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come hereof 5000 to as part of a united nations program.ople like this family. >> all of the praise you can give germany is not enough. it is a wonderful country, a country that has offered us security, a great land. there are not enough words. germany's interior minister was on hand to welcome the group. is for sure. we will have to take in more refugees beyond the initial 5000 promised. that is not up for debate. 5000 is the number right now, and we will take further action if the need arises. state governments say they are ready to work with more refugees. >> the family first took a bus to a refugee reception center. canbout two weeks, they move to a new home and a new beginning. >> on wednesday, the united states remembered the victims of attacks, and relatives and friends read out the names of the people after the jetliner struck the world trade center. barack obama took part in a commemoration at the white house before laying a wreath at the pentagon. >> also on wednesday, hundreds of thousands of people to part in demonstrations in t

last week, the united nations development program held a major conference with selected international companies to discuss the contributions they have been making. i followed one of the two japanese companies that participate in the events. >> all of us always wants to make our daily business good for the society. >> japanese retailer mushi is one of 68 firms to join a global initiative named business called to action. their goal is to harness the power of business to cut poverty and improve the lives of millions of people in developing countries. >> translator: we can't talk about business if the society is unstable. so it's very important for us to think about how to quit ourselves in social harmony. >> muji started its own project three years ago. these season stone trays were produced in a village of western kenya. and these felt phone cases are from the republic, all of them individually hand-crafted. these products are sold at muji stores worldwide. and they're proving to be popular. last year, sales reached $230,000. >> translator: i like these kinds of handycrafts from around

> we are hours away from president obama addressing the general assembly at the united nations about iran's nuclear programould take place after his speech. president obama might meet with the new iranian president before he makes his debut on the world stage. they are urging president obama to stand his ground with iran. the white house still hasn't ruled out a meeting. on thursday john kerry will meet with iran's foreign minister to discuss the nuclear policy. this will be the highest level talks between the u.s. and tehran since 179. >> a woman is the center of the irs tea party scandal is retiring. she is going to collect a pension on his time. she pled the 5th before congress. documents later revealed that learner led the charge to unfairly scrutinize the tea party. learner's retirement comes before congressional review board was to suggest she be fired. because of her shrewd timing she will still get to collect a 50,000 dollar a year pension. the national park service raising questions after producing video showing young muslim women and teenagers blaming 9-11 for the negative treatment they have rec

the united nations development program representative in yemen, he always reminds his visitors of anncounter with a woman during a visit to abdian >> we are facing major, major humanitarian crisis. this woman i met, for instance, was sitting in front of her house, who was having -- her husband was killed. what does it mean if she doesn't have enough to eat, if her girls can't go to school and if her house is not safe. >> fled from the city when the fighting started. when he returned, his house was gone. >> the only compensation i received from the government was almost $5,000 u.s. dollars. >> that's not enough. my mention is so meager that i will never be able to rebuild my house. >> many people who were displaced by the fighting returned home. but zinzibar is far from safe. the presence of armed men and pro-government militia indicates war against al-qaeda is far from over. >> al-qaeda was driven out of here by its fighters hiding in nearby mountains. >> they say the comeback is just a matter of time. >> but this isn't the only concern. poverty and destruction are creating an atmosp

the one of the lead authors of the lead study, a research specialist for the united nations partners for prevention program. here in our washington studio mary ellsberg, and still with us from new delhi is kavita krishnan from the women's association. this could not have been an easy survey to conduct. you're asking very personal questions, and asking men what they've done. you didn't go out and say, did you rape a woman? you're asking about their experience, why? >> well, the word "rape" really can be a very subjective term and it could be understood differently across different culture contexts. and men themselves may not see their actions in those terms. it was important to ask about very specific acts that we could then compare across countries and ask men about whether they perpetrated those acts, how often, against whom, and during what time period. so we asked--we try to describe an objective act like have you ever physically forced a woman to have sex when she didn't consent, and things like that to enable us to get a better picture of what's actually happening. >> was it hard to have those convers

