until recently it stood accused of empowering islamic militants in syria. now the clerics have been immobilized in the fight against isis, condemning it as an islamic and friday prayers. that is not include soul-searching of their ultraconservative creed. one that has harsh islamic punishments. how can saudi arabia's criticism of isis be taken seriously when they sentenced a blogger to 1000 lashes for insulting islam. >> they have no legal system. the kingdom is a state. the kingdom has a judicial system that traces its history even longer than the english commonwealth. >> we were given a rare access to the judicial system. a high-security person said to be holding isis inmates. we could not do our own filming and the footage was edited. this is part of the saudi effort to push back against allegations of torture. we were shown a hospital, well staffed and enthusiastic. there was a bookstore. rooms for conjugal visits, and a human rights complaint box. the prisoners were out of sight, apart from when they selected to speak. 45-year-old nassar said he had be

will there be anything left in syria? president assad: of course. syria is still here. it is that the first crisis we have faced. president assad: is about the syrian population. they are determined to survive and protect their country and rebuild it. the syrian people proved -- we don't have any other options. what other options do we have? pay a price. but to -- human only options we have are to defend our country and fight terrorism. charlie: i asked the question because many wonder what the cost is for syria. how will you put the pieces back together? how will he put the pieces back together when there is an end to this and who will do it? president assad: there is a misconception in the west that what is happening is a civil war. what is happening in syria is not civil war. when you have some war, -- civil war, you would have clear lines separated between different cities. that is not what we have. we have terrorist infiltrated areas and people are suffering from the fight. and from the terrorism of the terrorists. you don't have division in the society. you don't

almost 11 million people, half of syria's population, have been displaced by the war. and back in this country, a late-day slide on wall street wiped out most of monday's gains. the dow jones industrial average lost 200 points to close under 17,800. the nasdaq fell 46, and the s&p 500 gave up 18. still to come on the newshour: the fallout over an indiana law that claims to protect religious liberty. a new leader for one of africa's biggest nations. in the wake of the germanwings crash, what makes a pilot fit to fly? new technology to amp up your brain activity. npr's scott simon chronicles his mother's final days. and, using music to fight discrimination in a war torn country. >> woodruff: now the fight over >> woodruff: longtime nigerian president goodluck jonathan conceded defeat today in his re- election bid in africa's richest and most populous nation. he lost by at least 2 million votes to challenger muhammadu buhari. jeffrey brown reports. >> brown: supporters of buhari celebrated in the northern city of kaduna, an opposition stronghold, as word of the results sp

the future of syria should be decided around the negotiating table. we will support efforts to create it not with him. >> i want to go back to iran and differentiate between technical. today was the state of this interim place to see was there will, a commitment that could lead to a permanent deal. what falls under the political category and the technical category sounds movable, for example. in lebanon -- are the things that we talk about being the difficult things, does there need to be something worked out at this point for it to be considered to have the intent to make a serious deal? josh earnest: you are asking an important question. it is difficult to talk about while the negotiations are ongoing. i can try to describe for you the idea behind the way these are structured. it is simply at a top line level , political leaders in both countries, because we are talking about political leaders from iran and the united states and france, and the u.k., and germany, and russia, and china and as political leaders want to come to a political agreement ab

it is the biggest operation yet against the group that has seized territory across iraq and syria. reporter: islamic state flag paraded like a trophy. soldiers celebrate their victory while in baghdad the prime minister confirms the news. prime minister: [translated] i would like to present to you the good news our troops have entered the city center of tikrit. security forces raise the iraqi flag. reporter: the northern city was seized by the islamic state in june. since sunday, troops fighting alongside shiite forces have made rapid advances, taking back control of the main hospital government buildings, and the city center. street to street fighting is underway as forces battle for full control of the city. there are also -- they are also searching for weapons left behind by the militants. >> they are using new methods. they placed three bonds instead of two. they are booby trapping their clothing, which they did not do before. reporter: the assault on tikrit has been listed by u.s. and french airstrikes. a victory would open up an offensive from mosul, which remains in the hand

anchor: 11 million people displaced as a result of the civil war in syria. anchor: some say the aid provided is not enough. reporter: huge numbers of people have fled conflict zones to the relative safety of the north. the refugee camp contains 6000 tents. but that's not enough. >> when supplies are distributed, wehardly get anything. reporter: there are more than 20 such camps along the syrian side of the border with turkey. it used to be easy to bring in supplies from the neighboring country. but that's much more difficult now that the border is closed. thieving and corruption are widespread. >> only a small part of it reaches those who need it. there are organizations delivering water and food. but it is not enough. reporter: the small neighboring country has taken in over one million syrians. many are living in temporary camps. he urgently needs an operation. >> i try really hard but after four or five meters, i have to stop. i can hardly walk in hardly sit. reporter: he has been living here with his wife and three children for two years. the 32-year-old

