genetic question -- united russian party has won over 54% of the vote in a parliamentary election. voter turnout was low, but united russia still walked away with an absolute majority. there has been more than a few reports of violations. presidentry for vladimir putin and his russia moscow offices, home of the party he founded. russia's ruling political group is still on course or an absolute parliamentary majority. >> it is difficult, the people still vote for united russia. see thatus the people we are representatives of united russia, a leading political force, we are doing the best for the people. >> some might disagree. more liberal democrats, the communist party and the russia party all have seats in the parliament. they all tend to vote with united russia on political issues. that the election was not free and fair. that is what we were saying in the beginning when we started the election campaign. now we are talking about the third factor, how trustworthy is the information about the boat? >> there have always -- already been several reports of violations like stuffing bal

united nations. now let's get the view from moscow. our senior international correspondent matthew chance live from the russian capital. you heard the two different points of view there at the united nations. what are you hearing about the impact this is having regarding the mistrust that exists between these parties already? >> well, as richard was saying in that report, the jury is still out on what impact this is going to have on the ground in syria, whether it's going to derail the tentative truce that was agreed between russia and the united states to try and bring an end to the fighting and humanitarian to eastern aleppo with the tens of thousands of people trapped inside. that's very much the focus it seems at the moment. it's done nothing to build trust between the various sides inside syria. we're meant to be in a trust building sort of period inside this truce. but already there have been tensions before this air strike against the syrian army, apparently by the u.s.-led coalition. the russians accusing the united states of not upholding their end of the bargain, not putting sufficient pressure on the rebels t

the past two months, for reasons we cannot understand, the united states did not agree to share with you -- >> there you have it, the russianr to the united nations calling it quote, suspicious that the u.s. carried out this strike in syria, killing syrian regime forces at this time. calling the timing of it not accidental. responding to u.s. ambassador -- to the u.n., samantha power, calling russia's response a stunt, and grandstanding, much, much more of this ahead on cnn.com. i would point you to there. much more ahead, president obama and hillary clinton set to address the congressional black caucus dinner, my friend, don lemon, anchors their remarks in just a moment. i'm poppy harlow. my eyelove is making a story come alive. eyelove is all the things we love to do with our eyes. but it's also having a chat with your eye doctor about dry eyes that interrupt the things you love. because if your eyes feel dry, itchy, gritty, or you have occasional blurry vision, it could be chronic dry eye. go to myeyelove.com and feel the love. i am totally blind. i lost my sight in afghanistan. if you're totally blind, you may also be s

united states as the most important outside actor. i do not blame obama, they are not blaming aleppo. i blame the syrian and russian governments. i do think that the united states needs to increase efforts not to put military forces on the ground, but diplomatic efforts to unify the turks, kenyans,s, together to shame the russian and syrian government into a cease-fire. we're not playing that unified role to the best of our abilities, and we ought to do that. katty: thank you for joining me. amb. burns: thank you. katty: someone needs to do something more fast. other news coming in from around the world, french authorities after a careople packed with gas canisters was found opposite notre dame cathedral. there was one empty canister in the front seat and 4 in the backseat. no detonators were found, but those arrested are being investigated for possible conspiracy. from china to afghanistan arrived in a river port after 12-day journey from the chinese east coast to an enthusiastic afghan welcome. dr. up to greet the cargo train, which mainly carries machinery -- they lined up to greet the cargo train, which mainly carries machin

much hope and fanfare almost two weeks ago is no longer, despite diplomatic efforts at the united nations. russian and syrian government warplanes carried out more relentless attacks today on the rebel-held eastern part of divided aleppo. on the ground, syrian troops and their militia allies gained a key strategic goal, a rebel-held palestinian refugee camp on high ground overlooking rebel positions in the city in northern syria. scores of people are reported killed since the new syrian and russian offensive began two days ago. and there's another crisis: running water has been cut off for two million people throughout aleppo as the fighting intensifies. four years since the groundbreaking, the smithsonian institution's national museum of african american history and culture opened today in washington, d.c. in 2003, george w. bush signed legislation approving its creation. former president bush spoke at the opening ceremony, along with georgia congressman and civil rights leader john lewis and supreme court chief justice john roberts. prominent african americans stevie wonder, oprah winfrey and wi

