other balkan states are outraged at the acquittal. i'm brent goff. good to have you with us. the leaders of more than 50 nations are gathering in washington for a two summit on nuclear security. the focus is on measures to stop terrorists and getting a hold of nuclear material. concerns abobout north korea's program also will be discussed. ahead of the summit, u.s. president barack obama has been holding bilateral talks with other leaders, including president xi jinping of china north korea's closest ally. china is seen as key to making the latest sanctions against pyongyang work. all right, we want to go to our correspondent in washington, richard walker. good evening to you, richard. what can the u.s. do to persuade china to put pressure on north korea concerning its nuclear program? richard: the americans and chinese are working more closely than they ever have done on the north korean issue. the sanctions imposed earlier this month by the human security council were the product of close consultation with the chinese, and the chinese are increasingly exasperated by their n

the balkan states have been announcing over the past week or so that they will only allow 500 refugees at a time of 24 hours. that has been very slow to take off, but in the period from tuesday midnight to wednesday midnight it was the first day that 500 people have actually made it through. the border was opened a few hours early this morning. we still don't have a figure about how many were allowed through, but no matter what, this is an extremely slow process. if you just look at the amount of people that you probably see here behind me camped in their tents, you have the same sight on the other side of the road and then tracks over there, considering that there's about 10,500 who are here, that's the latest estimate as of last night, it would take a long time to aevacuate those who are here notwithstanding the 5,000 who are trapped on the island and those who are still in athens >>> what else do we know about these greek long-term plans? >> reporter: greece is bracing itself that it might actually become the hot spot as they call it for refugees considering all these problems at th

police chiefs from greece and several balkan states are meeting today to discuss the growing refugee crisis. this comes a day after refugees and police clashed at a border. the u.s. secretary of state has confirmed both sides in the syrian conflict have violated the truce agreement made four days ago. however, john kerry says the breaches have not been significant enough to break the cessation of hostilities deal. a long awaited law against domestic violence has come into effect in china. one in four women suffer abuse during their marriage. five years during the syrian war, many children are traumatised and at risk of becoming ill, abused and exploited. 8.3 million children inside syria and sheltering in neighboring country are in dire need of basic assistance. 2.2 million syrian children now live at refugees in neighboring turkey, jor dpan, lebanon andy jipt. one of the basic right of any children is education but 2.8 million children are out will school. since the conflict began, thousands of children have now become orphans. our correspondent met some of them living in reyhanli in

. >> sunday night on q & a, robert kaplan, he talks about the history of the balkan states and romania'suggle to gain democracy. >> romania was endemically a construct country. extremely corrupt because it had weak institutions that were very -- everything was based on bribe and double dealing. what this shows is this is nothing new. what's happening is that the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q and a. >>> next, food and drug administration commissioner dr. robert califf testifies at a senate hearing about p

police chiefs from greece and several balkan states meet to discuss the growing refugee crisis. police clashed on monday at the greece macedonia border. >>> john kerry says breaches in the ceasefire is not enough to break the cessation of hostilities deal. >>> and south africa's main opposition party is in court trying to reinstate the corruption charges against south africa president jacob zuma. >> answering questions that the catholic church was complicit to the sexual abuse cases of children. that happened decades ago. during his testimony cardinal pell said it was unclear how many people knew about the abuse. >> i couldn't say that everyone knew, i knew a number of people did, i was a -- i didn't know whether it was common knowledge or whether it wasn't. it's a sad story and it wasn't of much interest to me. >> we are speaking of moral leaders of towns and cities and for them to have no interest in such behavior seems remarkable. i think conversation was just -- is that the catholic church was behaving with lies and deceit, within their own structure. little known outside th

police chiefs from greece and balkan states are meet can to talk about what happened yesterday.e carried this live for you. scenes of chaos on the border between greece and macedonia where macedonian forces fired tear gas. thousands are stuck there because of the border restrictions. let's take you to northern france on the outskirts of the channel port city of calas. refugees evicted from their camps for day 2. police dismantling parts of the camp known of course as the jingle. home to thousands hoping to reach the u.k. we report from rome where almost 100 syrian refugees arrived safely part of a humanitarian pilot scheme allowing thousands to reach europe unharmed we have this report to kick off today with hoda hamyd from the greece macedonia border. >> i am paibt and exhausted they first marched over the railway gate along the bordernt and exhy first marched over the railway gate along the border glanding to be let through. soon, things got out of control. some refugees managed to tear down part of the fence. others hurled stone att on the other side of the fence. they respon

