president obama and iran's new president rouhani talked today about their desire to reach an agreement on iran's nuclear program. it was the first contact between the presidents of the two countries since 1979, the year a revolution overthrew the u.s.- backed shah of iran, ayatollah khomeini returned from exile and student radicals seized the u.s. embassy in tehran, holding dozens of americans hostage for 444 days. major garrett is at the white house with more about the historic phone call and these fast-moving developments. major? >> reporter: scott, the iranians called the white house this

his visit comes just days after president obama's historic phone call with the iranian president rouhani. netanyahu warned president obama not to mistake his moderate language for real change. >> the bottom line is that iran fully dismantle its nuclear military program. i want to express my operation to you for the work that has been done to have sanctions regime in place. to thwart iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons. >> president obama says the u.s. is entering clear eyed and all options remain on the table including military action. iran denies it's trying to obtain nuclear weapons. >> the vatican announced a spring date that pope john paul ii will be canyonized, april 17th of last year and said retired pope benedict in the ceremony in july, pope francis will canyonize two popes together. and. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 it's stg smg to see. half time entertainment entering the crowd in the way never intended. >> i'm spencer christian. clouds still hanging around. skies clearing and humidity, disappearing. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> taking a look at traff

. >> warner: later that afternoon, hassan rouhani and obama conversed by telephone. several uranium mines, plutonium are strictly for civilian use. echoed that message but held firm on teheran's right to enrich. >> negotiation are on the table, to discuss iran's right to enrichment program. our rights to enrich is off the table. >> but you do not need to enrich it above 20%. >> we do not need military grade uranium that is a certainty and we will not move in that direction. >> negotiators from the u.s. and five other powers are set to meet with in october. secretary of state j.k. will address the issue again when he goes before the u.n. general assembly tomorrow. >> margaret, this was a meeting that a lot of officials were waiting for. >> what struck me judy was even though prime minister he said of course, israel is going to insist that iran not acquire nuclear weapons capability but president obama and i are in agreement on that. the one sort of discordant note if you read between the lines or looked at one line had to do with sanctions. he said not only should san

i reiterated to president rouhani what i said in new york. while there will surely be important obstacles to moving forward, a successes by no means guaranteed, i believe we can reach a copper is a solution. >> president obama said both he and rouhani have directed aides to continue negotiations. resolution tog a the international standoff over its nuclear program in order to lift crippling u.s. led sanctions. the un security council has approved a resolution to destroy syria's chemical weapons stockpile. the measure came out of a u.s.- russian agreement earlier this month after the white house threatened to launch solitary strikes on syria but later open the door to a diplomatic solution. bowing to russian concerns, the measure does not authorize autonomy -- automatic military strikes if syria fails to comply, saying that follows her would be needed. after the vote, secretary- general ban ki-moon welcomed the measures approval. >> i'm pleased the security council has found a unity toward the most significant use of chemical weapons in decade

the problem is they have a long history rouhani, the president was the negotiator in 2003 for iran on nuclear weapons with the europeans. he boasted afterwards that by keeping things calm, by negotiating and smiling, they were able to complete a nuclear facility. these are people that have such contempt for the u.s. and the west that they actually saver their strategies spin the west and spin the uranium. they are worried they have no military options as long as the negotiations are happening and he they are going to happen for a long time. >> bret: speaking of the iranian foreign minister here is what he said this weekend on abc. >> not seeking nuclear weapons so we're not six months, six years away from nuclear weapons. we do not want nuclear weapons. we believe nuclear weapons are detrimental to our security. we believe those who have the allusion that nuclear weapons provide them the security are badly mistaken. we need to have a region and a world he free from nuclear weapons. >> and like charles, senator lindsey graham tweeted after that appearance, quote: the iranian foreign mi

it's all stemming from a recent phone call between obama and newly elected iranian president hassan rouhani but not everyone is excited about the potential for peace israel's bibi netanyahu just finished his meeting at the white house where he warned against lifting sanctions on iran and urged the u.s. to not take a military strike off the table c. beebies using the tactic of all eyes on iran of course taking away from the elephant in the room that's a real deterrent for peace in the middle east the occupation of palestine it's a subject my next guest knows all too well the name is nico pitney lebanese and israeli peace activist whose family was integral in the founding of israel his grandfather was an original signer of israel's declaration of independence and his father an israeli general growing up it was raised to not question the jewish state or its discrimination against palestinian arabs then in one thousand nine hundred seven he lives twelve year old niece was tragically killed by a suicide bomber in jerusalem and instead of letting this incident blind him with hate news the tragedy

