let me also add that the reform of the united nations security council is long overdue and remains high priority to south africa, the african continent and the developing world as a whole. finally, mr. president, i wish to reiterate south africa's commitment to the relationship with the usa. i'm happy about your visit which was home to madiba and many freedom fighters in our country for decades. i wish you pleasant and productive stay in south africa for the remainder of your visit we are truly honored to host you, mr. president, and i thank

they think there may be a scenario where force and might might be needed, ignoring the united nations security counciloing it alone trying to solve the security council in serious -- syria. [inaudible] still have deep divisions have come up with a unified position. we were, i'm told, expecting some sort of communiquÉ. the ministers have been on their own for a long time without their close advisers. it's not clear, i'm being told, by people here, if there will be e, whether they have been able to come out with a .nified position >> thank you very much for that report. the number of wildfires in sumatra has increased over the past week, though with little wonder the cloud of smoke choking singapore and malaysia shows no sign of disappearing anytime soon. this map shows the extent of the fires across indonesia. the largest concentration of hotspots is centered here, but there are large numbers of smaller fires, and that's what's creating the ex mob being blown into singapore -- that is what is creating the thick smog being blown into singapore. >> you can see it and smell it, .ut you cannot quite touch

fundamentally in their interests to do so because otherwise they would have been taken to the united nations security council and there would probably in due course have been sanctions imposed on them in respect of the failures to live up to the letter and the spirit but those actions were imposed on them anyway whether or not they made those that you are dismissed pacific question about the period two thousand and three to two thousand and five i do not accept that iran was badly treated in that period by those countries negotiating with it but the question is really whether they're. the west really offered the iran enough to raise that issue of mutual missed trast. well certainly iran didn't offer us enough to raise the issues of mutual distrust the european union in its extensive dialogues with iran was negotiating on the middle east peace process on counterterrorism on weapons of mass destruction and on human rights and we've made almost zero progress on all of those but i don't think it is fair to tie all those geopolitical major geopolitical questions to the nuclear issue each iran sees that as it's in

resolutions of the governing board of the international atomic energy agency and the united nations security council there has to be discussions starting with confidence building steps to deal with the areas of mistrust and building up to a comprehensive deal which includes clear route maps for full recognition of iran's rights and the removal of sanctions the outgoing president ahmadinejad. while was also expected to follow down that road map well apparently he didn't succeed but what do you agree that. if you look at his domestic policies and his vision for iran it was somewhat different from that of the supreme leader here had a following in the country so you can really argue that. well and initially based on his tenure he was more willing to negotiate with the west he even wrote that. letter it's you a bomb so what do you agree that. really represented some opening some chance any chance for for the west and for iran to come to terms but. unfortunately i would argue was blown. yes yet again you tend to think the right is all on one side and the wrong is all on the other hand in a complex world

security concerns. >> a united nations spokesperson says that russia cannot replace those austrian troops because it is one of five permanent members of united nations security council. >> the view from the golan heights is a popular tourist attraction. united nations peacekeepers have been stationed there since the 1970's, but the conflict between syrian government forces and rebels have said -- has surged near the area where syrian borders the region. this week, two united nations soldiers were caught up in the fighting and injured. israel has occupied the golan heights since the six-day war in 1967. the peacekeepers are based in a demilitarized zone between israel and syria. austrian troops have been the cornerstone of that mission for years. but after the injuries this week, the and announced it was pulling soldiers out, saying dangers had risen to an unacceptable level -- vienna announced it was pulling its soldiers out. that cut the number of troops by 1/3. then the surprise offer from russian president vladimir putin. >> as you all know, the united nations secretary general recently visited russia. he asked us to increase our participation in peacekeeping ope

let me also add that the reform of the united nations security council is long overdue and remains high priority to south africa, the african continent and the developing world as a whole. finally, mr. president, i wish to reiterate south africa's commitment to the relationship with the usa. i'm happy about your visit which was home to madiba and many freedom fighters in our country for decades. i wish you pleasant and productive stay in south africa for the remainder of your visit we are truly honored to host you, mr. president, and i thank you. i now invite you, mr. president, to address the media. you have the floor. >> well, thank you so much, mr. president, for your generous words and your kind welcome. it is wonderful to be back in south africa. as you mentioned, i have the pleasure of visiting south africa before when i was a u.s. senator. michelle and our daughters were here just two years ago. we're now thrilled to be back as a family. and i know that the press core, by the way, is happy to be here because this is much more elegant than the white house press room. it's a big im

