as she prepares to represent the united states at the united nations in new york and occupy the ambassador's office at its u.n. mission, little is known about her approach to foreign affairs. diplomats from other countries have expressed relief at the appointment of nikki haley. they feared that donald trump might appoint a prominent republican u.n. basher to the role. they see her as a potentially moderating influence on the incoming president. others who have not yet been asked are ready to serve, like general david petraeus, commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan and iraq, former director of the cia. general petraeus: i've been in a position before i wear a president has turned to me in the oval office in a difficult moment without any pleasantries and said "i'm asking you as your president and commander-in-chief to take command of the international security assistance force in afghanistan." the response can be yes, mr. president. president obama: i hereby pardon you. nick: all this as president obama, for the last time carried , out one of the great rituals of state, the annual pardonin

in the greatest nation on earth, the united states. >> president ford? >> as we have seen tonight, foreign policy and defense policy are difficult and complex issues. we can debate methods. we can debate one decision or another. but there are two things which cannot be debated. experience and results. in the last two years, i have made policy decisions involving long-range difficulties in policies. and made day-to-day judgments. not only as president of the united states, but as the leader of the free world. what is the result of that leadership? america is strong. america is free. america is respected. not a single young american today is fighting or dying on any foreign battlefield. america is at peace with freedom. thank you, and good night. >> thank you, president ford. thank you, governor carter. i also want to thank our questioners and the audience here this evening. the third and final debate between president ford and governor carter will take place on october the it 22nd on the campus of william and mary in williamsburg, virginia. the subject ma

and the united nations, united states and especially the iraqi government have improved each time that they liberate a city and work on repairing the services. >> mosul is a challenge because it's the largest city that will have to be liberated and rehabilitated. but we have a lot of experience and the international community has put together a very good team. and has been very generous, including the united states in these efforts. >> so the rehabilitation of these other cities you mentioned are a model to what you hope will happen in mosul? >> the rehabilitation for the other cities has really been a laboratory for the way to do this in the best way possible. each city has had a different experience with daesh and with war, so the stablizationnd rehabilitation of each city has been slightly different. for example, in the city of tikrit, more than 95% of the civilian population has returned to their homes. schools are open, university has reopened. and shops and traffic seem very close to normal. in cities like ramadi where there was more destruction, a significant part of the populat

with israel and we hope the united nations and the united nations security council will veto any efforts by the united nations to try to unilaterally you pu a state hood in there for the palestinians. a true peace can only happen through the bilateral negotiations. mr. speaker, i stand in strong support of mr. royce and mr. engel's legislation. the resolution, and i hope my colleagues will stand together in bipartisan support to make sure this administration does not take steps that will weaken israel's hand going forward and i hope administration after administration that this body will stand as we do today in bipartisan support. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. sherman: mr. chairman, this resolution reaffirms long standing american policy that can be summarized in five points. talks must be direct and bilateral. a solution cannot be imposed on the parties. both sides must be willing to make important compromises. disagreements should be resolved privately. and the united states should work clos

as i said before, i work with the united nations refugees. do you think that the palestinian issue that is currently burning and has been burning for a while, a long time, is really a subset or a tool used by foreign policy to maintain its position of power, economically, politically and militarily in the middle east just as it has pivoted towards asia to maintain this hegemon there also? >> who do you want the question addressed to? any volunteers? >> i don't think so. i think the united states -- if that is the united states' aim, it's been a big failure, because the u.s. is really in a very difficult situation in the middle east. it's been fighting wars directly or indirectly since 1981, since they first started helping the mujahadin against the soviets in afghanistan. the u.s. has been fighting nonstop for 35 years across the middle east and south asia, and that warfare has become more vicious and more extensive with drones and special forces and this and that and proxy militias, and they're still getting massive pushback from public opin

