the ambassador to israel has been summoned as the united nations security council. the resolution failed to pass. mahmoud abbas submitted -- to join the international criminal court. we spoke about the reasons behind the summoning. >> this isn't just about the latest -- in favor of the palestine-u.n. draft resolution. it is also about the vote of the french parliament last year, which urged the government to support, to recognize the palestinian state. the discussions will go about the role of the french government at the u.n. it is not just about the latest french -- >> let's turn to the palestinian bid. what can we expect moving forward? >> the palestinians appear adamant in joining the organization. the palestinian authorities will deliver a letter informing the u.s. they will recognize the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. they will apply for the -- to join the international criminal court. benjamin netanyahu said not to accept the palestinian application. he said the palestinian authority is not a state. the reference is to hamas which has joined in a national u

580 children the united states proved that it is that the most recent positions in the united nations security council are proving that. i do not think that the united states can be so much in strategic reliance and at the same time be an honest broker. it doesn't work. we need a different approach. >> is it time for a change of leadership, time for mahmoud abbas to go and new leadership to take the helm? >> it's time for change since long dime. i think it's not -- long time. it's not about mahmoud abbas but a whole generation a whole approach. in summary i would say that we need to move forward from traditional politics where many believe in one party rule or one man rule or one executive structure rule into a new modern form of poll tickets, a modern -- politics with separation of powers and effective independent systems. it's time for that. >> we were told an international peace conference is needed to continue peace talks with israel and carry out a 2-state solution. human rights activists are calling on saudi bloggers to be released. he was sent to prison with 1,000 thrashes for snult g islam. >>

. >> new tonight, the united nation security council is condemning the attack on a hotel in libya that happened on tuesday. ten people were killed including one american. libyan officials say a group of armed assailants bombed the hotel parking lot. we're learning more about the american killed in that attack. david barry was a former marine. he became a security consultant and was last employed as a contractor in fredericksburg virginia. so far, $1,000 has been raised on the go fund me page since it was created yesterday. >>> next the blizzard of 2015 officially now one for the record books. tonight, the effort to dig out before the next storm moves in. >>> plus the historic d.c. landmark that will soon transform into an outdoor lover's playground. >>> snoop dogg stretching out and warming up to play with the wounded warriors. their story coming up. >>> people in and near the town of of marshfield massachusetts, have suffered 14 brutal hours of blizzard conditions. now crews are assessing the damage. the cleanup there could take months to finish. 25 inches of snow fell, according to t

. >> some have managed to persuade the united nations security council to sign up to article 1738, which- which sends out a very strong signal that you can't murder journalists and hope to get away with it. >> the daniel pearl act was passed, which said that the u.s. government really called on nations to protect journalists and not to allow something like that to happen. however, much like the u.n. resolution, it's a statement of intent. it has no real force. >> almost everyone i know who does this, has this sense of mission. if you are in a war zone, and see something happen in front of you that shouldn't be happening, and you bring that back to where the policy makers are, and they see that, and they change the policy, you're doing your job. >> i am optimistic. i think that you see spreading around the world this general desire for the rule of law, and for governments that are more accountable to their people. people want information. they want judicial systems that are independent. as that continues, you will see that there will be accountability for people who uhm. abuse journalists

i lead a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally the world to meet the threat of foreign terrorist fighters, including coming from syria. david and the united kingdom continue to be strong partners in this work. including sharing intelligence and strengthening border security. at the same time we both recognize that intelligence and military force alone will not solve this problem. so we are also going to keep working together on strategies to counter violent extremism that radicalizes recruits and mobilizes young people to engage in terrorism. and local communities, families, neighbors, faith leaders have a vital role to play in that effort. we also look forward to welcoming our british friends to our summit next month on countering violent terrorism. because whether in europe or america, a critical weapon against terrorism is our adherence to our freedoms and values at home, including the pluralism and the respect and tolerance that defines us as diverse and democratic societies. finally, i want to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate dav

. >>> the united nations security council will hold emergency meetings later today concerning both yemen and ukraine. in southeastern ukraine a shelling was caught on camera over the weekend. at least 30 were killed and more than a hundred were injured from rocket fire just like this. the attacks ka ima day after pro russian -- came a day after the pro russian separatists rejected a peace deal. right now, the president is in india. they're making progress on a number of issues, the president said. tracie potts is live in washington for us. good morning to you. so what's the latest with the president's overseas trip? >> reporter: well, the president has actually talked about yemen and ukraine on this trip. but today that focus is trade. a few moments ago we were listening to administration officials traveling with the president about how they hope to bring the two countries together more closely. this is new video overnight of president and mrs. obama greeted by tens of thousands. at india's republic day parade marking the day india became a democracy. mr. obama is the honored guest on da

