they're still really bad in brazil in rural brazil.oing to do is read a brief description from a typical confederados. this is a person who visited awd]Ñ confederados. he was a civil war veteran from tennessee and these were the living circumstances of this veteran in brazil who is trying to make a go of at it a a farm mer ch the farm eers home is sichsed a fu mills distance in the large clearing at the forrest at the base of a plateau that is some hundred feet above the river. all around there were splendid masses of green trees and lime trees and great pale banana plants and bo those a bit of untouched forrest with a giant brazilian nut tree towering over it. the farmer says with all the beauty of the site it evidently has a hard time of it. i still have a hard time of it. i'm a little discouraged. the land is excellent but the stream is too small to give me good waterpower. and without that, i can't imagine a large cane plantation. the man went;t how prices he receives for his produce are not very good. the traders take advantage of

did brazil or did brazil take sides in the war? >> mike: it's interesting. throughout the war, brazil was essentially pro southern. but largely the reason for that -- you would think it might have to do with the issue of -- something to do with the issue of slavery but as near as i could discover, it had mostly to do with the brazilian emperor. the emperor's name was don pedro ii. essentially, the u.s. ambassador to brazil at the time from the u.s. government from washington, d.c. had personally insulted do not pedro ii at some social occasion. and so that was the main apparently the main reason that there wasn't a closer association between the brazilian government and washington. it had less to do with politics and more with the whim of the emperor. so, again, that's where governmental and culture differences come into play. the ambassador was -- the u.s. ambassador was kind of a pushy person and that didn't go over well with someone whose title is emperor. yes, sir. >> in connection with the settlement of some exconfederates in other latin american countr

but it's not all bad news for brazil. country's a pioneer in the development of vaccines to combat the virus. >> our research shows that 30 days after vaccination, we have a response but we still don't know how long this vaccine could protect people. >>reporter: with final tests expected before the end of 2015 it's hoped they soon will be producing 60 million doses of the vaccine per year offering hope to the people of brazil and around the world. david mercer al jazeera. >>> venezuela is one of the world's most dangerous countries. it's opened up a new market for personal protection if you can afford it. virginia lopez is in caracas. >>reporter: kidnapping in venezuela is a booming business. this has forced many to armor their car and install tracking devices and hire body guards. this is one business that is booming. >> before armored cars were a luxury. now they're a necessity. >>reporter: as the fire power increases, so does the level of protection people seek. for example, this level four car with an extra interior d

. >>> battling a health crisis in brazil. cases of dengue fever are sky rocketing >>> plus... [ gunfire ] ..cashing in on crime. what a shot is doing >>> the red cross says the departure of an aid plane to yemen has been delayed due to logistical problems. saudi arabia and its coalition granted permission. hundreds have been killed since a saudi-led commission targeted houthi rebels last month. the battle continued in the southern city of aden. five were killed 15 injured in the latest fighting. the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi sacked three top military officers. kim vinnell has more. >> reporter: a huge crowd pored over the area. this is no longer a search for survivors. this is recovery. for the most part the work is all by hand. the saudi-led coalition says it targets areas controlled by the houthis, and rebel fighters are hiding amongst civilians. it's further south in aden that the heaviest fighting is taking place. houthi rebels along with fighters loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh are infiltrating distri

but it's not all bad news for brazil. the country country is a pioneer in the vaccine to help combat the vie >> 30 days after vaccination, we have an immune logical response. >>reporter: with final tests expected before the end of 2015, it's hoped the institute will soon be producing 60 million doses of the vaccine per year. offering hope for people in brazil and around the world. david mercer al jazeera. >> in a little over a half an hour now, an indonesiaen court -- indonesian covert -- last month but lawyers for the pair have been trying to convince the court that it has the jurisdiction to hear their appeal. the men were arrested in 2005 as ring leaders of a group known as the bali 9. the philippine government is trying to save one of its citizens who is also facing execution for drug trafficking in indonesia. she's a single mother with two children. her family says all she ever wanted was a way out of poverty. her recruiter, a close family friend paid for her trip to malaysia bought her clothes, and promised there wa

