angola's president has announced he will not run in august's general election. desantos ruled angola for 37 years and since he came to power in 1979 the country has seen civil war, followed by an oil fueled investment boom. wealth has not been distributed equally and millions of angolans live in poverty. a terrorist attack in paris has been thwarted. a man wielding a machete was shot near the entrance of the louvre museum. the president of france said there was no doubt it was a terror effort. the nation has been on high alert since the murder of charlie hebdo two years ago. >> french police give the all clear. officers remove the cord around the louvre allowing nearly 1,000 people to leave the museum and shopping center beneath it. officials took them to safe locations when the attack started and kept them insad pas. we're all deeply shocked. some of my colleagues are crying. the danger is over but we are still scared stiff. >> suddenly, people began panicking. we all started to run for our lives. we thought this might be it after everything that's happened lat

the world health organization has declared an end to a yellow fever outbreak in angola and the democratice. angola declared its outbreak over in december last year, and the congolese authorities made their announcement on tuesday. the who said more than 30 million people were vaccinated in emergency campaigns in the two countries. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the british photographer who after nearly losing his sight is still documenting the conflict in ukraine. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. it has a terrible effect on the morale of the people, i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no letup in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flowed down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the rus

it happened in a northern province of angola. they stormed the gates after they were denied entry.to keep them out because it was full. witnesses say some fans walked on top of other people in an attempt to get inside to watch a hotly contested soccer match. dozens of others were hurt. >>> an evacuation order prompted by a natural gas line explosion and fire outside new orleans has been lifted. the blast last night in a plant injured two workers. another remains missing. at this point, officials aren't sure what caused the explosion. crews are letting the fire burn itself, which could take several days. >>> the northeast clears out from yesterday's big snowstorm. they are bracing for another one. >>> a double dose of damage right here in the bay area. downed power lines and crushed cars in the east bay. >>> happy to report that our weather conditions are getting calmer, despite this view showing clouds. i will have the aco forecast co up. >>> at the seminar, if you have questions or consumer concer - gr"wow" means you savehome of "wo50% or more. there are three stages of wow: denia

involvement, primarily in voting rights cases, some discrimination cases, just a few years ago, the -- the angola prison case where he had been in solitary confinement since 1972. those are quite different kinds of cases, though than what we had been doing, voting rights cases. over the years for minority plaintiffs. host: let's start with peyton mccrary. tell us a bit about the process for preparing for a drop your how does it differ from your academic work that you have done -- the process for preparing for a trial. how does it differ? peyton: interestingly it does not different as much as one might think from academic work. the courts have a long followed a set of guidelines set by the supreme court in 1977 for how one investigates the intent question using circumstantial evidence. it happens that that is the way historians and political scientists have always analyzed political decision-making. and so, what we are doing is essentially what we do in the scholarly world, except that it is going to be presented in a particular venue where a particular law is at issue, particular decision, and it

at least 17 people have died and dozens injured after a crush at a football stadium in angola.the local hospital is quoted as saying that 76 people were injured after a crowd of people stormed the gates at the january fourth stadium in uige, where local teams were playing a match. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the health secretary, jeremy hunt, admits waiting times in a&e in hospitals in england are unacceptable. a controversial investigation costing tens of millions of pounds into claims of the abuse of iraqi civilians by british troops is to be shut down within months. it follows a scathing report by mps into the iraq historic allegations team which it described as an unmitigated failure, investigating thousands of claims unsupported by credible evidence. and that soldiers under investigation had suffered u na cce pta ble stress. 90% of investigations into abuse allegations from afghanistan are also being dropped. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has the story. it's almost 14 years since british troops invaded iraq and the legacy of the war is still cau

the world, at least 17 people have died and dozens injured after a crush at a football stadium in angola. an official from the local hospital is quoted as saying that 76 people were injured after a crowd stormed the gates at the stadium while local teams were playing a match. peruvian authorities have offered a reward of $30,000 for information leading to the capture of the former president. it is part of a growing corruption scandal. he is accused of taking $20 million in bribes from a brazilian building firm in return for allowing them to build a highway in peru. he denies the accusations. a french farmer and left-wing activist has been given a suspended fine for helping african migrants into the country illegally from italy. he was cleared of more serious charges under a french law that gives immunity from prosecution to people who offer humanitarian help to illegal immigrants could british police are investigating how 360 kilos of cocaine came to be washed up on beaches in eastern england. estimated street value of the drug is over $60 million. police say a member of the public conta

