. >> the united nations security council members have just been briefed about the full scale of the horror in yemen. speaking after visiting the country emergency relief chief stephen o'brien said that the suffering there is almost incomprehensivible. this is as unicef say that children are dying every day, and those who survive live in constant fear. it says since the war escalated in march, 398 children have died, and 605 have been injured. meanwhile the report from amnesty international said that the conflict has gone too far.

security council held a briefing just a short time ago. doctors said there has been progress made, but issued a stern new warning. we are live at the united nations>>> well today the united nations security council is opening an hold briefing on ebola. and officials are feeling optimistic about getting the deadly virus under control. gabe, good to see you. first of all many people think that the ebola crisis is over, but it is not. so what are you hearing from the world health organization today? >> reporter: well, you are right, it's not over, but there are encouraging words from the world health organization. let's recap, we're a little over a year and eight or nine months or so since the crisis began. certainly one of the biggest health crises in the world in decades, 11,000 kills, 27,000 infected. however, the good news is that the top u.n. officialing handling the ebola situation briefed the united nations security council today and they said that -- they said that there have not been any new cases of ebola in liberia at all. it has totally stopped and in guinea and sierra leone combined they have only had three cases in the past two weeks,

. >>> the united nations security council has passed a resolution aimed at identifying who is responsibleor chemical weapons attacks in syria. russia and the u.s. drafted the agreement earlier this week. russia has previously vetoes security council resolutions that could implication the syrian regime. after the vote, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. urged the parties to work together to find a political solution to the conflict. >> this sends a clear and powerful message to all involved. the joint investigative mechanism will identify you if you gas people. it bares repeating as well that we need to bring the same unity to urgently find a political solution to the syrian crisis. >>> u.n. fact minding missions have confirmed the use of chemical weapons in syria. the most deadly attack killed anywhere from 300 to 1,000 people. >>> china is bracing for a typhoon to make landfall today. it has 100-mile an hour plus winds is headed their way. nicole how bad will this be? >> well, we are expecting it to hit taiwan and then afterwards china. winds right now have downgraded just slightly, that's

the united nations security council has unanimously supported it. arms control and proliferation experts support it. 100 ambassadors who have served in democratic and republican presidents support it. >> obama has been described as a bit squishy at the moment. >> yes. we've seen the president repeatedly basically call out israel. so we're seeing an open fight between the u.s. president, the leader of a foreign country, for support of his own country. he went on to say that he knows benjamin netanyahu disagrees with this deal but i believe he's wrong so they're very openly fighting in front of congress basically through the american people. he took a lot of different angles to encourage them to do that. first he said that it could lead to war. he said talk about what that would mean for the troops. he compared those opposed to this deal just like the people who supported the run up to the iraq war which is hugely unpopular in the united states. he warns it could have economic consequences for the u.s. then he says it could also cost the u.s. credibil

the united nations security council unanimously adopted a resolution to identify those who used chemicaleapons in syria. >>> massive car bomb explodes in kabul. 15 are killed and hundreds are injured. they are all civilians. >>> plus -- >> i'm florence looi in myanmar where villagers now have the task of rebuilding their homes and salvaging their farmland destroyed by the flooding. >> reporter: a sport invented in canada nicknamed murder board, makes its debut at the para-olympic pan-am games. ♪ >>> the united nations security council has unanimously adopted a resolution to identify those behind chemical attacks in syria. an agreement reached between the united states and russia paved the way for the resolution to pass. attributing responsibility for poison gas attacks in syria could pave the way for action by the security council. the council has threatened consequences for such attacks which could include sanctions. the syrian ambassador responded. >> translator: syria has upheld its commitments to the convention and resolution 2118 of 2013. [ inaudible ] has cooperated in all ways and

and the united nations security council is being briefed on the humanitarian crisis. 0,000 people have been killed since the civil war started. four years ago, let's get more now from gabriel who is at the united nations for us. gabriel, just remind us, what did the security council hear about the situation in syria? >> well, they heard a very grim and dark report on the situation in syria from stephen o'brien, the top humanitarian official, host just in syria a little bit over a week ago, so he has a very recent and front and center view of the situation there in the country. he said that there are 4.6 million syrians living in hard to reach areas or besees areas and the country is having a very hard time getting aid to those people. he told the security council that the u.n. has only been able to reach about 12% of those 4.6 million people to give them food aid, and only 3% to give them medical help so a very very difficult situation there. 7.6 million internally displaced people within syria, 1 million people just this year alone, he said, have been pushed from thei

