this is one of the typical, in old belgium towns you would find it now, it's the flow of cycling. it's what you do if you have a one-way road and you make it accessible for cyclists. we knew at the federal level, at belgium level that this regulation was coming up and in parallel in the brussels parliament, we voted a law if you will implement this new belgium law of accepting cycling on those one-way streets, if you do that within two years' time, we will finance half of the cost to do so. and that was a regional law who was, in fact, encouraging putting the federal law into practice and that's how come that you will see in almost every one way street like you see there on the left that cyclists are admitted. on the right hand, you have example of lines and i have seen that already here as well. as a cyclist, i like the advanced stoplights and i make much use of it. i was already one of those cyclists who was contraflow cycling. it's a good thing and i can tell my kids that it's allowed to contraflow cycle. a policy of permits is another instrument we have just to, well, to mainl

and i explained that nato didn't have to be in belgium. and that we didn't have to be in belgium. and within a matter of weeks the legislation was defeated, nullified, withdrawn, and it stopped. but it happens all over the world. and my view is, it's a danger particularly not just for us but for the world. think of the contribution our military made in the tsunami in india. indonesia years back. think about the earthquake that took place in pakistan. our people did a superb humanitarian job. any time the u.n. or international organization has to deal with the humanitarian crisis they come to the department of defense, the united states of america and we give it. we wouldn't be able to do that if this universal jurisdiction continued. we wouldn't want to send our military people on humanitarian mission they were going to be prosecuted in rogue courts all over the world. so, it is something that it seems to me even president obama who apparently is personally authorizing drone strikes, potentially could be vulnerable and i think people out to think about it. it would lead to isolati

and i explained that nato didn't have to be in belgium and that woo didn't have to be in belgium and within a matter of weeks the legislation was defeated. nullified, withdrawn, and it stopped. but it happens all over the world. my view is it's a danger particularly not just for us but for the world. think of the contribution our military made in the tsunami in india -- indonesia. think what we did with the earthquakes that took place in pakistan. our people went in and did ka superb job, humanitarian job. any time anyone wants help, they come to the united states and we do it. we want to to send our people on humanitarian missions if they were going to prosecuted in rogue courts all over the country -- all over the world. so it is something that seems to me, even president obama, who apparently is personally authorizing drone strikes potentially could be vulnerable i think people ought to think about it. it would lead to isolation for the country and that would be a terrible thing in my view. at the inflexion point of world war ii and the end of the cold war and the truman administr

in the dark spring of 1940, german armored divisions were crashing through holland and belgium.ts destruction through europe's skies, and france was prostrate, and england was alone. passing the selective service act to prepare for what inevitably lay ahead. and the biggest challenge in colonel eisenhower's life was to aid in that preparation. late in 1940, he was made chief of staff of the third di strivi where his work brought him chief of staff of the 9th corps. in the summer of 1941, colonel eisenhower became chief of staff to general water kruger whose third army was preparing to participate in the most realistic war maneuvers yet held by american troops. ♪ these maneuvers over the louisiana countryside, as america fought for the time to train its growing army of citizen soldiers. eisenhower's task was to work out a plan of defense against a recognized invading force. soon after the maneuvers were over, eisenhower is promoted to brigadier general and within a matter of days came the bombing of pearl harbor. from almost this moment on, the fate of the nation and the fate of

we'll see you at the top of the hour from belgium., president obama welcomes a special guest to the white house. a guest who has a history of losing his temper. brianna keilar with political pop today. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. i'm michael bazinet, president of creative digital imaging of bangor, maine. we have customers all over the united states. we rely on the postal service for everything that we do. the eastern maine processing facility is vital to our operation and our success. if we lose this processing facility we could lose clientele because of increased mailing times. we would have to consider layoffs as a result of that. closure of this plant will affect all of us. ♪ >>> forget low favorability ratings. one issue mitt romney can't seem to shake is the treatment of his pooch. dearing a decade de, he put him in a kennel and strapped him to the roof of his station wagon. newt gingrich made an attack ad out of this sto

