still to come on this program, cashing in on burma. major corporations rushed to get a piece of the action as the country rolls out the welcome mat. europe tonight, thousands are under threat by surging g loodwaters in eastern germany and the northern czech republic. now mostnger area is of central europe, spanning germy a, -- spanning germany, and the czech republic. >> more than 1000 people have left their homes as the elba rose above the it -- the usual level. 3000 people were evacuated from villages. voices fearnister as floodwaters rose. he said he wanted to emphasize his sympathy for his fellow citizens, who are suffering from the affliction of the flood. this is a critical time ahead. firefightersoland, are helping with flooded farmyards. in austria, there are urgent efforts on the banks of the danube. he said the worst case is if the bank broke. the surrounding area would be flooded. deployed and been 30,000 firefighters have been working nonstop, some taking drinking water to the stranded residents. he says his team has not sl

still to come on this program, cashing in on burma. major corporations rushed to get a piece of the action as the country rolls out the welcome mat. europe tonight, thousands are under threat by surging floodwaters in eastern germany and the northern czech republic. now mostnger area is of central europe, spanning germy a, -- spanning germany, and the czech republic. >> more than 1000 people have left their homes as the elba rose above the it -- the usual level. 3000 people were evacuated from villages. voices fearnister as floodwaters rose. he said he wanted to emphasize his sympat for his fellow citizens, who are suffering from the affliction of the flood. this is a critical time ahead. firefightersoland, are helping with flooded farmyards. in austria, there are urgent efforts on the banks of the danube. he said the worst case is if the bank broke. the surrounding area would be flooded. deployed and been 30,000 firefighters have been working nonstop, some taking drinking water to the stranded residents. he says his team has not slept

myanmar or burma?ecause that's the original name since the 13th century. >> ma thanegi, like u thiha saw, has also spent time in prison. but on emerging after three years, she e becabecame in the f many an apologist for the regime. fairly or no, i leave to others. >> sometimes i act as if, you know, it's only after the military went away, you know, things happened. especially in a frozen state, like snow white. >> but her many well-known books on the culinary traditions of myanmar make her a come ppellin advocate for burmese cuisine. you're very passionate about the cooking and cuisines. >> just because i like to eat. i eat like a pig. >> this is yangon's feel restaurant. >> i think the best of our food, i'm going to order a lot of salads you haven't had. it's good to be like sort of a tasting thing. >> pig head salad with kaffir lime leaves. salad with sesame and fish sauce. penny leaf salad. penny leaf salad, even this salad of indian-style samosa. no first course or second course? >> no. if i was in

investors have lost no time and are flocking to burma. even before we really know how far the military will go in following through the reforms they have promise, thousands of tourists have made up their mind that now is the time to come here and experience burmese culture. the loaches lower as a sacred meaning here like in much of asia. it also provides the raw material for lotus a silk. once worn only by a royals and monks, it is now a growing market amongst the tourists. >> the loaches flower represents purity, fertility, and enlightenment. she 10 way and choo-choo lynn -- kyi thin nwe and kyu kyu lin call it a buddha possibly plant. they are collecting the plants stems. deep inside them lies a precious material, which some believe to have magical properties. >> we only take the best plans to work with. it is a tradition you can only find here. >> this is inle lake, and the hound of myanmar. it's home to that in the people, known as the "people of the lake." living on the water, they developed some special skills. they spend hours of s

this year's summit and again some insight i was joined earlier by journalist and radio host jason burma's i first asked jason what kind of definitive policies have resulted from the secretive meetings check out. one we know that the european union and the euro has come on by admissions from their own members such as in your own who actually attended this year and he is a belgian finance minister so we've already had pretty high level admissions that this is more than just a thing more than just a consortium of people that are getting together talking no they're actually setting policy in their abbey are you followed build a bridge for years in fact that we were both there covering it last year in chantilly virginia as we know the builder committee has taken a different approach the media this year providing a media contact intent what do you attribute this change in attitude to. well i believe the only reason. that they've changed their attitude slightly is because of the light that we have shined through the alternative media and programs like yours to make people aware that this group n

