to just let amir come home, and amir didn't do any crime. he didn't do anything. just let him come home. and make this family happy again. >> now you said in your report, this is a former american marine, true american being held in iran with new proof he was doing anything wrong, and i think a lot of people watching didn't know his story, his story was unknown to a lot of people. is his story getting pressure in washington, to put pressure on the iranian government, maybe this only moment with this much leverage to try to free him? >> yes, they certainly think it is a crucial moment. secretary of state john kerry came out recently calling for the iranians to release hekmati, others say listen, the charges against him are completely false. but the real support the hekmati family is getting is in congress. and it is bipartisan, erin, in fact, take a look, these are all members of congress, republicans, demanding that iran's new president release amir hekmati, our u.s. marine who is being held on charges that the courts in iran even threw out. so there are currently

. >>> how one american family is garnering to "free amir." on inside story, we bring >> and now a snapshot of stories on america tonight. >>> blackberry makes a deal to sell it self to one of its biggest shareholders, fairfax financial. >>> in a crack down on the muslim brotherhood in supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi, an egyptian cord ordered seizure of its assets. muslim brotherhood will appeal. >>> two letters from key senate leaders to president obama on the eve of his address to the u.n. general assembly. chuck sheur schumer and john mcn said the president should remain tough on, questions about the fate of a third, one of them is a u.s. combat veteran a marine from flint, michigan. america tonight sheila macvicar traveled there. >> september 18th, 2011, iranian state television. >> my name is amir. >> amir hekmadi, born in flagstaff arizona, to iranian parents. one of four children in a close and active family. high school hockey star. an american combat veteran as a u.s. marine sergeant he served tours in iraq and afghanista

. >> amir, born in 1983 in flagstaff, arizona to iranian-american parents, one of four children in a close and active family, high school hockey star, an american combat veteran, as a u.s. marine sergeant surfed tours in iraq and afghanistan. >> i sure was proud of him, you know, for wanting to serve his country. >> using his language skills working as a defense contractor with a sideline in real estate. >> and then, in december, 2011 in tehran, accused as an american spy and agent for the c.i.a., making this public confession. >> i would also go out and conduct -- >> back home in flint, michigan. >> the first time it was the news, it was his face in t.v. >> it was the first time in months that the family knew where amir was. >> what did you think as you heard him speak in that confession video? >> i was shocked, because just looking at his face. that wasn't him. i said what did they do to him? he takes care of his health and he was very fit and in the picture, he was tiny, yellow, white, sick, looked sick. his face shows everything. his face shows that he was under pressure. >> his

they clearly want to use amir as a bargaining chip. are you concern about him being a pawn in negotiations. >> that's why we think that president rouhani should take the action to release amir. if he wants to demonstrate his serious news and won't use the case as a bargaining chip but will do the right things and release him. it's clear he should come home, and we think if iran wants to join the global community, they should demonstrate with actions it's serious, and this is one positive way to do that. >> and congressman, why you were speaking, we photographed some pictures of you holding the, free amir" sign. you're pushing your colleagues to get involved and it's being successful. >> i've asked members of congress to join me just so that iranian people, the iranian government and the iranian leader knows the american people and their representatives are paying attention. so this is one of those few times when members on beth sides of the aisle -- if you have darryl issa and john lewis on the same side, it's something that they ameri

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the family of amir hekmati will not stop. democrats and republicans in the house and senate will not stop. the american government will not stop until amir is free. i take this as my personal challenge as a personal responsibility as the member of congress representing this family, but i think we all as americans can join this fight to free amir hekmati and to bring him home to his family. ladies and gentlemen, that's all i ask, is that members of the house and the public join this cause and help free amir. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from connecticut, mr. courtney, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, yesterday in groton, connecticut, which is a community on long island sound the "day newspaper" of new london hosted a job fair for the surrounding area which i have the opportunity to attend for about an hour or so, and the good news is that there were 16 companies that were there, employers who had job openings, who, again,

