there is a parliament also in the u.s. that constitutionally has to be consulted for matters of war. i am not sure that is being trapped, it is just remembering the realities. another website is saying trapped by obama and also by the french media. he makes reference to the militant position of newspapers such as le monde going back to may and editorials recently have made a strong case for war and have concluded that bashar al- assad did use chemical weapons. so trapped by obama, cameron, the french media. perhaps even trapped by himself. >> in the case of le monde, they brought back actual samples. >> right. they made a very strong case saying, for us, this is conclusive. for another french political website, they remind us that francois hollande himself, in opposition, he had more hair and said things that were inconvenient for his current position. in 2003 regarding iraq and again in 2008 regarding french military action in afghanistan. he said it is not the prerogative of the president of the republic to take responsi

she has a vast majority in the parliament not just her own party but in the new parliament at least two other parties the greens and the social democrats who support the big decisive coccyx let me just a few weeks on the first example is how to rescue the euro the euro risk to approach and the other things for example in foreign politics. to send german soldiers in foreign missions and so on so we will see there will not change so much because for the size of projects she has some i dorothy. ok so be the brand new party alternative for germany almost got into parliament we're talking four point seven percent of. the vote to just short of the five percent threshold was this a surprise to you. well when we talk about the turn to for t.v. for deutschland we have to see that we talk here really a political party i told you before that for the big project the euro rescuing project can rely on a vast majority in the parliament they have clearly said they will not support the euro skeptic party it would be a new party so. we know from paul its that in germany almost twenty to thirty percent of

looking at it with a socialist member of parliament, a conservative member of parliament, and a guest from the syrian national committee for democratic change. we were talking about remarks made by syria's president. he granted a wide-ranging interview to a french daily newspaper. warning he was the sole rampart to terrorism. there was no credible alternative. he said, the opposition has no popular base in syria. it is made in france, made in qaratar, but certainly not made in syria. >> he is speaking about others. we cannot say the same thing about the syrian national coalition. national court nation for democratic change. we are inside the country. >> but you are a half -- having a hard time making your voice heard. that is the problem. people have been saying, one of the big difficulties is, if you ask assad come a what is the alternative? >> we are the opposition, not the opposition of five stars hotels. assad cannot say the same thing about us because all people in syria -- we must come back to the discussion. he gave his apporach --approach about the question. i participated in

some fear they may not make it into parliament next time. >> if they don't get back into parliament, they will form a grand coalition with the social democrats. something that the social democrats don't want. >> you can find more in-depth information on the german election campaign on our website. 70 years after world war ii, germany could be facing a new wave of alleged conspirators at the auschwitz death cap. guards are still alive and living in germany. >> investigators examined records after the 2011 conviction of a former concentration camp guard with accessory to murder charges without evidence linking him to specific killings. it will be up to the prosecutor to decide if they are fit to stand trial. >> head of the special -- they have turned up dozens of cases involving suspected guards from the auschwitz death camp. >> we asked ourselves how we can go about putting them on trial. there was a list and we had ways of finding out which ones were still alive. >> more than one million people were murdered, most of them jews. they were made accessories to murder. the suspected guar

tensions build in houses of parliament. now for all the details -- 50 years ago, a town of pakistan- occupied kashmir was destroyed and drowned. once again this man-made disaster is repeating here. pakistan's hunger for energy is once again proving to be fatal for the residents. tens and thousands of residents are rendered homeless as water enters their homes. entire cities drowned. this is not a natural calamity. the city is drowning because pakistan has decided to raise the height of a dam, due to which water levels have gone up, and the entire city is flooded. pakistan is planning to raise the water storage capacity of the dam to 1242 feet, which will spell disaster for this city. more than 1000 families would be affected by this foul action. >> it is the repeat of history. the dam was built on the grave of the ancestors of these people . now this generation also has to go through the same ordeal. when pakistan decided to raise the height of the dam, locals showed resistance. their voice was crushed with force. pakistan'