mission in burma. because burma, like its neighbors in cambodia and laos, along with vietnam and thailand have phenomenal environmental resources to protect. there is also,, in the south china sea, a treasure trove of wealth in the form of fish and coral and hydrocarbons responsible for management of those resources. it is a priority not only for the owners but for the people and for the region. so on those issues as well as other environmental challenges, like wildlife, where there is a nexus between poaching of elephants in africa, including terrorist related groups and consumption of ivory in east asia, if confirmed, this is an area where i think that the state department and the bureau and i can make a difference. i would like to work closely with the relevant posts with our ambassadors and that includes coordination and partnerships to make some real measurable progress on this issue. >> i want to mention one other area in regards to china that has recently come to light. that is china has downgra

white lotus silk is fast becoming a cash commodity in burma. a very different solar system. how farmers in nicaragua secured their harvest using the sun. and the plans for a controversial dam project in laos sparked fears in countries further downstream.

secretary-general, he has written a book called "where china meets india, burma, and new crossroads of asia." i asked him how the people have reacted to investment from china. >> chinese goods being sold were of bad quality. so rightly or wrongly, people have a bad impression or image of the impact of economic relations with china over the last 20 years. but i think the government understands that it has to balance these things. that it should have the best possible relationship with the united states, with japan, with the europeans. but it cannot do this in a way that would antagonize china. it needs to manage this relationship with china. because it's going to be incredibly important for the country not for the next ten years but the next 100 years as well. two pipelines. one is a gas pipeline for natural gas to go to china. oil pipeline for oil coming from the middle east or africa to china. this is important for the development of the southwest but it's important strategically as well. from the chinese side, it's also been like a dead end for a long time. if that dead end suddenly

i was with the president last fall when he went to asia, burma, thailand, kept talking about how thissign of his priority for a second term. he spent a lot of the time on the phone dealing with the crisis in egypt at that time. so, you know, that trip made clear, no merit how much you want to focus on asia and need to focus on asia, other parts of the world -- i think they look at that long term, yes, any given day, any given wee, the pivot to asia will look problematic, but ten years down the road, 20 years down the road, it had look like they set the stage for a broader, longer-term policy. >> peter baker, you get points in my book as referring to to as burma. we have to leave it there. peter alexander from the white house, thsnk you. thank you to "new york times'" peter baker. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, more on the breaking news from first responders are looking for two other people who may be in the basement. we'll continue to monitor the situation. >>> coming up, last november, the right flank flooded the air waves with conspiratorial cries of polling bias. as it turns

say in berlin and europe, our values one, onwon.ce and freedom >> he said they had to help people in burma and afghanistan. >> these people want to join the free world -- free world. they want our support because they are citizens of berlin in their own way. >> he echoed at the famous words of john kennedy 40 years ago. the future he promised today was similar to the one he outlined five years ago as a candidate. >> this is different from last time. the people who filled the streets before are not allowed anywhere near here. of promisedate full -- this is a president with problems on his plate. >> at the news conference with angela merkel he faced difficult questions. one of them the government of afghanistan pulling out after talking to the taliban. angela merkel called for assurances that they are not insured and on privacy and he refused to say the that america is sending the rebels. describing what he wants instead of how to get there. >> for more on his call to reduce nuclear stockpiles -- jim walsh from the mit securities program. thank you for being here and joining me. he makes a p

