instead of bypassing the united nations, what we should do is bring in a reform to the united nations, a re-engineering of all of its activity so that we have a very strong united nations with very high moral standards, and ethics, and respect from all countries in the world so that they can accomplish what they are--what they are to do. number one, to ensure peace, peace, and harmony throughout the world. number two, to solve conflict among nations in the world. that is the charter of the united nations, so. tcking a strg storm ming into the bay are. a live look outside as -- heyray moment now. >>> right now at 4:30, tracking a storm moving into the bay area. a live look outside as heavy rain moves in any moment now. >>> tense moments in a san jose neighborhood, the manhunt that had people on edge. >>> the news starts right now. good evening, everybody. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm peggy bunker. travelers started arriving at sfo in the wake of the president's controversial immigration ban. >> rick boone is there w

the united nations would compile that and then they are forwarded to us. then we take on the process of vetting. interestingly, all the people who make it to the united nations rooney, the u.s. takes only about 10% demo we reject about 90% of the people who are put on the eligible list of the u.n.. that shows it is very difficult to come united states as a refugee. from start to finish the process to twoetween 18 months years. so, it is very vigorous. could it be improved? could we have additional bedding measures? -- vetting measures? of course. of isis and filtration certainly taking a look at individuals is a good idea. what about the argument from the ministration that the countries on this temporary halting of refugees and immigrants like yemen and somalia do not have stable governments, syria. it is difficult to get information to vet people who come to the united states? while that's true. at refugees, the whole idea is they are escaping places of war. often instability that leads to refugees. many of these refugees have escaped to camps and other c

civilians protected by soldiers of the united nations. 23 years after i watched the u.n. fail to stop a genocide in rwanda, i have come to bambari whether blue helmets are trying to prevent tragedy. every burned building speaks of lives erased and a country massacre in 2013. civilians slaughtered. displacedf thousands into camps. amid fears of renewed violence, there is no hope of going home. "leave here? i don't think so," this man tells us. here, we are protected by the united nations. civilians are facing renewed terror from warlords. these are christians, but it is not as simple as just a battle of religions. numerous warlords fight for power and wealth. this woman's husband was murdered, leaving her to care for five children. -- matalin lost her husband and three of her five children. >> they were killing people. they killed 2 on a motorcycle. they were going from killing to killing. it created a panic. some people lost their children as they were running. fergal: one name kept cropping up here, a muslim warlord they blame for the most recent attacks. what about ali

host: zalmay khalilzad who are presented the united states at the united nations, to our. we appreciate it. guest: great to be with you, steve. host: we would love to have you back. will join us. the markets and your pocketbook in the administration. he also has an npr podcast. you are watching and listening to c-span's "washington journal" on sunday morning. we are back in a moment. ♪ >> i am a white male, and i'm prejudice. the recent it is is something that was not taught that something that kind of learned. i did not like to be forced to like people. i like to be led to like people to example, and what can i do to change, to be a better american? remarkable was a moment. i did not realize until i stepped off the set because there were more calls after that and we have to keep rolling. how powerful it was. there was something in his voice that touched me. you could hear it. it was so authentic as he searches for the words to say something to a national audience that most of us will not admit in our homes. i am prejudiced. htheright on "q&a," mchughas a guestn c-sp's "

the united nations has warned of a serious escalation in the conflict in the east of ukraine. an official said since january the distance between government and rebel forces had narrowed to hundreds of metres, and in some places it's almost face to face. india hopes to set a new space record later, by launching 104 satellites into space in a single mission. these pictures are from the indian space research organisation that launched eight satellites with one rocket in september last year. russia currently holds the record, with 39 satellites sent into space in a single mission. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the bbc‘s fergal keane has a special report from bambari, in the central african republic, three years into a war between rival christian and muslim militias. the un is warning it could descend into a genocide. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal, completed in good order but the army defeated in the task it had been set out to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a te

the united nations wa nted idea in 19a7. the united nations wanted to end the ongoing conflict that was here before the state of israel. . and the idea was to divide the land into two different states. 0n the land into two different states. on this question, the idea of what one state could look like, the plo secretary general, has warned, that the way that some people in visit it, it would be an apartheid system, is that something that you would fear to? israel would is that something that you would fear to? israelwould not be is that something that you would fear to? israel would not be an apartheid state, i would fight against it inside israel because thatis against our values. but you recognise that as a fear of having one state? i believe that this is something, that most of us, israelis, would reject. this is against our values, and therefore in choosing between all of the options, i believe that the israeli interest is to divide the land and to have two different states. frankly i'm not fighting for the establishment