. >> the united nations security council is threatening syncs if president salva kiir doesn't sign the deal. >> reporter: if south sudan's president backs out of the peace deal, the united nations says it will act and do so quickly. that was a message from the u.n. security council. >> it's erogenous to act immediately. if president salva kiir does not sign the agreement tomorrow, an undertaking. >> the u.s. drafted a u.n. security council resolution calling for targeted sanctions, and an arms embargo if salva kiir does not sign the peace deal. there could be disagreements, and diplomats say any act on the resolution would require further negotiations, which could take days. the u.n.'s top official told council members on tuesday that the situation on the ground is grave, and getting worse. giving examples of crimes against innocent civilians. >> i'm concern beside the atrocities which continue to be reported. the scope and level of cruelty which characterised the attack against civilians suggest a deep depth of antipathy which goes beyond differences. allegations include rampant killi

. >> the united nations security council has now adapted what it calls a statement welcoming the signing of a peace deal in south sudan, but warning that those involved have to stick to it all. the president signed the deal along side the rebel leader on wednesday. the president had been holding back and had to be threatened with u.s. sanctions. the security council is promising more of the same if there are violations to it all. gabriel elizondo reports from the united nations. >> his presidential statement by the u.n. security double endorses the new peace plan in south sudan. the statement says it is a good first step in trying to reverse the difficult political, economic, humanitarian situation in the country, and it calls on all sides to adhere to the permanent cease-fire but said there is a pressing need to assure accountability for serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. the peace plan, which calls among others things for a transitional government a cease-fire and power-sharing agreement was signed amid increasing pressure against the government of s

saying it cannot happen without the permission of a legitimate syrian government or a united nations security councilolution. tony abbott says his government has not decided yet on the u.s. request. but is concerned about young citizens of his country who try to join isil. >>> for the first time in the history of the u.s. army two women have graduated from the elite ranger school. they took part in the ceremonies in georgia yesterday. they successfully completed two months of gruelling endurance tests. but because they are women, they are still forbidden from serving with the army rangers or in any special operations positions. >>> following your every move, some police departments use equipment to track your smartphone, and they are doing it without a court order. ♪ >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with >>> a new report shows police in several states are using cell phone tracking devices for investigations. they have been doing it for years, but it has been kept very quiet. >> reporter: they go by industry names like juggler and wolf hound. cell tracking equipment that's cheap, small, and

but what i very much believe is that for the united nations security council to be effective, it has to be more representative of all the various trend lines that have occurred over the last several decades. one thing i will say, though, about the united nations -- everybody wants a seat at the table, but sometimes people don't want the responsibilities of having a seat at the table. and that's happening even now. and the one thing i've learned, both in my personal life and in my political life, is that if you want more authority, then you also have to be more responsible. you can't wear the crown if you can't bear the cross. and oftentimes, in the united nations -- which i'm very committed to, and the agencies there do a lot of really critical important work -- but when it comes to, okay, who's going to actually step up and contribute to peacekeeping, who's going to actually write a check when it comes to making sure that we're dealing with the ebola crisis, who's going to show leadership in tackling climate change -- are you willing to speak out on issues even when it contradicts y

. >> the united nations security council members have just been briefed about the full scale of the horror in yemen. speaking after visiting the country emergency relief chief stephen o'brien said that the suffering there is almost incomprehensivible. this is as unicef say that children are dying every day, and those who survive live in constant fear. it says since the war escalated in march, 398 children have died, and 605 have been injured. meanwhile the report from amnesty international said that the conflict has gone too far. all sides could be held responsible for war crimes. gabriel elizondo has more for us from the united nations. >> stephen o'brien back from yemen where he visited several cities to get a better sense of on the rebound. how bad the humanitarian situation is there. for the security council he briefed them and painted a dark and gloomy picture of a deteriorating situation in yemen. he gave example. he said that he visited a hospital where the lights were flickering because there was not enough fuel to power generators. he said that there were people who were having to