in a speech at the united nations this evening, iranian president rouhani says his country's nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and not for weapons. he says he hopes the dialogue with the united states rather than conflict. here's is a portion of what he had to say. openly that notwithstanding the position of others, this has been and will theys be the objective of islamic republic of iran, nuclear weapons and weapons of placeistraction have no in our doctrine and contradict our fundamental religious and ethical convictions. our national interests make it we remove anyt and all concerns about a rands nuclear program. events, heree days is jeremy bowen. >> a handshake between the presidents of iran and america outside the u.n., but in real life, not yet. more than three dysfunctional decades in relations could make the rest of the middle east a less dangerous place. -- it will have a disastrous impact on new york traffic and this gathering of presidents, prime ministers, and kings. this year there's a chance of a breakthrough on two big world crises. syria's weapons and that plans of it

in a speech at the united nations this evening, iranian president rouhani says his country's nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and not for weapons. he says he hopes the dialogue with the united states rather than conflict. here's is a portion of what he had to say. openly that notwithstanding the position of others, this has been and will theys be the objective of islamic republic of iran, nuclear weapons and weapons of placeistraction have no in our doctrine and contradict our fundamental religious and ethical convictions. our national interests make it we remove anyt and all concerns about a rands nuclear program. events, heree days is jeremy bowen. >> a handshake between the presidents of iran and america outside the u.n., but in real life, not yet. more than three dysfunctional decades in relations could make the rest of the middle east a less dangerous place. -- it will have a disastrous impact on new york traffic and this gathering of presidents, prime ministers, and kings. this year there's a chance of a breakthrough on two big world crises. syria's weapons and that plans of it

program. sanctions would just cripple that nation's economy. vinita nair, cbs news, the united as you might imagine, israel is going to pay very close attention to any overtones between the united states and

there was an explosion there at a storage facility for the united nations world food program kouds ofkiddale. clearly a center of conflict with the army and rebels. we'll check in on that later. >> now to our top story, the revelations about the al-shabab attack on the westgate mall. >> joining us via skype steve hans hansen an associate professor. what do you make of these revelations, it seems the kenyan government had warning that al-shabab was planning this, a big scale attack outside of somalia. >> yes, it's hard to say for now. there has been the creation of committee for inquiry into the processes surrounding the westgate attack, and will probably inquire into the leadings and dealings of the kenyan intelligence services. it may be that there have been voices within the intelligence service that reported this. inside different intelligence, this is common. sometimes these voices are disappearing in all the - what they call noise. all the information and content. we cannot say that yet. i'm waiting and we'll see what in fact will come forward. i do hope that the kenyans make an

. >> as world leaders gather at the united nations next week, iran's nuclear program will not be the only issue on the agenda. the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, issued a strong statement on syria's chemical weapons, stressing the chemical council must be prepared to act on drawing up a binding resolution. again reinforced the reasons why the u.s. believe the assad regime is the only one which could have carried out the chemical attack, despite claims to the contrary. america's largest bank, jpmorgan chase, has agreed to pay one of the biggest finds in history for a financial institution. regulators handed at the penalty more than a year after traders in london racked multibillion dollar losses in the derivatives rket. managers then tried to hide losses from the authorities. it has a towering presence in world backing, but jpmorgan chase was humiliated after revelations of lost nearly 4 billion pounds because of deals which went disastrously wrong. one trader was nicknamed the london whale because of the size of his risky bets. the bank has been fined because of failing to get

. >> as world leaders gather at the united nations next week, iran's nuclear program will not be the only issue on the agenda. the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, issued a strong statement on syria's chemical weapons, stressing the chemical council must be prepared to act on drawing up a binding resolution. again reinforced the reasons why the u.s. believe the assad regime is the only one which could have carried out the chemical attack, despite claims to the contrary. america's largest bank, jpmorgan chase, has agreed to pay one of the biggest finds in history for a financial institution. regulators handed at the penalty more than a year after traders in london racked multibillion dollar losses in the derivatives market. managers then tried to hide losses from the authorities. >> it has a towering presence in world backing, but jpmorgan chase was humiliated after revelations of lost nearly 4 billion pounds because of deals which went disastrously wrong. one trader was nicknamed the london whale because of the size of his risky bets. the bank has been fined because of failing to

