why the campaign is necessary to the united nations. it is inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. did an american aircraft appear over syrian skies sooner than expected? saudi military forces are participating as are the united emirates. turkey, it's score of isil hostages, it's borders overrun with refugees may be looking for a role. qatar backed the streets but was not involved militarily. at the united nations president obama called for attack of isil. >> the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. the united states will work with a broad coalition to dismantle this network of death. >> before the united nations general assembly president obama said once again the u.s. is not in a war against islam, and isil does not act alone. >> today i ask the world to join in this effort. those who have joined isil should leave the battlefield while they can. those who continue to fight for a hateful cause will find they're increasingly alone for we will not succumb to threats, and the future belongs to those who

(laughter) >> when the united nations member states are united, united nations should be united. >> jon: right. >> but there are some cases that the member states are not united and divided. in such case we have a serious problem, as we are seeing in syria. but when there is a unity of opinion and position, we can address all these issues. this is the unspeakable terrorist attacks, and crimes which are now being committed in iraq and syria, and elsewhere. i think we have to unite and we have to show strong sol dar-- solidarity. that's what i'm saying, that all the countries, whoever may have capacity, or influence, should bring it. >> jon: that brings up a good point. so syria, clearly gassing nair own people, terrible devastation, they're bombing. but the security council could not come to an agreement on-- now there was a way of disarming them on their chemical weapons and i think you are looking into there is a new report on that. but is there anything any more, other than ebola is back, where we need to help them. humanitarian type issues, where you will get the type of agreement th

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from the united nations here in new york city. i'd like to welcome our viewers in the united states and indeed around the world. we begin with president obama's message to the world. he's urging more countries to join the fight against terrorist groups and once again he called this the cancer of violent extremism. his speech this morning here before the united nations general assembly follows another wave of

before they went into closed session we heard from the libyan ambassador here at the united nations. now he said that the situation was very reminiscent in some cases of some of the worst atrocities of qaddafi. he said there was public executions on the streets again. he said the only thing different from qaddafi's rule is that it was more violent. >> nine people have been killed in aleppo. it happened after government air forces allegedly dropped barrel bombs. a woman and child are dead. there is no water in the district after the strike damaged the main water line. >>> the united nations said it must temporarily pull its peace keepers out of the syrian sides of the disputed goal lan heights between israel and syria following the capture of 45 fijian peace keepers. the peace keepers were released last week. >>> just ahead can u.n. troops keep the weighs in central african republic when others have tried without success? we go live to the capitol. also fighting buy co-had boko haram. >> reporter: 60% of europe's oil and gas supplies are in the seas here. but the profits go to the u.k

. >>> a senior united nations official warns of a humanitarian crisis in iraq. valery amos said half of the 1.8 million iraqis do not have proper accommodation. with winter approaching many are living in open fields, abandoned buildings and schools. >> iraq faces a humanitarian crisis, with up to 1.8 million iraqis that have been displaced since january, and many living with families and communities. the influx has created a shelter crisis with more than half of those families sheltering in parks and other open areas, from the sides of highways, in unfinished buildings, in religious buildings and is schools. with more than 650 schools in the area hosting i.d.p.s, thousands of kurdish schoolchildren did not start school on 10 september as scheduled. winter is approaching. there's a huge amount of work needed to ensure families have protection from the cold. >> egypt says security forces killed seven men who were suspected terrorists. the interior minister says the men were members of the almack dis group and were ambushed in suez city and follows recent attacks.

you have the president of the united states the chair of the united nations this month. but chairing this meeting in security council today and organizing to insure domestic laws are passed in each individual country. it is enforce able, but as a practical matter, tough to do. you see many countries, the majority directly affected by terrorism. we've heard from franÇois hollande. they suffered a blow when one of their citizens were murdered. and the king of jordan, they have a large population of syrian refugees living within their borders. it's a compelling and significant moment. >> i believe king abdullah is coming up in just a moment. the president introducing the king of jordan. >> thank you, mr. president. first let me thank president obama for his leadership on this issue. and jordan can will com be counted on to play a part. we need to shut down extremist support and push back and defeat these groups. the demands of the coalition, one that can combat the threat with consistency and resolve. allow me to absolute the partnership that is gathering up. three princip