the united nations ha says it has a humanitarian plan for eastern aleppo, it's trying to get the approval of different parties in this conflict to the plan but with this recent military escalation, that's looking unlikely to happen any time soon and the people of eastern aleppo, the civilians are terrified the worst is yet to come. jomana karadsheh, cnn, omaoman. >> thank you. >>> one phenomenal woman is working overtime to bring delicious meals to some troubled youth. they have a lot to be thankful for. we'll show you why after this quick break. and donald trump may be at his mar-a-lago estate for the holidays. he said he's still working up to on this thanksgiving next. bettel on prescriptions. we found lower co-pays... ...and a free wellness visit. new plan...same doctor. i'm happy. it's medicare open enrollment. have you compared plans yet? it's easy at medicare.gov. or you can call 1-800-medicare. medicare open enrollment. you'll never know unless you go. i did it. you can too. ♪ as after a dvt blood clot,ital i sure had a lot to think about. what about the people i care about? ...i

mitt romney like nikki haley at the united nations did not support donald trump. he said harsh things. i would want to make sure my secretary of state is on board. when the bad times come and something goes wrong, you can't have the secretary of state take a walk. they must be with you shoulder to shoulder especially in public. in private they can clash all they want. rudy is the other side of that. rudy is extremely loyal and has foreign policy knowledge and in a world of terrorism, he understands the core issues and will help protect america. does rudy have the desire for the job and have the desire to travel around the world in what's a thankless painful job with ridiculous long hours? that's another thing rudy will have to consider. these are difficult calls trump has to make. it's fascinating to see the mix of people he is putting together. >> you live and worked through one of these in 2000 with george w. bush. when you look at your experience and what you have seen from the trump team over the last few weeks, how do you assess how they have been handling th

this report was prepared in close coordination with united nations office for government affairs and issued for copous this june. you can find it in the documents. the report addresses among other matters the current information exchange mechanisms and notification procedures under the legal regime of outer space for which the judges responsibility of the general. the register on space objects and operational mechanisms instituted under the outer space treaty and the nuclear power source principles. the united nations register is the most important global treaty based transparency and confident building mechanism in the arena. given the formal authority to charge the responsibilities of the united nations sg, there is increasing attention paid by copous to discover ways and means in avoiding duplication and notification procedure at the governmental level. any efforts to support robust transparency and confidence building measures, legally based and policy motivated requirements. the operational needs must not be underist matestimated and th why study long-term mechanisms as a basis

ambassador to the united nations. her appointment must first be approved by the senate. it comes despite her lack of foreign policy experience. donald trumpoman called an embarrassment during his election campaign. to pretend to have always been the president-elect's's cheerleader. i did vote for him. >> she has previously said she has reservations about president-elect trump's character, but donald trump has chosen north carolina governor nikkkki haley as america's next ambassador to the united nations. she is the first woman to be invited to join the incoming administration. >> governor haley has a proven track record of bringing people together, regardless of background or party affiliation, to move critical parties forward for the betterment of her state and our country. >> the south carolina governor was swept into the spotlight leftyear after a massacre nine people dead at a church. >> we must live these nine families up in prayer because they need us. >> she successfully argued that the controversial confederate flag should be removed from the front of the state l

fcc with united nations framework on climate change. can you explain what that is and the significance of this? >> i would only hope it doesn't --pen because we have just world has just been salivating the fact that many countries came to agree on the paris agreement, which i do agree with, but we should at least most countries agree this is something g to tackle. amy: it was the u.n. framework on climate change was signed off on the 11th president george h.w. bush. >> right, in 1992. equity,des the state of as pressureknown and responsibilities. we should recognize the historical responsibilities of which countries who have taken literally of the carbon that could ever occupy the atmosphere without the air expressing catastrophic global -- experiencing catastrophic global warming. should providest the technology and show some leadership. especially since cop15, where i was thrown out of, now leading negotiator, at a press conference saying having an agreement that lookss at temperature that will go up more than one degree was sentencin