this is true for the european union, for nato, for the united nations. also,m saying this looking at one firm for which germany holds responsibility, the g 20. thateeting with the level shook the heads of state was formed at the aftermath of the global crisis. , this global and profound crisis could only be mastered if we work together in a multilateral effort. for the g 20 presidency, our motto is an interconnected world, shaping an interconnected world, because we are firmly convinced that, only if we act together, we will be strung together. these multilateral structures are not as efficient as we would all argue in many places and in many respects. as citizens back home and rest of our if not all of our , is this multilateral approach really the one that is the most effective want to solve problems? some people say should we not concentrate on ourselves and be inward looking? it is worthargue every effort to fight for these multilateral structures. obviously, we have to improve them. let me start with what is happening at home. the european union rig

civilians protected by soldiers of the united nations. every burned building here speaks of lives erased when the country descended into sectarian massacre in 2013. civilians slaughtered, hundreds of thousands displaced into camps. now, amid fears of renewed violence, there's no hope of going home. translation: leave here? i don't think so, this man tells us. here, we're protected by the united nations. civilians are facing renewed terror from warlords. these are christians, but it's not as simple as just a battle of religions. numerous warlords fight for power and wealth. veronique's husband was murdered, leaving her to care forfive children. madeleine lost her husband and three of herfive children. translation: they were killing people. they killed two on a motorcycle. they were going from killing to killing. it created a panic. some people even lost their children as they were running. one name kept cropping up here, a muslim warlord they blame for the most recent attacks. what about ali darassa? translation: his name creates fear and

brent: we have heard tonight from the united nations, from yemen, and now from you. all eight organizations need more help. are you getting the help and the aid that you need to do your job? georgina: funding is something that we very much need. we have been well-funded in the iraq appeal, but we need more. this isn't going to end quickly. we know from the eastern half of the city, villagers that we have taken several months ago, buildings are still destroyed. people have not gone back to work. there's no power, no electricity. there are remnants of war. and the fabric of society needs to be built back after the divisions created by isis. let's important is the international community providing support for the longer term. brent: georgina, thank you for talking with us from the international rescue committee. we appreciate your time. it court in israel has handed down an 18 month prison sentence. convicted of shooting dead and injured palestinian in the west bank. the palestinians family calls the sentence a travesty. reporter: they are asking for a sentence of three

most of the load are nano—satellites from other nations, including 96 from the united states. the previous record holder was a russian mission which placed 37 satellites into orbit a few years ago. let's cross live to delhi. sanjoy majumder has been watching the launch. this is a big moment. yes, it is. it has never been done before. the previous record was by the russians, and from 2013 they launched rockets ona and from 2013 they launched rockets on a specially designed ballistic missile. this has been a huge shot in the arm for the indian space programme. 96 satellites, as you said, already belong to the united states. 0thers belong to israel, kazakhstan, the united arab emirates, and one of the three satellites as a cartographic satellites as a cartographic satellite which is capable, we understand, of taking very high resolution images. and we are being told this is specifically aimed at india's long—standing rivals pakistan and china. so yes, it was a very significant mission notjust in terms of what it achieved but also in terms of what is on board. the space race in

and it is good that the united nations secretary-general is in attendance today. security these days is understood in a much more comphrensivef way it is not only defense cooperation. the secretary-general put crisis prevention at the top of the agenda for the future work of the united nations. i can only support him in this. any crisis that has been prevented will avoid a situation where, again, we have to tap into our defense budgets. we would be able to use that money for development. one area we have to do this is our neighboring continent, africa. the continent neighboring the european union will loom very large in the agenda. how can we see to it that, in africa, we have a dynamic and economic development, as we have seen in asia? people know through digitization, through their smartphones, how other people live in the world. so we will look at what leads to expulsion, what leads to global health crises. education, particularly education of young girls, women, enabling them and powering them to shape their own lives. so i would like to invite all of you to h

