united nations undeterred by saturday's vote. we will continue to raise syria at the security council and consider with other nations a resolution of the united nations general assembly. despite our disagreement with russia and china, we'll continue to discuss with them any possibility of an agreed but meaningful way forward. fifth we will increase pressure through the european union, following the discussions i had in new york with the minister of france, portugal and grpz. we have already agreed of 11 rounds of eu sanctions and hope to have further measures from the council by the 27th of february. sixth we will work with others to ensure those responsible for crimes in syria are held to account. at the u.n. human rights council meeting in geneva in march we will work to ensure the strongest possible mandate to scrutinize human rights violations in syria so those responsible know there will ab day of reckoning and they will be held to account. seventh we will use our remaining channels to syrian regime to make clear our abhorrence violence utterly unacceptable to the civilized world. the syrian ambassador to london was summoned

it is clear after the veto, which russia has done in the united states -- the united security council, for them not only to block the process, but that they really can contribute to stop the violence. >> a lot that they want to show the international community, but there is also a lot of economic and military interest that russia has in syria. can you fill us in about that? >> yes, sure. if the assad regime does fall, russia will lose its last ally in the region. that would mean they would lose the naval base in the mediterranean and a lot of arms deals with hundreds of millions of dollars, just the week before a russian leader reported that russia will deliver, for example, what is to be used against the protesters. >> markets, thank you so very much. meanwhile in berlin, police have arrested two men suspected of spying for the syrian intelligence agency. one is a syrian nationa the other holds dual german lebanese citizenship. >> prosecutors say syrian opposition activists living in germany had been kept under close surveillance by syrian agents. they, in turn, have been watched by

at the united nations security council america holds one permanent seat but when it comes to weapons the world's largest arms exporter is often seen as sitting on two chairs they say there isn't an international embargo on arms preventing them from doing that that is a fact but that doesn't change the immorality of supplying a dictatorial regime that is killing its people in massive numbers every day and we are are deeply concerned about that as u.s. officials continue publicly scolding countries over relations with syria critics say the accusations are being thrown from a tremendous glasshouse the us is a hugely difficult in this regard because they've long been the largest arms dealer and most of those weapons the us sold the story clearly more than four hundred billion dollars worth of since the one nine hundred sixty s. have gone to the middle east and you can argue. seriously that it's made the region any more stable in the past few years nearly fifty percent of u.s. weapons exports have been flowing to the middle east many countries with the biggest appetite for american weapon

diplomats in new york say the united nations security council is expected to vote saturday on a resolution aimed at helping to end the crisis. we spoke to an anti-government activist who told me what he could see. >> security forces are outside this area. they are shooting. >> are they shooting into a residential area? are they shooting into a residential neighborhood? why are they doing that? is there somebody in there they are trying to target? >> no. we do not know the reason why. quite has anything happened on friday that has brought the security forces there to justify why they are shooting? >> oh, my gosh. i cannot hear you. >> i was just wondering, did anything happen on friday to mean that the security forces have come to shoot at that neighborhood. has something happened on friday? >> no. the usual demonstrations on friday like usual. two hours or three hours ago, it started the shelling. there is nothing unusual this friday. >> are you getting any protection from the three syrian army. that is what they say they will do -- protect civilians. >> we do not have any army. >> that is

members of the united nations security council are still at odds over a draft resolution on syria. russia says it will use its veto power for any proposal it finds unacceptable. western powers have been pushing for a resolution that backs an arab league plan that calls for syrian president bashar al assad to step aside, but russia and now china subject to any call for regime change. in syria, government forces intensified operations in areas controlled by rebels outside the capital and in homs. >> even as russia again underscored its opposition to the united nations resolution, fighting in homs was intensifying. the rebels express their disappointment, saying the only way to bring peace to syria is for president assad to step down. for now, hopes for international intervention have been dashed. many feared the departure of the president would mean chaos and civil war. and that they have no right to interfere in our affairs. we can solve our own problems. >> that is essentially the same argument russia is making at the united nations security council. >> the draft resolution only de

