we have chet playing his horn, just playing his horn, kind of a bluesy jazz thing. that's supposed to speak to where else at that moment at the end of the play. as i watched it, i thought of some stuff we cut before. he used to say simple things. i come into your house, you come into mine. trust, that's all, just a little trust. i thought that would work really well. but i sort of brought it up and everyone was saying, no, if -- the music seems to say it all. i thought, well, that's right. if the music can say it without any words, then that's what we should go with. so that's a moment where hopefully if you have lined everything up correctly, at that moment that chet pulls out his or not after he's a blow out with earl and everyone, he pulls out this horn and it's the first time he plays, it's whatever he feels at that moment and sums up where he's at at the end of the play. that's what we tried today. the tricky thing is it's a built of a stretch of reality. ever have a character in theater ever pick up a horn and play who is not a horn player? unless you do it ri

it's the worst drought in the last 60 years for the horn of africa. that's also compounded with lack of humanitarian access to some areas of the horn of africa. difficult logistically to reach families. and all of the impacts combined make the humanitarian crisis even greater than just drought or just limited humanitarian accesses. >> belva: you're working with mercy corp. what's their approach to trying to do something about this huge problem? >> at mercy corp we do our best to find the balance between delivering immediate assistance, immediate food to families who are unable to access it while at the same time rebuilding communities and local economies. we don't want to undermine local economies while we deliver assistance. so in delivering assistance like food aid, we work closely with local traders and local shops who have stocked food aid to make sure that households who might have lost their income or lost livestock are able to access that food. either through supporting them with vouchers or temporary work so they can get more cash in order to

-inhe horn of africa. is the money raised at the meeting enoh me dierce >> considering the well over $1.5 billion required to dwi e crisis, the $50 billion pledged by the african union and the member states are nowhere near enoh. the aid agencies are hoping tt th cference is just the beginning. there are more donations to be made in the weeks to come. they haveomdippntnt about the political -- that is t sialf solidarity that as errors had hoped for. >> you've visited a refugee camp anwiesth situation firsthand. what did the people there need most? >> people write that these camps and they need everything. they arrive with not much more than the clothes that they are wearing. in the camps tmsve people are living in makeshift tents for weeks on end. it is a very hard to reach a place. evytngaso brought there by truck. it takes about four to 10 days for the truck to get there, depending on the weath ndio. >> thank you. he has been visiting the refugee camp in southern ethiopia. we will have this report for yo

care is one of the largest agencies working in the horn. we also support longer term activities that help people become more resilient to drought. the severity of the situation is extremely worrying and other speakers have spoken at length about that so i will keep my remarks on that quite short. but the worry is that the situation is not at its worst yet. the deepest part of the drought is normally the month before the rains come and then people are weakened and so by september we're going to see a significant increase number of deaths due to diseases that affect these already weakened populations. so as my colleagues have said, agencies know now how to deal with this kind of situation and we need to focus on a broad range of services of waters, sanitation, health, nutrition, food and address those multiple causes of deaths in a famine crisis. however, unfortunately, there's still a major funding gap in the region of about $1.4 billion for the appeal of the u.n. this is really a worry notwithstanding of the generous contributions from vari

it will be months before the horn of africa recovers from the consequences of this out and famine. even when the rains come, it is unlikely these people will be able to return to somalia. no one is expecting the situation to and approved in the near future. but to improve in the near future. >> deutsche welle will be focusing on the famine in east africa on much of our programming for much of next week. find out more on our website. thank you for joining us.

. >> the food and humanitarian crisis in the horn of africa. was somalia having a drought, relief efforts have been complicated by the fact that al qaeda controls part of the country. this is less than two hours. >> i would like to focus -- called today's hearing. i am privileged to serve with my friend senator isaacson and i want to thank him for staying with me after the senate has adjourned to help preside over today's hearing. this is a children's crisis. there are hundreds of thousands of children on the verge of suffering from malnutrition. senator isaacson and i agreed this could not wait. while many of our colleagues have returned to their home states and districts, we believe it was crucial we go ahead with this hearing and not let another months go by. the senator has been a true partner in highlighting issues and shared concerns. i appreciate his leadership. as everyone is aware, the congress has been focused almost entirely on the deficit and debt crisis. we must also consider global issues of humanitarian concern especially when mi