the center, the agents unfortunately, 42% of russians believed that state run elections is a mere limitation of political struggle. and of course the united states still play a role of significant fodder in maintaining russian national identity. are these explanations sufficient to help us better understand why russians are so much interested in american relations and not much interested in their own relat n relations? the degree to which russia has taken place in the u.s. presidential election hasn't been seen since the end of the cold war. how did it happen? why? if someone told me a year ago that russia would play such an important role in the coverage of the u.s. war i would laugh. but now it is the key. the head of the foreign affairs committee said the focus on russia in the american campaign is a quote true acknowledgment which russia has returned to the international arena and is a real factor in world politics end quote. this kind of attention to russia is unhealthy and counter productive. so far neither candidate from my perspective offered a strategy for managing the u.s.-russia relationship when he or she is elected. polarizin

russian jets bombed us. there were more than 20 bonds -- bombs and lots of strafing. james: united states says there were russian planes in the sky above the convoy at the precise moment it was hit. russia strongly denies involvement. it says there were no craters at the scene and suggests that somehow the cargo caught fire. the destruction of the convoy and the killing of aid workers has sparked the worst crisis so far in international efforts to end syria's agony. james robbins, bbc news, at the united nations. rajini: for more on the obama administration's response to the situation in syria, the bbc spoke earlier today with deputy secretary of state. the cease-fire is in real trouble in syria and mr. kerry said the only way can maintain an ability is -- credibility is if the syrians ground air force. why do you think that will happen when the detailed agreement hasn't worked? >> the agreement is hanging by a thread, because of the egregious attack on the humanitari convoy that was clearly intentional, a convoy that had been agreed to and planned. the question before us now is wh

and the russians showing their anger at the united states. but the good news is that it seems like both countries are supporting the cessation of hostilities. what are you learning there? >> they do support it but the cessation of hostilities is looking very frail at the moment. i was in touch with fred pleitgen, our correspondent in aleppo. he said overnight he heard a lot of explosions. the fighting still seems to be going on despite the rhetorical support from both the united states and russia. according to the ceasefire agreement that was worked out, what was supposed to happen is that once the fighting stopped, humanitarian aid was to go into parts of aleppo. if they worked well, the united states and russia were to set up a joint implementation center which is intended to coordinate air strikes by the russians and u.s. led coalitions against isis and al qaeda in syria. this is all up in the area at the moment and that is not for lack of a desperately needed on the ground. but if the united states and russians cannot agree on this ceasef

the russian united party was on track to get 444 of the 450 seats. on the bridgegate scandal, with these two made a plan to close some of the plains in fort lee christie and it was closed paralyzing traffic and chris-- >> you can't go far without seeing someone on electronics and some may say they're addicted. >> some are saying is social media addiction is a real thing and experts say yes. we have more. >> reporter: the number of likes on that instagram picture, the comments you get on your facebook post from social media, you could have a problem. >> and it tends to activate the reward center of the brain in a way that cocaine use or alcohol use tends to activate that reward center of the brain, increasing dopamine, the pleasure chemical so it works on the same phenomenal. >> an addiction psychiatrist says the number of people looking for help is on the rise. the phenomenan of social media research is done on the topic, a subset of internet addiction, which according to the american psychiatric association is characterized by someone's lack of cont

russian work day. in any event the question is what will the united states do about it? been told by several officials there are no criminal charges imminent here. we don't expect charges to be filed against the russian entities but will the united states publically say that they believe the russians are behind it? they have never said it. will there be a shaming thing? will there be some government to government exchange about this? that's the larger question about which there appears to be no answer now. >> at the same time, we do know from an interview i did and from other conversations that you have had with jeh johnson of homeland security said he's tasking people to help work with local communities to make sure the election system is safe from hacking and from interference. >> that's a very different question. of course it appears to be that the general belief is that the hacks are intended to undercut confidence in the u.s. elections. but the same officials say they doubt the russian entities could have any effect on the actual vote count. >> pete williams, thank y

