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For president obama who is meeting with vladimir putin monday at the u.n. can these two world leaders find some common ground here on the conflicts in syria and kraukrai. first, new orleans, you know it for its cajun cuisine. now two guys have a small business plan with a global taste. >> we are the co-owners of booties street food. before we started boots i did a lot of sampling of food and turned my travel making career. >> i dont want to say it. but it tastes like chicken.

From assad as we know the u.s. would prefer? >> russia isnt going to back away from assad. russias key concern in the region is prevent the rise of fundamentalists. they see the choice in syria as assad on the one hand who is nasty and they know it and isis on the other who is also nasty. they are not going to back away from assad. what is striking over the last few days is that the united states and the united kingdom and other countries have acknowledged they do not expect assad to go instantl...

President barack obama with regard to our country has elicited the broadest support of the international community. however the economic, commercial, and financial blockade against cuba persists bringing damages and hardships on the cuban people and standing as the main obstacle to our countrys economic development. >> reporter: large applause for the cuban lead as there always is because the united states is heavily outvoted concerning its own embargo inside the general assembly. france announc...

John kerry, the secretary of state of the united states and he says there is still hope to work out issues in other areas despite what iran might say for now. >> we need to achieve peace and a way forward in syria, in yemen, and the region itself. i think there are opportunities this week and through these discussions to make some progress. >> reporter: iran is on opposite sides from the united states in places like yemen and in syria. by the way, the french bomb for the first time isis targets ...

This could bolster him. is that a credible concern? >> sure it is. but, of course, the isolation of putin failed from day one. there were not a single emerging market supported the isolation. the chinese ended up doing a lot of more business with putin after the u.s. said we want to isolate them. unlike iran and north korea, too big to isolate. the real issue after putin decided he was going to send troops, tanks and now fighter jets into expanded basis they have built up in syria, it really cha...

President obama has a busy week ahead. he is hosting meetings with world leaders including a summit on fighting isis and on the agenda is a meeting with vladimir putin. lets go to richard roger. as we have said, we have focused on the popes dress but we also know that this week, top u.s. and iran diplomats meeting for the first time since the nuclear deal. >> reporter: thats right. the pope has left the building but stars will be addressing many major issues. yesterday, secretary of state kerry ...

Long history of cooperating with each other and this is russias attempt to make themselves relevant in the middle east again. for years, they have had trouble reestablishing themselves there. what we have seen the last several weeks, putin has done a massive job of capitalizing on what he regards as an american failure and moving that force into syria and setting up there cooperation sell with the iraqis. >> what does it mean for the u.s. fight against isis if there is now this collaboration wit...

Them conduct lone wolf attacks. it is relentless and keep up. they are having success and it boggles the mind of people want to go there to fight. >> not only that, but, you know, lets talk about this new iraqi military announcement about the new intelligence sharing against isis with russia, iran, and syria. what do you make that have? >> i think this was inevitable. as the russian put forces in syria, they are react to go what they regard as an american failure. our effort to get some people t...

Richard roth. >> reporter: there are thousands of meetings one-on-one between different presidents and prmime ministers. no doubt the heavyweight match jumatchup in new york between russia and the united states. neither say we wanted the meeting but its they wanted the meeting who who stands to get more out of it. they may need each other since big gop issues ranging from syria elsewhere in the middle east and ukraine. the u.s. officials say president obama will stress ukraine and moscow forces ...

Russia. we appreciate you being here, sir. with your unique perspective, the white house saying mr. putin requested this meeting. do you see that as a genuine outreach on his part? do you think its for show? what do you make of it? >> first of all, the russians are saying its by agreement. mr. obama, up until a mere few months ago, was talking about isolating rusch and putin. because they are together says they have a lot of business to do. a good time for the meeting because u.s. policy has mov...