nations -- invitation to the united nations to bring its headquarters there to that region. it was a memorial act, um, to his son and to others who had died in the war. of so it was not as crazy as it may seem at first blush. it was, also, it's also a story that speaks to some of the themes that run through the book and this whole episode of the search for the capital of the world, and that's the generational story. the people who are pursuing this dream beyond all reason, although it seemed perfectly reasonable to them, um, i think of them as the parent generation of world war ii. they were people who were born at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, and by world war ii they are the civic leaders of their communities. many of them had served in war. for paul bellamy it was the spanish-american war era. he served in the philippines. many others had served in the first world war which was to be the war to end all wars. and here they were in the 1940s sending off their sons and daughters to another war. and often seeing sacrifice, the same sacrifices made

the united nations passed nine regulations against israel in one day. iran is the resolution a month club. remember when the united nations rejected our iraq war resolution thus from preventing us from what might have turned into a decade long, trlz of dollars, thousands of casualties quagmire. we were like we should invade iraq and the u.n. said no and we were like, okay. [ laughter ] so look the senate rejected it. they rejected that treaty and i'm sure that in no way puts the united states senate in terrible, terrible company. >> it was overwhelmingly approved 154-3 with iran, north korea why and syria voting against it. >> jon: there you have it. thank you united states senate, we have literally become one of our own worst enemies. we'll we'll be right back.[ k+k+qi$a x4[cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome back. from here in the united states, we're having reservations about not selling arms to rogue regimes. after all, what is the worst that could happen? >> the world watches north korea yet again. it's believed they are preparing for the test lau

but it is very important that the whole member state of the united nations united nations should fully cooperate in implementing this resolution. >> you just came from the oval office, where you met with the president of the united states. are you on the same page with president obama, as far as north korea is concerned? >> we are on the same page, and i was very much assured by president obama that we will take very firm, but measured response to that. i have asked him to take such measures in close coordination with the republic of korea government, the south korean, and also with the strong engagement of neighboring countries, particularly china. at this time, china can play a very important, crucial role. >> is it playing a crucial role right now? is it being helpful is this. >> is it helpful? when you heard that the president in south korea would not allow any such things to happen in the region, and when i spoke to foreign minister wan recently, he made quite sure that china does not want to -- any eruption of uncontrollable situation at their doorstep. >> you're from south korea

with the united nations being a traditional center for diplomacy of that is new to the united states to make a fresh start? the idea of center is a very transitional concept at this time. ideas are time and space are being transformed by transportation, communications technology. not everyone was thinking of it that way yet. interesting discussions heard people talk about distance. other people talk about it in terms of hours in the hour distance was changing. commercial aviation is about to take off and for that reason anyplace could make the argument when they got their fabulous airport, they were going to be the center of the world that could easily accommodate the united nations. they make this point with maps as you see here. this is the black hills campaign in b.c. the concentric circles moving outward and you see the airplanes coming in from each continent. everyone can get to rapid city. here's a similar promotion from atlantic city, which is very assertive in the competition as well any see them connecting everywhere. here is the st. louis promotion. bowdoin spring was decid

tried to trespass on to the headquarters of the united nations here in gaza and united nations security personnel and hamas the government here the police force also managed to stop the riot and the protest but this elevated sense of insecurity the united nations felt meant that it has basically decided to feeling in secure stop all. distribution at all of its twelve distribution centers across the gaza strip now this obviously puts the refugees into an increased position of insecurity and in what way could this suspension or all of food aid actually hurt the people in need of this now while it is actually and potentially in the future now hamas the government here has condemned the decision saying it's unjustified and immediate rethink some of the protesters have said that they will continue to protest and cause noise potentially disruption again the point here is that immediately today when the decision to close the centers was exacted thousands will be affected every day it provides food aid to twenty five thousand palestinian refugees the point here is that if they continue to feel