the balance can-- balkan state has tightened its control and only allowing in a certain number of refugees per 24 hours. people demand to be let through so they can continue their journey to the north. brussels steered clear of the border closure apart from the french president. >> translation: you referred to the refugees at the border of greece and macedonia. first of all, you have to understand they will not be able to cross. we have to see the relocation and to a certain degree some missions for those who do not qualify for asylum. for the moment, these people need to be supported and provided with aid. greece will be responsible for this and it will be financed by europe >>> tunisia has closed its border with libya after an attack which killed 53 people. it is believed the fighters entered the country through libya. a curfew has been imposed there. >> reporter: the very latest is we understand a warehouse storing weapons has been discovered, weapons like heavy machine guns as well as mortars and rpgs. it shows the things that they're dealing with. not only are there fighters still on

he talks about the history of the balkan states and romania struggle to regain democracy. >> it was extremelyased on bribe and doubledealing. what this shows is this is nothing new. what is happening is that the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. eastern on 8:00 c-span's q&a. c-span's student cam documentary contest need your vote. we selected the top five student videos and now you get to select the fan favorites. this week, castor vote online. the student who has the most votes will win the fan favorite rise of $500. the winner will be announced on march 9, live on c-span. >> on super tuesday, senator bernie sanders held a campaign rally in his home state of vermont, addressing supporters soon after the polls closed. from sanders campaign headquarters in essex junction, this is the teen minute. -- this is 15 minutes. [cheers and applause] mr. sanders: thank you. [cheers and applause] >> good to be home. mr. sanders: thank you all. [cheers and applause] thank you. [cheers and applause] [crowd chan

macedonia be along with other balkan states have shut its borders to refugees for now. afghan refugees make part of the influx of refugees to europe but for orphaned children, the journey can be terrifying if they are caught by officials before reaching their destinations. hoda abdel hamid has been speaking to some of them. >> reporter: it is a moment of spite otherwise filled with hardship. teenagers who dream of a fresh start far away in europe. like 17-year-old haasim. >> the smugglers told me to bury my hands for five hours in snow. i don't know how to find my parents. >> he is now receiving medical care in a macedonian camp about 16-year-old yasim is in the same situation. he's an orphan who first worked in iran as a janitor. >> translator: they were trying to deport me because i did not have a passport. so i left. i want to be in a place with no women's where i feel safe. i saved the money to pay smugglers, i also borrowed money from my friends and i'm so sad to be stuck here. >> together they sneak across borders and slept along the way picking up clothes left by

mien while in greece thousands of refugees are trapped as neighboring balkan states shut their bordersean governments consider them to be economic migrants and not refugees. mohamed now from lesvos. >> reporter: with the macedonian border closed. greece has been turning into a giant holding pen for refugees. most live in camps, but those from other countries are roughing it up in a tented camp set up by volunteers from across the globe. a place in this makeshift camp is the only welcome they have received, and perhaps the warmest they will get. >> some people are facing big problems. they are not taking a breath, just like that. what is going on? i have no idea. it's a crucial time for me. i have never ever seen this situation in my life history. >> reporter: those here are mainly from afghanistan, pakistan, and morocco. the european union considers them economic migrants and unqualified for refugees status. the number of refugees here continues to rise every day. it's now a place of limbo for hundreds. they cannot go any further. the northern border is closed to them. every day the vo

the balkan state is only allowing in a small number of refugees to cross every day. thousands have been gathering at the border fence demanding to be let through so they can continue their journey north. the french president didn't offer them much hope. >> translation: you refer to the refugees at the dor ber of greece and macedonia. first of all, you have to understand they will not be able to cross, so we have to speed up relocation and have some readmission for those who do not qualify for asylum. for the moment these people need to be supported and provided with aid. greece will be responsible for this and will be financed by europe >>> to our correspondent who is at that border crossing. as that summit took place, how is that being seen by the refugees stranded on that border crossing where you are? >> reporter: a lot had the hope that the outcome of the meetings in brussels would mean that the border here would appear and all the other borders that lead them all the way to western europe. that did not happen and actually this morning people with roaming around

