(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

in the face of this threat, many 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 an 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 terror 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 we just adopted in shrines our commitment to meet this challenge. it is legally binding and establishes new obligations that nations must meet. specifically, nations are required to prevent and suppress recruiting, organizing, transporting, or equipping of foreign terrorist fighters as well as the financing of their travel or activities. nations must prevent the movement of terrorists or terrorist groups through their territory and ensure that their domestic laws allow for the

under way before the president gets to the united nations. i'm told we do not have chris jansing now. we have colonel -- now the control room has decided we have chris jansing. we've just learned that turkey has announced that they will be discussing their participation in this operation tonight at the united nations tomorrow. that seems to indicate then that some of the partner nations involved in this probably wanted this under way so that their participation could be discussed in the form of the united nations. that was a safer place for them to be publicly revealed as being involved in this. >> you are absolutely right about that. one of the things the administration officials were saying today is that they want to sort of lend support to each other to make this look like an international coalition. one thing administration officials had been saying over the last couple of weeks is that they want opportunities for countries across a broad swath of the world but particularly, obviously, that part of the world to be able to contribute. now

i wish to thank the secretary-general of the united nations, dr. david navarro, the senior coordination doctor, dr. chan of the w.h.o., and the personnel in liberia. we are also salute the leadership of the united nations and the presidency of the security council i devoting a special session to the ebola epidemic. we add to the diet effects of climate change and terrorism on the african continent, the ebola epidemic is a threat to the peace and security of african countries and the rest of the world. three countries on the condo directly involved, liberia, sierra leone and guinea. the latest figures of the w.h.o. report 2600 dead and thousands more reported cases. these figures may unfortunately be lower than the real ones because many cases go unreported. liberia is by far the heaviest affected countries because of the many cases in its national territory. however, a ball is not simply a public health crisis. it has humanitarian, social, and economic consequences which are long lasting of which may affect the economies of the countries affected.

with the united nations we're working withser the cooperationd the coordination of the united nations by focusing on guinea as he has requested. we will lend our full support, including our human support, to the emergency crisis center based in new york to the security council have sent a clear strong message that this is not an act of god, the face of which we'll be unable to act. we will be able to contain this disease if strict health protocols are applied. it's only by impactingi inthat will find a lasting solution. it's the countries most vulnerable, and the most impacted. gravity of internationals active on the ground is praise worthy. i'd like to pay tribute to the team. pay tribute to them, for months now the teams have acted at the very epicenter of the disease, and we have to be as brave as these men and women have been. nobel peace prize in saving that of the others. it's that everyone should strive wherever he be to show humanity these are the others. this is what the future of mankind depends on. we call upon each and everyone's humanity, behind the word ebola, men, women

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 the united nations. does the president actually get involved in target selection or does he stay out of it? and he just gives basic orders as commander of chief to the military, do what you need to do? or does he really get involved? for example, these decisions to bomb these oil facilities in eastern syria. would he be involved in that kind of a decision? >> he wouldn't be involved in the specific target selection. but before he authorized the strikes in syria, he was briefed on the campaign plan by the centcom commander. and we did discuss the fact that we wanted to take action against not just the terror targets specifically, but the infrastructure, facilities like this they depend upon. but the other thing that the president gave in terms of guidance is, let's have a coalition. we we took a little extra time to bring along our arab partners. and it's very important, wolf, as you said today, that you have saudi and emirate planes that we are united against this threat. >> as someone who's covered the

mexico is willing to work along side the united nations. peacekeeping operations is the privilege of the united nations to assist countries worldwide to end conflict and create conditions for sustainable peace, by providing humanitarian aid, security and post conflict reconstruction. this is why mexico supports the values of cooperation. this is why mexico decided to participate in united nations peacekeeping operations, provide humanitarian work benefiting. mexico will continue to participate with the clear united nations security mandate. with such determination mexico is a responsible stakeholder will take a historic step forward to give it's commitment to the united nations. this year this organization will commemorate it's 70th anniversary, and it will offer us the opportunity to make our plurality both an asset and a strength to drive change. with the participation of all of us we have the drive and the wisdom of all member states the united nations can transform itself to further benefit humanity as a whole. thank you very much. [app