nations united nations there are you know standards that they have to meet to be to be a regular participant in that place now of course it's very unlikely that a country will be ousted from the u.n. it's really never happened except with you know south africa but on the other hand . the moros persuasion of the international. body like the u.n. can have a terrific impact as well as the international or terrific impact on decision making in countries where there democracies are dictatorships and i will say one last point even a democratic leader like henry kissinger and appointed leaders are poised posed to an elected leader cannot track cannot go to certain countries because of fear of prosecution do you think that should allied to blair democrat out of police should not apply to blair in your opinion stephen. well i think there's something to be said the glaring should be at least considered a person of interests of that sort but i doubt it's ever going to happen either when you think. it's one way to go i think i think it may happen certainly kissinger was guilty of carbon helping to nixon

a call for restraint from the united nations today. secretary-general ban ki-moon once the korean peninsula crisis could spiral out of control. he made the comments after p'yongyang announced it was restarting its nuclear program. >> washington has condemned the move as extremely alarming and is calling on russia and china to do more to rein in the unpredictable regime. >> in 2008, the north koreans blow up the cooling tower a year after the nuclear facility was shut down, but the government in p'yongyang plans to restart the plutonium plant as soon as possible. the reactor is capable of producing just 5 megawatts of power compared to state of the art plants capable of churning out 1,000 megawatts. analysts say north korea already possesses enough nuclear material to produce eight nuclear bombs. with it back on line, the material could multiplied in the years ahead. the united nations secretary general warned against further escalation on the korean peninsula. >> nuclear threats are not a game. aggressive rhetoric and military posturin

the united nations yesterday approved a tree to regulate the international arms trade. my next guest presence to sue the administration if that treaty is ratified. he warned president obama in a letter, agreeing to the treaty does more than triple second amendment rights. it also threatens to erode all liberties kent -- guaranteed to america and the constitution. joining us tonight, the attorney general for the state of texas, gregg added. great to have you with this. the united nations general assembly passes this. it will move to the u.s. senate for ratification. we have seen already preliminary vote the says they will turn it down. you are obviously concerned. why? >> because all of these stories that you have been talking about in the beginning of your show tonight actually fit together as pieces of a puzzle. in september read before the election the president came out and said that he would work with congress to pass his agenda, but if it failed to work with and he woodworker rode them. bere the election the president did not come out and strongly support the treat

. >> narrator: as fighting continues in the orontes river valley, the united nations suddenly announces that both sides have agreed to a nationwide ceasefire. it will start tonight for the muslim holiday of eid. the news surprises the fighters in the valley. ahmad and his commanding officer are summoned to discuss the announcement with their battalion leader. he's one of the most powerful rebel leaders in the region. his name is jamal maarouf. >> (translated): i would love to be like jamal. he's a true leader. a leader of 10,000 armed men. jamal maarouf, an excellent military leader. his brigade is made up of groups from all over syria. >> narrator: jamal is the commander of the martyrs of syria brigade, one of the biggest factions of the free syrian army. while some rebel units contain islamic foreign fighters, jamal says his men are all local, and they're fighting for a democratic syria. he's called a meeting in a safe house deep in rebel territory, and is clear on how he will respond to the united nations truce. >> (translated): we are not going to have a truce with killers and crimi

originating at the united nations. texas attorney general greg abbott said the arms trade treaty must be stopped. he joins us here next. >>> reports showing the mental health of the sandy hook and tucson shooters in question prior to their murderous rampage as we take it up in the dogs dos forum. leading doctors are up ... next. the american dream is of a better future, a confident retirement. those dreams have taken a beating lately. but no way we're going to let them die. ♪ ameriprise advisors can help keep your dreams alive like they helped millions of others. by listening. planning. working one on one. that's what ameriprise financial does. and that's what they can do with you. that's how ameripre puts more within reach. ♪ >> lou: the united nations yesterday approved a treaty to regulate the international arms trade. my next guest threatens to sue the administration if that treaty is ratified. he warned president obama in a letter, quote, agreeing to the treaty does more than trample second amendment rights. i