robert kaplan talks about the history of the balkan states and romania's struggle to gain democracy since the fall of communism. >> romania was extremely corrupt, because it indefinitely had weak institutions. everything was based on bribes and doubledealing. what this showed was in this is nothing new. what is happening is the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a. the u.s. economy added 240,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate remained 4.9%. the bureau of labor statistics release those numbers this morning. bloomberg news reports the economy is currently in the best two years of job growth since the last two years of the 1990's. as we mentioned, live coverage , tedac with john kasich cruz, and ben carson, and others begins at 10:30 a.m. eastern when party chair reince priebus is scheduled to speak. until then, a conversation from this morning's "washington journal." eli dourado from george mason university, director of their technology policy progr

macedonia, along with other balkan states, have shut their borders to refugees hoping to travel to northern europe. refugees from afghanistan are among the thousands heading to europe in search of a better life. for many, the journey for children can be terrifying >> reporter: it's a moment of respite in a life otherwise filled with hardship, loneliness and instability. like 17 yeared wase, em who left pakistan with his -- afghanistan with his parents >> the smugglers took me away and i haven't seen my family since >> reporter: he is now receiving medical care in the camp along the border with serbia, unable to move forward as afghans are no longer welcome on the balkan route. 16-year-old yeseen is in the same situation. he is an orphan who first worked in iran as a janitor. >> translation: they were trying to deport me because i did not have a passport because i left. i want to be in a place where there are no weapons where i feel safe. i paid smugglers and i'm sad to be stuck here. >> reporter: along the way he became a friend with this teenager who is a year younger. they picked up cloth

the balkan state is only allowing in a small number of refugees to cross each day. thousands have been gathering at the border demanding to be let through so they can continue their journey north. the french president didn't offer them much hope. >> translation: you refer to the refugees. first of all, they have to understand they will not be able to cross. we have to speed up relocation and to a certain degree some readmissions for those who do not apply for asylum. for the moment they need to be supported. it will be financed by europe >>> this update from lesbos. >> reporter: a week ago there used to be some special boats to take them to athens. the refugees used to pay for this. now they have stopped that to try and ease of congestion caused by the closed borders. there are about 35,000, according to the greek government, stranded in the country and they don't want many more going there. however, the refugees are still free to go and they have to go, but they have to go through commercial means >>> that's the situation in lesbos. you're where the greek and turki

the balance can-- balkan state is letting only only a small amount. many have been demanding to be let through so they can continue their journey. the french president didn't offer them much hope. >> translation: the borders it is greece and macedonia, they will have to understand they will not be able to cross. we have to speed up reloengs and to a certain degree remission. these people need to be supported and provided with aid. greece will be responsible for this and it will be financeed by europe >>> our correspondent is joining us live from the border. as that e.u. summit was taking place in brussels, what was the situation like for refugees? >> reporter: it was a very difficult situation. there was torrenial rains that was here. you can see here behind me some people are trying to dry their socks and their shoes because of the rain that soaked absolutely everything. this whole camp is submerged with water. people have tried to cover it we're w their rain coasts and blanked, but that meant they stayed cold inside the tent. if you look at this ten

the balkan state is only allows in a small number of refugees to cross each day. they've been gathering at the border fence demanding that they be let through so that they can continue their journey north. the french president though didn't offer them much hope. >> first the refugees if the border of greece and macedonia, first of all, they have to understand they will not be able to cross. we have to speed up relocation and to a certain degree, eadmission to those who do not qualify for asylum. for the moment, these people need to be supported and provided with aid. greece will be responsible for this, but will be financed by europe. >> we are on the border where many refugees are waiting for an answer after a rough night. >> the camp is absolutely soaked, people are putting their clothes or whatever little belongings they have in the sun to dry, but it's been very, very difficult and the disappointment this morning that they don't -- still don't know what is going to happen to them is huge and palpable everywhere. joining me to discuss that is a deputy head of m

prepared for what they found >>> in greece thousands of refugees have been trapped as neighbors balkan states shut their borders. while refugees from syria or iraq are in proper camps, those from other countries are being forced to live in makeshift shelters. many european governments consider them to be economic rye grants and not refugees. >> reporter:-- migrants and not refugees. >> reporter: here greece has been holding a giant holding pen for refugees. other countries are up in a camp set up by volunteers from across the globe. a place here is the only welcome they have received and, perhaps, the warmest they will get >> some people are facing the big problem. they are not exactly taking just like that. what is going on? i have no idea. it's a crucial time for me. i have never, ever faced this situation in my life history. >> reporter: those here are mainly from afghanistan, pakistan and morocco. the e.u. can considers them economic migrants and therefore unqualified for refugee status. the number of people here rises every day. it's a limbo for hundreds. they cannot go any further. the

