united nations security council -- there is the worst problem for years between israel and lebanon. firefighters in russia are struggling to contain hundreds of wildfires that have now claimed at least 40 people around the country. the fires of taken hold, triggering a global rise in we prices. there are some of the villages affected. >> deep in the forests east of moscow, another desperate battle begins. by yourself suddenly erupted very close. the handful of firemen who are available are using whatever means to douse them. there is not even a minute to lose. >> they have managed to do this, but it is highly likely that this fire has continued to spread, " and this is just a little bit away. >> already, great swaths of this forest have been destroyed. the fires of moved relentlessly towards the village over the past three weeks. the villagers also came out today to help fight the flames and save their homes. >> although they have been lucky this time, she told me she was still very afraid. she said the local fire brigade does not have a lot. so one method they have is cutting down

. >>> flagrantly defying the united nations security council, iran has begun using new equipment to enrich uranium more efficiently. that's according to the international atomic energy agency, which said yesterday that iran has started using a second set of centrifuge machines to enrich uranium to 20% purity. at that level, the element could be turned into weapons-grade material much more quickly than less enriched uranium. despite western suspicions, tehran maintains its nuclear activities are for peaceful purposes only. >>> well, the skies were anything but friendly yesterday for one long-time flight attendant whose meltdown after a trip from pittsburgh to new york john f. kennedy airport has landed him in hot water. the jetblue steward now faces charges after allegedly cursing out passengers and then fleeing the plane via the emergency exit slide. nbc's katy tur has more. >> anything you want to say to the passengers? >> reporter: he had a smirk on his face but said nothing to crews. though steven slater was all smiles with port authority police, earlier in the day sources say he was an

at our sought them they say that the sanctions currently enforced against iran by the united nations security council do not actually the effect the pushchair power plant project they did that the bush era power that is not included in those sanctions of course moscow backed the last bout of sanctions against the islamic republic of iran and that has dampened relations somewhat between moscow and tehran but the russian the nuclear state has taken the agency says that it is working very closely with the arabian side it is working very closely with the international nuclear watchdog the international atomic energy agency to make sure that every step of the way of the process every step of the functioning of this power plant is strictly controlled not only by russia but by the i.a.e.a. as well you can open you know these nuclear power plants in your head but they told me that there were. you get bogged down it's just with the right that you do see. is true there are two. we call the double double doubles richelieu spent fuel but both them and so we can. renew responsibility because we are going to suppl

political pressure on iran because of its domestic iranian enrichment program now the united nations security council has war status of sanctions against iran none of them back to the station directly but because of all these international pressure some of the sub contractors have to pull out of the project reach out to numerous delays it is believed the station of real produce electricity to its full capacity by the end of the year russia is being criticized for going to have the delivery of nuclear fuel in some corners of the world but according to russian officials they believe that the current arrangement with iran is the impact of both from the point of view of nuclear nonproliferation russia's the plies fuel to run it takes practice and everything all the operations are happening on the close monitoring the i eight inspectors. russia has also said of it is ready to provide iran nuclear fuel oil not the time of year is but despite that iranian side. of the. they should by no means will put in them to own the domestic iranian enrichment program ask what the air reports that we're hearing coming o

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agency at our stop them they say that the sanctions currently enforced against iran by the united nations security council do not actually the fact the pushchair power plant project they did that the bush era power but is not included in those sanctions of course moscow backed the last bout of sanctions against the islamic republic of iran that has dampened relations somewhat between moscow and tehran but the russian the nuclear state to see if the agency says that it is working very closely with the a rainy inside it is working very closely with the international nuclear watchdog the international atomic energy agency to make sure that every step of the way of the process every step of the functioning of this power plant is strictly controlled not only by russia but by the i.a.e.a. as well you can not only throw these nuclear both in your head but they told me that there. you give bob. just the right that if you see. these through there are. we call the double double over this research move to amend. both the sentiments you can. hold. in your responsibility because the supply with nuclear fuel should be

political pressure on iran because of its domestic iranian enrichment program now the united nations security council passed war status of sanctions against iran none of them back to the station directly but because of all these international pressure some of the sub contractors have to pull out of the project reach numerous delays and many are very doubted that the station with common street and ask promised in two thousand and time but nonetheless later on today we are going to see the i eight inspectors removing seals from containers with nuclear fuel supplied by russia later on nuclear fuel that will be loaded into nuclear reactor now it is believed that they should have real produce electricity to its full capacity by the end of the same year russia is being criticized for going to have the delivery of nuclear fuel in some corners of the world but according to russian officials they believe that the current arrangement with iran is impact both from the point of view of nuclear nonproliferation russia supplies fuel to run it takes practice and everything all the operations are happening on the cl