>>warner: later that afternoon, hassan rouhani and obama conversed by twefl. several yo uranium mines, plutom are strictly for civilian use. echoed that message but held firm on teheran's right to enrich. >> negotiation are on the table, to discuss iran's right to enrichment program. our rights to enrich is off the table. >> but you do not need to enrich it above 20%. >> we do not need military grade uranium that is a certainty and we will not move in that direction. >> negotiators from the u.s. and five other powers are set to meet with in october. secretary of state j.k. will address the issue again when he goes before the u.n. general assembly tomorrow. >> margaret, this was a meeting that a lot of officials were waiting for. >> what struck me judy was even though prime minister he said of course, israel is going to insist that iran not acquire nuclear weapons capability but president obama and i are in agreement on that. the one sort of discordant note if you read between the lines or looked at one line had to do with sanctions. he said not only should san

it is committed by rouhani. whether or not this is verifiable, which is a perfectly legitimate question to ask, is subject to international atomic energy verification. not for the head of another state to kind of demand and exact. >> so, professor, appreciate it. not a lot of time to talk to you, but we appreciate you getting here and being on with us. just enough time to say thank you for watching al jazeera. more news in just minutes. "inside story" is next. >>> gridlock, brinksmanship and the politics of shutdown. you're watching "inside story" from washington. >>> hello. i'm sheila macvicar. america outside the washington beltway is looking and lamenting the system. brinksmanship and politics seem to be the order of the day for the u.s. congress. here we are again you must be thinking from your armchair as you watch. you're right. the house gripped by a

between president obama and rouhani right making we had president obama iranian president rouhani speak out had such high level talks for the first time in over three decades they had a phone conversation we know that a kind of thaw seems to be in place between the u.s. or at least the first steps forth are taking place we do know that israel of course today benjamin netanyahu meeting with the obama administration is quite unhappy with this hoping that. the u.s. does not act naive and really believe in these friendly kind of more. conversational really gestures that we have we have seen from iran before but it looks like iran in the u.s. are warming up in terms of talks although the u.s. is simultaneously trying to ensure its ally israel that they're going to be stepping carefully and making sure iran actually means deeds and not just words are to correspondent on a staffie a checking up bringing us the latest from the u.n. general assembly thank you. well it's the shutdown showdown that won't seem to go away all because our congress can't agree on a spending bill we are now t. minus a

>> i did. >> all rouhani has to do is tell president obama that the nuclear reactors are being made to fight bullying. >> that's a great line. >> and combat global warning. >> interesting netanyahu endorsed the phone conversation between the two of them. he says, unless you see some concrete action. i think he's right. the other thing, kimberly wants to find a boyfriend with a jet plane by next week. >> that's when i think my life could get worse. i wait till the next time i'm on with you. >> you said that on the break. >> are you kidding, because we have to fly to d.c. i said, look for a boyfriend on the plane. you said, i'm going to look for one. coming u, nbc news is on board to help the administration sell obama care to the american people. is that appropriate? we'll discuss next. (vo) you are a business pro. maestro of project management. baron of the build-out. you need a permit... to be this awesome. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. (aaron)

actually speaking with president rouhani of. iran excuse me but this has been met with disapproval from israel can you can you with tolson on that well yes there was in fact quite a historic development when it came to iran in the u.s. last week because obama of course and the iranian president rouhani had a first conversation a phone call in over three decades and certainly the u.s. has been saying that the diplomatic door for iran is open they just want to see proof and really see action and not just the more calm words and more friendly words that we have been hearing coming out of tehran and today of course there was a meeting between benjamin netanyahu and barack obama at the white house where the situation around iran was discussed because israel of course remains very concerned about this they want the obama administration to kind of not be naive as they say and try to really watch carefully in terms of what iran is going to be doing next we know that israel supports tight sanctions against iran the existing ones accordin

