hello, northern ireland. you know now when it's so difficult to speak after michelle, she's better than me. but on behalf of both of us, thank you so much for this extraordinarily warm welcome. and i want to thank hannah for introducing my wife. we had a chance to speak with her backstage and she's an extraordinary young woman who i know is going to do even greater things in the years to come. i want to thank two men that i have hosted at the white house on many a-st. patrick's day for their warm welcome. peter robertson and -- [ applause ] -- and deputy first minister martin mcginnis. i spend the whole year trying to unite washington on things and they come and visit they do it in a single afternoon. i want to thank the secretary of state for northern ireland. to all of the ministers in the audience, to lord mayor -- [ applause ] i want to thank the citizens of belfast and northern ireland for your hospitality. as our daughters pointed out as we were driving in, i cause a big fuzz wherever i go. so, traffic,

to thank thet secretary of state for northern ireland. [applause] to all the ministers in the audience, to lord mayor mark shane. and i want to thank all the citizens of belfast and northern ireland for your hospitality. [applause] as our daughters pointed out as we were driving in, i caused a big futz wherever i go. traffic and barricades and police officers, all a big production. a lot of people are involved. and i'm very grateful for you accommodating us. the first time michelle and i visited here was two years ago. tens ofhonored to joine thousands on college green in dublin. we travel to a little village where, as it turned out, my great great grandfather was born. -- i only identified this individual a few years ago. when i was first running in chicago, i did not know this but i wish i had. [laughter] and i was in chicago campaigning, they look at my last name and they say, oh, there is an obama running on the south side. he must be irish. but i've never heard of the gaelic name barack. but it pays to be irish in chicago. so while w

to thank thet secretary of state for northern ireland. [applause] to all the ministers in the audience, to lord mayor mark shane. and i want to thank all the citizens of belfast and northern ireland for your hospitality. [applause] as our daughters pointed out as we were driving in, i caused a big futz wherever i go. traffic and barricades and police officers, all a big production. a lot of people are involved. and i'm very grateful for you accommodating us. the first time michelle and i visited here was two years ago. tens ofhonored to joine thousands on college green in dublin. we travel to a little village where, as it turned out, my great great grandfather was born. -- i only identified this individual a few years ago. when i was first running in chicago, i did not know this but i wish i had. [laughter] and i was in chicago campaigning, they look at my last name and they say, oh, there is an obama running on the south side. he must be irish. but i've never heard of the gaelic name barack. but it pays to be irish in chicago. so while w

often in northern ireland we hear about our past. people have many genuine stories, and they are definitely what make our history so important. but truthfully, we should not let the past pull us apart and stop us from moving forward. somehow we need to make a brighter future, a future that builds bridges and brings people together. we need to work together, not apart. we need to listen to each other, and we need to compromise. most importantly, we need to clearly value each other. peace is not easy. and it takes a lot of work to make it happen. i think that it is easy for some to just sit back and hold on to the past. for peace to be an actual reality, however, we all need to take responsibility in the present. our past, our future. it is all about time. it is in the present time that we really need to be responsible, a kind people, and live to make a better future for ourselves. there is no time like the present. >> you're listening to the belfast conference where president obama will be shortly speaking, introduced by the first lad

the g-8 leaders will be meeting at a northern ireland resort near the town of enniskillen. that area symbolizes the long history of violence between the protestants and catholics in northern ireland. but as david tereshchuk reports, enniskillen has a history not only of bloodshed, but also of forgiveness. >> the small northern irish country town of enniskillen seems like the perfect picture of rural calm. but its history seethes with violence. most infamously in modern times on the sunday observed as "remembrance day" in november 1987, the morning's peace was shattered by a devastating bomb. eleven people died that day, and sixty more were seriously wounded. the bomb had been planted near a memorial honoring the dead of world wars i and ii. it was the work of the irish republican army, the predominantly roman catholic organization that used force for advancing irish aspirations to get britain out of northern ireland. those killed were all civilians, largely elderly couples gathering to watch the day's memorial parade, plus a 20-year old student nurse, marie wilson. the dead