is it true that you have been offered a job at the united nations? i prefer not to refer to this publication and speculations. but you had a meeting with antonio guterres... this is going to be my only answer, i am sorry. but you can answer this question, you have a difficulty with travelling, you have a difficulty with travelling not least because when you came to london there was a summons issued for you, you are going to be going to belgium injanuary, a trip that was cancelled and it is known that prosecutors there were going to ask for you to be questioned. do you have a difficulty with travelling, a fear that there will be arrest warrants issued which stem from operation cast lead in gaza, when you were foreign minister? no, i do not. as you know i visited london and did not... the trip to brussels was cancelled for other reasons. in fact, i did not know about this story that was raised in the newspapers. but i will check it. but i want to say something about this in general, not about me and not about travelling. you know israel is fighting ter

therussian ambassador to united nations has died in new york at the age of 64. envoy for over a decade. his cause of death has not been revealed. i spoke to our you and correspondent for more details. know he has passed away here in new york city. officials tell us he went into cardiac arrest at the russian consulate on the upper east side , it is on east 67th street. he was rushed to new york presbyterian hospital where he passed away. he was 64 and do to celebrate his 65th birthday tomorrow. this is devastating news for his family and for diplomacy. he was regarded in extremely high esteem, even by western diplomats. the tributes have been pouring in. he served as the russian ambassador to the united nations for a most 10 years. he had been appointed in 2006. he had worked in other diplomatic capacities before that as ambassador to belgium and canada. he was multilingual, spoke perfect russian, beautiful english. hey western diplomats said knew more slang than they did. he was extremely charming and eloquent, and as i said, the tributes have been pouring in. t

he was a united nations ambassador as was noted here. one of the most note worthy things i thought about his tenure is he was not a believer at the time he was there necessarily in the mission of the united nations. he was very skeptical of what the united nations was doing and i believe that would underscore and emphasize, that trump would have toward the institution both domestic and global i. his u.n. ambassador nikki haley going by what her first speech was seems more of a conventional believer in what the united nation system trying to do. but i would like february bolton to have an even more heightened interest in policy dealing with iran and isreal. >> let's talk about russia now. and that closed door meeting. james comey was part of that. we saw pictures of him emerging after leaving members of the senate intelligence committee and then out of that meeting senator marco rubio tweeted this. i am now confident the senate intel committee i serve on will conduct thorough bipartisan investigation of putin interference. what does that

"here we're protected by the united nations." civilians are facing renewed terror from warlords. these are christians, but it's not as simple as just a battle of religions. numerous warlords fight for power and wealth. vernonique's husband was murdered, leaving her to care forfive children. madeleine lost her husband and three of herfive children. translation: they were killing people. they killed two on a motorcycle. they were going from killing to killing. it created a panic. some people even lost their children as they were running. 0ne name kept cropping up here, a muslim warlord they blame for the most recent attacks. what about ali darassa? translation: his name creates fear and terror. even now, here, when he sent his men to bacula, all the people ran away. it wasn't hard to find ali darassa, he and his bodyguards live directly opposite the un h0. guns are supposed to be banned here, but try telling that to these men. the un is unwilling so far to provoke a conflict over this. the fighters are muslims from the ethnic minority, whom ali darassa claims to protect. you portra

i will tell you what the ambassador to the united nations of yemen said. he said houthi me troubles have launched lustig missiles in an industry that matter. —— he said houthi rebels. —— ballistic missile. he says the kind of missiles used were many fractured ina run. of missiles used were many fractured in a run. and that is according to a united nations committee of experts on yemen. a un committee of experts. cheering really? yes. -- really? are you talking about the same united nations that puts saudi arabia on a blacklist and removed it in four days. budgie byrne was forced to admit his shame. when you say that run cannot get equipment... —— ban—ki moon. run cannot get equipment... —— ban-ki moon. this person is not presented live off the iranians it will. he works in the saudis. the reason they have failed to take the capital of yemen is not because of some sectoral group. it is because they have failed against the will of they have failed against the will of the yemeni people. and the many people are being sacrificed and murdered b