i want to show you live pictures of the united nations. in about an hour, president obama is expected to speak. people filing into the united nations. live pictures. getting ready. it's going to be a very important day at the united nations. people are filing in. i want to talk about the political aspects of this, as well as the national security aspects of this war against isis. joining me now, florida democratic senator bill nelson, member of the armed services committee. senator, good to see you this morning, thanks. >> thanks, jose. >> you voted in support of the president's plan to arm syrian rebels. you also wanted clarification to the president's authority to launch air strikes. do you believe the revelations, for example, the khorasan group has changed the perspective on what's going on in syria now? >> no, i think that's just another indication of how much of a threat is out there, jose. at the end of the day, we can provide all these air strikes, which i support. but i happen to agree with tom friedman of "the new york times." at

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

united nations secretary ban ki-moon as well. ban has convened a summit here in new york on tuesday. there are efforts under way to reach a binding international agreement by next year. >> nothing will happen this week in the u.n. the big action is on the streets. this is finally the climate change movement coming of age, demonstrating that it is a profound concern for people. it is the biggest political gathering about anything in the united states in years. that's the message we need to get across. environmental activists have been down this road before. what is different is the broad coalition. state-based groups, to labour unions - they are hoping to create a ground swell of support for action. major unions brought thousands of people reflecting labour's evolving position on how climate action will impact jobs. >> it's not going to impact the economy, it's the only choice we have. if we don't combat climate change, our economy will be devastated. >> with strengths in numbers, economists are calling for an agreement to keep th

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 as -- of iraq and the kurdistan regional government, in the assistance it needs. mr. president the stakes are very high, iraq and all of its regional neighbors have an opportunity to restarred positive bilateral relations. this cooperation should be open and inclusive of all neighbors who can contribute to addressing the issue of isil. the recent adoption of 21.70, the paris conference on peace and security in iraq, and the recent discussions held at nato all strengthen international support for iraq in its time of need. the u.n. stands ready to coordinate the efforts needed to address the current crisis. in closing, mr. president, let me be very clear. isil is a scourge that has brought untold suffering to the people of iraq and syria. nay are not only ignore, but they also show disdain for international law, and have perverse ideas of justice evident against the deep proog humanity h

we will always do so with respect for the principles of the united nations. ladies and gentlemen, i would liked to have talked to you about so many other things. but please understand that in my country, there is never the less a great question which is being asked manufactured which is being asked to you manufactured that is: when faced with these barbaric acts, faced with this terrorism, will we remain spectators, or will we be actors together in what should be a just international order? this question if we don't respond to it or if we respond too weakly, then the terrorists will continue with their undertakings of indoctrination. it is not weakness that will be the response to terrorism. it is force, the force of law, the force of the united nations manufactured at a certain point, also, the 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, which are threats to our own security. i want to talk to you about the ebola epidemic because

the goals and values, and principles of the united nations. i once again welcome the new unity of purpose in the counsel on this issue under the leadership of president obama. i hope that this spirit will carry over to other pressing issues, particularly finally bringing peace to the people of syria. thank you, mr. president. >> i think his excellency, mr. secretary-general, for his statement. i will not make a statement in my capacity as president of the united states. thank you for being here today. in the nearly 70 years of the united nations, this is only the sixth time that the security council has met at a level like this. we can being such sessions to address the most urgent threats to peace and security. i called this meeting because we must come together as nations and the 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 -- have seen citizens killed by terrorists who t

christiane is with me here at the united nations. you had an opportunity to pick his brain on what we're going to hear in not only today but in the weeks to come. this is going to be a long ordeal for the u.s. >> he made that clear. it couldn't have been a better time to talk to him in the second day of this expanded air strike against isis targets in syria. he said this is going to be a long, long haul. he said don't expect to see these isis people flushed out or surrendering any time soon. it's going to take a long time. he talked about what president obama is going to be saying, little preview about the coalition, about the strategic need to do this, about trying to delegitimize isis and taking away their claim to islam. actually, many of the arab world leaders have started to do that. they will not call them islamic state and they absolutely d disassociate themselves from these people and from their claim to islam. so that's that. he talked about going after the khorasan terror group and he said that wouldn't go into the details