he is looking to the united nations security council to come up with another country to supply troops to fill the vacuum that austria will leave. what he said he was referring to was the situation across israel and the occupied territories. he says that when john kerry, the secretary of state, comes to talk about a possible peace agreement and diplomatic measures, that he would make it clear that he could no longer rely and international forces, united nations forces, to put in securities like the jordan valley. he will be saying to john kerry that this could not be part of any peace agreement because of what has happened in the israeli occupied golan heights purity is making it clear that because of what happened, because of the uncertainty in the cease-fire area, that this is having it ramifications of a future peace talks with the palestinians and that the international community cannot be the ones that could provide security in future. there has been renewed fighting in a syrian town. fighters say they have captured a military checkpoint. groupideo is showing a seizing a syrian ar

security concerns. >> a united nations spokesperson says that russia cannot replace those austrian troops because it is one of five permanent members of united nations security council. >> the view from the golan heights is a popular tourist attraction. united nations peacekeepers have been stationed there since the 1970's, but the conflict between syrian government forces and rebels have said -- has surged near the area where syrian borders the region. this week, two united nations soldiers were caught up in the fighting and injured. israel has occupied the golan heights since the six-day war in 1967. the peacekeepers are based in a demilitarized zone between israel and syria. austrian troops have been the cornerstone of that mission for years. but after the injuries this week, the and announced it was pulling soldiers out, saying dangers had risen to an unacceptable level -- vienna announced it was pulling its soldiers out. that cut the number of troops by 1/3. then the surprise offer from russian president vladimir putin. >> as you all know, the united nations secretary general recently visited russia. he asked us to increase our participation in peacekeeping ope

. >> germany has called for a debate at the united nations security council in the hope of finding a common position internationally. but berlin has ruled out getting involved militarily in syria or arming the rebels. who does send arms must make sure that they do not fall into the wrong hands. we have already seen the extremely serious consequences of extremists and terrorists getting hold of modern weapons. >> he also said he would continue to push for an international conference on syria, but admitted the chances of a diplomatic solution are currently slim. >> there has been a breakthrough in eu talks on a free trade deal with the u.s.. france's demand to exclude its movie and tv industry from negotiations have been accepted for now. the news came at marathon talks between eu ministers in luxembourg. the hope is that talks with the u.s. will officially begin at the g-8 summit next week. french trade minister was satisfied with the result. paris held out for 30 -- for a trip -- for a 13th hour deal that excluded the audiovisual industry the trade talks. mr.'s agreed to remove music

the white house insists that north korea must abide by united nations security council resolutions and that talks must be credible. north korea has a history of offering deals and then violating them. iran electing a new president. hassan rohani replaces hardliner mahmoud ahmadinejad, who steps down in august, creating hope that a more moderate cleric will lead the country and ease tensions between iran and the west. ahmadinejad's presidency has been defined by ratcheting up uranium enrichment, rhetoric calling for the destruction of israel, and training militants in iraq to kill u.s. soldiers. the white house says it sees rohani's election as a potentially helpful sign. however, as positive a sign as rohani's election may be, in iran, the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini has the final word. it's been over a week since former national security agency contractor edward snowden identified himself as the leaker of top-secret documents about u.s. surveillance programs. members of congress have questions about how deep the nsa spied on americans' internet activity and phone calls. the pres

. >> actress angelina jolie appeared in front of the united nations security council for the first time today saying the issue has never been made a serious priority. >> rape is an assault of security and a world in which these crimes happen is a wormtd in which there is not and never will be, peace. >> jolie is a special envoy. >> former south african president nelson mandela was taken to the hospital 17 days ago a lung infection. over the weekend official as announced his condition is now critical. he was jailed 27 years under apartheid but later became south afterica's first black president. >> in alberta, canada officials believe the worst is over in flooding that devastated several cities and towns. official as announced water levels are receding there. in many cases to see how many damage flooding caused them. officials say three people were killed in the flooding, considered the worst that region has seen in decade autos coming up, talking about snail mail, just ahead at 4:00 a sacramento man got a letter from his dad who wrote it 70 years ago. >> you can contact me on facebook.c

