken over the phone and there expresses touch upon a few issues the arab spring the situation in libya but certainly at the center of their discussion and perhaps of the entire u.n. g.a. will be the palestinian bid to gain statehood recognition from the united nations this is a plan that the u.s. and israel have pledged to veto but one the palestinian president mahmoud abbas says he will try for anyway many other leaders are supporting that bed and they their issue is with israel and in particular the expansion of settlements in the west bank settlements argue correspondent paula sawyer went to here's her report. he was wanted to meet us here in one of israel's bustling cities he wants to talk but not in his own city home and where he's seen as a troublemaker they are afraid. because the before i'm away from the drug life for all me for my vi

general assembly what else did you bring up the world. well i was different many different issues were certainly addressed but all eyes have been on palestine here in new york at the united nations general assembly and the russian foreign minister has reiterated russia's position really supports palestine's official bid for statehood within the united nations security council and within the united nations and he has welcomed expressed russia's welcome feeling for palestine's wish to participate in further negotiations with negotiations with israel as we know have been stalled and of course to give our viewers a bit of a background like we've been reporting it's been a mean sort of issue of. hard work behind closed doors of the united states has been really working hard to try to prevent palestine from placing this official bid to the security council the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas did go ahead with this and this is something that the united nations security council will officially be considering come wednesday ok many thanks for that. this is it. for us in new. so. it's my way or the highway tough words from our president as he backs the finance minister saying vital milit

president of the general assembly, of the united nations, mr. es and gentlemen, at the outset i extend my congratulations to his excellency on his assumption of the presidency of the assembly for this session and i wish him every success. today i extend my sincere congratulations on behalf of the palestine liberation organization and the palestinian people to the government and people of south sudan for its deserved admission as a full member of the united nations wishing them progress and prosperity. i also congratulate the secretary-general, his excellency, mr. ban ki-moon for his election to a new term as the head of the united nations. this renewal of confidence reflects the world's appreciation for his efforts which have strengthened the role of the united nations. excellencies, the question of palestine is intricately linked with the united nations via the resolutions adopted by its various organizations and agencies and through the essential and lauded role of the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near ea

well the sixty six united nations general assembly continues aronian president mahmoud ahmadinejad addresses the assembly today and the american delegation leads the charge walking out take a look there this is groundhog day they did the same thing last year and also protests on the streets heat up against on the dinner job in new york take a look here he seems to be the favor. target as u.s. ire at recent u.n. g.a. says the year being no exception but what is it's really all about dion the cries on the streets and the accusations we've heard from u.s. politicians outright or without silent protest when they walked out we want to know what exactly on the did and john is saying we spoke to him directly our teeth were in a fortnight and that's down with him last night from what i heard from one of our producers some of his rhetoric reminded them of what we heard from u.s. president barack obama on the u.n. g.a. stage yesterday but marina herself is here now to tell us all about it hi marina so we just to start with today because the u.s. delegation walked out during ahmadinejad's speech they d

general assembly. why the stakes couldn't be higher for the united states. i'm wolf blitzer at the u.n. you're in the situation room. >>> you're looking at live picture from the united nations. where all eyes right now are on this year's general assembly. president obama and the first lady, michele bachmann, expected to arrive in new york only minutes from now. at issue for the united states and much of the world this week, a showdown over the middle east. the palestinian authority president vowing to submit a formal application for statehood to the united nation's security council. it could have serious implications for the u.s. relationships with iz real and the arab world. much more on this part of the story coming up. >>> let's get to the president's plan it slash trillions of dollars through the national debt. a plan he says will do the right thing. >> either we ask the wealthiest americanes it pay their fair share of taxes or asking seniors to pay more thor medicare. we can't afford do both. either we gut education and medical research or we've got to reform the tax code so that most profitable corporations have to give up took loop holes that others don't get. we can