say in berlin and europe, our values one, onwon.ce and freedom >> he said they had to help people in burma and afghanistan. >> these people want to join the free world -- free world. they want our support because they are citizens of berlin in their own way. >> he echoed at the famous words of john kennedy 40 years ago. the future he promised today was similar to the one he outlined five years ago as a candidate. >> this is different from last time. the people who filled the streets before are not allowed anywhere near here. of promisedate full -- this is a president with problems on his plate. >> at the news conference with angela merkel he faced difficult questions. one of them the government of afghanistan pulling out after talking to the taliban. angela merkel called for assurances that they are not insured and on privacy and he refused to say the that america is sending the rebels. describing what he wants instead of how to get there. >> for more on his call to reduce nuclear stockpiles -- jim walsh from the mit securities program. thank you for being here and joining me. he makes a p

before we go, chelsea, speaking of traipsing off into the global voyager, you just came back from burma which is a place that i hold dear to my heart. how was that trip for you? >> it was really inspiring. there clearly is such a sense of we now can write our own future. and we at the clinton foundation want to do whatever we can to help the burmese people write the future that they want for themselves and their children. and so we're going to work with them on areas of public health an we're going to encourage some of our cgi members to make commitments that can really help hopefully kind of ricochet forward some progress in health and development more broadly and education. it is certainly a place that's really close to our family's heart, too, i mean given my mom's relationship with aung san suu kyi, it is very much a family commitment that we are making to burma. >> i would like to suggest that you take an extra large rolly bag that i can stuff myself into. if you are looking to adopt older people, i would like to volunteer. if not, we'll just wait for cgi earth and i will continue

. -- -- burma's >> i want to run for president and i am quite frank about it. >> also, aaron joins us to get news about how europe might be missing out out on an energy rich illusion -- energy revolution. >> getting more of this, oil and gas out of rock. that is the message from shell, who says europe is well behind the united states, which makes american company's more competitive. why? because doing this brings down the cost of energy. >> it is 7:00 in the morning, in in damascus,:00 at midday in london. a day after being pushed out of the town, syrian rebels are now reported to have seized the critical crossing in the golan heights right near the israeli border. the israeli government has long voiced fears that the syrian conflict spill over their borders. this adds to the tension on the syrian-lebanese border. >> because we know of course in the past day or so, the seizures i syrian government forces on wednesday was achieved with the help of their lebanese hezbollah out of a -- buddies hezbollah allies. smoke rises as serious conflict spreads to israel's doorstep. syrian rebel fi

went to burma and they wanted to go out in the bush and they were flat out denied. it's a similar situation we are facing as well and it is something we need to overcome. >> at the moment, there is no fighting, but people still want to move back into town. >> we have little food here, the people stay in the bush so they can hunt and fish area and if they came here, there would not be enough food for everyone. we are asking aid organizations to bring enough food for everyone. they are more susceptible to malaria them people who live in the town, so aid organizations are afraid if they remain in the bush for the rainy season, thousands could perish. >> romance is becoming harder to find for farmers. but a new dating club is putting a spring in the step of isolated singles. we have this report from amarillo, texas, where love is in the air. at thearty time ambassador hotel in amarillo, texas. farm guys and girls of a certain age are busting some moves on the dance floor. they are members of a group called singles in agriculture. an organization of people from farming b

and so, if we believe that we should stand up for the people of darfur, the south sudan, congo, burmaall of these places where genocide has taken place, it's important that we act as well. sons and daughters, carry these bones. let the souls of the millions who have died speak to us and speak through us. we all share the same bones. no matter your creed, no matter your color, we are all created in the image of god. >> the experience of carrying the bone and laying it out, it's kind of like a journey from where you pick it up and where it goes. it's very much of, like, a meditative experience, holding it. if we can accept this idea that we belong to each other, then we can recognize our responsibility to one another. >> my grandmother and great-uncle on my dad's side are survivors of the holocaust. just being jewish, you know, the holocaust is a part of who i am, it's a part of my tradition and part of my life. and there are so many people that didn't survive, did not have a proper burial or their bodies weren't found. this is a way, to me, of sort of honoring them. >> when i think abo