defenses of the russia has supplied which of course would be in complete violation of the united nations security council because they don't have a resolution obama i mean they've been leaks of the past over the weekend suggesting certainly to c.b.s. news that obama was changing his mind and really was leaning towards the rebels from israel we're not getting that kind of view they're saying they take no sides in the conflict i think the zionist government there realizes very clearly what hezbollah can do. coming up very soon plan b. comes to greece quite literally up ahead the founder of a new poll who offered an alternative to greece tells us that r t what's at stake for the state as the troika inspectors arrive to push for more cuts. be a pill popping to what degree has big pharma hijacking captured the western medical establishment what is the real aim of the pharmaceutical industry to make people healthy or to generate healthy profits for themselves and is there anything we can do to bring this under. some aren't good does not come easy. savaged by poverty a country torn apart. by you and. when the f

the white house has said they must first abide by the united nations security council resolutions and international accords. what is up with them? a former senior adviser to the state department and author of the book, smart power, between diplomacy and war. christian, good morning. why this offer? and why this sunday morning? >> well, eric, it is not uncommon for north korea to offer talks, especially after a cycle of delinq rent conduct aimed at japan and south korea and belligerent words. here in the united states, you know, the white highways -- white house says that they have to comply, but we have let the chinese ignore all of those. probably north korea thinks that john kerry wants to re-start talks and there are akinori iwamuras -- there are murmurs of that. >> eric: what would the talks achieve? >> nothing. we don't have a strategy. talks are not a strategy. they may be a feature. but talks, whether they are bilateral between the u.s. and north korea or multi-party talks were the big thing in the last decade. north korea's terrific at using those to extract goodies from us an

national security interest the president should not ignore that fact, second of all why did we go to bosnia and kosovo because there was a moral issue, exactly and we didn't go to the united nations security council to go to kosovo and we did it in bosnia and we stopped the genocide and the killing. everybody refers to afghanistan and iraq, understandably for good reason but there have been times when we have intervened with air powers and others have taken care of -- >> rose: you think that is the model? >> i know that is the model. if we put american boots on the ground you would see a reaction which would help bashar el-assad immensely, we all know that then americans would be intervening in a way that would, we would have a great propaganda tool. >> rose: you know, you sit on the senate committee and talk to people from the secretary of defense and the secretary of state and the chairman of joint chiefs and all come to the commit tease that you sit on and you have an opportunity to talk to them, leon panetta, secretary clinton, former cia director competent address and the chairman of the joint chiefs all say they recommended. what did they recommend? >> they recommended arming the rebels a y

systems that russia has supplied which of course would be in complete violation of the united nations security council because they don't have a resolution obama i mean they've been leaks of the past over the weekend suggesting certainly to c.b.s. news that obama was changing his mind and really was leaning towards the rebels from israel we're not getting that kind of view they're saying they take no sides in the conflict i think the zionist government there realizes very clearly what hezbollah can do what would be pushing him to change his mind. there are of course the neo cons there is a new national security adviser susan rice and others are surrounding president obama such as that hillary clinton i think he himself certainly and again we're speculating because they selectively leak so one day they're leaking to the washington post new york times and voices and one thing. or another so it's very difficult to summarize exactly what they're leaning towards if you interviewed any land any pundits in the world certainly the mainstream media in america they're all saying president obama has no appetite

curving and the environment and the factor of the members of the current council in the united nations security council to reassess how we handle china recognizing its strategic importance to the united states to the concern for basic good governments and human rights. >> thank you mr. chairman. china is hugely important and consequential country and relationship for the united states. before i turn to china let me say that i entirely agree china has an important role to play in our efforts to deal with north korea. i believe also, mr. chairman, that burma does as well. i think that they modeled example of burma on the authoritarian leadership that made an affirmative decision to pursue a peaceful path to democracy and economic reform stands as a tremendous role model for what north korea should and can do and i think the strong support from of united states and the rest of the international community in backing the reform answers the question the north koreans answer which is how can we trust that if we make the right decision and take this path that you actually will support us. >> with respect to ch

let me also add that the reform of the united nations security council is long overdue and remains the high priority to south africa, the african continent and the developing world as a whole. finally, mr. president, i wish to reiterate south africa's commitment to the relationship with the u.s.a. i'm happy that you will visit robin island during your visit which was home to many freedom fighters in our country for decades. i wish you plenty and productive stay in south africa for the remainder of your visit we are truly honored to host you, mr. president and i thank you. i now invite you, mr. president, to address. you have the floor. >> thank you so much, mr. president, for your generous words and your kind welcome. it is wonderful to be back in south africa. as you mentioned, i had the pleasure of visiting south africa before when i was a u.s. senator. michelle and our daughters were here just two years ago and we're now thrilled to be back as a family. and i know that the press corps by the way is happy to be here because this is much more elegant than the white house pressroom. [