in his united nations speech, rouhani insisted that tehran would never ever give up its enrichment program're already very close to nuclear breakout capacity. so they're not going to give up the enrichment program. what is there to negotiate? >> that's a great question. in fact, the process in geneva should continue to ask that very question. i think they're between 18 and 20% at the 1820% enrichment point on the uranium, which is required for an atomic weapon. i think everyone knows that. i think the negotiators and the clever ploys in my view that president rouhani has communicated at the united nations to really separate the united states from the t five plus one in geneva, long story short, though, i think he explicitly communicated his interests in continuing the processing of the uranium and that's a fundamental position. i think it goes back to geneva and i think the proof will be in their deeds and looking at the united nations. et cetera got to stand up to the plate, making sure they have the inspection regime and to verify the iranian intention with regards to their nuclear progr

i asked that specific question to the syrian ambassador to the united nations on your program last week. and he said that is something we might be able to consider. so yes, it is getting a much more prominent play now, even the british prime minister has issued some comments, some statements that they would welcome such a move. and it comes at a time, wolf, when obviously, you can see the political writing on the wall right now. that is very difficult right now as it stands today if for president obama to win a vote in cog res or his people say that and that the public opinion not only in the united states but in great britain, in fans and in.many parts of the world is against any military intervention. france, which is about the only of the major western allies which would take part with the united states in a military strike is now even saying, according to the president there, they may try to seek u.n. resolution. so this is coming in that context right now. wolf? >> yeah, it's very intriguing right now fareed, because if the president of the united states is looking for assurances t

united nations. the main talks, iran's nuclear program. >>> and new video of the navy yard gunman. plus possible reason why aaron alexis killed 12 people. >> a critical piece of legislation is getting traction in the senate. congress has until next tuesday to pass a spending measure that would avert a government shutdown. texas senator ted cruz tried to hold up the legislation but the bill passed after cruz staged a 21-hour protest of sorts. mike viqueira has more. >> well, it wasn't technically a filibuster, but whatever you call it was one very long speech. in the end many are asking just what did texas senator ted cruz accomplish? >> skipping rest and nature's call, ted cruz's time was up. >> i would ask for my friends in the democratic aisle to listen to this. >> they have arrived pursuant to the order. the senate will be-- >> cruz held court for more than 21 hours. the fifth longest speech in senate history. he railed against the healthcare law. >> are we going to say let's break the pattern of empty show gloats i do not like them, sam i am. >> at times it looked like an audit

united nations. iran says its nuclear program is all about peaceful electric power, but international inspectors contend iran has technology that goes far beyond that and could produce a nuclear weapon. until iran gives that technology up or allows inspectors unlimited access to it, the white house, scott, will take note of iran's new language but remain suspicious of its motives. >> pelley: thanks, major. the president would probably be happy tonight to hear that it appears syria has met the first deadline set out in that deal to head off a u.s. military strike. you'll recall mr. obama threatened to punish the syrian dictatorship for this nerve gas attack, part of a war against a popular rebellion. the u.s. says more than 1,400 civilians were killed. the deal, worked out last week by russia and the united states, requires syria to give up its chemical arsenal and today on schedule syria submitted an inventory of its weapons to the world organization that polices them. it's still checking to see if that inventory is complete. southern mexico is reeling from some of the worst flooding in years. entire to

will begin talks with iran over its nuclear program, but he will not meet with iran's new president hassan rowhani. in his speech at the united nations, mr. obama says he has directed secretary of state john kerry to pursue an agreement to resolve concerns over iran's nuclear program. it has been 36 years since u.s. and iranian leaders met. believe that if we can resolve the issue of iran's nuclear program, that can serve as a major step down a long road towards a different relationship. >> as for the crisis in syria, president obama warned united nations would appear incapable of enforcing international laws if it fails to take action. >> moving back closer to home, the shooting at the navy yard is leading to security changes. the september 16 rampage left 13 people, including the gunman, data. we now know that the shooter lied about his arrest record. is requiringchange background checks to include all police documents, not just arrest records. a navy has already given senior officers more responsibly for security and personnel evaluations. >> i'm sure that there will be a cost involved. i don't know what the cost would course, wit