police chiefs from greece and several balkan states are meeting to discuss the growing refugee crisis. this comes a day after refugees and police clashed on monday at the greece-macedonia border. thousands are stuck there because of growing border restrictions. the u.s. secretary of state has confirmed that both sides in the syrian conflict have violated a truce agreement made four days ago. however, john kerry says the breechts have not been significant enough to break the suss agency of-- cessation of hostilities deal. the australian cardinal george pell has tested for a third day-- testified for a third day. he denied knowledge of system child abuse. four people have been killed by a suicide car bomb attack in the yemeni city of aden. it was driven into an area where officers were >>> south africa's main opposition party has gone to court to try to reinstate corruption charges against the president. he has charged with corruption over a 4 billion dollars arms deal 11 years ago. the case collapsed in 2006. it was reinstated in 2007 shortly after zuma was elected president of the car

reporter: thousands of migrants have been stuck in limbo as balkan states to the north of greece tighten their imposed. the european commission says the new plan is intended to prevent human suffering. they are hopeful a summit with turkey on monday will take steps for migrant setting off to europe in the first place. >> it will reduce human suffering in europe, but we should have no illusions. to bring sustainable solution to this crisis, we must address its root causes in countries of origin. syria, iraq, afghanistan. reporter: the european president is visiting the austria this and week. they want the zone to remain intact with the future teetering on the brink of collapse. anchor: residents of the turkish town are spending their first night in 2 1/2 months caught a curfew. restrictions were lifted today after authorities imposed them back at the end of last year fighting a kurdish militant uprising. reporter: the sun had barely risen, but hundreds of cars re already lining up outside this bordertown. residents rushed back to check on their home after turkish authorities partially lif

. >> reporter: the balkan state is only allowing in a small number of refugees to cross each day. thousands have been gathering at the border fence demanding to be let through so that they can their journey north. they were not offered much hope. >> translation: the refugees at the border. they have to understand that they will not be able to cross. we have to have readmission for those who do not qualify for asylum. for the moment these people need to be supported and provided with aid. greece will be responsible for this and will be financeed by europe >>> two iranian migrants have returned to their home lands. they were sent to cambodia last year from the australian-run camp in nauru. cambodia agreed to take asylums from australia under the 40 million dollar deal. tell us why the asylum seekers returned to their homeland. will this likely lead to more criticism of the plan? >> reporter: it's unclear as to why they've returned to the country iran from which they fled. the government said in a brief statement that they didn't know why they were chosen to return. this has been cri

police chief from greece and several balkan states have met. macedonian forces fired tear gas to disperse people who tried to breakthrough the fence close to the border. in northern france, refugees and migrants have been evicted from their makeshift camp. police are dismantling part of the camp in calais which has become known as the juggle, home to thousands hoping to get into the u.k. in a moment, we'll hear from our correspondent in calais. first, though, we have this update from the greece-macedonia border. >> certainly on the macedonian side, more forces were deployed. we watched that happen throughout the day yesterday. after that riot that happened in the morning, we saw actually helicopter overflying at a quite low altitude over the border area and we do know more forces were deployed. this morning, there's also water can nance stationed all along that fence that separates both sides especially in that area where those riots happened. yesterday, there are many fewer people there, those who vowed to stay until the guys open, they have b

the talks about the history of the balkan states, and romania's struggle to gain democracy since the fall of communism. robert: romanian was a corrupt country. weakately they had institutions that were very -- everything was based on drives and doubledealing -- bribes and doubledealing. this shows that this is nothing new. what is happening is the romanian population has grown up and become more sophisticated. they are demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. history,tures in professor brian craig miller talks about the experience of confederate veterans through reconstruction. he describes how options for support. widely between the southern states. he also argues that many southern organizations founded to aid veterans, instead put their money towards large monuments and pro-confederate. propaganda his class is about 50 minutes. miller: april the 12th, 1865, was the surrender date. robert e. lee, ulysses grant had signed the official document a few days earlier. on that day, the confederate soldiers left in th