. >>> arab league leaders asked united security council to send peace keepers to syria.l qaeda leader called on followers to oppose president bashir al assad. >>> crews are finally pumping some 500,000 gallons of crude off the cruise ship. many attended sunday's service for victims of the accident. >>> in venezuela enrique, a 39-year-old state governor has won a primary to run against hugo chavez in an election set for october 7th. >>> and in southern chile, hundreds were seeing red. they were smark and throwing over 30 tons of tomatoes at each other in a massive food fight that is intended to promote the local crop. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street kicked off the day. the dow opened at 12801 after falling 8 9d points. the s&p fell 9 points the nasdaq fell 23. taking a look at overseas trading in tokyo ta knee quay gain 5d 2 while in hong kong the hang seng was up 103. >>> well, investors may react to the battle over greek debt. the unpopular austerity bill passed by the greek parliament was a requirement from the eurozone nations to get the money by m

it was a mistake to head to the united nations security council. >> ros we connue this ening with russia's ambassador to the united nations, vity churkin. >> if i understand our sort of mode of thinking correctly, you cannot expect or you can actual count on it if you're our ally that we're not going to turn around overnight and say, wl, you know, we've had good relations with you over the years but now thanks, no thanks, deal with your problems, we're not going to do anything about it. but it's not... again, it's very important to understand it's not our effort to support anybody specifically staying in power. >> rose: we conclude with a look back at the super bowl with espn's adam schefter. >> i think it was not a great game. i think there were so many mistakes made along the way. dropped balls,oaching errors, mistakes that it prevented it from being a game for the ages. but it had a dramatic ending with a real interesting, intriguing way that it ended with the failed hail mary and the gnts and eli manning taking that team 867 yards or 80 yards, whatever they did in the final few minutes

we should never gone to the united nations security council. it was delusion and when you hear the secretary of ste clinton saying oh, this was a travesty and when you see our u.n. ambassador susan rice saying this is disgusting, this is amazing and we convinced ourselves, we fooled ourselves we could do libya one more time. libya isn't syria; syria isn't libya. it was a mistake to head to the united nations security council. >> ros we connue this ening with russia's ambassador tohe unitedations, v churkin. >> if i understand our sort of mode of thinking correctly, you cannot expect or you can actual count on it if you're our ally that we're not going to turn around overnight and say, wl, you know, we've had good relations with you over the years but now thanks, no thanks, deal with your problems, we're not going to do anything about it. but it's not... again, it's very important to understand it's not our effort to support anybody specifically staying in power. >> rose: we conclude with a look back at the superowl wh espn's adam schefter. >> i

a brutal massacring regime and it needs to fall a soon as possible and we can see the united nations security council when that human rights strategy for regime change doesn't work how annoyed western governments are how have got arab league monitor the original observatory strictly opposes military intervention the man who hijacked it's name disagrees. used to translate at the real observatory he was fired after falsely claiming to be an official spokesman and using a live interview to call for a no fly zone since then he's launched a smear campaign against the original group claiming they're the impostors as are we and his figures have been quoted by the b.b.c. c.n.n. and a.b.c. australia the other groups say they tried to pass some political of the is censored like calling for no fly zone for international intervention and we made it clear i sit on their victory for human rights. original organization is that we are i guess an intervention we are against the no fly zone all we need is to stop the bloodshed in that is going on in syria as. and his group refused to speak on camera stating i cannot w

to take place then russia must play and mediating role meanwhile russia's envoy to the united nations security council to tell you to give told art see that the only solution in this case it will be for all sides in syria to lay down the arms as the morning during mission of that i believe was there and as the situation was evolving everybody saw that the government troops were pulling out of certain. quarters of the city is that territory was taken over by armed rebel groups that would mean that the the armed confrontation will continue and escalate on sunday al-qaeda lead the newest al-qaeda leader said that he also supports a syrian opposition he actually called on all muslims in the arab world to unite come into syria and support those for fighting against the syrian the syrian regime at the moment and of course you also have to keep an eye on washington for trying to gather a coalition of the willing so to speak hoping to put more pressure on the regime of president assad and they're hoping that if they continue to press their point in the united nations. and among their allies they will reach th

security conference that's scheduled in the unit maybe they will speak on the sidelines personally about this draft resolution and whether or not it will be approved and fully supported by the security council as i said remains to be seen because russia has its main concerns in the aftermath of what took place in libya it does not want to see repeated circumstances in syria and at this point takes place but of course our viewers know we will be following this story and updating them as more information becomes available proof that it's always changing because it's a late on a friday night there in new york thanks for staying on top of that for us murder nial reporting from new york for r t and we are receiving reports from opposition groups in syria that around two hundred people have been killed in renewed violence in the city of homes according to the syrian observatory for human rights and the army is showing the city with reports of fresh clashes in other towns as well for more developments on the ground in damascus. make sure to visit our twitter page for the latest from sarah firth on the situation in syria. as humanitarian groups accuse libya's new government of abuse in the countrie