the meeting comes days after president obama's historic phone call with president rouhani. the first call between a u.s. president and iranian leader in four decades. >>> we will have the president live. when we come down, shutdown showdown, an update on the negotiations going on behind closed doors. >>> plus, the political winners and losers. who will bear the brunt of it politically if the government shuts down? ss run ♪ ♪ trains! they haul everything, safely and on time. ♪ tracks! they connect the factories built along the lines. and that means jobs, lots of people, making lots and lots of things. let's get your business rolling now, everybody sing. ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ helping this big country move ahead as one ♪ ♪ norfolk southern how's that function? ♪ >>> welcome back to "the lead." we're awaiting live remarks from president obama in a little more than ten minutes. we'll bring it to you live. as we speak, the house is preparing to vote yet again on a bill to continue funding the government but only if the individual mandate,

. >> reporter: rouhani's major promise that he made to the iranian people. >> reporter: and he says the solution includes israel. >> i think many people within the new administration understand that we not only have to have a plan regarding the nuclear program, but also they should have a plan in how to deal with israel. >> reporter: only actions not words are likely to convince netenyahu that a new day for the middle east is indeed possible. >> let's take you to the white house briefing room right now, and the shutdown showdown continues. nearing the strike of midnight, no deal, at least now for sure on capitol hill. we expect president obama to be taking to the white house briefing room to make a statement on the shutdown and the progress or lack of progress that is being made. that is scheduled to begin any minute now. of course we will bring that event live to you when it happens. >>> eric holder announced the justice department is suing the state of north carolina. it accuses the state of racial discrimination. it requires voters to show id at polling places. >>> at least 48 people

rouhani was elected and they had a new foreign minister. were any conversations with the previous-- >> no. >> rose: none. >> no. therefore, it's a major shift. after the election, i received the ambassador of iran, and the new minister, mr. zarif, called me saying, "well, there has not been a relationship before" and we had an interesting conversation on the phone. it was about syria. i said, "you know we are against chemical weapons because we have suffered with chemical weapons coming from the iraqis, and, therefore, we are against the chemical weapons, and we want to that everybody will abide by the international law." and i said, "mr. minister, i'm very happy to high pressure from you. we want that everyone will abide by international law, and especially in the nuclear field. then there was a silence. and then he said okay. and, you know, this sort of story which enabled us to know who is in front of us. >> rose: where do you stand and has your opinion changedly on the question of iran being a participant in negotiations about syria? >>

quite deep and his when president rouhani was initially elected he called the iranian president wolf in sheep's clothes so that sort of language is what is to be extracted from israeli prime minister and i don't think it's going to be very difficult for him to persuade some people because in the united states the corporate media is very much in the hands of the political establishment in congress and the senate is very close to. the regime but i think if american political leaders take note of what happened during the syria issue and how opposed the american people are now to confrontation and military attacks. then they will choose a more reasonable approach when it comes to iran because after all they couldn't convince their own people about syria iran is a much much stronger country and on the other hand the americans have isolated themselves internationally over syria well step back in time on a website or to dot com to see how a year ago netanyahu angered iran with his explosive address to the u.n. general assembly. a nigerian school is turned into a bloodbath by some of africa'

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. >> president rouhani is the former iran nuclear negotiator, who bought time for scientist under the guise of negotiation. >> what about the president? how did he respond? >> mr. obama and his aides made clear iran gets nothing for promises. the president said again today only actions will result in change of. he said the u.s. still retains the military option to make sure iran doesn't possess nuclear weapons, but he also said we have an obligation to try to find a diplomatic resolution to the problem. >> we have to test diplomacy, we have to see enough fact they are serious about their willingness to abide by international norms and international law. >> there's no talk today of a time frame, but the israelis have pulled back their prediction that iran would move to the weapons phase of their nuclear program sometime this year. trace? >> trace: wendell, thank you. >>> we're learning more about exactly what to expect if the got does shut down hours from now, and the serious impact on those who serve to defend our nation. details on that are next. plus, with obamacarety hart of the --