united russia. and a couple pro-kremlin power of the russian federation for quite some time. these elections are not going to containing that a bit. but there is something about the impending elections and i have in mind. both of the elections coming up, will be held between a year and a year and a half or two years after the parliamentary elections really does bring up in russian politics. this is something i want to flag today. i think the important thing is these elections have actually changed a bit the way the government in russia is dealing with opposition. there actually has been a slow, moderate to be sure, but there has been a crack down on opposition in russia with the elections impending there. you know, every since 2011, right after the parliamentary elections in december of 2011, when there were spontaneous d demonstrati demonstrations and especially since 2013 when putin's man in ukraine was thrown out of power in the poplar uprising putin has been obsessed with the danger of his opponents abroad linking up with his folks at home. he is very paranoid would be to

. >> well, russian military officials say that opposition forces continue to violate the syrian cease fire agreement, blaming in part the united states. russian president vladimir putin says that the u.s. is not doing enough to control u.s.-backed opposition forces in syria and separate some of those rebel factions from our al qaeda's affiliate jabbed al nusra. >> and the fighting has continued in syria despite the cease fire. this week rebel forces battled syria's regime outside of damascus and part of western and northwestern syria. another issue is humanitarian aid. syria's government has not ensured safe passage for a u.n. aide convoy stuck on the border for five days and that russia needs to push syria's government act. the trucks are carrying critical supplies to war-ravmged aleppo. tonight strike killed 62 troops in eastern syria. the u.s. military says it's halted air strikes in that region and it wouldn't not intentionally strike a no one syrian military unit. that said though it will only likely add to the growing attention, julie. >> thank you. >>> the pentagon say theus got their man. a top isis leader in charge of

united nations security council emergency meeting. u.s. ambassador samantha power had a heated exchange with her russian counterpart, who seems to imply that u.s. is helping terror groups. take a listen. >> one has the impression that the united states is trying to protect nusra on the ground, colluding well. we don't have specific evidence, but delivering air strikes and quite effective air strikes. >> the russian spokesperson came out and somehow thought we were complicit and even trying to protect isil. really? american citizens have been beheaded by this group. we are leading a 67-country coalition to destroy this group. >> went on to call that emergency meeting a stunt by russia designed to deflect attention from what's really going on on the ground in syria, calling out russia for their own attacks in the war torn country. connor has more. hi, connor. >> reporter: hi, shannon, well, this u.s.-russian brokered cease-fire was supposed to usher an environment of cooperation and has significantly reduced violence on the ground in syria, although there was sporadic violence in the last few days since it went into effect monday night, but

russian audience. what is the virtue of criticizing the united states to a russian audience?ll, first of all, as you know, as former cnn superstar larry king has a podcast and mr. trump went on his podcast. nobody said it was going to be on russian tv. >> nobody said it was going to be on russian tv. the trump campaign had no idea that larry king now works for russian tv, and when he said -- they had no idea that's where this was going to air. do you want to see again the surrealic teaser they put out for the interview again? a trump spokesperson clarified to cnn that what kellyanne conway meant was that trump wouldn't have agreed to do the interview had he known it would be aired on r.t. see, i think the problem here, r is such a common letter. could be rabbit tv, could be a cute misspelling of wrinkles tv, could be ruby tuesday. he could have thought he was having a meeting with larry king at a ruby tuesday. he didn't know it was russia! the trump campaign is a very unusual presidential campaign, to the point where it sometimes does stuff that makes you laugh out loud. my f

and talks as united states and his russian counterpart meets once again in geneva. we will take you to geneva as a have anys soon as we developments. john kerry and labrador of -- expected to speak in the next few minutes. ♪\ good evening, we begin in paris where the authorities have been building up a clearer picture of those behind a foiled attack in the heart of the french capital. this the day after three women were arrested in connection with that incident last weekend, in which a car loaded with gas cylinders was abandoned near notre dame cathedral. the trio had pledged allegiance to the islamic state group and more details are starting to emerge about them, such as the fact that one of the women had been engaged to two other extremists, both of which had been killed by police in two separate incidents. security in and around the paris area is much tighter this friday evening. been following events at the paris prosecutor's office and has the latest on what was said there the paris central courthouse. was clearly to commit a terrorist attack, that is how franc