. >> the united nations security council is condemning the terrorist attack on a hotel this libya. libyan officials say a group of armed assailants stormed the hotel while detonating a car bomb in the parking lot. ten people were killed including american david berry. >>> and we're learning more about berry this morning. we now know he was a former marine who served multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. he later became a security consultant and was last employed as a contractor in fredericksburg virginia. a fundraising page was created for berry's family on the site go fund me. so far more than $1500 has been raised since the page was created yesterday. >>> coming up on 4:49. toda council will consider a resolution to change the artificial turf used in athletic fields. is this an alternative to the crumb rubber which makes the turf bouncier but it collects in your kids' cleats. the new type of turf appears to pose fewer health risks. the first two fields to use the alternative are likely church hill high school and latonia recreational center park. the council notes the change wi

. >>> the united nations security council will hold an emergency meeting later today concerning both yemen and ukraine. in southeast ukraine, a shelling was caught on camera over the weekend. at least 30 people were killed and more than 100 injured from rocket fire just like this. the attacks came a day after pro-russian separatists rejected a peace deal. and right now, president obama is in india. the president says he and the indian prime minister have reached a new level of trust and are making progress on a number of issues. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. tracie what's the latest on the president's trip overseas. >> reporter: milissa, one of the big issues they will talk about is trade. the president is get ready to open a business forum from the united states how they can work together. the president is getting a pretty warm welcome there. this is new video overnight of president and mrs. obama greeted by tens of thousands. at india's republic day parade. marking the day india became a democracy. mr. obama is the honored guest on day two of his three-day trip. india's

calling for a timetable of talks and an independent palestinian state failed to pass in the united nations security council abbas applied to what israel always feared. the international criminal court, a total change in strategy from negotiations now political and legal international pressure. >> his legacy is the statehood. that's why he is forcing today i am the man that brought you recognition of 138 states. i am the man who challenging washington and tel aviv for ending occupation. >> reporter: president abbas' commitment to negotiations hasn't always been popular among palestinians especially when people didn't see anything change on the ground but he enters his 11th year in office with a new strategy and one that's so far proven popular among palestinians, stefanie dekker. al jazerra. >>> al jazerra continues to demands the release of its three journalist who his have been in prison now in egypt for more than a year. peter greste, mohamed fahmy and bahar mohamed were wrongly accused of broadcasting false news and helping the outlawed prussian limb brotherhood. an appeals court in cairo has ordered a

i led a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally the world to meet the threat of foreign terrorist fighters, including coming from syria. david and the united kingdom continue to be strong partners in this work including sharing intelligence and strengthening border security. at the same time we both recognize intelligence and security force alone will not solve this problem so we'll also keep working together on strategies to counter violent extremism that radicalize recruits and mobilizes people especially young people to engage in terrorism and local communities, family, neighbors, faith leaders, have a vital role to play in that effort. we also look forward to welcoming our british friend to our summit next month on countering violent terrorism, because in europe or america a critical method against terrorism is adherence to our freedoms and values at home including pluralism and respect and tolerance that defines us as diverse and democratic societies. finally i want to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate david's on last month's house agr

security council watching these very fast-moving developments. >> okay, james we'll check in with you a little later. thank you for the time being. james bays our diplomatic editor reporting from united nationsmes saying the meeting go on at the u.n. security council has now broken. >> just showing you the live pictures in sanaa the houthi leader there he is, he has been speaking for about 35 minutes or so giving his take on the situation in yemen. what he believes has led up to this point. so we are monitoring what he's saying and we will keep updating you on any lines that he brings us as well as you here at al jazerra. crossing over to sanaa and speaking a visiting scholar at carnegie middle east center, that's where his research focuses on yemeni and gulf politics. so one of the sings that he was just saying, he was referring to the national dialogue that happened in 2013. and he believes, that it could have been used to build a new yemen, yet upon conclusion, estates, authorities have their own interests in mind and this is what has also let to the situation that sanaa find itself in today. do you agree with that? [ inaudible ] hopefully that the government has. [ inaudible ] political

