river. >> the water starts out some of the purest water on earth. crystal clear, cold. >> > we have some of the e best wawater quality coming o out ofe ground i in the world. >> that's the type of water that we start withth in our heheadwaters. >> the question i is, as it goes downstream, what are we doing to that? >> i guess the main n motivation for thihis film was to sosort of shine a a light on this movemem, this national movement to restore rivers. and we''re dodoing that throughe lens of f the willamamitte rive, in oregon. so, the willamitte river system is a big river syystem in westen oregon, and i think of it as oregon's big r river, because it really flows through our biggest cities and our richest farmland. i think in ororegon, and nationwide, therere's sstill a question in people's mind, "what--what's the value of a river?" and we've just gone through a couple of centuries of kind of disconnecting ourselves from rivers, and we're in the process of sort of getting back to that. so

the river is egypt's lifeline. ahmed: it's the center line in my life, i think in all egyptian's lives. without the river nile, egypt is just a desert. just a desert. that's it. for me, without the river nile, my life would be just a desert. reporter: egypt is mainly made up of barren wasteland -- sand and stones. the nile provides 95% of the country's water supply. fields are irrigated with water from the nile. ahmed, the rower, is an agricultural consultant. farmers share their worries with him. mohammed: if the water go down, egypt will be a desert. an old civilization, like old ancient egypt, the nile valley. if this goes down, it would be a catastrophe. reporter: many fear that this is exactly what could happen when the grand ethiopian dam upriver is completed. egypt would not have as much water for irrigation. ahmed: if you stop irrigating, the salty water will get up, and you will be affected for many years. if you keep growing the land, you won't have any problem. but if you stop, if you have no water for s

the river nile is the world's longest river.s where the world's first war over water could be fought. the first of its two great tributaries, the white nile, flows from lake victoria, but ourjourney begins in ethiopia, following the blue nile from lake tana as it sweeps through africa's grand canyon to where a dam is being built close to the sudan border. lake tana, the source of the river, is a place of myth and legend. it's the biggest lake in ethiopia and many of its 37 islands have their own monasteries. it's a very sacred place for ethiopian orthodox christians. this monastery dates back to the 14th century. some of these paintings are more than 400 years old. the nile appears in the old testament and legend has it that the ark of the covenant was briefly brought here. but all is not calm on these waters. the struggle for control of this great river is dividing the three countries that shade it. —— share it. the nile is the bringer of life, from when it launches itself downstream it has the power to bring peace or bring war

general sullivan came in a long river road. within minutes of each other, they encountered the hessian guard posts on the edge of town and forced them into town. this is a pivotal moment of the revolution. the crossing of the delaware christmas night, followed by the victory at trenton is the game saver, in my view. to many, including washington, certainly to the british, they felt the war was about over. they were ready to wrap this up. we needed a victory. trenton is a small battle. 900 hessians are captured, a little over 900, but the morale effect is huge. it is almost viewed by the population at the time as a miracle event. >> you can watch this and other programs on the history of communities across the country at c-span.org cities tour. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. c-span's history series landmark cases returns this month, with a look at 12 new supreme court cases. each week, historians and experts discuss the constitutional issues and personal stories behind the significance of praying decision -- supre

as cold as the river. mother, mary ann. >> she wasn't sitting there crying, that's for sure. i don't know. she just went about her business. >> reporter: business like posting a light-hearted video, doing a cartwheel. >> woo! yay! >> reporter: and five days later, at a memorial gathering at a bar, breaking out in a karaoke version of "hotel california." ♪ in the hotel california >> reporter: but that was nothing compared to what police say angelika did 10 days after vince disappeared in the river. she had taken flowers to bannerman's island for vince. detectives follow. one of them claims angelika takes him aside and blurts out a jaw-dropping confession. she wanted vince to drown. she pulled the drain plug on his kayak so it would fill with water and sink and removed a ring connecting the two halves of his paddle. but none of that alleged confession was recorded. so police bring angelika to the barracks. at 3:25 in the afternoon, they lead her to the interrogation room, and the unblinking gaze of the camer

that is due to the james river and the tributaries that the the river. it was the perfect location to set up mills for corn, flour. farmers took their crops to the mill and it got shipped down the river and down the canal to richmond, where things came back to lynchburg, like fancy food, wine, things they could not make in town. in the early 1800s, one of the things lynchburg is well known for, is we had one of the first municipal water systems. you can see this is one of the early water pipes in town. some of those are still underneath the city streets. when they started to replace them, the water resource folks give us examples. because of the building of the canal, which opened in 1836, there was a large irish immigrant population. there was also a significant slave population. not only did they work in the tobacco fields, they helped dig the canal and create the canal. moving on from tobacco, the tobacco does not really leave lynchburg until the early 20th century, it is still big in manufacturing through the late 19th century and a post-civil war. t

