. >> the united nations secure council is due to vote this hour on how to deal with the escalating crisis in the central african republic. heavy fighting has broken out in the capital between muslim fighters and christians who support the ousted president. aljazeera has seen at least 25 bodies inside hospital. when rebels took over, they plunged into this situation. >> the forces say they are very much in control of the capital now and they are spaced just outside the main hospital here where the injured and dead are brought. the fighters have told us that more than a thousand militia, the vigilantes, mainly christian militia carried out the attacks this morning have been killed or run away. let's just take a look inside the hospital. you can see the injured people who are being, many mainly by doctors without borders. we have seen people with r.p.g., gunshot and machete injuries. there are men alongside women, as well. the situation seems to be calming down, but the issue now for the international community is what to do about the escalating violence. we know that the united nations secu

united nations calls a meeting to address the escalating violence in south sudan. and an extension of sorts for those signing up for obamacare. >> is the united nations security council has called a closed door session to step up its involvement in south sudan. has decided to send 150 more air are forces. >> i'm determined to ensure that we have the means to carry out its essential task of protecting civilians. i'm be spending most of today, i'll be spending most much today calling regional leaders and others to bolster are support for unmiss. >> are why henry matassa, is in are the area. >> peter said he was attacked by men carrying machetes, young people with no apparent loyalties, started attacking with blades that looked like machetes. >> of the two to three hours just godless. >> and more people are expected to get hurt. president salva kiir, says: >> the army's duties are to protect the areas of south sudan, bring them under the control of the government of south sudan. the army concentrations are on their way. >> reporter: there are fears things could get worse. that's why this woman won't leave this u.n. compound even if things here are bad. >> there's no wat

. >>> members of the united nations security council are preparing their response to increasing violence in south sudan. they're expected to adopt a resolution later in the day. it would clear the way for the u.n. to send more peacekeepers into the african nation. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon proposed the move. he says he's determined to protect civilians in south sudan. >> we will do our utmost to protect, provide humanitarian assistance, and most of all to help the country regain the path to peace. >> members of the security council held an emergency meeting to discuss ban's request. they debated a plan to add personal to the mission and police. >> this draft resolution has had a positive reaction of all the members of the security council. >> araud says the council is expected to vote on the resolution on tuesday. the violence erupted in the capital, juba, last week. troops supporting the president kiir are fighting those local to vice president riekmachar. the u.n. says about 45,000 civilians are seeking protection at peacekeeping bases across the country. >>> u.s. diplomats ar

united nations camps. meanwhile, the violence is getting worse between government troops loyal to the country's president and rebels who support a former vice president. united nations security council voted unanimously yesterday to beef up their forces in the region. >> our military resources are now without the -- with the exception of the patrols in juba, are fully engulfed and occupied with the protection of our bases. and even that is not adequate everywhere. >> secretary of state john kerry talked with leaders of both sides yesterday. the rebel leaders indicated he is ready for peace talks with south sudan's president. >>> u.s. supreme court could decide by friday whether or not to get involved in utah's same- sex marriage battle. a federal appeals court ruled yesterday that same-sex marriages can continue in the state. earlier this month a lower court ruled utah's voter- approved ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. utah's attorney general's office is asking the u.s. supreme court now to step in and stop gay marriages until the issue is settled. >>> some people might have noticed some gifts missing from under the christmas trees this morning. u.p.s. is backlogged meaning

a meeting at the united nations security council is underway right now to look at the situation in south sudan. more than a thousand people have died i in a little more of a wek of violence. and central african republic, u.n. peace keepers fired on a group of demonstrators in bangui, one person was reporte reportedly killed. >>> same sex marriages will continue in utah. a federal judge denied the request to block his ruling. and two members of the controversial punk band pussy radiosout was released. i'm richelle carey. those are your top stories around the world. for more information on those stories go to www.aljazeera.com. thank you for your time. >> your data, your rights, and your protections are the inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. woe to the unknowing consumer who wants to wrap up holiday shopping at the big box target target this season. perhaps many of us doing what we do every day have come under threat from a growing crime. account data theft. the sophistication of the criminals far out ways the built in protections from the retailers and creditors who lend us money. on