iran are repairing ties according to reports mohamed jaafari believes rouhani should have turned down the phone call conversation until the u.s. government shows more sincerity towards iran but nonetheless president rouhani is dancing to the beat of his own drum and i say that because recently he requested that aviation authorities study the possibility of resuming direct. flights have been halted since one thousand nine hundred seventy nine for the israeli prime minister such sentiments and such a quick thawing of relations between the u.s. and iran could be something of a nightmare let's remember that for decades israel has been warning that iran is steadily marching towards development of a nuclear weapon last year there's really private us are presented a cartoon diagram of a bomb to the united nations general assembly claiming that iran would enter the final phase of weapons production by two thousand and thirteen since then of course israel has backed off of that assessment of a during his speech the u.n. on tuesday netanyahu is once again expected to argue that israel and the w

netanyahu is visiting the white house just three days after obama and new iranian president hassan rouhani spoke on the phone. that's the highest level of contact in decades. he assured netanyahu he will be level-headed during talks with iran. the head of iran's elite revolutionary guard questions the time between the phone call. he told the state news agency that rouhani should have waited until washington demonstrated genuine intentions towards iran. he says given the fact that the islam my republic of iran demonstrated its goodwill, especially by the stances and the remarks made in the 68th session of the united nations, now it is america's turn to build trust with practical measures and prove its sincerity in practice. now, we have correspondents standing by. we have patty colhani in washington and peter sharp in jerusalem. let's go to penny in washington first. penny, the relationship between obama and netanyahu has been testy at best. that's the best description we can give them. what do you make of this recent meeting? >> reporter: well, the white house has definitely been trying to

one week after president obama's historic phone call with the newly elected president of iran, hassan rouhani, he has a message, don't be so naive. netanyahu is not at all buying the sweet talk, saying the new leader cannot be trusted when it comes to iran's nuclear intentions. >> iran is committed to israel's destruction, so for israel, the ultimate test of a future agreement with iran is whether or not iran dismantles its military nuclear program. >> so what do americans think about this? according to our latest americans, 76% say they favor direct diplomatic negotiate eggs with iran in an effort to prevent the country from developing nuclear weapons. >>> a short time ago, president obama talking about the deadline hours away here to keep the government running. this is, as a deal is loong very unlikely. plus, just revealed, the results of the investigation into the deaths of the 19 hot shot firefighters who were killed in that deadly arizona wildfire. there was a major, major problem. that's coming up. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much f

one week after president obama's historic phone call with the newly elected president of iran, hassan rouhani, he has a message, don't be so naive. netanyahu is not at all buying the sweet talk, saying the new leader cannot be trusted when it comes to iran's nuclear intentions. >> iran is committed to israel's destruction, so for israel, the ultimate test of a future agreement with iran is whether or not iran dismantles its military nuclear program. >> so what do americans think about this? according to our latest cnn/orc poll, three quarters of americans, 76% say they favor direct diplomatic negotiate eggs with iran in an effort to prevent the country from developing nuclear weapons. >>> a short time ago, president obama talking about the deadline hours away here to keep the government running. this is, as a deal is looking very unlikely. plus, just revealed, the results of the investigation into the deaths of the 19 hot shot firefighters who were killed in that deadly arizona wildfire. there was a major, major problem. that's coming up. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash ou

now an iranian news agency reporting president hassan rouhani wants to find a way to restore direct air service between tehran and new york city. that service ended after the islamic revolution in 1979. no comment yet from any u.s. officials on that. >>> back to our top story now on the "the real story" and the countdown to the government shutdown. a live look at the senate floor as we now await a key vote there with dems vowing to strip away the house gop efforts to link the budget battle to delaying obama care. but house speaker john boehner not backing down either. >> the economy is not growing. why isn't it growing? one of the issues that's standing in the way is obama care. the fact that nobody knows what the rules are. employers, scared to death to hire new employees. cutting the hours of many of their current employees. for what reason? >> what's going to happen if a deal is not reached in time? a new poll finds more americans would actually blame republicans in congress for the shutdown. 44% of those surveyed. while only 36% would hold the president and the democrats accountable