intelligence and law enforcement agencies are investigating a russian operation in the united states c distrust. the washington post reports that the u.s. hopes to understand the intent of the russian campaign which uses cyber tools to hack systems used in the political process and that in turn helps russia to spread this information. hillary clinton told reporters yesterday that putin appears to think there is, quote, some benefit to cyber-attacking the democratic national committee. >> putin and the team around him certainly believe that there is some benefit to them for doing this. as tim kaine said yesterday, this is like watergate, only now in cyber. lauren: may have been involved in the hacking days before the party's convention. nicole: conservative activist phyllis schalfly has died. she rose to fame in 1960's for the opposition of equal rights movement and abortion rights and also found the eagle forum, conservative organization and recently endorsed donald trump. her son says the cause was cancer, funeral arrangements. lauren: the country fired three ballistic missiles, sout

that one comment that he made, but that he's been in touch with russians, has had a direct connection with them to urge them to effect a united states election? >> that-- that is the evidence, gwen, that he publicly-- not privately, publicly encouragedy in a press conference during the democratic convention inic philadelphia russian hackers toc get involve and try to find information that would help him win the race. that's the evidence. and he repeated it, and then when he was confronted with it, he suddenly said, well he was just being sarcastic. but anybody who would joke about that, about espionage committedt by the russians against theth united states to help him in an election, that was an example oe donald trump showing us who he is. and if he thinks that's funny, then he has a sense of humor unlike anybody i ever met. m >> ifill: but that doesn't necessarily show-- that shows him if he thinks he's being funny, that doesn't show he's in cahoots with the russians, does it? >> no, but he publicly encouraging the the russians tos do it.do there are a series of questionse over business deals he has with russia or russian i

does that mean that the russian government is attacking germany, attacking the united at account. >> reporter: experts believe the same russian hackers are the ones who recently penetrated the unclassified computers of the white house, state department and the office of the chairman of the joint chiefs. why are we seeing so much activity from russia now? >> i think this is because russia has discovered the power we have. >> reporter: so russia is doing it because it learned it can? >> yes. >> reporter: russia has denied any involvement in the attacks on the u.s. and president putin called the accusations an attempt to distract the public's richard engel, nbc news, berlin. >>> when we come back, before we say goodbye to summer, we say hello dolly and take on the hit attraction at a theme park owned by a country music superstar. r back pain sufferers, the search for relief often leads to places like... this... this... or this. today, there's a new option. introducing drug-free aleve direct therapy. a tens device with high intensity power that uses technology once only available in docto

assad jet fighters to stop flying in areas that the united states has worked with russians.e also saying there must be a very clear access for humanitarian aid and key areas in aleppo. this will open the road for the rebel areas to get much needed humanitarian aid. 300,000 people living in that area. there's another area in aleppo that will have to be allowed to get free passage to aid work. secretary kerry says there be a seven-day test period for both sides. both sides, he said must follow that commitment here. the success of this, he said, will defend precisely on the actions of both the government and the opposition. a seven-day test period to see if this cessation holds. that means the potential to move forward on more political talks in the coming weeks, wolf. >> clearly it's not a done deal by any means yet. we'll check in with her. congressman adam smith, ranking democratic, ranking member of the house armed services committee is with us. you trust the russians in a deal like this? >> no, in a word. i think it's good. i applaud secretary kerry. i think the effort nee