people are mobilized in brazil. they've protested. the press is free to cosay the news and -- convey the news and express opinion. investigations will continue and it will be taken wherever it has to go. >> one of the things they'll look at... >> demack rahsy is not -- democracy is not in danger. >> we have a survey showing that dilma rousseff's popularity has plummeted 60%. do you think it could happen? >> i don't think it's likely but it is no longer impossible. we do not know if the money stolen from petrogas found its way into her political campaign. that is what is investigators, prosecutors are looking to or trying to determine. as said the president is not a target of those investigations. there are 49 politicians, some from the workers party that are target of the federal criminal investigations, so this is an ongoing process. the country remains stable politically. there's an economic crisis that stems from pretty bad economic management that is being addressed by a new economic team. >> that could have economic repercussions

but brazil is the largest economy in latin america and between united states and brazil there is a huge amount of work that could be done in terms of cooperation on energy and cooperation on agriculture cooperation globally as the wto or other the g-20 and this is an opportunity for other governments to move forward in support of democracy and open market economies. you noted quite accurately the president of brazil faces some domestic troubles. there are corruption issues right now slowing economy and frankly, the weather is also working against her. brazil is actually undergoing a significant drought which affects a lot of their electricity production, which a lot of that comes from highs hydro-power. what does she want to did at the summit of the americas in panama? i wouldn't imagine she would take a terribly high profile in panama. >> and quickly mr. castaneda you have 15 seconds before we lose you. what would make this summit a success, quickly? >> it won't be a success. the hand shake would be important, keeping maduro quiet would be important not having obama taken on as a adver

know brazil is going to be crucial and so we want to work with brazil. and i think for secretary kerry, he looks at this summit, although it may not be on the agenda, he looks at every summit between now and paris in december as preparation for paris. so he will be talking about climate change issues. they certainly are on our agenda with countries like brazil. on democracy and human rights, i think brazil has a strong role to play, and we certainly are hopeful. they have been a major partner with us on the open government partnership. that is something that will be discussed. that's an area where on governmental transparency we should be working together. brazil is a very vibrant democracy with a robust civil society and a robust press. that's an area where we can work together. so there are lots of i think, themes in somewhere brazil and ask them to working together. richard: thank you roberta, for the conversation. i would like to go to our audience and get a few more questions. just a couple of points. i will keep a list. when i go to you please wait

brazil is the largest economy in latin america, and between the united states and brazil. there's a huge amount of work to be done in terms of cooperation on energy agriculture as the w.t.o. or other at the g20. it's an opportunity for both countries to move forward in support of democracy and open market economies. i think you noted accurately that the president of brazil faces domestic troubles there's corruption issues a slowing economy and the weather is working against brazil. it's understand going a drought, which affects the electricity production. a lot of that comes from hydro-power. there's a domestic issue that the president has to work through. what does she want to do at the summit in panama. probably she wants to go meet return to brazil. i imagine she won't take a high profile, consistent with the brazilian approach. >> you have 15 seconds, but what will make the summit a success. quickly? >> it won't be a success, the handshake is important. coping nicolas maduro quiet. having obama not taken on as an adversary by everyone is important. that's about as much

but it's not all bad news for brazil. the country's a pioneer in the development of a vaccine the combat the virus. >> translator: our research shows that 30 days after a person's been vaccinated we have an immune logical imimmunological response. >> offering hope for people in brazil and around the world. david mercer, al jazeera. >> india has launched an air pollution index to track air pollution. 20 of the most polluted cities are in india. estimates 620,000 people die prematurely each year there because of dirty air. prime minister narendra modi says it's a result of the nation nation's developing economy of. >>> conserving the country's natural resources is easier said than done in cities like mumbai where there is no official recycling program and landfills are filling up beyond capacity. al jazeera's fez jamil sent this report. >> garbage dump one of the oldest and largest in asia. it can't take anymore but garbage still arrives daily. one of several women who have been lierd by the government to do somethinghired