president obama is in northern ireland to meet with world leaders at the g-8 summit. syria is not normally on the docket but is expected to dominate the talks following president obama's move to ship weapons to rebels fighters. >> there are very big differences between the analysis of what happened in syria and who is to blame. >> russia is noun to have given weapons. president vladimir putin says the rebels in syria are terrorists and barbarians who have even practiced cannibalism. >> are these the ones you want to support? are these the ones you want to supply with weapons? >> president obama and pr putin are expected to hold private conversation this afternoon. the conversation comes after a new report reveals the u.s. and uk spied on russia and others at another summit. the "guardian" newspaper says it has evidence that they spired on the london summit of 2009 hacking into smartphones and reading e-mails. the source? edward snowden. the normal nsa contractor who leaked see correct surveillance programs to the press. >> how much damage did he do? the fact is that t

in northern ireland, thank you ry mh. the crisis in syria is at the top of the agenda at the g8 meeting. much of the debate will focus on the issue of sending arms to the rebels. the syrian government warns such a move would fuel the rise of islamist groups did -- groups. as our chief international correspondent has been finding out, a campaign is underway in damascus to try to make common cause with europe on this issue. at oneitional song mosque in damascus. christian leaders sit together. who lost their sons and war. this is not a private moment. cameras have also been invited, as well as mothers from tunisia and fathers. their sons are on the other side in this war. they were captured and put in prison. -- i do notrgive me know my son was coming here. our sons were brainwashed. >> she has come to find her son, one of thousands of foreign fighters who join battle with syria possible rebels. hundreds are from tunisia. -- syria's rebels. hundreds are from tunisia. the cause was taken up by tunisian human rights activists

well, the president is in northern ireland this morning for the start of the two-day g-8 summit. mr. obama arrived the morning for a meeting with seven other 4r50eders of the world's top economic powers, but while the world is discussing trade and what to do about the ailing economy the war in syria is about to dominate. >>> security is tight at the lakeside golf resort where this summit is being held. along with syria, another topic that might come up is some top-level eavesdropping among foreign diplomats. president obama is on his way to northern ireland to meet with world leaders at the g-8 summit. syria is not normally on the docket but is expected to dominate the talks. >> there are very being differences between the analysis of what happened in syria and who is to blame. president vladimir putin says the rebels in syria are terrorists and barbarians who have even practiced cannibalism. >> are these the ones you want to support? are these the ones you want to give weapon ons. >>> the conversation comes after a new report reveals the u.s. and uk spied on ryu shorthand others

ireland and in northern ireland how they managed to achieve peace after having had thirty years of what was effectively a low level civil war the answer is that they were encouraged by the international community by britain and by america by other interested parties to sort out their problems themselves. are institutes held an event at the united nations in geneva last week and we had as one of our speakers a nobel peace prize winner from northern ireland she made this point very clearly she said that the northern irish people had sorted it out for themselves and that's the message which the g eight people at the g eight countries the west and jay countries should be making in northern ireland above of almost more than anywhere else john laughland they from the institute of democracy and cooperation in their parents just giving us their some food for thought and that the syrian situation we thank you for your time. but in a couple of minutes a look at the wrist self being a professional medical guinea pig coming up. i would rather ask questions for people in positions of power instead o

from the reception he got in northern ireland he seems to be wildly popular there. in terms of that popularity only 36% of europeans approve of the president's job performance, that's down 11% from 2009. >>> the department has broken up terror plots in 20 countries around the world. mike rogers believes that the public will come to support the nsa. former cia director michael haeden said more transparency by the government intelligence agencies come with a price. >> i was of the belief i'll have to shave points off of operational effectiveness. that we had the comfort of the american population concerning what it was we were doing. i think it's living in this kind of democracy we'll have to be a little bit less effective in order to be a little bit more transparent to do anything to defend the public. >>> the guardian, the british government hacked into former diplomat diplomats phones and e-mails when they held economic summits. >>> a candidate seen as a moderate at least compared to the rest of the field will replace mahmoud ahmadinejad. rohani beat a crowded grou

