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>> let me emphasize the agreement is not based on that. there is no expectation nor is the agreement promising that that is what will happen. but obviously the united states of america would welcome an iran that wants to join the community of nations in more ways than just living up to its obligations under the nonproliferation treaty. we would like to be able to find a way forward to deal with isil, with daash, we would like to see a resolution of the conflict in syria. and there are other issu...

Its an enormous challenge. its a very serious issue for all of us. and we in the state department are trying to think through various ways to try to make the contribution to solving it. but one of the key things is resolving syria obviously. and resolving syria requires cooperation with russia, saudi arabia. weve come together, we had a meeting a few days ago trilateral meeting. were looking at ways to see if it we can find a diplomatic path, a political solution that will have an impact. but th...

Plans to change that. but i do know that there are others who are talking about it, there are people in the region who are capable of that. and i believe that everybody understands -- there are also people in syria by the way already who are capable of that and syrian oppositionists who are also capable. so i believe over the next months with our meetings in morning coming up at the united nations general assembly and otherwise, this will be very much a topic of conversation. it already is a top...

Problem policy has been incoherent and unfocused. it could be, i emphasized could be a salutary outcome but bottom line there are zigzags by both sides in washington and jay carney who takes the presidents line has been having to defend policies incoherent as best. bill: as a democrat he calls this is a political circus. >> it is. it is. but bill, here is what doesnt get discussed and i think monica would agree with me. solving our budgetary problems, dealing with the debt ceiling. resolving syr...

Happened when protesters tried to reach the arab league visiting the city, but observers saw none of this to begin with. they also didnt see this. syrian forces opening fire on protesters. and yet, the head of the arab league mission describes the situation as reassuring. such is the anger here, protesters placed the dead body of a 5-year-old boy on an arab league car. they say he was shot in the back by syrian forces. its impossible to independently verify their claim. but today, some observers...

Crucial oil fields in and around the persian gulf would be "very easy" for his countrys naval forces. the bahrain-based u.s. 5th fleet said in an unmistakable e-mail warning wednesday that it would not allow any threat to the traffic in the strait of hormuz, vowing to protect freedom of navigation in the international waters, saying "any disruption will not be tolerated." elsewhere, even with outside monitors on the ground in syria now, reports of deadly, new violence continue to emerge. activ...

>> reporter: but human rights groups estimate as many as 40,000 are being held. this afternoon, the arab league mission had its first real taste of what is happening. the syrian regimeç says its fighting armed terrorist gangs but hope the arab league can succeed in resolving syrias crisis nine months since this uprising started. neil connery. now heres your "first look" at some of the other news going on around america today. north dakota firefighters went to the edge of an icy river all to ...