the march was time to coincide with the united nations climate summit in new york on tuesday. new figures show global emissions of greenhouse gases rose last year to record levels. greenhouse gases increased 2.3% overall. u.s. emissions were up 2.9% after declining in recent years. the head of the talks, the obama ministry confirmed it will not pledge any new money to a global fund helping poor nations deal with global warming. in a move coinciding with the climate summit, the heirs to the rockefeller oil fortune are announcing they will divest their $860 million charity from fossil fuels. they're part of a coalition of over 100 institutions and wealthy individuals who have joined a campus led movement to purge their investment portfolios of assets tied to fossil fuel companies and to instead invest in cleaner alternatives. we will have more from the people's climate march as well as divestment in the foundation world after the headlines. >> 49 turkish hostages have returned home after three months in captivity by the militant group islamic state. the hostages were kidnapped i

what the united nations will try to do is calm fears, bring about security. but a lot of the people i've spoken to are skeptical that this peace keeping mission will succeed while others have failed. >> nigeria's president is setting up a special task force to beef up security. the brigade will help boko haram who is making sweeping successes in the north. >>> still to come on al jazeera we report from south korea and how hiv and aids patients face stigma and prejudice. that's why microsoft is paying $2 billion for a computer game. >> an astonishing america tonight investigative report >> why are you wearing gloves? >> ocd... taking over this woman's life... >> i don't wanna touch anything... >> now a controversial surgery can literally reprogram her mind >> we can modify emotional circuitry >> is this a miracle cure? or an ethical nightmare? >> there's a lot of mystery right now... >> rewiring the brain an america tonight investigative report only on al jazeera america >> hello again. the top stories are, top diplomats are meeting in paris, to draft an appro

but what do we expect from the other partner nations at the united nations? is that the forum they will choose to publicly speak about this through their united nations ambassadors? >> caller: well, i think speculating, i can't see it any other way, i don't expect them to participate in such an action and then hide from it. this week, of all weeks, is, is the one in which every nation, warts and successes on display, and it's not a time one can hide. laith was just speaking about qatar. they've been both supportive of us in various ways, but they also have a complicated relationship, they're not, in my view and reporting i've done, not involved to a substantial degree with isis, but they are substantially involved with al nusra, another al qaeda-affiliated group within syria, and that's part of the rubik's cube of syria, to see how other parts of the opposition of assad are treated. and my guess is that they're going to go out and say not that they were glad they joined the united states, but that they were glad they took steps to try and rid the region of a

at a united nations summit the president says the u.s. made sufficient investments in clean car emissions. the leader urged others to take action to cut greenhouse emission gases. >>> wind power for southern california. four companies are proposing an $8 billion project to supply the los angeles area with electricity. it could come from a wind farm in wyoming and be transmitted from a storage facility near salt lake city, utah. the electricity would serve more than 1 million homes. >>> cadillac is moving to new york. general motors says the high end brand will become a separate unit and move its headquarters to new york city next year. the idea is to allow cadillac to connect to customers who live a luxurious lifestyle, but cadillac manufacturing will remain in detroit. >>> and soda makers plan to cut calories. coke, pepsi, and dr pepper, they'll reduce the calories americans get from beverages by 20% over the next a decade. their plan would more aggressively market smaller soda sizes plus diet drinks and bottled water. the goal is reduci

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the united nations russia lashes out at the u.s. over air strikes in syria, and claims america for the crisis in ukraine. >>> protests grow in hong kong as tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators lock down the heart of the center. >> and how an artist and activist ai weiwei spreads a message of freedom around the globe. >> in a deeper look - the spotlight on the issue of racial violence. >>> we begin with breaking news out of ferguson, missouri. local st louis media report that police confirmed an officer has been shot. it appears the injuries are not fatal. this is the same area where unarmed teenager michael brown was fatally shot by police, sparking weeks of protest. today there's no exception. protests had been taken place, and appears to be an increa increasingly tense situation on the ground. an officer has been shot. more details as they emerge and throughout the morning on al jazeera. >>> the other top story, new threats against the united states and its allies in the fight against i.s.i.l. the al nusra front is thr

a very, very strong statement there at the united nations general assembly. strong statement basically equating isis and hamas, going after the united nations itself saying israel's ready to engage in the peace process but very strong words against the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas for suggesting the other day in new york that israel was engaged in genocide against the palestinians. jim sciutto is here, erin miller, peace process negotiator for the state department is here as well. jim, i want to play a little clip. the prime minister saying that israel has a problem with hamas and gaza but they are basically the same thing. listen to this. >> to protect the peace and security of the world, we must remove this cancer before it's too late. last week, many of the countries represented here rightly applauded president obama for leading the effort to confront isis. and yet weeks before some of these same countries, the same countries that now support confronting isis, opposed israel for confronting hamas. they evidently don't understand that isis