the united nations security council has met once again to discuss reports of human rights abuse in south sudan. violence is continuing more than two weeks off for a final coup attempt. however the un is still trying to get additional peacekeepers to the country to almost double the size of the un mission in south sudan. cctv stick up a report from un headquarters in new york. one hundred and eighteen sales and accounting the number of people living in camps the conflict at least once but that day the stylist the number children in some leeds united nations compound. it's now estimated that seventy falling tiles the fighting the second life. and because of a pair that i can. people who are. the fall winter he and other emergency session to the security council its presence but calls to its stuttering to it as a court's new crisis meeting education of the women in white suits he's also. thanks you wearing. there are reports of torturing cheating. dip your friends. and up on that a new kitty don't get to the violence. seventy three international police officers from the un has no rolling si

christian militias and muslim rebels clashed in the capital on me the united nations security council quickly agreed to double the size of the french force in the country. paris and hundreds of troops to buy me in it and to restore order the death of nelson mandela and the violence in central african republic overshadowed the french african summit in paris. forty heads of state and government were in the french capital to discuss new ways of securing peace and security across the continent. is it tough luck expanded during my visit to the region. i've said again and again. for the new age is dawning. it's an age in which africa will take its stake in its own hands. and provide its own security by itself. the demand. sestak and two. friends retains close ties to africa due to its colonial past. recently it intervened in ca are and in mali. but paris wants missions like those to be a thing of the past. our soccer fans around the globe the draw for next year's world cup in brazil was friday's biggest event germany will face portugal done and the usa that manage its former coaching collea

the ministry's fourth when affairs of the united nations security council member countries agreed to get it on the right for peaceful out. cover the iranian nuclear program will be taken for control in exchange of peace and international sanctions against cuba. experts say that the next step is to convince israel and saudi revealed that the new deal will help to put the iranian program under strict national control. this he was eliminated. the un has to prove its case with good intentions within the next six months. the final document will decide his roots the first side in a decade we halted the progress on iran's nuclear program key parts of the program will be rolled back the access to iraq's nuclear related assaults. this will help. iran from building a nuclear weapon. over the coming months were to continue our diplomacy. with the goal of achieving a comprehensive solution that deals with the threat of iran's nuclear program once and for all. if you as a professional become want or you can comment on that because it's really a very promising progress in the last decade. i would

military onslaught gets more complicated by the day. >> as we were telling you the united nations held a security councilmeeting just a while ago now and we're getting reaction, here is u.s. ambassador to the u.n. samantha power. >> to fulfill its mandate. to that end the united states has just circulated a draft resolution responding to the secretary general's request that the council increase unmiss's troop ceiling. the cries i must be resolved through a negotiated solution of political differences and our special envoy don booth was in juba today to help with mediation efforts. i'm pleased to report that special envoy booth was able to meet with the 11 detained opposition leaders, and he found them to be secure and well and very open to ending the crisis through dialogue and reconciliation. so that was an important step today. we're also encouraged at the news that the office of the high commissioner for human rights will be strengthening the work of the unmiss human rights office to begin immediately recording the basic facts about any atrocities and human rights abuses that are occurring. this is a

. >> there was a mement of silence at the united nations security council today. the un president called mandela a giant for justice and a down to earth human inspiration. >> we've created a slide show of photos from his life if you want to take a look at it. go to our web site abc7 news.com. >> we'll have more coming up on the story. now to weather. a deep freeze brought coldest december 5th on record. one neighborhood we found ice on sidewalk asks cars. >> looks like mid west but it's right here, people had to use windshield scrapers to get ice off of the glass. louis send thus video. >> in the marina district, people bundled up with coats and scarfs, hats as well, as they braved cold. some went for a morning run >> workers were deicing the plane. same thing happened again. >> the cold snap isn't over yet. spencer christian is live ask sandhya patel is here now. >> we're still looking at record breaking morning this morning. clear skies and we're watching for potential of more records broke a previous record in 191934. check out san jose. 27 in salinas. freeze w

