vladimir putin was created by the oligarchs and the oligarchs created vladimir putin but now vladimir putin is above the oligarchs. it is not with the they will take out vladimir putin, it is which oligarchs will vladimir putin take out. he is very powerful and as we sanction him, it is becoming very desperate in some ways, that makes vladimir putin stronger. vladimir putin is an incredibly popular leader. his popularity in russia is more than the american president. people love him. he is very strong, shirtless on all horse all the time, wrestling bears and winning hockey games. he is of very strong leader and russia is a place where people like strength. they have horrible winters and they looked at strength as something very important to them. i don't think vladimir putin will be hurt by the sanctions as much as people want. more likely he becomes powerful, and he stays until he wants to not be there anymore. i am not the expert, there are better people to ask that question, i don't want to say i am an expert on this. my opinion is he stays president but i could be wrong. >> how mu

enter vladimir putin and the fighter jets. this week the russian president demanded world powers coordinate the fight against i.s.i.l., and throw the packing band the syrian president. they are crying foul. they have no alternative. they may be changing their tune on the conflict. >> mary snow reports. >> reporter: this year of civil war, president obama calls on bashar al-assad to step down. and the u.s. lends support to rebels fighting to unseat the syrian president. one year later in 2012, in a warning to syria. president barack obama uses two words syria. >> the red line for us is we see a bunch of chemical weapons moved around or utilised. that would change my calculus. >> by june 2013. the u.s. determined forces indeed used chemical weapons, including sarin, a nerve agent. with a red line drawn, president obama is ready to strike syria and u.s. force. but then a definite. >> today i'm asking congress to send a message to the world that we are ready to move forward together as one nation. it never happens. congress reject

vladimir putin was not a weak man. the minute he became president he invited them to stalin's old house. all of the oligarchs who were billionaires were sat at a table and he came in front of them and said you've all done very well, you've made a lot of money, you can keep your money, just a out of my way. that was the beginning of the change in everything. some of the oligarchs said you're okay but some said no. boris berezovsky was one of them. he went against vladimir putin. he used a television station to go against him. vladimir putin decided he needed to get rid of boris berezovsky so he went into the news and said the oligarchs who rule this country are going to be put in jail. so boris berezovsky fled to london. he handed him a huge sum of money and said let's end our relationship, here's your money, were no longer partners. boris berezovsky took the money at the time but then decided it wasn't enough. he then sued roman abramovich in england, the largest lawsuit in history for $5.6 billion. that lawsuit ended

putin wants to create that reality and part of what vladimir putin is doing is engaging in an effort to further depop pop -- depopulate syria the europeans will look at how they cope the program vladimir putin is creating? >> mr. hadley they are saying vladimir putin is operating out of weakness and they will be in a quagmire. are you as confident this is a loser for vladimir putin? >> not at all. does it look weak to you what he is doing in syria? look at the situation for those opposition forces we have been supporting. vladimir putin said he is coming in to fight isis but what he is doing is bomb those opposition members we have supported. at the same time, they of being a. >> understanding this is crazy. it makes no sense. >> now we will talk about solutions. ambassador, you say the answer is to get together with turkey, with the europeans, with the arabs, and create a safe haven, basically in the shaded area up this along the syrian and turkey border for opposition forces and civilians but that is almost precisely where russia is striking if you create a safe haven, would you no

vladimir putin is in paris for ukrainian crisis talks. there overshadowed by russia's recent move into syria. we go to our correspondent for the latest. the u.s. is hit by another mass shooting. 9 people killed in an on-campus shooting. president obama says the government's ash says the country's growing numb to the strategic city. how the militants are holed up on the outskirts. program, a up in the sting operation for french customs officials as 100 scorpions are confiscated in a u.s. bound shipment from cameroon. more legalgen faces woes, this time in france. kate moody will have the latest in business. molly: we begin with russia's -- the third day in a row russian jets have hit targets in syria. carried out new rounds of airstrikes, hitting 12 islamic state targets. concern has been expressed that moscow is striking all opponents of syrian president bashar al-assad, not just isis. moscow announced the campaign could last for the next three to four months. russia's sudden intervention in syria is dominating talks held in paris. franco