united nations this morning. president hassan rouhani said iran's nuclear program is only for energy purposes. the use of nuclear weapons, it is a violation of the united nations. threatening non- nuclear weapon states with nuclear weapons should and guend. >> a republican speaker of the house will push for raising the nation's debt limit. the government is scheduled to run out of money on september 30th. if the deal is not reached by then the government will shut down he is hoping his new strategy to keep the government running. some in his party want to def und controversial law. >> we're not going to ignore washington's spending problems and we're not going to accept this new normal of a weak economy. >> the senate is expected to vote on saturday. the treasury secretary says the shutdown will be catastrophic. just ahead the new online tool to help consumers navigate the affordable care act. and, still to come this midday: drivers of electric cars in illinois may soon have more charging stations available to them. and later in lunchbreak: perfect for large gatherings... a "serve yourself" me

british ambassador to the united nations, thank you for joining the program. ok. other news now from around the world. cleanup is beginning in colorado after days of flooding that have left much destruction in its wake. first estimates suggest that 1500 homes have been destroyed, 17,000 damaged, 12,000 unaccounted for. officials are hopeful the last number will drop as communication comes back online. rescuers continue to airlift people who were still stranded. you're watching "bbc world news ." still to come tonight, an engineering feat like no other. selvage experts begin posting -- hoisting the costa concorde you -- concordia. the philippines say government troops have recaptured most of the coastal areas of the city that has been under siege for more than a week now. helicopters and gunships have been used against the muslim rebel group that has been holding part of a city. the ferocity of the fighting has raised fears of trapped civilians. jonah fisher has the story. of finishings now things by force, not negotiations. throughout this, the eighth day of fight

united nations. the ministers are discussing iran's nuclear program. just yesterday iran's newly elected president hassan rouhani said that iran will never develop nuclear weapons. >>> and republicans say they'll reject any short-term spending plan. house speaker john boehner said he won't support a bill that doesn't include defunding of president obama health reform law. >>> and interpol is looking for a woman anyone as wide widow. kenya has issued those alerts. >>> calls for expansion of you medicine said. 22 states have opted out of that expansion including texas where 25% of the population is uninsured. that means a million people living under the poverty line may not benefit. heidi zhou castro has more. >> reporter: a cancer survivor living in poverty. she lost her job last year. now at 60 making $10,000 a year and getting b by by odd jobs and taking care of her landlord's animals. she's doing her best to ward off the uterine cancer that's been in remission for ten years. she nos knows she can't afford treatment. >> if it were to return or if i de

tuesday, the united nations brazilian president challenged the u.s. spy program. earlier this year, it was revealed her own communications may have been monitored by the n.s.a. president obama has defended the u.s. surveillance but now acknowledges a need for reform. >> we've begun to review the way that we gather intelligence so that we properly balance the legitimate security concerns of our citizens and allies with the privacy concerns that all people share. >> but despite outcry over the surveillance, the head of the senate intelligence committee is drafting legislation that would broaden the intelligence powers so it can spy on targets that travel to the united states after being identified overseas. new legislation shows just how vast the divide is in congress over the government surveillance programs and how best to reform them. aljazeera, capitol hill. >> she gained national reaction for a fearless filibuster, now eyes the statehouse. davis wants to succeed rick perry, who is retiring at the end of his third term. she's been debating whether to run and wil