this is the latest from the united nations there, ban ki- moon. or rather, the security council. let's look at more news now. israel launched a series of airstrikes in the gaza strip. israeli say it is retaliation. the raidshey say killed at least two people, including a young girl. nine people were wounded. it is the most violent incident along the border for months. our correspondent gave us more on why. seemed to come from nowhere, although over the past week, we have felt more attention here than in previous days. what we saw was the shooting, a sniper shooting of an israeli contractor working to repair the fence between gaza and israel, which was damaged in the severe storm that took ways here 10 days ago. he was a better when -- bedouin worker, and retaliation. there are also strikes from tanks outside the strip. attack in which a three-year-old girl was killed, possibly her mother, and another. >> in jerusalem a few minutes ago. northernrms across europe have claimed lives, and isolated incidents, but nonetheless tragic. france and britain are both being battered by high w

irrefutable that editorial said after secretary of state colin powell is representation of the united nations security council yesterday it is hard to imagine how anyone could doubt that iraq possesses weapons of mass destruction and he offered a powerful new case that saddam hussein's regime is cooperating with a branch of the al qaeda organization that is trying to acquire chemical weapons and stage attacks in europe yep i don't bother looking for that article on the washington post archives it's been completely scrubbed you see hersh is story isn't just about intelligence cherry picking in manufacturing consent for war it's about how the white house can get away with this stuff because of the sad state of journalism in america if you can create a narrative which he did and you know the mainstream press is going to carry out that narrative i mean it's almost impossible for someone that we mainstream newspapers who have consistently supported the administration this is after we had to have the scandal and everybody wanted to be on the team and it's in this way that seymour hersh actually became part of the s

after secretary of state colin l powell her presentation united nations security council yesterday it is hard to imagine how anyone could doubt that iraq possesses weapons of mass destruction. and he offered a powerful new case that saddam hussein's regime has cooperated with the branch of the al qaeda organization that is trying to acquire chemical weapons and stage attacks in europe. don't bother looking for that article in the washington post archives. it's been completely score up. curses story isn't just about intelligence cherry picking in manufacturing consent for war. it's about how the white house can get away with this stuff. because of the sad state of journalism in america. you can create a narrative which he did. you know the mainstream press is going to carry out the narrative. it's almost impossible r somewhere between mainstream newspapers will consistently supported the administration. this is after we had the good of the abuse scandal and everybody wanted to be on the team. then it's been this way that she wore her she actually became part of the story. again not the

we know that the united nations security council is voting to boost forth and possibly african forces fors on the ground as well. at the moment, it is very limited about what these forces can do. and there's no one here protecting civilians. >> all right, joining me from columbia, south carolina is natalia taylor. she is bodden, i'm sorry, she is the central african republic country specialist for amnesty u.s.a. i apologize i just mangled your name. >> that's fine. >> that's unacceptable. who is running central african republic at this moment? who is in charge? >> at the moment, there is really nobody in charge. the president does not have the ability to run the country, and the prime minister also is lacking the ability and the strength to do that. which is why there's such a huge problem. there's -- and as we have heard it has resulted in unconscionable acts of violence. >> so has the group officially disspannedded? >> it has been officially edition banded but it is not edition banded in fact on the ground. there are over 20,000 -- 20,000 troops that are a part of this coalition. wh