northern ireland put on its best face and the whole world could see what a great place it is. we set a clear agenda for this summit: to boost jobs and growth, with more open trade, fairer taxes and greater transparency --what i have called the three ts. i also added a fourth t -- combating terrorism. we reached important agreements, including on support to the libyan government and ending ransom payments for kidnap by terrorists. despite our fundamental differences, we also made good progress, agreeing a way forward on working together to help the syrian people achieve the change they want. let me take each of these points in turn. we started with the issues that matter most to our people -- jobs, growth and mending our economies. first, we agreed that each country needs to press on with sorting out its public finances. dealing with our debts and seng

eight summit in northern ireland after the u.s. approved arms supplies to the rebels the question is whether its european allies will follow suit on. looks at what is its stake at the high level gathering. host david cameron had planned to discuss issues such as global tax avoidance and sustainable economic growth but it looks like rising tensions over the escalating crisis in syria are going to eclipse that formal engender and are going to be dominating the talks last week the usa france and the u.k. claimed that the syrian government had used chemical weapons in the usa has now pledged military support to the syrian opposition the u.k. hasn't gone that far yet but speaking off the talks with blood admit putin in downing street yesterday prime minister david cameron reiterated his schools for bashar al assad to step down and said that the u.k. would be continuing to provide normally filleted and training to moderate elements of the syrian opposition now the russian government has questioned claims that the syrian government has us

in northern ireland. because 15 years ago holding a g8 summit there would have been an thinkable. piece has transformed and the location of the some alone is testament to what can be achieved through politics and dialogue and a a credit to all the people of northern ireland. let me take the g8 issues in turn. 100 nutritious is complete unacceptably there is enough food in the world for f1 yet 1 billion people still go hungry and 2.3 million children die every year from now patrician -- meditation or i welcome the agreement a commitment during the hunger summit. these commitments will be delivered. does the prime minister agree we are right to stick by our pledge, and as you further agree with me that we should be using all of the moral force we gain from a position to urge others to follow suit? on trade welcome support the launch of the dish free trade agreement between europe and the united states. can the prime minister confirmed he will tell all of his colleagues, including in the cabinet, that this i

process between ireland and northern ireland. it just -- the country -- the province has gotten off to a slow start. but then after he does that speech that is directed to locals, it's beginning to the g-8 summit. and the issues here are going to be interesting in this respect when it comes to syria. you essentially have the old g-7 plus russia. russia, of course, was added to the g-8 a few years ago, and they're sort of isolated when it comes to syria. president putin is on the side of bashar al assad. he's been helping shar al assad with arms. putin had a one-on-one with british prime minister david cameron. that didn't go so well, he seemed to lecture the allies and what they planned to do with syria. syria is going to be a hot you topic. and what the consensus is. and is there consensus between the u.s., the brits and the french on what to do next with syrian opposition. >> nbc's chuck todd there in belfast. chuck, thank you. >>> and one topic sure to come up at the g-8 summit are the newly sclofd nsa programs. the man at the

now we need the business of the world to come to northern ireland. can the prime minister give us an outline of what you would in conjunction with the american administration and the northern island executive deliver a very successful inward investment conference in october to deliver thousands of much-needed private sector jobs? >> well, i'm grateful to the honorable gentleman. am looking forward to coming to northern ireland for this vital investment conference but i think what we will be able to demonstrate is not only the success of the g8 that was for northern ireland by the coming together of the uk government and the northern irish assembly with the plans for economic development, and also for breaking down the barriers within northern ireland between different communities. i think that shared future agenda is not just important for the future of the society in northern ireland. it's also important for the future of our economy, to. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i recently met with amnesty international group where they highlighted the concerns a

. >>> the leaders of the g-8 nations begin a crucial two-day summit in northern ireland. discussions on the civil war in syria are expected to dominate the agenda as well as economic issues like tax and trade. nbc's chief white house correspondent chuck todd is in belfast where the president landed this morning. good morning, chuck. >> reporter: well, betty, the president finished up the first part of his northern ireland agenda. the theme of the president's speech was basically buck up. telling this new generation of students in northern ireland to take advantage of the fact that their parents took the risk of making peace and that was their job to help northern ireland become a greater part of the uk society, build a better autonomy. here's a little taste of the president's message. >> all of you, every single young person here today, possess something the generation before yours did not. and that is an example to follow. when those who took a chance on peace got started, they didn't have a successful model to emulate. they didn't know how it would work, but they took a