. >>> president obama addresses the united nations general assembly this morning. the impact over iran's nuclear program, one of the key issues at this week's meeting. and the presence of iran's new president gives a potential for progress and a possible get together between the two leaders. vinita nair has more. from the united nations. >> reporter: president obama will address the opening at the u.n. general assembly meeting but it's the possibility of a more intimate talk that is drawing the most attention. iranian president hassan rouhani could meet face-to-face with president obama today. if it happens it will be the first time the leaders of the two countries talked since the iranian revolution in 1979. officials have not ruled out the possibility, but say no meeting is scheduled. but iran and the u.s. did agree to official talks later this week, while representatives of both countries are here at the u.n. meetings. secretary of state john kerry will join his iranian counterpart and representatives of five other countries this thursday to talk about iran's nuclear program. president rowhani said h

program. hassan rouhani was making his first address at the united jace a december. nationsy in new york. economy decemberred the imposition of western sakes, james bays reports in the united nations. >> reporter: the focus was on one man as world leaders met. the arrival of hassan rouhani iran's president for less than two months on the world stage, brings the promise of a any start to his country's relations with the west. >> mr. president. >> reporter: but can he bring concrete change? he didn't immediate president obama who spoke several hours beforehand. but both men spoke yeah ka*u cay after more than three decades of mistrust about the possibility of a new relationship. >> we are encouraged that president rouhani received from the iranian people a mandate to pursue a more moderate course and given his stated thoughts of reaching an agreement. >> reporter: he said progress would only be made if there is ideal removing the threat of an iranian knock lahr bomb but offered a con connection that they can have a nuke already energy program and acknowledged mistakes from the

on tuesday the united nations challenged the u.s. spy program. it was her own communications may also have been monitored by the nsa. president obama has defended the u.s. surveillance but acknowledges a need for reform. >> we're looking at the way we gather intelligence so we balance the legitimate privacy concerns. >> reporter: despite outcry over the surveillance the head of the senate intelligence committee is drafting competing legislation that would broaden the intelligence powers so it can spy on targets. this new legislation shows just how vast the divide is in congress over the government surveillance programs, and how best to reform them. kimberly halkek. >> the meeting of community leaders there in the next couple of days. there are more murders in chicago than in new york. however, more gang members have an unusual take on this problem explained by john. >> reporter: former gang members blame the murder rate on a cowboy mindset. >> it's the same as the wild, wild west but in a different form. me in a club, i bump you instead of us res

programs which of course were revealed by n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden caused anger around the world she's also calling for a multilateral internet government framework to stablish the united nations that would prevent the kind of spying programs that sickly and internationally the u.s. has been carrying out for many years but why we hear the brazilian president speaking about this is because it's also been revealed that the n.s.a. was spying significantly on foreign governments around the world including according to reports the personal communications of president rousseff and this according to reports is what led her to cancel her of state visit to the white house that was supposed to happen next month clearly you see brazil and many other latin american countries very angered over america's very deep and pervasive spying program i don't think that this is the last we're going to hear of it mentioned during the u.n.g.a. debate. marina live from new york marina thank you very much indeed for that. and later this hour we'll be talking to. a former m i five intelligence officer as soon as a we will be able to. well actually yes ok i'm being told that actually we can go to any mach

program. >> united nations is set to release a report today laying out the results of its investigation intohat alleged chemical weapons attack in syria late last month. on sunday, the u.n. secretary received the report on the poison gas attack outside damascus. he will brief the security council in a closed door session this morning, as the u.s. and russia look for a diplomatic solution, turkey remains skeptical. that country, which shares a border with syria has long called for military intervention. they doubt that syria will truly get rid of its chemical weapons. we have more from the border. >> turkey's border with syria is its longest, a 560-mile stretch, and after having strongly pushed for military intervention on its unstable neighbor, the turkish government has left itself exposed. disappointing at the changing international tide, the prime minister dismissed the plan to get writ of the chemical weapons. >> the assad regime has not lived up to promises. >> there is plenty at stake for turkey, pushing for regime change even before the debate over chemical weapons began, turkey has g

united nations to return home. they discussed iran's nuclear program. >> iran will never develop nuclear weapons. i have made clear that we respect the right of the iranian people to access peaceful nuclear energy in the context of iran meeting its obligations. the test will be meaningful, transparent, and verifiable actions. >> afterward, if we can make progress on nuclear file, other issues such as syria, will certainly be positively affected. president obama responded with wishes for a safe journey and apology for new york traffic. he expressed his gratitude writing, have a good day, mr. president. negotiators from the u.s., iran, and five other world powers are meeting for nuclear talks next month. cbs news. >>> after two weeks of negotiations, the u.n. security council voted unanimously to secure and destroy syria's chemical weapons. u.n. security general says this is the first hopeful news on syria in a long time. if syria fails to give up those weapons, there will be consequences. those will depend on the security council passing another resolution. >>> going from high powered tech jobs to