mohamed bare rah die, they went back into iraq, and they made three public reports to the united nations security council in january of '03, february and march of 50e 03. all three before the war actually started. and they said in public that they were having what they called no-notice inspections. they could go anywhere they wanted without telling anybody and hold an inspection. they were not finding weapons of mass destruction, and they didn't think there were any. and that really alarmed me. and i propose now that a great president would have postponed or suspended the invasion that he scheduled for the 19th of march and ordered -- and started on the 19th of march of '03. it would have been a very difficult thing to do. you know, the troops were overseas, the marines were on the boats, the invasion was ready to go, but the experts on the ground in iraq were not finding the weapons of mass destruction that were supposed to be the reason that we were invading. and a great president would have called a halt and said let those inspections continue. in my opinion george bush was not a great president and t

if we go back to november when the united nations security council recognized that saleh should be among the names of the people who are going to face, you know, the results of those activities in relation to derailing or undermining the whole political process in yemen, saleh is number one. from that time and a long time ago we knew that the man is a master of mischief and that he has been all the time claiming for the past two or three years that if he ever comes back back--stage as come back or to the whole world global powers and regional powers will transfer to him and he can drive the country down the sliding scale to anarchy. so there is nothing actually unusual about it, you know. and ali abdullah saleh has been undermining the whole thing from the start. he had no intentions of giving up power. not only himself but other men in the center of powers and corruption in yemen who have been taking billions of dollars for years. >> as you say the fact remains he remains still a very influence figure. what impact do you any this will have on ongoing efforts now to try and stabilize the

united nations. begin with the un security council vote that ultimately did not support the israeli withdrawal from the palestine territories. >> good morning, amy. like many people, i was very relieved that the resolution failed. that might surprise some of your viewers, but the devil is in the detail which is a very bad resolution written by the palestinian authority without any support from any other palestinian faction. it has been condemned by palestinian political figures and legal experts because in an attempt to avoid the american veto, it undercut and undermined and watered down very fundamental palestinian rights. if this resolution had passed, it would have superseded existing resolutions which are far stronger. i will give you just one example. in your headlines, you said this resolution calls for an end to the israeli occupation. that is the headline. in the small print, it does no such thing. it calls for a withdrawal of israeli security forces that a replacement with a third-party presence meaning american troops or nato troops, and it allows for the israeli settlement to remain behind.

a resolution calling for a timetable and independent state failed to pass the united nations security council. mahmoud abbas apply the to what israel feared - the international criminal court, a change in strategy from negotiations to political and legal pressure. >> his legacy is a statehood. he is saying "i am the man that brought you recognition of 138 states. i'm the man challenging washington and tel aviv for ending occupation." >> president mahmoud abbas's commitment have not always been popular among palestinians. specially when people didn't see anything change. he enters with a new strategy one that is popular among palestinians. >> the secretary-general of the palestinian national initiative joins me from ramallah. thank you for speaking to you. could mahmoud abbas have done better? of course he could have done better. maybe he has everywhere in the world except the palestinian people who are not satisfied. after 10 years i think he has failed in three areas. first of all, he failed to achieve independence. he relied on negotiations. it was a failure because the programme was wrong.

this cames a day of the united nations security council failed to pass a resolution that would set adline for israel so end what palestinians call -- >> the push by the palestinians to join the icc international criminal court, is not a done deal because the court has to still approve it and if that even happens, a big if there -- that could take months. as many as possibly three to four months. that said yesterday, take a look. palestinian authority president abbas signed what is known as the rome statute. essentially requesting to join the icc the international criminal court in "the hague." if sew -- if so it would position the palestinians to file a war crimes case against israel. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu had this to say today. take a look, quote we expect the international criminal court to completely reject the hypocritical appeal by the palestinian authority because the palestinian authority is not a state, it is an entity and an alliance with the terrorist organization hamas that commits war crimes. now, all of this comes after the u.n. security council rejec

the united nations security council is set to meet this morning to discuss yemen and the ukraine.ine was requested by lithuania. the council has met on the ukranian civil war but has failed to act. >>> president obama has become the first u.s. president to preside over india's spectacular republican day festivities. india rolled out the red carpet for the president, and leaders of both countries hailed what they called a new friendship. the crowd broke out into cheers when mr. obama got out of his limousine. the event featured everything from tanks and state of the art weaponry to camels and dancers. >>> a plan to designate 12 million acres of alaska's wildlife refuge as wilderness is causing an outcry. president obama is pushing for federal protection of this land, but republicans in alaska are calling the wilderness designation of a potentially oil rich coastal area quote a land grab. more than 7 million acres of refuge are currently managed as wilderness. >>> presidential candidates were in iowa this weekend campaigning for support, this despite the fact the campaign for 2016 h