as we've seen arab nations have set aside their differences to unite against isil. explain to us how united, though, are these nations given there is underlying tensions amongst them? >> well, i think there has always been underlying tension, but they united this time on paper, and for this project to see that the fight in the enemy that is for biddable, and that's a very savage and deadly enemy. but i think as was said this is a fight, not a military means, but i think fighting is ideologues and people who believe in what they're doing. i think it is needed more reforms on the ground and the arab states talking to the young people because if you see most of the foot soldiers in these savage organizations are young men and women, who also don't know what they're doing, but they're led by ruthless killers. i think it's good to get to the hearts and minds of the people other than getting a flip plot policy like it's united states is having. >> it's interesting, though, from the outside many people will say that we're seeing five arab sunni states fighting a so-called

president obama is due to speak at the united nations at the climate change meetings at the u.n. later this morning. but again, the news that came out of washington this morning, both from the administration and the pentagon, is that five sunni arab coalition partners participated in the air strikes last night. a predone -- preponderance of the munitions were used by the united states. and this coreson group was in the final plans to execute a major attack, possibly in the homeland, so the decision was made to go after isil and the coreson. you are watching al jazeera america. ♪ >> on the stream, >> hundreds of us sailors who cleaned up after fukashima, say they're suffering from cancer and other health problems, because of radiation. the latest on their billion dollar lawsuit. >> the stream, on al jazeera america >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. david shuster here in new york. you are looking at a live picture of the united nations where there are a number of meetings to talk about climate changes. president obama is headed to the u.n. in about an hour, but with so many

barack obama was speaking at a special meeting of the united nations in new york. wet's take a look at the toll ebola has taken in countries in west africa since the latest outbreak was confirmed. in liberia, there's been -- liberia has been hardest hit with 1,677 deaths. now, guinea, where the outbreak started has reported 635 deaths with 1,022 infected. sierra leone, has reported fight hundred 79 dead, and nigeria has confirmed 20 cases results in eight deads. >> 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 growth is slowing dramatically. this epidemic is not stopped this disease could cause a humanitarian catastrophe across the region. and in an era where regional crisis can quickly become global threats stopping ebola is in the interest of all of us. >> a diplomatic editor is live for us at the united nations in new york. now, james, president obama there urging the international community not to be complacent, in the face

but not at the united nations. so a lot of the people who were clapping for this were that people who came from new york. the zionist americans listening through the prime minister. i don't think there's a consensus let alone the support here at the united nations for this kind of rhetoric. having said that, repeated on al jazeera, i.s.i.s. is at your service. it works for netanyahu, it works for obama and all the people who have done injustice to the region. so netanyahu is now using i.s.i.s. just as moalim of syria used it. basically covering up what others have referred to as crimes in palestine or syria. as you have said, some of his points and others, i.s.i.s. check, iran check, righteous israel check, antisemitism, check. far more aggressive way than we ever heard before. >> on iran he said that the policy and the tone many had seen a change with president rouhani and foreign minister zarif and he then said, really? >> that's right for him the israel's enemies or nemesis in the region they are not to be refor

ban ki-moon secretary general of the united nations in his efforts to promote in the united nations. this comes at a time with the latest development on the international arena affect the security of humanity at large for the united nations to assume it's role in international peace and security. it must activate mechanisms under the united nations and explore all the means to avoid conflict and settle through peaceful means. international peace and security will not be achieved without the principle of equality and compliance to international law, the implementation of the resolution of international legitimacy and respect for human rights and human rights of people. ladies and gentlemen, theres have been an extremely dangerous phase during the recent war launched against palestinian brothers. there are no guarantees that such a war will not recur. israel continues its occupation policies and continues to define the will of the international community by confiscating land and capitulate settlements. the unprecedented pictures of destruction during the latest round of aggression targ