the united states is supported in concept of modifications to the structure of the united nations security council. i will be honest with you. how that happens and how you balance all the equities is complicated. as a matter of principle, i would think that there should at least the one representative from the african continent on the security council, along with representatives from the other regions of the world and some of the other powers that have emerged. i will tell you, for example, latin america does not have a country that is representative. it does get collocated because you have to figure out how -- let me put it this way. everybody probably thinks they should be. even in africa, if you started saying ok, let's have an africa. is it south africa nigeria? see? [laughter] uganda. see? everybody's thinking, why not me? the same is true in japan. one of the largest economies in the world. brazil thinks it should be on. india, the world passes largest democracy. we are going to have to design a process whereby all these various legitimate arguments are sorted through but what i very much be

the director made the comments during a brief with the united nations security council. said just one case can ignite a flairup. the deadly disease erupted in west africa last year, and has infected almost 30,000 people and killed more than 11,000. >> if the current intensity of case action and contract tracing is sustained, the virus can be soundly defeated by the end of this year. that means going to zero and staying at zero. >> reporter: the greek government is asking its parliament to approve an 85 billion euro bailout deal. that's what the country needs to avoid defaulting on a debt agreement next week. john psaropoulos is monitoring the situation in athens, and joins us live. do you expect this to go through easily? it feels like we have been here before. >> reporter: it does. the big upheaval that you saw behind me in july, that was a framework agreement, now you have the first implementation law within that frame agreement, and that is beginning to tighten the screws on government spending and the payouts particularly in the pension and the health sectors. so --

the united nations security council members have just been briefed about the situation in yemen.le of humanitarian devastation is indescribable. at least eight children are killed or injured every single day. >>> well, now in our other stories, turkey's president says the country is moving swiftly towards early elections. the prime minister and his party failed to form a working government, after losing a parliamentary majority in the elections. the president could give the mandate to form a new government to another party, but hinted that he wouldn't do that. >> translator: fortunately turkey has not founded a new government yet. we again need to ask the will of the people to find a solution. i'm conducting this process within the framework of the constitution. >> all of this is happening against a backdrop of increased violence in turkey. eight soldiers were killed. two men were arrested after they threw a precushion bomb out of the palace in istanbul, and there has been renewed violence between the pkk and forces. >>> a ferry has left kos, to take the refugees to the mainland.

the united nations security council has unanimously supported it. the majority of arms control and non-proliferation experts support it. over 100 former ambassadors who served under republican and democratic presidents support it. i have had to make a lot of tough calls as president, but whether or not this deal is good for american security is not one of those calls. it's not even close. unfortunately, we're living through a time in american politics where every foreign policy decision is viewed through a partisan prism, evaluated by head-line-grabbing sound bites, and so before the ink was even dry on this deal, before congress even read it, a majority of republicans declared their opposition. lobbyists and pundits were transformed into armchair nuclear experts, challenging experts like secretary muniz, challenging his arguments. but if you repeat these arguments long enough, they can get some traction. so let me address just a few of the arguments that have been made so far in opposition to this deal. first there are those who say the inspections

the united nations security council is being briefed on the humanitarian crisis in syria. the u.n.least 12 million syrians are in need of humanitarian assistance. about 220,000 have been killed since the war started four years ago now. the u.n.'s top humanitarian official steven o'brien updated the council. let's take to gabriel at the u.n. for us now. tell us what the security council heard about the humanitarian situation in syria. >> they heard from steven o'brien, and it was a very, very grim assessment by steven o'brien. he just returned from syria a little over a week ago. he was there when the government air strikes hit a marketplace outside of duma, killing over 100 people, so he has a very fresh and recent perspective on the humanitarian situation there. he said that there are currently 4.6 million syrians living in hard to reach or besieged areas in the country. of those, he said the u.n. has only been able to get food aid to about 12% of those people, and he said the underhas only been able to get medical aid to less than 5% of those 4.6 million living in hard-to-reach p

in other news, the united nations security council has unanimously adopted a resolution aimed at identifyinghose responsible for deadly attacks with chlorine and chemical weapons in syria. the resolution called for a team of experts to be given all access to all locations in syria to collect evidence. it would be the first time the united nations has pointed the finger of blame directly at individuals. protests have been held in baghdad against government corruption, being blamed by many iraqis for power cuts that have left many people without electricity or fans as protection from the heat. temperatures have risen above 60 degrees celsius in the country. a suicide bomber has attacked a police academy in kabul, killing at least 20 people hours after a truck explosion killed at least 20 others. police said the bomber in the second attack who was wearing a police uniform detonated his explosives as cadets cued to get into the academy. deputy with a former assistant secretary of defense for afghanistan a short while ago. thank you very much indeed for joining me. just what are the significance