leader not to be fooled by tehran's new leadership israel believes iran's new president hassan rouhani has been using conciliatory words and gestures something of a smokescreen to conceal tehran's intentions on building a nuclear bomb and netanyahu is expected to deliver also according to reports new intelligence that his accusations that israel is going to try its best to persuade the u.s. to maintain its tough economic sanctions against iran sanctions that have caused iranian citizens to suffer for many many years and if the u.s. and its western counterparts achieve some progress with iran in the next couple of months in terms of iran's nuclear program making it more transparent then many believe that these international sanctions and unilateral sanctions that the u.s. has imposed on iran they will ease they will be lifted and this is something that israel does not want to see happen prime minister netanyahu doesn't seem pleased that thirty plus years of cold relations between tehran and washington are quickly thawing let's remember that last week president rouhani and obama spoke ov

today with a very different take whether the president should have dialed up iran's president hassan rouhani. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in new york today. we are hearing from the president now on the possible government shutdown. lets listen. >> a lot of extraneous issues to it that allows us then to negotiate a longer term budget and address a range of issues, but ensures we're not shutting down the government and we're not shutting down the economy at a time when a lot of families are just getting some traction and digging themselves out of the hole we've had as a consequence of the financial crisis. i've said before, congress has two responsibilities, pass a budget, pay the bills. and i am not only open to but eager to have negotiations around a long-term budget that makes sure that we're investing in middle class families, helping the economy grow, and giving people who are working hard a leg up and greater security and stability and deals with some of our long-term challenges in terms of debt and deficits. but the only way to do that is for everybody to sit down in good faith wi

meeting comes just days follow president obama's historic phone call with iranian president hassan rouhani. i want to bring in john at the white house. we're getting a read-out in what happened in the meeting between the two. >> reporter: let me know if we get the sound, tom, would you? i'd like to play the sound if we have it. in the meantime, i know what they said, because we've had some people who are very closeby to the meeting. what happened was the press corps was camped outside for about 30 minutes, and we finally got inside just before the end to take those photographs that you saw just now. president obama has said that the u.s. is negotiating with iran with a clear eye, and it will consult very closely with israel. he said it would not be sufficient for iranian words alone. they must convince the international community through actions, and he said both he and prime minister netanyahu agreed that it's imperative that iran must not possess a nuclear bomb, and he said that no option was being taken off the table regarding iran, including the military option. for his part, prime min

everybody was surprised in the president who called rouhani who deigned to take the phone call. >> why did he sought out the iranian leader. telephone conversation and the handshake falling to the side. >> the president gave clear notice back in the 2008 campaign and in the inaugural address. we'll hold out our hand if iran and north korea will unclench theirs if. he believes he can negotiate a comprehensive solution to the differences between u.s. and iran that have existed since known 79. and most importantly the nuclear weapons program. >> what does he believe that that will get us? >> i think the president must believe that the united states is really part of the problem. and with the pro from dover during the negotiation and relief all of iowa ran's fears of the united states and strength and provocative nature and convince them they don't need nuclear weapons. i think that is delougzal. but that is what the president thinks. two yearing ago we had a meeting from benjamin netanyahu and president obama. the president had a few opening remarks and benjamin netanyahu spoke uninterrup

the israeli leader is concerned about the outreach of iran's new president rouhani is a ploy to ease international sanctions and provide time to develop iran's nuclear program. >>> the second appeal trial has begun of amanda knox. they required a new trial over her acquittal. she did not return to italy for the trial and isn't required by law to do so. those are the news headlines on the fox business network. now back to ashley. ashley: lauren green, thank you very much. appreciate that. it is a congressional game of chicken on capitol hill and stocks taking a hit with the s&p seeing its biggest drop since august but my next guest says, hey, the shutdown selloff is a great chance to buy and especially among mid-caps might be the place to be. steve wood, chief market strategist at russell investments. we just had the news, here we go. the senate voting down the latest house bill. this will go down to the wire. there is grow being expectations now that come one second past midnight the government will be shut down. as an investor, we can see what it is doing to the markets. what are yo

rouhani was elected and they had a new foreign minister. were any conversations with e previous-- >> no. >> rose: none. >> no. therefore, it's a major shift. after the election, i received the ambassador of iran, and the new minister, mr. zarif, called me saying, "well, there has not been a relationship before" and we had an interesting conversation on the phone. it was about syria. i said, "you know we are against chemical weapons because we have suffered with chemical weapons coming from the iraqis, and, therefore, we are against the chemical weapons, and we want to that everybody will abide by the international law." and i said, "mr. minister, i'm very happy to high pressure from you. we want that everyone will abide by international law, and especially in the nuclear field. then there was a silence. and then he said okay. and, you know, this sort of story which enabled us to know who is in front of us. >> rose: where do you stand and has your opinion changedly on the question of iran being a participant in negotiations about syria? >> w

