in a way was saying people realized this was what was killing the frogs in central america or one of the things i was killing frogs in central america and in this particular case they would literally watch this fungus moved east killing the frogs moving in an easterly direction so some scientists in 2006 an american panamanian him scientistscientist s try to get in front of this disease and tried to save a population of panamanian him golden frogs. they forgot to this area in central panama but they live in some biologists scooped some of the sum of them out of the rain forests to preserve a remnant population and at that point they had nowhere to put the frogs. the frogs quite literally ended up living in a hotel. [laughter] yeah. but then they rushed -- it's the amphibian conservation center and this is one of the few places where you can still see panamanian golden frogs. they are now classified as extinct in the wild. so this is where i begin this book, with the story. i worked my way from the end of the book to the beginning. i begin with the story of the panamanian golden frog

authorities say they came from central america, and are believed to have entered u.s. gally through this operation. those are the headlines, america tonight is up next, remember you can always get the latest news online at aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight" a new possible clue about the fate of malaysia air 370. australian researchers take the lead. underwater experts stand ready to go down deep. >> at what point is it too late for you guys to get involved? >> i think it's more than issue of whether it's too early. i say that because the search area is so huge. >> also soldier

and that's just a good reminder st how diverse it is central america, south and central americans. ore.round, 57% turn loud diverse and just more on the mark. >> i'm a professor at princeton university. i want to make what may seem like a small point but has really good imply cases. so the wildedly cited figure by the bush vote 44. poll were reporting in. more accurate timents of the but they have to figure it's closer to 49 or 40%. perhaps like i said seems like giant. -- exit polls contact their service in geng. they're interested in carrying the state's population. that means that these survivings. hispanics who are more democratic in their pro choice -- this e party it did ess effective way of polling over an over again. and in 20, in the senate race for harry reid senate race. interest polls sucked that. he was going to lose. he ends up winning but again hispanic vote support for her. you were underreported using fully byling and how much effort are your pulling organization, actually putting .nto approaching fully bi is it concerned that when you on't use things you're under

. >> costa rica is one of the wealthiest and most stable countries in central america.its president and more than a third of its members of parliament are female. pretty progressive for the region's male-dominated societies. we caught up with one of the costa rica's most renowned artists. guadalupe urbina tells what she thinks about the globalisation taking place around her: >> my name is guadalupe urbina. l'm 53 years old, almost 54. i live on the finca sonador in the community of the longo mai project in the south of costa rica. i've been doing it for many years. and i compose, because i studied music. but i also paint and i've written a few books. and i run workshops in several communities on management in the arts sector. i work with people. fascinating. it brings many things closer to us that we'd never even dreamt of before. i could never have imagined being able to watch nomads walking through the desert on television. and i couldn't have imagined seeing the soy plantations in the amazon that are destroying the rain forest. haven't learned how not to worry. that'

many are from central america. almost all were taken into custody for entering the country illegally. five men suspected of rubbing the operation were arrested. >> people in cuba are able to by cars. still ahead the government freeing up restrictions that have been in place for 50 years. most cuban will not be racing to get behind a wheel. >> when it comes to the n.c.a.a. men's basketball championship, there's nothing like a cinderella story, as michael eaves shows us, they are the teams that bring the most excitement. >> san francisco international airport -- cinderella is the afterthought ending up with a reward. teams like dayton, tulsa and st. joe's shooting for a prize, leading to drama field upset. we know upsets are coming. we don't know which teams are going to pull them off. as he has each year he's been in office, pam re revealed his annual bracket. he's not a fan of cinderella. all final four are four seeds for better. the president goes with the spartans to bin -- to win it all. >> earlier i spoke to jo

the carribean sea off the coast of central america. the belize barrier reef stretches more than two hundred fifty km and is the second largest wheat system in the world. he predicted ecosystem is a unesco world heritage site and home to hundreds of species of fish. the more recent arrival is the land native to the waters off fiji in australia. his income earners breathing at a rapid rate the care of the unseen and threatening the fragile ecological balance as a result. my offense at the races appetites they basically are indiscriminately this they were just eats anything they come across and they have transportation strategy with special ed and recognize the way they haul but with that dance class that huge help them out of some provisions side and say these things in the carribean have no idea at this. my intention is going to have anything interesting for miles se of its and potentially devastating all the fish can be maintained and then the knock on effects to the rest of the coral reef i've just been the less with no is an infestat