i was, at one point, a big ally of vladimir putin. and after this whole thing happens, and as i continue to do exposes of corruption, i'm no longer exposing his enemies. i'm exposing his own personal financial interests. and-- and on november-- 13th, 2005, as i was flying back to russia, having lived there for ten years, become the largest foreign investor in their country-- i was stopped at the vip lounge of sheremetyevo airport. i was locked up overnight. and then i was deported the next day and declared a threat to national security, never to be allowed back into russia again. at that point it became obvious to me that putin's interests had diverged. >> then things get-- go horribly wrong. the-- the-- the russian government goes after you. and they start going after some of your aides and all that. and you slowly manage to divest your interests-- your-- your investors' interests. you get your money out, which is great. and you get your staff out, in most cases. and you leave a few key people in russia who are not your employees, bu

what did vladimir putin and bashar al-assad talk about. according to the kremlin, the kremlin spokesperson, they spoke about the usual things, the russian air campaign and the syrian army operation that has been going on. the russian air campaign has been going on since september 30th. the president thanked vladimir putin for the russian support. the kremlin says that the talks were in what they call a limited and an expanded format. what that means, it wasn't just vladimir putin and bashar al-assad having a chat. for some of the discussion, the senior russian leadership team was there to. the ministry of defense, and the foreign ministry involved in that, and they touch on topics, including bilateral relations. that is all quite vague language. the big question is this, did vladimir putin say anything to bashar al-assad about the transfer of power. the only clue that the kremlin is giving is that vladimir putin told bashar al-assad that is he prepared for the political process, and that a political settlement in syria is possible. with wo

that's the message that should be sent to vladimir putin. so i hope that the american people understand how serious this is and that this rogue dictator named vladimir putin, who is a thug and a bully, can only understand a steadfast and strong american policy that brings american strength back to bear. we are still the strongest nation in the world. now it's time for us to act like it. mr. presiden met with the minister of syria, we begin with remarks from john kerry. want to thank you for the chance to address this council. i appreciate the fact that russia's presidency has chosen to focus on this . we have come together to encounter extremist organizations. this is not a debate about goals, i do not think. we all of those the aggressions -- aggressive ambitions of such organizations as al qaeda and groups that are imitating them. atrocities they commit, we all want to end the suffering they continue to inflict. there is no debate about that. the question that we face is, how do you best do it? there are basic principles that we believe to

vladimir putin is not a fascist. it's not a democrat or republican. he is an old-fashioned russian despot. he does things according to old-fashioned kremlin rules. and ask if it enhances the central position of russia as a major force notice world. everyone has to turn to russia to get a solution, and he thinks of himself as a supremely confident man, he thinks of himself as being able to accomplish anything. >> you in the book describe him as a modern era despo. is he so convinced of his exceptionalism that it poses a danger to the rest of the world. >> it's a good question. i am sure at times he is that. at the other times there are moments when vladimir putin can be extremely pragmatic, clear in what he wants. for example, when he moved in and took over crime at the beginning of last year in 2014. he had a limited objective. he new in a rational way that it made no sense for russia, for example, to take all of ukraine. it's not necessary. >> all right, but na shows a machiavellian leader who manages to do simple things and have tremendous results,

vladimir putin welcoming only old ally. syria leader. the first public trip out of this country in four years. >> the task is to stablilize the legal government and create the right conditions for reaching a political compromise. >> i think vladimir putin made the objections clear. >> william pommerant is a russian scholar at a washington d.c. think tank. >> clearly the argument is that they've been invited in. that's the argument made and how he distinguished russia's actions from everyone else's. >> on the grounds u.s. officials and members of the opposition say the objectives are clear. attacks carried out against rebel forces. some of them allied with the u.s. this was shot near homes on friday in rebel held territory under russian bombardment. the voice says oh, god. civilians were targeted. >> they've been indiscriminate. reckless in syria. they seem to have no difficulty. around where civilians may be. >> earlier this week a russian defence ministry claimed planes flew 154 sortees striking 235 terrorist target in three days. analy