his first choice is to form a government from the parliament already in place. that government came tumbling down on saturday when five ministers from berlusconi's party resigned. berlusconi urged them to pull their support if the government did not carry through on the plan for tax hikes. he then called for new elections. i think there is no other way than to go ahead with elections and do it with conviction as soon as possible. >> meanwhile, napolitano remained reluctant to dissolve parliament. >> they both said they do not want early elections. they both and other people have said italy needs a budget and a new election law at least. >> on the street, there was little sympathy for the politicians. >> it is hard to believe italians who cannot find a job have to worry about the problems of just one single person, berlusconi. >> italy's quest for stability is not just political. the economy is in dire need. recession, high unemployment, and debt. if you cannot thank you -- if you cannot find people willing to form a coalition, he may have to call for new electio

i took parliament it was a problem of being a member of them not sure if it is today but i have stood firm with my principles and shared with mr georgiou the distinction of being the only two man in british history to be elected six times in two countries in four different constituencies and that's where the similarity between me and winston churchill and well clearly people want to hear what you have to hear they want you to stand up for the voiceless thank you so much you're a hero to me george galloway reflagged party thank you so much. i'll be both there i'll be. still ahead activists gathered in front of the white house to call attention the force feeding having to get no detainee. was there and help bring us the latest. wealthy british style sign some time to explain. markets why not come to find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on our. language as well but i will only react to situations i have read the reports so i'm likely to push the no i will leave that

parliament it was a parliament was being a member of them not sure if it is today but i have stood firm with my principles and shared with mr georgiou the distinction of being the only two man in british history to be elected six times in two countries in four different constituencies and that's where the similarity between me and winston churchill and so clear that people want to hear what you have to hear they want you to stand up for the voiceless thank you so much you're here to meet george galloway party to thank you so much. i'll be both there i'll be. still ahead activists gathered in front of the white house to call attention to force feeding happening again detainee and i was there and he'll bring us the latest. of the bible says many times the goal is the father of all funds. i'm sure he called me to set up these children. in the orphanage that you know in times it just so nobody needed me that. my fellow pilgrim. my dad is probably the kindest soul in the world. can't abandon the child emails that they wouldn't survive so he in jurors to the end anyone dream can be summed up

tensions build in houses of parliament. now for all the details -- 50 years ago, a town of pakistan- occupied kashmir was destroyed and drowned. once again this man-made disaster is repeating here. pakistan's hunger for energy is once again provi to be fatal for the residents. tens and thousands of residents are rendered homeless as water enters their homes. entire cities drowned. this is not a natural calamity. the city is drowning because pakistan has decided to raise the height of a dam, due to which water levels have gone up, and the entire city is flooded. pakistan is planning to raise the water storage capacity of the dam to 1242 feet, which will spell disaster for this city. more than 1000 families would be affected by this foul action. >> it is the repeat of history. the dam was built on the grave of the ancestors of these people . now this generation also has to go through the same ordeal. when pakistan decided to raise the height of the dam, locals showed resistance. their voice was crushed with force. pakistan's

they are not even in parliament. this is unheard of. this is the first time since the second world war that the liberals failed to pass the 5% threshold to be in parliament. being the junior is always an uncomfortable position. the fdp is not sure what they need to do. do we need to stay in the opposition or enter the coalition question mark if we enter the coalition, we want to lay out our conditions. angela merkel is so strong. she has such wonderful results behind her that she will be in a position to negotiate tough and hard. >> thank you. let's go back to nairobi where the siege on the mall is still underway. you can see from the latest picture the plumes of black smoke coming out of the mall. we have been getting reports it could be linked to a rescue operation by the kenyan police force. one anonymous source did tell reuters news agency ever going in through the roof. that has yet to be confirmed. the police chief is saying some hostages have been rescued. the operation is still underway. all of this has yet to be confirmed. it d