the world also illegally conducting transactions on behalf of customers in iran libya cuba sudan and burma between two thousand and six and two thousand and nine according to federal officials h.s.b.c. failed to monitor his euphemism a staggering six hundred seventy billion dollars in wire transfers and an additional nine point four billion dollars in cash transactions from their operations in mexico as a result according to officials at least eight hundred eighty one million dollars in drug trafficking money including money from the sin ola cartel of mexico and the north of a bali cartel of colombia was laundered through that big bank the department of justice also said that h.s.b.c. helped process six hundred sixty million dollars in illegal transactions from iran cuba sudan libya and burma all intentionally done by hiding the identities of those countries at the initial news conference announcing the bust a system is to turn in general any bird said that eighty. s.b.c. is being held accountable for studying failures of oversight the record of dysfunction that prevailed at h.s.b.c. for m

it's being used primarily in non white countries so muslim countries pakistan bangladesh indonesia burma possibly on the myanmar minority all over africa central america and latin america and of course the united states depending on whose information you look at it's disproportionately used on african american women who's doing it planned parenthood is one of the big purveyors of it in addition to that you have the population council you have the international federation of planned parenthood you have a lot of persons and groups that have a mouth lucien view that there are too many people and therefore they want to reduce the population they know this drug is deadly it's cheap and it makes huge profits for the parent maker which is spicer and us the idea is also one of. our forty seven years it's been an unofficial policy the u.s. the idea office on population to use or to send abroad dangerous unsafe untested or unapproved drugs and and you said that this is being obviously disproportionately affecting minority population yes if they know that it's deadly why would they be administering

it's being used primarily in nonwhite countries so muslim countries pakistan bangladesh indonesia burma possibly on the myanmar minority all over africa central america and latin america and of course the united states depending on whose information you look at it's disproportionately used on african american women who's doing it planned parenthood is one of the big purveyors of it in addition to that you have the population council you have the international federation of planned parenthood you have a lot of persons and groups that have a mouth who's in view that there are too many people and therefore they want to reduce the population they know this drug is deadly it's cheap and it makes huge profits for the parent maker which is spice or and you say idea is also one of. our forty seven years it's been an unofficial policy of the u.s. the idea office on population to use or to send abroad dangerous unsafe untested or unapproved drugs and and you said that this is being obviously disproportionately affecting my new. already population yes if they know that it's deadly why would they b

sense there have been no previous cases of this actually happening tell me break it all down as steve burma's he is the founding board member of the farm to consumer legal defense fund steve thank you so much for joining me now the court said that it wasn't a case because nothing like this ever happened before but should that your dish a system be more proactive in preventing these types of lawsuits. well we were certainly disappointed at the we're one of the thirty or so co plaintiffs in this matter and we were all disappointed in the failure of the court to actually even hear the case however it was encouraging that even such a powerful player as monsanto could be buttoned by the court in this way in other words they basically promised to the court that they would not keep on suing small farmers who have just a trace of their g.m.o. patented genes in their field but steve let me stop you even right there let's talk about this word that trace amounts of monsanto seed how much are we talking about here and how can they determine that well they do these d.n.a. type testing from samples of the.

difference to me is the size of the organization and the lack of transparency thank you so much jason burma as always if you like what you see so far go to our facebook page at facebook dot com slash breaking the set mission or do it thousands of done already and give us a like we have taken our saturday there with links to past segments as well as reaching out to you for ideas and what you want to see covered on breaking this is that you know also check out behind the scenes photos were taken our studios like one rebel in came to break the stage with us last friday to our facebook page and check out all of that and more as it presented show make sure to join us again tomorrow when we talk to a student activists have been at the protest underway in turkey to take a closer look at the latest clashes between protesters and police in taksim square president earlier thoughts on the violence you see right back here tomorrow. please. liz. little live. live . they all told me my language as well but i will only react to situations as i have read the reports so i am likely to push the no i will lea