and iran never needed each other more thinking about the fight against isil, iraq, and syria. this is potentially the best possible time that they could have to come to some sort of agreement. >> there is no doubt to my mind from a rational perspective you know from a rational perspective is a win-win. but no deal is a lose-lose situation. but the iranians, i think need an agreement because that will allow them to lift the sanctions and grow their economy and become a true global power. but the united states need a deal because they need an iran that is not a nuclear state and not a nuclear power through diplomatic means. he could achieve the objectives without going to warlike his predecessors did and cost america a lot of money. >> we'll see the developments coming out of lausanne over the next few hours. marwan bisha ra, thank you. >> the center of tikrit to push out isil. >>> the freeze against egypt which has been place since president morsecy was ousted from power. and in sports we'll have goals from around the world on a busy night of international football. >> saudi-le

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to do anything in the region to upset potentially the negotiations but it is seep seen in yemen and syria and elsewhere it has to take some action rg but as i said the whole thing is in free fall. >> we know that again, the self-imposed deadline now going into tomorrow. ultimate they have into june. i'm wondering what you gather, the fact they're sliding this deadline. is that a good sign, or not so much? >> it's always a good thing to keep negotiateing, particularly as we do have a regime in place, the joint plant of action that's pretty tough on iran imposes limitations. has inspectors on the scene. that's good. let's continue negotiations and see what happens. not only is the 1st of april an arbitrary deadline but the end of june is, too. we've extended the plan of action twice n. an emergency it could be extended again or a way could be found to continue on talks. talks aren't in themselves bad. >> what's the point of creating deadlines, then? >> in diplomacy it's a ying and yang. if you don't have deadlines, everybody negotiates forever hoping they'll get a better deal because of pol

. >> activists in syria say isil fighters have killed at least 30 civilians. this accused of attacking a village which is controlled pi the government, the observatory says people were shot burned and stabs before government forces repelled the attack. two gunman have been killed after a hostage crisis. armed men stormed the courthouse and held one of turkey's chief prosecutors at gun point he is now undergoing surgery after being injured in an operation to rescue hip. bernard smith is in istanbul with the details. >> a dramatic end to a hostage situation in the main courthouse. the center center of the drama. his 9th foul on a drama that began just after lurch time, we heard a couple of explosions and then gun shots come from the 6th call of the court building where the prosecuteser being held hostage by three members of a outlawed markist group explosions followed by gunfire that lasted for five or ten minutes the we understand that as a result of that the prosecutor was left with injuries the prosecutor was investigating the death the 14-year-old boy who wa

will there be anything left in syria? >> of course syria is still here. it's not the first kind of crisis that you are facing. >> but nothing like this. >> during the history you had many crisis damascus and aleppo has been destroyed many times but it's about the population. the syrian population are determined to survival and protect their country. and to rebuild it. >> how much is part of the power that every population has. and the syrian people proved they have strong potential. anyway we don't have any other option. what option do we have. whether we pay high price or less price. well what options do we have but to defend our country, but to fight terrorism. we don't have any. >> rose: i ask the question because many asks what is the cost to syria what it's going through. and how would you put the pieces back together? whenever there is finally an end to this how will you put the pieces back together and who will put the pieces back together. >> there's misconception in the west that what's happening in syria is a civil war. this is where you ask tha

and everyone can go back to their homes in syria. rather than pledging all this money, solve the crisis, then everybody goes home and the problem is solved. >> beirut. >> now there will be more developments in the hostage crieses as armed men stormed a courthouse. they threat ton kill him unless certain dend mas are met. let's get the latest on this now and istanbul, what are you hearing about the situation there. >> . >> follows by gunfire and gunfire that went on for five to ten minutes. and we understand that as a result, of that, the prosecutor has been injured. hs to taj takers were part of a banned marxist group. when they were injured. sense into a comb mae, and then died as a result. of that tear canister. and that is play the hostage takers are demanding. this demanding that the very slow inquiry into his death be speeded up. how these gunman are able to evade security and enter the building. everybody going in there is searched. that is everybody except the lawyers the police believe somebody get those weapons into that bui