>> i think we have basically every country from the central america represented, honduras, el salvador, quality malla and i'm probably missing one or two. >> there have been five arrests made in connection with this case. this case has been turned over to the immigration and customs enforcement agency or ice. >>> coming up, dave, first day of spring has your forecast. >> just about 30 minutes away. start of spring. will it feel like it in your area though? the national forecast coming up. l >> welcome back to al jazeera america i'm del walters. these are your headlines. a possible sighting of debris from the missing malaysian airlines plane. satellite images putting it 1500 miles off the us a railian coast. officials say the new lead does give them hope. >>> president obama threatening new punishments in the russian take over of crimea. authorizing new sanctions to be imposed against entire sectors of the russian economy. the president calling on russia to negotiate with elected leaders in ukraine. >>> michele obama will be speaking speaking at pie king university. designed to tech foc

in the everyday is one of the wealthiest and most stable countries in central america act which president and more than a fit of its members of parliament off the map. a progressive for the region's male dominated societies wheel caught up with one of pastor it is most renowned ounces lighter note the obedient to what she thinks about globalization taking place around town when amelia is one of my name is right in the pov all and fifty three years old almost fifty four. that was perfectly flat. do i live on the shinkansen unknown in the community of the mongol my project. in the south of costa rica. i do. i do. i just. i'll let a singer. i've been doing it for many years paul and i compose because i studied music at. but i also paint. and ever if your books and i run workshops in several communities and management in your sector. i work with people the couple went in. i do. i think globalization is fascinating it brings many things closer to us that we'd never ever dreamt of before. no gospel at me i could never have imagined being able to watch nomads walking through the desert on tv all

there are said to be some 1,500 undocumented immigrants, mostly from mexico and central america, were discovered there. "bodies upon bodies held in filthy conditions," according to police. they say five suspects will be charged with hostage-taking and conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens. >>> the founder of the controversial westboro baptist church, fred phelps, has died. his topeka, kansas, congregation was infamous for its vehement antigay rhetoric and public events for funerals of american soldiers. phelps had been called by some as the most hated man in america and seemed to wear that as a badge of honor. he died of natural causes at age 84. >>> next month, general motors ceo mary barra will testify before a congressional committee that is investigating the automaker's handling of faulty ignition switches. the problem is linked to at least 31 accidents and at least 12 deaths. general motors has admitted that it knew about this issue fwhak 2004 but only announced a recall last month. barra has been the ceo of gm only since january, and she does admit that the company mishandled the

effect and tools provided to compass point i'm not currently has the fastest growing economy in central america and is hoping for big things from the free trade deal with its larger neighbor. panama city looks promising. currently the country only bring some attention on mexico's list of trade partners. most president therefore not only wants to strengthen twenties but also hopes that mexico will tell you what it brings to the nation. the couple said little the disagreement will be of great benefit to buy some lights. we are sure the deal will result in increased tourism and investments places and infrequent in the quality of life to take countries. what about the timing of the humble place. in recent years. panama has made huge investments in infrastructure and buildings. the country's construction industry in particular is booming the biggest project is the multi billion dollar expansion of the famous panama canal. the world health organization's decision shocking figures indicating air pollution contributes to the deaths of millions of people every year stroke heart disease and lung cancer.

there was also russia and the crisis in central america.of safe haven bids coming into gold. the fed signaled higher interest rates. nobody really thought about interest rates, you do not get higher interest rates. that took people away from gold because higher interest rates are not good for gold. >> in an environment of rising rates, who wants to bet on gold? where does it go from here? >> the forecasters who predicted gold would have a rout, they are saying the fall in gold was because of the weather and was only temporary. some of them are saying gold could even go down to 1000. >> it is trading currently at 1340. overnight we have more economic data out of china, more disappointing news about the manufacturing sector and the health of the chinese economy. aboutch is the concern the chinese economy weighing on the gold market? you safedown can get haven demand, but china is the biggest consumer of gold. if the economy is not doing well, there will not be money to buy gold. they became the largest consumer last year. we heard data from t

but it is called bd caused by a fungus in central america and south america, australia, europe, a more or less that is a pretty clear indication moved by people. [no audio] and people don't know they got tired or whenever then they would let them go now they have naturalized populations and it could carry that t2 fungus but is not affected so that might be how be transported this disease around the world it is one theory. people don't realize this was killed when the frogs '01 of the things and in this particular case we could literally watch the move east killing of frogs in the eastern the direction. some scientists in 2006 decided to get out front to say population of panamanian golden frogs right before it got to that area that they live they would scoop the amount of the forest to preserve a remnant population and at that point they had no where to put the frog so quite literally were living in a hotel. [laughter] but then they rush to build the center is is now one of the few places you can still see the panamanian golden frog they are now classified as 16th in the wild. this is

