projects in cambodia, haiti, and south africa and helping out in areas just as the tsunami in south east asias coming from the lgbt and friends community. so we work as ambassadors for our community and we help change people's minds and hearts about who we are and what we care about. besides providing humanitarian aid, we try to inspire hope in all of our projects and we have found that hope is really just as important as aid, if not more so. and we have worked with a lot of communities in desperate situations arounded world and we found that providing a little bit of humanitarian aid and a lot of courage and hope it is amazing that people in desperate circumstances can do to improve theirs life. so seven years ago we really have a feeling that in the united states, we really need to increase our hope also. and we decided to do that by creating a global art project, the world, tree of hope. and what you see behind you is a live, 23-foot christmas tree and it is covered with 10,000 pieces of oragami and most of it is white cranes and all of the white cranes

warm sea-water flows east into the pacific from indonesia and australia towards south america, usually trade winds hold the water masses at bay and push them back towards south-east asiabut every couple of years -- el nino throws this system off balance. put simply, it weakens the trade winds which acted as barriers. now the uncontrolled water mass heads towards the coasts of south america. there, this kind of climate tsunami leads to massive flooding. the people of the piura region on the coast of peru live in constant fear of the el nino. every time this natural disaster strikes, it causes chaos in their lives. >> today there's no trace of the havoc wrought by el niÑo. valentin ruiz's banana plantation is thriving. it will soon be time to harvest. but the peruvian farmer will never forget the day he nearly lost everything. >> the water was up to here. here, where my hand is. this whole land was devastated. today it's fine. we banana producers carried away all the dead earth and planted new banana trees. >> valentÍn ruiz and many other local banana farmers were facing ruin. they survived by joining forces. today, their association numbers 340 banana producers. they e

south east asia. mediterranean away called a cold water but now. it's warm water computor here. in order to get to the depths of the want to see winter divers first have to break through the frozen so. the thickness of ice is about forty to fifty centimeters in the diving school so. it is hard work so the diver. take terms that short intervals. for this device was invented by ancient people it's a type of leadership that was taken it a step further and designed intelligent devices no deals to little chunks of ice nothing of the kind anywhere else in the world this original structure does the job of for really man. i starting in the white sea is a serious challenge in winter the water is bitterly cold. several hotspots bonuses are situated near every waterhole pier the divers change and comfort themselves after diving. according to international diving regulations one should be certified by the professional association of diving instructors before venturing under the ice because the divers must be wearing dry suits to make sure they don't freeze in the water the user is insulated

american i think at this point looking to close some file in the middle east and move to south east asia i don't think they wanted any new war especially against iran this time. the swiss ski resort of davos is buzzing right now with business and off to the annual world economic forum has just kicked off. join me my colleague. for the business bulletins live from davos switzerland. right wing t.v. host glenn beck is going to build his own utopia beck plans to put together a massive social experiment building his own city which will be totally independent from the evil grasp of government and the outside world where residents will have to learn how to survive on their own make their own things and grow their own food the future city called independence usa will be based on libertarian principles with hints of iran flavor there will be no handouts and no help for the self-sufficiency minded residents but back may need some help himself because building the city could cost about two billion dollars the thing is that commentators about politics like glenn beck and horse truly have a very eas

i think at this point looking to close some file in the middle east and move to south east asia i don't think they wanted any new war especially against iran at this time on the other side netanyahu he think he can launch that attack on iran which i think somebody in america would not allow it as you say the regions in turmoil at the moment don't rest on all of israel's borders wouldn't it be the right thing to do perhaps to turn to the right is it not the thing to have to leave the country in these times of strong right. i don't think i think it's i think israel has been really have really divided they have a lot of problems most of their problem is internal problem it has to deal with economic crisis we saw all these demonstration and we saw the level of poverty and unemployment in israel i think being an extremist it will solve sustain the power of not only but not for very long because i think some people and in the center in israel probably one of the good relation with the united states they wanted to show the world that they are looking for peace or attempting to hold peace but i

australian authorities are searching for dozens of people may be missing and wild flowers buyers of south east asiares of already destroyed more than a hundred homes and searches are sifting through the remains for bodies. under the residents have also been evacuated from the tasmania peninsula because the fires and blocked roads in and out rule communities. firefighters and having a tough time getting the flames under control because of the rough terrain and the city to gain the upper ground this week. >> we have areas of fog this morning, also a last look at the james lick freeway. traffic is elight at this early hours so far. [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ ♪ ♪ conquer dinner. one cut of meat at a time. the everyday