police say they were leaving today traveling from turkey, and then on to syria. a brother of one of the teenagers was killed last year, fighting with isil. the united nations has launched an appeal to raise more than $8 billion to help syrian refugees and their host countries. what does it mean for the syrians displaced by the fighting in stephanie decker reports. >> with this conference means is that syria's war is nowhere near over. and that millions of syrians remain depend on handouts. it is a call for donors to dig deep. >> under the weight of the syrian crisis. nearly half of the countries men, women and children have been forced to flee their homes. >> over 1 million refugees have come here, and while money is being pledged what does it mean for those that need it. >> the u.n. used to provide 30-dollar as month for each family member. now it's been cut to $19 do you rally think 1 dollar as day is enough for a person to live on? we hear the u.n. is supposed to help with our rate, but never received it once. >> the international aid agency is issue add repor

they are messing around in iraq and syria. i'd like to see them behave a lot better in the region. they have an american marine in prison, an american journalist. you know iraq has to develop an international posture that is obviously more responsible the way they've been acting. maybe that can be brought in besides the nuclear agreement. that's -- if there is going to be more time i hope that the united states and the allies press towards those new developments, those new negotiating tactics. >> we'll continue to watch and talk about this. former u.n. ambassador and governor of new mexico, bill richardson, nice to see you, as always. >> thank you. >> coming up what do the dread pirate roberts, a french made and $100,000 in stolen bit coins have in common? we'll bring you all of the details on two agents who went rogue on silk road when we come back and we'll explain what the silk road is if you don't know that. why tamron matt and erika are being good eggs for a good cause. yeah. now this vice president joe biden took part in monday's dedication for the kennedy institute and in tr

and everybody can go back to their homes in syria. rather than pledging all this money, solve the crisis then everybody goes home and the problem is solved. >> but the political solution is nowhere near, and that means these people and millions of others will remain reliant on handout tussore rival, beirut. prime minister was dismissed after being accused of misleading parliament. a spokes men for the general congress says he was sacked after complaints by the central bank and other ministers. >> now, turkish battle forces have entered a courthouse where prosecutor was taken hostage by an armed group. a leftist group has claimed responsibility and threatening to kill the prosecutor unless certain dend mas are met. negotiations are now underway. who was hit by a police tier gas canister during antigovernment two years ago. what do we know about these negotiations? he is being held hostage by two or three members of the markist group, they are armed and they are threatening to kill the prosecutor unless their dend mas are met. he is a 1

. >>> now, opposition activists in syria say fighters have killed at least 13 civilians. people were shot, burned and stabbed before forces were forced back. >>> delegates at a donor's conference are planning to -- do you really think $1 a day is enough for a person to live on? we hear the u.n. is supposed to help with our rent. we've never received it once. the international aid agency has issued a report where it says many donors do not come through on the money promised in public. but the u.n. here in lebanon says it has received most of the funds. >> even though the money is coming at an increasing pace it's not matching the pace of increasing needs. >>reporter: lebanon has 1.2 registered syrian refugees. over half live in informal camps. they will tell you there's no dignity to living like this. refugees need to renew their registration every year with the u.n. and that's what most of these people are doing. it's a reminder that none of them will be going home any time soon and it's why aid agencies say they need donors to keep on giving or they won't be able to cope

and, finally we will turn to syria. we get some targets there but our policy is ostensibly to arm a moderate rebels so that they may become more of a fighting force to force a stalemate in series a so that eventually we will be able to get to peace talks. and then as i understand our policy to be, we will then insist on the departure of assad. we need to discuss also whether, in our campaign to defeat basis, whether assad moscow or whether we need to make greater common cause with him as we move forward on the campaign. janine let me start with you. you're a senior fellow for defense policy at the council on foreign relations. you're a former pilot and air force officer. when you were deputy assistant secretary in the obama administration huber charged with reviewing strategic plans and military plans. as recently as august you wrote america has no policy to stop isis. you used to believe that? and can you give us some sense of what is happening on the ground today? is our policy working, and are we making progress agai

government officials say the brother of one of the teens had already gone to syria after a jihadist group recruited him. he was killed last year. >>> and lufthansa says its insurers are setting aside $300 million to deal with possible costs in the aftermath of last week's germanwings jet crash. meantime recovery teams began using a new road today to get to that crash site in the french alps. previously they had to use helicopters to get to the site. officials are still searching for the second black box in last tuesday's crash. 150 people were killed including the co-pilot andreas lubitz who authorities say deliberately crashed the airbus a-320. >>> investigators in ohio trying to figure out the cause of a fire yesterday morning that killed three people. this happened the same day that one of the victims, a 10-year-old girl was scheduled to testify in a rape case. police say the girl died in the fire in youngstown along with her grandparents. relatives believe a man accused of sexually assaulting the girl had something to do with the fire. his trial was set to begin yesterday. >> what did