brazil is the only good-20 nation to raise rates in 2015. party leader david cameron and nick claig, and ed milliband face questions in a bbc program. caroline: temperature us what you -- tell us what you think. there is bill gross. him seeing a june rate rise in the united states in terms of interest rates is off the table. >> do join us all. the majority of you think so. we discuss that after the break. caroline: welcome back to "countdown." greece will leave the eurozone at some point in the future. that is according to the majority of respondents in a bloomberg poll, who have changed their tune from january. then 31% predicted an exit. now 51% see cash-strapped greece leaving the current union. for more we are joined from brussels by the executive director of global market assets. do you agree or concur? 51% say greece is out. are you expecting an exit? >> we are hoping not to have one but we have to acknowledge that the risk of having an exit has only increased over time. we have wasted too much time since the beginning of the year. we

we are very important to the economy and society in brazil.eporter: the corruption scandal has taken a huge toll on the economy. petrobras accounts for roughly 1/10 of the country's gdp. revelations about contract fixing, bribes and monday laundering -- and money laundering has done -- and money laundering has delivered a blow to petrobras itself. it also posted acid devaluation of working billion euros. -- posted asset devaluation of 14 billion euros. on wednesday former executive was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in the scandal. matt: we will go to the markets where european stocks did not have a good day. at the frankfurt stock exchange -- reporter: it is not always what you get that what you were expecting to get. the consumer climate index and the german purchasing managers index were good, but not as good as expected, dragging markets down. we saw a slight decline in france. this shows us the economy in the eurozone may not be doing as well as we all think. the other big headline was deutsche bank, germany's best-known

we know brazil is going to be crucial, so we want to work with brazil.ry, secretary kerry, he looks at this summit, although it may not be on the agenda, he looks at every summit between now and paris in december as preparation for paris. so he will be talking about climate change issues. they certainly are on our agenda with countries like "$1"lbrazil. and democracy and human rights, i think brazil has a strong role to play. we certainly are hopeful. they've been a major partner with us on the open government partnership. that is going to be something that's discussed. both mexico and brazil were cochairs of that. so that's an area where on governmental transparency we should be working together. brazil is a very vibrant democracy with a robust civil society and a robust press. that's an area where we can work together. so there are lots of i think, themes in the summit where brazil and we can be working together. >> thank you roberta, for the conversation. i'd like to go now to our audience, where i think we'll get a few more great questions. just a co

shows 29% of brazils believe that will happen.dent is touched by a corruption scandal and the alleged politicians took bribes for construction contracts and most politicians belong to president's workers parties and workers and she was chairman but says she didn't do anything wrong and not in danger of losing her job. >> huge mistakes were made but i think that there is no evidence that could lead to the president's impeachment at this moment. of course that may appear. >> reporter: protesters right to take to the streets has been defended by the president herself and she says she is making changes but this remains and no sign it's about to go away. allen fisher, al jazeera, south palo. >>> hillary clinton officially launched 2016 u.s. presidential campaign. she is the overwhelming favorite to win the democratic party nomination and heading to iowa the traditional first stop for presidential hopefuls and we report from the state capitol demoins. >> reporter: made announcement without crowds and spot-lit stage in a glossy two-minut

they will stay largely dry across northeastern brazil. you can see the winds coming in from that easterly direction. you might see one or two showers coming back in over the next couple of days. a little change going on here. you can see the flooding further saw the remains a problem. we've had problems across parts of the u.s., no sign of rain clearing away over the next couple of days. likewise towards the west, it stays dry. >> thank you very much. ahead on al jazeera we'll tell you why a journalist in china has been sent to jail. >> the changing facing of street art in india's capitol city. >> still ahead in sport the new masters champion returns to action but his day does not go as planned. we will have the details. >> welcome back. let's look at the top stories here on al jazeera. >> south africa's foreign minister is calling for diplomatic support from neighbors nations in attacks. men armed with machetes have conducted break ins at shops. >> humanitarian needs are iryemen for medical supplies and food assistance for 7.5 million pe

it's not all bad news for before brazil. the country is a pioneer for a vaccine to combat the virus. >> our research shows 30 days after a person's been vaccinated, we have an immunological response. we still don't know how long the vaccine can protect people. >> with final tests expected before the end of 2015, it's hoped the institution will soon be producing 60 million doses of the vaccine per year, offering hope for people in brazil and around the world. david merses, al jazeera. >> still to custom: shedding light on dark matter, the collider back in action after a two year break. >> injured on duty, how cyclists in the tour of flanders experience add painful end be to the race. we are standing by with all the detail in sport. >>. the atom smashing collider is restarted after a two year upgrade costing $250 million. >> back in action and more powerful than ever. over the last two years they've jump graded the world's biggest particle accelerator deep under the swiss-french border. scientists fired two particle beams arou