this year's summit and again from inside i was joined earlier by a journalist and radio host jason burma. i first asked jason what kind of definitive policies have resulted from these secret meetings check out. one we know that the european union in the euro has come on by admissions from their own members such as and in your own who actually attended this year and he is a belgian finance minister so we've already had pretty high level admissions that this is more than just a thing more than just a consortium of people that are getting together talking no they're actually setting policy and there are you followed building heard for years in fact that we were both there covering it last year in chantilly virginia as we know the committee has taken a different approach the media this year providing a media contact intent what do you attribute this change in attitude to. well i believe the only reason that they've changed their attitude slightly is because of the light that we have shined through the alternative media and programs like yours to make people aware that this group not only exi

or that information and that he works his journeys he also talks about his disillusionment with the burma administration and the government calling it a predictable smear that he'd anticipated before going public that have to be said there were few number of answers that he gave his response to what the media response is being saying that initially he was very encouraged but unfortunately the mainstream media now seems far more interested in what i said when i was seventeen or what my girlfriend looks like rather than say the largest program of suspicion less surveillance in human history and in another answer he said the truth will out. so when the revelations over g twenty spying come as the scandal caused by snowden's early disclosures on the extent of u.s. surveillance after its own and foreign citizens is gaining momentum dozens of lawsuits are being filed against the government's practices while many lawmakers continue to defend the operation to and it's also emerged about the scope of the surveillance and the help it received from corporations that may have been underestimated is a

they would carry me after the morning too far away burma, myanmar which would be too much riding and they would take me to thailand ups along river where i could wave happily at the people who smiled back. it would take me to gaza and writing about the pill -- palestine impasse and india and amazing places. and jordan. who knew? i find myself raising a nation of chickens mike addition, because of my intention to use a deep suffering in the world sometimes seems far away. a position i do not recommend and then in a dream it came to me. there was so long asphalt highway like the one that passed by my grandparents place as an eight and a nine year-old. my grandfather and i would stay on the porch i would choose the blue or black cars. he would choose the red. it was sitting on cushions for the two of us because ours would go by and we were perfectly content. >> that is why the solution was available there in the middle of a perfectly straight highway as a child back by a cushions' directly on the yellow line, right in the middle-of-the-road. what do i believe? that i was born to wonder?

they would carry me, the morning after the festivities to far away burma, myanmar, leading to writings. nay would take my to thailand for a lovely trip up a long river where i could wave happily at the people who smiled back when smiled upon. they would take me to gaza, yes, and much writing about the palestine-israel impasse. to the west bank, to india to all kinds of amazing places. like, for instance, jordan, who knew. i would find myself raising a nation of chickens in between travels and visits to holy people in oakland, wood acre, and my cushion, the fountain, the piece, because of my intentions to the deep suffering inspect world sometimes seemed far away. i felt torn, a condition i do not like and do not recommend, and then in a dream it came to me there was a long asphalt highway like the one that passed by my grandparents' place when i lived with them as an 8 and 9-year-old. my grandfather and i sat on the porch in the still georgia heat and count the cars as they whizzed by. he'd choose red cars. i'd choose blue or black. it was a sitting on cushions of sorts, i suppose for

or engaging as we've done in burma, to help create space for brave people to emerge from decades of dictatorshipntury these are the citizens who long to join the free world. they are who you were. they deserve our support, for they too in their own way are citizens of berlin. we have to help them, every day. peace with justice means pursuing the security of a world without nuclear weapons, so as president i've strengthened our efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons because of the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty, we're on track to cut warheads to their lowest levels since the 1950s. but we have more work to do so today i'm announcing additional steps forward. after a comprehensive review, i have determined that we can ensure the security of america and our allies and maintain a strong and credibility strategic deterrent while reducing our deployed strategic nuclear weapons by up to one third. i intend to seek negotiated cuts with russia to move beyond cold war nuclear postures. at the same time we'll work with our nato allies to speak bold reductions in europe, and we can forge a new international f