certainly within syria they're worse off than outside of syria. and they are new transitionally deprived, but they aren't to the point of starvation. >> okay. and that leads into my other question. when you're going in and trying to get access into syria, i mean, you've got to worry about the assad government forces. and then you've got to worry about, you know freedom fighters and, you know, isis and all those other ones. you know, it just seems like one of the things i've seen on these other meetings that we've had in particular, i think it was afghan last year when we were talking to dr. shaw, he said that afghan was allocated or appropriated a billion dollars in foreign aid through usaid. but they couldn't account for $300 million. and as you're going from, you know taking our aid -- and i would feel a lot better if it was branded. that's the american taxpayers' money, and i agree with these other people that if we're sending our money over there well, i think they need to know where it's coming from. and i know that's an issue in itself becau

and it isn't just limited to syria and iraq. jordan and other neighboring countries have been forced to bear the brunt of a massive influx of refugees fleeing the e t)ur'pé nd that's tested the limits of their already strained capabilities. last congress, the ranking member ted deutch and i convened four hearings on the humanitarian situation in syria. one we were pleased to join with congressman smith, and congresswoman bass' subcommittee in an effort to continue to shine a light on this aspect of the conflict that gets ignored. when we held our first subcommittee hearing on the situation in syria 80,000 syrians had been killed, and 1.5 million people had been displaced. less than two years later, those numbers have swelled, over ó[ ehwkexz(4e=t7f÷6 200,000 have been killed. more than 3 millione1 have fled. and now more than half of syria's population is in dire need of humanitarian assistance. the u.s. has been the largest provider of humanitarian assistance in response to the crisis, providing much needed aid to syria, ira

ambassador to the united arab emirates and syria. and then the governor james gilmore is on his way, and he will speak -- >> [inaudible] >> he is there? well, you are quicker than my eyes -- [laughter] but at any rate, you're very, very welcome. we appreciate that you came all the way from richmond here and he's going to speak. and then, of course, to make some closing remarks general alfred gray, as you know, the 29th common darnt of the united states marine corps and currently senior fellow and chairman of the board of regents of the potomac institute. i think that before we have the speakers deal with the issues a few footnotes. first of all, i'm delighted that we have in the audience many diplomats, ambassadors, representatives, academics and so forth. we appreciate very much media representatives for bringing our discussion to a wider audience in the united states and internationally. traditionally academically we like to express our sympathy with the families of the victims of terrorism throughout the world as well as to send a

. >>> in syria, isil fighters have killed 30 people including women and children. fighters carried out a raid on the regime-held village of hana. people were burned beheaded and shot. syrian state television says government forces blocked the attack and did not report any casualties >>> a donor's conference in kuwait has pledged nearly $2 billion to ease the humanitarian crisis in syria. the united nations had appealed for $8 billion from eight nations to help in the catastrophe in syria. >>reporter: this means syria's war is nowhere near over and that millions of syrians remain dependent on handouts. it's required for donors to dig deep. >> nearly half of the country's men, women, and children have been forced to three their homes. >>reporter: over a million refugees have come to lebanon and what does this money mean for those who need it? >> the u.n. used to provide $30 a month for each family member and it's been cut to $19. do you think $1 a day is enough for a person to live on? we hear the u.n. is supposed to help with our rent. we've never received it once.

we are fighting islamic state in iraq and syria. how does that strengthen or weaken iran's hands in the talks? indira: it is incredibly complicated. saudi arabia and israel and the united arab emirates have -- for a run. some of our closest allies in the region cannot stand iran and do not want them to get this nuclear deal because they think it will open a bigger deal for them with the islamic republic. officials say they have taken regional issues out of the talks. the issue of yemen came up last week but it is not something that has been part of the negotiations. they tried to keep the two things separate. i wanted to second what peter is saying that it will be hard for lawmakers in the end if the administration is able to make its case and pitch the deal and as much detail as they are able to give which is probably going to be in classified settings. we may not be able to find out those details right away while they continue to draft for the next three months. the never really was a march 24 deadline. that was something congress