he said his livelihood depends on the river and its consent ethiopian wa nts to the river and its consenthat could happen. if they dam the river, there will be wars and fighting. there are even bigger concerns in cairo, egypt relies on the nile for almost all of its water but with a fast—growing population, the un predicts water shortages by 2025. each of his angry about ethiopian's dam. if the water is reduced coming to egypt by even 296. is reduced coming to egypt by even 2%. what does this mean? a loss of 100,000 acres of land. one acre at least next one family survive. a family size, the average family size is about five people. that means 1 million will bejobless. is about five people. that means 1 million will be jobless. experts say egypt is right to be angry about the dam, building began without consultation in the middle of the arab spring. filling the reservoir to quickly will reduce the rivers flow. there is also suspicion over ethiopian intentions. it is very much a game changer. now for the first time they are compiling the power of being an upstream country, ina way, power o

one of the most turns in the river. this time the ghost was leaving. on their last trip the raft was ranked against the wall. and its bamboo cargo scattered into the river. one song the song. a motor boat comes to help. the river bank marks the end of the trip. everybody had. given up on and again. and again. i don't know if i can lead. you down to it without you. back on land the bamboo must travel another thirty kilometers through rain and mud before reaching the processing plant in. the jungle road so slippery on the droid the band leader can only take a portion of the goods. being car. been mounted him in the night out back and have been. accurately been manatee how often are you naming a friday and they have to wait a year but you know i did call buddy in the morgue and i share my pain like you knew i wouldn't go in the car. seat i mean if they did i'd be good and i don't be doing that i knew what. a deal is struck but for twice the price of one slip or wrong turn and find lead could be crushed under his vehicle. to get a sample to go to the high

the world's longest river. a seven thousand kilometers a lifeline for almost four hundred million people. flowing north the nile runs through ten countries. the highlands in the heart of africa to the shores of the mediterranean sea. a source of sustenance but also one of tension even potentially conflict. the nile is the key to a geopolitical rivalry in the region. at its heart is egypt. with suspicions about former enemies. and tensions with an age old civilization and reveal deep seated fears about water scarcity and losing control of the river nile . alexandria egypt's main city on the mediterranean. here in march one thousand nine hundred three the founder of political zionism disembarked on a special mission. theodore hurt souls goal was to secure a homeland for the jews. one year earlier he had petitioned for such a homeland to be allowed in palestine then part of the ottoman empire. the request was rejected by sultan abdul hamid the second. so hurtful took a contingency plan to egypt. a country then und

that's basically the river valley downstream to the iraqi border. you are compacting what is left of isis. the fighting becomes tougher at that point. plus, you've got the distraction of what's going on, what's drawing off some of these democratic forces which have got about 50%. that's probably not a firm percentage. could be less, could be more. attack. people under that's probably their attention to shift in some cases. some of the troops have drawn off. not a significant number right now. you've got them fighting down the line, what we call the middle you freight is river valley. >> you said it would be key to the discussion of nato. >> last august i think it was, we have rolled out a new strategy. we will start with original view. they have not had a device or's for a long time. i was at fort benning, discussing with people who are going in. gone. paid my the link -- to drive them to the reconciliation table. even if we have any reinforcements there, start talking more. we have to make sure our pre-seat -- pre-fighting seasons are fully engaged

that force repeated back to the west side of the river. there's also been other firing going on there. we cannot give you a reason for it. we don't know. as you know, the deconstruction line has pretty much worked. the deconstruction communication line between us and the russians has stayed up for months, has never gone down. it was up throughout this latest series of incidents. the russians told us they have no forces -- had no forces initially. that's still the case, but we don't have full clarity on what the regime forces are doing there. for right now, at least at this moment, it's calm. in rome, we will be talking about the way ahead. this has to do with the recovery efforts for the areas occupied by isis. as you know, they tore the heck out of those places. there's a lot of recovery that's got to go on. we will be talking about that as well. most of what we will be talking about will be the initial recovery. how do you get people out of the area, clean water flowing again so you don't have disease outbreak, that sort of thing. then i