my church has helped people from bosnia, i have met and helped people from burma, but the thing is, 70,000 people who are pro- western, they should be in iraq making their country making a better country. that is harsh, but that is really what should happen. we do not need them here immediately and all on government assistance. but we don't want to talk about national security with regard to our borders. the boston bomber, when we did catch the young one -- one was killed in a firefight and the other was wounded. the boston policeman came to speak at a fund-raiser and i thought it was important. you may not all agree, but it is worth thinking about. he said, when i got to the scene, it was horrific. i was applying tourniquets and trying to save people's lives. it is just hard to imagine people blown to smithereens. and he said, then we have got a stable and we were in pursuit of these two killers, and i was angry at them -- and i still feel this incredible anger. but he said, after the firefight and we captured them, we did not drag them through the street and beat them with tire irons. be

able to spend christmas with family and the issue of another candidate who came over from i believe burmaon war has been pretty tough a lot of people. you just have to figure out a way to sort of take what happens and go forward and try to do the best to can. >> michael hastings speaking to democracy now! in 2010. he died on tuesday in hollywood in a car crash at the age of 33. you can go to democracynow.org to watch our archive of interviews with michael hastings. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. anti-government protests are continuing in turkey despite an increasingly violent state crackdown. on tuesday, turkish police arrested 87 people in a series of raids targeting those suspected of participating in weeks of anti-government protests. earlier today police used water cannons to disperse hundreds of protesters and the turkish capital. the turkish government is now threatening to send in arm

to the minority ethnic groups of burma, many of us still stand with you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today as chair of the climate task force in the house sustainable energy and environment coalition. june 1 marked the start of hurricane season and this is a remind that are we must start planning ahead for extreme weather that we now face regularly while also recognizing the cost of inaction. taxpayers spent $136 billion on disaster relief in just the last two years. however, fema estimates that every $1 spent on planning, preparation and prevention yields the nation $4 in future benefits. we are facing harsher droughts, deadlier heat waves, mow is veer -- more severe storms, and in san diego, increasingly intense wildfires. in 2012 alone, wildfires burned 9.2 million acres in the united states, an area larger than the states of delaware, rhode island and connecticut combined. there is no clear

i was thrilled when bill said she was in myanmar burma delivering the 6 billion with, with a b, as partof a cgi commitment by procter and gamble. we are so excited to have in this partnership among the three of us. [applause] this is my first time at cgi america. i was fortunate to attend the annual cgi meeting in new york speaking on behalf of the administration in the past years. i want to thank the terrific staff and all the sponsors, and particularly prime sponsor and long-term friend, jd prisker. people have really made this conference a destination. it's not surprising that it would be held in chicago since the conference itself began as an effort to put our heads together about renewal in america. and chicago has long taken its inspiration as a rising phoenix, and i think that is absolutely appropriate as someone who was born in this city and has spent so many years growing up here and coming back and visiting, it is exciting to see what it looks like, what it's doing, and i appreciated the mayor emmanuel telling us about all the other tasks that are being undertaken to ensure th

he went to china, burma, india theater. he didn't know a war was going on that part of the world because his brother was serving in the south pacific. he had cousins serving in europe but he was 18 years old and he went on a ship and on a train and plane and ended up in burma. over 2 1/2 years later he returned home and went and finished high school. my dad was a hardworking man, a company man. he always showed up and gave 100% wherever he worked, but he had a lot of hard work and he had a lot of hard luck. sometimes his companies would go out of business that he worked at. he did not have a formal education, and education was something that stood out to him. and the reason i say that is in honoring him today, i wanted to talk about the importance of education. i was the first person to get to go to college in my family. he married my mother in 1961. i was born in 1962, but tragically when i was 9 years old, only child, my mother got cancer and passed away a few years later. she lost that tragic battle. there were times he