also coming up, the united nations wants nearly 2 billion euros for war-torn yemen. where millions of people are at risk tonight of starvation. we will talk to the u.s. representative in yemen. and throwing punches in south africa's parliament. lawmakers in a brawl during the state of the union speech by president jacob zuma. also coming up, the first night of the annual berlin film festival. the stars took to the annual -- to the red carpet for the first of 11 days of film fun. the festival's director says it will be the perfect antidote to the daily apocalypse of world news. ♪ brent: i am brent goff, it is good to have you with us tonight. this is not the policy that germany's chancellor would have championed just a year ago. tonight, angela merkel is now pushing a plan to make it easier and quicker to show some migrants the door. it aims to speed up the deportation of failed asylum-seekers and it puts the power and the speed back in the hands of the federal government. reporter: fewer migrants are arriving in germany well more people are being deported. and yet,

civilians protected by soldiers of the united nations. every burned building here speaks of lives erased when the country descended into sectarian massacre in 2013. civilians slaughtered, hundreds of thousands displaced into camps. now, amid fears of renewed violence, there's no hope of going home. translation: leave here? i don't think so. here, we're protected by the united nations. civilians are facing renewed terror from warlords. these are christians, but it's not as simple as just a battle of religions. numerous warlords fight for power and wealth. veronique's husband was murdered, leaving her to care forfive children. madeleine lost her husband and three of herfive children. translation: they were killing people. they killed two on a motorcycle. they were going from killing to killing. it created a panic. some people even lost their children as they were running. one name kept cropping up here, a muslim warlord they blame for the most recent attacks. what about ali darassa? translation: his name creates fear and terror. even now, h

ambassador to the united nations has died suddenly after falling ill at his office in new york. had been moscow's representative to the u.n. since 2006 and was widely respected by his peers. former u.n. ambassador rice samantha power called him a diplomatic maestro, while russian president vladimir putin was said to be upset by the news. the cause of death was not immediately known. the united nations says a famine in south sudan is a man-made catastrophe and not the result of natural causes. officials blamed the civil war and economic collapse on the emergency. the government and the u.n. say that 100,000 people are affected with another million in the -- threatened in the coming months. this report is from the capital city, juba. reporter: when famine hits, the smallest suffer. there is acute malnutrition in the children's hospital in the capital, but it is far worse up country where the fighting goes on. he is 2 and his skin condition are obviousd belly symptoms of hunger. >> really bad. i am here for some years but this year it is really increasing. the rate has increased. r

to give you an illustration of the problem, the united nations has appealed this yearfor $1.6 billion to help united nations has appealed this year for $1.6 billion to help the situation in south sudan. as of tonight, it has received less than 196 tonight, it has received less than 1% of that figure. despairingly, a senior un official said to me tonight, that is part of a larger problem. the international humanitarian system is just being com pletely humanitarian system is just being completely overwhelmed right now. it cannot cope simultaneously with these crises in syria, yemen, south sudan and other countries as well. the un to night is considering declaring famines in three other countries, northern nigeria, somalia and yemen. what is so frustrating is that these famines ahmad made. yes, they are exacerbated by drought and crop failures, but primarily, they are caused by conflict and war. nick brya nt are caused by conflict and war. nick bryant at the un in new york, thank you. after one resignation and one refusal, president trump has now named his latest pick for the role of nat

. >> jenna: we begin with a fox news alert, listen to this, russian ambassador to the united nations has died suddenly here in new york city. >> jon: he was considered moscow's great champion at the united nations. we are covering all of the news "happening now" ." >> we are going to be submitting in a couple weeks a great health care plan that is going to take the place of the disaster known as obamacare. >> jon: president trump wrapping up his first month in office. how close is he to keeping one of his biggest campaign promises, repealing and replacing obamacare? plus... >> good morning from mosul. >> jon: the push to drive the islamic state from its last iraqi stronghold in the key city of mosul. and diplomacy with north korea? senior north korean representatives reportedly getting ready for talks with former u.s. officials. it is all "happening now" ." ♪ >> jon: but we begin with a new executive order we are expecting on border security and immigration as the white house signals it could come as early as tomorrow. welcome to our second hour of "happening now" on this president

our top stories: the united nations security council has unanimously condemned north korea's latest ballistic missile test. a tour bus has crashed in the taiwanese capital, taipei, killing 32 people and injuring 12 others. let's take a look at some front