he mentioned that in his brief to the united nations security council moments ago, and he also said,te, we are all living on borrowed time, end quote. and that was really his way of setting the stage for what was really a report that painted a very dark picture of the situation there. let me update you on the numbers that o'brien gave to the security council. one million injured in syria, 7.6 million have been displaced and one million just this year alone have been forced to leave their homes. four million refugees have fleed across borders now. he also pointed out the increasing difficulty of u.n. humanitarian officials to be able to reach people that need help the most in syria. he said there are 4.6 million syrians living in hard to reach or besieged areas of the country, and the u.n. has been only able to reach less than 15% of those people because of the ongoing conflict in the country. so it's a very difficult situation over there and his briefing came at time that just last week the u.n. security council endorsed a new plan by u.n. official envoy to syria, bringing together w

. >>> the united nations security council has given unanimous support for a plan to get peace talks starteda, all 15 members approved a statement to pave the way for special envoy staffan de mistura to progress with his plan to find a political solution to the conflict. inside syria the military launched more air strikes on rebel-held area near the capitol damascus and on sunday 100 were killed in a bombing at a marketplace and one of the worst incidents since the war began more than four years ago. the arab league is holding an extraordinary meeting in cairo to discuss the crisis in the libya city of cert with the government based in tabrook and says arab strikes can prevent the full take over of cert which it largely controlled since may. eastern ukraine nine people died after soldiers and separatists exchanged fire on monday, the latest talks aimed at withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line have broken down. and we have more. >> reporter: the remains of a family home in a ukrainian controlled village south of donetsk. it took just 20 minutes to reduce this street to rubble. the ukr

united nations, would work with the am mess city to define and prove the houthis are responsible for killing those innocent people. it is not saudi arabia and the coalition party. >> the united nations security council has given unanimous support to a plan to get peace talks done in syria. all 16 members approved a statement that paves the way for a special envoy to progress with his plan to find a political solution to the conflict. inside syria, more airstrikes were launched near damascus. on sunday, more than 100 were killed at a bombing in a marketplace, one of the worst since the war began more than four years ago. >> the arab league is holding a meeting in cairo to discuss the crisis in the libyan city of sirte. the meeting was requested by libya's internationally recognized government in tobruk. it said only airstrikes from arab states can prevent a full takeover of sirte, which it largely controlled since may. >> canceling the contract of some government advisors. not sure how many would lose their jobs as a result of al abadi's decision. speakers will be limited to five advisors each in sweeping reforms announced last week to reduce corruption and to cut spending. >>le iraqi government is i

for that to be published in some form and then contained in a resolution in the united nations security councilthat the united states would not veto. in other words, that israel would realize that if it carries on on the current course of expanding settlements, on the whole not being serious about a peace with the palestinians and the palestinian leadership is israelat fault too, if continues down that path it may no longer be able to rely on the veto of anything in the united nations deemed to israel's interests, as those interests are defined by netanyahu. that is the one area where the president could have leverage. in office he might be prepared to use it. give someou do indication there is some thought about that because you have seen what other western nations have done with respect to the palestinians. roger: that is the one idea bubbling beneath the surface. charlie: you have said in a column, germany's debt to europe can never be repaid. one. the real and deepest that obviously has to do with the holocaust. are withdications respect to germany and europe and germany and greece are what

. >>> the united nations security council today took a major step toward trying to prevent chemical weaponsattack in syria. the security council unanimously approved a legislation to identify those who carry out chemical weapons attacks. those attacks have been blamed for the deaths of thousands of civilians during the syrian conflict which is now in its fifth year. >> even when there were obvious signs pointing to the parties responsibility. investigators were not enpowered to point the finger. this has compounded an already rampant sense of impunity in syria. pointing the finger matters. >> reporter: the resolution comes as part of an agreement largely negotiated for the united states and russia. >>> federal regulators have ruled that pg & e diablo power plant is safe and may have its operating life extended. the otomic safety board dismissed for objections. they argue that pg & e under stated earthquake risks and ignored renewable energy sources that could replace power from the nuclear reactors. pg & e has always insisted diablo canyon is safe. >>> tonight concerns about wasting water.