united nations general assembly. the same way like you demonstrate in the united nations security council. the same way like you demonstrate in the g 20 meeting at brisbane, the same way like you demonstrate in the european union council. and solidarity, we have four all over the world, starting from the united states and canada and finishing with japan and australia. we need to demonstrate a solidarity with ukraine, and a very important thing, we need to believe in ukraine. because we are fighting for peace. i'm the president of peace. i'm strongly believe that there is not existing be military submission of this problem. and we need to have a very strongly coordinated action to bring the peace, not only to my country, but to bring the peace in the world. again, this is the line of the front, when we are fighting. not only for our territory and integrity, independence, we are fighting for european security. we are fighting for european values. somebody said this is very expensive. to fight for peace. i think this is two complete with different concepts of the world. they measured expenses

the united nations security council condemning the terrorist attack on a hotel in libya. officials in that country say a group of armed assailants stormed the hotel on tuesday while detonating a car bomb in the parking lot. ten people were killed including american david berry. and we're learning more about mr. berry. we now know he was a former marine who served multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. he later became a security consultant and was last employed as a contractor in fredericksburg. a fund raising page was created for berry's family on the go fund me site. we've been keeping aen eye on the page all morning. so far more than $1500 has been raised since the page was created yesterday. >>> 6:49. a man will be sentenced for carrying a loaded gun near the white house. this is video of the federal officers searching his car on constitution afternoon two months ago. they say they found a loaded rifle,munition and 6 inch knife. he pled guilty on misdemeanor charges and could face two years. >>> a sterling virginia man accused of trying to hire someone to murder his e

. >> the united nations security council is could be demming a terrorist attack at a hotel in libya. a group stormed the hotel tuesday while detonating a car bomb in the parking lot. ten people were killed including american david berry. and we're learning more berry this morning. he was a former marine who served multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. he later became a security consultant. a fund raising page was created for berry's family on the site go fund me. quheked ed we checked and so far more than $1500 has been raised sfwloop. >>> governor mcauliffe says there is no price for safety. he says the state of virginia is willing to invest more in metro safety. his comments come in the wake of a smoke incident that terrified passengers and left one woman dead. >> i'm willing and i speak to the common wealth to invest our money to hav most safe system we can have the most efficient and if it takes more money for me when it comes to safety cost is not an issue. >> when asked whether metro riders themselves should have to pay more to ensure efficiency and safety mcauliffe said, quo

we're still awaiting a statement from the united nations security council. they have 15 nations on it one of those nations of course is france, and they all have to agree on a statement before it is put out in their name. if any country objects to the worlding, then they have to break the silence, but that hasn't happened yet, and it's likely that statement will be read out by the current president of the security council in about 40 minutes from now. >> when we get that reaction we'll certainly return to you james bays. rush to the assistant professor of foreign policy at qatar university. the condemnation we have heard from world leaders, but also the expression that freedom of speech must be preserved. this attack is seen as very much an attack on french values and the philosophy in the country as a whole. i guess the irony is this could play very nicely into the hands of those who have sought to limit freedom of speech in the past. >> it's an attack of the french identity because liberty of freedom is one of the cornerstones. it's normal to see several w

i led a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally the world to meet theoreign terrorist fighters, including coming from syria. david and the united kingdom continue to be strong partners in this work, including sharing intelligence and strengthening border security. at the same time, we both recognize that intelligence and military force alone is not going to solve this problem. so we're also going to keep working together on strategies to counter the violent extremism that radicalizes, recruits and mobilizes people, especially young people, to engage in terrorism. and local communities, families, neighbors, faith leaders have a vital role to play in that effort. we also look forward to welcoming our british friends to our summit next month on countering violent terrorism. whether in europe or america, a critical weapon against terrorism is adherence to our values at home, including the pluralism and the respect and tolerance that defines us as diverse and democratic societies. finally i want to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate david on last

i let a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally the world to meet thencluding come being from syria. david and the united kingdom continue to be strong partners in the work sharing intelligence and strengthening border security. at the same time we both recognize that intelligence and military force alone is not going to solve this problem. we're also going to keep working together on strategies to counter violent extremism that radicalizes, recruits and mobilizes people especially young people to engage in terrorism and local communities and families and neighbors faith leaders have a vital role to play in that area. we also look forward to welcoming our british friends to our summit next month on countering violent terrorism. because whether in europe or in america, critical weapon against terrorism is our adherence to our freedoms and values at home. including the pluralism and respect and tolerance that defines us as diverse and democratic societies. finally i want to take this opportunity to fun lickly congratulate david on last month's agreement,