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originating at the united nations. texas attorney general greg abbott said the arms trade treaty must be stopped. he joins us here next. >>> reports showing the mental health of the sandy hook and tucson shooters in question prior to their murderous rampage as we take it up in the dogs dos forum. leading doctors are up ... next. mowing your lawn isn't always easy. but maybe the problem isn't your lawn. introducing the all-wheel-drive mower from husqvarna. we engineered its unique drive system and dual transmission to handle hills& thick grass& and tough terrain& without losing traction or power the all-wheel-drive mower from husqvarna. challenge the impossible. find the all- wheel-drive mower exclusively available at lowe's and independent dealers nationwide. >> lou: the united nations yesterdaapproved a treaty to regulate the international arms trade. my next guest threatens to sue the administration if that treaty is ratified. he warned president obama in a letter, quote, agreeing to the treaty does more than trample

i developed the gender unit. this was united nations development program in pakistan. that was the beginning of my process. as i developed the program and as i went about caring forward whatever the un ideas are, i myself experienced a lot of sexual harassment and that was very difficult to handle bec it seemed at times you could handle it betterthetrts but it is very difficult to handle it when you know the person, when you face the person every day and when you know the person has a lot of control over what you are doing so you need help even though professional help, that became very difficult but i was not sure how to handle that because i did not want a design. that was a simple way out eventually. i did not want to do that because i was so focused on what i wanted to achieve in pakistan for myself and as i developed the program a couple things happened. one was a crystal clear focus on gender issues. the program was more focused on development but the gender focus came through this program and the other thing happened was i hired a lot of women and suddenly there

nations has approved and we also have the right to ask the united states and all other countries to accept our right to be a full member in the united nations palestinians want peace and they have done everything they could to achieve peace they've accepted a terrible compromise of having twenty two percent of the land while they were located almost half of the land by the un resolution yet nothing has happened mainly because the israeli government does not want that peace. is want is that the palestinians would submit to their plans of accepting to live in ghettos and within a system of apartheid and segregation. in israel the military is cracking down on soldiers who are misbehaving a group of servicemen posted a series of dance videos on the web it quickly went viral but as artie's policy or reports some fear the idea of a stance could limit the government's ability to use social media as a p.r. tool offensive and damaging or a bit of fun a picture of an israeli soldier with mud on his face titled a bomb a stone posted on facebook by none other than the head of the i.d.f. social

now united nations human rights chief navi pillay calls the u.s. to close to tension camps and she said that the indefinite incarceration of detainees is a breach of international law and she went on to say that she has great concern over what is classified as a system a systematic human rights abuse issue that has left many to take desperate measures in this case starvation but what are those the facts will according to dr sitting both who spoke with us earlier periods to talk about what is happening during this hunger strike you know if you look at fasting. you know the word hunger strike is kind of a misnomer because. after about forty eight to seventy two hours what happens is you start breaking down you're a fatty acids and you get cheetos and as these ketones are floating around in your body it actually takes away the sensational home so you're actually after a couple of days you're not hungry so the word hunger strike is actually a misnomer of are your body still continuing to break down. well earlier i was joined by r.t. correspondent on a

well you know like i just said the united nations there's really not much they can do and except for continuing to underscore the importance of shutting down you know taking over media headlines by pressuring barack obama but the only thing that can happen from here is the u.s. can either ignore or hear this message which certainly doesn't seem to be the case like you said obama signed this executive order to shut it down four years ago he said he then a year later said that the prisoners would be transferred to illinois that never happened he then said that a year later again that a proper review process needs to take place that never happened because of blocking by congress so in this particular case analysts are really becoming wary they're saying that one of the first promises barack obama's made could be the last one he actually makes reality well that was our t. is an associate going to from new york. on line probably privacy it's a topic that continually comes up these days and relationship between consumers and companies contend used to evolve one california lawmaker wants to

we asked whether the united nations could have done more to ease the military standoff right now in the peninsula. if you just joined us just past eight pm here in moscow is kevin owen here at the new center with you tonight well following mounting media coverage on public discontent human rights groups led by amnesty international holding a day of action against the guantanamo bay detention center it comes as the mass hunger strike at the u.s. facilities now entering a third month and a lawyer for the detainees is informed that one of his protesting clients tried to kill himself that lawyer clive stafford smith spoke to me earlier and slammed the american military for denying knowledge of the suicide attempt and holding his client in appalling conditions. they took him back to camp fire back which is the worst place and grant time of day you know what do you do with someone who's suicidal you put him in the very worst cell in the entire prison and afraid that illustrates the really terrible lassitude the camel said he knows how to deal with my clients because he's got children the