united nations. the security council is expected to vote later on tuesday. >> to address the tire situation the secretary-general requested the security council to authorise 5,000 peacekeepers. the united states is one of many council members, in fact, all, that fully supports this proposal. we are eager to work with the sebbing ret air yacht and other member states to ensure that the mission has the assets and resources that it needs to fulfil it's mandate. >> the correspondent haru mutasa has the latest centre juba. >> sending in more troops will go a long way. the u.n. needs all the help to protect civilians. thousands of civilians are hiding in u.n. bases across the country. there are diplomatic efforts to get the tribes to talk. we are hearing that both sides say they are willing to talk, but there are conditions. the former vice president has said that he wants the talks to take place in ethiopia, because it's a neutral venue. this is the morning headlines, the president saying he's not sure about the people in his government, not sure about who he can trust. here is a quote. he basically said, "some peopl

within hours of his death a moment of silence at the united nations security council. it seems across the globe there is universal work. >> president obama left a hanukah session to send this message of gratitude. >> the day he was released from prison gave me a sense of what human being can do when guided by hope. i can't think of my own lift without the example nelson mandela set. so long as a live i will do what i can to learn from him. >> world leaders say he was the face of forgiveness. and a human inspiration. many around the world were admiring of his struggle for human dignity, equality and freedom. >> one of the wribrightest lighf our world has gone out. nelson mandela was not just a hero of our time, but a hero of all time. >> a legend for the powerful and people on the streets of times square. >> it's a big loss for all of us that he died. >> god bless him and his family, and all the beam he fought for. i hope the legacy lies on. >> remembering how he thought and lived, a legacy unlikely to be forgotten. >> other messages of condolences have been coming in f

. >> well, the united nations's security council held a moment of silence on the announcement of mandela's death. >> leaders from around the world have been paying tribute to nelson mandela. this is what britain's prime minister david cameron had to say a little earlier. >> tonight, one of the brightest lights of our world has gone out. nelson mandela was not just a hero of our time, but a hero of all time. the first president of a free south africa, a man who suffered so much for freedom and justice. and a man who through his dignitary and through his triumph inspired millions. the strongest impression of all when you met him was of his extraordinary compassion and generosity and forgiveness. tonight, families across britain will mourn with his family and everyone in south africa. your greatest son has moved millions and i believe that his inspiration for the future will be every bit as powerful as the extraordinary things that he achieved in his remarkable life. thank you. >> general colin powell was the first african-american to serve as if joint chiefs of staff and secretary of state.

united nations camps. the violence is getting worse between the government troops loyal to the country's president and rebels who support a former vice president, the united nations security council voting unanimously yesterday to beef up their forces in the region. >> our military resources are now without -- with the exception of the patrols, are occupied with the protection of our bases and even that is not adequate everywhere. >> secretary of state john kerry talked with leaders on both sides yesterday. the rebel leader indicated he is ready for peace talks. >>> new this morning utah state officials not backing down from the gay marriage fight. a federal appeals court ruled yesterday that same-sex marriages can continue in the state. earlier this month a lower court ruled utah's voter- approved ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. utah's attorney general's office says it plans to take the fight all the way to the u.s. supreme court. >>> uganda recently passed anti- gay laws getting some heat from around the world. the law makes homosexuality punishable by life in prison. british business tycoon richard branson who you see there and his high-powered friends say they won't

it was a time to did not refer to the united nations security council. multilateral sanctions before un resolutions, and look at november 24 or 25. you would see that the elements are exactly the same. the major elements of the proposal is exactly the same as he elements. they proposed not to have reprocessing. they propose to enrich below five percent. they proposed to limited the stockpile. that would give the state big interest for leverage. now look at the result. what is the main objective of the sanctions jacko before sanctions have 13,000, after sanctions, 13,000. iran was really -- reaching elow five percent. iranians have been harmed, but on the issue that they really increased the level and capacity of the nuclear order. to prove to americans -- i am sure you have been at tables where you have heard a narrative like that. what would you say? cracks come on, hussein. everybody knows why iran has ade these concessions. the sanctions became very effective. it's true they were resisted and the program continued, but after the oil sanctions were put