in his address to the general assembly of the united nations, president obama urges the world to join the battle against the islamic state. >> the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. the united states in america will work with a broad coalition to dismantle this network of death. >> these azz the women fell into the hands of the islamic state. women fell into the hands of the islamic state. satellite ina orbit around mars -- the price tag will amaze you. america.o world news the united nations security council, chaired by president obama, has unanimously approved a resolution to stop the flow of foreign fighters going into syria and iraq. this comes as we get confirmation from the pentagon that air strikes are continuing against the islamic state in syria tonight. mr. obama called on the world to group and hethe warned i.s. fighters to leave the battlefield while they can. here is our middle east editor jeremy bowen. >> the president's >> used to say that he had relegated america to the back seat. but now he is taking the lead. in the company, of hi

before has a united nations -- has the united nations embraced such lofty abolish poverty and foster peace as it will during this session. the future of our planet hinges on our decisions. let us deliver them with full responsibility and wisdom. pakistan will dismiss this assembly and the united nations a a whole to make the world better place for all mankind. i thank you. >> the us-led coalition against isis continued today with airstrikes in syria. according to a kurdish official the strikes were carried out in a town near the turkish border, where more than 100,000 people have fled after assaults by the islamic state. turkey andces in iraq have led a coalition against fighters in the region. threats posed by isis in iraq was the topic that the iraqi president talked about recently at a forum hosted by the council on foreign relations. isisscussed the role of and the political challenges of forming a united government in iraq. this is an hour. >> good morning. i am very glad to be here this morning. you have a very important role to play in influencing public opinion. we in iraq ar

now ahead of two key meetings of the united nations and the u.n. security council, the u.s. ambassador made this plea. >> we can contain this. we know how to do it. and we must avoid panic and fear. but our collective response to date has not been sufficient. we must move forward aggressively in a coordinated fashion and together. >> reporter: it's highly unusual for the united nations security council to meet and discuss public health issues, but this ebola outbreak is unprecedented and has become the deadliest on record. one key factor being blamed on the rapid spread of the virus is a shortage of protective equipment. united nations is calling for $600 million to deal with the crisis and is asking countries to send supplies, including trucks, beds, and doctors to the worst affected areas. the latest move is said to come from president obama, who is expected to send 3,000 troops to help build hospitals and train doctors. international efforts to combat the virus have been welcomed by the president of ghana, who has been critical of the response so far. >> with ebola, i mea

world leaders will take on the issue tomorrow at the united nations. >>> another gm recall. they've had more than 50 this year. this time the auto giant is recalling more than 220,00 220,000 2013-2015 cadillac xts and chevy impalas. gm said the problem with the brakes could cause a fire. >>> here on wall street investors will keep a close eye on home sales. last week the dow soared a record high, 295 points. the s&p rose 24 and the nasdaq finished up 12 points. >> and a at the box office a strong start for a new young adult franchise. "the maze runner," a teen sigh five it therer brought in more than $32 million this weekend making it one of the biggest debuts ever. liam neeson's private eye flick brought in $13 million and the comedy "this is where i leave you" was third. susan? >> jill, thank you. >>> coming up in sports, a rematch of last season's super bowl, and pair of division rivals battle on the field in philadelphia. this is the "cbs morning news." i know just the thing to help you get going. power up with new cheerios protein. introducing a pm pain reliever that da

pram was speaking at a special meeting at the united nations in new york. >> this is also more than a health crisis, this is a growing threat to regional, and global security. in liberia, in guinea, in sierra leone. public health systems have collapsed. economic fourth is slowing dramatically. this disease could cause a humanitarian catastrophe across the region. and in an era where crisis can quickly become global threats, stopping ebola is in the interest of all of us. >> let's take a closer look on the toll since the latest outbreak was confirmed. liberia has been hardest hit. out of 3,280 people infected. guinea where the outbreak started has reported 635 deaths with 1,022 infected. sierra leone has reported 597 dead out of 1,940 cases. and nigeria has confirmed 20 cases resulting in eight deaths. well, sierra leone has sealed off three more districts as it tries to stop the spread of the ebola virus. that brings to five the total number of districts locked down, out of a total of 14. as many as 2 million people are now quarantined. the move follow add three day country wide lock