i took parliament it was a parliament was being a member of them not sure if it is today but i have stood firm with my principles and shared with mr georgiou the distinction of being the only two man in british history to be elected six times in two countries in four different constituencies and that's where the similarity between me and winston churchill and all clear that people want to hear what you have to hear they want you to stand up for the voiceless thank you so much you're here to meet george galloway respect party thank you so much. how about the l.b. . still ahead activists gathered from the white house to call attention the force feeding having to get no detainee and morocco is there and help bring us the latest . thinking. i would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question or. the fact that. over my shoulder doing the job did you know the price is the only industry specifically mention in the constitution and. that's because a free and open p

well i've been elected six times to parliament. older than i look i was a very young man when i taught problem and it was a problem of what being a member or not sure it is today but i have stood firm with my principle and i share with mr georgiou the distinction of being the only two man in british history to be elected six times in two countries in four different constituencies and that's where the similarity between me and winston churchill or clear that people want to hear what you have to hear they want you to stand up for the voiceless thank you so much you're here to meet george galloway party leader thank you so much. i'll be both there i'll be. still ahead activists gathered for the white house to call attention the force feeding having to get no detainee. was there and help bring us the latest. wealthy british style. time to. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines in two cars a report on our. top rules in effect

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the newly elected parliament was dissolved. in defiance, mohamed morsi took the presidential oath. the night before, he had sworn a symbolic oath of office in front of tens of thousands of supporters. in december 2012, the power struggle between the courts and president morsi escalated as judges resisted new legislation proposed by morsi to limit the courts' powers and hand them over to the executive branch. morsi had to cave in. in june 2013, the constitutional court stymied the new muslim brotherhood government by declaring the upper house of parliament illegitimate. furthermore, the court pronounced morsi's hard-won constitution to be inadmissible. a month later, in july 2013, the military finally ousted the muslim brotherhood from government, installing the head of the constitutional court as interim president. opposition demonstrations were brutally suppressed. >> the military makes the political decisions. the court finds justification for these decisions or creates a legal basis for them. >> the trials of hosni mubarak and the leaders of the muslim brotherhood began on the s

we have a statement being delivered by britain in parliament. let's hear what he's saying. >> there is new funding agreements and other accesses for humanitarian organizations inside of syria and to provide medicines, contamination tents and medical training against chemical weapons attacks in syria. second, we remain committed to helping bring about a political settlement. the basis for a political solution was agreed in geneva last year. namely the information of a transitional government with full executive powers drawn from the regime and opposition by mutual consent. we're in close touch with partners in geneva to make this a reality. it is clear that no lasting or meaningful political solution can occur without moderate syrian opposition. the syrian national coalition has committed itself to a secular, democratic, pleuralist syria asking for equal rights for all syrians. that's something we can support. we're providing 20 million pounds in non-lethal support to the opposition including 4 by 4 vehicles, body armour, communication equipment,

and it's decision day as millions of australians are choose their next parliament the fugitive whistleblower julian assange among those seats in the senate. with us from moscow this is our team here with me tom would say good to have you with us this morning. the global chorus of voices against a unilateral u.s. strike on syria has grown louder after the g. twenty summit in st petersburg even france which earlier backed unconditional u.s. action now says it will wait for the results of the un's probes into the alleged use of chemical weapons in syria the leaders of ten countries did agree with washington that some sort of action needs to be taken the british parliament prime minister also on the list despite being rebuffed by his own parliament russia score against intervention was strongly backed by six nations including economic heavyweights china and india but when it comes to voice of the people the u.s. find themselves to be outnumbered world leaders opposing the war represent nations of more than three billion people all the politicians in favor of a strike stand on the shoulders of le

i took parliament it was a problem of being a member of them not sure if it is today but i have stood firm with my principles and shared with mr georgiou the distinction being the only two men in british history to be elected six times in two countries in four different constituencies and that's where the similarity between me and winston churchill and well clearly if people want to hear what you have to hear they want you to stand up for the voiceless thank you so much you're here to meet george galloway reflagged party thank you so much. how about the. still ahead activists gathered from the white house to call attention the force feeding happen you get no detainee and i was there and he'll bring us the latest. wealthy british style. sometimes it's priceless. markets why not. going to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds or report . to speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on all t.v. reporting from the world's hotspots fifty i p interv