nermeen: the united nations is warning nearly 1 million syrians are living under siege, and says the last remaining hospitals in heaven destroyed, we will get an update and speak with b bassam haddad. as trump's election victory and early cabinet picks embolden white supremacists and threaten reproductive rights we'll speak , with katherine franke, director of the center for gender and sexuality law at columbia university. how could a promise of real estate and the authorization of military force be expended under president trump? ,e will speak with hina shamsi director of the americanan civil liberties union national security project. and then the standoff at standing rock. >> i am a medic here. we have seen at least four gunshot wounds, three of them i know to the face and head. rubberer bullets. we're trying to keep people warm. we're trying to get them decontaminated and treating all kinds of wounds. withe have been hit canisters in the leg and that type of thing. nermeen going will get an update from the father of sophia wilansky who is in critical condition after reportedly bei

the united nations, the secretary-general as well congratulated trump, calling for unity in the u.s. and an islamic group urging

ambassador to the united nations. could more big names sign on before the day is out? nbc's kristen welker is at donald trump's resort in palm beach. tell us about governor haley and other names in the mix here. >> reporter: well, look. this is a really significant pick, steph, for a couple of reasons. first of all, this is the first woman who he intends to nominate. second of all, she brings some diversity. she's an indian american. she's 44 years old. she's served two terms of governor of south carolina. a rising star within the republican party but, steph, the most critical part of this may just be that she during the primary process was a critical, very sharp critic of donald trump. in fact, she supported marco rubio and then ted cruz. so this speaks to the fact that donald trump is expanding his circle beyond loyalists, beyond those first picks who are people who supported him staunchly throughout the primary process in the entire campaign. here's what we know about other potential picks. we know that dr. ben carson, also former primary rival turned one of his top

ambassador to the united nations. a formerered republican rival ben carson the job of secretary of housing and urban development. person is a retired neurosurgeon who ran for the republican presidential nomination. house democrat who wants to replace nancy pelosi as minority leader once the party to focus on uneconomic issues. tongass and tim ryan says that's the way to win back mid western and southern voters who back donald trump for president. >> the fact of the matter was his economic message pushed out elserowned out everything he was talking about or that other people were talking about. at the end of the day, i feel it we are better on those issues than he will be. courtney: ryan says the democrats problem is that they are no longer a national party, they are a coastal party. german chancellor angela merkel said she's not happy about the potential collapse of the transpacific trade deal. merkel warned germans against terming -- turning to economic .solationism a federal judge in texas has blocked an obama admin

ambassador john bolton even once said this. >> there is no united nations. there is an international community that occasionally can be led by the only real power left in the world, and that's the united states. when it suits our interest and when we can get others to go along. >> so on what is shaping up as something of an informal u.n. day for the trump administration, it's worth keeping in mind they're trying to use this appointment to promote haley as a big new face for the party. and it's a long ways from what top republicans actually thought about promoting the u.n. post itself, the substantive thing everyone claims to be talking about. and then there is donald trump. he has been plenty critical of the u.n. as well. >> the united nations is not a friend of democracy. it's not a friend to freedom. it's not a friend even to the united states of america where as you know, it has its home. >> joining us now, david corn liz mayer, and former online strategist to governors walker and perry as well as john allen. and community and content for side 7 wire. goo

. >> nikki haley as us ambassador to the united nations and charter school advocate betsy devos to head the department of education. president-elect donald trump is about to name billionaire investor wilbur ross junior. this comes as present obama observed a thanksgiving tradition today one last time. >> reporter: before the 1st family sits down to thanksgiving dinner, resident obama taking care of business. pardoning tot the turkey for the final time in office. sending him off with his pal tater for greener pastures in virginia. >> let's go pardon the turkey. >> trump is spending his holiday at his resort. naming betsy devos as his secretary of education. the pic wanted concern among conservatives because betsy devos previously supported common core the controversial education standard mr. trump was against during the campaign. >> they're going to be disagreements. >> reporter: he also chose nikki haley as is pick for us ambassador to the united nations. while the south carolina governor supported marco rubio and openly criticized mr. trump, his team released this statement saying in p