. >> host: selling them to the contras in central america. and you had an important role, all of a sudden, in the hearings that were taking place on capital hill where the legislator was trying to figure out what happened and mow how this happen. >> reporter: this was 1987 and it has been ten years since sanko. i had acquired some experience. and i was put in charge of dealing with the iran-contra committee which was this huge washington scandal theater with televi televised hearing gavel to gavel. and i was the guy who had to be the focal point to deal with documents provided, questions they had, or witnesses from cia they wanted to have testify. so i was the choke point. it consumed all of 1887 for me. >> host: at one point, you are sitting in your office next to the telephone as the hearing is on and as members need to ask the question they need to figure out if they will divulge by mistake classified information. so the aids are picking up the phone and calling you as it is being televised and you had to make the decisions. >> guest: i ti

it is a dire humanitarian situation and the whole increase in numbers from central america are really an indication of increasing violence and increasing gang activity and a lack of protection and defense of government presence in the of the and el salvador, guatemala and honduras particularly. this does not have to do with u.s. border policies. this has to do with dire circumstances in countries to the south. unfortunately, it is one of the elements of illegal immigration that is very difficult for government authorities to respond to. , i wantizabeth grieco to go back to this chart. we have one minute left. i want to go over the numbers one more time. 10.3 million noncitizens under the age of 35 in the u.s.. that represents 3% of the total population. tell me if i am wrong. 311,000,000.6 is the current population. -- 92.8% are u.s. citizens. that, 271n of million. 87% are native born. naturalized citizens, 18 million. the population. when you combine that with the non-foreign-born -- noncitizens is 40.5 million. are under the age of 35, the group we are talking about today. of 35lio

there is three mexican teams in the last four of the top club competition, north and central america, one of them cruz assume overcame sporting kansas city, to reach the semis at the con cal semis conocaf championships league. hong kong has pulled off the biggest victory after the world's 2020, that's the first time hong kong has ever competed at the world cup, and they were chasing 109 for victory, smash as six spare, claiming the unlikely win by two, despite the loss, been he dash still advanced to the super 10. >> that's another significant victory for correct. it shows that they are beginning to close more, and it shows how far correct is coming as well. so it's a big win, and always a great win when some of the lower sides can knock off the test nations. just deliabilitied we got through in the end. >> another surprise result, knock afghanistan out of the tournament, and they were making their first appearance at a major tournament, and having scored 141. they won this game by nine, but it wasn't enough to see them make it to the next phase. >> the main group stage of the tournam

authorities say they came from central america and are believed to have entered the u.s. illegally. >> nine are dead after a hotel shooting in the capital of kaboom. four gunmen attacked a restaurant inside the serena hotel. three women, two children and four foreigners were killed in the shooting. a 16-year-old boy who climbed to the top of new york city's one world trade center has been charged with trespassing. officials say he sneaked on to the construction site, passed a guard who has been forward. those are the headlines, "america tonight" is next. possible clue about the fate of malaysia air 370. australian researchers take the lead. underwater experts stand ready to go down deep. >> at what point is it too late for you guys to get involved? >> i think it's more than issue of whether it's too early. i say that because the search area is so huge. >> also soldier against soldier. a "america tonight" investigation into assault. men and women. >> a battle of giants. california's greatest and oldest residents face encroachment by a valuable and growing new neighbour. >>

blood of our dust the innocent on our hands and escalate the involvement of american troops to central america. i say vote against the michael amendment. find more highlights on our facebook page. c-span, created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you first by your cable and anxiety provider. >> the un security council voted to discuss ukraine. this portion of the meeting is an hour. >> the meeting is called to order. the provisional agenda for this -- of ukraine to the united nations addressed to the president of the security council reference as slash 2014-136. the agenda is adopted. >> in accordance with rule 37 on the provisional rules of procedure, i won invite the representatives of the ukraine to participate. t is so decided. in accordance with rule 39, i invite the secretary-general for human rights to participate. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration of item two of the agenda. i wish to welcome the deputy secretary general. give him the floor. >> madame president, members of he security council. my statement today will briefly f