when somebody goes around the horn you pay for the horn!entirely reasonable. >> and he doesn't overpay either. >> i think he should have picked up the tab and said, this is kind of a doubtless situation, i'm going to pay for it anyway. and you'll see how i handle a lot of questions put to me that >>> issuron paul's revolution now at hand? ♪ ♪ you say you want a refer lewis, well, you know, ♪ ♪ >> my views are quite different than the other candidates, so they would just as soon not get coverage the others are geting. >> well, as it turns out, congressman ron paul of texas is getting more coverage and more votes for his libertarian views than are the establishment republicans. paul finished a close second in last week's ames iowa straw poll. paul was less than 200 votes shy of beating out the straw poll winner, iowa native and minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann. that's a difference of 152 votes outs of a total of roughly 17,000 votes cast. congressman paul had already won the conservative political action conference straw poll in febru

horn, a horn of some kind. you're right. it is a horn. that's absolutely spot-on. looks a bit like plastic, doesn't it? but it is horn. this is actually inlaid in ivory, those pieces and stained. and it's in the form of a cicada, i think. and it's japanese. and it dates from probably the middle of the 19th century. and those two holes are the clue as to what it is. it's actually a netsuke. it's worn at the waistband like that. i think it's a very unusual and rare object. i think you wouldn't have much trouble getting around £1,000 for it. good heavens. - bit of a shock? - good heavens. well, it is a big shock. good. - thank you. - i'll look at it with different eyes. well done.

the horn of africa has long been plagued by cyclical drought.ng now is the worst in 60 years. what used to be 10-year drought cycles are happening literally every other year, and the current drought is affecting 12.4 million people in somalia, kenya, ethiopia, and djibouti. the crisis is humanitarian and security related. we will hear from dr. brigety about the refugees that are pouring across the borders. internally, more than 1.5 million displaced somalis are crowding into the northern cities that are ill-equipped to handle the increased population. the july 20 un declaration of famine in their regions of somalia would not have been made lightly and reflects the dire conditions of the people. it is based on nutrition and mortality surveys, data that has been verified by the cdc, and we estimate that in the last best -- in the last 90 days, 29,000 somali children have died. this is nearly 4% of the children in southern somalia. our fear and the fear of the international community and the governments of of one of africa is the famine conditions

regional security in the horn of africa requires political stability in somalia. the united states placed a long-term process to stabilize somalia. we announced that approach to broaden our efforts by taking into account the complex nature of somalis society and politics, more flexible and adaptable to our engagement. we continue to support the djibouti peace process as a first line of effort to stabilize somalia and expel al-shabaab. since 2007 the united states supported stabilization efforts by obligating $250 million to support amazon trading at $85 million to support capacity. on track 2 we are depending on engagement with the regional government throughout central and south somali areas and those who are not affiliated with the tee effigy. in fiscal 11 there will be $20 million to support development efforts. we have further information as we go into the q&a and leave room -- thank you very much. >> nancy lindborg. [inaudible] >> thank you, i appreciate your taking time to hold the hearing and raise the level of attention. the situation is deteriorating and

the humanitarian crisis in the horn of africa. we appreciate the support that has been given to this crisis, with some the other issues that you have been grappling with. as more survivors reached this -- they are working to save as many lives as we possibly can. i travelled in july to look into the emerging refugee crisis, and during my trip, we have representatives from the government officials, with the un agencies, and i also spoke with many refugees. it was clear that this situation is developing into the worst humanitarian issues since the great famine of 1991 and 1992. we have the protracted refugee situation. years of hard work, have worked hard to address the basic needs, but this is quickly overrun by the needs to have new rather rigid border crossing the border crossing facilities. both ethiopia and kenya have a record number of refugees from somalia, and they are in bad physical health. they are sad that they had walked for several days, with virtually no food were water. there were dozens of minor children who were so