and the united nations security council is planning an emergency meeting today on the crisis in ukrainee driver was caught in the line of fire and recorded that moment rebble rocket fire came ranking down on this site i. check this out. wow, right there. shells exploding on the street just few feet away. the latest round of violence has killed at least 30 people and wounded more than 90 others. >> a drive-by shooting near rowan university's main campus injuries a student. glassboro police say the student was shot in both legs early sunday morning while visiting the campus crossings apartment complex. he was treated and released from the hospital. now, police took two men into custody for questioning. one of whom is being held on previous warrants. >> 6:28. coming up in the next half hour, live with team coverage of our winter storm. jan? >> well, it has stopped snowing for the time being here in warminster becomes county. but how does the morning commute look? we'll take a look at the road conditions straight ahead. >> jan thanks. also this storm could cripple new york city. as much as

i led a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally the world to meet theof foreign terrorist fighters, including coming from syria. david and the united kingdom continue to be strong partners in this work including sharing intelligence and strengthening border security. at the same time we both recognize intelligence and military force alone is not going to solve this problem so we're going to keep working together on strategies to counter violent extremism that radicalizes rh s recruits and mobilizes young people to engage in terrorism and local communities, family, neighbors, faith leaders have a vital role to play in that effort. we also look forward to welcoming our british friends to our summit next month because whether in europe or in america, a critical weapon against terrorism is our adherens to our freedoms and values at home. including the pluralism and the respect and tolerance that defines us as a diverse and democratic society. and finally i want to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate david on last month's storm house agreement, a

i led a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally against terrorist fightersand the united kingdom continue to be strong parters in this work -- partners in this work. at the same time, we both recognize that intelligence and military force alone is not going to solve this problem so we're also going to keep working together on strategies to counter violent ec too manyism -- extremism that radicalizes, recruits and mobilizes people especially young people to engage in terrorism. and local communities, families neighbors, faith leaders have a vital role to play in that effort. we also look forward to welcoming our british friends to our summit next month on countering violent terrorism because whether in europe or in america, a critical weapon against terrorism is our adherence to our freedoms and values at home. including the pluralism and the respect and tolerance that defines us as diverse and democratic societies. and finally, i want to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate david on last month's agreement, it's a tribute to the courage and determin

he joined forces with them, and indeed, just a couple of weeks ago, the united nations security council of all bodies sanctioned him, sanctioned former president salah, for interfering in a democratic transition inside yemen. so if you're going start pointing fingers, you point fingers not only at the houti, but as former president salah, who, where he got his support from remains to be seen, but he's also been involved in this fight against the american-supported government of the president. host: we're going put the numbers up on the screen. we're talking in this segment about efforts against global terrorism. we're also talking about the situation in yemen and the middle east in general. so if you have some questions for ambassador marc ginsberg, you can go ahead and dial in or tweet your questions, and we'll begin taking those in just a moment. now, ambassador, the death of the saudi king, the role saudi arabia in yemen. guest: king abdullah was first and foremost a champion of stability on the arabian peninsula, and saudi arabia, as we know, has been engaged in a regional proxy war

the united nations security council is holding a session right now over yemen. rebel forces took control of the presidential palace in the capital of sanaa. the army commander calls it a coup. yemen's government is an american ally helping the united states in the fight against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. >>> the irs is open for business and americans can start filing electronic and paper returns. >> with the irs budget duties and change in obamacare, we have more issueses to deal with. we have jill schlesinger with more. >> this is the year you have to account if you have insurance. there are four broad categories. one is you were covered by an employer plan or government plan. number two, you qualify for one of the government's exemption. you did not have to sign up and get care. the third, you actually qualified for a premium tax credit. meaning you went through the marketplace and you could get that credit. no problem. you have to wait for a tax form to come before you start to file. then number three, which is my favorite, the individual shared respo

i led a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally the world to meet the threat of foreign terrorist fighters. david and the united kingdom share intelligence and strengthening border security. taichlt, we both recognize that intelligence and military force is not going to solve this problem. we are going to work together on strategies to counter violent extremism that will radical ideses and mobile ideses people young people to engage in terrorism and local communities, families, neighbors, faith leaders have a rights volley to play in that overt. we look forward to welcome our british friends because whether in europe or in america a critical weapon against tearvism our add hooerns to our freedom and values at home including the pluralalism andrets expect and tolerance that defines us as diverse and democratic societies. i want to the congratulate david on last month's agreement. it's a tribute to the courage and determination of everyone involved especially the leaders of northern ireland as well as the governments of ireland and the united kingdom. the

