they have cows and many goats every day husband and wife batali and make some loony a traditional abkhazian cheese the secret to this produce is in the fermentation. cheese making begins with different mountain process. they will use the x. tracks from the stomach of a calm. face is how we do it. the foot quickly brings the curd in the vats to the right temperature once it's really needed the cheese can be served today look at people like that but she ships can again plan for the future the telly is going to set up a tourist camp in the cool god of his house he would treat the guests to homemade cheese and take them on guided tours. cheese is a form of income for us or them but it's like our national currency or why do people always need to eat and cheese is always in demand here and up with of course . there is a three hour drive from the farm to six people in the abkhaz capital so the city has taken on a different look in the past several years ruined homes and hotels have been restored to. the waterfront has also been transformed it's a traditional rallying point for tourists and locals

russian ambassador to the united nations batali churkin said that the security council is still working under the shadow of events surrounding libya after the security council adopted a resolution allowing for a no fly zone to the u.s. and european countries started what is now a military intervention russia china many other council members believe that the text of this resolution was taken advantage of manipulated misinterpreted and that is the kind of thing that russia china brazil india many other countries do not want to see a repetition of so this is why the security council is acting the way in which it is trying to come to a peaceful solution trying to send an international message and of course it will continue the security council to keep its eyes on the events taking place in syria . reporting there from new york well despite the backing that you know here to a statement on syria the u.s. is now calling for new tougher sanctions against damascus assad's regime is already under a set of american and e.u. penalties investigative journalist webster tarpley told us that the west w

began in mid march and at this point we do know that the russian ambassador to the united nations batali churkin says that this is a signal. that all participants of violence in syria should stop immediately any acts of violence and come to the table for peaceful dialogue no presidential statement is not as forceful something like a resolution but it is still a signal from the international community calling out the syrian people the syrian government hoping that it would help are sure in some peace some peace and stop the ongoing violence we should also remember that lebanon nonpermanent member of the security council did speak at the end of the meeting saying that whatever affects syria affects love iran and vice versa and that. part of it because of that because they are such close neighbors such close allies have such a close partnership that lebanon needs to disassociate itself from the presidential statement that was supported and right out in the security council so clearly not everyone is seeing this exactly the same but there is some kind of consensus to try to stop the ongoing

to get a statement out for syria to listen to you know the russian aggressors the united nations batali churkin that interest the media saying it's no secret that the u.s. and western countries think that the mask is is to blame for the violence that's been taking place in syria for more than four months and by just putting pressure on syria possibly this problem would go away but russia and other security council members don't see this circumstance so black and white and that the task of the security council is to push both sides towards dialogue and end for the circumstance to and in a more peaceful manner we're concerned about the well and some of the solution of the ground and we're seeing that under these circumstances the security council could and should be positive signal in favor of political accommodation and ending the violence some of the positions to flood reaching in terms of leaning on one side which is that your mental well being objective. for the russian the league. shared by some other members of the security council to do everything possible in order to. pull away fr

jimmy: our next guest not only owns 25 restaurants around the world with his business partner mario batalien, please welcome joe bastianich. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you so much for coming on the show, finally. >> it's really an honor to be here. thanks, buddy. >> jimmy: yeah. we've been friends for a while. >> we go back a long time. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. i've been to numerous restaurants of yours and partied with you. here's one from a block party we had. >> we were singing together that day, weren't we? >> jimmy: i think i was in my silver period there. [ laughter ] >> that's a really nice shirt. do you still rock that shirt sometimes? >> jimmy: how could you not rock that shirt if you wear it? [ laughter ] it rocks itself. >> that was at the infamous babo block party where got up and did a little duet. >> jimmy: that was awesome. that was super fun. do you play? >> i do. i do play a little singing and guitar playing. >> jimmy: you're a very talented guy. >> i try. >> jimmy: you also have 150 wineries or something? >> aside from being in the restaurant business, luck

special love affair with the most beautiful place in america is, well, our chef and yours, mario batalive for this place, but what is your connection to sleeping bear dunes? >> well, my wife susie went to college there and we started coming up to visit some of her friends maybe a decade ago and we started by renting one week then two weeks then suddenly we fell in love with the place and spent the entire summer in paradise. >> is it fair to say somebody who has seen the world, whahat struck us when we did the piece is that it looks like nothing else in america. >> it is remarkable in its beauty, in the p pple, in the farmland, in the way that they conserve their beautiful nature. it is a remarkable place and it's kind of like mayberry, just perfect little americana. >> mayberry with cherries, mario. we better put them down. tell us about this amazing breakfast you brought us. we're already starting to eat it here. cherry crostata. >> you're looking at a cherry crostata made with a cherry jam butter and olive oil, very simple to make and buy your cherry jam made here at the peninsula. >>

we were overwhelmed with submissions from the coastline of this great lake, a favorite of mario bataliared here, but you told us to check out one place in particular. the sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore located on michigan's lower peninsula stretches over 35 miles of sand, is home to 26 inland lakes, two islands and countless shipwrecks. locals compare the fresh water lake surrounding the park to the waters you might find in the caribbean. wide and boundless, just without salt or the threat of sharks. still, even among national park's experts, this remains a hidden gem. >> this is one of not only michigan's best kept secrets, but the nation's best kept secrets. when my friends come here from parks they've worked in across the nation and i take them for a hike in the dunes and we'll stand there and look around and they'll say, tom, i had no idea this was here. >> reporter: to see them up close is to wonder how they've remained a secret and from where they came. formed during the last ice age, these spectacular dunes were created when drifting glaciers pushed natural rock debris t