. >>> and migrant crisis in greece growing more desperate by the hour with more balkan states restrictingers. 30,000 refugees are stranded in greece. european union announced plans to send $750 million for the aid package. >>> and 57 minutes past the hour. stock futures flat this morning. let's look at stock markets in europe. down slightly. solid gains in asian stocks. investors in a holding pattern ahead of the jobs report come. strong gains to bringing a hike in the oil reserves. i can assure that whatever happens in the job market, you will hear about it this weekend. >>> gas prices are ticking higher, but drivers will save hundreds of dollars. aaa says the national average for a gallon of regular is $1.80. today is the ninth straight day of rising prices. back above levels from last month. down 63 cents from a year ago. a lot of people talking about the reasons for the jump. rebound in oil prices and seasonal switch to the summer blend of gasoline. with the recent increase, drivers should save $330 this year due to the prolonged slump. >>> google says searches for zika virus increase

macedon in a, along with other balkan states have closed it's borders to refugees. >>> migrants from afghanistan are among the hundreds of thousands trying to get to europe for an enter life. but the trip for children can be terrifying. >> it's a moment in their lives otherwise filled with hardship, loneliness. kids who dream of a fresh start far away in europe. like this 17-year-old who left action with his pan and was smuggled to greece. >> i haven't seen my family, i don't know how to find them. >> unable to move forward and afghans are no longer welcome on the balkan route. this 16-year-old is in the same situation. he's an orphan who first worked in iran as a janitor. >> they were trying to deport me because i did not have a passport so i left. i want to be in a place with no weapons where i feel safe. i paid money to pay smugglers. you i borrowed money from my friend. now i'm sad to be stuck here. they sneak across borders and hope to go undetected. they rely on food left by compassionate people along the trail. but some of their friends didn't make it. >> they were two other t

balkan states are closed. people are trying the get through to their families and then they can actually look for themselves. they should admit them directly instead of this horrendous boat journey. >> should people just not get on the boats, that they circulate figure out some way to have them come over land? >> there are three things happening, the things that are creating the refugees in the first place, the atrocities in afghanistan and iraq, afghan refugees, we know there's a huge violence in afghanistan and the territory gained by the taliban. let's mitigate the situation in syria. >> give them safe passage into eastern europe? >> they are violating their obligation under refugee law. >> the reality is it is not just the balkan countries and austria who last week imposed tougher controls, a lot of the canada they'vian countries and germany who has admita lot of people have started to tighten what they were going to do. >> and to have a geographical advantage, you have to get there to actually apply. to s

he talks about the history of the balkan states and romania's struggle to gain democracy since the fall of communism. >> romania was indemically a corrupt country, extremely corrupt because it indemically had weak institutions that were very -- everything was based on bribe and doubling-dealing. and what this shows is this is not nothing. what's happening is the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated. and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> looking at the super tuesday republican results -- donald trump won seven of the 11 states in which republicans voted yesterday. georgia, virginia, arkansas, alabama, tennessee, massachusetts and vermont. ted cruz winning the g.o.p. caucuses in alaska. it was his third win on super tuesday. adding to victories in the texas and oklahoma primaries. marco rubio scored his first win in minnesota. john kasich and ben carson haven't won any races. meanwhile, donald trump says his presidential candidacy is a movement and that he's expanding the republic

cold wars and a 30 year journey through romania and beyond, he talks about the history of the balkan statesnd romania's struggle to gain democracy since the fall of communism. >> romania was endemic the a corrupt country, extremely corrupt because it had weak institutions that were very -- everything was based on bride anbe an doubledealing. this is nothing new. what is happening is the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring anaheim california who was home to many german immigrants in the 1850's and known for its wine production before citrus became popular. visitedities tour staff many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about anaheim all weekend here on american history tv. >> we are on what is now a one acre park known as founders park. basically, it was designed to incorporate the mother colony house and historic house. basically, each home represents a different era in anaheim's agricult

>> sunday night on q & a, robert kaplan, he talks about the history of the balkan states and romania's struggle to gain democracy. >> romania was endemically a construct country. extremely corrupt because it had weak institutions that were very -- everything was based on bribe and double dealing. what this shows is this is nothing new. what's happening is that the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q and a. >>> next, food and drug administration commissioner dr. robert califf testifies at a senate hearing about president obama's 2017 budget request for his agency. he also took questions on the fda's efforts to help combat opioid addiction. senator jerry moran choirs t ch hearing. [ no audio ] >> good afternoon, everyone. we are having an abbreviated hearing today as a result of four votes being announced at 2:30. dr. califf, congratulations on your confirmation. welcome to the food and drug administration. senator merkley and i have agreed to withhold openi