at least 17 people have died and dozens have been injured after a crush at a football stadium in angolais quoted as saying that 76 people were injured after a crowd of people stormed the gates at the january 4 stadium in uige, where local teams were playing a match. the polish prime minister has been injured in a car crash in the southern town of oswiecim. a car drove into the back of the limousine carrying beata szydlo, causing it to hit a tree. she's been flown by helicopter to warsaw for medical tests, but doctors say she has not been badly hurt. a reward of $30,000 is being offered by peruvian authorities for information leading to the capture of the former president, alehandro toledo. he faces corruption allegations. he's one of three former peruvian presidents being investigated for allegedly taking millions of dollars in bribes from the brazilian building giant, oderbrecht. mr toledo denies the accusations. french police have arrested four people in the southern city of montpellier on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack. police said they were detained after they bought chemi

in other news: at least 17 people died after a crush at a football stadium in angola.the local hospital is quoted as saying that 76 people were also injured after a crowd of people stormed the gates at the january fourth stadium, where local teams were playing a match. people in india's most populous state, uttar pradesh, are going to the polls to elect a new assembly. with its population of 200 million, the vote is being seen as a referendum on the government of the prime minister, narendra modi. voting will be staggered over several weeks, with results released in march. a reward of $30,000 is being offered by peruvian authorities for information leading to the capture of the former president, alehandro toledo, who faces corruption allegations. mr toledo is one of three former presidents being investigated for allegedly taking millions of dollars in bribes from a brazilian company. mr toledo denies the accusations. a controversial investigation costing millions of pounds into claims that british troops abused iraqi civilians, is to be shut down within months. it's af

the world health organization declares an end to the outbreak of ebola in angola and the democratic republiccampaigns in both countries. emergency services are battling a wildfire in new zealand which is burning out of control on the outskirts of the city of christchurch. hundreds of people have been evacuated and several homes destroyed. sarah corker has more. changing winds have made the fire is unpredictable and fanned the flames. the wildfires are now disturbingly close to communities in christchurch. tens of thousands of homes are without electricity and more than a50 properties have been evacuated. it's running. i wouldn't say it's out of control because we have resources working on it but it is heavy material and once it gets burning it hard to stop. on the ground fire breaks have been dug. new zealand's military deployed to help. from the air, 15 helicopters worked in difficult conditions, filling up on water from a nearby river. one pilot died when his helicopter crashed on tuesday. it started in the port hills district earlier this week, but spread rapidly overnight. those evacuate

in other news, at least 17 people died after a crush at a football stadium in angola.hospital is quoted as saying that 76 people were also injured after a crowd of people stormed the gates at the january 4th stadium in uige, where local teams were playing a match. local officials in the philippines say four people are dead and around 120 injured after a powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the southern island of mindanao. the earthquake damaged buildings and cut power in many areas, with the epicentre about 13km east of the city of surigao. people in india's most populous state, uttar pradesh, are going to the polls to elect a new assembly. with its population of 200 million, the vote is being seen as a referendum on the government of the prime minister, narendra modi. voting will be staggered over several weeks, with results released in march. british police are investigating how 360 kilos of cocaine were washed up on beaches in eastern england. the estimated street value of the drugs is more than $60 million. police said a member of the public had contacted offic

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discussed by the distinguished senior senator from ohio a vote about what happens in places like angola and equatorial guinea. you have people in those country, they barely survive on a dollar or two dollars a day. their leaders are driving mercedes and rolls royces. they fly private jets to vacation homes on the french rivera. santa monica, they pay off their armed forces to stay in power. and where does the money come that is making these people having hundreds of millions of dollars? they come from the royalties paid by the u.s. and other foreign companies. do we really want to be part of that? do we really want the people of this country to look at the lefts, the autocracy and all and say well, the united states is helping that? anyone who reads this rule, pays the slightest attention to the estimated $1 trillion lost to crime and corruption, tax evasion in these countries, and also the millions of deaths attributed to corrupt practices will understand that -- the fallacy of the basis of attacks by those who oppose it would realize senator cardin and senator lugar and i and others d