. >> iran's new president hasan rouhani touched down in new york. >> rouhani was elected in june as a moderate candidate who advocated improving relations with the international community. >> jon: rouhani is a moderate as well as an accomplished mannedi patinkin impersonator. down in the days of ahmadinejad and the hunt for stereotype of the crazy america-hating anti-semitic wearing jacket wearing president. but how different can this rouhani guy be. >> though iran usually blocks iranians from twitter, now rouhani is tweeting. >> the surprising and unprecedented outreach that began with another tweet two weeks ago wishing the world's jews a happy rosh hashanah holiday. (laughter) >> jon: did not see that coming. well that is different, finally iran has reached the same level of tolerance as your local ford dealership. not that rouhani's wiped the whole slate clean. >> let me ask you, president ahmadinejad said the holocaust is a myth. do you agree? >> he's a historian, i'm a politician. >> jon: missed it by that much. here's a tip on the playing of the i'm not a historian card. if som

and he was concerned about the consequences of a story phone call between hassan rouhani and barack obama well. joins me live from new york with more on this simmering that he he's going to be addressing the u.n. general assembly but what's his plans for today. well israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington d.c. at the moment for a meeting with u.s. president barack obama and netanyahu is expected to bring something of his own offensive warning the u.s. leader not to be fooled by tehran's new leadership israel believes that iran's new president hassan rouhani has been using conciliatory words and gestures as something of a smokescreen to conceal tehran's intentions on building a nuclear bomb and netanyahu is expected to deliver also according to reports new intelligence that his accusations that israel is going to try its best to persuade the u.s. to maintain its tough economic sanctions against iran sanctions that have caused the distance to suffer for many many years and if the u.s. and its western counterparts achieve some progress with iran in the next couple of month

it is incredible that the president would have this phone conversation with president rouhani knowing full well that prime minister netanyahu was coming to town just a few days later. so the white house made the calculation that it was worth the risk to have that phone call with president rouhani. remember all the talk at the united nations earlier last week when there was all of the speculation that perhaps president obama and president rouhani would have a hand shake. that was apparently too hot to handle for the iranians. but they still had the phone call. that was not going to go over with the israelis but it sounds like yes, it is a strained relationship but when it comes to the hard facts of what they will allow and not allow, they seem to be on the same page at least at this point. >> thanks for watching "cnn newsroom." it continues after this quick break. thanks for joining us this afternoon. >> see you tomorrow. for their . ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefull

and behind the scenes what president rouhani is doing is buying time to build a nuclear bomb. israeli country would be in the front line if they were able to do that, and it is likely israel that will be attacked. he's looking for a timeline like the one at the u.n. last year when he drew that comic bomb and the red line at the top. that represents the moment that israel would attack iran if they went to that point in their uranium enrichment program. he's looking for promises from president obama that they would attack if iran reneges on its promises. on the other hand president obama is going to say to prime minister netanyahu, give us time to see how this new diplomatic track works out. let's give it to geneva, and see where we are then. i'm told he's very much likely to resist israel's overture for a timeline to stop. >> we'll see what comes out of this meeting. john terre, tt. thank you. >>> syria's foreign minister will address. to block u.n. investigators to discover who was behind chemical weapons attacks in syria. >> we were the one who is were attacked by poisonous g

all appearances point to that yeah and president rouhani of course has signaled that his like series you a few lines between the two are send iran isn't it too early for steps like fount what do you think well i think that's not all too early for stuff like that i think the point is to get the sanctions removed as rapidly as possible from iran i was in tehran february of this year and the the sanctions are hurting the common iranians and this is this is a. hawkish lobby in the congress that push this through earlier this year and later last year and i think that that has to be taken down as a first step toward the bargain in good faith on the on the nuclear issue and there's been a lot of speculation about obama's strained relations with netanyahu now it is said bond enough to prevent the u.s. from remaining israel's international cheerleader. i think there's no question the obama administration especially the second term has dramatically distance itself from from this very very tight relationship that's been in place for decades since since the time of president carter. with israel