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ambassador to the united nations under the up coming trump administration. there is a picture of the governor and we are getting this from a source familiar with the

david kendall from canada, the chair of the united nations committee on peaceful uses of outer space. thank you all for coming. in june of this past year, the u.n. committee on peaceful uses of outer space agreed to 12 long-term sustainability guidelines. we call them the lts guidelines and they represent the first-ever agreed best practices for safe and responsible use of space. this is work that started under the united nations in 2009 and this is a major milestone going forward after seven years of concerted effort. the united states believes that this agreement is a significant accomplishment and major step forward in international cooperation on preserving outer space environment. the guidelines set global norms that will maintain the space environment so that future generations can get benefit from transformative technologies for climate modeling, navigation, communications and health as well as strength and security. additionally, with the increase of private investment in space it has become even more important to provide a stable, predictable, long-term framework for space op

nikki haley has been tapped to be our representative at the united nations. the reaction? guest: he was not particularly supportive of donald trump during his campaigning. it shows that he is able to hit it into the presidential -- to pivot into the presidential mode. she is a rising star in the republican party, but she does not have a variety of foreign policy experience. it is something that she will have a steep learning curve on. the ambassador to the united nations acyclic speaks for the president -- basically speaks for the president and articulates his policies. she will have to get a good idea of what the president stands for when she represents us for the united nations. to have to get an idea of all the major dynamics and fighters around the world -- players around the world. it is a big difference from secretary of state. you are representing the united states on the world stage. that does not mean she cannot rise to the challenge. however, it should be interesting. she is the first woman that donald trump has for his cabinet. he was getting some criticism for

ambassador to the united nations. some other names we are watching today. dr. ben cars be of course. he was donald trump's former primary challenger. he has been asked to serve as hud secretary. he is apparently mulling that decision during this thanksgiving break. he would also be a diversity pick. he is someone who has become one of donald trump's top surrogates. he's a political outsider though so he matches the president-elect in that sense. we're also watching rudy giuliani and mitt romney, potential picks for secretary of state. at this point in time, it seep as though the former massachusetts governor may be the top runner here. rudy giuliani talked about being a potential dni pick. >> i want to talk donald trump. he addressed potential conflicts of interest between being president and his businesses. he kind of said, guess what, i've got the law on my side, i can be president, i can run my business. it is what it is. take a listen. >> i assumed that you'd have to set up some type of trust or whatever and you d

work the united nations commission of refugees. from my perspective, it seems like there is already two states that exist in palestine. it is just that the actual community might not recognize it, but i believe you are in the same position as africa was under apartheid and india under the british rule. you do exist and exert your dominion as a sovereign nation externally to other nations with ambassadorships. in due time, that cloud, that colonialism that is dominating you will have to subside. fouransour: these are excellent questions. take one more before we go to the next one. >> dr. musa asked the questions -- the linguistic question between illegal and illegitimate. a linguistic repressor of contemporary -- professor of contemporary languages. i think this languaged -- this new used by the united states is related to illegality of settlement activities. 14elieve that, of course, members of the security council, they use the language illegal. the secretary-general of the united nations uses it. alsoew secretary-general used ill

we fight the united nations, people listen to us. we organize conferences and meetings, and we do things in order to articulate our position. can he not publish our position everywhere. that's why we rely on friends like you and others to do -- maybe to have one page advertisement. if you want help from us, we will be delighted to do so. there is a tremendous opportunity to work. why are you here this morning? you want to do something, you are eager to do something. and this is a wonderful spirit. you can do whatever you think, it's a good idea, get the people who believe in that idea, and try to make it a reality. i think it could be done. as i said to you, from our side, we tried to sometimes publish op ed, whenever we can, or interviews in order to convey our message to the largest number of audience that we can rea reach. the gentleman back there is mark haissan from methodist. we are on the same wavelength, we had the retrieve for the bureau of palestine committee and ending the rights of the palestine people, we are planning to