. >> vladimir putin is presiding over the weakest economy, perhaps, in all of europe. it's not as if these people are invincible. it's only because they have a goal and a strategy and we don't. >> rose: we conclude with adialh chris callahan and eric newton of the walter cronkite school and steve capus of cbs news. >> the basic skills of journalism are arguably more important now than ever. the ability to identify a story, to be able to report it accurately, thoroughly, objectively, fairly. and to be able to write with real writing that can compel people to read or listen to or watch a story. more important now than ever. >> rose: foreign policy andjour. >> funding for charlie rose is provided by american express. additional funding provided >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we're in phoenix,arizoe school of journalism and mass communications at arizona state university. i'm pleased to have as my guest senato

that's the message that should be sent to vladimir putin. so i hope that the american people understand how serious this is and that this rogue dictator named vladimir putin, who is a thug and a bully, can only understand a steadfast and strong american policy that brings american strength back to bear. we are still the strongest nation in the world. now it's time for us to act like it. mr. presiden >> secretary of state john kerry met with the minister of syria, we begin with remarks from john kerry. john kerry: thank you very much. i want to thank you for the chance to address this council. i appreciate the fact that russia's presidency has chosen to focus on this issue. we have come together often to also toterrorism and counter extremist organizations. this is not a debate about goals, i do not think. we all of those the aggression -- aggressive ambitions of such organizations as al qaeda and groups that are imitating them. we all oppose the atrocities they commit, we all want to end the suffering they continue to inflict. there is no de

look at vladimir putin. he has been able to insert himself in the middle east in a way they have not since 1973 and he is playing a major role in a lot of places. he has been able to dismember ukraine. he has been able to take crimea. he is putting enormous pressure on the baltic countries. charlie: there are those who argue what russia is doing -- that it has built up and wisely build up its military notwithstanding is economic , circumstances -- it is building up its military so it has a more effective military than five years ago. senator mccain: his goals are much larger than a well-trained military. charlie: but it is a recognition he has a stronger military than he has ever had. senator mccain: absolutely. look at the investment they have made. look at their latest aircraft. look at their surface to air capabilities. look at the operation when they invaded georgia. it was kind of ham-fisted. a lot of mistakes. compare that with what they did in crimea. they've gotten a lot better. and their economy is

that's the message that should be sent to vladimir putin. so i hope that the american people understand how serious this is and that this rogue dictator named vladimir putin, who is a thug and a bully, can only understand a steadfast and strong american policy that brings american strength back to bear. we are still the strongest nation in the world. now it's time for us to act like it. mr. presiden we begin with remarks from secretary kerry. i appreciate the fact that russia's presidency has chosen to focus on this sthu, and i welcome the opportunity to awkthe urgent challenge of countering terrorism in the middle east, north africa, and elsewhere. this is a topic that the council has explored many times going back to 9/11 attacks and even before we have come together fairly often to condemn terrorism. and also to take concerted action to counter violent extremist organizations. .o this is not a debate we all oppose the atrocities and want to end the suffering that they continue to inflick. so there is no debate about that. the question is

that puts vladimir putin against the u.s. on this particular point decidedly. >> he is not fighting isis or anyone else, he's talking about the bashar al-assad regime to secure more power for himself and more power across the region and there are no bones about it, he will take anyone who will come whether it is china or anyone else. including the u.s. which creates all sorts of questions about where this goes and where the relationship between the u.s. and russia goes. >> the defense department said we will not let this become a proxy war between the u.s. and russia but it seems like it is ended is that way, whether it is actual combat, and this is heading to lead. >> we should the video a few minutes ago. she is having a great time. >> team a decision i am going to push around the u.s. i want to do it now. while president obama is bleeding from behind. >> hockey was like a bat saturday night live skit. is it really possible? of the reality is he has an enormous ego, is quite a globally but is not ideological, he needs the w

and its allies and vladimir putin. putin wants to back assad. the president obviously sticking by his policy that assad has to go. there's no future for him. you cannot go to the status quo before the civil war which is now in its fifth year. as for the who, a question as to who was under those bombs dropped by 20 russian war planes. putin told the president obama that he wanted to fight against isil. but today secretary of defense ash carter said those bombs dropped where isil fighters are simply not known to be. as it happened, secretary of state john kerry was at the united nations and issued a stark warning. >> we have also made clear that we would have grave concerns should russia strike areas where isil and al quaeda affiliated targets are not operating. strikes of that kind would question russia's real intentions fighting isil or protecting the assad regime. >> and, mike, ash carter held what seemed to be a pretty long and detailed brief, reporters today as well. >> this gets to the when question and it really points out the friction now