. >> the united nations security council has adapted a statement welcoming the signing of a peace deem in south sudan, but there is warnin warning that those involved have to stick to the agreement. they signed the deal on wednesday. the president was threatened with more sanctions if there are any violations of the deal. gabriel elizondo has more for us at the united nations. i'm guessing in the statement there were pretty strong words. >> there was. this was pretty much an endorsement of the peace deal, david, in a statement, the security council basically said that this piece deal was a first step in trying to reverse the difficult economic and humanitarian situation in south sudan, and it called on all sides to adhere to the cease-fire. >> the security council saying that they do endorse this plan going forward. >> gabriel, it's all very well to endorse the idea of these things, of peace agreements, transitional government, etc. but you got to have some ump if you want people to stick to it. what are they going to do about that? >> well, this all comes at a time that there was incr

you testified before the united nations security council. do you have expectation that the u.n. will take stronger action, what do you see as the solution in syria. nikoloz basilashvili committed committed horrors. but they seem to comit horse of their own. >> they possess chemical weapons, including the gas. coring to a report from o.p.c.w. and other agencies. they are still using chlorine gas to attack civilian populations, and they haven't stopped until now. three days there was attack. the inaction from the international community is feeding extremism. people that are strait they want to seek revenge as long as there's no justice, they'll sikh revenge. the only way to have a solution is through international justice. it's a simply maths, no justice, no pace. people who lost their families. their women raped. shelling or suffocating or starving to death. they won't forget what happened to them. they are ready to put their hands with the devil if necessary to get the revenge. anything will be better. when i hear the brays it's the better alternative. turn syria, 1,000 years, b

. >> the united nations security council has for the first time healed a meeting on the topic of gay rights. the meeting focused on attacks by gays and lesbians, the u.s. ambassador powell said abuses are happening elsewhere too. >> yes, it is true that i.s.i.l. made it common practice, it seems, to target l.g.b.t. persons, buts that is true also around the world, very far from where i.s.i.l. dominates. you have countries that criminalized l.b.g.t. status, and societies that are every bit as unwelcoming as they were 20, 30 years ago. communities in that regard. but today's meeting is a sign that this issue is getting injected into the main streams at the united nations. 70 years into history the last five years has seen important milestones at the united nations. >> forces loyal to the saudi-led militia arrived. military enforcements are set to exist tribal dehli and applicants. tribal dehli told al jazeera the aim is to take sadr, the strong hold of the houthis. >>> 45 civilians have been killed by shelling in duma. the death toll is likely to rise. >> syria says it's targeted rebel

the united nations security council unanimously supported it. majority of arms control and non-proliferation perts support it. over 100 former ambassadors who served under republican and democratic presidents support it. i've had to make a lot of tough calls as president. whether or not this deal is good for american suit is not one of those calls. it is not even close. unfortunately we're living through a time in american politics wherever foreign policy decision is viewed through a partisan prism. illuminated by headline grabbing sound bites. before the ink was even dry on this deal, before congress even read it. a majority of republicans declared their virulent opposition. lobbyists and pundits were suddenly transformed into armchair nuclear scientist, disputing assessments of experts like secretary moniz. challenging his findings. offering multiple and sometimes contradictory argument about why congress should reject this deal but, if you repeat these argue ments long enough they can get some traction. so let me address just a few of the arg

. >> hello, our top story, united nations security council members have just been briefed about the full scale of the horror in yemen. speaking after visiting the country, emergency stephen o'brien said the suffering there is almost incomprehensible. that's as the u.n. children's agency unicef said that children are dying every day, and those who survive live in constant fear. it said that the war escalated in march when 398 children died and 605 were injured. meanwhile, a report from amnesty international said that the conflict has gone too far. all sides can be held responsible for war crimes. this is the update from the u.n. a short time ago. >> the needs of the people are massive. this is exacerbated by i a embedments of imports with the widespread scarcity of food and fuel. this is why airports and sea ports need to remain open and be used for commercial imports and humanitarian supplies without restrictions. disregard for human life by all patriots continues with a attacks on residential areas and infrastructure having a disproportionate impact on the lives of yemen. reports of air