. >> reporter: amir rah taylor is healthy and sleeping well at night, the 4-week-old born inside the metro station after his mom went into labor there. >> i'm blessed. i'm truly blessed. the second time my daughter has had her child in a strange place. >> reporter: another of her children born in her second floor bathroom. amir was born days after a baby entered the world during morning rush hour on i-270. >> so pretty. >> reporter: dan swanson hugged the 911 operator who talked him through his wife's delivery of their new baby girl, aria. >> you know it all happened so fast, accident really know what to think at the time. >> she gave birth through the open passenger door of their car in a driveway here on nebraska avenue northwest in d.c., en route to a hospital in silver spring. when the news4 i team started digging, we sifted through four years of centers of disease control birth records, though there is no specific category for road side babies, we spotted a 20% surge in 2008 of children born outside traditional birthing locations, hospitals, clinics, homes and delivered by untra

i've got to take our audience to president obama at the white house with the amir of kuwait, reacting to the developments regarding syria. >> kuwait is one of our most important partners in the region and we have a strong bilateral defense agreement as well as working together on a whole range of economic and social and security issues. we have the opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues. obviously at the top of the list was the situation in syria. our two countries are in agreement that the use of chemical weapons that we saw in syria was a criminal act. and that it is absolutely important for the international community to respond in not only deterring repeated use of chemical weapons but hopefully getting those chemical weapons outside of syria. i shared with the amir my hope that the negotiations that are currently taking place between secretary of state kerry and foreign minister lavrov in geneva bear fruit. >> we're listening to president obama at the white house with the amir of kuwait discussing kuwait's significance in the region in playing a key role in the stabilizati

little bit more about these emerging technologies and where the demand is coming from and producer amir david the mirror i'm a little bit surprised to see so many this technology is being developed right now why now why is there no one really drones are going to be over here now is coming when your people are just starting to see the surveillance apparatus grow you know we've seen it grow ten fold obviously we know at this point by the year two thousand and twenty we should expect to see thirty thousand drones flying above head that's a kind of crazy number to grapple with drones are just so commonplace these days in fact they're so common we have little gadgets that they're selling at you know sharper image and brookstone that people can just fly for is like a household. it. recognition software both in the you know. by the government and being used in the private sector on top of that you have companies like google who are creating google glass this is basically giving you a third eye that you know with the sole purpose of spying and recording everything that's in plain sight and peop

president obama today his only public appearance in the oval office a photo op with the amir of kuwait. here is what he had to say about the syrian issue. >> i shared with the amir my hope that the negotiations that are currently taking place between secretary of state kerry and foreign minister lavrov in geneva bear fruit. but i repeated what i have said publicly, which is that any agreement needs to be verifiable and enforceable. >> reporter: verifiable and enforceable. it turns out what the president meant by that was that there could be sanctions but as far as the u.n. resolution is concerned, these negotiations with say gay lavrov will not produce the threat of force to take to the united nations, officials saying the russians simply won't go along with it. but officials say the u.s. could still act unilaterally as it appeared that they were about to do some two weeks ago and on those talks in geneva officials say they are now at a pivotal point. >> mike reportin reporting from. supporters of egypt's ousted president have been clashing with oppositions groups in protest. the fight

that we can offer a tangible step that they could take to prove their seriousness, that is to allow amir hekmati to come home to his family. >> as part of his campaign, the congressman has posted picture of his house colleagues online holding free amir signs. new clues in the search for a toddler who vanished two years ago. tonight, her mother, rather, is telling us about the little girl's whereabouts and some blood that was found. and she is asking the public for some help on that. plus, a dramatic showdown in the senate over the healthcare overhaul. a freshman republican taking on the democratic leader with a potential government shutdown that is hanging in the balance only seven days from now. that's next inside "the fox report" tonight. [ male announcer ] house rule number 33. coffee should come in one size: mug. stay grounded with the rich, bold taste of maxwell house coffee. always good to the last drop. show map. [ whines ] ♪ [ man ] show weather. [ male announcer ] fully trained to obey your every command. ♪ the 2013 ram laramie longhorn, featuring uconnect with voice command

use of visual surveillance this fashionable privacy gear might be in heavy use sooner than you think amir and david r t washington. talk a little bit more about these emerging technologies and where the demand is coming from and our beauteous producer amir david. so mere i'm a little bit surprised to see so many this technology is being developed right now why now why is there no one really drones are going to be over here at a company when your people are just starting to see the surveillance apparatus grow you know we've seen it grow ten fold obviously we know at this point by the year two thousand and twenty we should expect to see thirty eight thousand drones flying above head that's a kind of crazy number to grapple with drones are just so commonplace these days in fact they're so common we have little gadgets that they're selling at you know sharper image and brookstone that people can just fly for is like a household get. you know there's huge and advancements in facial recognition software both in the you know. by the government and being used in the private sector on top of that