coming up the president held ahead of the g eight summit in northern ireland saying the crisis has only made the rich even richer and worsen the social. and deadly chemistry in louisiana as twin blasts of chemical plants raise speculation the state's neglecting safety expert analysis is just ahead for you. to approach the a ten minute mark here in moscow we carry on with turkish authorities now demanding the names of all doctors who treated protesters injured in clashes with police as part of a health ministry probe prime minister earlier ones government claims medics acted illegally by giving aid to demonstrators in istanbul's taksim square doctors though allege a crackdown and evolve not to cooperate we're going to go to school reports from istanbul medical professionals have been out on taksim square and gezi park since day one helping out those who have been injured in clashes with police and just those who have needed medical attention while camping out here in gezi park for almost for two weeks at this point but the problem is now they are under. why from the turkish government th

eight summit in northern ireland after the u.s. approved arms supplies to the rebels the question is whether its european allies will fall of seat. looks of what is at stake at the high level gathering. leaders of several of the most powerful nations in the world are gathering in northern ireland the start of the g. eight summit which britain is hosting the summit is going to be held at the very remote. where a fifty million pound ring of steel has been a wreck to in order to god against protesters and to provide security for the likes of us president barack obama russian president vladimir putin and on the various david cameron now extra police have also been drafted in from the u.k. mainland to help bolster security that this is one of the biggest security operations that northern ireland has ever seen now as host david cameron had planned to discuss issues such as global tax avoidance and sustainable economic growth but it looks like the rising tensions over the escalating crisis in syria are going to eclipse that formal and jen

today was the second and final day of the thirty ninth g eight summit in northern ireland where heads of states of the world's most powerful countries convene every year however what makes this year's gathering specials that it solidifies the notion that the g eight is nothing more than a club of self-important world leaders keen on celebrating their own power so if this meeting isn't about real global policy and what is the what is it. the j. it's comprised of the participation of heads of government from canada france germany italy japan russia the u.k. and the u.s. but there are nine seats in the last ones filled by a delegate of the e.u. the group meets for two days at a different location every year and at the end of the meeting the group delivers a final document which serves as an outline for the global issues jay leaders will have agreed to work on in the past those umbrella issues have ranged from climate change to global poverty and at times are absurdly broad and unfeasible previously the g eight ambitiously declared that they would end world hunger by two thousand and fift

in northern ireland. that was not without its difficulties and questions were asked, but not only was it a very successful and very well- managed and well-run conference -- i pay tribute to everyone who was involved in it -- but i think it was also one of the most peaceful g8s in terms of demonstrations. it was rumoured that one of the six tents in the place where all the tents were going to be put up belonged to some dutch folk who happened to be on holiday. i also read this morning that one of the hopeful shopkeepers in enniskillen had stocked up on vegan meals only to find that the protesters did not turn up in large enough numbers, so he now has a large supply going spare. it is a remarkable part of our country and it was good to bring the g8 to county fermanagh. i thank the right honorable gentleman for what he said on the aid pledge. it is right that britain has made and kept its promises, and we use that to bring others up to the mark. of course, the g8 always publishes an accountability report. a

eight summit in northern ireland protesters staged a rally against that of financial inequality. reports. and here are stars the campaign is and environmentalist have gathered here in what they call the penthouse suite of global capitalism otherwise known as canary wharf london's business district home to a number of banks such as j.p. morgan and barclays now it's an event called they owe us and the day in the title is aimed squarely at g eight leaders who are set to meet for the start of the g eight summit hosted by britain in northern ireland on monday protesters gathered here come from a number of different organizations but they all say that they're concerned with one thing and that's the concentration of wealth and power that the g eight summit represents so next week at the g eight david cameron is going to be saying that he's saving the world he's come out with all these great policies that make things better for you know that's just not true he's making decisions and all those leads in fact making decisions that are really interests of the financial institutions of these

