according to burma's 1996 law, allowed to are not hold burmese citizenship despite living in burma for generations. the government has denied them the most basic of human rights, while subjecting them to unspeakable abuses. since 2012, 140,000 rohingya and other muslims in burma have been displaced by violence with hundreds killed. on january 13, unknown assailants entered a village and killed 48 people while they slept. this is what happens when a government refuses to recognize its own people. in fact a nongovernmental organization based in southeast asia recently disclosed credible documents detailing the full extent of state involvement in persecuting rohingyas. not long ago the government of burma expelled doctors without borders from the country denying once again the most basic of human rights. the government of burma cannot claim progress toward meeting its goals for reform if it does not improve the treatment of rohingya muslims and other minority groups. the united states must prioritize the protection of human rights in its -- in its engagement with burr masm i urge the stat

wild elephants is illegal in thailand, but experts claim the practice is widespread in neighboring burma, and it threatens the last healthy populations of asian elephants that reside there. baby elephants are particularly sought after. >> it's very attractive to tourists or thai people, so everybody wants baby elephants, and they are worth a lot of money. you don't need any documents, no microchip, so it's super easy. you go into the jungle, you catch an elephant, you train them, and a month later you can get like 600,000 baht, and if you can imagine how much money this is in thailand and how easy it is to do... >> teams of hunters surround herds of elephants, killing the parents and other adults who try to defend their young. investigations have revealed that as many as 5 adults may be slain for every calf captured. the defenseless calves are then smuggled across the border. these rarely seen images show elephants being forced to endure a cruel spirit-breaking ritual known as the fashong. these activities take place in remote camps on the burmese border, far from the public eye. >> in t

and progress there could be reversed but if burma succeeds we have a new partner without firing a shot. american leadership. in each of these cases don't expect change to happen overnight. that's why we form the alliances with governments and ordinary people. for unlike other nations, america is not afraid of individual empowerment, we are strengthened by it and civil society and a free press and small businesses and entrepreneurs and opportunity for all people and women and girls, that is who we are. that is what we represent. [applause] i saw that through a trip to africa last year. where american assistance the made possible for an aids free generation and helping the africans care for their sick. we are helping farmers get the products to market. to feed populations once endangered by famine. we aim to double the access to electricity in africa and people are connected to the promises of the global economy. and all this creates new partners and shrinks the space for terrorists and conflict. no american security operation can e ratted kate the threat posed by a group boko haram. tha

meanwhile, looking at a country like burma which only a few years ago was a detractable dictatorship,the united states. 40 million people. thanks to the enormous courage of the people in that country, and because we took the diplomatic leadership, and we have seen political reforms opening up a once closed society. a movement by burmese leadership away are the the partnership of north korea in favor of engagement with america and the allies. we are now supporting reform, and badly needed national reconciliation through assistance and investment, through coaxing and at times public criticism. progress there could be reversed, but if burma succeeds, we will have gained a new partner without firing a shot. american leadership. in each of the cases, we should not expect the change to happen overnight, because that is why we form alliances not

and progress there could be reversed but if burma succeeds we have a new partner without firing a shot. american leadership. in each of these cases don't expect change to happen overnight. that's why we form the alliances with governments and ordinary people. for unlike other

like burma which only a few years ago was a detractable dictatorship, and hostile to the united states. 40 million people. thanks to the enormous courage of the people in that country, and because we took the diplomatic leadership, and we have seen political reforms opening up a once closed society. a movement by burmese leadership away are the the partnership of north korea in favor of engagement with america and the allies. we are now supporting reform, and badly needed national reconciliation through assistance and investment, through coaxing and at times public criticism. progress there could be reversed, but if burma succeeds, we will have gained a new partner without firing a shot. american leadership. in each of the cases, we should not expect the change to happen overnight, because that is why we form alliances not just with the governments, but also with ordinary people. for unlike other nations, america is not afraid of the individual empowerment, and we are strengthened by it. we are strengthened by civil society. we are strengthened by a free press. strengthened by thriving

unique distinction of having been the summer capital of india and surprisingly, it was the capital of burmato the rest of the world by a narrow mountain path and they rule, approximately a fifth of the human race for eight months every year. in today's context it would almost seem bizarre. >> mulligatawny soup. a classic example of what we think of as indian food in the west but not at all. this was originally a soup made by indian chefs to accommodate british tastes, is that correct? >> it was something what you would call halfway between a regular daal, a lentil, which you would eat, and a broth. glace chops. mutton glace chops. basically, meat cooked in its own fat. and it would have a lot of curry on it. it's a misnomer. this meat is not actually mutton. it is chevron. >> here, back before the rail line, it would be a difficult trip. >> yes. >> but once they were up and running, i mean, there were many servants to look after your every need. you had a fireplace, a hearth in every room. >> and people on the regular payroll whose only job was to shoo monkeys off the grounds. shoo monkeys