and by the united nations to preserve the outer space environment. by the end of today we hope that one thing will be clear, with the increased use of and reliance on space, preserving the outer space environment for current and future generations is in everyone's best interests and that's true whether you are here representing a government, a business, an ngo or just yourself. one of the places we work on these issues is through the u.n.'s committee on peaceful uses of outer space and we're thankful today that mr. peter martinez who chairs the committee's working group on long-term sustainability has traveled from cape town, south africa to share further insights with us on this important work. and like wise we're grateful that we have here today as well miss simonetta dee peep poe and mr. david kendall from canada the chair of the united nations committee on peaceful uses of outer space. thank you all for coming. in june of this past year the u.n. committee on peaceful uses of outer space agreed to 12 long-term sustainability guidelines, we call th

ambassador to the united nations. haley, a daughter of indian immigra immigrants, became the first woman and first woman of color elected of the palmetto state. she has no significant foreign policy experience. she endorsed marco rubio during the gop primary, and was a vocal trump critic during the campaign. >> i will not stop until we fight a man that chooses not to disavow the kkk, that is not a part of our party and not who we want as president. >> reporter: trump naming betsy devos, a top gop donor and proponent of school choice, calling her a brilliant and passionate educatione advocate. she was also critical of trump. trump pledged throughout the campaign to do away with the common core education standards, to huge cheers. >> and we are going to end common core. education is going to be brought local. >> reporter: devos served on the board of an education board led by jeb bush that supports common core, but she says i am not a supporter, period. it got turned into a federalized boondoggle. but it is the selectio

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peacekeeping mission. >>> officials and experts the the united nations and more than 60 countries are meeting to set targets for the existence of natural disasters in asia. the northeastern japanese city was severely damaged by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. the aim of the three-day conference in new delhi are to establish concrete goals on the frame work for disaster risk redr reducti reduction. an official from japan's governing liberal democratic party said people in the region can learn a lot from each other. >> translator: i plead for your cooperation in sharing each other's wisdom so we can save as many lives as possible through disaster risk reduction. >> indian prime minister narendra modi said disaster risk management should be dealt with seriously. he called for regional solidarity. >> we stand shoulder to shoulder with all the nations of the region. regional and international cooperation has an important role in providing a boost to our efforts. >> the framework sets targets to be achieved by 2030. they include reducing the number of victims, lessening risk, and increa

he will nominate nikki haley to be his ambassador to the united nations. she's the popular governor of south carolina. this is the first woman or minority that donald trump has decided to bring in to his inner circle. while that's going on, donald trump sat down with the "new york times" yesterday for an hour and talked about a wide range of issues, talked about his positions on a wide range of issues. for reaction to all this, want to bring in ceo of the heritage foundation's political arm, heritage action, michael needham joins us. if you read the articles, the heritage foundation right now is key in helping donald trump through this transition process. so we assume you are big on making all the decisions or made them all yourself. what do you make of this decision? >> donald trump is making the decisions. we are trying to help him and offer our expertise as desired. nikki haley has been a phenomenal governor, she created jobs, did ethics reform, she's bright, a quick learner, she will be a fantastic representative. >> do you need foreign policy experien

south carolina governor nikki haley to be his ambassador to the united nations. school choice activist betsy devoss for secretary of education.

the united states never did join the league of nations. and wilson at this time appealed to americans remembering that it was consistent with the principals of our nation's founding and also consistent with the sacrifices made by our troops in world war i that we join the league of nations. wilson was to pass away about three months later in this house. so it was really his last public address. and so, really, to his last days, wilson was appealing to america to really conclude world war i by joining the league of nations, a final step that we never took. we're now on the first floor in what president wilson called the dugout. he was a big fan of baseball which became popular in america when he was a teenager. this was the room where his secretary would do correspondence and whatnot. but one of the world war i related artifact that we have here is of this and people often ask what is that. it's wool. but before it's been woven into clothing. the story here is that as the united states got more and more involved in world war i, the white ho