there's a split just within the united nations security council and now we have what some might see as versus russia, in a way, because the russians are backing assad and the u.s. is agreeing to provide some sort of military support, though we're not exactly clear what kind to some of the problems people reminded looking at this picture the last time was covering within of these summits and it was president obama meeting with medvedev at the time and there president obama is able to transmit the information directly to putin. >> up next, we'll go live to boston where the trial of reputed mob boss whitey bulger is under way. on the stand today, man they call "the executioner." his testimony explosive. you don't want to miss this next. >>> reputed mob boss james "whitey" bulger back in the courtroom today. bulger allegedly ran an irish boston gang and extorted bookies and loan sharks to pay rent or tribute to the gang. convicted assassin john martorano admitted to killing 20 people but served a relatively short sentence in exchange for his testimony. deb is there watching the trial in th

region or, two, acts obstructing implementation of the date and accords in bosnia or united nations security council resolution 1244 of june 10, 1999, related to kosovo which led to the declaration of a national emergency on june 26, 2001, in executive order 13219 and to the amendment of that order in executive order 13304 of may 28, 2003, to include acts obstructing implementation of the framework agreement of 2001 in macedonia has not been resolved. the acts of extremist violence and obstructionist activity outlined in executive order 13219, as amended, are hostile to u.s. interests and continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the united states. for this reason i have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared with respect to the western balkans. signed, barack obama, the white house. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the committee on foreign affairs and ordered printed. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately >> we think it is critical that any regul

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security council resolutions. >>> the head of the united nations is painting a grim picture of life for children in conflict zones. ban ki-moon says children face unprecedented threats. the u.n. secretary-general releases an annual report on children and armed conflict. the latest says syrian government forces have made children walk in front of them as human shields and it says opposition fighters have forced children to fight alongside of them. the report says armed groups in northern mali have done the same thing, kidnapping boys and using them as soldiers. >> we would like to see parties take their responsibility to ensure that children are not paying such a high price. >> the report says children are more vulnerable in recent crises because there are no clear front lines and combatants are hard to identify. >>> turkish tayyip erdogan speech in the capital ankara on thursday. he said the government's patience is at an end. despite the prime minister's ultimatum, thousands of demonstrators in istanbul remained in the country's square and the adjoining park through the night. >>> european union leaders are tryi

security council. security council. she has a strange voice review ambassador to the united nations. >> when you elect president obama, you get samantha power. i think that she would be implementing this policy. i think that is clear across the board. it is clear homeland security. lou: do you think it would pose her confirmation? it is clear that her views and where those interventions could take place, i mean, it is really ironic given the as president last president obama and the republican party to rise above unilateralism. >> you know, i think that she would implement this policy. she is not themost objectionable nominee the fact is she's going to get through. look at who has gone through so far are you there have been many cases to stop number of nominees. i don't think this is the heel they are going on. lou: andrew, it is good to have you here. new developments concerning the embattled internal revenue service. putting two of its senior staffers on administrative leave because he accepted free gives in violation of government ethics standards. the two employees tasked with enforcing obamacare. allegedly accepted m

upon the good offices of the united nations, which she purports to be representing us too, thisis awoman who has been ex-- well, xcoriatinin the criticism of the security council callingit undemocratic. shh has a strange voice for a u.s. ambassador to the united nations. >> my view of this, for what it's worth, is that when yu elect predent obama you get samantha power. i think that she would be implementing his policy. i think that's clear across the board. i think it's clear at the justice departmt nd homeland security. >> clear enough it poses obvious calls tohe nomination? she's somewhat radical in views on the use of u.s. military power and where those interventions could take place and for rather than uited nations force >> well, -- lou: ironic given this president lashed president ama and the republican party for their failure to rise above uuilateraliim. >> yes. ll, you know, look, i think she would implement his policy. she's not the most objtionable nominee that-- lou: that i the highest standard i hard applied. >> the fact is -- lou: the most objectionable. >> i want tosee her not get through, but the act is she's going to get through. i mean, look