the united nations security council has unanimously supported it. the majority of arms control and nonproliferation experts supported. -- support it. 100 ambassadors who served under republican and democratic presidents support it. i have had to make a lot of tough calls as president, but whether or not this deal is good for american security is not one of those calls. it's not even close. unfortunately, we are living through a time in american politics where every foreign policy decision is viewed through a partisan prism. evaluate by headline grabbing soundbites. and so before the ink with even dry on this deal, before congress even read it, a majority of republicans declared their villain opposition. -- their fear lent opposition. lobbyists and pendants were transformed into armchair nuclear scientists, disputing the assessment of experts. challenging the findings. offering multiple and sometimes contradictory arguments about why congress should reject this deal. but, if you repeat these arguments long enough, they can get some traction. so let m

the united nations security council has unanimously supported it. the majority of arms control and non-proliferation experts support it. over 100 former ambassadors -- who served under republican and democratic presidents -- support it. i've had to make a lot of tough calls as president, but whether or not this deal is good for american security is not one of those calls. it's not even close. unfortunately, we're living through a time in american politics where every foreign policy decision is viewed through a partisan prism, evaluated by headline-grabbing soundbites. and so before the ink was even dry on this deal -- before congress even read it -- a majority of republicans declared they are very led opposition -- very ill and -- virulent opposition. lobbyists and pundits were suddenly transformed into arm-chair nuclear scientists, disputing the assessments of experts like secretary moniz, challenging his findings, offering multiple -- and sometimes contradictory -- arguments about why congress should reject this deal. but if you repeat these argum

the united nations security council has unanimously supported it. the majority of arms control and nonproliferation experts support it. over 100 former ambassadors who served under republican and democratic presidents support it. i've had to make a lot of tough calls as president, but whether or not this deal is good for american security is not one of those calls. it's not even close. unfortunately, we are living through a time in american politics where every foreign policy decision is viewed through a partisan prism evaluated by headline-grabbing soundbites. and so, before the ink was even dry on the deal before congress even read it, a majority of republicans declared their virulent opposition. lobbyists and pundits were suddenly transformed into armchair nuclear scientists, disputing the assessments of experts like dr. moniz. challenging his findings. offering sometimes contradicting arguments about why congress should reject this deal. but if you repeat these arguments long enough, they can get some traction. so let me address just a few of th

for that to be published in some form and then contained in a resolution, in the united nations security council, that the united states would not veto. in other words israel would realize if it carries on in the current course of expanding settlements on the whole not being serious about a piece with the pal stainians and the palestinian leadership is plenty at fault too. if israel continues down that path it may no longer be able to rely on the consistent u.s. veto in the united nations of anything deemed to be against israel's interests as those interests are defined by netanyahu. so i think that's the one area where the president could have leverage and it's conceivable his last year in office might be prepared to use it. >> rose: i think you may be right. i don't know what the president is thinking but you do give some indication there's some thought about that because you've seen what other western nations have done with respect to palestinians. >> yes. that's one idea bubbling beneath the surface. >> rose: there is finally this. you said in a column, germany's debt to you're can never be

all 15 members of the united nations security council support it.verwhelming majority of countries around the world that have declared a position support the agreement. rejection by the congress would be a huge set back and would be more likely to trigger a nuclear iran and a nuclear arms race in the region thereby undermining the nuclear nonproliferation regime which the united states has led and which has been largely successful. keep in mind that there are many countries in the world who have or could quickly acquire the capability to produce nuclear weapons. the vast majority refrain from doing so in reliance on the united states -- >> right. >> -- and the international atomic agency's inspection. >> you said a lot of things there. i want to go back to them one by one because in terms of the sanctions are you saying that basically because the international community has agreed to this we are too far along? if perhaps we hadn't had their agreement, maybe had we pushed back earlier this would have been different? because during this ten-year perio

if united nations security council has unanimously supported it. the majority of arms control and non-proliferation experts support it. over 100 former ambassadors who served under republican and democratic president support it. >> i've had to make a lot of tough calls as president but whether or not this deal is good for american security is not one of those calls. it's not even close. unfortunately we're living in a time in american politics where every deal is evaluated by headline grabbing soundbites. and so before the ink was even dry on this deal, before congress even read it a majority of republicans declared their virulent opposition. lobbyists and pawn did pundits suddenly transformed into armchair nuclear scientists. [ laughter ] disputing the testimony of experts like secretary moniz. challenging his findings. offering multiple and sometimes contradictory arguments about why congress should reject this deal. but if you repeat these arguments long enough they can get some traction. so let me address a few of the arguments that have been m