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

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

the united nations says three million have escaped into neighboring countries. king abdalla spoke about the issue in his country. >> my country is sheltering nearly 1.3 million syrian. we are the -- one of the world's largest sheltering country. the refugee crisis is a recognized global responsibility and demands a global solution. >> it's not just king abdalla in jordan. syria's war is also affecting its northern neighbor, turkey. more than 130,000 syrian refugees fled across the border. nick schifrin is there. >> this is on the turkey-syria border, this bashed wire is the only thing that separates syria from turkey. created a humanitarian crisis so many syrians pouring here into turkey looking for shelter. the u.s. is striking i.s.i.l. inside syria but those refugees say those strikes haven't yet improved their lives. in the closest turkish city to the syrian border, children line up for what's become a precious commodity, a plate of food. the turkish crescent hands out the plates, each is syrian, each is desperate. these children brought almost nothing with t

i'm wolf blitzer at the united nations. you're in "the situation room." let's get right to the breaking news. the united states and five arab allies carry out waves of air strikes against terror targets across syria. the pentagon calls them very successful but cautions this is only the beginning. the strikes mark a major new escalation of what could be a long war against isis. but they begin with a surprise u.s. cruise missile and tack on an al qaeda offshoot that officials say plotted against the u.s. and the west, perhaps using concealed explosives on airplanes. president obama says this is not america's fight alone. and when he speaks here at the united nations tomorrow, he'll make a major pitch for more support in this war on terror. let's begin with our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. she has the very latest. barbara? >> just a short time ago, another al qaeda-backed group says its leader was killed in u.s. air strikes. no confirmation of that from washington. but we are getting our first look at u.s. military a

i'm erin burnett at the united nations tonight. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. american warplanes with two arab partners hitting a dozen targets in syria, including oil refineries which have been a major source of isis revenue. this has president obama speaks to word leaders where we are live tonight making it clear that he is determined to finish that mission of destroying isis. >> there will be no reasoning, no negotiation with this brand of evil. the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. >> the language of force. and using the words evil. good and evil. stark choice presented by here at the united nations as the threat of lone wolves attacked in the united states rises in the wake of the air strikes. what are the chances that those air strikes will even work? barbara starr is breaking this following news from the pentagon. and i want to start what you're hearing from your horses abosou the new round of air strike. >> u.s. and coalition partners went right after

weather conditions are becoming more extreme, and the united nations is alarmed. the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has decreased dramatically -- increased dramatically. also concerning researchers, the growing acidity of the oceans. the acid levels are at their highest in over 300 million years. >> we ha to reay take uent action. challenging it will be, the more expensive it will be, and at some point, the goal will no longer be achievable if we do not take action now. it is still possible, but it requires urgent action. >> researchers say the increase in carbon dioxide concentration between 2012 and 2013 was the biggest annual jump in the last 30 years. so despite much discussion in recent years, little has been achieved to stem these worrying trends. >> we're going to shift our focus now to serbia, which is grappling with both a four year old civil war and the advancing of islamic militants -- we shift our focus now to syria. >> israel he's have long considered syrian president bashar al-assad their bitter foe, but now they worry about an eve

i'm wolf blitzer at the united nations. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> let's get right to the breaking news. u.s. and coalition aircraft this afternoon are carrying fresh strikes against isis targets in syria and iraq each as they avenge from the rubble of earlier strikes and under strong pressure from president obama the united nations security council approved a resolution to stop the flow of money and foreign fighters to isis. that follows tough talk to the general assembly. the president of the united states calling on world leaders to join the war against a jihadist group, but that hasn't stopped isis allies from beheading a french hostage calling it a message of blood for the french government which has joined the fight against isis. the netherlands now says it, too, will participate in the u.s.-led military campaign contributing f-16 fighters and britain's prime minister takes the rare step of recalling parliament to consider possible air strikes. our correspondent, our anal

the president is going to speaking at the united stat united states -- united nations today, and we'll give a speech tomorrow on the terrorists that threaten worldwide security. as we look again at the president -- well, you can't see the helicopter now, but it is going to come around air force one, but just a spectacular day in washington. and a remarkable news day as well. the pentagon at this point with obvious help from reconnaissance aircraft, and the imagery coordinating today. more than 40 tomahawk cruise missiles were fired. and coordinated air attacks for ive arab nations, this is the first time i believe since the 1991 gulf war when you have this coalition of five sunni arab nations working with the united states to target another arab nation. back in 1991 it was iraq and the war against saadam hussein. and again, to have these same arab partners now targeting syria, this is not something that happens very often. and a major surprise to a lot of members of congress who just 48 hours ago were criticizing the president's plan and saying that the united states would be doing thi