unique distinction of having been the summer capital of india and surprisingly, it was the capital of burmaa narrow mountain path and they rule, approximately a fifth of the human race for eight months every year. in today's context it would almost seem bizarre. >> mulligatawny soup. a classic example of what we think of as indian food in the west but not at all. this was originally a soup made by indian chefs to accommodate british tastes, is that correct? >> it was something what you would call halfway between a regular daal, a lentil, which you would eat, and a broth. glace chops. mutton glace chops. basically, meat cooked in its own fat. it's a misnomer. this meat is not actually mutton. it is chevron. >> here, back before the rail line, it would be a difficult trip. >> yes. >> but once they were up and running, i mean, there were many servants to look after your every need. you had a fireplace, a hearth in every room. >> and people on the regular payroll whose only job was to shoo monkeys off the grounds. >> wow. >> you would be carried around in palanquins a box, a curtained box. >> t

and meanwhile, look at a country like burma which only a few years ago was an intractable dictatorship hostile to the united states. 40 million people. thanks to the enormous curgescurge of the people in that country -- courage of the people in that country and because we took the diplomatic initiative, we have seen political reforms open a once-closed society. a movement by burmese leadership away from partnership with north korea in favor of engagement with america and her allies. we're now supporting reform in badly needed -- and badly needed reconciliation through investment, through coaxing at at times public criticism and progress there could be reversed but about burma succeeds, we will have gained a new friend without having fired a shot. american leadership. . in each of these cases we should not expect change to happen overnight. for unlike other nation, america is not afraid of individual empowerment. we are strengthened by it. we are strengthened by civil society. we are strengthened by the free press. we are strengthened by entrepreneurs and small businesses. we are streng

attention and attacks on her time at the state department, from the triumphs to the tragedies, from burmazi and then the glass ceiling that she attempted to crack in 2008. >> can you imagine, if rocky balboa got halfway up those steps and said, that's about far enough? that's not the way it works. >> that was hillary clinton in 2008. you can tell what character of the movie she would fancy her sell it. it is not ivan drago. >> let's bring in maggie, a cnn political analyst and writer for "politico." maggie, all of these speeches and exposures, does it help to see her run? >> it certainly helps if she decides to run. i would agree, she's doing a test drive right now. her book comes out in a month. a lot of media and interactions with people. this can only help her because she gets in fighting form. she does get to flex muscles she hasn't had to use in a while. i'm very struck by how loose she seems. that was not something you would have seen in the 2008 campaign too frequently. if she keeps that up, it works pretty well. right now the rules are different. >> as brianna pointed out in the p

and meanwhile, look at a country like burma which only a few years ago was an intractable dictatorship and hostile to the united states. 40 million people. thanks to the enormous courage of the people in that country and because we took the diplomatic initiative, american leadership, we have seen political reforms opening a once closed society. a movement by burmese leadership away from partnership with north korea in favor of engagement with american and our allies. we're now supporting reform in in badly needed reconciliation hrough investment, through coaxing and at times public criticism and progress there could be reversed but about burma succeeds, we will have gained a new friend without having fired a shot. american leadership. in each of these cases, we should not expect change to happen overnight. that's why we form aalliances not just with governments but with ordinary people. america is not afraid of individual empowerment. we are strengthened by it. we're strengthened by civil society. we're strengthened by educational exchange and opportunity for all people and women and g

last hour and the center is located near the border with laos and shaking was felt in there and in burmaocated at a shallow depths of 4.5 miles down. >> in japan, 16 injuries after an earthquake rocked tokyo centered 60 miles south of the capital, the strongest earthquake felt in tokyo since after shocks from the 9.8 earthquake in 2011 that killed thousands and damageed the fukushima nuclear power plant. >> there will be extra officers in san jose downtown and on the east side from now through tomorrow morning. police want to make sure cinco demayo celebrations do not get out of hand. they were patrolling the streets with violence and vandalism marring past celebrations and officers made one arrest reported to this year's festivities. law enforcement patrols will be out in all bay area,s and they want people to is fun but to stay safe. if you are planning to celebrate cinco demayo you can get a free ride home. aaa is offering free rides and towing, to crackdown on drunk driving from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. providing one way right hope up to ten miles and membership in aaa is not required.