. >> a new report claims the united states national security agency's spy program directly targeted leaders of brazil and mexico by monitoring internet and telephone traffic and the report aired last night on brazilian television station. american journalist who lives in rio de janeiro helped produce the story for news program. it quotes documents provided by n.s.a. leaker edward snowden as the source of the claims. >> nasa is going back to the moon this week in an unmanned probe on friday. the probe will search for water molecules in the atmosphere. it will also gather information about dust to see if it accounts for the glow. this is the final mission to the moon but some in congress want to see a manned mission go back to the moon. >> kate middleton's little sister could be planning a royal wedding with pippa middleton secretly engaged to her stockbroker boyfriend of six months who popped the question months ago but they decided to delay the announcement until kate gave birth. pippa middleton celebrates her 30th birthday on friday when they will formally announce. we will have more on "g

. >>> iran's nuclear program is taking center stage today at the united nations. secretary of state, john kerry, and former and current court councilmembers will meet with iran's foreign minister this afternoon. and it could pave the way for negotiations on iran's nuclear program. that after iran's president talked about it. it. can you give us more details on the truly historic meeting? >> it's a slice of history coming our way coming up at 4:00 eastern time. we don't know if the meeting is going to take place anymore. we were told this morning it was going to be off of the campus, and now it might be in a room here on the un campus. but it doesn't matter where it is, it's on, it's happening, and this is where it's going to take playing. at 4:00, the p5, the five permanent members of the security council plus germany, who has always been involved with iran's nuclear agency. they have strong trade links with iran. and after they have met, the foreign minister will come in. we're not going to see this on television. what's going to happen, they will film the beginni

signed the social security act and the fair labor standards act in to law, but the united states still had no national program for addressing the health needs of the people. the 1938 health conference was the beginning of something different. instead of inviting only doctors to speak, the conference for, for the first time, including members of labor unions, farm groups, and civil rights organizations. it included representatives, not just of the medical profession, but of the people who needed and used health care. that corm woman named florence greenberg traveled from chicago, illinois to washington to offer her testimony. greenberg was a member of the women's automobile auxiliary spending her day working in the communities around chicago's steel mills. show told the audience at the national health conference, she had come to offer them a different picture of chicago. just steps away from the comfortable headquarter of the american medical association, was a chicago of dirt, filth, and tenements. a sick chicago, where people struggled with tecialt health conditions related to poverty and unemployment. and s

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. >> a new report claims the united states national security agency spy program directly targeted leaders of brazil and mexico by monitoring internet and telephone traffic. the report aired last night on a brazil beyond television station. american journalist who lives in rio de janeiro helped produce the story for a news program that quotes documents provided by n.s.a. leaker edward snowden as the source of the claims. >> nasa is going back to the moon this week and unmanned probe is scheduled to take off friday from virginia which will search for water molecules in the atmosphere and will gather information about dust to see if it accounts for the glow. this is the final mission to the moon that nasa has scheduled but some members of congress want to see a manned mission back to moon. >> the t.s.a. has something to help travelers headed home from the labor day woke. here is the bloomberg business report. >> good morning, today lots of american are headed to airports and if you want to avoid headaches and delays there is an app which can tomorrow you keep travel policies and procedures h