after 38 years in power, and goal as president says he will s present -- angola' president says he will. as a top oilgeria producer. negotiations to release a doctor that allegedly helped the cia pinpoint a summer bin laden -- osama bin laden is gaining traction. he has been jailed in pakistan for five years. in -- an attack outside the is bringing of y'scerns of the citi ability to host the olympics. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ caroline: this is "bloomberg technology." it has been a full week since president trump signed controversial executive orders on travel to the u.s. this week, he seeks to continue his agenda. addressed concerns in a statement, saying he plans to bring this concerns up in a meeting with the president. what went down behind closed doors? kevin joins us. give us the inside track. taxes were looked up, was immigration? >> yes it was. from of ceos not only silicon valley but the business world and more traditional wall street -- main street nexis. -- wall street-main

after 38 years in power, angola's president says he will not stand as the ruling party's candidate inction in august. negotiations to release a doctor that allegedly helped the cia pinpoint osama bin laden is gaining traction. he has been jailed in pakistan for five years. an attack outside the louvre in paris is bringing of concerns of the city's ability to host the olympics. the assault was the latest in a wave of violence that has left 200 people dead in france over the past two years. dispatchede has been to protect the coast of yemen. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: this is "bloomberg technology." it has been a full week since president trump signed controversial executive orders on travel to the u.s. this week, he seeks to continue to progress his agenda. -- to pursue his progrowth agenda. elon musk addressed concerns in a statement, saying he plans to bring this concerns up in a meeting with the president. what went down behind closed doors? kevin joins us. give us the insi

if you are located in angola, botswana, parts of south africa, for my friends in cape town, you have blockage across the sun. get outside. check it out. of course, use protection with your eyes. don't ever look directly into the sun to see a solar eclipse a little hit there. i want to take you to antarctica. scientists have found something incredible. what we have noticed is that there is a new iceberg the size of delaware, half the size of jamaica, three times the size of london just about ready to break off into the ocean. this is an aerial shot that scientists have found. there is the ice shelf attempting to break off. it is 1900 square miles, 100 stories deep. when it breaks off from the larson ice sea shelf, it will be one of the largest recorded. >>> still ahead, an academy award documentary captures the dangerous journey one family went through. why the oscars hold a special place in their hearts. straight ahead. what's the best way to get two servings of veggies? v8 or a powdered drink? ready, go. ahhhhhhhh! shake! shake! shake! shake! shake! done! you gotta shake it! i shake

in particular angola in 1970 was u.s. involvement. same with mozambique.n 1980 the united states had lost both of those countries and the influence to the soviets and to those marxist governments. similar story. the united states lost ethiopia to the soviets even though they had gained somalia in terms of influence and had gained, regained egypt back. but if you're thinking about kind of the impact and the effect of this whole thing, at best, you know, thinking about who won the cold war in africa, at best it was a draw. really at best it was a draw. at worst when you think about who traditionally wins a battle, well, it's the one who keeps the territory when it's all over. the united states, at least diplomatically, turned its focus away from africa after 1975 and to other parts of the world, specifically central america. so maybe winning isn't really the reasonable measurement for measuring these guys' effectiveness in being state department jazz ambassadors to africa and to other parts of the world. i think the question really becomes why? as these tour

that is the site of angola prison today, one of the worst in the nation. by the time you get to the segregation, you see the guard tower. that helped us unpack this legacy of the slavery and help us understand after slavery came the quasi-quasi-system. even today we are dealing with the slavery complex. it is all connect to it. -- connected. host: thank you very much for your time, for taking calls. we appreciate your hospitality. mary: this will. host: we will move from the civil war period into the postwar with william pretzer. we have a tour for the next half hour, then he will be here to take your calls and questions as we continue on c-span3's "american history tv." william pretzer: i am the senior history curator. we are in the exhibition defending freedom, defining freedom. the end of the civil war, african-americans were released from their bondage immediately thought about creating their own lives but there are resources. one of the first things many of them tried to do was reconnect with family members who had been separated during slavery. they

plantation and that's the site of angola prison today, one of the worst prisons in the nation. by the time you get to that, it helps us unpack the legacy of slavery and after that, came the slaifr system and even today, we're dealing with the prison industrial complex. there's no way you can look at this history in a vacuum. it's all connected. >> thank you very much for the tour, your time for taking calls. appreciate your hospitality. >> thank you. this was great. >> we're going to move from the civil war period to the post-civil war era and into the civil rights movement with william pretser who is a curator here at the museum to provide a tour from the next half hour and be here to take your calls and questions here on c-span 3's american history tv. william pretzer: i am the senior history curator. >> i'm the senior history curator here at the african-american history and culture and we're entering the exhibition, the era of segregation. after the civil war, african-americans released from bondage sought about creating their own lives with their own resources and one of th