aljazeera in the occupied west bank. >> let's go to our editor, james bays in the united nations, and we know that habas is about to speak soon ask, what do you think he's likely to touch on? >> well, i've been speaking to diplomats, and they say this will be an important speech. you'll hear frustration and anger of the deaths in gaza, and a timetable for what he wants in the occupation. let's listen to mahmoud abbas now. >> president, madam president, ladies and gentlemen. this year, proclaimed by the united nations general assembly, as the international year of solidarity with the palestinian people, israel has chosen to make it a year of a new war of genocide, perpetrated against the palestinian people. in this year, in which this assembly, on behalf of the countries and the peoples of the world, conveyed the world's determination to realize a just peace that achieves freedom and independence for the palestinian people in their state of palestine alongside of israel. the occupying power has chosen to defy the entire world by launching it's war on gaza, by which it's gets and tanks

it seems to tell to the world that the united nations is irrelevant. nobody discusses the united nations involving bombing somebody's country. and you -- and obama is coming now. it is not wise. saying thator me is the u.n. does not matter anymore. want to bomble countries -- for me the timing is a signal saying that no matter what, the u.n. becomes irrelevant. more on that united nations meeting later today. we will be joined by jay solomon . we want to take a look at a tweet this morning. a statement from the chairman of the house armed services committee. mckean writes that the men and women in our uniform once again striking at the enemy. this is one step in what will be a long's i against i sell. partner, arrelation capable military and a clear mission. it is a fight we can win. that is the committee chairman mckeon. he is on the committee that lawmakers passed last week. our next call this morning comes from north carolina. john on the republican line. caller: i was calling to make a note, we are starting to see the commencement of the military b

he is knew to speak in about one hour's time before he departs for the united nations assembly in new york. the president will likely be continuing the efforts to try to build international support for these strikes. the president speaking on september 10th again from the white house saying in fact that any group that threatens the united states will find no safe haven. those were his exact words, and that includes inside syria. now we see the u.s. acting. these us-lead air strikes working in conjunction with their partners, qatar, saudi arabia, and others, but still offering very little details. but we do know it was intelligence that seems to have instigated these attacks. it seems that from that intelligence this is what caused the u.s. to strike inside syria in the past few hours. >> let's take you now to the border between turkey and syria, just on the turkish side. stephanie decker is there. stephanie, thousands of kurdish people have escaped across the border after kurdish fighters were engaged in heavy fighting with isil fighters in that border region. what is the latest? >> r

president obama makes his case before the united nations today, a day after the first u.s. air strikes in syria. so, can he rally the world to the u.s. cause? and work to destroy these terror groups. >>> raising the alert in the aftermath of the air strikes. the new warning to watch out for lone wolf attacks in the u.s. authorities now concerned self-radicalized terrorists are emboldened to attack. good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> and i'm john berman. it is wednesday, september 24th, 4:00 a.m. in the east. the breaking story this hour, president obama delivers a crucial address at the united nations this morning, and the world will truly be watching. a new wartime president will try to explain and justify a new mission for the united states and its arab allies. that mission includes some 200 bombs and missiles hitting targets inside syria. he will also highlight the rising threats from new terror groups such as isis and khorasan, that al qaeda offshoot and training westerners to launch attacks in dwrurp and the united states. we have complete

that is with the united nations and this general assembly is about. the truth is is that no matter where we do, some populations will still be at risk. the nation's that contribute the least to climate change often stand to lose the moment. most. and that's why since i took off, the united states has ex-minded our direct adaptation assistance eight fold, and we are going to do more. today i am drecking our federal agencies to begin factors climate resilience into our development programs and investments. i am announcing a new effort to deploy the unique scientific capabilities of the united states from climate data to early warning systems. so this effort include as new partnership that will draw the resources from our leading private sector companies to help vulnerable nations better prepare for weather related disasters. and better plan for long term threats like steadily rising seas. yes, this is hard, but there should be no question that the united states of america is stepping up to the plate. we reck are nice our roll in creating this problem. w

kristen joins us live now from the united nations. and kristen, tell us more about president obama's plan and how he is urging over nations to get involved? tony what the president talk uhed about, is nothing new, it is a review of all the steps that the united states has been taking to reduce carbon emissions. many of them were announced last year in his climate action plan perhaps more significantly, working with states and utilities to reduce dangerous carbon emissions from power plants. the government has also been working with the private sector. and just last week, president obama announced new steps to promote sustainable energy and efficiency. and the president also touted the fact that the united states has cut carbon pollution more than any other country can in h the world, in the last eight years and he called on emerging economies to take similar steps and make similar commitments. nobody can staged on the sidelines on this issue. we have to set aside the old divides. we have to raise our collective ambition. each of us do