not just an ever more powerful iran but isis on the march in iraq and syria. >> you're known for your candor. are we winning right now? >> i think it's too early to say. we're winning. but i think we are certainly inflicted a lot of damage. it will take some time to inflict upon isil. we're still building the force. that's why i am hesitant to say we're winning. i'm confident we will win. >> you mean years? decades? >> it's hard to know that either. obviously it's going to depend how quickly we are able to build the forces that will sustain the defeat. the lasting nature of the defeat. >> but american counter terror efforts were dealt another blow last week when the government of yemen collapsed forcing the evacuation of u.s. special forces that had been battling am caye da's most aggressive branch in yemen. >> we are going to continue to prosecute our counterterrorism operations whatever happens on the ground. >> are you able to do that when we pulled out special forces? >> we have to do it in a different year. that branch is very much focused on attacking us. and particularly our ai

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there are many advisors supported by iran, mercenaries some even from lebanon syria and other places, all operating under the guidance of iran. >> the coalition says its military campaign will continue until houthi fighters and soldiers loyal to deposed president ali abdullah saleh hand over their weapons and join talks to find a political solution. al jazeera. >> other correspondent has reported extensively from yemen and joins me now in the studio. what's the latest first of all that we're hearing on the fighting? this is day six. any indication of the progress that the saudi-led coalition is making? >> over the last 24 hours have been heavy clashes in the southern part of the country in aden and elsewhere. there are forces loyal to pattal saleh trying to provide assistance to houthi fighters. in aden, they are into a stage where they are putting more emphasis on preventing houthi fighters from advancing toward aden areas in the fight against the houthi. this is why we have a heavy death toll in those particular areas. >> yemen's president adou rabbo mansour hadi, his foreign minist

family of four including two 16-year-old boys who were allegedly preparing to join isis fighters in syria. police arrested parents and twin brothers this morning. investigators believe the parents also had an older son who joined isis last year and died. >>> with the deadline fast approaching, hopes for an agreement to limit iran's nuclear program appear to be fading this morning. nbc has learned there are still several key roadblocks in the negotiations that includes disagreements about when the u.n. would remove its sanctions against iran and how to limit iran's research and development. some wonder if too many concessions are in the united states' best interests. >> i think you have to assume the worst, that here's an attempt either to weaken the u.s. position or to preserve a capability that's certainly not in the interest of the united states. >>> and we're told secretary of state john kerry is prepared to leave switzerland even before that midnight deadline. >>> insurance is setting aside hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with potential cost of last week's deadly germanwings p

there are many advisors supported by iran, mercenaries from lebanon syria and other place all operating under the guidance of iran. >> coalition naval forces say they have blocked yemen's ports to prevent rebel fighters from rearming. >> votes are still being counted this morning in nigeria. early returns though incumbent goodluck jonathan trailing former military leader muhammedu buhari. we are live from nigeria. what is the latest there and how soon can we expect to see more results? >> the chairman of the national electoral commission is announcing the results. we know already that the main opposition presidential candidate muhammedu buhari has 13 states and the incumbent president goodluck jonathan has got 11 of those states. the winner of this race not only needs a clear majority of the national votes they also have to get at least 25% of the votes in 24 of nigeria's 36 states. if the incumbent fails to do that if the main opposition fails to do that, this race will go to a runoff in a week's time. it will be the first time in nigeria's democracy has has ever happened. we are still

not just a more powerful iran but the march in syria. >> you are known for your candor. are we winning right now? >> it's too early to say we are wing. it will take time inflict upon isil and we're still building the coalition and forces. i'm confident we will win. >> do you mean here? >> it's hard to know that. it's going to depend on how quick low we are able to build the forces to sustain the defeat. it's the last game of the defeat. >> american counter terror efforts were dealt another blow when the government collapsed, forcing the evacuation of special forces that have been battling alg qaeda's most aggressive branch in yemen. >> we are going to continue to prosecute the operations and whatever happens on the ground. >> were you able to do that when you pulled the special forces out? >> we have to do it in a different way. >> the branch in yemen is very, very much focused on attacking us and in particular our air travel. >> the secretary is also dealing with the aftermath of the obama administration's prisoner swatch. last week bo berg dal was charged with sdergz.