let's start with cnn chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here with me at the united nations. a lot of activity to take place here at the u.n., and jim, what are you hearing about the initial success of the bomb damage assessment of the u.s.-led operations? >> well, reexpecting to hear it in two hours' time, where at 11:00, there is a briefing at the pentagon where they share some of it, and this is something they are assessing, and you won't get a complete picture in a couple of hours to find out what they accomplished. i was told last night when the strikes first started and this is the first day as you know, and it is going to be a long campaign as we saw in iraq, but this first day is decisive to go after major targets, and hard targets and real show of force in the first day and they hope to have had some success of targeting the senior leadership of the isis and the al khorasan and that is something tos a snesz the initial ho-- somethins in the initial hours after the at tacks. >> and the sunni groups cooperating with the united states in this attack, and that is going

he signed it in the arctic just before he came to the united nations. >> finland. care, no, the president of bought. he will with us to the arctic and got out on the ice and signed it. a little polar bear appeared on a ridge while he was signing it. after the summit, i'm going to write every head of state to actually ask them to support the declaration. i believe this is now winnable. but after the urgency voices we've heard at the climate summit, we now it is the weather they were just words or whether it is backed by real -- >> i want to ask about the climate summit. you spoke on a panel with judah major international companies -- international copies. pretending or saying they're going to act even faster than governments are on the issue of beginning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, is there any concern about this whole sort of, let us do it voluntarily rather than through treaties or through government commitments? >> absolutely perfect question position,eenpeace some have signed and we understand, we took the position not to sign precisely because we do not

that is the line that president hollande used last night at the united nations. basically something that is unified that country politically in its outrage over the killing. herve gourdel, 55 years old, a mountain hiker and hiking guide. was just on vacation. he had gotten to algeria two days before taken prisoner on sunday. then he was almost immediately within 48 hours assassinated. decapitated. it has really horrified the country. i think a lot of people are offended at the idea that and alarmed at the idea it seems the reach of isis goes beyond just iraq and syria. this is algeria, which is thousands of miles away. >> jim, will this change, do you think, or influence the french position on the war against isis? i know the french have been flying air strikes with the u.s. in iraq. does this embolden the french government or give power to president hollande. >> reporter: this is something we are watching this morning. an hour from now, the defense council is concerned and meeting at the presidential palace. one of the questions according to the defense minister

liberty mutual insurance. >>> we're back live here at the united nations. you can see the barricades behind me. security always tight here at the u.n. but even more so for the general assembly meetings this week and the speeches by president obama and so many other world leaders. there's new reason to be concerned after a shocking security breach over at the white house as well. let's talk about all of this and more with our chief political analyst gloria borger and donna brazil and s.e. cupp. thank you very much for joining us. a lot on the agenda for the president, gloria, this week. can he get the job done? the immediate job of forging a powerful coalition to try to defeat iisis? >> that's what he's there to do, they want to get a coalition together for bombing syria. they also want to do something called a countering violent extremism. they want to establish a commission on that, so the countries can work together, wolf, instead of in the moment. but before hand to try and counter violent extremists. the president is going to chair a commission meeting

these are going to be huge topics of discussions at the united nations. our cnn correspondent richard roth says the sideline conversations, often referred to in his words, speed dating diplomacy. >>> let's begin with our top story right now, the war against isis. several countries are sprorespog to the terror group isis. both countries have launched air strikes against isis in iraq. joining us now, the former british prime minister tony blair. mr. prime minister, thank you for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. >> do you remember a time when the world has seen -- world war ii -- but so many of these crises on folding right now? >> it's particularly grave and serious and it's been building up over a long period of time. but the president of the united states is absolutely right to assemble the broadest possible alliance of nations to go out and beat it. >> are you with him on his strategy? >> absolutely. i think the right thing to do is to build a broad alliance. he's got the opportunity in a way that post 9/11 we didn't always have to be able to make sure th