the united nations was supposed to be a global cop. cold war tensions largely prevented it from playing that role. but as european countries gave up their empires during the 50s, 60s and 70s and the organization's membership grew from a few dozen countries to 193 member states today, the u.n. grew to be a massive multipronged entity, driving humanitarian relief and economic development in many parts of the world. according to the united nations department of public information, today's u.n. provides food to 90 countries, saving 3 million lives a year through vaccinations, assists 38.7 million refugees and people fleeing war famine and persecution. 16 operations on four continents. it never became a global cop but emerged as a successful peace keeper in conflicts between cypress and between north on south korea. but there have been glaring failures. peace keepers in rwanda, were unprepared when the hutus slaughtered the tutsi majority. a u.n. protected safe haven, the sanctions the u.n. oversaw in iraq after the gulf war were mired in c

values of the united nations. [indiscernible] that this spirit will carry over to other pressing issues, particularly finally bringing peace to the people of syria. thank you, mr. president. , mr.ank you secretary-general, for your statement later will make a statement as the president of united states trade mr. secretary-general, heads of state and government, missing which representatives, thank you for being here. in the nearly 70 years of the united nations, this is the only this that is a gritty council has met at a level like this. we convene such sessions to address the most urgent threats to peace and security. i call this meeting because we must come together as nations and an international community to confront the real and growing threat of foreign terrorist fighters. as i said earlier today, the tactic of terrorism is not new. so many nations represented here today, including my own, has seen our citizens killed by .errorists who target innocents today, the people of the world have been horrified by an

here at the united nations, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., samantha power, actually notified the syrian ambassador, the iranian ambassador that the u.s. and the friendly countries were about to launch these air strikes, was there a risk that that word could spread and that isis itself might find out about that? >> i don't think so, wolf. i think certainly there was dismay on the part of both the syrian ambassador and the iranian ambassador, but i think they also likely expected it. and i don't think they had that close of contact with this sunni muslim extremist group. this is an organization that both of them want to see damaged and hurt on the battlefield as well. so i think whereas they might have expressed surprise that we were actually going into sovereign syrian territory, they were also probably quite pleased that it was happening as well. >> do you think there will be, douglas, revenge attacks by these groups that were targeted in syria, these al qaeda offshoots, if you will? >> i can't imagine that's really go

the leaders who are at the united nations are the people who are now engaging. we heard from the united states that there's now 51 countries that have lined up behind this coaliti coalition. it's an unprecedented alliance to have five arab states including nations that have been bickering and backing proxies of wars and conflicts across the region whether syria, iraq or even egypt. now coming together for the attacks against positions not just of the islamic state in sir i can't have but also al qaeda-linked groups as well. this is unprecedented. all these leaders are very aware that there's public reaction at home. they have to watch for civilian casualties, watch for what targets are being struck. they keep asking questions, what are the goals of this operation, long term goals. it's not surprising in a region which has seen all too many interventions that have got to achieve objections and have gone badly wrong. >> thanks for that. if i can come back to you and talk about the refugees, there's of course terrible suffering as well and real concerns in turkey a

jim acosta at the united nations. >> the united arab emirates is one of the arab countries with planes in the air hitting isis targets in syria. our becky ander anyone is in abu dhabi and joins us live. the united states made clear it was saudi arabia and the united arab emirates that took the lead in these latest air strikes on oil refineries. that's significant in itself. what roles did jordan, bahrain and qatar play this time around and what's been the reaction there in the region to these latest air strikes? >> reporter: yeah, it's less clear. the statement that we got from u.s. central command confirming that both saudi and the uae had jets in the air over syria participating in these latest strikes, we do know in the initial phase some 48 hours ago, that jordan also flew its planes over syria. we haven't had that confirmation from u.s. centcom today or know what the latest role for bahrain or qatar has been. we know qatar has been playing a supporting role. there are jets in the skies from some of these arab allied countries. there is also logistical support and intelligence gath

and thehis excellency secretary-general of the united nations. says during this session. i would like to thank the secretary-general for the role he played throughout the past years in supporting the march of my country, something that we raq. pride in in i , 14 years gentlemen states and governments committed to the realization of development focusing on issues that remain. some of which are social and economic developments. the protection of international security. the disarmament and weapons of mass destruction which incites fear inside everyone fighting terrorism and organized crime. the coordination of humanitarian assistance efforts and the promotion of justice and international law. in this context, we would like to remind you of our very bitter memory and experience as victims of wmd's. isil-kurdish city attacked by chemical weapons at the hands of the regime. occasion -- next year, we will be celebrating the 70th anniversary of the united organization never presents international -- this occasion expresses the value of tasksganization and the it has achieved. pro