i'm amir a david and you're watching r t we begin today with continuing diplomatic negotiations over the syrian crisis the head of the united nations chemical weapons inspection team announced today that the report on syria was complete and will be sent to u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon this weekend this report will determine whether or not chemical weapons were used in syria on august twenty first but it will not determine who may be responsible for their use meanwhile the international envoy for syria syria luchador he need today held a three way meeting with u.s. secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov as key talks in geneva and for the second day artie's poorly boyko is in geneva and has more. a lot of people holding their breath in geneva and indeed around the world at the moment while russia's and the u.s.a.'s top diplomats meet to try to come to a diplomatic solution for a way of disarming syria of its chemical weapons a u.s. military strike against syria is currently on tour while john kerry and sergey lavrov meet and try and rush out a di

producer amir david a mere i'm a little bit surprised to see so many this technology is being developed right now why now why is there no one really drones are going to be over here not a couple more your people are just starting to see the surveillance apparatus grow you know we've seen it grow ten fold obviously we know at this point by the year two thousand and twenty we should expect to see thirty thousand drones flying above head that's a kind of crazy number to grapple with drones are just so commonplace these days in fact they're so common we have little gadgets that they're selling at you know sharper image and brookstone that people can just fly for is like a household gap. and facial recognition software both in the you know. by the government and being used in the private sector on top of that you have companies like google who are creating google glass this is basically giving you a third eye that you know with the sole purpose of spying and recording everything that's in plain sight and people that are on the other end of that have no idea that they're being recorded so i t

- hi, amir, hi, marte, hi, mackenzie. - good to see you, sean. - good to see you, too. oh, and look at these great vegetables! oh, and you grew them in your fantastic deck garden. - we sure did. - well, they're great. but, i hear you're having a problem. - the birds keep eating them when we're not around. - oh, well, what you need, is something to scare the birds away. - a carecrow. - oh, i like the way you think! what kinds of things could you find around your house that we could use to make a scarecrow with? - a bag. - or a flower pot. - oh, excellent ideas! we can stack up some flower pots, to make a scarecrow, and we'll use a wooden spoon for the face. oh, and some clothespins for the fingers. just like that, doodle. oh, and we can use a plastic bag to make some long, flowing hair. longer, doodle. it's gotta really be long, so it can flap in the wind, to scare away the birds. and noodle and i could make you some vegetable garden muffins as a delicious snack. oh, and we can recycle the yogurt container from our muffins, to make a hat for the scarecrow. thanks, doodle

producer amir david. a mere i'm a little bit surprised to see so many this technology is being developed right now why now why is there no one really drones are going to be over here now is coming when your people are just starting to see the surveillance apparatus grow you know we've seen it grow ten fold obviously we know at this point by the year two thousand and twenty we should expect to see thirty thousand drones flying above head that's a kind of crazy number to grapple with drones are just so commonplace these days in fact there are so common we have little gadgets that they're selling at you know sharper image and brookstone that people can just fly for is like gather a household. and some facial recognition software both in the you know. by the government and being used in the private sector on top of that you have companies like google who are creating google glass this is basically giving you a third eye that you know with the sole purpose of spying and recording everything that's in plain sig

producer amir david a mere i'm a little bit surprised to see so many this technology is being developed right now why now why is there no one really drones are going to be over here not a couple people are just starting to see the surveillance apparatus grow you know we've seen it grow ten fold obviously we know at this point by the year two thousand and twenty we should expect to see thirty thousand drones flying above head that's a kind of crazy number to grapple with drones are just so commonplace these days in fact there are so common we have little gadgets that they're selling at you know sharper image and brookstone that people can just fly for is like a household gap. and some facial recognition software both in the you know. by the government and being used in the private sector on top of that you have companies like google who are creating google glass this is basically giving you a third eye that you know with the sole purpose of spying and recording everything that's in plain sight and people that are on the other end of that have no idea that they're being recorded so i thin

his family issued a statement saying it's time for amir to be released. he has never been a spy for any country or entity or person. they have punished him enough. >> no one can talk to us? all right. >> reporter: iranian officials here in washington won't respond to hekmati's letter. they won't tell us why they gave permission for hekmati to go to iran before he left, according to his family, even after he told him about his u.s. military service. they won't say what changed after he went to iran. iranian officials in tehran andn at the united nations wouldn't respond to our repeated request for comment on hekmati's letter. >> reporter: he's being held at the notorious prison. i asked what happens there to detainees like amir hekmati. >> it does not necessarily mean you're going to be beat to pieces, but it is the place where some of the worst things that have happened under the islamic republic have occurred. >> reporter: we couldn't get response to that either. niz letter, he says they want to exchange him for two iranians being held abroad. and he tol