. >> sunday night on q & a, robert kaplan, he talks about the history of the balkan states and romania's struggle to gain democracy since the fall of communism. >> romania was a corrupt country. extremely corrupt because it had weak institutions that were very -- everything was based on bribe and double dealing. what this shows is this is nothing new, what's happening is that the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >>> every election cycle, we're reminded how important it is for citizens to be informed. >> to me, c-span is a home for political junkies and a way to track the government. >> it's a great way for us to stay informed. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the hill. they will say i saw you on c-span. >> there's so much more that c-span does to make sure people know what's going on. >>> our next segment will deal with the crisis in the

going to hear. >> thanks very much. >> to greece, thousand us have been trapped as neighboring balkan states shut their borders leaving thousands in deteriorating conditions. referees have been forced to live in makeshift camps and shelters. may be european governments consider them to be economic migrants and not refugees. >> with the macedonian border closed, greece has been coming to a giant holding pen for refugees. most syrian and iraq refugees on the island of lesbos live in proper camps. those from other countries wrapping it up in a camp set up by volunteers from across the globe, a place in this makeshift camp is the only welcome they have received and perhaps the warmest they will get. >> some people are facing big problem. they are not exactly taking a breath, just like that, what is going on. i have no idea. it's a crucial time for me. i have never ever seen this situation in my life history. >> both here are mainly from afghanistan, pakistan and morocco. the u.n. considers them economic migrants and unqualified for the refugee status. >> the number here continues to rise every d

macedonia, along with other balkan states, have shut their borders to refugees. refugees in afghanistan are in the hundreds of thousands trying to get to europe in search of a better life. for children, the journey and risk of being deported can be terrifying. >> reporter: it is a moment of respite in a life otherwise filled with hardship, loneliness and uncertainty. teenagers who dared to dream about a fresh start far away in europe. >> reporter: no news at all? >> no. >> reporter: like this 17-year-old, he smuggled his way to the shores of greece >> the smugglers ordered me to bury my hands in snow for five hours. i was taken away and i don't know where my family is. >> reporter: unable to move forward from here as afghans are no longer welcome on the balkan route. this 16-year-old is in the same situation. >> translation: they were trying to deport me because i did not have a passport. so i left. i want to be in a place with no weapons where i feel safe. i saved the money to pay smugglers. i also borrowed money from my friends. now i'm so sad to be stuck here.

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. >> tonight, on "q&a," robert history ofout the the balkan states and the romanian struggle to gain democracy since the fall of communism. >> romania was intimately a corrupt country, because it had weak institutions, and everything was based on bribe and doubledealing, and is the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated, and it is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. an announcer: tonight on c-span's's q&a or quote -- announcer: tonight on c-span's "q&a."

and other balkan states have been accused of not sharing the burden >> translation: since it is closed for the refugees, in the turkish shore to the islands, it has to become clear that the immediate start of a process of relocation of refugees from our country to other states of the european union is a matter of the utmost urgency. this is exactly what we seek on monday at the emergency summit >>> the e.u. has called for a meeting in brussels on monday to discuss how to deal with the refugee crisis. here is an idea of how many people are affected. up to 14,000 are stuck on the greek side of the border with macedonia. the e.u. migration commissioner is warning there could be more than 100,000 refugees trapped if greece by the end of the month. european nations still can't agree on how to handle the crisis. angela merkel has criticised greece of failing to build structures to hold 50,000 people. >> reporter: it has become the symbol of europe's failure and disunity when it comes to refugees. the border that remains more closed than open. the latest selection system to cross into macedon

. >> the balkan state is right now only allowing in a small number of refugees to cross each day.y have been gathering at the border fence demanding that they be let through so they can continue their journey north. the french president, though, didn't offer much hope. >> translator: the refugees at the border of greece and macedonia, they have to understand, we have to speed relocation, and to a certain degree some readmission for those who do not qualify for asylum, however, these people need to be supported and provided with aid. greece will be responsible for this, but it will be financed by europe. >> hoda abdel hamid is live on the greece macedonia border. so hoda, what is the current situation there? >> reporter: it's a very difficult situation. just as we were waiting to go on air, a teenager came around with a snake that was about a meter and a half to two meters, it was a snake that was found in one of the tents in this camp, and i think it's very indicative of how bad the situation is here on the ground. added to that, the huge disappointment among the people, they were