kerry in the last month made 50 phone calls to stop action in the united nations security council andwants to get anywhere on the palestinian issue, on dealing with iran, stabilizing the region they're going to have to find a way to manage their relationship with israel. >> u.s. officials insist washington support will remain despite tensions. the timing couldn't be worse as the u.s. itself teeters on the brink. >> wolf u.s. officials accuse prime minister netanyahu of using his visit and address to congress as a campaign stop in advance of the march elections. they warn that could backfire if israelis about to go to the polls see their leaders doing so much damage to this critical relationship. it's really bad wolf. >> israeli elections set for march 17th. the address he's supposed to give march 3rd two weeks before the israeli elections. elise, thank you. let's talk about this and a lot more with congressman from hawaii. thanks for coming in. are you worried about the strain in u.s. and israeli relations given this personal relationship between the president and prime minister? >> o

the president, as you recall, last fall, convened a united nation security council meeting where he discussed with other world leaders the need to coordinate activities as we counter the threat from foreign fighters. these are individuals with western passports who traveled to syria or iraq. they do post a threat when they return from that region that they could carry out violence. that is something we are very aware of and it requires a high level of coordination to monitor these individuals. we are going to continue to be engaged in a very high level of coordination with the french, not just as they investigate this attack, but also as we assess the threat from other individuals and other entities that might be operating and might aspire to carry out acts of violence against westerners or against american interests. >> when you look at developments over the past year -- and to the house now. they will be in for a short week considering suicide prevention programs. also another measure that prevents -- ayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. dear go

united states has condemned isil's actions. a spokeswoman for the white house national security council said we are work to go confirm the video's authenticity. >> we call for the release of all remaining hostages. she added that the united states stands in solidarity with its ally japan. >> charlie winter joins us, thanks for staying with us here on al jazeera. i believe you wrote a report and presented some of your findings to parliament about islamic state. what's the recruiting power of the video of the killing of this hostage? >> well, this and other videos like it is slack state saying we are very powerful and we are everywhere and everyone is a tarts. that's a very powerful message. of course it is not true. it is the islamic state exaggerating its position and the menace it presents, but it does present a very big problem fours. it's going to be very readily available on the internet. the way a video like this proliferates the minute it's been released is quite something to behold. >> how much of it, is it released to cause fear in many countries, especially the countries with the governments involved as a recruitment? h

woman member, republican and democrat, in urging the obama administration to push the united nations security council to add boko haram to the al qaeda sanctions list, following the abduction of nearly 300 school girls threatened to be sold into sexual slavery by this terrorist group. the horrific kidnapping of the female nigerian school studes captured the world's shock and horror. however, human trafficking is not just a foreign issue. together we can be a powerful bipartisan voice against the horrors of this and other instances of human trafficking. both democrats and republicans in the house understand the importance of working together to protect women and girls and they know that trafficking isn't just a political issue, it's a human issue. i've organized discussions on this topic back home in new hampshire where i've heard from community leaders, law enforcement officials, academic researchers advocates and most importantly and frankly most eloquently the trafficking victims themselves. about the ongoing occurrence of human and sex trafficking taking place right here in our own backyard. domes

>> the only formal obstacle would be that the security council of the united nations has the power to a resolution deferring any investigations. this is a power that the security council has never used up to point in. i can't imagine that you could find a consensus to -- to adopt such a resolution. and that would take -- that would last for a period of 12 months. other than that i don't see what other obstacles are in the way of the court. >> perhaps political obstacles because if alleged war crime charges are pursued against israel certainly the u.n. bam -- the palestinian ambassador indicated they would be seeking retroactive investigations. that opens up the palestinians to scrutiny as well. >> yes, and i don't see any problem -- i think if a criminal court is to operate and operate fairly, then it needs to be investigating all parties to any conflict. it's not acceptable simply to investigated one side and not the other. obviously in the case of israel and palestine, i think it's fairly clear that the conflict is driven by israel's occupation of palestinian territory. this occupat

he joined forces with them, and indeed, just a couple of weeks ago, the united nations security council of all bodies sanctioned him, sanctioned former president salah, for interfering in a democratic transition inside yemen. so if you're going start pointing fingers, you point fingers not only at the houti, but as former president salah, who, where he got his support from remains to be seen, but he's also been involved in this fight against the american-supported government of the president. host: we're going put the numbers up on the screen. we're talking in this segment about efforts against global terrorism. we're also talking about the situation in yemen and the middle east in general. so if you have some questions for ambassador marc ginsberg, you can go ahead and dial in or tweet your questions, and we'll begin taking those in just a moment. now, ambassador, the death of the saudi king, the role saudi arabia in yemen. guest: king abdullah was first and foremost a champion of stability on the arabian peninsula, and saudi arabia, as we know, has been engaged in a regional proxy war