the embattled ambassador to the united nations moves to the white house as national security adviser and former national security council her place at the u.n. if the senate approves of the pick. let's bring in our political panel. bill burton, vice president of foreign and defense policy at the american enterprise institute, danny, and jeffrey goldberg from the atlantic. jeffrey, the 1994 rwandan genocide turned rice, she says, into an impassioned activist. yet you say in a recent column or today's column that people who want intervention in syria should not expect that from her. >> i don't expect it at all. i think she doesn't see this as rwanda. and moreover, the president doesn't see it as rwanda. that's what count here the most. one of the things that they're extremely worried about and susan rice shares this fear is that intervention in syria could lead to something that is even worse than the assad regime, which is the eventual establishment of an al qaeda safe haven. you have extremists fighting each other and the white house is careful about wanting to get in deeper and she's going to echo that feeling the pres

not right to speak out against the syrian government as the security council did not do so when kusai wasr taken by the opposition. united nationss there is at least 1500 wounded civilians trapped inside kusair. the international committee of the red cross has called for immediate access to the city to deliver aid and to get people to safety. spokesman woman from the red cross from geneva, switzerland. what are you hearing right now of conditions of how people are coping inside the city? >> the international committee of the red cross is alarmed by the severe consequences of the civilians caught inside kusair. they are talking about lack of food, medicine, water, and many commodities. there are many wounded people who cannot have access to medical aid and they are in urgent need. we have not been able to access kusair yet despite several attempts. we are ready to immediately enter the city but we need to be able to work with no pre condition-7 a, and be able to operate in an impartial manner to be able to get the needed assistance inside the city. >> you would need a ceasefire at least to get in and get out again and bring peopl

united nations to replace susan rice. this moment is an international liberal. she thinks the security council is undemocratic. she will be perfect to represent the united states before the united nations. >> she does not sound like an emissary from the states. it is a troubling, troubling selection. the fact that the president has chosen to be this the fine, this insulting, i just think this -- he is in real trouble on this. melissa: it is no surprise to get that full report. lou: i swear to you, i read those polls. that one shows an uptick. it has held steady. what does this man have to do for the american people to say we are worried sick about this country. your political leadership has resulted in the insinuation of politics into every agency and department in the government. there seems to be only two explanations. there are a lot of people in this country that just do not give a dam. i am disappointed, frankly. melissa: lou dobbs, thank you so much. we love to see you here every day at this time. we also love to watch you at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern. lou: which one do you like the best? melissa:

. >>> united nations delegations say children are more vulnerable than ever in conflict zones around the world. members of the u.n. security council have adopted a statement condemning violence against young people. demanding warring groups respect the rights of young children. the council heard from the special representative of children in armed conflict. >> the evolving nature and tactics of armed conflict have created unprecedented threats for children. >> she says armys in the country such as syria have recruited children to fight. the security council remains divided over how to address the civil war there. an impact on the regime of president bashar al assad, leaders in russia and china say sanctions are not the answer. >>> drivers in cairo often feel they're going nowhere fast. traffic seems to get more congested by the day. the demonstrations during the so-called arab spring and the protests since have made things worse. so now egyptians are turning to the same technology to help them pressure for political change more than two years ago. nhk world has the story. >> reporter: cairo is home to 18 million people. many of th

national security council. she will need senate confirmation. >> to ensure we have the principal leadership we need at the united nations, i would strongly urge the senate to confirm her without delay. >> reporter: power herself is not without controversy. in 2008 she was forced to resign from the obama campaign after referring to democratic presidential rival hillary clinton as a monster. one of her harshest krit tickets senator john mccain said he'll make every effort to work with her on important issues. >> tahman bradley, thank you. >>> this one seemed like a no-brainer. you may remember the uproar over carrying small knifes on airplanes. the tsa is dropping the idea after getting an earful. they collected more than 2,000 folding knives a day from passengers. >>> one more story that had washington buzzing yesterday. a massive fire last destroyed a nearly century-old hardware store. more than 200 firefighters were you called to the battle the blaze. about a dozen blocks away from the u.s. capitol. it spread to three other buildings. smoke from the scene could be seen for miles. as you see there, it looked ominously close to the capitol its

mission at the united nations with two low-level white house national security council communications. ben rhodes, who is in charge of communications for the national security council and one of his deputies, a guy named tommy vetor. bill: go back and forth a number of hours. >> go back a number of hours about the talking points. this would lead me to believe unnamed person, might be aaron pelt 10, the communication director at mission to the united nations. ben rhodes and tommy vietor, that is the transmission line from the --. bill: cut through all this in the final seconds. a lot of names that a lot of viewers are not familiar with them. if susan rice no longer has to answer the questions, who does? anyone? >> we might have. the white house, in another gesture at republicans ha nominated victoria niland, hillary clinton's spokeswoman, deeply involved. bill: state department. >> state department spokeswoman, required her to a state department post as senate confirmation. she has gone out of the way to distance herself saying i did not prepare susan rice for the sunday talk show prog