program. we are live at the united nations. what about the buzz around this handshake that could take place between president obama and president rouhani? could today be the first time in 34 years that the president's of both countries actually shake hands? >> it's a tantalizing prospect. everyone is excited about this happening, but we just don't know. if this happens at all, we think it's going to happen in passing. the two will just bump into each other. there will be no sweeping gesture. president obama is not going to come down off the podium and find president rouhani in front of the cameras. if it happens at all, it will be in the corridors, they pass each other, a fleeting handshake and there may or may not be a camera there. we're just going to have to wait and see. you're absolutely right to be excited about it, because everybody is here is excited because of the new tone president rouhani is bringing. gone is the rhetoric of ahmadinejad, his predecessor, replaced by the op ed in the washington post last friday. peopl

united states. they look at snowden as a hero, the whistleblower who exposed the national security agency and programs in the united states. neil: i was wondering, it is like they are gambling here? of course they had know there was spying going on. when it was spelled out, did that startle them? or was it just so much of it was on our friends? >> they are more troubled by the institutions in europe. neil: when they found out it was the closest like france, germany, they recoiled that. they are big into government but not big into spying government so it hit at the crawl, didn't it? >> the government were aware of what was going on because they were working with the united states but the citizens were not aware and there is citizen outrage all across europe. neil: do they think we are out of control with our agencies, all of the snooping agencies armed with $50 billion plus budget that can do what they want to whom they want whenever they want? is that what they are thinking? >> indiscrimite use of the capabilities would be a key quote i heard in many aspects of the conversation. nei i lik that. melis

anyway, i want to tell all of the viewers of this program and the people of the united states that the iranian nationnation. iranians are in favor of peace. i want to tell them threats and sanctions and use the language of insult and intimidation, that they should put aside this language and adopt a language of friendship and dialogue with the iranian people. and certainly, they will see the results. >> and if they do, how soon do you think there could be relations that are improved. >> translator: i did not talk about relations. they ought to correct their behavior. >> everyone is waving at us. so i think we have to stop. is that right? do we need to stop, sir? >> translator: i would like to thank you, ma'am. also, thank your colleagues. i would like to extend my welcome to you. i hope you will have a very pleasant stay in the islamic republic of iran. >> mr. president, thank you so much for speaking to us. it was very important to hear your comments. thank you, sir. >> i again, thank you, ma'am, and thank your colleagues. >> interviewing the president was a very different experience than interviewi

force will not prove necessary and that the proposal to place serious chemical weapons program under united nations control will in fact be successful. last night in my view the president delivered a strong straightforward speech that directly outlined the current situation in syria. he asked that a vote of the congress to authorize military force against the assad regime be delayed so that a strategy could he developed with russia and the united nations security council that would eliminate serious deadly chemical weapons program. i believe this is the appropriate path forward. and i appreciate very much the majority leaders holding off on bringing this resolution for a vote so negotiations can continue. here in the senate there are discussions going on about how to amend the resolution passed by the foreign relations committee to provide time for diplomacy. perhaps that won't be necessary. i would also like to take a minute to give russia credit for bringing forward this plan for a negotiated solution to the conflict. i disagree with the senator from texas as the russian ambassador described to m

strike on syria, and there are talks now between the united states and iran over the iranian nuclear program. both happened at the annual united nationsbly, and the leader of the american team was secretary of state john kerry. he spent last week at the u.n. and we were with him as war and peace hung in the balance. on syria, the u.s. and russia finally agreed on a u.n. security council resolution to force the syrian dictator bashar al-assad to give up his chemical weapons. tonight, there are still many question-- is the iranian opening real? how did the u.s. make a deal with the russians? and what if assad reneges on turning over his arsenal? >> john kerry: assad has to always know that if he plays games or if he varies from this or if he doesn't comply, and if ultimately the security council gets stuck again and refuses to enforce-- then, the united states always reserves its prerogatives with respect to its national security interests. >> pelley: but is this idea of the use of force credible anymore? after the enormous opposition you saw from the congress and from the american people, no one believes that the president would go ahe

program. so says their new president at the united nations meeting in new york. the death toll rises in pakistan , while still powerful, it appears to have created an entirely new island off the coast. three days of national mourning starting kenya this wednesday following the shopping center siege. those of the latest news headlines. thank you for joining us here on "france 24." hostilities can be met with hope according to the new iranian president. he reiterated that his country's nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only and said that he was open to talks with the u.s. to manage their differences. he has been on a charm offensive for the last few weeks as his country suffers under crippling sanctions. >> his speech was the most anticipated of the general assembly. the iranian president talked a lot about hope and moderation, reiterating the main points he had made already in his mission to woo the west. he promised that iran poses no threat to the world, saying instead that they are a partner for peace. >> iran seeks constructive engagement with other cou