united nations camps. meanwhile, the violence is getting worse between government troops loyal to the country's president and rebels who support a former vice president. the united nations security council voted unanimously yesterday to beef up their forces in the region. >> our military resources are now without the -- with the exception of the patrols in juba are fully engulfed and occupied with the protection of our bases and even that is not adequate everywhere. >> secretary of state john kerry talked with leaders of both sides yesterday. the rebel leaders indicated he is ready for peace talks with south sudan's president. >>> from bay area teen to designer, overnight, a special shirt design for nba superstar lebron james. >> reporter: forget soap operas. the raiders season is turning into a reality show. and how happy did monday night's 49ers win make jim harbaugh? the answer is next in sports. >> what's cool about your school? email your nomination to us at coolschools@kpix.com. we may come and feature your school on the show. we'll be right back. comes from the hawai'i bowl. boise state's troy ware fumd good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, w

that's why just moments ago, the united nations security council voted to almost double its peacekeeping operation from about 6700 to about 12,000. there's a growing international concern. >> just quickly on americans, what's the status of americans there? most have gotten out, right? >> most have gotten out. they have taken somewhere about 380 americans. there are about 100 or so still working in the country but that's why those marines have moved from spain to be at the ready to take them out, because after benghazi, the attack on the consulate, this is the new normal, having an emergency force ready. >> humanitarian crisis could be mind-blowing. >> you have about 80,000 people displaced right now. half of those are in u.n. camps. they need food, they need water. the u.n. is trying to bring in supplies right now but there is also a concern that it -- you know, refugees could be spreading to other countries such as uganda, kenya, and become a regional crisis. >> you have the humanitarian side and also the national security risk. it is the continent of africa. how much of a security risk

. >> ifill: tomorrow the united nations security council will vote on sending forces into the central african republic, where 12 more civilians were killed in fighting today. the french have already dispatched more than 600 soldiers into the troubled nation, with more on the way. the c.a.r. has fallen into chaos since rebels seized control of the capital last spring. we have a report from alex thompson of "independent television news." a warning some images may be disturbing to some viewers. >> tomorrow the united nations votes for what they pray here will be a robust peacekeeping, that is urgently needed. in the capitol bangui the french army presence is beefing up but they will need more transport planes. the country is descending rapidly into violent chaos. we flew west this morning it seemed wise-- they killed 15 people on the road just yesterday. as we land, soldiers from the african u.n. force stand guard. it's near silent. tense. these men say the seleka engage them daley. ef remain needs security. minutes later sudden urgency. the red cross payload, 16 people with gunshot woun

after the united nations, the security council stood for a moment of silence. >> let us continue each to be inspired by nelson mandela's lifelong example to keep walking for a better world. >> reporter: a tribute to a man who really did change the world. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >> president obama has ordered flags to fly at half staff through monday in honor of nelson mandela. >>> four months after he was released from prison, nelson mandela visited the u.s. more than 70,000 people packed the oakland coliseum to see him. as christin ayers explains, it was the east bay who led this movement that earned the bay area its visit. >> reporter: a lone rose left as the monument. >> it is you. the people of oakland, the people of the bay area who have given me and my delegation strength and hope to go back and continue the struggle. >> reporter: it was no accident that nelson mandela made oakland the final stop on his 1990 u.s. freedom tour. the east bay was really a center of a lot of the efforts to try to change the south african regime and get rid of apartide. seven years

plan stock turn to the situation in south sudan but the united nations security council was holding anession tonight to consider waying to deal with the unrest there, the secretary snen moon asked the counsel toil increase the 7,000 strong u.n. peacekeeping anything the country by 5500 troops and police. u.s. ambassador to the united nations samantha power is at the emergency meeting and will be unable to appear on tonight's program. we hope to reschedule her soon. but finally tonight we have one of the signature pieces from the newshour weekend program. we're featuring them this holiday season this report is by newshour correspondent megyn popson. >> caverol from minnesota was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. for part of the year she paid more than $400 a month out of pocket for her brand-name drug because of her insurance plans high deductible. a couple years later after the drug called letrozol went generic the price dropped dramatically to around $10 at her local costco. always looking for an even better deal she decided to ask another big chain about its retail price. >> the