i have to keep it alive at the united nations. and we created this momentum as i said during the course -- the month of october. we need to continue with it and not to accept a new form of delay. let's wait until the new administration takes place in washington, d.c. we cannot wait. we need to act. and we need to act now. as a representative of baselem said to members of the security council. with regard to gures -- gutierrez -- antonio gutierrez is a very, very smart diplomat and he worked for the u.n. for a long period of time. very, very smart, very quick on his feet. was the prime minister of partigan. he speaks many languages. in fact i was in a meeting with all ambassadors at the u.n. and they were asking questions, including of course palestine spoke and asked questions. and he was answering in english, in french, in spanish, in portuguese. very fluent in all these languages. and he was quick, you know, understanding the essence of every question. responding to the essence of every question in a very concise way. and i spok

ambassador to the united nations. haley is in the middle of her second term as governor and was praised for her handling of the charleston church shooting last year. haley was critical of trump during the primary and would need to be confirmed by the senate. >>> meanwhile, the president-elect spoke with "the new york times" yesterday and he appeared to change his stance on several topics. prosecuting hillary clinton. on that issue, trump said, quote, it's not something i feel very strongly about. he goes on to say, quote, i think it would be very, very divisive for the country. >>> it is a special day for tator and tot. the president will officially pardon one of them at the white house. the past several years the pardon turkeys have been sent to the george whi live out their retirement. they are typically placed in a displaypen for a while before being moved out of view. >> and they go to live a life of luxury. >> you need to find frail turkeys for the pardon and put the plump ones somewhere else. >> they are pretty,

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but the max number number possible at united nation states. >> very well put. all right. >> perhaps if i could just make one other remark. you know, even quite apart from talking about new legally binding instruments, perhaps we should strive universal adherence to the existing body of space and there are members at copuos that haven't ratified some of the basic instruments. so i think that's another area that we should pursue within co po copuos of the existing space treaties. >> good point. all right, with that, we're out of time. please join me in thanking this panel for a fascinating discussion. [ applause ] >>> we continue with the space cooperation conference, as representatives from russia, china, france, brazil, britain and the united states talk about space debris, weather and operational guidance for their space programs. >>> hello, if everyone will take their seats please. we have a very crowded afternoon, and i want to make sure everyone has time for all the speakers. please come up to the front and take their place. you can see that we have a lot o

and trump has been openly hostile towards the u.n. >> the united nations is not a friend of democracy. it's not a friend to freedom. >> reporter: today, trump praised haley's track record of bringing people together. if she's confirmed, she would be replaced by south carolina's lieutenant governor, henry mcmaster, one of trump's first prominent supporters. the new picks come with trump softening on a host of campaign promises, including his pledges to repeal obamacare. promise kus hillary clinton. pull out of the paris climate change deal. and reinstate torture. he's also hedging on his vow to separate himself from his business empire. in other words, in theory, i can be president of the united states and run my business 100%, sign checks on my business. i could run my business perfectly, and then run the country perfectly. >> reporter: trump still insists he'll focus on the presidency while his children run the family business. >> mary bruce joins now from florida. and mary, we're hearing tonight, there may also be a role for dr. ben carson in the administration. neurosurgeon says he

south carolina governor nikki haley to be his ambassador to the united nations. school choice activist betsy devoss for secretary of education. both women deeply critical of trump during the campaign. >> donald trump is everything we hear and teach our kids not to do in kindergarten. >> reporter: but haley ultimately came around. >> while i won't pretend to have always been the president-elect's biggest cheerleader, i did vote for him. and i was absolutely thrilled to see him win. >> reporter: at 44 years old, she's the youngest governor in the country. the daughter of indian to remove the confederate flag from the south carolina capitol. still, haley has virtually no foreign policy experience. and trump has been openly hostile towards the u.n. >> the united nations is not a friend of democracy. it's not a friend to freedom. it's not a friend even to the united states of america. >> reporter: today, trump praised haley's track record of bringing people together. if she's confirmed, she would be mcmaster, one of trump's first prominent supporters. the new picks co