that's is what amir putin dismissed allegations that the syrian government used w m d's as other nonsense appealing to the us president as a nobel peace prize winner to think of the bloodshed he might cause. and great national debt increases alongside financial aid from the e.u. as aston struggles to appease international lenders and reports and may need a third bailout.

we're expecting the speech of the new amir o, and the newest leader of the world is president rouhani. it's all running a little late. they're supposed to only do 15 minutes each. president obama's speech was nearly 45 minutes. he took three times the amount he was supposed to do. the introduction taking place right now for the amir who we'll see coming through the door right now, and giving his first speech on this world stage, and i think we'll listen very closely to his comments on syria. he has just formerly been introduced. this is how it takes place. a former introduction. they are introduced to the world, and remember qatar one of the most important backers of the syrian opposition. so how will he respond to the talk of peace now? we were only just a few weeks ago just hours away from war. let's see what he has to say. [applause] >> the the excellency, the president of the general assembly, the excellency, u.n. secretary general, ladies and gentlemen. at the outset i would like to congratulate mr. john ash for his election in the 68th session of the general assembly, and i wish

that's something that painter amir says helps him be more creative. >> successful artist. his canvasses sell for up to $25,000. >> it's my favorite way to work. >> using marijuana? >> yeah. >> he has been painting for 14 years, smoking for even longer. he says it makes him feel more relaxed, but most importantly for him, he says it makes him less critical of his own work. >> stop worrying so much about this and that and just sort of looking and being as present as possible. >> amir does caution that it's a delicate balance for him. >> it would make me very apprehensive, maybe a little paranoid. just too analytical. >> you can get paranoid, have disorganized thinking, get disoriented. it can be uncomfortable. it can lead to panic attacks or anxiety attacks in people. >> how do you know when you've done too much? >> simple tasks become very frustrating, like mixing paint, and then just sort of get into this state of duh, you know? >> and why that happens is exactly what columbia university neuroscientist carl hart is investigating. >> exhale. >> research subjects in his lab

>> amir. amir he's showing us a plaid shirt, heavier slacks, a situate single monk strapped shoe chi love. he's ready to do date night. i think he's ready to rock it. thank you. very nice look. >> our photographer kevin king could sport that look, too. >> next, cobalt blue and tweed dress. oh, i love this. black handbag. look at the blueberry dual-tone slews. this says business but all woman. >> you're seeing pointed toe shoes which they're making a big comeback again. >> exactly. they are not going away. they are here to stay. that is business all day long. bold business but beautiful. >> tina fey was wearing that on the red carpet. >> it popped, exactly. third we have a pleated leather mini skirt and sweat shirt with some embellishment. a little more fun. colorful scarf and wedge sneakers. this is ready for a day of fun. it says everything is casual. she can do some errands but still ready to get a little jazzy. >> this could work in the office? >> it could but-- >> depending on where you wo

they play in the protest movement and why this band of musicians opposes the government. 26-year-old amir has been a member of the group for years and is considered one of the best dancers. he is vehemently opposed to the government and dedicated to encouraging dissent. >> they are really excited. it is not just a concert for them. they are going to feel the resistance and the protest. >> and that is the strong suit. is a powerful vocal rejection of the conservative islam is government. the group itself is a colorful of cultures mix with one practicing muslim. he takes me to the place that ,ecame world-famous this summer a park in the heart of the stumble. it is empty this evening, but a few months ago, it was the site of violent confrontation between security forces and thousands of protesters. lives were lost and thousands were injured. june, there were thousands of people. but the police broke apart and now there is all must no one. whenever there is a protest clodd here, the park is by the police. so, it is really the police awesome art right now. park right now. >> see only comes her