. >> there are three mexican teams in the last four of the top club competition in north and central america. reaching the semis of the champions league. scoring a hat trick here in mexico city, and completing a 5-2 aggregate win. defending south american champions remain top of their group despite held to a home draw. former world player of the year, that second penalty of the match. he earlier missed a spot kick. timeout to give his side a league. equalizing through a free kick. >> afghanistan have been knocked out of ricketts tournament, losing in their final game. nepal could sneak in the next phase. that fictioniture just getting underway now. the woman who made a series of allegations about vote testing said she is branded a traitor by her own company. the anti doping conviction revealed one out of competition test was conducted in the build up to the london olympics. her actions resulted in the commission's entire board resigning and more tests carried out. eight athletes failed both tests last year from jamaica. >> it's been pressure, i wouldn't call it pressure, i'm going to put it

el salvador has one of the lowest growth rates in central america and again these two candidates, sanchez quijano have different ideas about the economy. spreading social programs among the countries poor is one approach from sanchez and quijano wants to look to create jobs through private enterprise. it is one of the poorest, most trouble down theories. no matter who wins today, it's going to be a very disk task ahead of them. >> afghanistan's vice president has died. he had suffered from diabetes for years and was in poor health. the 57-year-old led the northern alliance in battles against the taliban. >> egyptian authorities have now held aljazeera journalists for 51 days, they are accused of having links to a terrorist organization and spreading false news. aljazeera rejects all charges against its staff. their trial is set to resume marv 24. another reporter has been detained for more than six months. he's been on a hunger strike since january 2003. >> nor careens went to the polls earlier to approve a new parliament. the vote appears to be little more than a rubber stamp. >> these a

state, used to be known as a petro state, now narc co state, support that venezuela is giving to central americaba, and instability that would come about if this situation's not stablized, what the senate has done i think is very smart. i think that going any broader at this pointes be in effective, but going after specific individuals that have a stake in continuing their situation, continue receiving the largess of international investment that they've been able to gain through in many situations corrupt approaches -- >> there's a lot of reported corruption of people who supposedly allegedly have huge accounts outside venezuela. it's an important topic and it's great to have you on the show, thank you. >> thanks for inviting me. >> switching to the crisis in ukraine, ballot boxes were assembled in crimea wednesday for a sunday referendum that could see the region split off from ukraine and like lionismed by russia. president obama assured that ukraine had america's support and russia would pay a price for its actions in crimea. >> we have been very clear that we consider a russian incursion in

also now know the full lineup for the semifinals of the biggest club tournaments in north and central america. the final team won 2-0 to seal their progress. goals here, the first leg. that was enough for a place in the semis. they will now face mexico. >> the netherlands have produced a big upset to qualify for the cricket's competition. underway with all the top countries involved in this game with pakistan just getting underway. 22-1 after five overs. >> we beat them and obviously the conditions there also really suit their style. it's going to be crucial for us how we play this one. >> three weeks away in defending champion, adam scott in great form. victory at the arnold palmer invitational. tiger woods is replaced as world number one before the masters. the australian has a three shot lead after tying the course record with this opening round. >> andy murray will begin defense of his title this friday against the australian. >> that was the time required to i think make a difference, you know, is more than than what he could offer right now. >> the major league baseball season gets unde

captured the attention of the general public in the 1840s with their studies of ancient mexico and central america. (john stephens) we lived in the ruined palace of their kings, we went up to their desolate temples and fallen altars, and wherever we moved we saw the evidences of their taste, their skill in arts, their wealth, and power. in the midst of desolation and ruin we looked back to the past, cleared away the gloomy forest and fancied every building perfect, with its sculptured and painted ornaments, lofty and imposing. (narrator) the late 19th century brought new visitors with new thnologies to palenque. the british photographer alfred maudslay arrived in palenque in 1890 and took some of the earliest surviving pictures of the ruins. the photographs and reports of explorers la gdwaudsy and hi a w diline maya studies. one of the first breakthroughs in understanding the ancient maya was the decoding of their calendar and complex records of planetary movements and eclipses. well, the maya calendar is one of the most complicated aspects about maya civilization. there actually are several kinds

as you indicated him a in central america, the contra against, covert actions to support vision deand afghanistan. it was rather breathtaking. scandal erupted pursuant tocia's what house to wretch and oliver directionhite house oliver north, concocted a scheme to trade, basically, u.s. arms iranian-backede has below is holding. .- hezbollah it was a huge uproar. there is a special congressional committee created. it was a template for a number of clashes between cia and congress over the years. i have been away five years now, so you don't have any information -- inside information. clashikes me as a counter over congressional committee asked as the document. of times over of my career -- i'm flummoxed that this has escalated the way it has. >> scott horton, you're familiar with the iran-contra scandal and a constitutional crisis that developed. could you give your perspective? >> i think john used the word resilient. that is clearly right. i found most remarkable in his book. we have been told things like the church committee and the iran-contra probes clipped the wings of the cia,