. >> sunday night, robert kaplan talks about the history of the balkan states and romania's struggle to regain democracy since the fall of communism. >> romania was in chemically extremely corrupt. it had weak institutions that were very that everything was based on bribes and double-dealing. and what this shows is that this is nothing new. what is happening is that the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated. and it is demanding clean government. it is his number one demand. announcer: sunday night on c-span q&a. >> each week, american history tv railamerica brings you archive footage. this is korea. in 1951 film documenting the hardships faced by u.s. forces on the peninsula. funded by the u.s. navy and directed by academy award winner john ford, the 50 minute film was produced six months after the war began. ofthe first major conflict the cold war, north korea was backed by china and the soviet union.

much as possible, but you have to remember that this bottleneck all started when austria and some balkan states took lateral decisions and started imposing these very stiff measures at the border crossing, so that's when this all started and when this camp sort of grew over the past few weeks into a place where living conditions are extremely difficult. >> it has become the symbol of europe's failure and disunity when it comes to refugees. the border that remains more closed than open. the latest selection system to cross into macedonia dependency on the date of arrival in greece. those waiting here landed on february 17. these the following day. >> i've been here 16 days. i've no more money. i never thought it would be like this. my son went to germany. the whole trip took him 10 days. >> the daily cop of 500 to be allowed to transit to the balkans has been rarely met. it has become hardship and frustration where people roam around in search for answers. over the past three weeks, the camp spread from a transit one designed for 1500 people, that's where the big tents are, to this ever sprawlin

he talks about the history of the balkan states and romania's struggle to regain democracy since the fall of communism. >> romania was a corrupt country, extremely corrupt because it intimately had weak ,nstitutions that were very everything was based on bride and doubledealing. what this shows is this is nothing new. what is happening is the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated, and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] announcer: this weekend on lectures in history, emporia's state university craig miller talks about the importance of confederate veterans in the years after the civil war. here is a preview. a lost cause doesn't have clause for injured veterans or widows. you have these organizations sprang up, it would put in the mission statement liquidating veterans that they would take care of that generation that had been destroyed by the war, but they would use all that money to go build a monument on a battlefiel

it all started on february 18 when the balkan state plus slovenia and austria had a meeting and after that meeting imposed the first restriction. that was for the afghans. they were here and they found out surprisingly that afghans actually are not any more allowed among this western bchl alkan root - balkan route. when the border opened that not anyone be allowed in not as easy as it was in 2015 and that they had to have a whole new set of paperwork that many don't have. the other issue is that there is a lack of information among the refugees here. they're really asking anyone to come up to us if we know what kind of paper will make them continue their journey. then there's the fact that only 500 are allowed in. so 500 per day, it will take a huge amount of time for all the people here to be able to cross if, indeed, they can cross. certainly for the refugees a very difficult situation. every day with these living conditions, anxiety, uncertainty, tension increases and certainly there is a difference of atmosphere between yesterday and today in this camp >>> thanks very much. the re

. >> woodruff: pressure built on the balkan states today to let more migrants move north from greece.edonia did let 170 people cross its border, but many thousands more are still stranded. james mates of independent television news is there: >> reporter: the door has finally opened, albeit just a crack. a few syrian and iraqi families with young children today allowed from greece into macedonia. 14-year-old ribhan and her eight-year-old sister rezan are among the first to pass through this tiny door to what they hope is a new life. how many days have you been waiting in the camp? >> 10 >> reporter: 10 days? and where do you want to go to now? >> germany. >> reporter: from the other side of the fence, those not getting through watched and shouted their frustrations. >> be merciful for all those people. we are not terrorists. >> open! >> reporter: the prime minister of slovakia, one of the countries on the refugee route, had come to see how his policemen were helping to block the passage north. this has been the first movement through this border post for 48 hours or so. whether it's pa

he talks about the history of the balkan states and the romanian struggle to gain democracy since the fall of congress -- communism. me growia was endemic up. -- endemic late -- endemicly corrupt. everything was based on bribes and doubledealing. the shows that this is nothing new. what is happening is that the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is the number one demand. eastern on at 8 p.m. "q&a." service onorial tuesday, supreme court justices gave tributes to their late , justice antonin scalia. the chief justice and several of also inr justices were attendance. justice scalia passed away february 13 while visiting a texas ranch. he was appointed to the high court by president ronald reagan in 1986. this is about one hour and 10 minutes. >> good afternoon. welcome. we are touched to be joined this afternoon by the chief justice of the united states and all of my father's former colleagues from the court. as well as -- as well as many other distinguished guests and friends. this is an opportunity to do two things