i can get business done in angola. finance business and angola. >> if you are a small company in boston trying to export to nigeria without free trade -- jeff: no chance, not one chance. in theant to create jobs united states, we need some relationships around the world. that is where business people can communicate with the president to say, let's have more friends. >> you alluded to this basic idea of solving the corporate tax headache of companies like yours having all this money offshore. do you think there is a deal to be done? jeff: i really do. there's always been a deal to be done. the question is what is the tax rate coming back and, where will the capital the used. -- coming back in, where will the capital be used. >> and where they go. jeff: exactly. when we have cash overseas, it's because we do business overseas. we sell things in europe and other places. it's not enough areas -- a nefarious three guys in the building and luxembourg. it's because we are selling gas turbines or jet engines or things like th

engaging in questionable transactions with governments of oil-rich countries, such as nigeria, pakistan, angola and chad. the move to aadvice rate the rule under section 1504 that we are talking about today makes clear that republicans in congress and the trump administration believe that profits are more important than people and that fighting corruption is less important than enriching oil, gas and mining companies. without the s.e.c.'s extracted industry, transparency rules, citizens around the rule will lose a critical tool for holding their government and corporations accountable for how natural resource proceeds are used. let's talk about nigeria. just before the securities and exchange commission issued its final rule pursuant to section 1504 of the dodd-frank act, global witness, a highly respected and good governance n.g.o. issued a report detailing how a major oil deal as i referred to earlier, struck by exxonmobil with the nigerian government was being investigated by nigeria's economic and financial crimes commission an agency charged with uncovering high-level corruption. the inves

among the possible thieves, super bowl half time performer lady gaga, jaws, angola up from lord of the rings. and there is also a courtroom pick of tom, label creepy me, as well as patriots team made. texas rangers, they've been looking for the stolen jerseys, certain district all of that, so it has been joint effort. still we haven't found this jersey, i'm saying we're not going to find t i just think it won't happen. and we will just keep talking about it. >> my precious. >> yes. >> precious. >> gollup took it, be honest? all right, 3:00 today the trade deadline? >> true, coming up. and so, they made a trade yesterday, the sixers, probably wasn't the one you expected, because everybody's been talking about jahlil okafor. >> is jahlil going to leave the sixers by 3:00 p.m. (we will talk about it. >> plus one of the greatest things about the internet. you can pull up anything. you can hear a song, pull it up. the problem, oh, so frustrating, youtube, they've got those ads, and you can't skip them. well, maybe changing. what's that mean for us? what's it mean for those? >> ♪ "best crack

and resource-rich countries like venezuela, iraq and angola, are considered to be among the top 10 countries perceived to be the most corrupt according to transparency international. in addition, transparency of russian companies and its extractive industry is critical. the s.e.c.'s rule would create transparency of exxon and other company payments to the russian government. companies are already disclosing under the u.k. rules and b.p. has already reported payments to the russian government. the s.e.c.'s disclosure rule will make a crucial contribution as russian citizens seek to follow the money received by their government. a vote to roll back the s.e.c.'s resource extraction disclosures would be a vote -- to abandon u.s. leadership in the fight against global corruption. i strongly urge my colleagues to oppose h.j.res. 41 and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hensarling: thank you, mr. speaker. i am pleased now to yield three minutes to the gentleman from michigan, mr. hu

he purchases eight plantations and angola prison today one of the worst in the nation by the time you get to the se gragrega. that guard tower unpack slavery, came the convict slavery system. even today we're dealing with the prison industrial complex. there's no way to look at it it into vacuum. it's all connected. >> thank you. >> this was great. >> we're going to move from the civil rights with william pretzer when he will be hear to take your calls and question. as we continue on american history tv. william pretzer: i am the senior history curator. >>> my name is bill pretzer. we're entering the exhibition defending pr defending freedom, defining freedom. african-american released from bondage sought about creating their own lives with their own resource. they tried to reconnect with family members who had been separated occurring the era of slavery. they travelled the country looking for their relatives. they placed add in the newspaper seeking to find their kin folk. they wrote letters, they want to reconnect and build for themselves. they created all blacktowns not welcome in