and i went -- [ imitates horn ] and yep, they loved it. >> jimmy: she went -- [ imitates horn ] >> yeahe have a sneak peak clip of "jersey shore." it's going to be on tomorrow night. >> oh dear. >> jimmy: but -- [ laughter ] i have so many other questions, too. i mean, you and "the situation"? [ gags ] i mean, what went down? >> i mean -- >> jimmy: what happened? >> no, me and mike, we're like -- we -- >> jimmy: what happened? >> we're like -- >> jimmy: did you have too many scooby snacks? [ laughter ] >> oh no, i never went that way. no. >> jimmy: you didn't? >> we're just like really good friends and he took my friendship as -- the wrong way, you know? >> jimmy: oh, he fell in love with you. >> yeah, he got a little too creepy. >> jimmy: he got a little creepy this season. >> yeah. >> jimmy: so he seems a little creepy. i agree with you. [ laughter ] i felt a little creep -- >> just a little creepy. >> jimmy: just a little creep, yeah, yeah, yeah. all right, we have a clip of -- here's snooki and everyone. "jersey shore." ♪e >> you can count me in. >> you know there's eight of us, and

sinusoidal, so it's hard to pinpoint these new beacons and fog horns.his is one of the old ones and you sure wouldn't want to be in front of that when it went off. okay. so chris and i went down to the southern waterfront. and here i'm going to point to a map of san francisco and just give you an idea of what we're going to do here. the southern waterfront, here is the candlestick park down here in hunters point. and we're going to work our way up below the waterfront and across from the ferry building which is right up here someplace, all the way along, we'll take a real quick tour. it's a lot to do in an hour. we'll take a real quick tour and talk about some of the things we all find interesting and answer your questions. so, here we can actually see candlestick park in the distance. we're up in this little hill in hunters point. and what do we see there? a lot of space. >> yeah. >> huge. >> it's interesting. i did a little research into the hunters point naval shipyard. it's one of the oldest shipyards in the bay area of course. the island is much ol

fleeing a deadly famine, in the horn of africa, a devastating drought has put millions in need of immediate aid. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the world. for a fourth night in a row, there has been more fighting in britain. now, it is greater manchester and the western midlands where the police are confronting crowds that are attacking buildings and burning barricades. police for court battles with hundreds of rioters. and the london, it is a very different picture. -- in london, it is a very different picture. the situation has remained relatively calm. we will start with this report in the west midlands. >> late afternoon, the mob is rolling the street. -- ruling the street. a short while later, this is birmingham city center. they charged but the damage is done. those responsible slipped away. the police are much better organized than last night but it is like they are chasing shadows. with no buses and no trains running, people are less stranded. -- are left stranded. >> have you had any research -- any reassurance? >> yes, they will be watching. >> this is sc

so is the fried butter. [ horn honks ] [ indistinct conversations ] excuse me... am i in the right place? uh, ya! this is the bar exam study group!?! of course. look, what's this bar mean? the coors light is cold? and this bar? means it's super cold? congratulations, you passed the bar exam! nice! [ male announcer ] introducing new super cold activation from coors light. with two stages, you'll know when your beer goes from cold to super cold! oh. hey! that's my beer! so sue me! [ male announcer ] frost brewed coors light. the world's most refreshing beer. >> welcome back, everybody, my guest tonight is america's un ambassador, unfortunately i don't speak unese. please welcome susan wright. (cheers and applause) thank you so much for coming on. now that little greeting i gave the audience cheering for me, did that remind you of any dictators or mad men who come speak at the general assembly. a hugo chavez feel? >> every september we have a bit of a sideshow. sometimes it feels a little like the star wars bar scene where some of the most colourful dictators of the

mornings suggested -- early warning suggested that a huge fan and was about to break chart in the horn of africa, especially around somalia. also, doane responses have been slow. -- doane lerch responses have been slow. i have is that one of our meetings we need and it is about to enter million dollars. the u.s., for its part, is providing aid to about one out of every four simoleons that we have access to. if that is not exhibiting, but i do think the administration gets it and will try to do more. countries like saudi arabia and so many others who have not contributed even close to what they are capable of doing, the word needs to go out. any kind of donation made our lives of lee save lives. we need access to contested areas. >> but there is the problem of al-shabab. working in areas controlled by terrorist groups, that concern has been at their root of some -- at the root f. pulling out of these areas. how do you deal with these areas where people by no fault of the varon lived in natarus controlled area? >> -- no fault of their own lived in an area controlled by a terrorist organi

