calcutta was very hot, said amy. i wondered how our conversation about asian american literature veered to calcutta? calcutta was very hot but i got my first doll there. we spent some time in calcutta when we fled to the united states. the doll didn't look like me blond hair and blue ice bought from calcutta. she comforted me when i remember the sounds of the japanese bombs that forced us to leave our home. did you have a dog? an indian doll to comfort you when you were a child? i told amy about my doll named champy and my oldest paternal uncle who resembled chinese ancestors. my uncle was an astounding musician played the violin and k helo. i would pick up shanty's head and place her ears on the door because her ears were smaller than my ears. i wanted her to listen carefully to the wonderful sound. i may have know in the way children know but my uncle's music would disappear from my life far too soon. he died when he was 40 years old. i tried to tell amy how my grand mother asked everyone why no one could bring her

. >> an to calcutta, india. sex workers are barred from entering u.s. and holding alternative conference. we will take a look at the aids epidemic in black america and speak with congress member barbara lee of california. >> we need to make some noise. we need to put eradicating hiv and aids at the front burner of our political agenda, both here and abroad. >> all that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. syrian troops continue to bombard the city of aleppo in a bid to reclaim areas held by rebel forces. there have been reports of syrian helicopters backed by fighter jets firing from above, forcing hundreds of residents to flee. and allepo resident said syrian forces had fired indiscriminately, killing civilians. >> two brothers and their uncles were killed, another is between life and death. tend shells on a daily basis and this village has not had any sign of armed groups. we are targeted only because we call for freedom. >> speaking in washington, secretary state clinton said of ki

>> that was bharati dey speaking from calcutta. he also addressed the world fund.lking about the trillions of dollars that traverse the globe for bank bailouts, four wars, but what about dealing with a aids-free world? >> there's never a smidgen of the money available for global public help. we're always struggling for the crumbs, for the pennies from the tables all know the amount of money that is available for other purposes international. and that also has to end. when the voices in the g8 like those of president obama to say everything is distorted, parties are wrong, the human imperative is what should count and we are making a grave mistake in our priorities. >> stephen lewis, thank you for being with us. he served as the u.n. secretary- general's special envoy for hiv/aids in africa. i want to congratulate you on the birth of your grandson. congratulations to your son and daughter-in-law. thank you so much. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. when we come back, the first person believed to be totally cured o

the calcutta, the chief minister told government workers to go home because of the power problems there. >> ok, thank you very much. and we'll keep you posted on that story as we get more. let's catch up with all the other olympics news with andrew on the other side of the stadium. >> ye shiwen's been making the headlines in swimming but surely, that's sport's biggest headline maker of all time is michael phelps. he's back in action later. we'll see if he can take the 200 meter butterfly gold. he won eight gold medals in the last olympics. london seen him lose out in all medals of the individual medley. he lost his title to that in ryan lochte and then had to settle for silver in the four by 100-meter relay. that medal took his career total to 17, leaving him one short of the all-time biggest career hall of 18 that was won by a russian gymnast. princes william and harry have been cheering in the olympics. this is where it starts getting quite interesting the hunt for medals. the best three scores from each country counts for their overall total. mary king and tina cook complete the team

we have a great literature published out of calcutta india so it's a reallydrs >> flychgod w . ishaorn? >> michael gordon is writing about pseudo-scice in american looking at the -- affair but in 1960 he published a fanttic slr thatcreatedtee edldacoiswh yst ica disaster you have read about in the reigns of fire to the catastrophic floods were the result of a comment that came precariously close to earth and settled in to earth a venus. it w immediately abse itto heny ta b scientists so he is looking at why science reacted so became that way. they ft the need to come out th k d albo ep w rct o current debate of science in how we determine what is legitimate science in greece that is often discussed encumb stations about climate change and evolution. >> whave been talking with sofrtlecomingr lokp out in fall of 2012. >> what do you reading this summer? booktv wants to no. >> therere some woerful litical bosnf u e what i do i'm always interested in looking at the history and the things that have happened. i think certainly robert taylor's book, the third in his reries aboutlbj wo