how do you deal with vladimir putin? what can the u.s. do? >> i think we have a variety of options, some of them laid out by general petraeus before the armed services committee a week before last, and among them are a no-fly zone, no more barrel bombs, set up a buffer zone, do a real, legitimate train-and-equip that fights against bashar al assad as well as isis. one of the classic failures in recent history was they were training -- dod was training these young men to go in and fight only against bashar al assad -- excuse me, against isis, and not bashar al assad, while they're being barrel bombed by bashar al assad. the degree of immorality that i have hardly ever seen. and of course, we need to understand that the russians are trying to achieve a goal of a major role in the middle east, protecting their base, and also now bringing iranians in to fight on behalf of bashar al assad as well. it's escalating, and the united states secretary of state says it's an opportunity. the secretary of defense says it's unprofessional. and the beat goes

we understand that vladimir putin spoke to egypt's president. what do we know about that conversation about what was said. >> the russian government and the presidency has been quick to move on the tragedy. there has been a number of different actions they have taken throughout the day, a recent one was a conversation between vladimir putin, the president of russia, and the president of egypt. >> these two men have a good working relationship. they want to make sure they see eye to eye. abdul fatah al-sisi said to vladimir putin that as much time and space and resources would be allowed for the russian investigators who are heading to egypt. as much time as they needed to do the job that they have to do to find out what caused the crash. we've heard from the russian prime minister, dmitri medvedev, who said that this was a tragedy. the crew on board the flight could be offered compensation. the families of the crew on board would be offered compensation for their loss. >> reports are that one of the black boxes have been found. what do we know a

charlie: what you think when on in the meeting between barack obama and vladimir putin? mike: i will speculate. i think what went on is that president putin explained his perspective. he explained that he is concerned that if assad goes, that isis is going to have more running room and we are going to have bigger problems in syria. i think president obama probably gave his perspective. his perspective is that, yeah, you're probably right that if assad goes with no government following him, we will be any worse situation. but if we were to have a transition from assad to another government that everyone can agree on, and we will actually have more stability in syria. and i think the president probably argued that as long as assad is around, he is a magnet for fighters to join isis, to join al nusra to fight assad, and that you can't ultimately defeat isis and al nusra without getting rid of president assad. they probably talked right past each other, charlie. charlie: there is a question as to how strong the moderate forces are. there is a historical question of whether t

neil: vladimir putin does, says he is a legitimate leader. >> this is a problem with vladimir putin and his russia. again i strongly believe this can be overcome by a concerted effort and that is why i again president obama was right in saying that russia and iran can be very important in this. neil: a lot of critics of the united states including a lot of the republicans running for to take his job have said that he is horribly mishandled this this >> they want his job. i think he is doing the right job for protecting the next generation. neil: you don't think he has been too -- doesn't bother you? >> i am not too foxy on this. i am very much confident that the negotiation and agreement with iran is what was good for the u.s. was good for the world. neil: on syriac, he drew a line in the sand a couple years back. do you think he would regret that comment today? >> you should ask him. neil: i am asking you. >> i cannot comment on this but i strongly believe, a very important part of the effort that all of us should do. besides the military force and besidescombat when the heart and mind

the president met for 90 minutes with vladimir putin. then 48 hours later, a russian general shows up at our embassy in baghdad to give us an hour warning. that is treating the united states with disdain and contempt. of course they are i hitting the free syrian army enclaves and places which have had some success. this is the cia-run operations. and they want to take them out. what vladimir putin and assad want to do is provide us with the choice between isis and bashar assad. in order to do that, you take out the free syrian army, which the case the d. od rained group is now down to four or five, approximately $9 million each. >> hillary clinton broke with president obama this week. she called for a no fly zone over syria. president obama was asked about that. he said there's a difference between running for president and being president. who do you side with on this idea of a no side zone, secretary clinton or president obama? >> well, obviously secretary clinton. but more importantly, general david petraeus testified not too many day