what the russians will tell you is they are helping fight the civil war. the terrorists there often end up being the people of the unitedthe moderates and civilians themselves. that's challenge number one. who are we fighting and are we on the same page? the russians are engaged with iran in the area. it is a tough geopolitical puzzle. it is getting to the point where all sides acknowledge there really isn't a straight, military solution to this. it will have to be a diplomatic solution on going. diplomacy is slow on the world stage. we are not going to necessarily see a coming off of this trip a new treaty or agreement that's going to change factors on the ground. as least two heads of state are having this conversation. >> the president is on his way to loas. he warned the president not to mentioned extradition killings against alleged drug dealers. here is what the president said. >> fighting narco trafficking is tough. we will always assert the need to have due process and to engage in that fight against drugs in a way that's consistent with basic international norms. undoubtedly, if and when we have a meeting, this

seen that sustained commitment to this arrangement than the united states would begin discussion about military coronation with the russians. not before then. reason for that is the united states is already making progress in targeting isil and extremist including the al qaeda presence in syria. that has been our top priorities since the first day the president ordered military action inside syria a couple years ago. >> there are no military, humanitarian convoys moving yet. >> we have not seen the kind of unimpeded flow relief that we would like to see at this point. i know they express their concerns about this just yesterday. we haven't seen the kind of movement that we would like to see yet but we are monitoring the situation closely and we continue to call on the russians and the a side regime to live up to the commitments that were made in the context of this arrangement. >> does the issue of her not becoming president come up in these conversations? >> i know there's discussion about sanctions, whether there's discretion about her eligibility for the presidency in burma, i don't know if that came up in their convers

president assad and his russian backers still believe they can retake the entire country. still, the united states hopes to salvage something, but watch john kerry and the u.n. syrian envoy and notice the cold distance between them and russian foreign minister survey lavrov. -- sergelavrov. the u.n. secretary-general was unusually blunt, accusing the final speech to accuse the syrian government of the greatest war crimes of a very dirty war. secretary ban: it cannot get any worse. the bar of depravity sinks lower. many groups have killed many innocents, but none more so than the government of syria. james: the destruction of the aid convoy, the killing of aid workers, whoever was responsible, symbolizes a war in syria which looks for now looks unstoppable. james robbins, bbc news at the united nations in new york. katty: for more on what the attack means for syrians, i spoke with gail smith, the administrator for the u.s. agent the of international development . she joins me from the u.n.. gayle smith, are you sure this attack on the aid convoy? the russians are denying it. was clear thisit

issue has been, well, they've been saying to the united states over the past many months, okay, tell us who the terrorists are. and that's what the russians are expecting on day seven. they're expecting the separation on the battlefield between the moderate rebel groups, the united states and others have been supporting. the problem there is, that these moderate groups have been relying on alt nuse rufor the extra fire power. separating them, that's going to be a big challenge. but, yeah, a huge step forward for the united states and russia to combine efforts here. >> nic robertson thank you so much for the update. we appreciate it. >> now to the rise in global furry after north korea's funning claim it detonated its most powerful nuclear device yet. will ripley is live in tokyo for us. the question here about north korean leader kim jong-un's intentions is his intention to launch a nuclear strike, to sell these weapons on the black market? to use them as leverage? what is the goal as he gets closer to potentially development, full development of these weapons? >> reporter: well, the first point you made about launching nuclear strike, mo

than four hours it will be sunset in syria and the start of a cease-fire brokered by the united states and russiane government of bashar al-assad are expected to stop attacking each other with the rebels. this is aleppo, what is left of it. an immediate goal is toy a throughout the u.n. to bring aid to aleppo. 2,000 people have been killed in aleppo in 40 days according to human rights group. >> a football player could be over after he punched a referee. watch as the lineman number 52 he was arrested on felony battery. his father said he was hitting himself in the though calm down and he accidentally clobbered referee. >> if you go back and look for it you can clearly see he struck himself. >> 23 states have laws that make it criminal action to assault a referee. policies state that a player who hit as referee could be suspended for up to five years. >> in first look on the first sunday of the football season, players joined colin kaepernick's protester during the national anthem. we have the details. >> in the first look, the wave of nfl players joining kaepernick's protest against racism and pol