>> frankly the international community represented by the united nations and the security council generally speaking they build up to whatever they want to build up to. they have done that. yes, you can call for dialogue you can call for conference all of which have already taken place. there are resolutions on the books. already at the u.n. they need enforcement. if the united states along with britain and france in particular, do not sit down with the russians and the chinese and say this - every one of us has something at stakes. i think there has been a bit of apprehension since ukraine, and what has been going on in other parts of the world. the united states didn't feel like it would get the votes or would be able to get anyone moving forward. i spoke with people that are close to the white house, and i pushed for intervention. it is in the interests of the libyan people to do this. we did fight muammar gaddafi, and the troops on the verge of of... >> but what is the hs takes to get involved? -- hesitation to get involved. >> there's internal politics in the united states. the u.s. wa

. >> frankly, you know the international community represented by the united nations and the security council. generally speaking they build up to whatever intervention they want to build up too. they had done that. it opinion going on for four or five months. you can call for dialogue conferences, all of which had taken place. there are resolutions on the books already at the u.n. if the united states along with burton and france do not sit down with the russians and the chinese and say this, we had every one of us had something at stake. i think there has been a little apprehension since ukraine and what has been going on and other parts of the world, the united states did not feel like it would get the votes. i did speak with people that are close to the white house, and pushed for intervention. it is in the interests of the libyan people to do this. we fought muammar gaddafi, and his troops on the verge of... >> what is the hesitation to get involved? >> obviously, you know there is internal toll ticks in the united states the -- politics in the united states the u.k. was asked and they s

security council underlined the need to bring you perpetrators to justice. the members of security council reaffirm the need to combat by all means in accordance with the chapter of the united nationsthreats to the national peace security caused by terrorist acts and that any act of terrorist, criminal, and unjustifiable regardless of their motivation wherever, whenever, and by whom so ever expressed it. >> we're hearing about combating terrorism. that's something that will already be on the radar on the agenda there at the united nations, but could we expect it to become that much more important, that much more of a spotlight on the wake of this attack? >> it certainly is an issue that comes up a great deal at at the united nations. there is a structure for that, and it is something that comes up regularly on the agenda of the security council. i'm sure we'll hear more about this attack in the coming hours. ban ki-moon is giving the beginning of the year address on thursday setting out his priorities of the year. i'm sure they're likely to refer to the attack in the speech he makes. a comment from the high commissioner of human rights, he echoed ban ki-moon's earlier words saying

united nations. the security council to me, is a perfect place to call an emergency meeting.hat is where we should have pressure on them. samantha power was in kentucky giving a speech. john kerry is in india talking about climate change. this is an administration that believes the more we talk about islamic -- they are trying to downplay it i ignoring it. >> looking at violent extremism. invited to that conference will be until health professionals social workers, that kind of attendees. we will try to understand them. >> if we could just use the appropriate language. these guys would understand that they need to calm down. i think it is a crazy idea. we need to invite arab government and arab growth. this is fundamentally in your backyard. we will support you and do what we can. >> i am not sure if this is the low of the day. one and a quarter percent. seven teen, 300 is where we are now. the gop congress is moving ahead with a number of votes that will surely make the president angry. a long line of details. vetoes of the keystone pipeline. vetoes of the 40 hour workweek.

i led a special session of the united nations security council last fall to rally the world to meet theg from syria. david and the united kingdom continuing to be strong partners in this work including sharing intelligence and strengthening border security. at the same time we both recognize that intelligence and military force alone is not going to solve this problem so we're also going to keep working together on strategies to counter violent extremism that radicalizes, recruits and mobilizes people especially young people to engage in terrorism, and local communities, families neighbors, faith leaders have a vital role to play in that effort. we also look forward to welcoming our british friends to our summit next month on countering violent terrorism. because whether in europe or in america, a critical weapon against terrorism is our adherence to our freedoms and values at home including the pluralism and respect of tolerance that defines us as diverse and democratic societies. finally, i want to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate david on last month's agreement. a tribu