parliament on tuesday re-elected him to serve another term as prime minister. hun sen has received credit for developing economic -- hun sen is already asia's longest serving prime minister. the lower house of the cambodian parliament on tuesday appointed him for another five-year term. the vote took place in the absence of opposition lawmakers. they boycotted the assembly to protest alleged voting irregularities during the election in july. >> translator: the national election committee and the king have announced the election results. but the opposition claims a different outcome. do they want a different government? they cannot operate above the law. >> the official election result gave hun sen's cambodian people's party or cpp a majority of 68 out of 123 seats down from 90 seats before. but hun sen is now free from some of the difficulties that used to constrain him. in past governments, the cpp formed a coalition with the royalist party f sakheof tional unity. but hundred sen failed to win a single seat in this election. that means cpp can now govern by it

be involved more possible if this party comes into the parliament are there german parliament although you're pretty parliament you're going at it in chief magazine thank you very much indeed for your thoughts life here on alt. but it's not just the rich european states rooting for their favorite leader but the less fortunate from. pending conviction of austerity we report on just how much is at stake for europe's weakest indisposed that's coming away this break. also knocking on the door of peace iran has an olive branch to the u.s. calling for talks ever its controversial nuclear program but washington chooses to keep up play those stories and others after the break. with. science technology innovation called the list of elements from around russia . the future covered. wealthy british style. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy with. for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser report. this is the weekly live here on r.t. europe is watching hell the german elections pan out with much interest and apprehension not only is germany the

obviously the british parliament slowed us down slow this process down. but there's reports out there and people that i am associated with you know share information not classified but just readily available can source information that you know this may have been an accent by the. you know free syrian army as one matter of conjecture and supposedly there are some people within that group who have admitted that so again i don't think the intelligence is clear and to go launch a war on the pretext of humanitarianism that's going to result in far more casualties in the alleged four hundred and i don't know that that's even well established i think that can well be considered a act of aggression a crime of aggression as it's phrased what one would it be a really difficult mission and what one would it be realistic really stick open to suggest that the rebels would carry out such an attack what would they achieve by doing so. i think there's so many first of all going to again some information indicates it might have been just plain accident allegedly a rebel

turbines are worn in parliament. the charger is criticized in other provinces. the english-language press does not mince is the words. >> freedom of religion is the basic right in canada. we do not understand how quÉbec can threaten this value. this fundamental right. >> the debate has only just begun. some have already seized the opportunity to invite those happy with the charter to leave quÉbec regardless of their religion. >> a woman of indian descent won the miss america crown for the first time this week. she called it a victory for diversity in the usa. not everyone agrees. some made racist comments on twitter, renting her a terrorist -- branding her a terrorist. she has chosen to rise above that comment. she says she is first and foremost an american. >> three british workers -- abbas tarver, a midwife, and a paramedic. -- a bus driver, a midwife, and a paramedic. they do their jobs in some of the toughest conditions on the planet. >> that was a really cruel birth. >> that is one satisfied customer. >> how do you guys do this in these conditions? >> ang

food to the poorest is facing tests in parliament. the house is voting on the food security bill and it intends to cover millions of indians and the states will decide on an income limit. only those earning less than the limit will qualify. each person qualifying is entitled to 5k ilos of wheat and rice at a reduced price and they will take food subsidy cost up to $20 billion this financial year, that is almost $5 billion more t current spending. and we report. >> reporter: the indian government has long struggled to feed its people. but in a plea last week ghandi the force behind a bill urged representatives to vote for change. >> we must together rise to the occasion, set aside our differences and affirm our commitment to their welfare and well-being. it is my humble appeal that we as representative of those very people should put this bill into an act and do so unanimously. >> reporter: over the past two decades india has experienced rapid economic growth but despite the country's good fortune hundreds of millions of people have no