the state of connecticut and the unit the nations today furthering assault on the second amendment. a bipartisan group of connecticut lawmakers drafted a proposal that would be one of the ughest gun laws in the nation if it is signed into law. the united nations overwhelmingly approving the global arms trade treaty, and international agreement that threatens the second amenent rights of all american citizens. we begin tonight in connecticut where the draft legislation would add more than 100 types of guns to the state's list of banned so-called assault weapons. it would limit the capacity of magazines to ten rounds. law-abiding owners of the newly bannedded give ups and magazines would be forced to register the equipment with the state of connecticut. that proposal calls for universal background checks fr all weapon sales while creating the nation's first statewide dangerous weapon offender's registry. at the united nations, the global arms trade treaty passed calling for all nations involved to keep records of all arms transfers and suggests these records include information of end

is currently pressing for the united nations to conduct a comprehensive investigation into allegations of damascus use of chemical weapons but the united nations secretary general has previously appointed it seem experts but the syrian government has been accused of blocking the team from doing its work now u.s. president barack obama has previously said that the use of chemical weapons by the syrian government would be a game changer in the u.s. position on intervening in the two year old civil war in a letter sent to two u.s. senators a white house legal official did write that the assessment of likely chemical weapons use in syria will not automatically trigger action including military intervention but the official also referred to a bad intelligence about weapons of mass destruction in iraq that led to the invasion the us invasion of that country in that case the intelligence was proved wrong everybody can remember just a decade ago when colin powell sat in the chambers of the united nations security council shaking a vial to try to to try to convince the in. national community to

nations human rights chief navi pillay she is of course recently slammed the united states for having failed to shut down guantanamo prison camp four years after barack obama signed an executive order saying that it would not take longer than a year and what the former u.n. work crimes judge says is that the indefinite detention under which the prisoners are being held is of course a violation of international law she says that the hunger strike that has been ongoing for the last two months is no surprise because these people have lost complete hope of ever seeing a fair trial or an appropriate kind of treatment while being held there for course we know that while the military and guantanamo says that forty people have been on a hunger strike lawyers are actually saying that the majority of those one hundred sixty six prisoners being held and certainly pillai has also underscored that it's very important that the prisoners be tried in civilian courts instead of military commissions and this is a major concern i want to take you back to those human rights issues what are the major huma

we don't need the united nations running texas elections and need the united nations safeguarding our second amendment rights, they cannot be trusted with that. >> megyn: we'll wait to see if the white house responds. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> megyn: it took rutgers less than 24 hours to fire their basketball coach after measurmesh-- measured america saw him berating his players. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. sinkhole in florida that swallowed a man in his own bedroom, burying him alive. it was shot just before the house was demolished and phil keating has that live from miami, phil. >> that street east tampa remains dangerous to the in fact, the houses on both sides of the house where that home once stood above the sinkhole are also condemned by the county and newly released video was shot by a co

nations, why are we giving money to the united nations when we can't fund things in the u.s.? >>alisyn: is it the reason to justify this that it's force of habit and pulling back would be a statement of provocation if you would say to the world stage you're not going to play by these rules anymore. >>tucker: you hit it right on the head. it's force of habit. giving money to the u.n. is like sending in money to npr during pledge week for liberals, something all decent people do. we're not exactly sure where the money goes, but we don't really want to know. we know it's a good thing. in the cold light of day, it's not justifiable. it's not a good thing. >>clayton: and the increases year after year. it's built in we're going to have a 2% increase in the funding we give to each of these places. we take it for granted. when someone does the hand wringing and says we don't want to do this increase this year, people say that's outrageous. you're going to do cuts to the united nations? that's outrageous. >>alisyn: and the u.s. gives more money than any other country and gets often sha