well of course everybody's talking about this potemkin village in northern ireland built for the g. eight northern ireland is building a fake town with government money to make it look like austerity work the butcher's business has been replaced by a picture of a butcher's business across the road is a similar tell a spall business premises has been made to look like an office supply store so as you see as well from this image here this is the fake butcher shop it's not actually a thriving business it's a dilapidated rundown business and i think this is really you know a great image for our times because we've been saying on the show for a while that quantitative easing as i was saying at the top of the show it's a it's a policy where you're injecting on collateralized coupons federal reserve notes into the system to try to boost growth even though employment stone and every other measure of the economy is collapsing so it's this potemkin village type of idea of a kit to make it as as the phrase goes here you have it at its policy osis now where they're going this g eight meeting an

process between ireland and northern ireland. it just -- the country, the province has gotten off to a slow start. but then after he does that speech that's directed at locals, it's beginning the g-8 summit. and the issues here are going to be interesting when it comes to syria. you ses leshlly have the old g-7, and russia was added a few years ago. president pieten is on the side of bashar al assad. he's been helping bashar al assad with arms shipments and he's been quite critical of what the west has done with opposition. in fact yesterday, putin had a one-on-one with british prime minister david cameron. that didn't go so well. he seemed to lecture the allies on what they planned to do with syria. that is going to be the question is there consensus, veronica, between the u.s., the brits, the french and what to do next on the syrian opposition. >>> let's get you to another stories making news this morning. a man described as a moderate conservative claimed victory over the weekend in iran's election. hassan rouhani took over ha

news the government of northern ireland has spent two million pounds dealing with their. buildings some of these buildings have simply been knocked down but some have been spruced up like butcher shops with images of meat stuck over the windows to hide their barren interiors or the now famous local office supply store which contains no office supplies at all but it sure does look nice and i guess that's what counts spending two million pounds to hype economic downturn from the g eight and other eyes whether than spending it actually you know improving the local economy seems like doomed economic practices to me but that's just my opinion. never made it. to the top of the candidates shortlist but eventually she did shouting triumphantly. as the flight began she was unable to switch to manual control but after three days the world.

i today was the second and final day of the thirty ninth g eight summit in northern ireland where heads of states of the world's most powerful countries convene every year however what makes this year's gathering specials that it solidifies the notion that the g eight is nothing more than a club of self-important world leaders keen on celebrating their own power so if this meeting isn't about real global policy and what its what is it. the g. it's comprised of the participation of heads of government from canada france germany italy japan russia the u.k. and the u.s. but there are nine seats in the last ones filled by a delegate of the e.u. the group meets for two days at a different location every year and at the end of the meeting the group delivers a final document which serves as an outline for the global issues g eight leaders will have agreed to work on in the past those umbrella issues have ranged from climate change to global poverty and at times are absurdly broad and unfeasible previously the g eight ambitiously declared that they would end world hunger by two thousand and fif

ireland a little bit. stacy herbert max yes people are protesting against the central planners around the world here is the photographic proof of it this is not however anywhere in northern ireland in fact it's in china and these are ten thousand people in china lined up to buy gold and front of a gold shop the buyers are lined up during the three day dragon boat festival so i thought to juxtapose this to the protests happening here against the same exact financial and monetary crimes how much more effective it is not to buy gold to be lining up like that instead of holding a plaque card out in the middle of the raking in belfast well this is genius when you brought this to my attention. wow stacy herbert has done her homework on this one because we have two simultaneous events happening around the world we have two groups of people who are really protesting in their own way against the same central planners and central bankers they're both part of the global insurrection against banker occupation here in

news the government of northern ireland has spent two million pounds dealing with derelict buildings some of these buildings have simply been knocked out but some have been spruced up like butcher shops with images of meat stuck over the windows to hide their barren interiors or the. now famous local office supply store which contains no office supplies at all but it sure does look nice and i guess that's what counts spending two million pounds to hype economic downturn from the g eight and other eyes whether than spending it actually you know improving the local economy seems like doomed economic practices to me but that's just my opinion. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you. are is a big issue. you live on one hundred thirty three bucks a month for food i should try it because you know how fabulous i'd like i don't. i mean. i know that i'm. really not so. very closely. it's. worse for the food the white house or the. radio guy minutes from