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who guards the walls of constantinople today? we set out to have a look for ourselves. first person we meet is ozkan okten. he grows vegetables among the ruins. for centuries, the 5-kilometer wall has protected small garden plots for the city's vegetable growers. what used to be the moat is now fertile ground for okten's carrots and peppermint, an oasis in the megalopolis all around him. he explains that he sees himself as a guardian of the walls. ozkan okten: the walls are a world heritage site. to us, as well, they're an important historical site, of course. we make an effort to protect them. we keep a close eye on the visitors. if they only come here to drink, we bar their access to the wall. reporter: the city of istanbul has other plans for the byzantine walls. they include evicting okten and the other vegetable growers and putting in a tourist park. recently, bulldozers and riot police took up position, but demonstrators managed to stop them. okten describes what he's already lost. ozkan okten: this is where we had our terrace. we used to sit here and have tea. we
who guards the walls of constantinople today? we set out to have a look for ourselves. first person we meet is ozkan okten. he grows vegetables among the ruins. for centuries, the 5-kilometer wall has protected small garden plots for the city's vegetable growers. what used to be the moat is now fertile ground for okten's carrots and peppermint, an oasis in the megalopolis all around him. he explains that he sees himself as a guardian of the walls. ozkan okten: the walls are a world heritage...
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Mar 30, 2016
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assemble was constantinople. what was it before constantinople?ou don't know. >> it was the byzantine empire. stuart: it was by sandy him, excellent. allen west passes the test. appreciate you being with us. now this. could be trouble for hillary clinton. a federal judge says we are entitled to more details on the scandal. i pose the question to the judge, are we any closer to an indictment? he is on his way. stuart: you are looking at norbert college in wisconsin. donald trump will hold a rally that will start any moment. we will bring you the action when it happens. we have breaking news on general motors. the ignition switch recall. and the lawsuit. ashley: us jury announced a verdict in this case and found general motors liable for the defective ignition switch, the first verdict since the recall. this could open the floodgates. stuart: stock has not reacted to it, down $0.06, i won't call that a reaction. liz: you have been hit with hundreds of lawsuits, 2.6 million cars have been recalled, reports indicate they knew about it. stuart: how for
assemble was constantinople. what was it before constantinople?ou don't know. >> it was the byzantine empire. stuart: it was by sandy him, excellent. allen west passes the test. appreciate you being with us. now this. could be trouble for hillary clinton. a federal judge says we are entitled to more details on the scandal. i pose the question to the judge, are we any closer to an indictment? he is on his way. stuart: you are looking at norbert college in wisconsin. donald trump will hold...
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Mar 27, 2016
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we know that he visited constantinople and requested relics.ut it's possible that may have had origins much older than that. ♪ >> should we get the bone out and we'll look at it now? >> sitting in an elaborate gilt housing dating back to the 14th century, for the researchers, the challenge will be how to remove the bone from its precious casing. ♪ and when they try to extract the bone from its mount, there's a problem. >> the mount does not come off of the bone. >> oh, you mean i can't actually take the bone out? >> no. >> and that means tom will struggle to reach the central part of the finger containing collagen, the most reliable material for carbon dating. >> it's very tricky in order to get a decent-sized sample. so we're constantly battling against curator's wishes not to take too much and our own scientific requirements in order to get just enough, and it's often a very interesting play that takes place over the course of the hour or two that it takes us to take a sample. >> the kingdom of heaven is at hand. judgment is coming. >> 2,000
we know that he visited constantinople and requested relics.ut it's possible that may have had origins much older than that. ♪ >> should we get the bone out and we'll look at it now? >> sitting in an elaborate gilt housing dating back to the 14th century, for the researchers, the challenge will be how to remove the bone from its precious casing. ♪ and when they try to extract the bone from its mount, there's a problem. >> the mount does not come off of the bone. >>...
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Mar 6, 2016
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talk about this islamic threat, this is been happening since the seventh century, the battle of constantinople, all of of us this is not a new thing, thomas jefferson was dealing with this, this is ongoing. and so what is going to happen and we need to do something about it. political correctness is stopping us from doing something about it and that is why we need to get rid of this political correctness. >> it looks like were just destroying ourselves in order to -- we need to unite as a conservative how can that happen >> that's a good question i think you for it. i live in chicago i keenly follow american policy. american politics much like the country and the culture is certainly exceptional. we are getting it right, look at it this time around i have had the great opportunity of the unit both new hampshire and south carolina the last couple of weeks, i flew from charleston yesterday and i had back there tomorrow. it is very interesting to see what is happening, i i certainly believe that in 2016 what we are seeing is the rise of the anti- pc politician and i think you are right, the pendu
talk about this islamic threat, this is been happening since the seventh century, the battle of constantinople, all of of us this is not a new thing, thomas jefferson was dealing with this, this is ongoing. and so what is going to happen and we need to do something about it. political correctness is stopping us from doing something about it and that is why we need to get rid of this political correctness. >> it looks like were just destroying ourselves in order to -- we need to unite as a...