the various issues she's done from burma and other issues.wasn't easy but she did make progress as secretary of state. >> dan, first of all, do you think she has to answer these charges and be a little more aggressive? you also want to walk a line and not talk too much about foreign policy. >> absolutely not but presumably she'll be able to get some of that discussion not out of the way and settled over the next three or four months but at least you'll have a different balance of voices instead of constant criticism, criticism, criticism, you'll have point, counterpoint, point, counterpoint. so some of that will get taken care of. some of these issues, and benghazi is one, animates the republican base. they are very much of a mood at this point that hillary clinton bears significant responsibility for that and that will continue. i don't think that's going to get settled in the next six month. >> but she has a lot of experience with a right wing that's ginned up. i don't think that's going to make or break for her. >> could they poison the en

people in burma felt it as well.o reports of anybody hurt but the locals say it could take years to fix the damage. >>> at least eight people are hurt, three of them critically, after a building collapsed at the old steel mill east of baltimore according to local officials. cops say crews had been working to safely demolish the sight. no word on what caused the collapse. >> look at this, two sailboats slam into each other during an extreme sailing race southeast of beijing. the crash tore a giant hole in one of the boat's hulls. one crew member says his boat will have to spend at least a week in the shop. we're approaching the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. especially now that i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. i was taking warfarin but wondered, could i focus on something better? my doctor told me about eliquis for three important reasons. one, in a clinical trial eliquis was proven to reduce the risk of stroke better than

it is one of the lead players in burma, myanmar edges it is now , in the beer market it has exposureet share in the burmese beer sector. to beveragexposed consumption in singapore and malaysia where there are reasons for tremendous optimism. i wouldn't rollout the thai consumer sector. that, there is tremendous cause for concern. there are some companies in the consumer sector that have taken on u.s. dollar debt. i would avoid some of those names. it comings of course to the consumer. the rural poor have been supported by the subsidy program. that has been suspended now. that is going to have a material impact. >> the rice subsidy program has proved to be a daunting task for the government. it has led to the government looking for other ways of financing it. there are reports that it may be scrapped. spending, if you track it over the last 10 years, has been fairly solid. it has not been related to the rice subsidy. the rice subsidy came into effect in 2011-2012. consumer spending has been on an upward trajectory for about 10 years. i wouldn't connect the rice subsidy to consumer spe

it comes from myanmar, the country formerly known as burma, where until recently a military government denied political freedoms, and kept it closed from the outside world. jeffrey brown traveled there recently. here's the last of his reports. >> brown: it's a simple act: driving a hearse through a poor neighborhood in the city of yangon. but it's part of a larger effort with great significance for the country, and the driver. in the 1980's and 90's, kyaw thu was one of myanmar's leading film stars. appearing in more than 200 movies, directing six others, and winning two burmese academy awards. he was so popular, the military government used him to star in several propaganda films. in one, he played a government soldier fighting rebels in the ethnic region of karen. >> ( translated ): we had to carry guns with bullets in them to assure our safety during the filming. the karen rebels had ordered me dead, they had a price on my head, because i was making these propaganda films. >> brown: at a certain point, though, kyaw thu realized that his sympathies were more with the protesters and r

>> we will talk burma, india, as well? >> yes.ubs is that is already discounted and that india is squandering its demographic prime position. i'll tell you what that means after you finish talking. to bob. report shows concern about events in ukraine. bloomberg editor joins us now for more on the polls. on the positive take global economy, isn't it? not quite as positive as the beginning of the year. >> no, that probably reflects some of the things going on in the ukraine. tends to heighten concerns that were artie there about russia, for example. overoverall, as you have 80% of people feel that things are getting better globally, or that their stable. that, generally, is good news. >> what about the preoccupation of the investor communities. his deflation the eurozone? >> the biggest continues to be the slow down in growth in china. that is no surprise. that continues to be a big concern because it is such a huge economy and it is so important to the united states and to europe. item ins the headline the sense that that is what i

burma is a great opportunity for american public diplomacy.ut. it may be mika's birthday and my birthday today but tomorrow is world press freedom day. the united states government is on the side of journalists oppressed everywhere. journalists are more oppressed today than any time in history. >> vladimir putin one of the terrible offenders through the years of press freedom. a lot of reporters who have reported on him have ended up dead. >> 99 journalists were killed in the line of duty last year. what's changed is journalists used to get harmed in the line of duty and now they're targeted by governments. that's disturbing. >> speaking of vladimir putin, we have now a helicopter shot down in ukraine. vladimir putin ordering the ukraine government to get their own forces out of their own country. what's next in this downhill spiral? >> thank, joe. i had a conversation with a pretty senior figure in the obama administration today. i said what's going on? and he just come back from the region and he said, fred, it's just like "jurassic park." h