it's not all bad news for brazil. the country is a pioneer in the development of a vaccine to combat the virus. >> translation: our research shows that 30 days after a person has been vaccinated we an an immunological response but be don't know how long it can protect people. >> with tests expected before the end of 2015 it's hoped the institute will produce 60 million doses of the vaccine per year. offering hope for people in brazil and around the world. >>> in the newshour back to the top story, the war in yemen, and pakistan's parliament has been talking about whether or not to become militarily involved in what is a saudi-led coalition. this follows a request by riyadh for help including help with aircraft warships and soldiers. nicole johnson has more from islamabad. >> reporter: for over a week the government stuck to the line - that any thread to saudi arabia's territorial integrity would provoke a harsh response from pakistan. now parliament is debating what type of response, and whether it send soldiers to sa

and if you know brazil that is saying a lot. even though the company stock trades at the new york stock exchange make no mistake, it is controlled by the brazilian government and they have more than half of the voting shares and the company is used by the government as an sarm of their policy. all of that may be coming home to roost. in march of last year one of the company directors was arrested for bribery and in september he started to sing like a canary. he told investigators that for nearly ten years almost all contracts were padded by 3% and that extra money was used for bribes and kickbacks, a lot of it funneled to the ruling parties of the country. and now nearly 50 people have been arrest or charged, including dozens of ceos of construction companies, party members and even politicians. at risk -- the country's president delmore rusa the treasurer of her party has been arrest and she was the chairman of the company when the graft was going on. so far investigators find no link to her and she denies any knowledge of the

the scandal has its roots in petrobras, brazil's giant oil company. is accused of allegedly paying bribes for exchanging contracts, the same one building roads and bridges and olympic venues. with petrobras contracts frozen and some top executives in jail the whole sector is in crisis. two firms have already filed for bankruptcy. the company behind sao paolo's beltway denies any wrongdoing and says it is committed to finishing the road but authorities fear this project might not go anywhere soon. the worst possible scenario would be a delay in the project, because it would deny 20 million people in saopaolo a road. >> reporter: one recent study says the fallout of the petrobras scandal could have a devastating impact in brazil. >> the investment of petrobras represents something like 2% of brazilian gdp. so that represents something like 100 billion eyes and would represent the loss of a million and 200,000 working posts. >> reporter: the wheels of the brazilian economy are already moving slowly this year with a crisis in construction the countries ha

. >> and a political scandal in brazil has cost thousands of people their jobs. jobs. >> volcano sent a huge cloud of ash into the air. schools were closed and flights to the area were cancelled. last erupted in 1972. it is considered one of the most dangerous of chile's 90 active volcanoes. >> in off the radar segment brazil's petrobras reported loss he of $9 billion. >> led to massive layoffs. >> reporter: this man wants to work but he is told that every vacancy has 500 chasing after it. state company petrobras about an hour's drive fromroyrio di janeiro. >> he has a pile of papers for people looking for work, giving advice. >> translator: at the end of last year there were 15,000 or 16,000 workers now there are about 4500 workers. >> reporter: petrobras is one of brazil's biggest companies alleged that many taken bribes are linked to the government. the investigation is called operation car wash. one economist saying while it is causing pain, brazil has to do this. >> all the state enterprises should change their rules, in order to follow a much higher standar

and they even had theories about... in brazil, through gilberto freyre, was called "racial democracy,ico, 1925, josé vasconcelos wrote a book called the cosmic race. >> hinojosa: that's right. >> and he said, "we are all the races," but he devalued the black element. he wanted the black element to disappear in a mestizanal kind of fantasy land. >> vasconcelos is in 1925, in his famous essay mestizaje, suggests that these other races are just a stepping stone for the mestizo race to come and take over. the mestizos, in his view, are the ones that are going to bring together the... the differences of races and supersede them and are going to lead us to the future. but i... >> hinojosa: to a cosmic race. >> to a cosmic time... >> a new atlantis, and he even used the expression "new atlantis." but the problem with his theory, just as the problem with... >> oh, there are many problems with that theory. >> well, there is, but just as with... this one aspect is common with gilberto freyre, who wrote the masters and the slaves, 1933 in brazil and then the cubanidad, ortiz in cuba, 1940, was t