. >>> syria tweeted this photo their latest group of graduates. clad in black with eyes and hand showing, they held tight to their ak-47's. you can see here. isis has a program will for children as well, training recruits as young as eight years old. >> what a graduating class. >> criminals in. >> and, and, smash and grab burglaries. >> burglars, crash a car, this is what they do, crash cars through shopping center windows, and they drive through the mall, and smashing windows and glass. this is not an isolated incident. just this morning, a second ram raid occurred in the nearby suburb, using a different car with the same mo. they drive right into the mall, and drive around. >> that is one way to get it done. >> man. >> clean up on aisle six. all right. 7:14. >> let's check with sue because i cannot the belief that we're saying snow on the last day of march. >> we have got snow on the first day of march. it did come in like a lion were not a lot of snow. we had .4 of an inch at philly international. morning low that day was 21 degrees. we had 32

there are many advisors supported by iran, mercenaries some from lebanon syria and other places all operating under the guidance of iran. >> the coalition says its military campaign will continue until houthi fighters and soldiers loyal to deposed president ali abdullah saleh join talks to oh find political situation. >> just a moment ago or couple of minutes ago i spoke to pablo marco with doctor without borders. the air strike he confirmed at a camp so lets just listen to what he said and then we'll talk about it. >> we don't have any sufficient staff but we have what the victims have told us and authorities in the different camps are telling us, that it was an air strike. up to now, we have received 34 wounded people in the hospital and 29 people or bodies that arrived to hospital. >> you've been to this camp. tell us why it would be a target. >> it became under the control of the houthis when they overran the capitol sanna in september and started expanding in north and west. the camp was formed during the time of the fighting between government forces apartment houthis in 2009. then thou

we are on a same side in iraq, not syria. gideon: this is what is happening. with the arab spring topping up some regimes with the right to implement them, with iraq under saddam having been knocked out, the old arab sunni authoritarian order has been discombobulated and it is kind of on the way out. that is the context on which the united states is kind of partnering with iran a little bit and many of the remaining sunni authoritarians in saudi arabia and egypt, and with their israeli l.a. now, who likes order, are trying to push back against that -- their israeli ally now, who likes order come are trying to push back against that. it is sort of like an "games of thrones" thing. it is not clear that we can dictate this, and in many respects thanks to the changed energy environment, thanks to the change broader political environment, it may be that we do not need to get into some of the details. it is not entirely clear that we know what to do in yemen, that we really care what goes on in yemen, or that we have a particular answer to it. if 10 different nation

>> well it's clear they are very influential in syria. that problem has not gone away from them especially isis completely on the rampage. the iranians have done well with that. then to turn yemen into more shia state and the militia groups in iraq. these are good times for iranian hardliners. the issue for the, if you will the techno democrats is to try to rest control from these hardliners. that's a tall order for him. >> mr. ambassador, two questions, is iraq a failed state? and two, what impact if any, would a series of successful negotiations and i underline the word successful successful nuclear negotiations between the united states and iran what impact would that have on iran's strength in iraq? the irony is that i think a successful negotiation in addition to slowing down iran's nuclear program, which doesn't mean they are stopping it, but in addition to that i think there does need to be an understanding with iranians about their behavior across the middle east. that's precisely what drives the saudis so crazy about this because

we have hurj fires in iraq afghanistan, libya, syria, yemen, all over the place. the only way the united states can rescue its position can recover from this is as nixon and kissinger made friends with china, we need to strike a deal with iran and have another essential friend in the region. so we can have a more stable balance of power and start to recover our strategic position if we don't, our policies will continue to be in freefall making us more and more strategically irrelevant in the middle east and undermining our ability to be a global superpower. >> peter, do you sigh it in such imperative terms. >> i think it would be an earthquake if the united states ended its cold war with iran we don't know if that will happen or not. it would allow the united states and iran potentially think about negotiating in a different way, an end to the war in syria, which has been so disastrous the down side as america gets closer to potentially a reapproachment with iran some of our traditional allies like the saudis are becoming more nervous and are distancing themselves

it doesn't touch what they're doing in iraq syria, or yemen. iran as an imperial geopolitical threat to the region that's not what negotiations are about. the negotiations are significant but narrow simply about the nuclear question. and there it doesn't eliminate the problem. what it does at best is put a ceiling on it. and we say we're going to park the iranian challenge under the ceil ceiling. >> you're saying the only alternative -- when netanyahu was here and the left said he doesn't want anything because all he wants is war and other people said, no, there are things besides getting a crappy deal in war. there might be something in between that. you seem to think the same thing. >> they get two things. in principle you get a good agreement. o for in principle you get a good enough agreement or keep sanctions in place. this is -- we were just talking about it in the greenroom. there are so many things in life for problems to be solved. this is not one of them. this is at best a condition to be managed. if we're lucky. if we get an agreemen