while it's at the moment you know there will be a debate this afternoon in the parliament so that we will see more clearly the positions of each political groups but even within each political group you have some divisions the mood in from among the peoples suggested by the pool balls and also among the parliamentarians is a mood of skepticism i think everybody agrees that what the bashar al assad did. is the illusion of. international laws but people are very skeptical about military response. a recent poll has shown there is a very strong public backing of egg a parliamentary vote on this issue should all long really take the risk of repeating you know what happened in the u.k. or is it just too much. well you know that according to our constitution. vote is not required vote from the assembly is not required to to launch military strikes. in the current situation there are too many parameters too many conditions . that are not met yet so i think it would be wise for for so long to try to have a foolish. goes for military option it's not a done deal it's not a done deal because we

well i've been elected six times to parliament. older than i look. very young man when i had to of parliament it was a problem of being a member of not sure if it is today but i have stood firm with my principle and i share with mr georgiou the distinction of being the only two man in british history to be elected six times in two countries in four different constituencies and that's where the similarity between me and winston churchill will clear that people want to hear what you have to hear they want you to stand up for the voiceless thank you so much you're here to meet george galloway party leader thank you so much. how about the. still ahead activists gathered in front of the white house to call attention the force feeding having to get no detainee. was there and help bring us the latest. wealthy british style. expert on. the market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on our books right from the scene. f

parliament vetoed, and mr. obama has sent it to congress. >> franÇois hollande took a particular position on it, and late on friday the phone conversations going on between president obama and hollande and the read out we are getting on that both men having the need and the determination to act, and the conviction that bashar al-assad was behind that attack. then we see the american president stepping back and handing the responsibility to making a decision to congress. now the president has been talking about the sovereignty of nations. he respected the decision of the british parliament because the united kingdom is a sovereign nation but he said frances will is a sovereign nation, and as such it will take its position. now it looks as though he's waiting for an indication, waiting for a lead from the united states. and that clearly is not a comfortable position for him to be in. >> jacky rowland in paris. thank you. we'll talk to omar al saleh in a moment, but peter sharp, he doesn't believe there is eviden

stopped nieto from reaching the parliament building. he has reached the speech a day late and from inside the presidential palace instead. >> this is a time for change. for transforming mexico. we could all make mexico more prosperous with a stable economy, competitive and open to the world and this must be reflected back in the pockets of all mec mexicans. >> adam remy live in mexico. first of all tell us about the substance of that speech. >> well, if you will, kamal there's a bit of cognitive dissonance. you had the president inside that tent at the presidential residence talking about the achievement they've made, their plans for the future house they're going to make mexico a modern country under his administration it will meantime outside you have seen chaos, thousands of teachers marching, other unions marching saying, hold on, we are not in agreement and we're going oblock them as much as possible. the speech delayed, saying they were making a lot of progress and they were going to make mexico a modern country, improvement educa

but as you said from a point of view there is no need for parliament and the french government was to call for an emotion of confidence and forced to resign in the french parliament. >> reporter: frank is in paris, thanks, frank. >> pleasure. >> reporter: and a new law aiming to provide cheaper food to millions of indian -- india's poorest people is facing a test and they are debating the food security bill and expected to vote in the coming hours. it intends to cover 800 million indians providing them with heavily subsidized food and they will decide on an income limit and those earning less will qualify and they will be entitled to 5 kilos as a reduced price and will take food subsidy costs up to $20 billion this financial year. that is almost $5 billion more than current spending and we report on that. >> the indian government has long struggled to feed its people but this a play plea in parliament, gandhi behind a food security bill urged representatives to vote for change. >> we must together rise to the occasion, set aside our differences and a firm our commitment to their well-

well i've been elected six times to parliament. older than i look i was a very young man when i taught problem and it was a problem of being a member of them i'm not sure if it is today but i have stood firm with my principle and i share with mr georgiou the distinction of being the only two man in british history to be elected six times in two countries in four different constituencies that's where the similarity between me and winston churchill and it's a clear that people want to hear what you have to hear they want you to stand up for the voiceless thank you so much you're here to meet george galloway partido thank you so much. i'll be both there i'll be. still ahead activists gathered for the white house to call attention the force feeding having to get mowed between me and i was there and help bring us the latest. review economic ups and downs in the final months day of the deal sank i and the rest because i think the basic will be if we can all think. they were ready to do anything for their country to me is to love the coun