north korea, not stable. .akistan, china's oldest friend it used to be aligned with burma.t has a lot of influence over cambodia and laos, but both are very poor countries. when you compare it with japan,'s allies, australia, the philippines -- we have bigger economies, more sophisticated militaries, and frankly, happier countries on our side. host: how does russia fall on where the relationship goes with china? often they are aligned, agreeing with each other on things such as syria. they both want to keep the u.s. out of central asia, but they're also deeply suspicious of each other. part of this goes back to history. 1960'sas a split in the which left a bad taste in , and conversely, russia's population is dropping and they look at china as a spillover into russian territory. host: in chain from the heritage foundation looks at security issues -- and dean cheng from the heritage foundation looks at security issues. st. petersburg, florida. caller, go ahead. seek help thank you -- caller:. -- caller: thank you. i was asking why china and other countries are pulling out of

it used to be aligned with burma, that's changed. the we burmese government has taken over. it has a lot of influence over cambodia. compared with america's allies, south korea, japan, ty land, australia ya. the philippines, we have bigger economy, more sophisticated military. and frankly, happier countries on our side. >> host: with china's relationship goes? >> russia and china are aligned. they often agree with each others on things such as syria. neither wants to see the syrian government fall. they are both align that want to keep the u.s. out of central asia. they are also deeply suspicious of each over. part goes back to history. there was a siphon split. which left a baste taste in their mouth. and russia's population is cropping. they look to china with the huge population as basically a potential spill over to russia territory. >> host: dean looks at security issues especially asia. our guest as we continue our conversation in light of the summit in california. buys on the independent line. good morning. >> caller: [inaudible] >> host: ged. >> caller: thank you. i

pakistan, his oldest friends used to be aligned with burma. it has a lot of influence over cambodia and laos, but both are very poor countries. and you compare america's allies, thailand, australia, philippines, we have economies more sophisticated militaries and frankly happier countries on our side. >> host: how does china fall? >> guest: russia and china often agree with each other on things such as syria. they're both a line they want to keep the u.s. out of central asia, kazakhstan, to pakistan and sundry. part of this goes back to history a sign of the soviets really that bad taste in china small towards russia and conversely russia's population is dropping another to china with its huge population as basically a potential spillover into russian territory. >> host: dean, heritage foundation looks at security issues. our guest is the continue conversations in light of today's summit, st. petersburg florida. good morning. caller, go ahead. >> caller: all right. thank you. i was asking why china and surrounding countries are pulling out of

i'd like to go to burma before it opens up too much and mcdonald's gets there.ing. >> steve: you come up with a list and then do you call the people in washington, national geographic, hey, how do you feel about springing for this trip? >> yeah. it doesn't quite work that way. yeah. i'm game, though. i'm interested to go anywhere. i think people are fascinating and the world is a big wide place and we should get out into it more. >> gretchen: so to take that just a step further, what can people get from reading your book? >> the book is not a travel book really. it's sort of an internal journey that plays out externally. i think the book ultimately is really about sort of how do i have me and have us? you know what i mean? they happen to play out in these cool locales. guys who read the book say, dude, that's me. my wife approaches the world from, i need to have us so that i can have me. i approach the world from i need me and then i can come to us. you know what i mean? it's wrangleing that personal connection. >> steve: that's why you call it the longest way h

ministry services, the emergency feeding program of seattle, sophia's way women's shelter and the free burma rangers. and, mr. speaker, i thank reverend rehder for being here with us today and thank him for his dedication, for serving others. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair will entertain 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as a fourth generation farmer, i know firsthand how important the farm bill is for farmers. i believe that we need a farm bill, but i also believe we need a responsible farm bill. unfortunately the bill passed out of the rules committee last night is a farm bill in name only. 80% of the spending going toward food stamps. mr. stutzman: this isn't the solution american taxpayers deserve. washington's unholy alliance of farm policy and nutrition policy has spun out of control and now we will consider a massive trillion-dollar spending pac