. >> i shared with the amir my hope that the negotiations that are currently taking place between secretary of state kerry and foreign minister lavrov in geneva bear fruit. >> reporter: senior officials also said they expect a u.n. security council resolution to be the mechanism to ensure syria's chemical weapons are being turned over. though the officials acknowledge it will not be written as a chapter 7 resolution because putin will block language including military force mean it may lack teeth. senior u.s. officials downer syrian president bashar al assad told a russian tv network he will not turn over his weapons until mr. obama takes u.s. military action off the table. validation for them the president's threats have resonated. except assad has continued shelling rebel areas, leading some experts to believe assad will stay in power with putin pulling the strings. >> putin has told assad that, number one, he's not going to use chemical weapons again. whether the u.n. steps in or not. secondly, if he follows his instructions from this masters in moscow, he's going to win the war anyway w

take a listen. >> i shared with the amir my hope that the negotiations currently taking place between secretary of state kerry. in geneva. u.s. officials are also saying that after a few weeks, if they see some progress u.n. security council take up a resolution formalizing that assad has to turn over these chemical weapons and laying out a process for the international community to take over these weapons and destroy them. the key is the u.s. officials are also acknowledging as you suggested there would not be the threat of military force imposed by the u.n. >> although the u.s. still again could hold up the option of unilateral action although at this point that seems somewhat unlikely, harris. >> you know, to kind of that you can in the vernacular here. republicans are saying that it still seems to them the president is being played by putin. >> that's right. you hear a lot of powerful republicans on capitol hill saying that they think putin is going to string these talks along. prevent the u.s. from moving forward with military action but at the. assad to turn over his chemical we

church, choosing the first name namana, although he's still none internationally by his muslim name, amir. he has been vocal about his affiliation with christianity. the church is a humble wooden structure, but in the small town it's a serbian holy place in kosovo. he was joined by his friend, milo, at the inauguration. the president of the republic of serbia is an unabashed of serb nationalism in bosnia. >> bosnia and herzegovena will continue to suffer great deal. it may be perceived as a single country abroad, but not so much here. there's no consensus. it was never agreed that boss knee yaks, serbs and croats would live together after the war. we were forced to, so the international community shouldn't wonder that bosnia has such problems. >> and that there is a lot of frustration. frustration that's evident, even on a special holiday like this one. >> it's hard to live here. if only we could celebrate like this every day. >> we have lots of problems. our economy is a disaster. corruption is everywhere. we see that croatia is an e.u. member and serbia are beginning talks, but what wil

that is what amir putin dismissed allegations that the syrian government used. as utter nonsense appealing to the u.s. president as a noble peace prize winner to think of the bloodshed he might cause and greek national debt increases along financial alongside financial aid from the e.u. as athens struggles to appease international lenders amid reports it may need a third bailout.

first, i've got amir doko, he's a human rights activist from syria. he was imprisoned twice by the assad government. carolyn miles is the c.e.o. of save the children. she's been in jordan and iraq to see what's happening with refugees here. and zara who is the present of the syrian medical society. his parents and his sister are still back in iraq. carolyn, i want to start with you and what you've seen, because we have heard of the 1.1 million children now who are refugees. that doesn't even count the ones that are displaced within syria. how bad is the humanitarian situation at the refugee camps on the bordering countries? >> well, this is, i would say, the worst humanitarian disaster that we have seen for decades. it is really a horrible situation for families, and i think we've talked a little bit tonight about the issue. the numbers are staggering, 100,000 people have died, about 11,000 of those people are children, innocent children. so while the chemical weapons piece is important, the scale of the humanitarian disaster is really huge. what's ha

we have president obama, he's been meeting in the oval office with the amir of kuwait and the subject of syria most definitely came up. here's the president. >> our two countries are in agreement that the use of chemical weapons we saw in syria was a criminal act. and that it is absolutely important for the international community to respond in not only deterring repeated use of chemical weapons but hopefully getting those chemical weapons outside of syria. [ translator speaking foreign language ] >> i shared with the amir my hope that the negotiations that are currently taking place between secretary of state kerry and foreign minister lavrov in geneva bear fruit. >> again, the president sitting with the amir of kuwait. as we know, for a couple days, sergei lavrov and u.s. secretary of state john kerry meeting on neutral turf in geneva, switzerland, to talk about what is happening in syria and hopefully find some kind of solution over the stockpile of chemical weapons. >> the flooding in colorado called biblical as they continue to rise and folks continue to evacua evacuate. stay wit