[horns honking] >> on the streets of tripoli, a revolution. the rebels sped into the capital tonight with astonishing speed. [gunfire] moving into green square, they tore down his posters and flights. -- flags. the 3 miles to the south at a luxury hotel, we watched as colonel gaddafi's spokesman gave what may be his last press conference. but even as he was speaking, the rebels were celebrating. trampoline the leader they have come to despise. -- trampling the leader they have come to despise. they believe they were on the edge of a significant victory. this is now a series of checkpoints, neighbors protecting their neighborhoods. in areas, there has been fierce fighting. battles have raged around colonel gaddafi's compound. heavy gunfire can be heard, and cloud explosion. the gaddafi regime is under pressure like never before. last night, news that another son, his presumed successor had been a rusted. he faces more times -- had been on arrested. he faces war crimes charges. but what of colonel gaddafi himself? he made a short radio address l

latest information coming from the horn of africa is nothing short of shocking. twelve million people in need of life-saving care in somalia, 29,000 children. three consecutive for harvests and is projected that crop yields will continue -- later this year. the food price is too hard in the region. it rose 9125%. and 9% in the first half of 2011 alone. six or seven months the food supplies in the region have shortened. adding to that the ongoing political complex in somalia. the crisis is known. and supported by u.s. -- usaid alerted weakness in africa and food emergencies were possible. what was missing was the action and political will required to put this vital information to use. the strategic path needs to be developed and notification systems such as increased early warning system on their ability. it requires action to be carried out by designated organizations. what must be done to prevent it ever happening again? in the short-term international dollars. must scale up their contributions to give monetary and relief efforts. most of this money won't go to

the famine in the horn of africa was human made. this also had to do with the way we are promoting economic growth and the way africa deals with china in making large projects that support economic growth. also from holland doing business in africa but not necessarily good for the farmers or herdsmen being pushed aside. that is my first question. i don't think it is nervousness. it is concern. my second question would be to what extent they take into account demographic changes when so many young people in africa, you think that is an opportunity or a risk for development in africa? my third question would be to rebeca grynspan. shea talked-about the economic theory but at the same time the entities came in because of the response to the structural adjustment program. i still fear that the reduction strategy for the world bank are emphasizing structural adjustment and not always -- there's lip service to social sector and separate that from economic growth. the private sector doesn't need healthy people barricaded to work for them.

it is said not until the battle of little big horn, 40 years after the alamo, would americans have a more vainglorious event to rally around. texas used the alamo in the revolt against mexico to establish a republican, later a state, that they believe unique and more special than any other. in 1845 when the republic of texas gave up its sovereignty to be the biggest state in the union did so with a caveat depending on whose interpretation of the texas constitution is followed that it could succeed at any time into five entities creating new four states. the strong belief was their independence, lone star status was bought and paid for at the alamo. crockett's death singles up the most important aspect of the brief stay in texas. the contribution to the lone star state noted not from so much how he lived, but how he died. his impact on texas derives precisely from his death in that battered spanish mission and in death, he turned into a more marketable commode dixie an the alamo would be the state's biggest tourist attraction and one of the most popular historic sites in the nation. i

. >> reporter: the march down the middle of international boulevard led drivers to lay on their horn. not out of frustration, but out of support. >> i think it's fantastic that people come together to put down violence. i think it's awesome. >> reporter: the memory of carlos nava is bringing the community together again next weekend who's proceeds of the event will go to the nava family. >>> oakland police are still trying to figure out the circumstances surrounding the shooting of a 2-year-old boy killed yesterday. the mother says her son was hit by a stray gunshot in the chest. officers responded to this section of mcarthur boulevard and other areas yesterday afternoon. but couldn't find any evidence of a shooting. the boy is recovering tonight at oakland children's hospital. >>> there is celebratory gunfire in the streets of tripoli at this hour as rebels there say they have taken control of the capital of libya and freed the country. >> this is a scene in tripoli's main square. people are ripping down the green flags that represent the regime of colonel gadhafi. today president ob