he talks about the history of the balkan states and romaniinr struggle to gain democracy since the fallof communism. >> romania is an extremely corrupt country, because it had weak institutions that were very -- everything was based on bribe and double dealing. and what this shows is, this is nothing new. what's happening is that the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >> the state department's budget request for 2017 total $50 billion. secretary of state john kerry was on capitol hill last week, testifying on the proposal

shadow:two cold wars and the 3-year journey in romania and beyond talks about the history of the balkan states and romania's struggle to gain democracy since the fall of communism. >> romania was a corrupt country, extremely corrupt and had weak institutions that were very -- based on bribes and double dealing and what this shows is nothing new. the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and demanding a clean government, it's number one demand. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> every weekend on american history tv on c-span3 feature programs that tell the americans will lose some of the highlights for this weekend include saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. eastern the association for the study of african-american life and history host their 92 anniversary by the park service director and a keynote address by loyal univ. maryland professor white head. >> commitment lace passion. i think of the 1992 olympics as some of you might remember with me. i don't remember who won. i don't remember anything -- on the first he snapped his hamstring and got up to b

sunday night on "q&a," robert kapla, author of "in europe's shadow" talks about the histthroif balkan states and romania's struggle to gain democracy since the fall of communism. >> they were a corrupt country because it iven democratcally had weak institutions -- it endemocratcally had weak institutions because everything was based on bribes and double deals. what it shows is this is smog new. what's happening is the mo rain man -- romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated and is demanding clean government. t's number one demand. >> abbey livingston is a political reporter with the "texas tribune," she's joining us on the phone, it wasn't just a presidential primary, there was also congressional primaries. walk us through were there challengers to some of these republican and democratic incumbents? ere there challengers to these republican incumbents? guest: there was a lot of fear, but i would not say -- what was happening in texas was record turnout on the republican and democratic side. we are not because typically relevant by the time the presidential primary co

europe's shadow, a 30-year journey through romanian and beyond" he talks about the history of the balkan statesand roman romania's struggle. >> romania was a corrupt country extremely corrupt because had weak institutions. everything was based on bribes and double dealing and what this shows is this is nothing new. what's happening is that the romania population has grown up and has become far more sophisticated and demanding clean government. its number one demand. >> sunday at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q & a." >>> john king answered questions at his nomination hearing to become the permanent replacement for arne duncan president obama's first education secretary who left after seven years of service. topics included a recent reform law and student loans and education for rural students. >>> today we're holding a hearing on the nomination -- the committee on health, education, labor and pensions will please come to order. our hearing today's on the nomination by the president of dr. john king to serve as the united states secretary of education, senator murray and i will have an opening statem

he talk about history of the balkan states, and romania's struggle to gain democracy since fall of communism>> it was a corrupt country extremely corrupt because it had weak institutions that were very -- everything was based on bribe and double dealing. and what this shows, this is nothing new. what's happening is thats the romanian population has grown up and become far more sophisticated. and is demanding clean government. it is its number one demand. sunday night, eastern on c-span q and a. >> taking you live to capitol hill where today's senate sings is about to begin with preliminary debate continues on a heroin and drug abuse bill that would had authorize funding for grants for education, prevention and treat of heroin and prescription drugs. it also establish a government and publickings task force to have guidelines for pain management and precipitation, live coverage on c-span2. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. wise creator, the architect of destinies, on this super tuesday 2016, when a dozen states hold their presidential no

member states deal with the migration crisis, but so far the promise of cash has not persuaded states on the balkanration route to open borders. thousands remain stranded as a result tonight in greece. reporter: they are the lucky few who have been given passage, only refugees from syria and iraq can continue north. some 200 people were letter on wednesday, but tens of thousands -- were let through on wednesday, but tens of thousands are still stranded on the other side. one migrant says he had to stay because of mistakes by authorities. >> they say, you cannot enter. it is silly mistakes. not our problem. we gave them the paper. reporter: greece is overwhelmed with largest sticks and has requested 480 million euros from the eu, but it is not clear how much they will receive from the emergency fund. this area is equipped to handle 2500 people, but now it is fourfold. the european council president is visiting countries on the route to increase cooperation ahead of a summit on monday. on a stop at a slovenia migration center, he praised the country for their efforts in managing the crisis. >> after