of 196 members of the united nations, 150 have already ratified it. one country is singularly absent: the united states, from whence it all started. and if you look at the treaty, if you just read it, it just echos with the americans with disabilities act and the language of what it does. and so i'll have more to say about this later, but i just want to give that background. and weigh brought i we brought s ago for a vote. under our constitution, a treaty requires two-thirds vote. two-thirds of those present and voting. and it was brought up two years ago in december of 2012, and we didn't have two-thirds vote. so it failed. well, that congress ended. a new congress started so the president had to resubmit it, had to go back to the committee, now under the leadership of senator menendez, had more hearings on it, which was requested. the committee has reported the bill out again with new reservations, understandings, and declarations, and so now it's incumbent upon the senate to debate and vote again on this treaty. i am hopeful that we would have the

here's shep. >> the eyes of the world now turning to the united nations. president obama set to chair a session of the u.n. security council this hour. but the second time an american president has ever done this. it comes as we confront a crisis after a crisis after a crisis around the world. and as arab nations join with the united states to target islamic fighters, we'll take you live to the u.n. security council. i'll speak with the state department spokesman jen psaki live from the fox news desk. the tony stewart crash. grand jurors have been hearing evidence against the veteran race car driver who struck and killed another pedestrian sort of driver on the track. are they indicting him today or let him off the hook today? we w

they'll be attending the 69th session of the united nation's general assembly to discuss the world's pressing issues from wars in syria and iraq to outbreaks of the ebola virus. japan's ambassador to the u u.n. sat down with nhk's u.n. correspondent to talk about the country's contributions. >> city of conflict in the middle east and africa are causing an unprecedented level of humanitarian crisis. the u.n. warns that the number of people in need of aid have shot up to more than 100 million. am he stresses that japan should be able to play a bigger role in peace keeping operations. >> here in the united nations, the world's expectation that s that japan should participate more to the u.n. operations. we are hoping that the new japanese policy will enable us to participate nor wildly in the peace keeping operation. >> last year, he said he would pursue his contribution to peace. based on the contribution, the government has been drafting legislature that would enable japan to contribute more to peace and stability of national security. another area japan can make more of a contributio

live in beirut for us today. >>> syria's ambassador to the united nations has told al jazerra he was given advance warning of the air strikes and the iran was also told about the operation. however questions are still being raised over the will he we gal at this of the strike. >> reporter: the diplomatic spotlight is now here to the united nations, world leaders here, president obama now here in new york. and the issue of isis. but they are supposed to be talking about climate change we are looking particularly at the reaction of the syrian government to the air strikes on syrian soil. certain from damascus they issued a statement saying that there there had been a letter from john kerry. the u.s. saying they didn't accepted any letter to get clairclarification i spoke to te syrian ambassador a man that is close to assad. he told me they played by the rules, they informed us. he said this he was told by samantha power the u.s. ambassador that the air strikes were going to take place. i asked him did you give them authorization to carry out those strikes? did you give them your permis

as always the united nations in iraq is ready to continue facilitating this process. all members of the international community should continue to work closely, both with the government of iraq and the kurdistan regional government, and extend to iraq the security, humanitarian andal a -- developmental assistance it need. the stakes are high for the people of iran the region. iraq and its neighbors have an unprecedented opportunity restart positive bilateral arrangements. this cooperation should be open and inclusive off all neighbors. the recent adoption of security council revolution 2170, the arab league resolution, 7804, the paris conference and piece and security in iraq and the recent discussions held at nato all strengthen international support four iraq in its time of need. the u.n. stands ready to support iraq and the region by coordinating the political, social, human tearian efforts -- humanitarian efforts needed to direct the crisis. let me be very clear isil is a scourge that hat brought untold sorrow to the people of iraq and syria. they've have shown co

concern about the corporate take offers of the united nations -- takeovers of the united nations, takeovers. that message was strong. something is happening not only here, here in new york city, but something that reflects throughout the world that people know that something is wrong, that weather patterns is unpredictable. there are hurricanes and tornados, and things like that that difficulty which, you know, we need real action here, and people are starting to wake up. that is what has given me positiveness. >> i hope you have a productive few days here. >> i hope so too. one of the critical things is the market systems that really are alarming to us as far as a solution, where it concerns privatisation of the mother earth and the sky. one of the messages is we don't want it w.t.o. in the sky and atmosphere, we want emissions to cut at the source. >> a lot of allies in the city with you. >> definitely. >> thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> the summer's conflict in gaza lasted 50 days, claiming the lives of over 2,000. and left many buildings damaged. residents a