host: you said you're from south east asia? he came there with your father. do you qualify for the program? caller: i am in my mid 20's. host: let's get a response. is he qualified for the program? he just misses that window. he talked about the impact on businesses. concerns about the effect on everyone from credit card companies. guest: this cavalier attitude when we have the unemployment rate and very high unemployment rates among minority groups. what do we owe people who make the decision to come here illegally and want to work here? we have so many needs of our own at this point. many of the business lobby's did not want to pay a price to be part of the solution. host: the scare response -- let's get a response. guest: it is very simple. what attracts americans to our country is economic opportunities and jobs. there is the lowest levels of immigration we have seen. our economy has not been doing well. migration from some countries has been zero. this is the time to fix it. we need workers to be able to do our work. right now those demands are not there

in africa, south and east asia, europe, and, of course, the middle east. by far, the lanchest -- largest part of her work is an author, and also as a quiet partner. she has, in either way, more than 60 books to her credit, and these cover a number of generas, poetry, fiction, both adult and children's. she's the author of an adult or magic trilogy if i recall correctly, and a children's series called "tales of the king," but a lot of her work has been non-fiction, and that, too, has coveredded a vired of subjects. some of her nonfiction dealt with the issue of single motherhood, but a good deal has dealt somehow or other with the issue of religion in human life, in politics, and in social life. this is including a book on the difficulty journalists frequently have in properly understanding religion as a motive in events, and the book, itself, is called "blind spot" don't together with roberta, and my colleague, who is here today, paul marshall, published by oxford press and won several literary prizes. it's also included work on a book entitled a table in

expects 202 people to be out of work this year and they will be in developing countries with east asia, southand africa which is subsequently the hardest hit. >>> some are gaining grounds at this hour. overnight, they have mixed results as well and japan's nikkei fell after the central bank promised to fall after generating some growth. checking in our numbers after the three-day weekend in dr. martin luther king, jr., right now futures indicate pretty mixed opening as you can see it is mixed document jones, we will have a list. >>> coming up, a cat controversy is brewing and why he wants to ban all cats in the country. >>> it is on the rise and the disorder doctors are catching in more and more kids. . >>> welcome back time now 5:23, a man has come up with a way to save native birds and he wants to ban cats. he calls them natural born killers and he is not recommending they euthanize them and he is saying not to replace them when they die. birds like the question we have -- kiwi have bomb endangered. >>> there is also a lot of buzz about what is on this player's arms... >> ouch. his tattoo a

particularly in the middle east and south central asia. given our extraordinary interest in nonproliferation, we must resolve the questions surrounding iran's nuclear program. the president has made it definitive. we will do what we must do to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and i repeat here today, our policy is not containment. it is prevention. and the clock is ticking on our efforts to secure responsible compliance. this administration working with congress and in unprecedented international coalition has put into place crippling sanctions on iran. mr. chairman, you have been a leader in that effort. and i know will continue to be. president obama has stated again and again, and i want to emphasize this, he and i prefer a diplomatic resolution to this challenge. and i will work to give diplomacy every effort to succeed. but no one should mistake our resolve to reduce the nuclear threat. nearly 42 years ago, chairman fulbright 1st gave me the opportunity to testify before this committee during a difficult and divided time

. >> translator: south korea and japan need to come together to insure economic development in east asia. my dream is to help bring the two countries together. >> reporter: ye's parents hope the scholarship will endure far into the future. >> translator: i think this scholarship is very meaningful because it brings together people from different countries. we may have historical difficulties but we should cooperate. >> reporter: keeping ye's memory alive, young workers like oh are helping to create new ties between japan and south korea. anna jung, nhk world, seoul. >>> severe storms have caused significant damage in the southeast u.s. meteorologist robert set speta is here with the forecast for there and the rest of the world. >> a lot of the storms that caused that damage and two deaths is now pushing off the east coast. so all the tornado watches affecting the area are finally starting to calm down. we are seeing heavy snow across portions of canada there, especially out in quebec to new brunswick as the storm pushes off into that direction. the wind could gust up to 100 kilometers pe

president has said that we now have or did we have overweighted our resources in the middle east and south asia and we have underweighted our presence in asia looking at china. that shift is like moving a giant ship of spending, resources, american men and women being deployed in different places, as well as strategic asset purchasing, what weapons and technologies. and as we bring down the defense budget, smart choices need to happen so that at the end of the day, the department of defense is able to bring security to the world, that we have got the same degree of security deliverable then that we would. it is not a function of money. you need someone who understands. chuck hagel having been a combat veteran, two purple hearts from vietnam. that is very important. this is a man who understands the nature and structure of military organization. i think that is what i think will it be really the issue. host: he talked about that in a 2005 interview with us on his experience in vietnam. here is the president as he formally nominated chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary replacing leon pane