it comes days after the historic phone call with iranian president hassan rouhani. as you may remember, john, before coming to d.c. netanyahu said he would tell the truth despite sweet talk from iran. are we expecting a friendly meeting? >> i think friendship is something that these two men will ever achieve. they plainly loathe each other. we know this because we've caught them snarling at each other. president obama did not go to israeli. they didn't meet at the u.n. general assembly a couple of sessions ago, and so friendship is not something that they will move towards. the united states and israel are the best of friends. they are the closest of allies in the whole world and particularly in the middle east region. that is not going say. with president rouhani making nice to the united states, that does present something of a democrat ma to prime minister netanyahu. we just have to see. not only is there a new town, but about there is likely to be a new tone between washington and tel aviv. >> when we get down to it, john. what are both men looking to get out ou

the associated press is reporting that iranian president rouhani is asking the aviation officials to study the possibility. the direct flights were stopped after iran's 1979 islamic revoluti revolution, and they have not been on the table since. >>> this may come as a surprise to the rest of the world, but syrian prime minister says that there is no civil war in his country. let that digest. he spoke this morning at the u.n. general assembly, and the assertion comes despite the fact that the rebels are fighting to overthrow bashar al assad for more than two years, and it is reported that over 200,000 syrians have been killed in the fighting, however you label the fighting. >>> and just over 12 and a half hours from the possible government shutdown and the military families are concerned. >> there is going to be bills that are going to be due, and those places, you can't tell the electric department, hey, i got an iou. >> paychecks could be delayed and that is not all. and wait until you hear about benefits and disability payments for america's bravest. (music plays throughout) hey gu

think quite clearly, what he is trying to do see if there is a way to test the sincerity of president rouhani. bebe net yaw has to be a little careful. i understand his skepticism. that is reasonable to voice. to say he is sure this is all just a charade by iran, that is not very helpful and that is not really very empirical. there is no way to know that we'll have to test this. we'll have to test it through serious negotiations. making sure any agreement would have to be verifiable and would only lift sanctions as there is compliance by iran, not in advance of compliance. if we keep to those basic, simple, common sense tests i think we'll be okay going forward to avoid pitfalls mr. netanyahu is worried about. jenna: to get an idea of concern by israel and watching trip by the prime minister. i want to read one line from one article this sums up what i read today. the united states and europe are desperate for a face-saving situation to avoid confrontation with the iranians. that is one perspective. how do we brick that perception? do we need to in the effort to make sure that we treat our al

quite deep and his when president rouhani was initially elected he called the iranian president wolf in sheep's clothes so that sort of language is what is to be expected from israeli prime minister i don't think it's going to be very difficult for him to persuade some people because in the united states the corporate media is very much in the hands of the political establishment and congress in the senate is very close to. the regime but i think if american political leaders take note of what happened during the syria issue and how opposed the american people are now to confrontation and military attacks. then they will choose a more reasonable approach when it comes to iran because after all they couldn't convince their own people about syria iran is a much much stronger country and on the other hand the americans have isolated themselves internationally over syria wow step back in time on our website on t. dot com to see how a year ago netanyahu angered iran with his explosive address to the u.n. general assembly. and i jury in school is turning into a stand i should say in a bloo

ultimately, even with the american part, the telephone conversation between the president and rouhani, and there was a meeting between the secretary and foreign minister of iran. so i would love to say i was a star, but in actual fact iran was. >> rose: a historic phone call, the foreign minister of france, and the foreign menster of egypt when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> we're mindful of all the challenges ahead, the very fact that this was the first communications between an american and iranian president since 1979 underscores the deepness thrust between our countries but it indicates the prospect of moving beyond that difficult history. >> rose: we begin this evening with historic news. earlier today, president obama appeared in the white house briefing room and announced he and iranian president, hassan rouhani, had spoken on the phone. >> just now i spoke on the phone with president rouhani of the islamic rug of iran. the two of us discussed our ongoing effort