chance for achieving a lasting peace in israel-palestine lies not in netanyahu, but the united nations security council with the u.s.'s support presenting both parties with clear terms for resumed peace talks. in a democracy now! special, we spend the hour with henry siegman, the former executive director of the american jewish congress, long described as one of the nation's big three jewish organizations along with the american jewish committee and the anti-defamation league. siegman was born in 1930 in frankfurt, germany. three years later, the nazis came to power. after fleeing nazi troops in belgium, his family eventually moved to the united states. his father was a leader of the european zionist movement, pushing for the creation of a jewish state. he later became head of the synagogue council of america. after his time at the american jewish congress, siegman became a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. he now serves as president of the u.s./middle east project. amy goodman spoke to siegman in may, shortly after he published a piece in "the new york times" called, "give up on netan

the united nations security council has approved an initiative jurenec peace talks in syria, mark the first time in two years. the 15 member council has agreed on a political statement regarding the crisis. the move came as the syrian government launched fresh airstrikes on a rebel held district northeast of damascus, day after killing about 100 people at a market. the attack appears to be among the deadliest in the four year-long conflict. speaking monday damascus, the u.n. humanitarian chief stephen o'brien said he was horrified by the attacks on civilians. >> last week we heard of shelling of damascus by armed groups. while i have been here, we have reports of u.s. airstrikes on the besieged area of douma. yesterday's airstrikes on the caused market area scores of civilian deaths and hundreds of people were injured. scrambling to treat them. horrified by the total disregard for civilian parties in this conflict. my: in news from thailand, at least 20 people have died after a bomb placed religious shrine exploded monday night in the capital city of bangkok. ithorities have called de

the united nations security council has unanimously supported it. the majority of arms control and nonproliferation experts support it. over 100 former ambassadors who served under republican and democratic presidents support it. i've had to make a lot of tough calls as president. but whether or not this deal is good for american security is not one of those calls. it's not even close. unfortunately, we're living through a time in american politics where every foreign policy decision is viewed through a partisan prism. evaluated by headline-grabbing sound bites. and so before the ink was even dry on this deal before congress even read it a majority of republicans declared their virulent opposition. lobbyists and pundits were suddenly transformed into arm chair nuclear scientists disputing the assessments of experts like secretary moniz. challenging his findings. offering multiple and sometimes contradictory arguments about why congress should reject this deal. but if you repeat these arguments long enough they can get some traction. so let me addres

i don't see it in application or or that the members of the united nations security council or thoseepresenting europe and the united states are going to push on any of these issues when iran starts to violate them. let's look at ballistic missile warhead development. i dealt with ballistic missile developments, nuclear cooperation and ballistic missiles between north korea and iran back in the day. explicitlyent states that iran can continue to make developments in warheads as long as they are not specifically designed for a nuclear weapon. how do you define that? there are all kinds of ways around that. you can develop a warhead very effectively and do all the things you need to do, just explain quality factors away in getting to warhead development. that is a major concern. an do you need intercontinental ballistic missile or 5000-range cruise missiles to deliver conventional munitions? they are only for one purpose, a nuclear weapon. that is the only reason. people say it is only for deterrence, for their own defense. this defense, they point to israel and tel aviv. but others ha

. >>> the unites nations security council voted unanimously today to set up a panel to find out who isible i believe for chemical weapons attacks in syria. the u.s. has blamed those attacks on the government of president bashar al-assad. now, this investigation could finally lead to justice for those victims. more from the united nations. >> reporter: there is an agreement on the what. now the u.n. security council wants to know the who. >> will those in favor of the draft resolution pleas raise their hands. >> reporter: a unanimous vote to set up a panel of experts known as a joint investigative mechanism to finally point the finger the blame for the chemical weapons and clear ina at in syria. it's a significant step. the first time blame could be assigned to the perpetrators. >> this sends a clear and powerful messaging to all of those involved in chemical weapons attacks in syria. the joint investigative mechanism will identify you if you gas people. it bears repeating as well that we need to bring the same unity that we have shown today to you are giantsly findurgently find a polit