the legendary mekong river old mother of waters is vietnam's main waterway. it nourishes the six countries through which it flows including laos which borders vietnam. after travelling five thousand kilometers from its source in the himalayas this is where the river vents its rate. over time it's carved out the cone fulls one of the widest waterfalls in the world. yet allow fishermen jump into the water without fear. for me before they're right one mile walk. toward god with the rope out there care can't get you you are going to your didn't call are not far from god what if god. is fifty two. he says it's no coincidence he's never had an accident in forty years. oh i don't know if you need but would pull out that about what bob would buy out by a guy that had set up to be why. it would be at that by what the what. the full stretch over nearly ten kilometers. allow call this region see found don't the full thousand on. land just south from the fulls and countless waterways of the mekong. this is a familiar hunting ground for. getting there takes good balance a

behind me cooper river when that rain hits it, it is warmer then that river water and fog just comes up. you can barely see anything out there. about five minutes ago we were sitting in our live truck and "action news" van and could in the see the river at that point. that is how much fog. good news we don't see any water coming over in other areas. we want to bring up pieces of video we have compiled this morning. first little bit you will see is in wilmington. brandywine walker. as walkers know really high down there you can hear it, rushing along, definitely a spot to keep an eye on. water moving very, very fast down there. then we want to move over to route 13, southbound, in new castle, and you can sea water ponding on the road there. that is what nydia, gray were talking about. road conditions getting dicey, drivers will want to take their time. do not want to fly through water like that on the road and then backup in philadelphia on lincoln drive, more of the same, we know that one of the lanes of traffic had to be closed down because of some flooding this morning. again, you

it's known as the city of three rivers possible in southeastern germany. this is where the dead you've been and it's reversed meet. and right in the middle of it all is the beautiful old town. the rivers are both a blessing and a curse they've made possible prone to floods but for centuries the waterways were important trading routes the wealth brought to the city is reflected in its architecture. for example the festival because it's almost eight hundred years old and one of the largest surviving many evil fortress complexes in europe from the top there's a great view over the city of three rivers. i've always wanted to visit possible because of its special location and of course when i'm here i'll do a hike in the bavarian forest a popular destination not too far from possible and here's what's also on today so . we make a detour to who gets a possible start my and. our week leave your video takes us to the island of course in thailand. and we accompanied the steve finish to the famous ruins of much of beach you in piru. caso it's not only been shaped by

since as lovely as the three rivers. they should stay where they belong so should the but if you see. thank you. we continue with our weekly viewer of video then human as filmed her holidays on the thai island of course and send us the most beautiful impressions thank you then here's your video. we want to know your favorite place to go on vacation send us your videos you can upload them at d.f.w. dot com slash travel. i'm meeting in the courthouse and from the agong artists association he'll be giving me a tour of pos also got a narrow street parallel to the den you were many artists half their studios. where they got very popular with visitors especially in the summer. all the houses here date from the middle ages and our list of buildings. to have what's special about. this is not to the architecture of course. it's also like to add a bit of color. and we want to attract their attention and we have lots of studios we want to try to make more accessible so we make an effort one thousand cobblestones aerial installation

because there's a tiny river that runs in the elk river. called head of elk. this is not many miles from philadelphia. it's pretty easy country. not that far. so this is howe's plan. he's going to land here and he's going to attack philadelphia from the south. not this way, but he's going to come up this way. >> now, who is in philadelphia now? >> the continental congress and george washington. george washington and most of his army. now, there are american troops here in upstate new york. a lot of them are new england militia. the commander, in this theater, is a man that washington likes and respect, general philip skylar. he's alexander hammiltonhamilto father-in-law, by the way. but he is a wealthy new york dutch ancestry,landowner, and patriot, good general. he's made preparations for a british invasion because this invasion route had been used in the french and indian war. you know, there had been battles here all through the french and indian war. so he go knows what he has to do to defend upstate new york, and he proceeds to do it. he dams streams so t

delta so the fish will be able to pass back and forth between the mono river and the sink. where seeking a consensus amongst the fishermen. always say you do it for now cause this is. the beach and the dns beyond that our natural paradise and home to sea turtles they've been successfully protected in both bennett and tokyo for years this is where the biosphere reserve is due to begin in the future. we want to see how the more the delta biosphere reserve is progress and then and talk to narrow countries together that over one hundred kilometers wide they're separated by the mono river the biosphere reserve consists of separate settlements the coastal protection area begins right behind the beach. it's a unique biotope here where the monterey the meets the sea the mangroves begin at the mouth of the river shows us the inland waterways behind it. his organization is helping to protect the mangrove forests they've planted forty five new hat is and marked off spawning grounds for the fish with local residents. we continue in the and too late to haul. here patrice is support in t