>>> syria's president makes an unannounced visit to moscow to meet with vladimir putin >>> hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, i'm jane dutton, also ahead the u.n. chief calls for calm. it's falling on deaf ears after another day of violence between palestinians and israeli >>> we talk to people in juba about the peace deal. plus... ..the first note of fame. a 21-year-old wins the fredrik chopin piano competition. >>> syria's president has met vladimir putin in moscow. bashar al-assad's visit is believed to be his first trip abroad since syria's war broke out in 2011. the topic for discussion was the war in syria, and russia's military involvement. rory challands is live in moscow. what are the plans now, rory? >> well, that's a very good question. what we know is that vladimir putin and president bashar al-assad met on tuesday in moscow to talk about the syrian operations, to talk about the russian bombing campaign, and how that is backing up the syrian army on the ground as they push against the group's that they have been fighting against for so long. groups that some in

josh rushing talks to a former chess champion who blifs vladimir putin is -- believes vladimir putin is the bigsest threat facing the world. >> we see someone who has an interest, and i'm talking about vladimir putin, because he stay in power 15 years, and made it clear he'd city in power. he has nothing to offer the russian public except the foreign policy. >> the public was hapt. he does fine in the polls, they are happy about crimea. >> if you run the polls. i am sure they are popular. >> how do you conduct the group. >> it's not about who conducts the polls, but whether people are not fearful to tell what they think. >> i was talking to someone in moscow that said if they don't like vladimir putin, the stability is what came out of him. we'll take had ability. it's inevitable. the longer they stay in office, the bigger the upleaval, the instability that will follow. look at the living standards. the country is plunging. russian economies are in a free fall. >> that's what you want, right. you want sanctions, that's what they do to the russian economy. >> they were not troubled be

by a lot of people is not talking to vladimir putin but who do we have talking to vladimir putin? you can talk about ronald reagan the we don't have ronald reagan, we have john kerry. they don't trust john kerry or barack obama will have those conversations, did their heels in and make vladimir putin move to was. >> you have to negotiate from a position of strength. it is a mistake to say russia can have what they want but it is also a mistake to have no discussion. when you start having no discussion there is danger of can accident happening. they are flying in that space until shooting down one of our fighters and have it escalate into regional if not maybe a world war. the responsibility of being a leader of the free world, being commander-in-chief is an enormous one and i don't think we want people -- that is what the debate will separate out, who has a mature understanding and the wisdom and judgment to be in charge of -- >> i hope all of you go over the iran deal. when you talk about giving people what they want that is the criticism of the iran deal. the parts we can't see,

the headu cannot be in of russian president vladimir putin, but give us an idea. what might russia's strategy be? is it really trying just to find a better way to help its allies, and bashar al-assad? >> it was the same when we were talking about the ukraine conflict and russia's goal there. so much of it does come down to , tolevel decision-making what's going on in vladimir putin said. it is very difficult to make guesses. i think that is something the russians play on. the positioning and the explanation of this whole movement in syria has deliberately been a little bit kind of opaque. n making this big speech about a call for a coalition and needing to fight isis and comparing them to nazis and then suddenly wednesday get one the americans hour of notice and russia launches an airstrike not against isis but against other groups. so whether or not this is the start of a very long-term operation to prop up assad or whether this is more of a bargaining chip to say, this is what we can do, you need to get around the table with us if you solution ininable syria bec

today bashar al-assad is back in damascus after meeting with vladimir putin in moscow. it was assad's first trip abroad since the civil war began more than four years ago. putin has been one of asued's strongest allies, and russian air strikes are helping government forces retake key areas. >> reporter: this was a trademark putin piece of political theater. yes, things are now starting to make sense as i was leaving work yesterday. the traffic in central moscow was at an absolute stand still, many of the main thoroughfares were blocked off by police, and as i cycled over the river a presidential helicopter flew very low down the river just over my head. now it seems very likely from what we know now that it was president bashar al-assad who was in that helicopter. so what do these two men talk about? well, we know they discussed the obvious things, the russian air campaign in syria, and how this is supporting bashar al-assad's ground offensive. but the big question remains. how much did vladimir putin push president assad on a transfer of power for him to leave power? n