united states. china, as we know, is a member of the permanent council of the security council of the united nations, a key player in developing international policies that are important to the united states and global security. china is very influential in the policies concerning north korea and iran. china is a key trading partner of the united states. we know the amount of products that go back and forth between china and the united states. president obama has correctly identified asia as a region of particular interest, has rebalanced asia policy because the importance of asia to the united states. we are a pacific power, and asia is critically important for regional security as well as for global security. i have the opportunity of chairing the subcommittee on east asia and pacific of the senate foreign relations committee. and in that capacity two weeks ago i visited china, the republic of korea and japan. and china, i was able to observe firsthand the progress that is being made in that country and to meet with key leaders of the chinese government. and i did see much progress. i saw economic

united nations ambassador susan rise to be his national security adviser. >> susan understands there's no substitute for american leadership. she's passionate and pragmatic. >> rice is a phi beta graduate and served on the national council during the clinton administration and replaces tom donilon. >>> president obama is heading back to the bay area tomorrow and there's been a last-minute addition to his schedule. he will arrive at moffett field tomorrow evening. he will attend two fund-raisers in the south bay. then friday morning he will make a statement about the affordable care act. that addition reportedly came after some high-profile democrats complained that president obama only comes to the bay area for fund-raisers. >>> and michelle obama is getting attention for the way she handled a heckler. the protester repeatedly interrupted her speech, demanding the president sign an order on gay rights. michelle obama walked over to the protester and said "listen to me or you can take the mic. but i'm leaving. you all decide. you have one choice." the crowd shouted for the first lady to continue and the escorter was -- protester was escorted out. >>> a man is in custody after a car chase. dive teams pulled out his range

united states. snowden, a former national security agency contractor is facing charges of espionage after leaking details about classified u.s. surveillance programs to the media. in a statement, the national security councilswoman says there is a clear legal basis to turn him over. we are asking the russian government to take action to expel mr. snowden without delay. secretary of state, john kerry, is down playing any drama. >> we are not looking for confrontation. we are not ordering anybody. we are simply requesting under a normal procedure for the transfer ofsomebody just as we transferred to russia. seven people in the last two years that they requested. >> his security forces are not working with snowden to learn more about his secrets. but those secrets may already be out. officials say the document snowden took may have already been compromised by chinese degeneration intelligence. >>> snowden is reportedly trying to get to ecuador. tonight, that country's president wouldn't comment on whether he will be allowed to enter the country. >>> 100 angry workers are holding an american worker hostage in beijing. he is waiting for his lawyers to arrive to resolve the pay dispute. the workers want severanc

national security council. would it have been more effective if the president of the united states would have publicly made an appeal for president putin to release and send back to the united states snowden? >> we don't know what's going on behind the scenes but at least as we know, no calls to president putin and no calls to the chinese. what the administration is essentially saying is now, pretty please, we may not have an extradition treaty, in the past we've cooperated with us. look at what president putin said today, wolf. he gave no indications the russians are prepared to do that. it looks at the moment that the administration is being snubbed by the chinese and the russians. >> if the president would have opened up his speech on climate change and said independent going to talk about climate change in a moment but first i just want to say this, a direct appeal to russia to sended? back to the united states, it would obviously escalate the situation because the president has a lot more at stake then. >> i think the danger, wolf, is that if the president makes a public appeal like that and it doesn't work, yo

united nations to make the fight against rape in war zones a top priority, as she shares heartbreaking stories of victims. jolie, a special envoy for the u.n. refugee agency reminded the security councilresponsibility is to maintain international peace and security. >> rape, as a weapon of war, is an assault on security. and a world in which these crimes happen is one in which there is not and never will be peace. addressing war zone sexual violence is, therefore, your responsibility, as well as the duty of governments in countries aeffected by it. >> after she spoke, the council unanimously adopted a resolution requiring an immediate end to sexual violence by those engaged in armed conflict. >>> the supreme court avoided a potentially controversial decision on affirmative action. the case involved the university of texas' use of race as a factor in the admission process. jan crawford reports. >> reporter: in the 7-1 decision, the justices side stepped the constitutional issues, ruling instead that a lower court used the wrong standard when it upheld the affirmative action program. the opinion written by justice anthony kennedy sent the case back to the lower court with instructions t