. >>> battling a health crisis in brazil. cases of dengue fever are sky rocketing >>> plus... [ gunfire ] ..cashing in on crime.

tom: do they do this in brazil? olivia: the coffee is also good in brazil. that is our segue.ing at petrobras, the brazilian oil giant. the state-controlled company brought off $2.1 billion in alleged bribe payments. there were more problems than corruption at petrobras. petrobras has underperformed the s&p 500 oil and gas orders index. they do not just sell oil. they also sell plastic. what you have seen it is that the fallout has affected the plastic sales. tom: the buttery coffee is kicking in. it is about 41 days. it is a slap on the wrist kind of thing. tell us about your take on this brazilian juggernaut? michael: this company has had several years of massive issues, as the chart indicates. there was everything from -- there was the corruption, but they were undertaking a real moonshot with unlocking this tremendous research. if they were able to achieve these things, they would be producing more oil than at some mobile in eight or nine years. they raised $80 billion. at $35 per share. tom: the money question for our viewers is do they express an international view throu

in sao paulo, and thousands more across brazil. there are all sorts of political issues here. the financial situation of the country, the fact that taxes and costs are rising and brazil is on the verge of tipping into recession. there are concerns about the petrogas scandal. there are allegations that senior figures took bribes to correct the contract and dilma rousseff - there's no suggestion that she knew about any corruption or allegations of wrongdoing and is not connected to the current investigation. people are worried that that impact on the way the government is run. dilma rousseff ran with over 50% of the vote six months ago. it was a polarized brazil. the allegations are built and built. that's why people have come onto the streets to voice distrust and anger and called for the president to go. the president welcomed the protest. she'll do what she can to make it better for ordinary brazilians, it's something that she's looking for in the long term. for those on the streets now, they want something to happen and happen so

it's getting a reputation in brazil one it doesn't want. in this area in the last ten years the number of fatal motorcycle accidents has gone up by 140%. that's because there are more motorcycles on the roads and more motorcycles being driven badly. people here use motorcycles for everything. even things that should not be moved by . >>reporter: this gives you some idea of what it's like to navigate around the city. on just one sunday last year the local trauma hospital treated 98 victims of motorcycle accidents. it's now at 1,200 a month, twice what it was two years ago. >> if the number of accidents keeps rising at the same rate that we have today, our health system won't have conditions to treat all those patients because they demand a high specialized treatment. >>reporter: he was on his way to work when he hit another bike and broke his leg in three places and has lost the use of his left arm. he thinks he was lucky. >> i'm not buying a new motorcycle. i'll take a lift the bus. we need to have patience and slow down. it's safer. >>repo

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. >> let's take you to brazil now antigovernment demonstrations taking operation as discontent gross towards president rousseff. her approval rating has hit a low of just 13%. rousseff last month saw people out in the streets in cities throughout the country. the state run oil company had a corruption scandal. >> we are joined live from sao paulo. tell us what's happening at the moment alan. >> you can see thousands of people on the streets. it's been a carnival like atmosphere here through the day. people have been walking listening to the various speakers at various points, some who haven't been able to quite contain their anger. there are groups from all shades of the political spectrum, even some calling for a reinstallation of a military government here. most people are very angry calling for her impeachment. she woke up to a new poll that said 63% believe she should be impeached over the scandal the scandal is the state oil company and there were allegations that senior figures there took substantial brakes to steer construction contracts in certain ways. reduce receive who is

walking through an airport scanner or eating a handful of brazil nuts.he radiation question. >> i will say brazil nuts. >> walking through the scanner. my wife would say scanner. >> we think alike. >> you got it harris. more radiation in brazil nuts than in airport scanners. >> they would rather clean it that way than use a preservative. >> it's the way they grow. they suck radiation out of the ground, the roots of the trees. >> different ways of getting to the same answer. >> next what's riskier, being obese be or living in the year 1910. a hundred years ago. >> 1910. >> you are correct. >> good. >> people lived 13 years less. an obese person five years. >> but they were happier back then. >> they were drinking. >> evidence for that. >> and eating brazil nuts and not smoking. >> they were eating a lot of brazil nuts. >> what's riskier being a manner or b watching two hours of tv a day. >> tv. >> being a man. >> i like being a man. >> the correct answer, a, being a man takes three and a half years off your life. watching tv, eight months off your life. >