that was especially true when we visited prisons in belgium.ngs, we learned that when an inmate escapes from a belgian prison, authorities will try to catch him, but not charge him with an additional crime. >> the law that says the effect of escaping is not a crime. but they can do another crime. for example, if they escape with their prison clothes, keeping the prison clothes is a crime. unless they send the clothes back. and in the past we have someone who escaped, jumping out of the window. after two, three days, we get the clothes back washed and cleaned. so he didn't make any crime. >> and even though belgium has one of the world's lowest crime rates, we met our share of murderers there as well. but shawn schaeffer's interview was one of the more unusual ones we conducted. we met him in the segregation unit of prison haselt, a maximum security facility. >> on 30 december, i killed my wife. >> okay. why and how? >> i killed her with a big knife. >> why? >> because i had no gun with me. >> okay. but why did you kill her? >> oh, why? i was ve

i think this will put the belgium one to shame. the other comment i have is that going back to hitler's time, the people that became ibm had a tracking and tracing system and that was how they were able to round up all the jews. and i think this is an outrage, and i mean, you had general petraeus coming out and saying they're going to be putting tracking devices in our appliances, our microwaves, dishwashers, our phones. there's no escaping it. there's cameras on every corner. we live in the biggest police state, i mean it's incredible what our country has become. an overpowering system. >> all right, robin. what about that sentiment, is she accurate? >> i think there is -- the problem today is that you do have all of this technology out there and there's very few people that are saying no to it. there are very few congressional hearings on where we're going in terms of surveillance. i think it is a cross-party issue. i think republicans, libertarians and liberals are all concerned about this issue. because 20 years ago, 30 years a

first how it outside of washington gets the city and it was clear that it's clear from our out in belgiumyesterday that the world is already watching and the world is say and to the world only gives these margins to make north and to arbitrate military interventions and any sort of star wars in the foreseeable growth so i think it will be when it comes to when it comes to the military bloc that nato is certainly is a conversation that requires a lot more time than we have available for us today here at say red cross auto international affairs comment erica thanks for coming out of so we run out of time . so let's get some other international news for you in brief this hour with the oxy world update and me and a physician leader aung san suu kyi party claims to have won at least forty three out of the forty four parliamentary seats and by elections has to change the national league for democracy party. one the last time the country held multi-party elections in one nine hundred ninety but the results were ignored and she was placed under house arrest she was finally released in november an

he said belgium, well, we're belgium. >> andrea: the promises were so big. >> bob: that's right. >> eric: you are trying to paint romney being fa nil la an plain. but most people are going you know what? maybe we should try vanilla or plain. >> kimberly: that is my favorite ice cream. i love vanilla. >> bob: race for mayor in new york, the line was tyler, if mayor. having said that, you have to vet some personality. >> andrea: i think first, romney would be an excellent debateer the, too. i take issue with you saying the campaign had gas. i think romney's campaign has been too careful. they haven't gone. >> kimberly: bob, you like this. pretty latina coming up. >> bob: bin laden is dead, general motors is arrive. >> kimberly: i have one. >> andrea: he blew it. obama blew it. rove ad and evan longoria ad after that. pay attention. this is trump's response right here. note ♪ ♪ ♪ [ chanting ] ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm so in love with you >> they are making him look great. like that is the man we want to be president. i looked at that clip closely, i couldn't believe it. i thought it was one of the worst co

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john quincy adams retained belgium. ulysses s. grant and william howard taft brought filipino to the white house when he become president in 1909. between 1860 and 1940, waves of african-american migration from the south brought an influx of new comers to the nation's capital. almost a reverse tide as we've heard from alexander this morning. related to the forced migration of blacks southward. some found jobs in the white house and established decade long careers at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. this afternoon, we are going to hear stories of a free man enterprising labor and life on the square. and a singular event often called the white house tea incident that reflect the growing tide of black contribution to economic, social and political life in washington in the 19th and early 20th centuries. first we'll hear from don graves a descendant of hotelier, who has spent decades researching his family's contributions. don called me out of the blue one day to inform me about his research and out of that conversation has grown a wonderful

. >> chocolate is big business at this time of year, especially in those producing nations like belgium, switzerland, and germany. >> this year, the easter population includes 1 million chocolate rabbit. contrary to persistent rumors, the easter bunnies will not become santa clauses. manufacturers said it would be too expensive to unwrap and melt the chocolate. they say the challenge is to take on the right production size so as few bunny's as possible to go to waste. retailers will be able to sell them at half price or release them into the wild. according to a new warning, the rabbit population is a need of a boost. >> there you tell. that is your in-depth look at all the stories. >> stay with us.