swing contradicting reports coming out of statements that delegates are making at the united nations security council in terms of how soon and what kind of resolution exactly could be officially put on the table at the united nations security council what we do know for certain right now is that there has been about four hours of talks behind closed doors this thursday where delegates and diplomats seem to have agreed on new elements that they are considering putting into a new document and we do know that these new elements are being sent over to governments at home for consideration approval and deliberation and from what we know the russia's ambassador to the u.n. has said that this does not mean that anything has been fully decided yet and russia continues to reiterate that even if the hint of a regime change clause continues to be presented in such a resolution it would not be supported now what we what we're hearing and some reports that this clause will actually be nonexistent in this new text being considered whereas earlier the arab league and the west have been seeing that the syrian leader

of course the united nations security council is still fighting over a resolution aimed at helping to stop the blood shed in that country. the united nations estimates syrian troops have killed at least 5,400 people since the uprising against the president that started in march. as the united nations struggles to agree on a statement condemning syria which will not be much worth, human rights group report assad's troops are still killing more civilians. today, in big numbers. the chief fox correspondent has the news at the united nations this afternoon, and, frankly, they don't seem to be getting any closer today than they did yesterday. >>jonathan: well, if anything, shep, they are getting further apart. there have been talks of a possible vote on a resolution as early administration tomorrow, and now that seems to be flipping to next week at the best. if, indeed they can get an agreed resolution at all. once again, the sticking point here, the russians who are threatening to veto any sort of resolution, that calls for the overthrow of president assad calls on him to step aside and t

ambassador to the united nations, about the security council resolution calling for syria's leader to step down. >> woodruff: from germany, margaret warner reports on reaction to the european union's fiscal discipline deal. >> ifill: as florida votes, jeffrey brown examines the foreclosure crisis that has depressed housing prices there and around the country. >> woodruff: and we close with more on the political campaign from mark shields and david brooks. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:

united nations undeterred by the vote. we will continue to raise serious's security council and consider with other nations and resolution of the united nations general assembly. despite our disagreement with russia and china, we will continue to discuss with them any possibility of an agreed but meaningful way forward. since we would increase pressure to the european union following the discussions in new york ministers from france, portugal and germany we've already agreed 11 rounds and hope to agree further measures by the foreign affairs council on the 27th of february. sixth we will work with others to ensure those responsible for the crimes are held to account. the u.n. human rights council meeting in geneva in march we would work to ensure the strongest possible mandate to scrutinize human rights violations and syria said those responsible know that there will be a day of reckoning and that they will be held to account. we will use our remaining channels to the regime to make clear our abhorrence of the violence that is utterly unacceptable to the civilized world. the syrian ambassador was today summoned to the forei

now that the united nations security council is neutered as secretary clinton says, it moves to regional approaches and some sanctions, and then the debate begins over what do we do next? do we atd syrian opposition? do we give them humanitarian assistance? do we provide buffer zones? all these questions have not been answered, and that's what the administration is working on right now. >> there's some concerns about the broader civility of syria in terms to the degree of which it will hold together through this. there's a big sectarian divide between the majority of the country and the assad ruling clique and concerns that what we're see is the beginning of a genuine and terrifying civil war. how worrisome -- how worried are you about that? >> i think the civil war is erupting and beginning right now, and that's something that u.s. officials are starting to ago knowledge reluctant lu because it's not just a nightmare but for the people of the region as well. they say syria is not libya. libya was sort of self-contained, and syria the violence has a potential of spreading to all sorts of

multilateralism briefly became the document of several western powers in the early '90s with the united nations security council was no longer hamstrung by the soviet veto. it seemed to promise a new age which the united nations would act as world policemen to settle regional conflicts. of course, there was always a fair am of hypocrisy embedded in the multilateral doctrine. the haiti intervention by united states forces acting under a united nations mandate, for instance, was defended as an exercise in restoring a haitian democracy that had really never existed. it might be better described in the language as the continuation of american immigration controls by other means. the honest multilateralism without the spur of national interest has led to intervention without clear aims. no one could criticize the main impulse to step in and relieve the suffering created by the civil war in some molsomalia. it could be clear the humanitarian effort could not enjoy long-term success without a return to civil order and no internal force was available to supply this. hence the intervention created a painful choice. eith

