but afp georgia is putting out absolutely false information.o, three years ago, saying solar is too expensive, it has to be subsidized. the bottom line is, solar parts have plummeted since 2008. they have dropped in some areas, almost 75%. it can give consumers a choice and protect the environment. >> debbie i want to go to tyson for context about this. we have a situation where solar is plummeting, and utilities get to control where they're sourcing their power, right? >> right. in addition to that, if you're -- in the utility business, your job is to sell electricity to homes and businesses. the last thing you want is for homes and businesses to become independent power generators by putting solar panels on their roofs. so southern company, it's in their financial interest to block efforts to make buildings and individuals and businesses energy independent. but we need to, the technology is there, and even if a household can't afford to buy expensive solar panels, there are so many companies out there where you can lease the panels. >> no upf

it's been reported by afp and russia today. again, we'll keep you updated as we get more information. at the news desk. >>> the wife of secretary of state john kerry is listed in fair condition at a hospital in boston. doctors at massachusetts general say teresa heinz kerry suffered a grand mal seizure. heinz kerry is 74 years old and a breast cancer survivor. we're told secretary of state john kerry remains by her side. >>> right now country singer randy travis is in critical condition in a hospital in texas. his publicist says the 54-year-old grammy winner is suffering from a viral heart infection. >>> right now -- teachers in one school district learning to shoot guns. coming up, a look at whether they plan to use their new skills on the job. >> i may have been through hell and back -- >> plus the positive message being shared by three women who lived through being kidnapped and held captive for years. cloudy skies right now. storm >>> this morning the three women who were held captive at a house in cleveland are speaking ou

afp reports the children who died were aged between 7 and 12. they were apparently collecting water from a river during the celebration when an improvised explosive device or ied detonated on a foot path. >>> the united nations estimates that 21% of civilians killed or wounded by ieds in afghanistan in first half of 2013 were children preventing militants from making ieds is especially difficult because they often use chemicals that are readily available in this nation of farmers. nhk world has more details. >> reporter: a bomb detonated remotely. afghans are dying every day from explosives like this. they kill more than 1,000 people last year. this is a bomb confiscated by afghan forces. the main ingredients of white powder is ammonium nitrate. mixed with oil and set on fire, it becomes explosive. three years ago the afghan government banned auld chemical ammonium nitrate. but the ban has had little effect. many smuggle it across the boarder from pakistan. 70% of the bombs used in afghanistan are said to be made using fertilizer from pakistan.

states and the interests abroad and here it goes in alphabetical order, we are going to start with afp and they are going to install the sprinklers and arab engineers are working with the av and the lighting. there is csi, group, and our friends, don and terry young were the managers who keep this ball around and rolling as the consulting group and the partners, and the architects and some of them are here in the audience today and the great partner to work with and closed and the hoert culture and we work with the green wall and jw, and the local projects and mka engineers and san anderson architects you are here too so some of us are here today and my great friends and team members, some of you may have met. graphic design, tailor engineering and i suppose that the winner of the most apt name in this group is the fire consultants can anybody guess what job they have? and there is technology and finally the friends at web core are building this project and this is just a partial list, to give you some idea of the complexity that this project represents and the enormous amount of teamw

washington keeps a close eye on the doug afp and the last four directors have been u.s. nationals. american food aid is said to be tied with benefits its farmers directly -- benefits its farmers directly. the main purpose is not to help other nations but to help ourselves. these images have become a symbol of american generosity. on each sack of flour are rice, the american flag and the emblem of usaid. >> americans, american politicians take pride in those pictures of grains of american rice and flour being delivered overseas to refugee camps, keeping people alive. >> but this kind of aid is facing growing criticism from the u.s. development community. almost all food aid donated by the u.s. government is bought from american farmers, a system designed in the 1950's during a time of huge surpluses. >> that you have a situation where you don't have surplus commodities -- now you have a situation where you don't have surplus commodities in america. it is very expensive to ship on american ships and it would be much more efficient and effective to purchase those commodities on the wo

it included academic senate leadership, classified senate leadership, afp 21 21, aeiu [speaker not understood], department chair, and he made it clear that what the college needs to do to keep its accreditation is to continue the work and continue the momentum to meet the accreditation standards. and that -- he gave a great analogy. you're in the middle of a game and the game has an end timeline. you cannot stop to argue about the rules of the game and use city college as collateral. do that outside. right now everybody needs to work together to meet the accreditation standards. so that the commission will reconsider its decision. the clock is ticking, and that's what we've got to do. >> the problem with that analogy is that the game is not a fair game if the referee has their own agenda -- (applause) [cheering and applauding] >> and is -- has already decided which team should win. that's the problem here. (applause) >> all right. would you like to continue with the presentation? >> that's pretty much where we're at. we're focusing on our action plan, continuing to make changes in the institu

i want to thank the afp. what is a few sandwiches between friends? do not worry about it.nt to thank my personal staff, led ably by ben hubbard. unfortunately, it is becoming part of our political debate to draw staff members into the political contest. i think that is wrong. i have always believed that is wrong. i hope that this desists now. i would like to thank my electorate office staff, particularly michelle fitzgerald and carlos, who have been with me since i was elected in 1998. i would like to thank tim and my family, and i would like to say, as i have already said by way of text to our niece, who is due to have a baby in july, look forward to the most meddlesome great aunt australia's history. thank you very much. [applause] >> personally, can i say what a privilege it has been to serve as deputy prime minister and

i want to thank the afp. what is a few sandwiches between friends? do not worry about it. i want to thank my personal staff, led ably by ben hubbard. unfortunately, it is becoming part of our political debate to draw staff members into the political contest. i think that is wrong. i have always believed that is wrong. i hope that this desists now. i would like to thank my electorate office staff, particularly michelle fitzgerald and carlos, who have been with me since i was elected in 1998. i would like to thank tim and my family, and i would like to say, as i have already said by way of text to our niece, who is due to have a baby in july, look forward to the most meddlesome great aunt australia's history. thank you very much. [applause] >> personally, can i say what a privilege it has been to serve as deputy prime minister and also as treasurer. in a labor government that has represented the very best of labor tradition. i personally have always been driven by a deep sense of social justice, and as a labor party member it is my belief we live in a community, not in a cor