not being in parliament because many people might have thought that casting their vote for the f.t. would be a last vote so we'll see how that plays out dr maxalt and professor and author in cologne thank you very much indeed for joining us and sharing your thoughts on an interesting night for germany thank you. it's not just the germans rooting for their favorite leader but europeans too from policy to merkel's unbending conviction and austerity report on just how much is at stake for europe's weakest point we touched on in that live interview we'll be talking more about that a short break. with. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia. the future covered wealthy british style some time to. market. to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser reports. news continues here in r.t. it may be a german vote but europe is watching the count with just as much interest in apprehension not only is germany the powerhouse of europe's economy but it's also the

the prospect of an absolute majority in the german parliament. the free democrats the big losers of the evening. they are out of the bundestag for the first time in their postwar history. welcome to this "journal" special. not only does germany want angela merkel to continue leading the country, they want her to do so without a junior coalition partner. or going to be talking to our correspondent at the --dquarters of merkel's cdu we are going to be talking to our correspondent at the headquarters of merkel's cdu. what we know right now, monica? hashe absolute majority gone into the background again, because the latest projected csults we have now, see the slightly down. they are still in the lead with 41.8%. the spd@25.5%. below the fdp important 5% threshold, and no longer in parliament as they are. 8.5%.ft party at the greens at 8.4%. the brand no eurosceptic -- new eurosceptic party a bit further away now. 4.8 at the moment. what does it mean in terms of seed distribution? -- seat distribution? cdu is below the needed number of seats. coaliti

david cameron went to parliament, he made his best case for war. the debate went on for eight hours, in the end parliament did not buy it, and they voted against. more than two dozen members of david cameron's own conservative party showed up and voted no. members of his party didn't bother to show up. they defied the three-line whip. so many of them that they can't be kicked out of the party. david cameron lost, and the news was so shocking that gasps were heard around the chamber when the vote was tallied. and having lost a three-line whip, that is a rare enough and stunning enough defeat for the prime minister, that the opposition party called out in parliament in response to the vote, that the prime minister should resign. he does not seem to be resigning. prime minister david cameron's original plan had been to go back to parliament for a second vote after the u.n. weapons inspectors had released their report now there are no plans for him to go back to parliament. >> it is very clear tonight that while the house has not passed a motion. it is

go to parliament. that doesn't mean that if we have to fulfill treaty obligations to nato, to go to the aid of an ally under attack but if we are the subject of a surprise attack it doesn't mean we don't have to ask parliament first. there's one important point that comes out of this which is that in america, britain, france, we do have to make the positive case as to why we need to be engaged in world affairs. >> rose: two issues: one is nairobi and two sexual violence in conflict which you have been eloquent about. first, nairobi. what do we know about this point about what happened and who did it? >> we don't know for sure. here we're assisting the kenyans in any way we can but it's there investigation. there are elements of al-shabaab, the group that operates in somalia who have claimed responsibility and seemed to have given out information about what they've done. i don't think we can be absolutely certain about that. but of course there's a serious possibility that that's the explanation. the it

prime minister david cameron called back parliament early. he's getting criticism for having rushed parliament into this decision. there is some conflict. there is some criticism now after the vote that britain's place on the world stage has been damaged. there is criticism that cameron forced it too quickly, didn't prepare parliament properly. there is criticism that the labor opposition tried to score political points by embarrassing the prime minister in that losing vote. labor coming under fire for that because again many brits are concerned not only about their position on the global front. >> a message on a web called for. marines to fight with the syrian army and said obama was a traitor who wants to put your lives in danger to fight al-qaida insurgents. few facts are known about the group but they've headached news organizations and social media outlets including the "washington post," "new york times, and twitter. stay with al jazeera for additional information coming out of syria, and you can also visit us 24 hours a day at www.alja