united states. in a way, they're blaming the u.s. saying we're upholding our end of this agreement but you guys aren't. you have to do more to stop the rebel fighters. having said that, russian president vladimir putin addressing reporters during a trip said that rebel fighters backed by the united states are taking advantage of the cease-fire to regroup. russian officials have also said that the u.s. is not getting moderate opposition forces to separate from al qaeda's affiliate in syria. president putin acknowledged this is a difficult task, but if it doesn't happen, other russian military officials say it could ultimately ruin and destroy the cease-fire. then there's the other big point here, the issue of humanitarian aid. u.s. officials say syria's government needs to ensure safe passage for a convoy of u.n. humanitarian trucks stuck on the turkish side of the syrian border and that russia needs to oversee this. the trucks are carrying critical supplies to war ravaged aleppo, but again, the syrian government and russian officials say they're the ones being attacked and can't clear the main road in aleppo, costello road. the back and forth created and continues to create

goals ofthe strategic the united states point in russian-american relations?my mind the obama administration has a more sustainable answer to this question. if you disaggregate the pieces of the relationship and the obama administration's policy i think you would get the following answer, if you take four or five different pieces of the relationship. in europe, what is the obama administration's answer? it is something like a new cold .ar it is sustaining nato and eu unity around sanctions over ukraine until russia's policy in ukraine changes. but if you look at the middle east, it is different. it is probing for cooperation, some assuming there can be potential alignment of u.s. and russian interests. third if you take a whole set of nuclear issues, particularly nuclear arms control, the assumption of the obama administration is there should be some possibility for working approach,ooperative and in fact there has been substantial cooperation on nuclear issues. although lately the russians have said -- we are ok on nonproliferation policies. we are not intere

they had a big scandal with their russian unit that went back to london a couple of months ago. it's not just a bad balance sheet, but you wonder about control. >> so i wonder, though, as we go into year-end, everybody has talked about a year-end rally, you start to limit where you're going to put that money, somewhat sectors. we had head wins for the biotech, then headwinds for the financials, then headwinds for the utilities. we're closer to a rate rising cycle than a rate lowering. then you add another layer. you add wells. now you add another layer of headwinds. so you get funneled into energy, maybe. that sold off along with deutsche bank because it was risk off across the table. this puts into question for me any type of year-end rally. i do think ultimately they get bailed out. but i think it's a game where they'll try to have that 2 to $3 billion even lower. they're try to play a dangerous game. >> i worked at drexel, i started at '86. the lifeblood in this industry is having people that will trade and do business with you. when people start to pull back, you're effectiv

there has been discussion all day in the united states about this extraordinary comment supporting russian president vladimir putin, a person who in the last several years has invaded crimea, has sent a military force into syria that is significantly changing the balance of power in the middle ,ast to the u.s. disadvantage and now it is alleged is conducting covert cyber action in the united states during our election season. to have one of our political candidates say he prefers the russian president as a leader to our own president, barack obama, astonished people today. i think it is going to be a source of continuing worry. does trump really mean he would be more comfortable with putin, making deals with putin, than hillary clinton? katty: his support for putin, when you push it, seems to come down to that one line last night in the debate. "he said nice things about me so i will say nice things about him." hard to see what else he likes apart from he is tough. david: i think there is mutual flattery between putin and trump but i think there is something deeper. trump characterizes him

bill o'reilly, you, me, david, everyone understands, you don't compare president of the united states to a russiantator. it's one of many red lines that trump can't seem to help himself from crossing. part of the problem, you mentioned this with matt's interview, he shifts into sounding like a child. if he talks nice about me i'll talk about him. that's not a strategy for russia, it's a strategy for second grade. you find yourself dealing with someone who has this kind of simplistic view of the world as it only relates to him. i'm sure that putin is finwith that. putin understands that flattery and vanity. he's an intelligence officer, he understands that people can be manipulated by that. it's clear that trump has bought into that and maybe that he's admires putin so much, he's one of the last people in the world that admires donald trump. >> that will have to be the last word on trump and putin tonight. but i'm sure it won't be donald trump's last word. thank you both for joining us, really appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> up next in the war room, real veterans, both veterans of the mccain and o