it was a time to did not refer to the united nations security council. multilateral sanctions before un and look at november 24 or 25. you would see that the elements are exactly the same. the major elements of the is exactly the same as the elements. they proposed not to have reprocessing. they propose to enrich below five percent. they proposed to limited the stockpile. that would give the state big interest for leverage. result. at the what is the main objective of beforections jacko sanctions have 13,000, after sanctions, 13,000. iran was really -- reaching below five percent. iranians have been harmed, but on the issue that they really increased the level and capacity of the nuclear order. americans -- i am sure you have been at tables where you have heard a narrative like that. what would you say? cracks come on, hussein. everybody knows why iran has made these concessions. the sanctions became very effective. and true they were resisted the program continued, but after the oil sanctions were put in place and revenues dropped, inflation went up to

the united nations has authorized a peace keeping force for the central african republic, the security council voted took place hours after a gun fight in the streets of the capitol left dozens of people dead. al jazeera diplomatic editor has more from the united nations. >> the u.n. security council voted unanimously for this resolution, in many ways it was compromised in the end, they decided to come up with 3,500 african peace keepers backed up by 1,200 french troops. one of the earlier ideas that has been put before them, was the idea of a peace keeping force. he said he would lead a difficult environment like the car up to 9,000 troops. there is a big difference with what is now being offered which is about half that number. a point i butt to the u. ambassador to the united nations. have you enough troops the r the job. >> we are in this resolution, walking and chews gum at the same time. we are both strengthening the mandate and working through strengthening the preparedness. >> continue planning for a u.n. peace keeping operation and she said that was not being ruled out in the future.

. >> well, earlier the united nations u united nations security council held a moment of silence on thee. of mandela's deatmandela's deao. a poignant moment of silence there. almost gives you chills. >> it does. a lot of people were talking about leadership, he was this great statesman. shortly after he was president in 1994, he was asked about his goals for the town of soweto just outside johannesburg. regular bar gage collection, that's what leadership was about. >> he can relate to that. he took it from this level and to other levels. let's talk more about that now bring back in robyn curnow in johannesburg for us live, robin. >> reporter: hi there. you know, when you do talk about nelson mandela, you think of you know an iconic leader. are they born or bred? we know nelson mandela's leadership was honed in prison. it was kind of a university for him that he used that time to think to look ahead to prepare but he also know intrinsically he learns a lot of those lessons as a tribal boy listening to the elder chiefs. so he was this enig ma when you talk to people. within i watched him,

iran defied united nations security council and iaea. simply put iran has not earned the right to have benefit of the doubt. iran is a bad actor. we know that. numerous hearing pointed out iranian activity in the western hemisphere. even the defense minister of israel acknowledges in a december 9th article in the times of israel, he states iran built infrastructure of terror in central and south africa in order to among other goals had a basis to attack u.s. these are the guys we're negotiating with. iran clearly implicated in buenos aires bombings. abandon 190 years of policy by declaring the monroe doctrine era is over. what kind of message does that send? sends wrong message to iran, china, russia about our liability in the region. having made all those statements i have to ask, why trust iran? there has been no accountability for past actions and past links to terrorism. i have a series of yes or no questions for you. iran is still listed by the u.s. department of state as a state sponsor of terrorism, correct? >> yes, it is. >> than

. >> earlier, the united nations security council held an announcement and moment of silence on the momentndela's death. a fitting tribute to the man. he spent numerous years on the notorious robben island located off capetown. their cells were a few meters apart. a few hours ago, he called in and explained how mandela was able to win over his wardens. >> i want people in south africa and the world have lost a formidable leader, i must say a leader of freight fortitude, nelson mandela, it is not about power but on the career, it is ability honor, about suspected love for the people. that's what he we learned from nelson mandela, that god stays with him on robben island. today he is seen as an icon of the world whose teachings as well as principles need to be embraced by all, but nelson mandela was embraced by even white jailers ob robben island because he demonstrated that through the power of dialogue, through the l. and too many of reconciliation, people on both sides can come together. that's how we in south africa were able to dissolve our indistractible problems and created by the rac