. >> judging from what rouhani said at the united nations this afternoon, is iran prepared now to give up the alleged weapons component of the nuclear program ? >> iran is willing to negotiate. that means he will give up if he will give up if you get something in return. what iran wants is for the sanctions to go away, and what we want is for the nuclear weapons argument to go away. so this is the beginning of a negotiation. he did not come to new york to surrender. he has come to new york to say we are ready to start negotiations. negotiations always have a dynamic of their own. i can go well and gain momentum or they can go badly and begin to lose steam. >> you would say this is a moment perhaps for optimism in the relationship. >> it's going to be a long, hard slog, no doubt about it. he you have a pragmatic operator and an acute economic crisis in iran driving these discussions, and you have a president in washington who has stated that he wants to solve this problem diplomatically. ande have seen between iran u.s. relations, they never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. assume this is going to be a sure thing. >> thank you ver

addressing the united nations general assembly, hassan rouhani said iran is ready for negotiations over its nuclear program kenya, it's feared more victims will be found in the west gate shopping mall. 72 people were killed, including five gunmen during the four-day siege. kenyan troops are combing the debris for bodies. let's go book to our top news now and the earthquake in pakistan, we have our correspondent standing by for us, i understand that this earthquake was very widely felt including when you are in karachi. >> reporter: indeed. the reports that we are getting that at least six districts out of 27 districts were hit hard. the worst is where the maximum number of casualties are. we understand that the number of wounded as well as the dead are a lot. the earthquake happened, it was late in the evening and because it was dark, the area is quite remote, the damage assessment was not easy. but we are getting a clearer picture and it appears that there may be even more casualties in the reports from the remote regions start coming in. >> thank you very much. that's kamal giving us an update from ca af

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national interests make it imperative that we remove any and all reasonable concerns about iranian's peaceful nuclear program. >> reporter: the iranian president denounced economic sanctions carried out under united nations authority as an inhumane act of violence against ordinary iranians. the white house said, scott, it expected this line of rhetoric, arguing it's the very pain these sanctions have cause that's led iran to reconsider and open up talks about possibly ending its pursuit of nuclear weapons. >> pelley major, the years of sanctionsanctions in place becaf the nuclear program, that is reason rouhani made the speech he made today? >> reporter: what's the white house's take on this. the sanctions have for the first time in 20 years created negative economic growth, dubl dublg-dij in cuts, and those are real-life consequences and the iranians are feeling it and that's yet white house asserts they are at least approaching the negotiating table. >> pelley: major, thank you. the president of kenya is declaring victory today against the terrorists who have been holed up in a nairobi shopping mall since weekend. kenyan soldiers were still searching the mall even after the president told the n

government officials in beijing decided to set up a temporary program to help farmers plant new crops. the united nations food and agriculture organization or fao, is advising the government. >> translator: the government must work with society to support flood victims. it also needs to improve the permanent insurance system to compensate farmers who lost crops. this would allow them to get back on their feet sooner. if officials don't act, the damage will spread and the situation will get worse. >> reporter: after experiencing the worst floods in decades, the farmers of northeastern china hope for two things, getting help from their government and getting their life back to normal. nhk world, heihe, china. >>> pushing ahead, china's rise, wealth power and problems, an income gap dif its people and pollution threatens its health and disputed seas on "newsline." >>> it's time to look at the weather around the world with mai sho gi. it seems people in taiwan are dealing with the aftermath of a storm. what's the latest there? >> good morning, there has been a lot of tropical storm development over the past