in a self-sufficient household like this one in belize, there is but one constant -- are there enoughthe household to provide for daily needs ? the rash household is like millions of others around the world -- pooling the laboofheir extended family to survive. their lives are a model for archaeologists interpreting the families of the past. the excavations in the copan valley revealed many clusters of houses surrounded by agricultural fields. comparing today's belize households to the archaeological remains, william sanders believes that many of the ancient copan residents also lived in extended families. the advantage of this kind of organization is that there are a variety of work tasks that you can share. there are certain phases of the agricultural season, for example, where it's very important to do a job as fast as possible. for example, planting. you don't want to spread planting over a week. you want to get it done in one or two days. that means you have to mobilize labor. and if you're a poor peasant, how are you going to mobilize labor ? well, you share it. and you live toge

kuwaitor you write a lot about -- in canada there's a tremendous land mass only 20 species of tree but belizer -- what is it -- 200? >> yeah, like 700. there's an interesting phenomenon which you viscerally sort of see in the tropics where they are way more diverse. one of the things we talk about in the book is we associate climate change is a problem that is effecting the polar bears. we always see pictures of them. i don't want to minimize the problems of polar bears. >> jon: and also sensitive they get depressed. >> they do. they are great beasts. >> jon: you give them a coke they are fine. [ laughter ] >> exactly. but, you know, climate change is really a problem of -- a more massive problem actually where cree tiewrs to actually live which is in the tropic and they tend to live in the narrow rain. when we were in the andes we were walking along and one of them said to me pick out a leaf you'll see it for 100ars or so this -- yards or so this shape of leaf that tree has only this range. >> you write there's a migration al algorithm of 30 feet per -- what is the -- >> 30 feet per day. >>

. >> supposed to be going to miami and belize now, not going anywhere. >> just had flights capseled.t is cancelled i'm sick of it and go fog florida. >> in parts of wisconsin officials asked thousands to leave faucets running 24 hours per day in order to prevent water pipes from freezing and breaking. >> house approved emergency water legislation. critics say it does nothing to relieve the drought suspending laws that allows more water to farmers now, facing fierce opposition in the senate. california democrat today said state is facing a 500 year drought and plans to introduce ledge slie sliegs -- legislation soon. >> the russian river through sonoma county and american river through sacramento county in addition, keep in mind to nearly a dozen other water ways on north and central coasts. fishing was already banned through april, because of low water levels. the goal is to save a a.dult fish right now to protect future of fishing in california. state officials say they're trying to be as proactive as possible during the drought. >> we have to take action as stewards of california w

the group has fought a variety of gay rights efforts at home and abroad, even defending a law in belizes homosexual acts punishable by ten years in prison. the other group behind the measure is part of a nationwide network of family policy networks that have pushed similar laws in kansas and idaho. they're organized under the advocacy arm of a christian group who co founded the alliance of defending freedom. and sees same sex marriage as the slipperiest of slopes. >> anything allegedly linked to civil rights will be doable. >> another big player in all this is a think tank called the ethics and public policy center, which has led to 18 religious freedom caucuses, under the umbrella of the american religious freedom program. a group that crafts model legislation, hands it over to state lawmakers and testifies on its behalf. all of these organizations pass their efforts to codify legislation as a simple expression of religious freedom. a message that has been greatly amplified on fox news channel. >> why is it important for you to have a business and not have to abandon your personal reli

overseas in belize, adf supports legislation making gay sex a crime. in a moment, one of the arizona state senators who stands behind sb-1062 also an exclusive with governor jan brewer, first, miguel marquez live in phoenix. are they starting to gather outside the capital there? i understand they're going to keep coming back, there was a protest on friday that you reported from? >> reporter: yeah, this is actually growing here tonight, anderson, i'm going to show you what's happening here. 400, perhaps 500 people have shown up, it's not just gays and lesbians out in front of the capital now. it is democratic gubernatorial nominees, rabbis from local synagogues here, and even priests, all of them coming out from all different communities now to voice their concern about this bill. this protest really beginning to grow. they want to keep this thing going tomorrow and possibly an all night sort of presence at the capital wednesday. they want to have a presence until governor brewer decides what she's going to do. >> religious organizations are not going t

negotiating with tyrants in belize doesn't work. the notion that our state department could at this moment extend yet another olive branch to caracas is exactly backwards. this is the moment to point out that maduro's abuse of his fellow citizens is intolerable to the united states, that if he wants better relations with us he should start by listening to the demands of his own people. he should immediately and unconditionally rehraoez leopoldo lopez being held at the hostage at the mercy of an authoritarian state. he should lift the cloud of censorship he's using to isolate venezualans from each other and the rest of the world. and the united states should do all it can to help the people of venezuela as they choose a different path, a path of freedom and prosperity that will return this onetime enemy to their traditional role of our partner and friend. that's where the venezualan people want to be. and it is only their brutal leadership that is preventing it. madam president, this is a time for american leadership to speak out in