big change of position after the united nations security council about russia. that is bringing in a stronger position on russia. theresa may meeting last week in washington with donald trump will be here and explaining to european leaders. the meetings she had. she will come with the message they need to pay more into nato. they need to pay up. this is important to president trump. they will be here talking about migration. malta is on the path of tens of thousands of migrants coming from north africa into europe. that obviously is a key concern for president trump as well. you know, one of the big narratives here is going to be that president trump, the eu feels is hostile to the european union. a letter written from the european parliament from the main political parties from the left and right and secenter of e political spectrum saying to the european commission that they don't want president trump's pick ted malick as u.s. ambassador to the eu. they say he is openly hostile to the eu. he is quoted in the past about the soviet union. he helped bring down th

it's 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 8:00pm in the evening in new york, where the united nations security council has unanimously condemned north korea's latest ballistic missile test. the us ambassador to the un, nikki haley, said it is time to hold north korea accountable with actions, not words. a few hours before, president trump told a joint news conference with the canadian prime minister, that the us faces many dangers. when i was campaigning, i said it is not a good situation. now that i see it, including with our intelligence briefings, we have problems that a lot of people have no idea how bad they are, how serious they are. not only internationally, but when you come right here. 0bviously north korea is a big, big problem, and we will deal with that very strongly. 0ur correspondent neda tawfik is at the un in new york. she told me there was a clear message from the security council. well, the security council issued a very strong statement, as you said, unanimous there, saying that they would basically look to see what further actions they could take. now, they didn't

envoy to the united nations for the past 11 years. joining me, byron york. great to have you with us. let's chart with h.r. mcmaster, the lieutenant general becomes the new national security advisor. your thoughts on his appointment. >> i haven't heard a bad thing about it. people very, very impressed. some of the criticisms john mccain leveled against the president, he was very, very praising of mcmaster. mcmaster is one of these people in the military who is incredibly impressive, combat experience, academic experience. written highly respected books. these people are a cut above. he appears to be a very, very good choice. lou: let's start with nato where he made it very clear he expects nato to pay his pay. vice president pence to make it clear to may foe while the trump administration supports nato, it does so patiently, but there are limits and they will have to pay their way. i thought it was a strong statement by the vice president. what did you take from that? >> i watched that news conference with the vice president and secre

the russian ambassador to the united nations, vitaly churkin, has died suddenly while at work in new york. he was one day short of his 65th birthday. vladimir putin's spokesman said the president had learned of his death with deep sorrow, and that he'd highly appreciated ambassador churkin‘s professionalism and diplomatic skills. now you may have seen the "unskippable" 30—second adverts on youtube — well now the video—streaming service has announced those ads will be more more from 2018. long adverts you can't skip are seen as a nuisance by many viewers — and it's thought, the move reflects the difference between online video — and linear television services. let's get more now on our top story. tensions are rising between malaysia and north korea over the killing of the half—brother of the north korean leader. malaysia has recalled its own ambassador from pyongyang, and summoned north korea's envoy, after he accused the malaysian government of colluding with so—called "hostile forces" in the investigation into kim jong—nam's death. i have been speaking to andrew gi

. >> they started to bang at the door, to shout "united nations police, get out of here!" reporter: the mother told me that the girl had become separated from the family during the raid. >> she told me there was a man who took her. she showed us the place where it happened. but we found only blood. reporter: what this incident and the killing of civilians prompted alarm at you and headquarters in new york after being reported by amnesty international. ban: enough isal enough. i cannot put into words how anguished and angered and ashamed i am. reporter: the head of mission was sacked. there was a clampdown on abuse. the u.n. report harshly criticized senior figures, including behead of human rights on the mission -- the head of human rights on the mission. it said he was one of the top figures whose failure to intervene exposed children to assault and that he perpetuated a culture of impunity. but what happened to him? more than a year after being condemned in the u.n.'s own report, has been promoted and is seen still working in the central african republic. the u.n. says h