defeat ebola virus by the end of the year and director of who chan made a comment with united nations security councilarned against complacency and saying one case can ignite a flare-up and it erupted last year and infected 30,000 and killed more than 11,000. >> if the current intensity of case action and contract tracing is sustained, the virus can be defeated by the end of this year. that means going to zero and staying at zero. >>> from the world health organization spoke to us earlier saying the predictions are not premature, all groups of the ground need to be vigilant. >> it is very, very important that we do not get complacent, together with the population, together with the turkey and all those who have been involved in this response so far. we have seen that one unsafe burial can lead to a number of new transmission chains so we have to be vigilant what we got from the first trial it seems that the vaccine is safe and efficient and again and further studies are needed and need more research to be absolutely sure that the vaccine is playing a big role in ebola outbreaks. really for the time be

action, saying it cannot happen without the permission of a legitimate syrian government or unit nations security council resolution. australian prime minister tony abbott said his government has not decided on the u.s. request. >> i want to make it very clear that the consolidation of a terrorist state in northern syria, in eastern syria or northern iraq with the catastrophe for the world, it would be a disaster for australia, because what we have been saying on an almost daily basis is the continued lure that this terrorist group, this insipient terrorist state is providing to misguided and impressionable young australians. >> the u.s. is also asking turkey to do more in the fight against isil. defense secretary ash carter said ankara needs to step up efforts to protect its border. carter talked about the need to shut down the prison camp at guantanamo bay. he said there are those who can be transferred overseas and those the u.s. still needs to hold. >> as long as this facility remains open, it will remain a rallying cry for jihadi group began da. the taxpayers are paying too high a financial price to

address this issue especially in the middle east and a more formal way within the united nations special in the security council? thank you. >> again today was an important step. it's an informal meeting of the security council but in seven years no such meeting had happened before and we heard most of the countries who spoke made a point of noting how important it was that this conversation continued. ngos were present in the meeting. of course we would have also open to meeting up to the press but for the issues of security related to one of our witnesses and so again the precaution was taken to keep television cameras , and the press out of the meeting. within the general assembly with only i think was back in 2010 you might recall the general assembly passed a resolution in which sexual orientation was initially omitted from the general assembly resolution, banning extra-judicial killing on a number of grounds in the general assembly voted to take out references of sexual orientation. a number of other countries fought to get a pack -- put back in. i was not long ago and that was deemed one of the first suc

the united nations security council has voted to say they would lift their sanctions.n a weaker position. this is what i think the critics of the deal, and mika, you raised this yesterday, the choice is what happens now. let's be realistic. we have a deal on the table. do we take the deal or take the deal off the table and walk away from it? those are really the only two options. >> that is a choice, and critics have tried to say what would happen? the u.s. would maintain its sanctions. the secondary sanctions with have an effect on europe. it would be stronger than it was in 2009-2010. we could contain iran. it would be back to the status quo before the negotiations. >> it could be calamitous for the reputation of the white house if theyed let's not do it. >> we have a thing where congress gets to approve major deals. there was an agreement in 1979 that president carter signed and the europeans supported and everyone else was for and it would be calamitous if congress did not ratify it. they did not. ronald reagan was elected in 1981, and things turned out okay. >> in

. >> reporter: 3 calling for an emergency meeting of the united nations security council to deal withls aggression by the u.s. south korea. >> diane: deconditions tonight breezy conditions as well like camp outside sfo low clouds in place more. all of it as we get in the overnight hours. when speeds on the onshore breeze seaside sentinel's out and our conquered. 14 for hayward concord call wednesday as well a. in dealing with wind speeds picking up because the weather pattern of the coast and will really cool things down the next few days. serious patchy fog in the morning hours. morning lows around 5:00 a.m. '60s all across the board. a week and forecasts things are looking good cooler temperatures manageable at that, we will have the '90s and the forecast will. have mid-80s for inland allocations. 73 degrees east bay shoreline. 70 along the coast. bev morning clouds and then. by sunday we have mostly sunny conditions by monday back to the seasonal average with more clear in the sky. today's a cooler temperatures cloud cover in the morning hours of the fog. then make way for seasonal