we are live here in brussels, belgium. i'll have the exclusive joint interview tomorrow with the secretary of state hillary clinton and the defense secretary leon panetta tomorrow from nato headquarters right outside brussels. lots to discuss including the situation in afghanistan. certainly a crisis right now and what's going on with iran and its nuclear program north korea and a lot to discuss with the secretary of state and secretary of defense. i just got in to brussels and flew in with the secretary of defense just a little while ago, but right now we want to get to politics. we have a brand new cnn poll that's just coming out and it sheds new light on the presidential race. look at this. 56% have a favorable opinion of president obama. that's what they think of him as a person and not necessarily his performance as president of the united states. 42% have an unfavorable view. 44% view mitt romney favorably. 43% have an unfavorable view of the presumptive republican presidential nominee. 13%, by the way, still aren't

cnn's sister network tnt, which is being introduced in belgium.ootings, how many times did they shoot this? one continuous performance? >> eleven times. there's 11 people pushing the button. from the best reaction we made thecom comp ligs. >> reporter: the ad agency got permission from the town to set up hidden cameras. when a real person pushed the button, the drove yelled action. maybe you'd like a button for more drama in your town. don't get carried away. as close as you're doing to get to a button that produces excitement is watching a quiz shot. >> something a burglar would not want to see when he breaks into a house? >> naked grandma. >> i don't want to see that either. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> very funny stuff. sunday is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the "titanic." not so funny. you can relive the stories of those who were on board without ever leaving the shore. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring

at the moment, i'm dealing with italy, belgium and china.he '80s, things flourished, but pretty soon after, around '86 or '87, the crisis came. narrator: the crisis in 1986 washe collap. the cycles of boom and bust are a constant threat in africa, south of the sahara, because of its dependence on fluctuating commodities. the economy of côte d'ivoire was badly shaken. becaearningsrom thendence ostabilization fund evaporated. the boomeriod of the 1970s muniled to lots of optimismms. and lotsf borrowingon int. when prices declined in the 1980s, the country found itselfhead withery ttle money toay back its creditors. narrator: in pces ke yamoussoukro, jobsecame scarce. translator: i cachaleard (ctranslatedb): ( mdo you like this work? i'm happy enough since there are no oer possibilities. anyway, if i goes on like this,i'llave toeav. young people can get a job. naator: among afrie d'ivoire benefited greatea from the eerprising spirit of its tradespeople and its sinesswomen, but not whenimesread. ( woman speaking french ) translator: i've got fou

. ♪ ♪ >> tnt, the television network, is launching in belgium, and they're all about television drama >> so -- >> loved it. >> which tnt show has the girls in the lingerie on the motorcycle, though? i'll tune into that one. >>> parallel parking. it's not an easy task. especially if you're this guy. see if he can get it in -- next. >>> right this minute i'm meteorologist wyatt everhart, clouds rolling in from the north, chilly breezes. limited showers. freeze and frost concerns overnight. 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. hour northern tier counties including howard county and montgomery -- county. so watch out for that. we'll stay cools a temperatures stay in the upper 50s. that will be it for now. we'll be back at 5:00 which is minutes away. it. >> put that in the wet cat category. >>> marked car. smart car. not so smart driver. ♪ ♪ >>> now for our daily dose of the one thing that will change your life, and that is of course, a proposal. >> ah. >> this is kelsey and brad, and he told his girlfriend kelsey that he needed her help prepare forge this engagement shoot for a different couple. she didn't w

. ♪ ♪ >> tnt, the television network, is launching in belgium, and they're all about television drama> so -- >> loved it. >> which tnt show has the girls in the lingerie on the motorcycle, though? i'll tune into that one. >>> parallel parking. it's not an easy task. especially if you're this guy. see if he can get it in -- next. >>> steven, i think you've been misunderstanding contempt. it's not contempt it's boredom. this is henri and his contemplation. >> existential cast. >> did you notice when the human was trimming this cat, really unappreciative expression on his face. >> see, i think you're interpreting it wrong. >> is it weird that i feel like this cat? why am i here? i'm a little bored. >> well, then you -- >> you can help me. >> i didn't realize. >> what is it? a commercial? >> a short film about the torment of this cat living in boredom. >> wa, wa, wa. a dog would chase his tail. >> this, sorry. i don't love it. >> put that in the wet cat category. >>> marked car. smart car. not so smart driver. ♪ ♪ >>> now for our daily dose of the one thing that will change your life, and