if you look at what happened at the united nations, yesterday you have nikki haley, the new u.s. ambassador to the u.n., saying there have to be sanctions against russia and that it is annexing the crimea. you also have a statement from the white house cautioning the developments of more settlements by israel in the west bank. not quite the blank check that israel wanted. you say it quietly but you see there is continuity between obama's foreign policy and donald trump's. jane: jon sopel, thank you very much. a brief time ago i discussed those sanctions more with james jeffries, who formally served as deputy national security advisor as well as holding a number of diplomatic posts. ambassador, thank you very much for joining me. we heard jon sopel use words that i never thought i would hear in conjunction with the trump presidency, normalcy and continuity. what can we make from this rhetoric when we compare it to his actions? , first of all, it has been a wild week, beginning with the rebellion against the immigration decisions, the most important and spontaneous uprising since t

this is true for the united nations. i am saying this all, looking at one country where germany calls responsibility. we have a chair this year. the meeting, the level of heads of states of government, that founded this in the aftermath of the global financial crisis and -- one would say that this profound crisis could only be marked if we work together. we are g 20 presidency, going to shape an interconnected world, because we are firmly convinced that only if we act together will he be strung together. some structures are not as efficient as we would argue, it with many places. countries, we see that the most effective to solve problems. is the inward looking, i would argue that it isn't effort to fight for all of this. my me start off by saying what in appening, the eu is very difficult situation. due to the result of the british referendum and the future of what is going to happen in 2018. , it is very regrettable sad i think. it is a fact. states havemaining to be even more interested in asking themselves what can t

it's terrible for the credibility and the trust of the united nations. first of all vis—a—vis the people and the children who have been affected but also to all the people who are inside the united nations because this is a terrible message. the un says new peacekeepers face strict controls. even if there was only one single case left, it would be one case too many. so our goal is zero. it's a familiar un promise. the hopes of the victims depend on it being kept. fergal keane, bbc news, central african republic. just a reminder that there's much more on our website where you can get more background and analaysis on the conflict in the central african republic. just log on to bbc.com/news. president trump's chief strategist has claimed the administration will face a daily battle against what he called the "corporatist global media". in a rare public appearance — at a conference of conservative activists in maryland — steve bannon said the president's main priority was delivering on his campaign promises — he described mr trump as "maniacally foc

is it true that you have been offered a job at the united nations? i prefer not to refer to this publication and speculation. but you had a meeting... this is going to be my only answer, i am sorry. but you can a nswer only answer, i am sorry. but you can answer these questions. you have a difficulty with travelling, not least before when you came to london there was a summons issued for you, you are going to be going to belgium injanuary, a trip that was cancelled and it is known that prosecutors as their way going to ask for you to be questioned. do you have a difficulty with travelling, and fear that there would be arrest wa rra nts and fear that there would be arrest warrants issued from operations from when you are were a minister in gaza? note, i do not. as you know! visited london and did not go to brussels for other reasons. in fact idid not brussels for other reasons. in fact i did not know about this story. but i will check it. they want to say something about this in general, not about the and not about travelling. israel is fighting terro

she is representing america very well as our ambassador to the united nations. she is doing a spectacular job. it is early, but she has been really great. here today to celebrate american engineering and american manufacturing. we are also here today to celebrate jobs. jobs. [applause] know, was, as you built right here in the great state of south carolina. nation must be to rely less on imports and more on products made here in the u.s.a. [applause] it is amazing to think that a little over 113 years ago, next-door in north carolina, orville wright was the first man to sail the skies in a very little airplane. wright flyer was made of mostly wood and cloth. that orville's brother wilbur could not join him on the flight. he was upset about that. the flight lasted all of 12 seconds. that was incredible. cap flight was a testament to the american spirit. i see that same spirit everywhere i travel in the country. i saw the spirit all through the campaign. we have the greatest people anywhere in the world. we have the greatest spirit. just look at what is going on t

those were dark days at the united nations for israel. it operated under the cloud of a general assembly resolution that equated zionism with racism. president reagan was unambiguous. he said, if israel is ever forced to walk out of the united nations, america and israel will walk out together. it was an unforgettable moment and a watershed in u.s. relations. seven years later, with bipartisan support from this body, america led the effort to repeal the infamous u.n. resolution. i would like to thank senator cardin, was serving in the house at that time, and to think that my father played a small role in setting the process in motion is of great pride to my family. my father's values are my values. i could never replicate the contributions he's made. i've never been asked to sacrifice in the same manner. but i have sought meaning and life through my faith, my family, and through various philanthropic endeavors. our nation support for israel is steadfast, and strongly in our national interest. if unconfirmed by the senate, i will dedicate