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across the whole city in an effort to ensure transparency this is the first time of moscow's choosing amir since two thousand and three so lots of attention is being paid to how to how fair it's going to be held throughout the course of the voting itself there were no reports of major violations but it's really the focus is really now on how these ballots are going to be counted since that's what's really going to decide whether or not a second round will be there and that will only happen if neither candidate manages to pass the fifty percent mark now six candidates are taking part in this election but clearly the main rivals are acting their city sebag and and. now for mr sabbat and he's already been in charge of the city for over two years now but for i don't see now why in this is really his first attempt at such a high political post he is quite a controversial figure in russia partially due to his connection with the nationalist he did become one of the leaders of the opposition movement during the last years wave of mass protests he's also known as anti corruption online projects bu

russia has formally presented a proposal for the disarmament of syria's chemical arsenal plan amir putin has personally appealed to the american public and political establishment to give negotiations a chance in war torn syria so tough questions remain primarily whether washington can we frame from its habit of using brute force. i know c.n.n. the m s n b c news have taken some slightly but the fact is i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story just in case one of them happens to be accurate. that was funny. it's closer to the truth from what i think. of. goods because when full attention in the mainstream media works side by side the joke is actually on you. and our teen years we have a different brain. because the news of the world just is not this funny i'm not laughing dammit i'm not how. you guys stick to the jokes will handle them. language. programs documentaries and it's all here. from the. f.b.i. interviews intriguing story are you. in trouble. because it. sleeping. with. the syrian government starts heading towards chemical. details of. the. war dr. who was held

has formally presented a proposal for the disarmament of syria's chemical arsenal flat amir putin has personally appealed to the american public and political establishment to give negotiations a chance in war torn syria so tough questions remain primarily whether washington can refrain from its habit of using brute force. to cross up the war in syria i'm joined by mark levine in washington he's a senior fellow with the truman national security project and a radio host also in washington we have paul martin.

across the whole city in an effort to ensure transparency this is the first time at moscow's choosing amir since two thousand and three so lots of attention is being paid to do how fair is going to be held throughout the course of the voting itself there were no reports of major violations but it's really the focus is really now on how these ballots are going to be counted since of that's what's really going to decide whether or not a second round will be there and that will only happen if neither candidate manages to pass with a fifty percent mark now six candidates are taking part in this election but clearly the main rivals are acting bad and and. now for mr sobran and he's already been in charge of the city for over two years now but for i don't see now why this is really his first attempt. at such a high political post he is quite a controversial figure in russia partially due to his connection with the nationalist he did become one of the leaders of the opposition movement during last year's wave of mass protest he's also known due to his anti corruption online projects but in july h

russia has formally presented a proposal for the disarmament of syria's chemical arsenal plan amir putin has personally appealed to the american public and political establishment to give negotiations a chance in war torn syria so tough questions remain primarily whether washington can restrain from its habit of using brute force. please it was a. very hard to take i. want to get on here a lot that are back with that break their feelings. but. please. please. please. for the people. did you know the price is the only industry specifically mentioned in the constitution and. that's because a free and open press is critical to our democracy albus. in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the call for takeover of our government and our crafts we've been hijacked by handful of transnational corporations that will profit by destroying what our founding fathers once. mark and on this show we reveal the big picture of what's actually going on in the world we go beyond identifying the problem. rational debate and a real discussion that critical issues facing. you know ready to

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across the whole city in an effort to ensure transparency this is the first time moscow is choosing amir since two thousand and three so lots of attention is being paid to how to how fair is going to be held throughout the course of the voting itself there were no reports of major violations but it's really the focus is really now on how these ballots are going to be counted since that's what's really going to decide whether or not a second round will be there and that will only happen if neither candidate manages to pass the fifty percent mark now six candidates are taking part in this election but clearly the main rivals are acting valiant and. now for mr ban and he's already been in charge of the city for over two years now but for i don't see now why this is really his first attempt at such a high political post he is quite a controversial figure in russia partially due to his connection with the nationalist he did become one of the leaders of the opposition movement during last year's wave of mass protests he's also known as anti corruption online projects but in july he himself was

russia has formally presented a proposal for the disarmament of syria's chemical arsenal plan amir putin has personally appealed to the american public and political establishment to give negotiations a chance in war torn syria so tough questions remain primarily whether washington can restrain from its habit of using brute force. helen welcome to mean sophie shevardnadze and today we're talking about syria again years limited strikes are being held back and may not take place at all in no small part thanks to russia but it progress in a war that has already cost so many lives are we back to square one. millions of people displaced hundreds of thousands killed.