. >> right this minute skyping from brussels, belgium, we have karen corrigan, she's responsible for the advertising for pimke. >> how did this come about? >> we thought how could pimke say they were a specialist in color but actually we help people choose things, what am i going to wear today and which color. >> pimke must be really excited that the trend is color blocking. >> it could actually be very, very realistic. we did not only put the cameras in fashion cities but also in the most fashionable places in the fashion cities. >> i log on to the color forecast and see a lot of people are wearing purple in milan, i put on some purple. that's how it works. >> or you can say, no, i'm not going to do it because i'm a rebel. that's another way to see it. or you can just download the app and say i want to be woken up with an alarm saying which color is trending tomorrow morning in paris. and you say, oh, i'm going to wear that or i'm going to wear the opposite. >> are there some color that say just don't change with time that people always wear? >> there will be colors that always come

it is not belgium. it is not portugal. it is not greece. >> right. look, spain made an announcement yesterday about its austerity program, and they're not going to hit the targets that they originally advertised. the bottom line is spain is on the road to restructuring just like the rest of the european nations. so it's just a matter of time until we get there. >> scott, where are you -- >> by the way, like the work. good job. where were you on the growth situation in europe right now? i guess the key problem is, earnings are pricing in a european recovery in the fourth quarter. they're expecting europe to come out of recession. this mild recession that we're in. where are you? are we going to be in the mild recession? are we coming out? or is it going to get worse? europe? >> i think europe's going to get worse and i think it's going to get a lot worse. the bottom line is that earnings in europe is not going to be what people had hoped in equities. but, you know, the rewralty is that the ecb holds the key to the whole thing. when you have the euro a

only belgium ireland kosta rica and new zealand have formally banned uranium in their arms but today no international convention even mentions the pleated uranium and its texts. this allows the u.s. administration to continue using it without fear of reprisals. if the illinois law faculty francis boyle claims that the usa can be hauled before a tribunal this lawyer and harvard graduate has an international reputation agent orange in vietnam gulf war syndrome or trials or specialty today francis boyle is locked in a new battle to have the use of depleted uranium recognized as a war crime ukrainian munitions violate the hague regulations of one thousand eight hundred seven and then do you also violates the geneva protocol one hundred twenty five. so they are clear the use of the u. is clearly a war crime is it illegal the way easy to use it shouldn't be but why does the united states use. landmines why you know we're trying to stop it the problem is how. you know how do you bring the rule of law to bear on the united states government it's very difficult to do and especially on the pen

california notice i'm not talking about united states but in california alone exceeds that of plants of belgium of england and perhaps you could name four five other countries combined so we could not perceive back then of what it would become and. you know so it's it's monstrous when you really look at what's happening today you can literally talk about millions of people being part of that is to be incarcerated by the prison industrial complex today men women and children and that level of mass incarceration really mass repression has to have an immense impact and effect on the outer community not just among families but in a social and communal consciousness way caucasian a fear among generations so it's at a level and at a depth that many of us could not even fathom or dream of today you know i can't help but wonder you talk about so many important social and economic issues in your work. do you have a dream today if you could be one of those that's genes which one would you pick what you wish you could happen in the united there's never one thing i mean it's a question and i understand it

round of arrests in locations stretching from the southern coast to near the northern border with belgium. in pre-dawn raids witnessed by local journalists, at least 10 people arrested for their connection to islamist web sites and for allegedly if threatening violence in the online forms. this is the second round up since mohammed merah killed seven people in and around to lose last month. he was eventually shot dead by police. our correspondent has the story from paris. clucks dawn raids in towns across france. television crews were given a tip by police of one of 10 suspects. they don't belong to any known organization, but their profile is similar to that of the toulouse killer, mohammed merah. he claimed allegiance to al qaeda and spent time in afghanistan and pakistan. but he was also a loner. the normal alarm bells did not bring. this is the third action targeting suspected islamists since he was killed two weeks ago. 13 men were charged with links to a terrorist group and five radical preachers are being deported. critics of president nicolas sarkozy said that it is arranged for t