well, president obama got a unanimous vote at the united nations today, while the united states congress continues to refuse to vote on anything. >>> substantial air strike -- >> against isis targets rate today. >> by the united states and arab coalition members. >> air strikes alone are not going to get this job done. >> another strong message against isis. isis sends one back. >> the horrific beheading of a french tourist. >> the barbarians have taken over again. >> a disturbing but not surprising reaction. >> forces us to look into the heart of darkness. >> the president led a meeting of the u.n. security council. >> resolutions alone will not be enough. >> we need the real commitment. >> you come from a great tradition. >> focusing in on young people who might be tempted to join. >> that stands for education, not ignorance. innovation, not destruction. >> they want to stop the flow of foreign fighters. >> individuals being radicalized. >> crushing an ideology is one of the most difficult challenges. >> he called out the oil-rich nations who helped propagate this. >> explicitly, force

foreign policy at the united nations. coalition forces launch more air strikes against the islamic state in syria and iraq. world leaders knatherred again -- gathered again at the u.n. headquarters in the new york city. russia addressing the general assembly. foreign minister sergey lavrov accused of violating the diplomatic charter. diplomatic editor james bays reports from new york. >> sergey lavrov in his second big speech after president obama chaired the security council meeting, noncontroversial. this one hard-hitting saying the coalition against i.s.i.l. was like others down outside the u.n. framework, mentioning the bosnia bombing. occupation of afghanistan and other things undermined what had been built here at the world war ii. he then went on in an important passage. speech, to talk about what he called terrorism and extremism, saying that russia warned the world about this. let's listen to that bit of the speech. >> reporter: from the beginning of the arab spring, russia learnt not to live to extremists or est

the force of law, the force of the united nations. the certain point, also force of military action when it becomes necessary. ladies and gentlemen, i also wanted to talk to you about other regions of the world. which are also going through threats to our own security. i want to talk about the ebola epidemic. i know how much it's affecting our african friends. beyondain, let's look those who were affected. epidemicmagine this can remain contained in a few countries if we don't act? this is also a global threat. the response must be global. france and the world must bring to those countries affected by this epidemic the necessary care and protection that is required. there again, if there is the slightest weakness, the slightest slack of solidarity, all of our countries will be affected. ladies and gentlemen, i have also come here before you to speak to you about what is next to europe. what happened in ukraine. with the lax there of the principles. , what we need to do to achieve peace and a there -- this needs to be pursued. no conti

it's a great life. >>> the united nations is reminding people to pay their parking tickets. a bill of $16 million. and the biggest offender, egypt. they owe just under $2 million. >>> and what is musharraf perez doing these days? there's a big including a pizza delivery job. [ spoking foreign language ] >> that's your dish of "scrambled politics." >>> ed o'keeffe joins me on phone to delve in on what's ahead for the president before his speech at the united nations. >> great to be with you. >> let's talk about that speech. day two in the strikes over syria. how pivotal is this speech? will it be different on rallying the world against i.s.i.s.? what will he say? what will he not say? >> he's going to have to lay out justifications for continuing this battle. maybe has to convince a few skeptical countries who are still on the fence about whether or not to support this. it's one of several critical speeches he's given to the general assembly. usually one of the biggest ones of the year for him. a lot of people have commented, a nobel peace prize president going to the united

in the face of this dlethreat, y of our nations working together and through the united nations have increased our cooperation. around the world, foreign terrorist fighters have been arrested, plots have been disrupted and lives have been saved. earlier this year, at west point, i called for a new partnership to help nations build their capacity to meet the evolving threat of terrorism, including foreign terrorist fighters. and preventing these individuals from reaching syria, and then slipping back across our borders is a critical element of our strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy isil. the historic resolution that we just adopted enshrining our commitment to meet this challenge. it is legally binding. it establishes new obligations. the nations must meet. specifically nations are required to prevent and sue express the recruiting, organizing, transporting or equipping foreign terrorist fighters as well as financing their travel or activities. nations must prevent the movement of terrorists or terrorist groups through their territory and ensure their domestic laws allow for t