looking at live pictures from the united nations general assembly.his very appearance. we'll take that live when it begins. >>> the topic ahmadinejad could weigh in on today is palestinian statehood as well. it is a proposal we are expecting to hear tomorrow when the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas addresses the united nations. so how do you have a state without borders, right? our fionnuala will take a look at finding those dividing lines in jerusalem. >> reporter: more than 0 years ago the late yasser arafat declared a palestinian state. it didn't happen. so why is israel worried now? well, precisely because of places like this. this settlement on the 1967 borders and juxtapositions between jerusalem to my left and ramallah behind me, just some ten miles apart. this hill top has been the site of many a strategic battle between israel and arab nations. prize -- jerusalem. today a different kind of battle is being played out in the valleys below. the separation barrier divides israeli from palestinian literally and figuratively and sometimes runs be

. >> charlie: president mahmoud ahmadinejad is back in new york city for the united nations general assembly. we talked with him earlier today at his hotel about the issues facing iran and the united states. welcome to new york city and the united states. you're here for the united nations general assembly. everyone here in america is interested in the status of the two hikers. what is their status today? >> in the name of the almighty, the most gracious and the most merciful. first, allow me to greet all of your viewers and wish the all mighty's blessings upon everyone. the hikers are doing fine and they're living in fairly good conditions and i do hope that they soon they will be freed. >> charlie: you announced they would be freed and then a cour said no. at happened? >> it i not that the court said something against what i had said. the court indicated that they have to go through the due process. and god willing, they will be freed. >> charlie: when? >> in the next few days. >> charlie: the idea was you would have them released prior to your arrival here. as a humanitarian gesture, notw

the 66 united nations general assembly has opened in new york. world leaders are calling for action on the global debt crisis, renew efforts for boosting economic growth and ending a stalemate in the middle east. if the real showdown is expected on friday when palestinians submitted their bid for full u.n. membership. brazil, in keeping with tradition, kick off the annual debate. >> an historic moment as a result of the president became the first woman to open the general debate. >> this is the voice of democracy. [applause] i am convinced that this will be the century of women. >> they will come to the newest un member states. she said she hoped to welcome the palestinians as well. she said it was time for them to be given full membership. but the u.s. and israel are strongly opposed. washington will veto any membership bid. president obama repeated his warning against unilateral moves by the palestinians. if he called for resumption of direct peace talks between the sides. >> i am convinced that there is no shortcut to the end of a conflict tha

general assembly this week. ali aruzi, nbc news, tehran. >>> back here at home, the diplomat standoff continues at the annual meeting of the united nations general assembly. palestinian president mahmoud abbas remains determined to take his bid for statehood to the u.n. despite pressure from the u.s. for abbas to instead resume peace talks with israel. nbc's tracie potts joins with us more from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. president obama and the u.s. seem determined to convince him that the united nations is not the place to deal with this issue during his speech to the general assembly yesterday president obama said that peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the u.n. the security council is set to consider tomorrow the palestinian's request for full membership. he met with mahmoud abbas yesterday and also with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. president obama said we are committed to israel's security and the commitment is unbreakable, but there's another option here. they may put off a decision tomorrow on full membership or as the french suggested, they could upgrade t

happening right now, president obama is getting set to address the united nations' general assembly. you are looking live at the podium. just a short time ago, we saw brazil's president delma russo -- delma russo. coming up at 7:45. we'll have analysis about the president's address. this the u.n. official introducing the president. there is quite a lot of attention focused on this speech and this event happening at the united nations because of the situation with the middle east and the request by palestinian leaders for state hood. we can listen in right now to the president and hear what he has to say. >> ladies and gentlemen, it's a great honor for me to be here today. i would like to talk to you about a subject that is at the heart of the united nations. the pursuit of peace in an imperfect world. war and conflict have been with us since the beginning of civilization. but in the first part of the 20th century, the advance of modern weaponry led to death on a saggering scale. with this killing -- it was this killing that compelled the founders of this body to focus on not just end