agency are sought them they say that the sanctions currently enforced against iran by the united nations security council are a do not actually the effect of the bush era power plant project they did that the bush era power play. it's not included in those sanctions of course moscow backed the last bout of sanctions against the islamic republic of iran and that has dampened relations somewhat between moscow and tehran but the russian the nuclear state see nuclear agency says that it is working very closely with the iranian side it is working very closely with the international nuclear watchdog the international atomic energy agency to make sure that every step of the way of the process at every step of the functioning of this power plant is strictly controlled and the uranium used in this para plant is used strictly to produce peaceful nuclear energy of course the russian state atomic agency will remove the depleted uranium from iran and carry it back to russia disposing of it themselves bringing it over themselves so they say that every step of the way is controlled very strictly not only by russia but

well this is true my reading that the united nations security council has asked for stats of sanctions all together against the republic of iran none of them directly after fact to the construction of this plant but because of all the international pressure the construction has been slowed somewhat because some of the foreign constructors western firms had to pull out of the project and that to numerous delays now we also know that many countries in the world still have some war is about russia supplying iran to be low enriched uranium but to be fair i also have to tell you that people here also have reasons to be fearful. and that's because of latest reports coming out of israel calls to bomb these facilities and for people of these invokes a very painful memory because these very seedy facility that you can see behind me has already been bombed before by the saddam regime back in the eighty's so many here i'm not pleased to hear. statements coming out of israel nevertheless iranian officials say they have absolutely nothing to fear here is exactly what they had of the iranian atomic

members of the united nations security council will meet today to discuss policies in the mideast.etween israelis and palestinians and the sanctions against iran. >>> also, president obama continues campaigning for congressional democrats today. while taking his message about economic recovery to people across the country. after stops in milwaukee and los angeles, the president will be in seattle later today. >>> and wall street investors will be keeping an eye on the latest economic numbers today. statistics on new home construction will be released by the government. >>> finally this half hour, the art of the food display. it is customary for japanese restaurants to display plastic replicas of dishes on their menu in their front windows. >> sometimes the money and the work that goes into creating all that fake food exceeds the real thing. margaret conley reports from tokyo. >> reporter: it looks just like a real restaurant kitchen. with experienced chefs, real knives, and even an authentic noodle machine. but the ingredients here are fake. this is myzuru, one of japan's largest a

and it was in the best interest of the united nations and specifically the u.n. security council, the u.s. specifically, to take no action. that question haunted me -- how is that possible, and on a deeper level, how what i have responded that they had been in a level of power? what if i'd been one of those people seeing that? most of us did not know how we would respond to those moments of crisis until they happen and then archer nature is revealed. >> who is the other fellow? >> is one of the killers from that village. >> how did you talk them into recalling all of this? >> along process. the woman had been interviewed by an nbc reporter who was a partner on the project in the weeks after the genocide. they had made a film about her so she was known to the production team. there is a whole team that works on these with me and i did not want to take all the credit. but it is building trust with people. what i found is that that guy him, they wante to tell their story and find meaning in that, even if that is just the way to make sense of it to themselves and offering a cautionar

united nations when. the russian representative to the united nations held a press conference as russia assumes the presidency of the security council now why the issue of a potential strike did come up with discussing iran and the mounting sanctions that have been placed on iran by the international community ambassador churkin also noted that all of the u.n. resolutions that include sanctions against iran do not include any text. that allow the use of force to be used against iran under any circumstances let's take a listen when we discuss iranian nuclear issue and even though the sanctions resolution is on this matter as you remember we have very clear language and it is a in the last resolution even clearer in three previous resolutions. fact it has nothing to do with out any possibility even the remotely. use of force against iran brazilian president lula de silva was among the first world leaders to react to u.s. sanctions against iran saying that they will not help but possibly hurt from engaging iran in bringing iran back to the negotiating table specifically what it cost to do with the nuclear fuel swap program that was pro

united nations worked with both sides to restore calm. however, both armies are still on full alert as the tense standoff continues. now, the u.n. security council has expressed deep concern about tuesday's deadly clashes between israel and lebanon. the council's rotating chair, russian u.n. ambassador vitaly churkin held a news conference on tuesday after the closed-door meeting. >> the members of the security council called on all parties to practice utmost restraint, strictly abide by their obligations under resolution 1701, observe the cessation of hostility, and prevent any further escalation on the blue line, which is to be respected in its entirety. >> the leader of the lebanese shia group hezbollah says his organization will retaliate if israel attacks. the remarks come after the gunfight between israeli and lebanese troops. on tuesday hezbollah held a large-scale ceremony in the lebanese capital of beirut. the event marks what the group calls its victory over israel in a month-long conflict in 2006. hezbollah leader sheikh hassan nasrallah made the statement via a video link. hezbollah believes israeli forces are preparing to attack the