iran defied united nations security council and iaea. simply put iran has not earned the right to have benefit of the doubt. iran is a bad actor. we know that. numerous hearing pointed out iranian activity in the western hemisphere. even the defense minister of israel acknowledges in a december 9th article in the times of israel, he states iran built infrastructure of terror in central and south africa in order to among other goals had a basis to attack u.s. these are the guys we're negotiating with. iran clearly implicated in buenos aires bombings. abandon 190 years of policy by declaring the monroe doctrine era is over. what kind of message does that send? sends wrong message to iran, china, russia about our liability in the region. having made all those statements i have to ask, why trust iran? there has been no accountability for past actions and past links to terrorism. i have a series of yes or no questions for you. iran is still listed by the u.s. department of state as a state sponsor of terrorism, correct? >> yes, it is. >> than

you can say of the international community is united nations so this is and if you want to look at the united nations from the prism of the u.n. security council then we have here five powers russia china united states france and germany which. the five members which are actually the the ones that have the veto power with china that they want to have the veto power in order to really enforce some executive powers. but again from the for instance from the perspective or from other countries some other countries or you can say from the syrian perspective the international community is is not the u.n. security council the international they they they believe that it is system. that they really inclusive it's actually exclusive they believe that the international community in other words in the more i think academic or professional awards it's more the general assembly or member of a magazine that. i would agree with you on that ok because every september there's a vote in the general assembly for recognition of a palestinian state and i'll have to check the numbers but it's one hundred eighty something against two or three or whatever pacific isl

. >> united nations security council members are now considering a resolution circulated by the uniteds following a recommendation from the secretary general to send more troops to south sudan. there are colonel 7,000 there now. some of combat troops but more needed due to the escalating violence in the country. >> it is recommended to send five and a half thousand troops as well as police on the ground, as well. also, more air support in the form of three utility helicopters, three attack helicopters and a c130 military transport aircraft. this will happen soon as possible security council votes on this on tuesday. as the ambassador to the united put it, samantha powers said it was everyone working out a way to get these troops in. they are pulling from the congo, darfur, liberia and asking for more troops from troop contributing countries such as india, bangladesh and they pap. the u.n. has been consistent with its line that this is not the solution, the fighting will not end the crisis. they say this is merely a reaction to the escalating violence. the only way that this will end is

at the united nations tonight, the security council paused for a moefl silence in mandela's honor. ? south africa, crowds of mourners have gathered to celebrate the life of the former president. robin is in south africa with the story of his incredible life. >> reporter: nelson mandela's struggle for freedom defined his life. he was born in the row motor hills of south africa's eastern cape. he was given the name which means troublemaker. he was only given the name nelson by a school teacher later on. after moving to johannesburg and studying law, mandela's trouble making politics began. and as a boxer he became adept at picking fights and sparring with the apartheid authorities which had increased its oppression against the black population. it was then that he made the crucial decision to take up an armed struggle, launching african national congress's armed wing. he was militant and a fire brand. definely burning his pass book. a dreaded document the authorities used against the black population. >> the africans require, want the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. they wa

produce the english agreement the arabic agreement of the other language united nations does a great deal we go to the security council resolution that israel must withdraw from the territories in the united nations went into detail about which versions would be the tie breakers to open the debate with regard to what the definition article that and so forth. first of all, we have many skilled diplomats but it doesn't matter how good you are if regional security officers prevent you from the free the embassy compound. we have a fortress today but we only have enough security to have 12 excursions outside the embassy walls of every day and with over 1,000 people and only 12 people are allowed to leave per day it to resume several of those are the ambassador making multiple trips then it does not do you much good to have you that as the foreign-language as the state department of state calculates so that is a problem but that said without a doubt the united states has a problem with language clemency in this is part of that program the you know, the joke would you call speaks three languages strike illegal to language bi