nations to -- united states to speak to the united nations, and then you were harassed. >> yeah, i always thought if this were going to happen it would be in egypt, but it happened here, which is kind of surprising. >> what message do you want to send to the u.n. and to the people in this country? >> well, i -- i came here to tell, you know, the u.n., the u.s. leader, and the u.s. government that they should put more work into preserving press freedom, because it's an essential thing for development and progress in the region in the middle east and other places, and seeing what happens now in the middle east with all of the threats arising and all of the problems, i think if not for democracy that is kind of losing the ground in he region since the revolutions that took place in 2011, i think there should be more care given to this, and one very important thing is that also a very particular citizen of the u.s. who has been imprisoned for over a year now. he has been imprisoned for no reason without any charge. this is not just about egyptians or journalists, this is about anyone who kind

the united nations ramping up its involvement. the obama administration prepared to ramp up its involvement and i think the obama administration wants to el gate this, get the whole world rallying around what the world health organization and the cdc here in the u.s. call a real global threat. and then there's climate change, kind of exploded this year. you have this u.n. climate summit. a lot of leaders addressing that. but you saw on sunday hundreds of thousands of people demonstrating on the streets against their leaders who they say are not doing enough to combat climate change. the obama administration i think really wants to elevate this issue, make some of the worst offenders stay true to their commitments on climate change. and lastly, wolf, the iran talks. you know, they're in the homestretch. the november deadline is coming up. a little bit of pessimism. these rounds have been very difficult. it's unclear whether there will be a deal. iran is really holding out and it's unclear whether they're holding out trying to hope

speaking at the united nations, the president said the problem must be addressed. the u.s. is promising to reduce emisses by 17% by 2020. >> president obama warrants isil and khorasan campaign could continue after he leaves office. u.s. officials are trying to confirm the effects of the airstrikes that have been hitting isil and khorasan in syria. >> lisa stark joins us live from washington, d.c. this morning. khorasan sounds like a new threat but the group has been on the radar for quite some time. tell us what with he know. >> it has. this is an al-qaeda off shoot, this group, the administration says that it appears that they were close to executing a plot against european or american targets, specifically airplanes. so close, they felt they had little choice but to launch airstrikes against the khorasan organization. >> the first wave of strikes in syria targeted not just isil but an organization that few americans have heard of before now named the khorasan group, made up of al-qaeda veterans. administration officials say the group, which has set up shop near aleppo pos

betts talk about the president up here this week to speak to the united nations. he is trying to build an international coalition, how did he do? three days at the united nations and we saw an evolution of president obama's thinking, starting with a speech to the general assembly, aaggressive tone, and sharing the meeting, a series of bilateral meetings, you can see the coalition growing. a success for the president. a blaring exception, turkey. they let the coalition down, the united states down. after meeting face to face with turkey's president, another phone call. the united states keen on getting turkey involved. there's more coalition building to come, right. >> there is. turkey, the more europe eeb nations came on board, but the diplomatic success that you have to say given the fact that five sunni nations are part of the campaign. >> he's sending allies to the reen judge. >> general john allen has been in charge in the past. he's not in charge of military campaigns sh but is coordinating efforts. this is a first. many have not coordinated an anything close

we're at the united nations. in an apparent retaliation for french air strikes against isis targets inside iraq, a french hiker now appears to have been beheaded in algeria. a group saying they are aligned with the views of isis released the tape purportedly showing the killing just a little while ago, the french foreign minister confirmed its authenticity to a french radio reporter. the video is entitled "a message of blood" for the french government. herve gourdel was kidnapped on sunday, now apparently has been beheaded. >>> still ahead, the president asked the world the join the effort to defeat isil but will they respond? we'll ask a former u.s. ambassador to the united nations. >>> and thousands more refugees have fled the brutality of war in isis and crossed into turkey. we're going live. we'll have a report on the worst conditions at the border. [door bell rings] [phone rings] hello. heh. heh. heh-he-he... t-mobile's is the first national network to give you wi-fi calling. now every wi-fi connection works