crossing over to beirut and speaking to the syria campaign manager. camilla needs for syrian refugees are clearly massive and increasing as the war goes on each and everyday, are the donations keeping up? >> absolutely not is the answer to that. we've seen needs inside syria increase twelvefold over the last few years and the funds to provide for humanitarian response have only increased three fold so this conference comes at a really critical time. before today the humanitarian appeal, the biggest appeal called by the u.n. was only funded less than 10% so we really need to see governments in kuwait stepping up and sending a really clear signal to the people of syria they have not been abandon by the world. >> what about the mean for operation? operation? >> well, it's very difficult for the people on the ground both in syria and neighboring countries and have seen cuts to assistance including to the world free program really having an impact on people not getting enough to eat and we struggle to find funds to be able to provide cash assistance for pe

canada will now conduct air strikes directly inside syria. this is part of the country's extension of the military mission against the terror group isis. they're the only second nato country to conduct air strikes inside syria. the u.s. being the first. cothe legislation fighting isis is one of several important topics. we expect to hear about this morning. savannah guthrie has an exclusive interview with defense secretary ashton carter. she asked the secretary whether he thinks the u.s. is winning in the fight against isis. >> we have certainly inflicted a lot of damage. it will take some time to inflict defeat upon isil. we're building the coalition and the forces. that's why i'm hesitant to say we're winning. i'm confident we will win. >> you can see the full interview on the "today" show right after news 4 today. >>> attorneys in the boston marathon bombing trial said the older brother was master mind behind the deadly bombing. >>> the resignation of a rising republican star takes effect. aaron schock announced his resignation earlier thi

calls a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in syria. activists in syria say government air strikes have hit the northern part of idlib killing 30 civilians and rebels took the city from the army over the weekend and al jazeera has been to idlib after the take over and as we report thousands of civilians are trying to leave. >> reporter: people are not waiting to find out what is coming next. [bomb sounds] until last week their city was thought to be one of the safer places in syria because it was under government control. but the army lost idlib to these men, linked to al-qaeda. >> translator: we fought for two days in a row and roughly took control of districts and buildings, by the help of god we fully have taken control of the providence now we are preparing to take over camps used by regime to kill many people. >> reporter: from different rebel groups that have combined their resources under one banner. the coalition is led by al-nusra front an al-qaeda affiliate. having taken a strategic city out of the government's hands the rebel

but those boundaries drawn between iraq and syria with the british colonel's eyes understand. and the bloodletting is beyond anyone's imagination is staggers the imagination the british lost 30,000 killed and wounded in the first day. the numbers overall view. even those united states came late in the war and the battle fought that was the seminal battle the americans won against the germans american marines. it is entirely appropriate not for those only to sacrifice but to recognize that contract was up proportions that my imagination does not encompass how terrible that bloodletting was. called all quiet on the western front i've recommended who has not read it to understand the incredible horror of that war. >> you say it is the humility that makes

mercenaries, some even from lebanon, syria and other places. all operating under the guidance of iran. >> reporter: the coalition says it's military campaign will continue until houthi fighters and soldiers loyal to deposed president handover their weapons and join talks to find a political solution. kim vinnell, al jazerra. >> the political analyst spoke to us about the impact of the air strikes. >> they have been doing a lot of damage, you have to remember there are more than seven bases in sanaa alone, they are the strong base that his have most of the equipment that the houthi says and the forces have in the town. so they have been bombarding it. prince at one air bays they weren't satisfied with just bomb bombarding the air fields, they targeted the planes. even after striking the air airports, they targeted it for four nights and yesterday they destroyed eight fighters jets that we have, so far it's been quite effective. you have to remember the houthis houthis. [ inaudible ] if they call for dialogue it, will be only to buy time. that is

no holds barred relationship of syria, iran pushed support to bashar al-assad, meanwhile, iran and the u.s. are waging a much more complicated battle in iraq. now both countries support the shia dominated government in baghdad. both compete to help iraqi forces defeat i.s.i.l. forces on the ground who by the way are sunni. but in a new twist, u.s. led air strikes are helping iraqi forces, this time backed by iran. take the city of tikrit from i.s.i.l.'s hands. the fact that iraq was forced to request u.s. air support is being interpreted as a loss of face for iran. this is the complicated political and strategic backdrop for the negotiations that are going on right now in swits switzerland. for the latest on the talks let's go to james bays in iran. >> ali, the clock is literally ticking, this is a process that has gone on for years, deeply controversial talks, in the final phase. it is though an extremely difficult one. the talks here are in their last, months difficult leg. >> is it going well secretary kerry? >> we're working very hard working hard. >> u.s. secretary of state john k