to some degree on how to best work through this rebalance from the wars we have had in south asia and the middle east to asia. and i think hagel will have the sense of how to work with the command staff and the joint chiefs in -- to achieve the kinds of strategy and strategic direction that president obama is taking the country. >> steve clemens, thanks very much for joining us. i want to bring in gloria borger. i've known senator hagel for a long time. you've known him as well. very smart guy. he's obviously highly qualified. there will be confirmation controversy no doubt, but in the end, given the fact that the president refused to be capitulated, refused to back away from this nominee, i suspect that hagel will be confirmed rather handily. >> right. well, and in the end there are people who are going to oppose haguele w hagel who believe the president ought to be given the right to nominate whoever he wants as the secretary of defense. they may oppose hagel in theory but may end up voting for him. i want to add, wolf, we have just gotten an interview that chuck hagel has given to the lincoln jour

i chair a subcommittee that has all the middle east and all of south and central asia. very volatile regions of the world. >> i want to play one piece of sound. i mean, as far as this being a layup, as i said earlier, it seems to be his confirmation is all but assured. senator kerry did mention the use of drones. i thought this was really interesting. let's replay the sound from earlier this morning. >> president obama and every one of us here knows that american foreign policy is not defined by drones and deployments alone. we cannot allow the extraordinary good that we do to save and change lives, to be eclipsed entirely by the role that we have had to play since september 11th. a role that was thrust upon us. is that a sign that it's looking more seriously at the after effects, the notion that drones may radicalize certain populations of a country? what -- how did you interpret that? >> well, in some ways i think you have to ask the strigs that directly, but a statement like that may be as much a reflection on how our foreign policy is interpreted or analyzed as much

aware that we face a number of immediate dangerous challenges, particularly in the middle east and south central asiaroliferation, we must resolve the questions surrounding iran's nuclear program. the president has made it definitive. we will do what we must do to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. and i repeat here today, our policy is not containment. it is prevention. and the clock is ticking on our efforts to secure responsible compliance. this administration working with congress in an unprecedented and national coalition has put into place crippling sanctions on iran. mr. chairman, you have been a leader in that effort and i know you will continue to be. president obama has stated again and again and i want to emphasize this, he and i prefer a diplomatic resolution to this challenge and i will work to give diplomacy every effort to succeed but no one should mistake our resolve to reduce the nuclear threat. nearly 42 years ago chairman fulbright first gave me the opportunity to testify before this committee during a difficult and divided time for our country. today i can't help but re

particularly in the middle east and south central asia. our extraordinary interest in nonproliferation we must resolve the question sroupbg surrounding iran's nuclear program. the president has made it definitive. we will do what we must do to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. and i repeat here today, our policy is not containment, it is prevention, and the clock is ticking on our efforts to secure responsible compliance. this administration, working with congress, and an unprecedented national coalition has put into place crippling sanctions on iran. mr. chairman you have been a leader in that effort and i know will continue to be. president obama has stated again and again, and i want to emphasize this. he and i prefer a diplomatic resolution to this challenge, and i will work to give diplomacy every effort to succeed, but no one should mistake our resolve to reduce the nuclear threat. nearly 42 years ago chairman full bright gave me the opportunity to testify before this committee during a difficult and divided time for our

well aware that we face a number of the dangerous challenges, particularly in the middle east and south central asia. given our extraordinary interests in nonproliferation, we must resolve the questions surrounding iran's nuclear program. the president has made it definitive. we will do what we must do to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and i repeat here today, our policy is not containment. it is prevention and the clock is ticking on our efforts to secure responsible compliance. this administration, working with congress, and an unprecedented international coalition, has put into place crippling sanctions on iran. mr. chairman, you have been a leader in that effort. and i know will continue to be. president obama has stated again and again, and i want to emphasize this. he and i prefer a diplomatic resolution to this challenge, and i will work to give power lines -- diplomacy every effort to succeed, but no one should mistake our resolve to reduce the nuclear threat. nearly 42 years ago chairman fulbright first gave me the opportunity to testify before this committee during a difficu

relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which have been essentially preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there's very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan. later in the program driving fast and i see winter roads in russia not such a good idea especially if there's a baby on board take a look. at not once the bottom twice i'll give you the story of a one year old girl. before we get to that catalonia has adopted a declaration of sovereignty in the hopes of gaining the legal ground told a referendum on breaking away from spain but the central government remains unswayed saying secession is a matter for spaniards to decide and ark a spokesperson from the european partnership for independence is catalonia leaving might benefit both sides. the south declare a sh

relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which have been essentially preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan. it is exactly this controversial use of drones to target terrorists that has become the focus of a major u.n. investigation human rights activists are highly critical of the use saying it often results in wider civilian deaths and officially acknowledged and aside from the lack of transparency the whole legality of the time to give is now being questioned as aunties and i still see as courts. what we have going on as a group of top notch international law specialist spearheaded by the un special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism launching this investigation into the drone attacks carried ou

relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which have been essentially preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan. prime minister for the time they mean the time yahoo's right wing block when it's at the triangle election but he faces a bustle to form a coalition before he pushes through his plans for motors settlements in the disputed west bank home that's coming up. and as president obama officially starts his second term by pledging to promote world peace by supporting democracy there are questions about his ability to keep his promises knowing that. won't leave. out of sight but still on our minds from the still exceeds the norm let's try to live smarter with smartphones you never know what some people are hiding

relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which have been essentially preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan. into the antiwar dot that we go now starting with the police who have launched a pre-dawn raid on a metroid depot in athens to remove transport workers striking against drastic wages the government had issued an emergency order forcing the employees to go back to work a deep wage cuts have been made by the greek government as part of austerity measures aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. and protesters have come out in belgium as well against plans announced by a steel company to cut around thirteen hundred jobs trade unions according to workers in the southern city of leeds to go on strike unti

relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which have been essentially preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan. prime minister for the third time then you may netanyahu is right wing along with the general election but he faces a bustle to form a coalition before he pushes for his plans for orders settlements in the disputed west find all that's coming up. on deprived of privacy you are so sororities push for greater control in the name of national security of the f.b.i. refuses to reveal how or how many americans it's playing on causing distrust. this week the world's financial and political elite rob top that i knew all joining this way as a result of doubles optimistically predicting the euro will walk out of p

al qaeda and islamic maghrib were the first real franchise of al qaeda outside the middle east and south asiathis group had been formed in the 1990's to fight to overthrow the government of algeria. it metastasized over time. of syrians in north africa were the largest group present foreign fighters into iraq during the first stage of the u.s. presence over there. that led to five years ago when it formally allied itself with al qaeda, the first franchise. there's no direct command and control from al qaeda central, but they draw from the same equality and inspiration and one could argue and that they have been the most effective in recent days. host: here's a headline from the wall street journal -- why should americans care what is happening in mali? guest: this has become the most attractive place for jihadist around the world to gather especially since the french intervention occurred three weeks ago. foreign fighters coming into the region not only from across africa, but in december the fbi arrested two man in alabama who are planning to go there to receive training and who knows what t

well aware that we face a number of the dangerous challenges, particularly in the middle east and south central asia. given our extraordinary interests in nonproliferation, we must resolve the questions surrounding iran's nuclear program. the president has made it definitive. we will do what we must do to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and i repeat here today, our policy is not containment. it is prevention and the clock is ticking on our efforts to secure responsible compliance. this administration, working with congress, and an unprecedented international coalition, has put into place crippling sanctions on iran. mr. chairman, you have been a leader in that effort. and i know will continue to be. president obama has stated again and again, and i want to emphasize this. he and i prefer a diplomatic resolution to this challenge, and i will work to give power lines -- diplomacy every effort to succeed, but no one should mistake our resolve to reduce the nuclear threat. nearly 42 years ago chairman fullbright first gave me the opportunity to testify before this committee during a diffic

relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which has a good century preempted already the policy set by the military and by the cia and i think that there is very little chance that john kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan but what about relations there you are in washington i'm here in moscow is senator kerry has criticised u.s. policy towards russia and russian diplomats have said that the reset proposed by hillary clinton four years ago simply isn't working anymore do you perhaps think it could be a reset of the reset with this new secular state. well i mean of course the possibility of trying to improve relations with russia is always something that the secretary of state is is attempting and that is one of the areas which is perhaps less subject to the logic that i've just talked about because obviously we're not talking

south bay. that frosted 53 for the peninsula and east asia or rhythmic 30's expected in those locations.rost-- advisory for the peninsula. >> definitely, giving yourself a few extra moments to defrost your windshield. for the afternoon, temperatures are struggling. 40's and 50's. 50s through san francisco. 50s through oakland, hayward. pleasanton and livermore. as for the sierras, some lingering flo flurries possible. and still, temperatures are quite chilly to the next several days especially for the morning low. only one degree. when we look at your extended forecast with much of the same 20's & 30's. not providing much relief for low 50s. we are going to warm up a bit with it tuesday, wednesday. >> catherine: suicide last may. brain. with chronic traumatic30. they say that david acres is going to be starting. >> he has done a better job and is better prepared to give us a better chance. >> the coach gave him a test for what the team has been getting ready for the last two weeks on and off the field. >> i feel good the way that he has been prepared. and i think that that is what it is.