at the united nations russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov blames the united states and europe for the crisis in ukraine. >>> women picking up guns and joining the fighting in i.s.i.l. and iraq. >>> protests grow louder in hong kong as activists demand democracy. >>> there's no such thing as a day off for the united nations. as the coalition launches more air strikes against the islamic state in the middle east, and health workers struggle to gain a ground on the ebola outbreak in west africa, world leaders gathered at the u.n. headquarters in new york city. i.s.i.l. and ebola the primary topics, russia, north korea and other nations addressing the general assembly. al jazeera's diplomatic editor james bays joins us live from the united nations. we heard strong words from russia's foreign minister earlier, accusing the u.s. of violating principles of the u.n. charter. can you pick it up from there? >> absolutely. sergey lavrov, in his second big speech of the week, a couple of days ago when president obama chaired the meeting, noncontroversial, this hard-hitting, saying the coaliti

ambassador to united nations. thank you for your time. we appreciate it. >>> the is heading to thetown speak about climate change. we'll talk live with the spokesperson. brought nearly 400,000 people to the streets of new york. support both mental sharpness and physical energy with berocca. proud sponsor of mind and body. and we're new to the pacific northwest. the rain, the mud -- babam! it's there. the outside comes in. it's kinda nasty so you start the towel-mop shuffle. where are you sun?! [ doorbell rings ] oh, wow, it's a swiffer wetjet. this puts my towel mopping to shame. whoa! ewww. sunshine is overrated, now we can get messy. [ laughs ] back to the breaking news of the day as the president gets ready to address the united nations. he will drop by a meeting with the coalition partners who participated in last night's air strikes in syria. in a briefing moments ago, the pentagon said the strikes were successfully conducted mostly the united states and, quote, only the beginning. >> they are alerting organization, and they will are

on the united nations summit the u.s. made efficient investments in clean car emissions. >>> wind power for southern california. four companies are proposing an $8 billion project to supply the lapgs area with electricity. it could come from a wind far 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, pep circumstance and dr pepper say they'll reduce the calories americans get from beverages by 20% over the next decade. their plan would more aggressively market smaller soda sizes plus diet drinks and bottled water. the goal is reducing sugary drinks play in obesity. >> all right. every little bit helps

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

>> the united nations will enact an agreement that will end the violence in yemen. jail forked indian actress turned politician, convicted of corruption, a case that has lasted 18 years. >>> hong kong's stand off demanding greater political freedom. >> we have more coming in from scotland where u.s. is keeping pressure on europe in the ryder cup. >> so the u.s. military has carried out more airstrikes targeting the islamic state of iraq and the levant in eastern syria. the eastern syrian monitoring group said that it has struck in an area of homs province, and near the syrian border. i know we can't see it, but you can, and you've been pretty close to where it is. now you're with the people crossing over. tell us what you have seen in the skies and heard this morning? >> we arrived around 10:00 in the morning and heard fighter jets. we heard one airstrike. we heard it bang and the jets fire away. we had also heard from sources inside fighting sources that they have been informed where multiple airstrikes around the area. so they were able to put away their position.

the goals and values, and principles of the united nations. i once again welcome the new unity of purpose in the counsel on this issue under the leadership of president obama. i hope that this spirit will carry over to other pressing issues, particularly finally bringing peace to the people of syria. thank you, mr. president. >> i think his excellency, mr. secretary-general, for his statement. i will now make a statement in my capacity as president of the united states. thank you for being here today. in the nearly 70 years of the united nations, this is only the sixth time that the security council has met at a level like this. we convene such sessions to address the most urgent threats to peace and security. i called this meeting because we must come together as nations and the 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 citizens -- have seen citizens killed by terr

the brand new special envoy for the united nations in libya. he has only been on the job for two weeks. when he spoke to the security council it is clear that there is a huge job ahead of him. he described the situation as on the brink of conflict and civil strife. libya is a country where there are two parliaments, two governments, and numerous armed groups. the violence is the worst it's been at any time since the death of qaddafi three years ago. we were told in the only part of the briefing that there was a small window perhaps for dialogue, but dialogue is what they've been trying to do for the past three years and they're not really getting anywhere. the their' now in closed session and they're now meeting in consultation room working out what the strategy will be. they face a very hard task. >> they'll work it without we'll hear, james, thanks. >>> syrian activists say nine people have been killed in aleppo. it happened after government air force drop barrel bombs. a woman and child is among the dead. there is no water in the district af