. >>> tensions are running high between the united states and russia after a russian fighter jet buzzed a u.s. nay very surveillance aircraft over the black sea. this isn't the first run-in this year either. russian jets buzzed a u.s. navy ship this year coming within 30 feet of the warship. >>> oklahoma policfi are facing serious consequences for a sexual misconduct scandal that sparked national outrage this year. the officers were found guilty of visiting prostitutes, lewd conduct and using police databases for personal gain. we are learning four police officers will be fired and seven others suspended without pay. >>> the first u.s. mission to asteroid launches later today. scientists hope these samples will give us a better understanding of how the solar system got its start. and also how future asteroids may impact us here on earth. the spacecraft is expected to return in 2023. >>> happening today, the fourth annual working women conference gets underway. the event features an impressive line-up of guest speakers and this is a tremendous networking opportunity for working women in

is one part of a broader, what they call covert influence operation on the part of the russians inside the unitedtes. this is something that the russians have been doing in europe for the last several years, since perhaps 2012 in particular, when they saw their influence waning, when they really got worried about nato expansion, when they took over crimea, and now we are seeing it come to the united states. and part of that operation is that they believe, to disrupt or at least sow distrust in the u.s. election process, and that, they are not saying what particular part of the process, because they probably don't but their willingness, the russians, at least cause the american public to question the results of the elections. they don't think that the russians are trying to sway the election to one candidate or the other, but that they are trying to weaken the american public's trust in the system. in the system of elections, but also in our government writ large, and that is the larger covert influence operation. charlie: because in fact, governments depend on credibility and respect of the insti

. >> what is the virtue of criticizing the united states to a russian audience? >> well, first of all, as you know, former cnn superstar, larry king, has a podcast and mr. trump went on his podcast. nobody said it would be on russian tv. that aside, does america not agree with donald trump that the iraq war was a mistake that we lost thousands of american lives, that we lost trillions of dollars, and i just want to honor the sacrifice of those families who will never have their loved ones back with them again. but most of america believes that did not go well for us. then he talks about how the middle east is a disaster. the president of the united states has been over in asia, and he has been criticizing donald trump. it is bizarre. leave american politics in america. >> criticizing donald trump is different than criticizing america. it used to be a big part of the republican playbook to go after president obama for being too apologetic about america. now you have trump -- >> he is not -- >> opening saying that the russian president is a better leader than the p

woolsey, what does this mean for the delicate relationship between the united states, russia and syria, the fact that spokesman for the russian is defending the islamic state. >> i thinks that ridiculous. of course not doing that. but situation is so complex with the shifting alliances and support for the three or four different groups in the capitals, quite likely things will get messed up and are in no small measure because of the decision that the obama administration made back several years ago to draw as they said a red line and keep syrian forces from attacking their own people and when the red line was crossed with chemical weapons we shrugged and have not been taken seriously i think in syria now for several years. and i think that was the genesis of it. >> so cnn has now confirmed that emergency meeting requested by russia of the u.n. council will happen tonight as the united nations general assembly kicks off in new york this week. getting back to the severity and implications here mr. woolsey of the fact this would be the first time u.s.-led coalition has struck assad's forces. what are the ripple effects? >> i thi

assets, but it is also the problem, that the united states does not know how to handle putin and the russians. they are running over the united states and we're threatening to "not talk to them." that is really projecting power, i'll tell you. >> and the talks have not flat lined, but they our life support. you mentioned the hacking, let's talk about that as well. in many cases, having said that, it's not only the state actors themselves, but groups aligned with them, favorable to them, that concede the information. a lot of unknowns and a lot of fingers pointing in their direction. >> it's a form of warfare, and also dealing with elections. and what they're concerned about is what is being compromised is the voting records of people like us, as you said it doesn't have to be the state, it doesn't have to be russia doing the dirty work. here you have them interfering directly, indirectly, or trying to. this is unpret dented. and the internal tug of war, they need to but threatening not to talk to the russians on this, it is making us all vulnerable and we're basically counting down to a forme