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the latest information coming from the horn of africa is nothing short of shocking. more than 12 million people in need of life-saving care in kenya, 29,000 children dead. three consecutive to reduce harvest ended this project did that crop yields will continue to be weak later this year. the food crisis solved. for example, the price of eggs rose by more than 125%. in 89% in other areas. just during the first half of 2011 alone, just in the last six, seven months. adding to that, the ongoing political conflict in the crisis was born. as far back as last summer, however, supported by usaid issued an alert that back-to-back week breeding seasons were expected in east africa and about 40 merchants these are possible. what was missing, however, was the action and the political will. putting this information in two years, the strategic thing needs to be developed that system such as increased early warning system in their ability, it triggers specific action to be carried out by designated organizations. so what must be done to prevent it from ever happening again? in th

he started to honk his horn and blow his whistle to try to awaken the tenants of the building. in due to a quick thinking and heroic actions, numerous people and pets were able to escape the building safely. we proudly acknowledged him for his professionalism. i would like to present the award to lawrence. >> good afternoon, chairman, directors, mr. johnson. we want to congratulate you on the special award. your heroic actions took a lot of courage to go into a burning building in be saved many lives. i want to commend you for your work. >> on behalf of the board of directors, thank you for the outstanding work that you have had for many years in the agency. >> i want to thank god for giving me this courage -- the strength and the courage to do it. i have to recognize the citizens. when i know that a fire is out of control, they are waiting for the bus, they came down and assisted me. thank you for this, have a nice day. [applause] >> in the next award goes to maggie. please step to the podium. she has been a hearing officer for 11 years. she conducts a hearing for protests, pa

this is a huge strategic import for us in the whole horn of africa.rity. >> k'naan, i heard on twitter from a lot of folks their image of somalia was born in '91 and '92 and famine then and what happened with "operation restore hope" when the humanitarian effort ended up getting bogged down in a hunt for a somali warlord and u.s. troops were killed. there were people that feel like we tried to help somalia 20 years ago, why now if they're in the same situation, why should people donate money? what do you say to people about this place and about the people here and about the need for aid here? >> i think that you're right because of the images of the past, because of the famines of old, because of blackhawk down and the negative stories of piracy that's come out of somalia. i think people have created a psychological fence around their hearts where somalia is concerned. we have to find a way to get past that. and look at the humanity of what's happening and help people who are in need of our help at this moment. we are not usually the sort of people wh

the latest information coming from the horn of africa is nothing short of shocking.ore than 12 million people in need of life-saving care in ethiopia, kenya, and somalia. 29,000 children dead since mid-may, just two or three months. three consecutive poor rainy seasons lead to reduced harvests, and it is projected that crop yields will continue to be weak later this year. food prices throughout the region soared. for example, the price of maize rose by 125% in mombasa, an 89% in ababa. during the first half of 2011 alone. adding to that the ongoing political conflict in somalia, and the crisis was born. as far back as last summer, however, fewsnet, supported by usaid, issued an alert that back to back we could rainy seasons were expected in east africa, and that food emergencies were possible. what was missing, however, was the action and political will required to put this file information to use. a strategic plan needs to be developed so that when an alarm is sounded i fewsnet or other notification systems, such like ifpri's early warning system on excessive food p

but gives the horn architecture for abilities. and i think the new agenda they need it could be, how do we get africa to convey on its own potential, take advantage of all these possibilities now which are opened to the world which are domestic, which are originally and international. i think in general the africans work with you instead of the international community doing something for africa. they find it's an agenda for my continent. it sets an ability and it largely depends on what we do in africa. stable institutions, institutions creating confidence for investors, african investors and foreign investors and the economy is in that agenda. >> thank you very much indeed. [applause] >> i know you clapped but can we now formally give a huge clap to our two panelists. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you so much indeed. thank you so much. thank you. [inaudible conversations] >> president obama turns 50 tomorrow. he's going to chicago for his birthday and tonight holds a fundraiser there. chicago natives jennifer hudson an