germany's general lex on september 22nd could put the first black member of parliament in to offers. he was born in sen dal and orphaned when he was seven. for 20 years he's been a member of germany. another. >> reporter: another campaign bus in another german city for another candidate. it's election time. but this social democratic dan is one of a kind, he's black. he holds a doctorate in chemistry, was beat be up for his skin color years ago. in much of the former east germany racism runs higher than elsewhere. but that's not stopping him from meeting the voters. quite the opposite. >> cultural openness in our society is in its infant state we are a developing country in this regard regard, polight tics identify the potential of immigrants and the experiences of their background that could really enrich the political process. >> reporter: nationwide only around 4% of the candidates running for parliament are of immigrant background but around 20% of the population is of immigrant stock. so the proportion of minority representation in is far below that in the parliament of france o

, parliament asking for a vote, hutch like here in the house of commons or in congress, the french parliament saying we can debate this, but if we don't have a vote, what's the point. that sentiment is echoed within the french public sphere, as well. >> what do we know about these lawmakers in moscow saying they want to come to the u.s. to lobby congress? >> yeah, that is another particularly interesting development on this side of the atlantic. apparently both houses, upper and lower house want to send delegations to directly engage with congressional members to talk with them about this vote, presumably to dissuade them voting in the positive. later in the day, apparently, even president putin stepped in front of parliament in russia and said this is a good idea, he endorsed it. what kind of influence they expect to have once they come to the united states, it's unclear, but clearly the message is with we need to engage with the united states and dissuade them from any kind of military action. >> appreciate it, thank you. >> a group of computer hackers called the syrian electronic army has

and now millions of germans are casting their ballots to elect a new national parliament poll suggest angela merkel's christan democratic union will likely to get the most votes but the real final count when her party if it does do as well as predicted tries to cobble together a coalition government and these are all of our of course our from berlin the campaign leads out to that all important vote has stood out not because of the issues that were talked about because all the ones that were left out. fall is nothing more the politicians can do it's up to the german people now to decide who will be the next chancellor of their country and perhaps more importantly just who will be taking up seats behind me in the german parliament and it's hardly been an election campaign pulses racing it's been more notable for the major issues that were talked about than those that were things like the future of the eurozone in the ongoing crisis within the monetary union were hardly mentioned if it all also germany's role within europe over the coming years how will that change well if i'm going to m

british governments have to take responsibility so does the british parliament so if we in parliament were convinced about both the process for decision and the need for a decision in favor of military action in respect of syria then we would take it notwithstanding the fact that it was going to be unpopular i mean i can tell you that in my own constituency parliamentary district the military action against iraq wasn't popular at the time it was taken but i made every effort to explain why i thought it was right and i subsequently had my position endorsed in the following election so you can take unpopular decisions indeed as part of the responsibility of government but you've got to be able to explain them and that has so far not been the case but if you could if you were in charge would you argue. not as i'm sitting here today. no because i would need to have much more information i also need intelligence which i don't get as a member of your position i didn't have much clearer idea about what the consequences would be all of us are shocked and. very upset about the fact that there'

british governments have to take responsibility so does the british parliament so if we in parliament were convinced about both the process for decision and the need for a decision in favor of military action in respect of syria then we would take it's notwithstanding the fact that it was going to be unpopular i mean i can tell you that in my own constituency my poetry district the military action against iraq wasn't popular at the time it was taken but i made every effort to. explain why i thought it was right and i subsequently had my position endorsed in the following election so you can take unpopular decisions indeed as part of the responsibility of government but you've got to be able to explain them and that has so far not been the case but if you could if you were in charge would you were. not as i'm sitting here today. no because i would need to have much more information i'd also need intelligence which i don't get. out of your position i didn't have much clearer idea about what the consequences would be all of us are shocked and. very upset about the fact that there's been

when i think you probably know that some members of the european parliament have nominated snowden for this kind of prize for freedom of thought and now we're going to talk to one of those members who initiated this no nation christian strong and strong christian it's great to have you with us today so you were one of those who.