president obama says vladimir putin is playing a dangerous game. we'll talk about it all with the panel, when we come back. >>> mr. putin had to go into syria, not out of strength, but out of weakness, we're in the going to make syria into a proxy war between the united states and russia. that would be bad strategy on our part. this is a battle between russia, iran and assad against the overwhelming majority of the syrian people. our battle is with isle. and when i hear people -- offering up half-baked ideas, as if they are solutions, typically what you get is -- a bunch of mumbo-jumbo. >> president obama spent a good deal of time at his news conference fielding questions about syria. about russia's influence in the middle east. and about his meeting at the u.n. can vladimir putin. what about all of this? let's bring in our panel. david kenton, the senior application writer for ""u.s. news & world report"" and sheryl atkinson, author of "full measure." syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. welcome. first time on the panel. you listen to the new

vladimir putin style that is not going to go away. within the republican field there is an interesting division, most people wanting to confront vladimir putin, donald trump saying i get along with this guy. jenna: here's what donald trump said today on this issue. >> if vladimir putin wants to drop bombs on isis i am ok with it but we have to do it too. we have to kill isis. jenna: there's a little bit of we have to get involved but all right, why not? >> his argument is not an impossible argument. if he is going to do the dirty work in syria and run the risk of getting caught in the syrian quagmire welcome to it, we will let you do that. the problem is you don't want to expand russian influence in the middle east or leave syria to be a russian protectorate. we have a gold there and need to play it as well and to the extent we create a vacuum the russians show they will fill it. jenna: an important question how we are going to deal with russia not just for republicans but the entire country. why don't we see the same debate playing o

vladimir putin 53%. barack obama 22%. what do the american people see there. >> the american people don't see leadership. there is no magic answer for syria but they would like to see something that can point us in a positive direction. into that void steps vladimir putin, iran, and what you see is increasing violence in israel. the palestinians see we are stepping back from our involvement. there is a perception that we are stepping back and when you step back that leaves avoid. into that void go aggressors like putin and iran. bill: help me make sense of what we are seeing the last few hours. there are cuban soldiers on the ground in syria on behalf of russia. >> cubans have trained in russia for a long time, and putin is lappie to ice proxy forces -- he's happy to use what he calls volunteers proxy forces. you have cubans controlled by the russians put on the ground to make sure al-assad stays in power. i think president obama is trying to put a happy face on a disaster. that this somehow will be hamful for putin. for

vladimir putin's jets are now effectively bashar al-assad's air force. that may explain the smile. and that air force was in it action during the meeting. the russians say they hit 83 targets over the past day, including these two strikes on what moscow claims were a rebel leader's meeting place and a logistics camp. there's no longer and pretense of only hitting isis targets. most russian attacks have been on assad's other enemies, including rebels supported by the u.s. and the airstrikes have another purpose-- they're it bombing russia back to being a major player in the middle east. vladimir putin is now running the diplomatic show as well, telling assad the bombing must be followed by peace talks. and putin's been working the phones. recep tayyip erdogan, after the meeting, and he called another major player, king salman of saudi arabia, as well. the welcome afforded assad in moscow, including a gilded kremlin dinner, was clearly designed to show russia's unwavering support for him. in the west, the syrian president may be irreparably damaged goods, who the u.s. and others say

happened today days after vladimir putin and president obama's talk. who russia is targeting on the ground. >> hurricane joaquin leaves some people already under water. the new storm track tonight. >> students can read teachers, teachers can rate each other. ever which uncan rate each other. >> from the tv show to reality, the new app that let's you rate people. you can't opt out. fox and friends first starts right now. >> good morning. i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather killedchilders. talks scheduled between russia and the united states after russian airplanes began air strikes in syria. >> targeting opposition groups instead of isis. >> secretary of defense said this is like pouring gasoline on fire this is not against isis but on groups opposing syrian president bashar assad. it will be limited air strikes to only isis targets. officials appear to be caught off guard by the development of yesterday's air strikes including president obama himself who met with russian president vladmir putin earlier this week spending a great deal of time discuss