building the reservoir to quickly will reduce the river's flow.there is suspicion over ethiopia's intentions. >> this is very much a game changer. now for the first time, it is combining the physical power of being an extreme country in the wave of another control, and the economic power of being able to onconstruct a dam dependints own domestic resources. report: war over water can be avoided through strong leadership and diplomacy. it can even be a model of how countries learn to share great rivers. but for now it is up to ethiopia, sudan, and egypt to navigate tension on the world's longest river. laura: if you haven't seen it yet, make sure to go to the bbc website to see the 360-degree video of the i nile. fabulous. this time next week, hollywood will b carpet for the oscars. erllots are being cast now, and one of the contein the foreign-language film category stars a transgender ac "a fantastic woman" comes from chile, and it is being hailed as a landmark film. reporter: set in santiago, marinas the center of "a fantastic woman." her older b

his environmental denies ation is planned in a nature reserve of flora and fauna on the river banks. he's already won the fisherman and hunters over so they'll respect the areas where fishing and hunting are prohibited. it's a natural paradise with protected marsh areas and recipe she's of plants and wildlife but how important is it to the hunters here to preserve the environment i've known only we used to sell the game or eat it ourselves but we've stopped doing that we want our children to see the water animals in the future with their own eyes darien rock a regular as you look up as your local residents are burning down trees to clear land for farming. they fly to our last stop the forest of good to me in togo. to the people in this area the forest is sacrosanct. they head out into the woods following their priests in the procession they believe accounts of the forest and shield them from sickness and protect them from evil the priests always kept a close watch on the forest. but now they have the spirit of a local environmental group that. they hope to reforest some areas and set

those are the red polygons down the mississippi river, the ohio river, illinois river and areas in some rural sections of arkansas and also louisiana. northeast texas. that's why we have the threat. we already have river flood warnings and now we're going to add 2 to 3 inches of rainfall on top of some of those same locations. that's why we're going to see the additional problem. so, today's forecast a nice day on the eastern seaboard. no problems whatsoever. beautiful actually about 10, 15 degrees warmer than it should be in many cases. st. louis you look good. there's that rain developing in the middle of the country as we go throughout the afternoon especially in the south. you're likely to run into rain. many areas of florida still remain dry and exceptionally warm. >>> i saw a stat that tampa is on tram for its warm est february ever. >> the knicks won last night. the fans may not be disappointed they lost to the golden state warriors. snl star leslie jones said the group would make a bomb comedy show. it includes amy schumer, chris rock, leslie jones, jon stewart. all the comedian

i'm now at the pot a mountain river fed by the melt water from the beds that over the centuries the rivereroded the rocks and left behind and cords. i'm meeting let us ask now he's been constantin of the pot not orange for eighteen years. he didn't you tell us a little about what you do. taking the other to avoid that we have a fairly standard routine every day before we open the door which my staff conduct a thorough safety inspection they make sure all of the pathways and railings are intact sometimes they have to remove trash or debris or if there's a problem of any kind they phone me and i have to decide whether it can be solved quickly and easily or whether we have to close the gorge at short notice and both light up when they see them i think something is not hiding that after all these years you probably know the gorge better than anyone and garmisch patent creation or even the whole world what's so fascinating about the partner. is this for new the gorge has a different ambulance in every season and even at different times of the day if you're here at seven in the morning it's not

the river nile is the world's longest river, but these are turbulent times between three countries thathe row is this, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. five years in and two—thirds built, this multi—billion dollar dam can already control the flow of the nile, and that's what's upsetting downstream egypt. when it's finished, this will be the largest hydroelectric power station in africa, and one of the biggest dams on the continent. it will not only power this country, but the surrounding countries as well. ethiopia didn't even ask the countries downstream before it started building. that is the scale of this country's ambition. the reservoir it creates will be bigger than greater london. hydroelectric dams don't consume water, but if it's filled up too quickly, the flow of the nile, 85% of which comes from here, will be reduced. ethiopia is obsessed with electrification. 70% of people here don't have power. it's betting on economic growth and industrial revolution often at the cost of hume rights and freedom of speech, to pull its people out of poverty and wipe out its historic imag

from the top there is a great view over the city of three rivers.'ve always wanted to visit possible because of its special location and of course when i'm here i'll do a hike in the bavarian forest a popular destination not too far from possible. possible is not only been shaped by its three rivers the city's former rulers also lift their mark with their magnificent churches and castles. their story is told in the first overalls museum it's closed during the winter and reopens in mid march but they let me inside for a look. this is where in twelve seventeen bishop will rick the second was given the title of prince bishop by the emperor the bishops of possible became the spiritual and secular rulers over the city for generations the first oboes was home to the prince bishops. in the museum you can find out how possible old town was built in the seventeenth century most of the houses burnt down so it tell you is described it as the very in venice and it's true with its italian that flair and narrow lanes it's one of the prettiest cities and a very yo