. >>> doubt in brazil is devastating cities, towns and villages and the government is about to announceplan allen fisher reports. >> reporter: today is a good day here the water truck came. that means she can fill her buckets, do her washing and feel for a few hours that things are getting better. >> translator: we are saving water and using it to wash our clothes, to water the plants and to clean the floor. >> reporter: 56 tons of cities in northeastern brazil are suffering severe drought and another 49 are critical. this is the rainy season and have been enough to keep things green but not much more and not for sometime. three years ago this reservoir would have been full,, in fact, where i'm standing the water would have been above my head and gives you an idea of devastation that is caused in the region and what is left of what was once a very large lake. fields lay abandon and growing grapes here but not enough water to produce a crop and farmers like antonio walked away for an area that relies on agriculture the continued water shortage is killing crops and jobs and killing hope.

but it's not all bad news for brazil. the country's a pioneer in the development of a vaccine to combat the virus. >> translator: our research shows that 30 days after a person's been vaccinated we have an immunological response but we don't know how long the test can help people. >> it's hoped the institutes will soon be producing 60 million doses of the vaccine per year offering hope for people in brazil and around the world. david mercer, al jazeera. >> jury is hearing the closing arguments in the boston marathon bomber trial dzhokhartsarnaev. 21 year old's role in the attack was admitted. focusing on whether tsarnaev deserves to die for his crimes. >>> the city of ferguson missouri has become a symbol of racial tension in the united states. some of the demonstrators who took to the streets to call for police reforms are turning their attention oupcoming municipal elections. christian saloomeycin tin saloomeykristin saloomey has the story. >> sustainable real change right here in ferguson. >> change is exactly what man

. >> reporter: i am alan fisher in northeastern brazil.ears ago this was a rez reservoir that stretched almost as far as the eye could see this is the sign of drought. people here are running out of options and patience. the the ♪ >>> hello again let's have a look at the top stories here at al jazerra. the reuters news salt is a is reporting than the u.n. is launching an appeal for nearly $300 million to meet humanitarian needs in yemen. on thursday, yemen's new vice president called on houthi rebels to end their offensive on the poured city of port city of aden. >>> the u.n. security councilmembers have heard first person accounts from to be tours treating victims of chlorine attacks, many children. the u.n. says it will try to identify and prosecute the attackers. >>> syrian president bashar al-assad has appeared in a television interview as part of national day celebrations. in the interview he blamed europe for isil's advance across the middle east. more than 220,000 people have been killed in the syrian conflict since it began in 2011

. >>> battling a health crisis in brazil. cases of fever are skyrocketing. plus.dding light on dark matter. the hydrogen collider is back in action after a 2-year break. >>> hello the international committee of the red cross says it's been given permission by saudi arabia and its allies to deliver aid to yemen. hundreds of people have been killed since the saudi-led coalition began targeting houthi rebel positions in yemen last month. the red cross hopes one of its planes withplanes can land in the capital sanaa later on monday. the battle between houthi rebels and pro-government fighters has continued in the southern city of aden. five people killed and 15 injured in the latest fighting. and yemen's president hadi sacked three top military officers. kim vinnell has more. >> reporter: a huge crowd pours over a sea of mangled steel in sanaa. but this is no long air i search for survivors. this is body recovery. for the most part the work is all by hand. the saudi-led coalition says they are only targeting areas with houthis but they are now hiding with civilians. i

now there are 4500 workers. >> petrobras is one of brazil's biggest companies. it's alleged senior officials took almost $700 million in bribes when awarding construction contracts. many that may have taken bribes are linked to the government. the investigation is called investigation car wash. while economists say that it is causing pain, brazil has to do this. >> should they change their rules in order to follow a much higher standard of dominance? also the private sector has to be much more transparent especially in its relations with the government. >> it's estimated that 35,000 construction jobs have been lost in the first two months of this year, and there is no sign things are going to get better. every single man here had a job until just a few weeks ago. now they're un unemployed because of the petrobras scandal. they'll wait here all day because they believe if there is a job they have a better chance of landing it here than if they hand in their details and walk away. >> i've been here since 7:00 in the morning, and i haven't gotten anything so far. e