all right i'll let her out early and i do appreciate you joining us on the program here on our calcutta linen engineer of hydro power systems thanks for joining us on the program today. but we're coming to you live from the heart of moscow and diplomatic peace efforts in syria although unsuccessful so far will continue that's according to special envoy to the country kofi annan he also warned against blaming russia for the crisis deadlock saying the role of other powers to send weapons and money into the conflict zone is being down played from syria with this report r t s maria phenomena. commenting on why the international peace efforts haven't succeeded so far u.n. and arab league special envoy to syria has retreated but success as absolute of the plans on all parties been involved in this conflict and the syrian crisis should be and could only be resolved through doll the end of the geneva peace initiative just like other international peace plans is teamwork and it is absolutely unacceptable and not at all constructive to blame on only one side he has signed that they have been a lo

. >> years later during a mission trip to calcutta donald son met with mother theresa. what she said to him helped drive a fueling passion to help the poor. she said "everyone can do something." i came back to the states and we loaded up a pick up truck and went to a needy area and started passing outgrows res. >> since then convoy of hope has been helping people around the world. providing a poverty free day for families in need. in each city thousands lineup to get help and find hope through convoy. they provide a full menu of services, groceries, free haircuts, clothing, dental and medical screenings and in america the breast cancer foundation provides free ma'am tbrams for women, and the group also responds to disasters. when an f5 tornado devastated the city convoy of hope was there. they are currently building new hope for some of the families left homeless because of the storm. the senior director says the new homes are designed to withstand another storm. >> they are all poured concrete walls. we have worked closely with fema on this new resilient package of con

. >> if you are poor young woman living in a shack in the black hole of calcutta, who are we to say sheas to raise herself above? >> that's reality in a lot of places in the world. >> one point, i cannot take any recommendation from the u.n. because they are wrong on just about everything, and you know they are doing it to help them get laid and get drugs. the u.n has some corrupt people there. they stand to gain from this in ways we don't understand. >> you can't throw the -- you can't throw the baby out with the bath water. >> i am sick of that. >> there is an independent study -- >> are you accusing me of abusing babies ? >> yes i am, greg. >> are you accusing me of using bath water? i can tell you, madam, i do not. jay by the way, are -- you are not far off on this u.n thing. i was blocks away from the u.n dirty, dirty with hookers. they are all over the place. the pimps have the fedoras and me on a leash. we have all of the other stuff too. >> the u.n uses them. you forgot that part. >> i said i live next to them. >> he was insinuating they live around the building. >> what does in

here in india these folk dancers performed during a travel and tourism fair in calcutta. participants from all over the world planned to travel across the country to show case their products and services to attract more tourists. >>> a controversial issue brings out the clowns in the west bank. activists and palestinians dressed as clowns. they marched past israeli soldiers earlier today. they are protesting against israel's controversial barrier in the west bank near bethlehem. >>> i'm suzanne malveaux. america's largest bank opens its books. it ain't pretty. >>> also the late joe paterno speaking out in the wake of the penn state sex scandal. >>> the outcry over teen usa's olympic uniforms. why one lawmaker wants them burned. let's get straight to it. in london soccer star john kerry has been found not guilty of racially abusing an opponent. the two had an exchange of words in a match last october. ter dion eyed they were racially motivated. >>> the world needs airline pilots believe it or not. one of the biggest commercial jet companies says in the next 20 years the ai

he has worked with mother theresa's church in calcutta. he currently is the director of little rock ministries, he's written several books, talking about his experience with the mother theresa ministries. he's worked in prison systems for the criminally insane, he's worked with youth, etc., etc., etc. his prayer for us reflected his life, accountability to god and service. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlelady from kansas seek recognition? ms. jenkins: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jenkins: despite my strenuous objection, two years ago this week, the dodd-frank bill was passed. only 1/3 of the rules are written and we've added 9,000 pages of regulations and $7 billion in compliance costs. by trying toolve a poorly understood financial crisis, washington created a regulatory nightmare. new agencies