into this election but the free democrats didn't even get enough votes to get them one seat in the parliament so she's going to have some tough coalition negotiations on her hands moving away from angola merkel and looking at the election as a whole what we have seen here in germany as a shift in voter opinion away from liberal politics towards euro skeptic politics the alternative for germany party the a.f.d. were only founded seven months ago the euro skeptics didn't get past the five percent mark to get them into the stag but they have certainly announced their arrival on the german political stage now as i said the euro skeptic their anti euro they believe that the year is being kept alive artificially and they want to see failing countries like greece not be allowed to be part of the monetary union. now they took votes from just about everybody as well as unhappy with the current status quo in germany their leader saying that although they didn't get into the parliament they put fear into the hearts of the other parties and that they've made democracy in germany all the richer they've be

british governments have to take responsibility so does the british parliament so if we in parliament were convinced about both the process for decision and the need for a decision in favor of military action in respect of syria then we would take it notwithstanding the fact that it was going to be unpopular i mean i can tell you that in my own constituency my poetry district the military action against iraq wasn't popular at the time it was taken but i made every effort to explain why i thought it was right and i subsequently had my position endorsed in the following election so you can take unpopular decisions indeed as part of the responsibility of government but you've got to be able to explain them and that has so far not been the case but if you could if you were in charge would you order a strike. not as i'm sitting here today. no because i would need to have much more information i'd also need the intelligence which i don't get. out of the opposition i did have a much clearer idea. about what the consequences would be all of us are shocked and. very upset about the fact that t

>> a new face on the block, we have the campaign from what could be germany's first black member of parliament. >> there is a chance for peace in syria and the world must not let it pass is the words of the russian foreign minister ahead of his meeting with his u.s. counterpart. john kerry just arrived, he's there to discuss a russian proposal for syria to hand over chemical weapons. there has already been a rejection of russian's plan. we have more from geneva. >> with russia playing host, the five leading members of the u.n. discussed monday evening to discuss about syria's weapons to be destroyed. russia does not want this to be military enforceable, the u.s. and allies do. it is up to these men, the u.s. secretary of state and russian's foreign minister will discuss the practicalities of putting those weapons under international control. the idea with russia, holding onto the initiative, vladimir putin spoke directly to the american people. he warned that a u.s. strike would increase violence and unleash a new wave of terrorism. it could throw the entire system of international law and ord

millions of germans are constant their ballots to elect senior national parliament for a vote poll suggest angela merkel's christian democratic union likely to get the most votes but the real fight will come when her party if it does do as well as predicted tries to cobble together a coalition government and as a speaker on a reports now from berlin they contain lead up to the all important vote has stood out not because of the things that were talked about but because of the winds that were left as. well as nothing more the politicians can do it's up to the german people now to decide who will be the next chancellor of their country and perhaps more importantly just who will be taking up seats behind me in the german parliament and it's hardly been an election campaign say pulses racing it's been more notable for the major issues that weren't talked about than those that were things like the future of the eurozone in the ongoing crisis within the monetary union were hardly mentioned if at all also germany's role within europe over the coming years how will that change well if i'm going to

british governments have to take responsibility so does the british parliament so if we in parliament were convinced about both the process for decision and the need for a decision in favor of military action in respect of syria then we would take it notwithstanding the fact that it was going to be unpopular and i can tell you that in my own constituency parliamentary district the military action against iraq wasn't popular at the time it was taken but i made every effort to explain why i thought it was right and i subsequently had my position endorsed in the following election so you can take unpopular decisions indeed as part of the responsibility of government but you've got to be able to explain them and that has so far not been the case but if you could if you were in charge would you order a strike. not as i'm sitting here today. no because i would need to have much more information i also needed televisions which i don't get. out of the opposition i do have a much clearer idea. about what the consequences would be all of us are shocked and. very upset about the fact that there'