president obama said he called rouhani. the call marked the first time the u.s. president has talked about with an iranian president in more than three decades. >> reporter: they are skeptical of rouhani's charm offensive and leery about obama administration. they believe it could be more deception than diplomacy. problem is the way the iranians are behaving. >> destruction of israel is only the first phase. when the iranian leadership speaks about western civilizati civilization, they mean christianity. >> iran's ideology hasn't changed. christianity is based on

quite deep and his when president rouhani was initially elected he called the iranian president wolf in sheep's clothes so that sort of language is what is to be expected from israeli prime minister i don't think it's going to be very difficult for him to persuade some people because in the united states the corporate media is very much in the hands of the political establishment in congress and the senate is very close to. the regime but i think if american political leaders take note of what happened during the syria issue and how opposed the american people are now to confrontation in military attacks. then they will choose a more reasonable approach when it comes to iran because after all they couldn't convince their own people about syria iran is a much much stronger country and on the other hand the americans have isolated themselves internationally over syria. and you can stand back in time on our website as he dot com to see how a year ago i need to get iran with his explosive address to the u.n. chain assembly. and i had sharon scoreless turned into a bloodbath by some of af

rouhani is the head of iran. i have a message for people like richard, stop losing congressional elections. you had keep losing congressional elections two cycles in a roy. americans elect republicans in house. democracy for you to dial. it is intransigent i refuse to deal because i don't like an election. >> i glad you brought that up and having a conversation about elections because if i remember correctly, 2012 election was about obamacare. republican guy, mitt romney said let's repeal obamacare and president obama said we'll implement obamacare. american people overwhelmingly keep president in us office and eight democrat senators reelect them in office and obamacare in place. republican even though they lost the election will do everything in their power to dismantle the law, checked through congress, checked through the supreme court around now they will dismantle it. martha: michael, what do you say about that, too late you had your chance? >> when republicans win house that election doesn't count, but pre

quite deep and his when president rouhani was initially elected he called the iranian president wolf in sheep's clothes so that he sort of language is what is to be expected from israeli prime minister i don't think it's going to be very difficult for him to persuade some people because in the united states. the corporate media is very much in the hands of the political establishment and congress in the senate is very close to. the regime but i think if american political leaders take note of what happens during the syria issue and how opposed the american people are now to confrontation in military attacks. then they will choose a more reasonable approach when it comes to iran because after all they couldn't convince their own people about syria iran is a much much stronger country and on the other hand the americans have isolated themselves internationally over syria so it would be best for the united states to really think a different approach to treat you one with respect to recognize iran's rights as an independent country its right to enrichment for peaceful purposes and to ign

overtures of iran, the first reaction to the telephone call between president obama and iranian president rouhani, the first such phone call between the united states and iranian presidents this these decades. >> some cities are getting rid of them and lawmakers in florida are considering banning red light cameras, the consideration comes three years after voting to allow the cameras. while they were sold as safety devices it appears the system is abuses with red light light tics producing $62 million in revenue. some cities are shrinking the yellow light time to get money from unsuspecting drives. >> if you try to by a big pickup truck, good luck. >> here is that and the only news in the bloomberg business report. >> good morning, get ready for obamacare, the new health care exchange in the affordable health care act. the changes are expected to only on time because it is mostly funded through mandatory appropriations but glitches could make it difficult for people to enroll and political fighting in washington could dampen enthusiasm. do not expect a flood of people to enroll the first week wit

particularly now while all these plays in trees are being said last week when the iranian president rouhani addressed the united nations general assembly netanyahu criticized that address severely saying that was full of hypocrisy and cynicism at the time he ordered the israeli delegation to boycott the station and warned the international community not to be fooled by signs of so-called moderation by the way in government we will not be fooled by half measures that merely provide a smokescreen for iran's continual pursuit of nuclear weapons. and the world should not be full. understanding the israeli internal security vission bit announced that it had wasted a belgian citizen with iranian our region for allegedly spying against israel now the incident happened already three weeks ago but the information has only now been released while netanyahu is in the united states and of course questions are being asked about its timing many are suggesting that it is to store up ammunition for netanyahu his position a position that he's going to be putting across in the united states it also kinds at