for going after what we hold more precious than our children, our guns. >> the united nations general assembly has overwhelmingly passed its first treaty regulating the multibillion international arms trade. the u.s. voted in favor. >> stephen: i cannot believe the u.s. voted for this thing. thankfully some have opposed this measure namely, north korea, iran and syria and they've been joined by one brave voice. >> the national rifle association has lobbied against the treaty. >> stephen: that's right the nra has officially joined what i call the axis of freedom. [ laughter ] of course -- [cheers and applause] of course, the u.n. is trying to convince us that gun control will make us safer. according to u.n. secretary general ban key moon the treaty will help to keep terrorists and criminals and their like from acquiring deadly arms. you might think, stephen, sounds look a good idea because i don't want evil people to have guns. well, greg -- to make it easy i've named you all greg. [ laughter ] if you wanted to take guns away from all evil people, i suppose would you start with hitler

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jonathan hunt is live at the united nations headquarters in new york. what do we know about this navy ship we have sent over there. >> this is a second destroyer ship. this is the uss decatur, shep. it joins the uss john mccain already confirmed to be in the region officials will only say that both of those destroyers are in quote the western pacific. that's as much as they will tell us about the location. they have confirmed that both are on what they call a missile defense mission. a clear reference to the threats from north korea. now the secretary of state john kerry said today u.s. actions are being taken out of a desire to show the u.s.' readiness and willingness to defend itself and its allies rather than out of any desire to add to the tension. listen. >> we are going to proceed thoughtfully and carefully as the president has indicated. but we take nothing for granted. and we also are not in different to the meaning of these -- of the risks that are involved. >> and clearly the risks are increasing in this standoff every day, shep. >> shepard: t

if the north koreans were to try to occupy, the united nations would reclaim that. there would be a fight to get that island back. we have seen this specifically before. what might occur, we have to think about this. the 2018 winter olympics are in the town of pyonchung. >> you've been there. >> i've been there, physically walked the terrain. it's absolutely beautiful. this is where the olympics are. if north korea was to take aggressive action, that would cause an incredible international implications, and possibly reconsideration. is this where the winter olympics are really going to be held? six years there now. after the leadership here has had additional time to try to weaponize their nuclear capabilities. >> any indication even if they did this, that this would spark a larger war or would it still try to -- >> tom, the objective of the armistice and the cease-fire is to maintain the armistice. the presence if south korea is not to expand and reclaim, reunify the peninsula. it is to hold what we have. >> wolf, some of the ways it could play out if it continues

we now have the guiding principles at the united nations of that make clear that all multinational companies have responsibility for abuses that take place throughout their supply chains. the difficulty is to get the supply chains back under control. we have an agreement at the theyl level to make sure respect working conditions throughout its chain. one clause in the agreement actually says that subcontractors cannot further subcontract the work without the express permission of the company. however, that obviously still goes on and may well have gone on in this case. but the whole point of the agreement is to have a dialogue between the unions and the company to make sure preventative measures are put in place so this kind of thing does not come to light in the way it has today. the challenge for multinational companies in other sectors as well is to get -- control back into their supply chains so they can be responsible and accountable. >> an issue of economics as well. it has been said that if our -- is all fashion houses were to adhere strictly to labor laws and then the cost of product

just a few moments ago i spoke with the united nations secretary general ban ki-moon. he is here in washington and just met with president obama in the oval office of the white house. i asked the u.n. secretary general about this report on north korea's nuclear missile capability. >> we do not have any independent information to verify but it may be true that they will continue to improve their technology. that will be against the resolution, security council resolution most recently resolution 2094 urging north korea to reframe from making any provocative measures. >> more of the interview with the united nations secretary general ban ki-moon coming up at the top of the hour here in "the situation room" on our special report, the crisis with north korea. the secretary general also has a specific message that he will deliver to the leader of north korea, kim jung un. he speaks in korean directly to kim jung un. they watch cnn international in pyongyang. you'll hear what that message to kim jong un from ban ki-moon is coming up at the top of the next hour. ban ki-moon a