this is an argument at the united nations over the type of statement that would be issued in the wake of that sudden death of the longtime ambassador vitaly churkin. there were several including russia who had backeded a presidential statement, that's a more formal statement that is issued as an official document of the council. the ukraine which currently holding the rotating presidency of the security council blocked that move issuing a press secretary. the ukrainian foreign minister saying this is appropriate to have a diplomat -- telling cnn, he believes that is a traditional way of doing things. but russia reacting very strongly to that, the foreign minister saying this goes against christian values, it's beyond good and evil. the kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov saying let's pass judgment. and the cease-fire brokered by russia and ukraine is hanging by a thread, frankly. we've seen multiple cease-fire violations including another 200 overnight. we're only in the third day of the cease-fire. of those 200, about 100 were explosions which heavy weaponry is still there on the ground

the exes classified by the united nations as a weapon of mass destruction. iraqi forces have moved into western mosul as they intensify their battle in driving so—called islamic state from the last major stronghold in iraq, they are responding with mortars and sniper fire. donald trump said that america will be bigger, stronger and better than ever before, speaking to the conservative wing of the republican party, she also said that the mexican wall is ahead of schedule. the french financial prosecutors have opened people

it is 8am in singapore, midnight in singapore, london and 7pm in new york where united nations security council has unanimously condemned north korea's latest ballistic missile test. the us ambassador to the un said it is time to hold north korea accountable with actions, not words. a few hours before, president trump told a joint news c0 nfe re nce before, president trump told a joint news conference with the canadian prime minister that the us faces many dangers. when i was campaigning, he said it is not a good situation. now that i see it, including with our intelligence briefings, we have problems that a lot of people have no idea how bad they are, how serious they are. not only internationally, but when you come right here. obviously north korea is a big, big problem. and we will deal with that very strongly. united nations security council held an emergency meeting behind closed doors to discuss the issue. the bbc‘s correspondent is in new york. what is next for the security council? well, the security council issued a very strong statement, as you said, unanimous there. saying

those were dark days at the united nations for the state of israel. it operated under the cloud of general assembly resolution that equated zionism with racism. president reagan and his remarks my father's congregation was unambiguous. he said and i quote Ãif israel is ever forced to walk out of the united nations, america and israel will walk out together. it was an unforgettable moment and seven years later, with the overwhelming bipartisan support from this body, america made the effort to repeal the infamous un revolution. i like to thank senator cardin for serving house at that time for his leadership and advocating for that effort. and to think that my father played a small role in setting that process emotion is a great pride to my family. father's values on my values. i can never replicate the contributions he made. i certainly never been forced or asked to sacrifice in the same manner of that great generation. i found meaning and fulfillment in my faith, my incredible family and various nonprofit endeavors. as you know, our nation support is

the united nations' cultural agency says the damage caused to iraq's cultural heritage by islamic state militants has been even greater than feared. the organisation wants to fence off archaeological sites to protect them from any more damage. rainstorms and landslides in chile have contaminated a major river, forcing the authorities to cut off drinking water to four million people in the capital, santiago. the rain has resulted in mudslides and rubble pouring into the river which supplies most homes in the city. let's get more on the oscars ceremony at the dolby theatre in los angeles and the favourite for the big award, best picture, is the musical la la land while denzel washington is the leading contender for best actor. the first big win of the evening, best supporting actor, went to mahershala ali for his incredibly moving portrayal of a miami drug dealer in the coming of age drama moonlight. with me is us broadcaster and author carol gould. we just wejust had we just had another win, best documentary. yes, 13. or was it made in america? i'm pleased about that because 13... 13 and

the people who make it through the united nations meeting we reject 90 percent of the people who are put on the eligible list so that the show it is very difficult from start to finish it takes between 18 months and two years from with the applications are first puta in when the refugee comes for resettlement. it is vigorous could it be improved? of course. from those areas we have a lot with the infiltration taking a close as low-key as possible essayed good idea. >> host: what about the argument from the head ministrations like somalia does not have a stable government? so they don't not that information for the vetting process. >> that is true. refugees of course, bill hall lady it is they are escaping places of four. -- more so there is often instability now many of these have escaped from other countries but traditionally we have done that that is what the refugee program has been doing for many decades. so will we participate in dealing with this particular crisis will be one of the only countries in the of world that does not provide a homeland or women and children that are s