walking through an airport scanner or eating a handful of brazil nuts?iation question. >> oh really. i'll say brazil nuts. >> i'll say walking through a scanner. >> you and i think alike. >> you got it right. more radiation in brazil nuts than airport scanner. >> they'd rather clean it that way. >> the way they grow, they suck radiation out of the ground. the roots of the tree. >> different ways of getting to the same answer. >> what's riskier being obese or living in the year 1910. one hundred years ago. >> i would say living 100 years ago. >> you're all correct. people lived 13 years less in 1910. an obese person five years less. >> they were a lot happier back then. >> they were drinking. >> no politically correctness. >> drinking and smoking. >> and eating a lot of brazil nuts. >> what's riskier being a man b watching two hours of tv every day? >> what? >> i'll say tv. >> being a man. >> i like being a man. >> correct answer a being a man takes three and a half years off your life. watching tv, eight months off your life. >> i know. it's risky. >> ye

in brazil. yes men's presidential office has told international embassies in the port city of aid ton make sure that no houthis fighters are on their premises. the city has been a battleground send the coalition launched air strikes more than a month ago. the government says it now has proof that there are iranians on the ground, helping the rebels. al jazeera has that story. >>> adan has become a vital battleground in the war in yemen. progovernment fighters say they are gaining have edge tooic territory at the airport. but beyond that, people say it is the houthis who seem to be gaining ground. they say the rebels are shelling their neighborhoods and pushing people from their homes. the houthis have also stormed a hospital, leaving behind people in need of care. >> they continue to shell places where they know women and children gat. most people have fled and only a few are left in adan. the houthis shelled our homes and robbed the people. >> but a houthis spokesman denied allegations of targe

just go back to the people in brazil. i visited some communities, an they get their water now -- this is from water rich area two years ago, three years ago. they have water from five to six in the morning, just a trickle, and then it's turned off. they have water again from 10:00 to 11:00 at night. do whatever you need to do that needs water or collect it in those two hours because that's the water that you get. you don't have to go that far away. i've been working with the people in detroit, michigan who have had their water cut off, many thousands of them. we got a moratorium, the u.n. experts involved to look at what's happening. this is an area where a lot of money left the inner city, people left behind are poor mostly african-american, older people single mothers, very high unemployment. they don't have the funds and so the city near bankruptcy then, now in bankruptcy doubled the price of water. people cannot afford it. they are coming in. they literally go house to house and turn the water off. try raising kids or

brazil will be better. they need to reinvest in sales and stabilize what have been some of their distribution channels that they're starting to lose competition. it trades at 50% to its peer group. i think the worst is over but i'm furious right now! >> and long. and staying long. dan, what are you not furious about? >> yeah. >> this company, ali baba, this is a company that contemplated going public in china, it is a chinese-based company, they were listed at one point before the financial crisis in china and then delisted. they brought more than 2 billion shares to sell to america of a company that really no one knew about other than institutional investors before about seven months ago. to me they had this lock up. people are selling. they sold in front of it. >> that made me angry, too! >> the stock can't get out of its own way. the there's another billion shares lock up here. there were very few opportunities to buy this stock above the price it opened on. a lot of people bought it from 90 to 125 and n

getting a reputation in brazil, one it doesn't want.ay say that in the last ten years the number of fatal motorcycle accidents have gone up by 140%. that's because there are more motorcycles on the road, and more motorcycles being driven badly. people here use motor bikes for everything. even things that should not be moved by a motorbike. a bike taxi driver for years and for him the roads are becoming a scary place. >> i see a lot of crazy things. you think man how does he do that? he's not only putting his life in danger but others' too. >> this helmet i use gives you some idea of what it's like to navigate around the city. just one sunday last year the local trauma hospital treated 98 victims of motorcycle accidents. and it's running at 1200 a month, twice what it was two years ago. >> if the number of accidents keeps rising at the same rate that we had today, a health system won't have conditions to treat all those patients because they demand a high specialized treatment. >> 03-year-old francis was on his way to work when he hit an