river. hydro energy is brazil's main source of electricity and before year's end the government is set to privatized a little brass latin america's largest power company inviting foreign investors to play a major role in expansion efforts. local priest that takes us to an indigenous community along the river. and his wife maria live from what nature gives them nothing goes to waste not even the feathers from tropical birds for their head dresses nor snakes backbones used for making this necklace. the damsel destroy the river it will destroy nature what will happen to the trees that produce fruit for the fish to we will suffer the consequences energy expert see the top a not only as the next frontier in the hydroelectric production but also as an example of so-called multiple water usage local communities and conservationists been. the endgame is to turn this the top prize also river into an aquatic superhighway this would significantly reduce the time and the cost of shipping brazil's number

those are the red polygons down the mississippi river, the ohio river, illinois river and areas in some rural sections of arkansas and also louisiana. northeast texas. that's why we have the threat. we already have river flood warnings and now we're going to add 2 to 3 inches of rainfall on top of some of those same locations. that's why we're going to see the additional problem. so, today's forecast a nice day on the eastern seaboard. no problems whatsoever. beautiful actually about 10, 15 degrees warmer than it should be in many cases. st. louis you look good. there's that rain developing in the middle of the country as we go throughout the afternoon especially in the ahead, which actress hopes to become a member of congress? we'll tell you next. and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entresto may help. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital compared to a leading heart failure medici

right over there you can see the black water river and the forest of this area which is also preserved. when you drove down here you probably took route 16 and 335 and they're old native american roads and known as the highway to freedom. multiple escapes took place on route 16 and that helps us to preserve the landscape. you probably saw cornfields, soy and various things being grown and in various stages of growth. the landscape is very important and the landscape the way it looks now is very, very similar to the way it would have looked in harriet tubman's time. in theory, if you gave her orientation and told her that was north and that was south, that's east and that's west. she'd be able to navigate this area because it looks so similar. so this is a map of the harriet tubman underground railroad byway. there were over 30 sites and 120 miles long and it includes maryland, delaware and pennsylvania. we are meant to be the hub right here of the byway so you come here and you learn about harriet tubman's life. and i'd like you to meet our bust of harriet tubman. the very important pa

river and down church creek tubman was born here in madison. during her time that was known as tobacco stick so this image shows the road that she was born on. the next section i'd like to highlight is harriet tubman at work. this shows her at a very young age checking muskrat traps. muskrats are rodents that are common in this area. most muskrat traps were checked in the late fall or early winter when their pelts with for thickest. they were caught for their pelts so this shows harriet tubman and the muskrat and you can see she's ankle deep in water, not wearing shoes or a hat and she's wearing rags, she's miserable. and the quote says "i used to sleep on the floor and cry and cry and cry. if i could only get home and get my n my mother's bed." so that drive to go home and be with her family members was within young tubman from a very early age. and the next section is the bucktown village store incident. when tubman was about a teenager she went to the bucktown village store with the plantation cook and an angry overseer was there. tubman wal

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about eight hundred people live in the tents here close to the dried out river bed . michael j. deal known as m.j. has been living here four for about. or yours or. this community is no different than the apartment complex or any other community. but you get the you get drug addicts you get good people you go bad people. look different. but that's. get out of life what you put into it if you want to be a junkie then you'll hang out with the just. want to be successful you'll hang out at the yacht club. nobody here can afford a roof over their heads let alone a yacht club membership. it's easier to live in the park than in the city where they're always getting chased away and tents are hardly ever allowed they'd been hoping they'd be left in peace here m.j. knows nearly everyone here i'm going to the tobacco place where steve over there gets are you going to go over here to the. oh i'll be right back a little get to that right now or a character caught up in the degree of that you're there little. by little m.j. had found a new family among the people on the river banks but now h

at seven in the morning on the river that forms the border between guatemala and mexico these men and women come from salvador honduras nicaragua they're crossing the river into mexico illegally but have another destination in mind the united states every year more than a million people flee the poverty of their own countries and try their luck on this road to what some call the impossible dream on the mexican side the military tones a blind eye for a few dollars the greenback is the illegals only passport. to reach the border with texas they have to cross the whole of mexico a journey of two and a half thousand miles and a journey which for most heading north begins at the at a jaga railroad station. the only means of transport for the illegals off freight trains every day thousands take the moving trains by storm. regardless of the danger each one tries to find himself a little spot on the rooms. on the axles between the cars. that can be as many as one fouls. and to hitching a ride. on. a ride to the can turn into a trap. because in order to round up the maximum number of illegal i

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