. >> warner: for weeks the world has seen heartwrenching pictures of hunger in the horn of africa. as many as 12 million people in five countries are at risk. but the hardest hit and most vulnerable are in southern somalia. there, civil conflict has combined with the regional drought to produce famine. 10's of thousands of somalice have died and more than half a million -- 10's of thousands of somalis have died and more than half a million are on the brink of starvation. yet aid isn't flowing to where the famine is because much of somalia is controlled by the islamic insurgent group that's threatened and kiled international aid workers there. what's more, u.s. antiterrorism restrictions make it a crime for any american charity to provide support directly or indirectly to al-shibab. today at the urging of major aid groups, the u.s. government eased that threat. us-aid administrator rajiv shah is back from the region. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> warner: you are back from visiting somali refugees from camps in kenya who fled. how bad was the situation? >> it's tragic and i

it's the famine in the entire horn of africa, or i should say drought in the entire horn of africa.mine right now is in southern somalia, parts of mogadishu. so far it's received less than half the money that was -- that's needed. today the united states pledged an additional $17 million. that's on top of $105 million it has already given. here's what secretary of state hillary clinton said today. >> every few decades the cycle repeats and it would be easy to throw up our hands and blame it all on forces beyond our control but this cycle is not inevitable. the food shortages may be triggered by drought. they are not caused by drought. but rather by weak or nonexistent agricultural systems that fail to produce enough food or market opportunities in good times and break down completely in the bad times. in other words, a hunger crisis is not solely an act of god. it is a complex problem of infrastructure, governance, markets, education. these are things we can shape and strengthen. so that means this is a problem that we can solve. >> she said, this is not an act of god. droughts may

it's the famine in the entire horn of africa, or i should say drought in the entire horn of africa.ine right now is in southern somalia, parts of mogadishu. so far it's received less than half the money that was -- that's needed. today the united states pledged an additional $17 million. that's on top of $105 million it has already given. here's what secretary of state hillary clinton said today. >> every few decades the cycle repeats and it would be easy to throw up our hands and blame it all on forces beyond our control but this cycle is not inevitable. the food shortages may be triggered by drought. they are not caused by drought. but rather by weak or nonexistent agricultural systems that fail to produce enough food or market opportunities in good times and break down completely in the bad times. in other words, a hunger crisis is not solely an act of god. it is a complex problem of infrastructure, governance, markets, education. these are things we can shape and strengthen. so that means this is a problem that we can solve. >> she said, this is not an act of god. droughts may b

they chanted with their bull horns and holding up signs, asking for disarmment of the police department. and and the whole time they've been marching they've been flanked by police and their helmets are on, they're surrounded by z.hope holding batons and keeping an eye on protestors, thus, far, it's been peaceful, so far, stations have remained open. we're waiting to see what happens with those protestors down in the embarcadero station once they continue mars down in the station. bart made it clear they will ask them to disperse and they asked protestors to keep demonstrations out ton streets and in the area inside of the station. and we see a large number of police officers now exiting the station and maybe arresting someone, i don't see anyone in custody with theft at this point. they're emerging with visors up. and are waiting to see what is going on. and it looks as if commuters are still being allowed into the station. san francisco police are emerging from the station. and at this point it seems like they're going in. we're waiting to see what is going on down in there. and like

the latest information coming from the horn of africa is nothing short of shocking. people in need of lifesaving care in kenya and smalya. starving children. three conservative poor rainy seasons produces no harvest. it's expected crop yields will continue to be weak this year. the food prices throughout the region will be short. for example, the price of -- rose by 125%. just during the first half of 2011 alone, in the last six or seven months, the food prices in the region have shot up. there is a crisis. as far back as -- how far, an alert was issued that back-to-back weak rainy seasons were expected in africa and emergencies were possible. what was missing, however was action and a political will required to put this vital information to use. a strategic plan needs to be developed so that systems such as early warning systems trigger action to be carried out by designated organizations. so what must be done to end the family inand prevent it from ever happening again? in a short-term international effort, much humanitarian efforts. most of the money will go to mu

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addressing these issues led not only increase public safety, but lessening air horn noise in the neighborhood. there also needs to be more outside lighting on the building itself and the surrounding lough -- lot. the neighborhood has two major concerns regarding the shipley side of the project. as the ultimate nature of the residence to be built, the proposal has been market rate residences, but this is still a large unknown. it is ironic that a project led by a major arts institution in foods no element of public art. the expectation of the neighborhood is that there would decidedly be elements of public art included in the plan. elements were promised to the neighborhood from the onset and have since been excluded from the plan. president olague: any additional public comment? public comment is closed. commissioner antonini: thank you for your comments. i think there are some good points raised, particularly the concerns about traffic. certainly, i am supportive of further study on that. fire station no. 1 was at one time he business station in the united states with mostly medical calls th