morgan there more on the reasons why a moment them in >>: this is near burma element among the bus wasin georgia and nichol fire everyone that off faith safely. other crossings are stepping in to offset the loss players of the the complainer tournament next week. they're donating of equipment to get them back on the field. >>: huge chunks of bread would treat ursula from a national park can california was a wreck the user taking the wood. a click of data on the traffic is in the high spot >>: the good news is the accident was clear north, or the university the rain and lanes were blocked those traffic is clear right now were still dealing with a small backup. the looks like traffic is getting ready run university stretching down to about 237 and looks like your best bets to hop onto interstate 280 we are starting to see a little more slowing year so either way for running along the peninsula that attack and an extra 10 minutes for the drive time. >>: the backup on the toll plaza deflate their driver know about 1314 minutes from the maze into sampras's " but keep in mind that meter ligh

we learned in burma when we were there that sim cards are $5,000 which is a fortune for anybody in myanmar. and, of course, after we were there last summer, they lowered the price of sim cards from $5,000 to $5, and then the phone system fell over with overcapacity. >> but if you, if i can chime in on the military side of it, we interviewed a group of navy seals that had been on the bin laden raid in the process of researching this book, and we asked them what is the ideal technology that you wish that you could, you know, have in combat. we expected things like, you know, robotic dolphins and sort of various other weird things, and they said we don't need a new technology developed, what we need is for the procurement cycles to change so that we can bring our iphone or android into combat and keep track of where our colleagues are. they said right now one of my friends told me right now that when he has to jump out of a plane, he literally can't bring -- he can't -- they have this tablet that's attached and a battery that lasts an hour and a half because they're not able to use over-the-c

there is unrest in bangladesh, unrest in burma and myanmar and what that will look like as they continueto make progress is a stable nation. the political turmoil that exist in thailand between the --ential for prime minister the prime minister and the cabinet. distance is the term that we like to use in the pacific, that you could do it every land mass of the planet in the pacific ocean and still have room left over for another north american continent and african continent. it is a challenge in and of itself. you also have the ring of fire, and it is not a question of if there will be another natural disaster but when and where. like the great east japan earthquake and tsunami, or the typhoon in the philippines or earthquakes in indonesia. wherever it occurs. we have learned and we believe that the united states, as we face these challenges, that we're required to be closer with our allies and partners. as we face sequestration and budget restrictions, that the importance of this part of the world is critical to the united states. we need to have more presence as we continue through th

the degree power by the cosmos iridium collision demonstrates the space in burma is tolerable and ever-changing. i appreciate the appearance of our witnesses afford to hearing from them. i now recognize the ranking member. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, welcome to everyone to today's hearing. ..

ukraine's recent presidential elections, burma, the on going nuclear discussions with iran, do you agree that these are examples of the success of obama's foreign policy. >> i drew degree. it's important that the president outlined other issues where he hasn't made progress but where it is important for america to lead, such as climate change and the ratification of the law of the sea. there were a lot of messages not just to the cadets in the audience, but to congress, that america's leadership has to continue and it's up to congress and the president of the united states to lead together. >> one area he continues to get criticism is on syria. >> i will work with congress to ramp up support for those in the syrian 07 significance who offer the best alternative to terrorists and brutal dictators. we will continue to coordinate with our friends and ally the in europe and the arab world to push for a resolution to this crisis and make sure those countries, not just the united states are contributing their fair share to support the syrian people. >> is a political solution really still poss

you know in burma sometimes when the super is not so all the elders got together in our house and discussed what they should do. it was a time of atrocities massacres when people were just killed they were beheaded nails trees that songs could saw their eyes pierced their pregnant women stomachs were gutted to remove unborn children. yeah i was just six in one nine hundred forty three. and these stories were simply overwhelming. the wave of fear and govt my mind and my heart it haunted me all the time. you know. when we were going so bad our mom decided to washers. she didn't think anything bad could happen on such a beautiful night before she gave us some clean clothes and puts us to bat. there were seven children in our family the premier of my brother told me what happened later. we detailed that in this book. when he was quite grown up and saw all these atrocities along with my sister. my father barged in and said there is nothing we could do because the village was on fire and they've already entered the village and some people had been killed. she said we had to run just ran north to

largest snakes in the world in its native is southern in southeast asia as its name might suggest as in burma unfortunately burmese pythons have been caught up in the exotic pet trade for years but people can't take care of them properly in seville if the go and now these giants litter and snakes are calling the wetlands of florida. so was a giant swamp rat a small speedy lizard and a massive snake have in common they're all what's known as invasive species the u.s. government defines an invasive species as a non native or alien to the ecosystem under consideration and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health basically invasive species like our friend the italian wall is or go to a new ecosystem where they have been before and where they never really intended to go they didn't evolve in that ecosystem and therefore the nearly totally destroy that ecosystem. and destroy many of the species that previously had called that ecosystem home and thanks to global warming we could soon be dealing with a lot more invasive species scientists