brazil is a corrupt place. there's a similarity with batman man who rejects corruption and violence. this inspired me. >> reporter: it's six months before they won a second term it was a battle that split the country. >> the president's popularity fell as quickly as the economy. inflation, tax, goods. brazil is on the verge of recession. there'll be protests on the streets, dwarfed by the millions who come to places like this and tell the president it's time to go. demonstrations so people on the streets - there's growing anger at a multi-million corruption scandal at thepetrogas. the president was the chairman at the time bribes were allegededly taken. there's no suggestion that the president was involved. this man runs his own company, and will join the protests saying enough is enough. >> translation: as a father i'm leading the movement. in order to so far a bright future to my kids. to offer a bright future. president roussel took some steps to address the issue. it may help in the long term. there'll be d

what about the presalt reserves, below the salt layer of petroleum you have off the coast of brazil, for instance, which bg is an active player in. >> when we look at the lng industry, the price outlook going forward is not that positive. a significant surplus in the basin driven by what's happened in australia. we think about legacy assets ones where the costs have been paid, there's lots of quality and lots of value in those types of assets. in terms of thinking about the presalts you take the santos basins, large assets and incredibly large fields. the basin we have, the flow rates, are somewhere around 30,000 barrels per day. when we think about average fields, they run somewhere around 800 barrels per day. this is an absolutely large nerms of thinking about the santos basin. >> the santos basin in the atlantic off brazil, some think this has the potential to be the next north sea, correct? >> well, we have to think about costs. not all of these deepwater projects in the area have the same costs. one of the key themes here is anything that has a cost basis above shale is going to

you know margaret calls it cove grier, donna brazill. at the -- choreography donna brazill.he chipotle stop, the van she's stopped at gas stations stopping at diners. really a lot has been made about these moments. i don't know how the campaign feels because yesterday, you know the big story was it was the first weekday that hillary clinton, the candidate, is out and about and headed to iowa. instead everyone's talking about chipotle. good thing bad thing, donna? >> i think this is a great way for her to start campaign that is still about change. that's what the majority of voters still would like to see changed. there's no question that she has to perform good at the retail level. there are over 1,700 precincts that will be held precinct caucuses that will be held next february. and what you have to do in a state like iowa, the first state in the nation since 1972 you have to reach people where they live where they play, where they study, and where they pray. and if you don't reach them then on that cold wintry night in february when they have to stand in the precinct and d

that means brazil as a country has a wasted opportunity.rel and petrobras sits on top of very expensive deposits. when oil is high it made sense for them to drill. instead, everybody wanted to get a pound of flesh. i've been coming on this network for two years talking about how we've had a commodity bubble. how the street has done can be priming commodities. now those deals are coming unraveled, just as the housing cycle did and the commodity bubble is winding down. >> right. >> so now brazil is gearing up for the olympics and they don't have the cash flow to drill for this expensive oil. it's a real wasted opportunity for that country. >> brian, bridgewater highlighted their concerns about brazil's ability to service a petrobras bankruptcy if you would or even just its cash flow needs and pointing out as well that this is an institution that along with its contractor could have an impact of 15% to 20%. will this become a systemic issue if brazil has to shore up petrobras? >> if you look at the commodity bubble as a whole, it's a massive t

is brazil the next top market?y "in the loop here: p." ♪ betty: scarlet, you hinted at this a few moments ago p or we have the headlines now from metlife about a retiring. scarlet: william wheeler is retiring. he has 17 years at metlife. as president of the americas, he has been there for 3.3 years since november of 2011. he is only 53 years old. bill is stepping down and he will retire from metlife. this is not the kind of news that generally has too much movement on the stock price. if anything, there is one trade on the stock but it is hard to make a judgment call from that. up by .3%. -- .75%. the number two railroad in the u.s. preannounced a 52% profit drop for the first quarter. analysts are look -- were looking at a growth. this is definitely a surprise. other rails, reporting later today after the market closes. union pacific down by 2%. power plays to switch over from coal. wti oil is below $50 per barrel. johnson and johnson reported results this morning and cut its full-year earnings forecast because of