. >> the united nations general assembly, the foreign minister sent his government to crack down on protesters and blamed for an intervention. -- foreign intervention. >> any objective analysis in and around syria will demonstrate that the purpose of the unjust anti-syria campaign currently under way is to attack this model of coexistence that has been the source of pride to our people. how can we are otherwise explain media provocations? what purpose could this serve other than total chaos that would dismember syria and consequently adversely affect its neighbors? what else could this course to achieve other than spread western hegemony. and expand israel's interests. i assure you that our people are determined to reject all forms of intervention in internal affairs. we can continue to pursue security and stability. >> of the crisis began six months ago, and the united nations says 2700 people have been killed. the bbc and other news organizations have made repeated attempts to gain official access to syria. finally, they have been granted a visa. this is her exclusive report. >> we have been

the release comes on the eve of president mahmoud ahmadinejad address to the united nations general assemblyn new york. while analysts believe the release is an effort to improve tehran's image the men's families are great full. >> we need to sort of put this behind us because it has been more than i wish on anybody. >> reporter: josh's uncle adds tonight he has a cabin on the san juan islands. heather holmes ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now from the family statement it went on to say quote we now all want nothing more than to wrap shane and josh in our arms, catch up on two lost years and make a new beginning for them and for all of us. >>> the two men and their families are expected to spend a few days in i am an before deciding their next step the country has ties to iran and the u. s. in a statement they hoped the release would lead to better ties between the u. s. and iran. >> wonderful news. we are thrilled. i could not feel better for their families. it's a wonderful day for them and for us. >> the release came just a few minutes before president obama addressed the united na

the release comes on the eve of president mahmoud ahmadinejad address to the united nations general assembly in new york. while analysts believe the release is an effort to improve tehran's image the men's families are great full. >> we need to sort of put this behind us because it has been more than i wish on anybody. >> reporter: josh's uncle adds tonight he has a cabin on the san juan islands. heather holmes ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now from the family statement it went on to say quote we now all want nothing more than to wrap shane and josh in our arms, catch up on two lost years and make a new beginning for them and for all of us. >>> the two men and their families are expected to spend a few days in i am an before deciding their next step the country has ties to iran and the u. s. in a statement they hoped the release would lead to better ties between the u. s. and iran. >> wonderful news. we are thrilled. i could not feel better for their families. it's a wonderful day for them and for us. >> the release came just a few minutes before president obama addressed the united

captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> charlie: all eyes are on the united nations general assembly this week, the tensions in the middle east will likely dominate conversation. they will se membership as a u.n. member stat it will be vetoed by the united states. also on the agenda will be the arab spring, iran'nuclear program and the famine in africa. we begin our program th the british foreign secretary, william hague, a close ally of the prime minister and a key memberment i'm proud to have the foreign secretary at this table for the first time. welcome. >> thank you very much. it's good to be here. >> charlie: it's fair to ay the question of the state hood by the palestinians is that most intensely debated subject of this united nations general assembly. where do you think it is? >> well, it is as is well-known as president abbas has said he will submit an application of full membership and to go to the security council. this is somebody set out in his speech at the end of this week. what is happening is of course we're all talking bit, we're all negotiating about it, we're all

. >>> the release comes as iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad speaks at the united nations general assembly today. he is expected to talk about global management and a reform of the united nations. now, president obama addressed the assembly yesterday saying now is not the time to grant palestine's request for statehood. the president says an independent palestine need to emerge from peace negotiations with israel. >>> the names of two fallen firefighters are going to be added to a san francisco memorial today. lieutenant vince perez and firefighter paramedic tony valerio were killed while fighting a house fire that june. their funeral was the largest in san francisco in six decades. their names will be displayed at the line of duty memorial wall dedication at the fire department's headquarters. >>>6:06, hopefully clearing up soon. >> i think we'll clear up nicely except at the coast. more fog there meaning we are going to keep the temperatures cooler at the beaches and probably just inside the bay. still, if you are headed around the bay area, watch out for dense fog thick at the coastline