mercenaries some from lebanon syria all operating under the guidance of iran. >> reporter: the coalition says its military campaign will continue until houthi fighters and soldiers loyal to deposed president hands over their weapons and join talks to find a political solution, kim vinnell al jazerra. >>> crossing over to sanaa and speaking to a political analyst. thanks for being with us. looking at what happened overnight at that camp obviously conflicting reports still coming in about what exactly happened. what are you hearing about that attack? and what do you know about who actually lived in that cam snap. >> well, actually you said it correctly earlier when you said the camp is actually existing as a result of previous conflicts. over the past six wars, it houses about 4,000 people there. the reports that we are getting locally is that saudis have antiaircraft guns in the camp and they were firing at the air strikes, which led to the saudis respond to this gunfire and hitting the camp. killing almost 40 people and injuring almost 150 people. >> and this is according to whom? >> peo

the northern border of israel, the border with syria and lebanon. we hear a lot of the threats surrounding israel. do you practice attacking iran? do you practice attacking isis? >> we are practicing on the main go goal. what we want to practice and pilot, we want them to know how to deal with. and we prefer to do it in the simulator for the first time, not in the real combat arena. >> reporter: as pilots hone their skills in the air, benjamin netanyahu has stressed all options are on the table when it comes to a nuclear iran. >> this is why -- this is why as prime minister of israel i can promise one more thing. even if israel has to stand alone, israel will stand. >> reporter: an attack on a nuclear facility in iran would not be without precedent. in 1981, a formation of eight heavily fueled israeli f-16s flew nearly 1,000 miles roundtrip to iraq to attack the nuclear reactor. >> i'll ask one more time. do you practice a strike on ira iran? >> we practice what we need to be practicing, and we practice different scenarios, different situations, so

they sent over an authorization to use military force scribble syria. you all know we have a train and syrians outside of the country and we will bring them back to tackle isis. we are going to train 5000 over time, which is a pittance. one of the things they are not going to do yet, assad is barrel-bombing. 220,000 people are dead in syria, partially. some of the things we didn't do what we made a difference. a lot of dead people. so many millions displaced. you know what they have not asked for? they have not asked for the authorization when those people coming to -- come into syria after they have been trained they do not have the authorization to protect them from the sod's -- assad's barrel bombs. again, they are worried that his provocative and i'll go back to the issue of fresh again. they don't be provocative. >> can you address yemen? there is another bombing come a 120 dead in a mosque. senator corker: one of the things -- we had this agreement right now with the ron at is a short-term agreement. we have alleviated some of the sanctions on ira

there are many advisors who are supported by iran mercenaries, some from lebanon, syria and other places operating under the guidance of iran. >> the coalition says the military campaign continues until houthi fighters and soldiers loyal to the president ali abdullah saleh hand over weapons, and join talks to find a political solution. >> a yemeni journalist says there could be fall out on the saudi-led coalition on the camp. >> i think it will be damage especially in the north of yemen, like where the attack was, and where the houthis control, as they show in the report, where there's numerous attacks on air strikes tonight. other parts of yemen, the south and central yemen which is more accepting. we might see not as much in terms of anger at the attacks, and perhaps they'll point to the houthis and blame them for the attacks. >> the houthis showed a place of anti-aircraft weapons and military equipment in civilian areas, and the problem is that in these big cities in these populated areas there's a lot of military bases, a lot of security bases which have been attacked, and, for examp

there are many mercenary, some from lebanon, syria, all operating under the guidance of iran. >> reporter: the coalition said the military campaign will continue until houthi fighters and soldiers loyal to the opposed president ali abdullah saleh hand over weapons, joining talks to find a political solution >>> a yemeni journalist says there could be fall out on the saudi arabia-led coalition from the strike on the camp. >> i think it will be damaging especially in the northern parts of yemen, where the attacks were as it shows in the report where there'll be numerous attacks and air strikes. >> other parts, in the south and central that are accepting, we might see not as much in terms of anger at the attacks. and perhaps they'll point to the houthis and blame them tore the attacks. the houthis showed they placed anti-aircraft weapons. in these populated areas, you have a lot of military and security bases which are attacked. and the attack was in a heavily populated area. those images were spread on social media. people filming from the windows and feeling the effects of the attacks. peo