united nations is. it is not a government. it is not an independent organization, per se. it is made of all these governments. if the united states' mission, french mission, uk others, the majority in the security council push in the same direction, nothing could stop actions by the united nations. it's really the players. i remember having worked with the security council members ten years ago on getting siree out of lebanon. a coalition between france and the united states accepted by russia made it possible. and the syrian army left lebanon. so, you need to have a unity there. that unity can only be possible of the national governments in washington, in france, in other places, are coming together so they could send instructions to representatives at the united nations. >> and we have two political panelists here who would have a voice. we're going to restart at the top of the hour. i'll ask you briefly for your comments, senator. obviously, both of you have had direct relationships with how the u.n. works. do you think it's a viable option at this point? >> well the u.n. tends to be decision-making by the lowest common denominator. they're well intended but not very good at doing difficult things.

united nations with more. >> reporter: the security council actually meeting as fast-moving developments were playing out on the ground in the yemeni capitol sanaa. in the past the council supported mediation efforts and threatened the use of sanctions. there are very few other options open to the security council and that's why when they finally made a statement it had words of condemnation but no new action. >> the members of the security council, and president hadi is the legitimate authority based on election is. the members of the security council emphasize that all the parties and political actors in yemen must stand with president hadi. >> in an odd quirk of timing at the same time the new yemeni ambassador was presenting the credentials to u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon. he was appointed by president hadi. many now are questioning whether president hadi really controls the levers of power in yemen. >> president hadi has had broad international support but his government has been forced to fight battles on two fronts. jonathan betz is here with more on yemen's power struggle. >> yes tony, a lot c

. >>> here in the united states the national security council is responding to this breaking news.eporter: fred we just got in this statement from the national security council, deputy spokesperson. he says we have seen the video reporting to show huharuna yukawa beheaded. we are working to confirm the authenticity. the united states strongly condemns isil's actions. the united states is fully supportive of japan in this matter and we stand in solidarity with japan and are coordinating closely. we have seen other news about isis in the past week. we heard from the defense department several days ago they're now saying that coalition air strikes and other efforts have killed some 6,000 isis leaders and isis targets. we're still looking to confirm some of those numbers. but there has been a big development. of course that has not stopped these gruesome executions fred. >> and even with this news erin the white house is also confirming the president will be planning to go to saudi arabia for the funeral of king abdullah. what more can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well fred we

>> reporter: that's right tony, the security council just two days ago had an emergency meeting on this situation in yemen, but the response from the united nations since the president's resignation has been surprisingly quiet. we're hold by security council diplomats they're watching the situation closely, but no meetings have been called. the secretary general is also monitoring the situation closely, we're told. no statement yet. that's very unusual for the united nations but a sign, i think, that this resignation really caught the international community off guard and they are still trying to assess exactly what is happening on the ground. it's not to say that they're not concerned, not at all. as i mentioned there wases an emergency meeting two days ago where the security council said they want an end to the violence. they want a resumption of dialogue. there were concern about houthies surrounding the presidential palace, and things seemed to be moving in the right direction on wednesday. they sent their envoy early on thursday to hammer out the details of the agreement and oversee its implementation. he was having a meeting with the houthi

security council taking place behind closed doors. they have been listening to the special advisor of the united nations not currently in sana'a he is on way to new york. he gave some details to the security council that i think we weren't aware of before making it clear that he believes most military units didn't take part in any fighting at all. the only fighting from the government side was done by the presidential guard alone. this meeting of the u.n. security council called by the united kingdom, their ambassador spoke to me ahead of the meeting. >> we are deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in yemen. and that's why we have called this emergency meeting. we will hear a briefing from the special envoy, and we need his advice really on how the security council can react to what has happened in the last 48 hours. but at the very least we feel we need to express a united view we issued a statement in the course of today which condemns the ongoing violence makes it clear all parties should be standing by president hadi and the government and making clear that the international community will not tolerate action by spoile

the president, as you recall last fall, convened a united nation security council meeting where he discussedother world leaders the need to coordinate activities as we counter the threat from foreign fighters. these are individuals with western passports who traveled to syria or iraq. they do post a threat when they return from that region that they could carry out violence. that is something we are very aware of and it requires a high level of coordination to monitor these individuals. we are going to continue to be engaged in a very high level of coordination with the french not just as they investigate this attack, but also as we assess the threat from other individuals and other entities that might be operating and might aspire to carry out acts of violence against westerners or against american interests. >> when you look at developments over the past year -- the lone wolf attacks in australia and canada, this attack in paris a terrorist tied to both al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and isis, what boko haram has done in nigeria and our inability to push isis out of iraq. isn't it a fai