you people say united nations. but we don't see any human rights. we don't see any freedom, we don't see any democracy. reporter: the camp has capacity , but thehousand people currently houses 5000. it is a similar story in bulgaria. corrupted between migrants and bulgaria police. at beingence serious penned in for two days. residents protested for the closure of the camp. health authorities then intervened, only to find rumors were false. protests have spread across bulgaria this year, with many calling for the immediate closure of all refugee centers. they want the migrants to be sent back to turkey or deported, they use a porous member state and cannot afford to support them. least 44 people have been killed and 103 injured when an iranian passenger train collided with another -- the president has ordered an immediate investigation. there have been angry protests across southeast asia to denounce erma allegations of indiscriminate killing and rape. in a military crackdown on the 5000ry, some for morestrated -- hundreds protesting in kuala lumpur.

ambassador to the united nations. praising haley as a proven dealmaker and saying she will be a great leader representing us on the world stage. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: the choice of haley, the daughter of indian immigrants would also add diversity to a trump cabinet. haley said she accepted the assignment out of a sense of duty, adding when the president believes you have a major contribution to make to the welfare of our nation and to our nation's standing in the world, that is a calling that is important to heed. it's a far cry from the heat of the gop primary when trump tweeted, the people of south carolina are embarrassed by nick ai ha nicki haley and delivered a verbal jab at trump during her state of the union response. >> during anxious times it could be tempting to follow the call of the angriest voices. we must resist that temptation. >> reporter: on policy haley criticized trump's proposal to ban all muslims from entering the u.s. as unamerican and unconstitutional and she dismissed his claims

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from the united nations, we expect some sort of talks between the syrian regime and the united nations. we have seen this in the past, natalie. all these talks and agreements have failed in the past. even during cease fires in the past. the united nations did not have enough guarantees to be able to get this desperately needed aid into eastern aleppo. so it is a very grim situation for the quarter of a million people living in the besieged part of aleppo. >> thank you from amman jordan. thank you for the reporting. we'll stay in touch with you. >>> iraqi a pair of military forces are fighting to take a key isis stronghold west of mosul. shia led fighters called mobilization units or pmu's are advancing towards the city. the predominantly sunni population is concerned about the risk of sectarian violence if they enter the city. they promised that only the iraqi army and national police would enter mosul when the campaign to free the city began in october. >>> four officers died when a helicopter crashed during a shootout in rio de janeiro on saturday. firefighters would be seen struggli

i served at state level and i spent time in the united nations organization. it is a very differ animal. david: have to spend a lot of time getting up to speed there. >> there is no time. david: too much time doing that before you change things. noelle, capri,. melissa: great comments the very smart. another cabinet pick in. the president-elect is picking betsy devos, i hope i said that right, advocate for charter schools to to education secretary. devos tweeted i'm honored to work with the president-elect on his vision to make american education great again. the status quo in education is not acceptable. devos. devos. betsy devos. david: supporter of charter schools. she has done a lot for charter schools in the country. melissa: absolutely. david: presidential conflict of interest, blurred lines between donald trump's white house and his own business empire. coming up next university of maryland economist peter morici breaking it all down. >>> not taking any chances, the nypd ramping up security for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. how officials plan to p

ambassador to the united nations. yesterday, the incoming president spending 75 minutes with the new york times. to hear your comments on some of his shifting opinions on hillary clinton, his decision not to go after hillary clinton on the you mail server issue and on the issue of climate change. our phone lines are open. 0 is our line for democrats. 202-748-8001 if you're a republican. independents, 202-748-8002. send us a tweet. join us online. good wednesday morning. thank you for being with us. this is the front page and "the wall street journal." trump pulls back on the call for a clinton investigation. a full transcript is available at their website. let me read you a portion. -- that is from "the washington times"from "the new york he said -- that from president-elect trump on president obama. rob is on the phone from florida. democrats line. softening andp's some would say shifting views. caller: thank you for c-span. donald trump is a new york city rhino. republican in name only. i myself, i'm a democrat. i w