efforts to seek more aid as nato nations hold a two-day meeting of defense and foreign ministers in belgium from wednesday. they're also scheduled to hold a summit in the united states next month. >>> syria's cease-fire appears to be collapsing as government forces again launch fierce attacks. the attacks left u.n. observers in the country powerless to intervene. government troops continued attacking the central city of homs on wednesday. the troops briefly stopped firing last thursday but resumed, blaming dissidents who refused to respect the cease-fire deal. the groups say the troops have shelled residential areas and fired on civilians killing nearly 100 people over the two days 'until tuesday. this comes as an advanced group of six u.n. observers arrived in syria to monitor a halt in military activity by forces of the government of president bashar al assad. >>> japanese exporters can't seem to get over a few persistent challenges. we are joined by the business team with a snapshot of the trade balance. hi. >> they absolutely are having a hard time dealing with the strong ends as well a

hundred points lukoil is down point six percent it says it's was fifty nine gas stations and the belgium after is in the red as it says it will be for it to be absorbed by twenty fifteen for modernization and sparkling wine make up it was up one percent in its second day to . smooth over two currency markets and the euro is gaining strongly versus the dollar lately this is been a good sign of basically money is not moving out of assets into dollars but since the euro is strengthening up so you're. it is not is not as bad as it was before this all the russian ruble is strengthening against the basket of currencies against both the euro and all that and in commodities we also are seeing a rebound in light sweet crude is up half a dollar was all big boost in the previous session while brant is correcting eighteen cents us our. growth in emerging markets is speeding up despite lower demand for their products in the developed world nations pcs index of business conditions in developing nations rose to more than fifty three points in the first quarter and a reading about fifty means that there

this is in--in the outskirts of brussels, belgium. and he forgot about them. he was gonna use them as a coffee substitute after drying and roasting them. uh, in the spring of 1831, those roots in the dark confines of that cellar had sprouted, and he then noticed the sprouts that had come from the top of the chicory roots. >> the mature roots are actually harvested by machine, each one producing just one bud and ultimately just one endive. this 55-acre field will produce tens of thousands of buds and will probably end up on salad plates in america, japan, and other asian countries. >> i love growing things, a-and as a way to make a living, growing food is very, very, very fulfilling. >> endives are really grown and harvested in 2 different types of fields. the first is a traditional one like this one here in turlock, and the second, a more specialized facility in rio vista. this next step involves growing the roots in a huge dark room. >> of cgurse it's completely dark. i mean, you come in here and turn the flashlight off, and it is the definition of darkness.

of them, european counselor president herman van rompuy dropped his favorite haiku into a box in belgium. japan's eu office in brussels set up a post box for collecting haiku on thursday. the first of its kind outside japan. the move is part of efforts to promote cultural exchanges. the box is shaped like an old hot spring building in matsuyama city. the best writer wins a trip to the city. at the ceremony, japan's u.n. ambassador kojiro shiojiri said he hoped to get exchanges between the people of japan and the eu. herman van rompuy also attended. he recited his favorite english haiku and dropped it in the box. >> flowering orchards, born again every year, i welcome the blossoms. >> van rompuy said his -- said the poems suit his character as he loves nature and the seasons. he hopes the post box will help increase the number of haiku lovers and deepen ties between japan and the eu. >>> a curator of an art museum in hiroshima solved the mystery. a portrait by the acclaimed dutch painter vincent van gogh hangs on their walls. it has been restored twice and that gives rise to the puzzle. >

losing just around half a percent the company wants fifty nine gas stations in the netherlands and belgium as part of its plan to expand our broad am off to vaas is almost ten percent in the red the company plans to grow up to two billion dollars by the year two thousand and fifteen to modernize its production plans and a sparkling wine maker abroad do so is doing quite well in the second day of trade actually have an i.p.o. on wednesday and raised one hundred thirty eight million dollars it looks like investors are welcoming the stock now want to cry. the greenback is actually losing value against the euro as you can see there with the russian move both a strange thing against both the greenback and these euro and now on to wall street which is about to win a couple of hours and had a pretty good day on wednesday you seen the closing figures there it managed to snap out of the spine session losing streak mainly supported by alcoa as the alan minium maker reported better than expected results actually everyone expected a loss but it came out with a profit and the thing to watch today is go