bashar al-assad leaves syria for the first time in four years for talks with vladimir putin in moscow >>> a funeral held on the west bank for a palestinian shot dead by israeli soldiers as the u.n. chief calls for calm. >> a clean-up under way in the philippines as the death toll for tropical storm koppu continues to rise. >>> and a winning performance of a 21-year-old from south korea wins a prestigious music competition >>> we'll get to those stories in a moment. we start the newshour with a live news event in ramallah in the occupied west bank, the palestinian president mahmoud abbas in a conference with u.n. chief ban ki-moon. >> translation: that you take the credit for all this, and you take the credit for having the palestinian plastic bag hoisted, and premises - the continued violations by the occupation and desecration of our sank tities, namely al-aqsa, will open the doors of a sectarian conflict, which has already happened, and we'll regret fully warn the commences of this conflict. stressing that the historical sadist of the terrorism must be preserved, not the status quo

he went to moscow to meet secretly with vladimir putin. a white house official says the administration views the meeting as at odds with the stated goal bis the russian ifs ar political transition in syria. matthew chance live from moscow. good morning, matthew. >> morning, john. an extraordinary meeting here in moscow. kept top secret. it happened overnight. bashar al assad flown in to moscow. had a meeting, face to face, with vladimir putin. they sat down. smiled at each other. bashar al assad thanked vladimir putin for the campaign of air strikes russia has been carrying out on the ground against the enemies in syria. putin saying he wants to see a political settlement as well in syria. that was one of the main messages that came out of this very strange visit indeed. russia saying to the rest of the world, look. you know, we are standing strongly behind bashar al assad. the west, the united states, in particular, believes he doesn't have a role in the future. any diplomatic solution is going through moscow. we're going to be the power

our president refuses to understand vladimir putin. furthermore, he doesn't understand the russians or warfare or islamic state. and he lives in this bubble. i speak russian, i understand russian. lori: i get what you're saying. >> but the russians are not going to suddenly do this because there's another thing that our president doesn't understand and that is pride in our country. russians are very proud of the fact that let 'er rip hooton took a broken country and turned it into at least the illusion of a great power again and at the end of the day, he is willing to do what it takes. and in warfare, strength of will is more powerful than sheer weaponry. >> how do you read that they pulled the plug on this. does this mean that the u.s. is in retreat, whether or not the president wants met what that is about. >> the u.s. has been in retreat. but the basic idea for the program is flawed. we americans always convince ourselves that we get off cheaply persuading other people to fight for what we want them to fight for and it doesn't work

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do you think that this is a show of bravado for vladimir putin to the russian people? is he weak? >> well, if he takes crimea and influences evens in eastern ukraine, now deploying in northwestern syria, there is a war room where russians are in baghdad where we were, i don't think this is about weather any more. this is go geopolitical climate changing all over the re john. i do not agree it is out of weakness. only calculation that russian have we're withdrawing from the region, they are moving forward. tom: what do hear when you talk to your contacts in the world with this business about climbal change is the biggest danger not these issues with isis. >> in the middle east, and region, there has been and continue to be a big frustration with our foreign policy, with russian foreign policy. beginning with egypt, and libya, now the iran deal, that is not pleasing our arab allies in saudi and bahrain, and yemen knoll -- nothing has done solved. so, the general mood at least of those who are partners with us now including turkey, is not that very favorable. tom: this business of wh

"way too early" starts right now. >> vladimir putin. >> russian president vladimir putin celebrating his 63rd birthday on the ice. just as his military unleashes a coordinated campaign with the assad regime, attacking from land, air, and now sea. >>> and president obama makes a call to the head of doctors without borders, apologizing for the bombings that killed nearly two dozen, but the aid group says that's not enough. >>> and changing positions. hillary clinton comes out against president obama's controversial trade pact, the same deal that she once hailed as the, quote, gold standard of trade agreements. it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west and yes, this is "way too early." >>> good morning. it's thursday, october 8th, i'm jonathan capehart. we begin with fast-moving developments from syria. a new coordinated assault from russia and the assad regime. russia now backing up -- backing up weeks of airstrikes with new attacks from the sea, just as syria launches a new ground effort targeting rebel groups. the russian defense ministry released this video yesterday of what it cla