its government and the united nations say around 100,000 people are currently affected and just under 5 million people, that's 40% of the population, are in urgent need of food. it is the first time famine has been declared in any part of the world since 2011. alastair leithead has been to the south sudanese capital, juba, and found that any hopes of prosperity for the new nation have been shattered by years of civil war. when famine hits, the smallest suffer. there's acute malnutrition here in the children's hospital in the capital, but it's far worse upcountry, where the fighting goes on. paul is two. his distended belly and painful skin condition are obvious symptoms of hunger. malnutrition is really bad because it has increased. i am here for some years, but this year, it has really increased. the rate has increased. hadiya gets one or maybe two meals a day. her mother, mary, can't afford to feed her amid the economic chaos that civil war brings. this is unity state, a rebel stronghold where 100,000 people now feel the effects of famine, and a million more are on the brink. some a

this is a good start in the united nations. but the question is are there going to be actions and sanctions impose on north korea and are the chinese going to enforce them? is president obama unlike president obama going to be able to queets the chinese and persuade them to bring it hammer down on the north? that's the tomorrow way we'll be able to bring sufficient pressure on this regime to get 0 back off from this nuclear missile program that will at some point pose a threat to the continental united states. lou: have we moved beyond that line where all options have to be on the table to prevent north korea from adding to the range of their ibms? >> i think we are there white now. that's why you see a deliberate and pragmatic approach by the trump administration. they understand this is a major test by north korea. while it's already dealt with iran's ballistic missile test and continuing the fight in iraq and syria. now with north korea we have to look at all options. one of the rain ones from last year allows the u.s. to im

he sent a sterner message to the united nations. nikki haley condemning moscow in the midst of more violence in the ukraine. the u.s. will keep sanctions in place, as long as russia occupies crimea. putin's team has been -- experts suspect the russians may have caught some double agents that russia was behind cyber attacks targeting the u.s. election. i'll talk about this and more, with a top security adviser to hillary clinton and former vice president jake sullivan. he's standing by with our correspondents and analysts as we bring you full coverage of the day's top stories. michelle kosinski and elise labbett are working their stories. the rhetoric on both sides clearly ratcheting up. >> beyond rhetoric, it now seems like action is imminent. sources are telling cnn that the trump administration is planning sanctions against certain iranian entities. you think of the possible penalties for a ballistic missile launch. sanctions are an obvious choice. the obama administration did the same thing just last year, it's possible this coul

am passer nikki haley's comments about to the united nations and state election officials discuss election integrity and public confidence in u.s. elects. >> after u.n. meeting on middle east surgery u.n.ed a boar nikki haley talked to report erred. this is ten minutes. >> good morning. first of all, as this is the first time i have dealt with this press corps, i just want to say i hope we can have a lot more conversations and continue to do these types of things but i'll ask that i will respect you as we respected me. so as we develop this relationship we's see how it goes. the first thing i want to do i talk about what we just saw in there the security council just finished its regular monthly meeting on middle east issues. it's the first meeting like that which i have attended it was a bit strange. the security council is supposed to discuss how to maintain international peace and security. but at our meeting on the middle east, the discussion was not about hezbollah's illegal buildsup of rockets in lebanon, not about the money in and weapons iran provides the terrorist issue wait not b

believes iran was in violation of the united nations resolution. certainly there is conflict there. it is so interesting because i was just in tehran last week and we were talking to a lot of iranian officials. some hard line anti-american. when you asked about the trump administration all of them said at this point in time, we are taking a wait and see approach. donald trump was than convent n conventional politician. they thought they could do business with the trump administration. seeing the early days, especially the comments by michael flynn, they will have to rethink if that was realistic to believe they would have better relations with the trump administration than they had with the obama administration. certainly speaking with regular folks on the ground in iran, a lot are concerned as to which way the relationship could go after, as you said, the ties had been warming a bit in the obama years. >> warming is a relative term when you talk about iran. fred, thank you for that. talk to you soon. >>> the white house may be backtracking on aspects of the highly charged refugee a