have a ceasefire with the russians and to share potentially information about al qaeda-linked groups. those plans appear to be scrapped. one official i spoke to said the unitedtes military working with the russians would be the equivalent of the united states working with al qaeda to go after boko haram, shannon. >> yeah, that relationship grows more and more tense. lucas tomlinson at the pentagon, thank you. >>> voting is under way right now in house override president obama's veto of a bill allowing terror victims to sue foreign countries. that's after the vote. that happened in the senate overriding the president's veto with only one voting no, and that was former leader harry reid. ...only allstate sends you a bonus check for every six months you're accident free. silence. it's good to be in, good hands. (climbing sounds) when kevin jorgeson needs light, he trusts duracell quantum because it lasts longer. ♪ (duracell slamtones) when this busy family... ...got a cracked windshield... ...their dad went to the new safelite-dot-com... ...and scheduled a replacement... ...in just a few clicks. with safelite you don't have to miss a thing. y'all did wonderful!

and as though it led the russians to make sh claim to the foreign ministry that the white house appears to be defending isis. that thought rejected by samantha power at the united last night. another line coming out of the russian defense ministry. if this was an error as the united states says that it was, it was an error due to the reluctance on the part of the united states to coordinate this military action on the ground with russia. so the russians are criticizing, obviously, the u.s. action in this instance which ever way. >> okay. so let's talk about that. you're right, russia blamed the u.s. for not coordinating with them on air strikes. there was a statement from u.s. central command that said coalition did confer with russian military. they broadly describe geographic areas to them but did not give a precise location. matthew, we've run out of time. i'm going to get back to you on that question in a little bit later in the show. i'm wondering about that protocol. if that is normal protocol on situations like this and situations so unstable as russia and syria. matthew chance, we appreciate your time in moscow. >> we'll get back to matthew. we're getti

united states. is he trying to undermine the credibility of the next u.s. president. >>> are russian targeting cell phones here in the united states? experts and intelligence sources say russia is stepping up its activities, and they're pointing to the highest levels of the kremlin. brian todd has been looking into all of this for us. what are you learning? >> reporter: vladamir putin's hackers may have been using more tools than we thought to hack into the democratic national convention. experts saying at least one unit has the ability to target cell phones and the fbi looking into whether they have done just that. another indication that putin's offensive cyber offensive on america's political process is in high gear just 41 days before the election. tonight, the cyber attack targeting the democratic national committee would be worse than thought. law enforcement and democratic sources saying investigators are planning to image democratic staffer's phones to see if they've been breached. if they have, it could be part of the previous hack of democratic commity e-mails. >> there's a

the united states has the russians the beat on cool. no doubt about that.f the soviets had the u.s. beat on classical, the u.s. had the soviets beat on cool. here is what cool sounded like in 1960. ♪ you only wish you could play the trumpet that good. so we have dizzy gillespie and his quartet, i guess making a quintet. the epitome of american cool. difference in style between classical and jazz, but the state department saw something special in jazz, something they could use. cultural traction. what is uniquely american? what is so american about jazz music that the state department would say go out there instead rock bands or american composers and other things? what makes jazz american? >> african-american culture. >> it had its roots in african cultures all throughout the world. that is something that the musicians acknowledged, but the state department was slow to acknowledge that. the byline was this is american music. the musicians knew a little different. but jazz in the world because it is american. >> rock 'n roll was too english. >> perhaps. it w

we also welcome the fact that the russian federation and the united states of america are prepared to work together to defeat daesh. the united nation's hopes and believes that the political will that led to this understanding is sustained. it creates a real window of opportunity which all relevant actors in the region and beyond should face to put the crisis on -- in syria on a different path and reduce the violence. let me be clear, you have been asking me and i'm ready to say that the united nations stands ready to deliver and to do what ever it can to resume the cessation of hostilities. it is expected that all parties will facilitate u.n. efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance to the population in need deceased deceased -- andeiged hard-to-reach areas. the u.n. will continue to exert all effort to that end. it is vital that the real change is felt by the ground of the syrian people. lastly, the u.n. hopes that implementation of this understanding will facilitate renewed efforts to reach a syrian owned, syrian led political sentiment of the conflict as called for in the geneva