>>> right now on andrea mitchell reports, call to arms, the president appeals to the united nations to fight terrorism. and destroy isis. only hours after a new wave of air strikes hit targets in syria and iraq. >> will not succumb to threats and the future belongs to those who build not those who destroy. >> did he deliver? joining us here, white house press secretary josh ernest. khorasan who? is that the immediate threat to america? a new enemy? and why haven't we heard of them before? >>> and show of force, the pentagon counters the propaganda machine with its own display of military might. but is shock and awe behind the times? ahead, are we losing the social media war? >>> where president obama clearly stated his intentions to take the fight to isis without putting u.s. ground troops into the fight telling allies and adversaries that they are the key to constructive change. >> ultimately, the task of rejecting sectarianism and rejecting extremism is a generational task. and a task for the people of the middle east themselves. no external power can bring about a transformation of

the day's developments at the united nations. earlier today in his speech, president obama addressing the u.n. saying the fight against extremism is not america's fight alone. >> already over 40 nations have offered to join this coalition. today i ask the world to join in this effort. those who have joined isil should leave the battlefield while they can. those who continue to fight for a hateful cause will find they're increasingly alone for we will not succumb to threats and we will demonstrate that the future belongs to those who build, not those who destroy. >> senior white house correspondent jim acosta is live at the u.n. jim? >> reporter: jake, aides of the president say mr. obama wrote much of the general assembly speech himself, but it was hard to hear the echoes of past war on terrorism speeches even as the president tried to connect to hearts and minds in the muslim world. president obama arrived at the united nations not to make pe e peace, but to expand his new war on terrorism. chairing a session of the u.n. securit

united nations in response with plans and agreement within the syria government. the government according to the plan with syria to satisfy the basic needs of the citizens. especially those forced by terrorist acts to flee their homes. we should note that a great number of these people were forced to resort to some neighboring countries and regretbly some of these countries put these displaced citizens in military training camps. in places of detention in order to train them to bear arms. i stress from this platform that the syrian state can for these citizens that for these citizens who are willing the safe return a way from human conditions they are suffer in those camps. i would like to assure you of syria's residents to exert all efforts to deliver aid from organizations to all syrians without discrimination whatsoever and within the framework of respecting the sovereignty. confirms it's adherence to the full restoration of the syrian until the june 197. it decided subjection of all actions taken by israel, the occupying power to change it's natural geographic

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allies. >> the problem is as old as the united nations itself. it would require each state, each nation to go back within its own legislature and change its own laws, and there are going to be cries of interference and meddling, but from the united nations including right here, that would meet with resistance. >> world leaders will address the ebola crisis at the u.n. general assembly this week. can we expect any major progress there? >> the u.n. general assembly opening typically stephanie does gather leaders. you have four days of speeches. president obama is going to queen a meeting on the ebola cries. the united states has taken unilateral steps, sending 3,000 military personnel to the region, many our different states and nations have taken steps, as well. we don't expect concrete action. liberia one of the most hardest hit countries had a trip scheduled to new york to be part of this conference, the united nations general assembly open. he had to cancel that in order to stay home and deal with the crisis. >> thank you. >> there's an exodus

at the united nations next week, there will be discussions within the un security council to try to fight the flow of people going towards iraq and syria to take part in the fight alongside the terrorists. i also want to congratulate our soldiers who carried out this operation six fully -- successfully and will carry out further operations in the coming days. france needs to know it is protected, it is secure, it is safe. we need to thank our armies who are involved on several fronts at present in accordance with my instructions. our forces in west africa are currently being relocated into the central african republic. our numbers will be going down in the coming weeks and months. here in iraq, we are acting only with our air force. i want to tell everyone that we are acting to maintain and protect their security everywhere in the world. thank you very much. >> once again, that was the french president francois hollande commenting on the airstrikes carried out this friday in northeast iraq. french president saying that the target was a logistics depot used by the islamic state organizatio

again, as you know, the president will be going to the united nations tomorrow. he will speak to the general assembly and hold a security council meeting and they'll talk about i.s.i.l., and how to build an international effort against i.s.i.l. one thing we have not heard, or i haven't seen it, is rehabilitation from damascus, the bashar al-assad government and reaction from russia, both of whom indicated they'll see it as an act of aggression if the u.s. launches these air attacks, missile attacks as the u.s. has done. we will wait to see what we hear from those two nations as well. >> lisa stark, thanks. we'll leave it there for the moment. we'll move on to beirut. zeina khodr is on the phone for us. you have been monitoring the situation in syria since the conflict started pretty much. as lisa said, damascus said any attack in syria would be seen as an act of aggression if damascus was not part of the equation. give us an idea of how unlikely it is for damascus to be any part of this u.s. attack on i.s.i.l. fighters there. >> well, this was criminal the most c