but first, the united nations security council wrangling over a response to the law is the they are syriathe u.n. reports syria's brutal crackdown killed more than 5400 people since march. today hillary clinton called on the security council to back a resolution demanding that syria stop murdering the people change the leadership and much more. >> syria must also release all arbitrarily detained citizens, return the military and security forces to their barracks and allow full access for monitors, humanitarian workers and journalists. >> human rights groups report syrian troops crushed pockets of rebel soldiers today. many observers call what is happening, civil war. jonathan hunt is a the united nations for us tonight and some strong words from the secretary of state hillary clinton. jonathan, it sounds a this is getting very serious. >> reporter: yes, it is in the eyes of the secretary of state. she had strong words for president assad and for the u.n. security council, to the president of assad, she said however long it takes the end is coming. have no doubt about that. to the u.n. sec

security council used the responsibility to protect doctrine it was invoked how come the security council does not feel that the united nations has a responsibility to protect those in syria is it because of what transpired in libya insofar as the implementation of nine hundred seventy three is concerned it uses words all means necessary now all means necessary is a order for military action but there's a more even more serious issue. resolution one hundred seventy three specific. embargo but that resolution was interpreted as some people say well it means you can carry out military operations against gadhafi but arms embargo does not prevent you from. now i find that situation unacceptable yes the libyan experience will continue to guide people now whether that should or should not be that is depends on how what kind of resolution the council is faced with. a soulless substance. a touch like a well trained on. villages in ruins. thailand where time stands still. all becomes a sea of nothing. the mysterious sounds of russia. it's technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've gone to the future. y

the united nations security council resolution on syria fails to address all of russia's concerns. there should be no direct call for regime change. only way to reach a settlement. between the government. and all polling stations across russia to get their own. installation of. presidential elections the move comes after a. following december elections alleging widespread vote rigging. next hour a special report on the reset in u.s. russia relations and how it's being affected by america's controversial missile defense shield in europe. the most vital national security interests of the united states would be most effectively realized not through hostility to rush through cooperation with it. i think russia and the united states can reach a settlement on the establishment of a global missile defense system but with. this plan reset is in jeopardy even the new strategic arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington has been unable to help. at a time of warmer bilateral relations. broncs decided to deploy a missile defense system aimed at protecting europe but they were setting

hysterical over the situation in syria now so you have also critical of the decision by the united nations security council is not to allow a three day extension to devote being taken on a resolution on syria russia wanted that extended by three days so sort of a level of could go to damascus on this planned visit now he's going to be taking with him a message from president dmitri medvedev it's believed that message will be asking for strong democratic changes in. in syria now russia's stance has always been to condemn both sides in this situation its on the ongoing violence in the middle eastern country they aren't taking the side of one of the other saying well the governments have some questions to answer but both sides have to lay down their arms and get around a peace table to discuss this out how their issues now speaking today speaking on monday what we've heard from serbia love as well an attack against those who came after him we heard condemnation from the united states from france and from great britain over russia's decision to veto that security council resolution and this is what he had to s

a stalemate at the united nations security council as a new resolution on syria failed to address all of russia's concerns which insists there should be no direct call for regime change the only way to reach a settlement is by direct dialogue between the government and the opposition. and all polling stations across russia to get their own digital observers as prime minister putin orders the installation of webcams to counter a potential fraud out of the presidential election the move comes after tens of thousands protested in moscow and st petersburg. elections alleging the widespread vote rigging. next special report on the reset in u.s. russia relations and how it's being affected by america's controversial missile defense shield in europe. the most vital national security interests of the united states would be most effectively realized not true hostility to russia a true cooperation with it. i think russia and the united states can we just settlement of the establishment of a global missile defense system. this plan research is in jeopardy even the new strategic arms reduction tr

main source of disagreement between russia china and the rest of the countries in the united nations security council when russia and china have vetoed the. resolution by other countries that in fact russia is taking practical steps in trying to solve the situation in syria on tuesday russian foreign minister said a circular part of the russian delegation to damascus has met with the syrian president bashar last coming out of those talks with russia's foreign minister said that the syrian president is ready to said dolly for a dialogue with the opposition in fact a senior a senior member of the opposition syrian national council has a welcomed russia's role as a mediator and the peace process and commenting on his visit to damascus on wednesday. courage all other members of the international community to put more pressure on all sides involved in the syrian conflict in order to bring. peace to the country let's have a listen to what russia's foreign minister had to say. it was a live we have suggested that certain parties capable of influencing the opposition groups here in the specially those based