meanwhile, as central america struggles with increased drug activity and the corresponding violence, usa helps in gaut at the malg la by bag them solar pants. really? we need a better strategy in the western hemisphere and a renewed engagement. if we don't start paying attention to our hemisphere, i hope you'll take this on board and share with us what this vision will look like and how it advances our nation nal security. timely treatmently you stated in a speech that climate change is increasingly a national security threat. with all due respect, mr. secretary, given everything that's happening around the globe today, do you really believe that? i would submit to you that around the world liberty and economic freedom are being threatened by tyrants and those are looking for leadership in defense of liberty. instead, the u.s. is offering solar panels. i believe that's an affront to the u.s. taxpayer and insult to those seeking freedom around the world. >> well, congressman, freedom also means the freedom to be able to eat and live where you live, and we have people who have just com

intervention in central america in the '80s while israel was occupying lebanon and during the first, to talk about the role of israel in central america and supporting act african -- south africa and apartheid. 30 years later nothing has changed. the same factions are still in control. with washington also being israel occupied territory they have every base covered. little wonder why the palestine solidarity movement has not had the slightest impact on u.s. policy since all the years it's been in existence. existence. steven greenhut examined state department archives dealing with israel u.s. relationship for his book on the subject taking sides, america's secret relations, concluded that after eisenhower quote israel and for individual america have become a broad outlines of u.s. policy in the region. it has the left to american presidents to implement that policy with varying degrees of enthusiasm and to do with tactical issues, end quote. there's a corollary conclusion. within the left in general and within the organized opposition to israel's crimes against the palestinians, and

blood of the innocent on our hands, and let us not escalate the involvement of american troops in central america i say vote against the michael amendment. like sci-fi more highlights from 35 years of house for covers on our facebook page. we are c-span -- created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. >> in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls live on "washington journal." at noon eastern, wisconsin governor rebecca kl the economys on and jobs. rent obama talks about women and the economy had 2:40 p.m. eastern. in about 45 minutes, we look at the role of nato with mark jacobson of the german marshall fund. he was formerly with the nato international security force. that 830nox joined us a.m. eastern to discuss foreign policy and how american presidents have reached out to other world leaders during times of crisis. and we will focus on janet yellen's plans for the federal john hilsenrath. "washington journal" is next, and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. ♪ host: good morning. the pre

it's not communism in the sense that there are outposts all over central america following putin. this is one man. he is russia right now. i think to the degree that he can be isolated and made, as president reagan didn't say let's go in and take down that wall and destroy it, he said tear down that wall, and i think that's been the approach president obama has taken this week. >> ifill: maybe the phone call today david late today was a good sign. we don't know what really came of it. >> right. i disagree with it's putin, one man. putin is sort of a nationalist ideology. the books he sends out to regional governors really saw russia as a crucial world power. the bridge between east and west playing a much larger role. and one thing we've seen in public opinion, he's become very popular in the course of this crisis and the idea of invading ukraine is popular. >> and the question is not his popularity in russia, but i'm saying there are not putin outposts in nic nicaragua or cel and latin america. there's not really an ideology or philosophy here. >> ifill: next stop for the preside

in light of the central america. various important black leaders went along with this.so have black and half in the, and ardent collector who was very wealthy. he was hoping to set of colony there the what kind of model showing of free blacks could achieve their various things. he actually was in touch with british abolitionists. he even interviewed president james madison one was in a bachmann engineering madison. he would not : president knows. because he was quickly called and james. he died and four shortly in 1817. his own influence with them and someone beneficial. and it. in internal was for colonization in the beginning. so was bishop richard allen who was the major religious leader in philadelphia. but in 18 -- in january 1817 after the founding of the american colonization society they enemy of 3,000 african -- free african-american. 3,000. but it put it to a vote. none of them wanted to have anything to do with colonization. so over -- allen had to shift. it took them a little while to change her mind. they overwhelmingly decided to oppose the composition. so

get smarter on central america and south america. there are great articles. surveillance."erg radio. surveillance. >> good morning. it is monday, march 10, and we are live from bloomberg headquarters. i'mare "in the loop" and betty liu. another twist in the federal investigation as to whether currency traders manipulated the rates. sec is looking at whether the rig rates for options -- were for options and etf's. the fed, the justice department, and the cftc are all investigating currency trades. headlineto the next coming in china, the index of the country's biggest stocks hit a five-year low. the index fell three percent after reports showed an on its back the drop in exports. chinese exports fell 18% in february. analysts had forecast an increase. nine countries are trying to figure out what happened to the missing malaysian jetliner. large debris off of vietnam. they say fuel found in the water were from a ship and not an airplane. to

started in los angeles and has spread to other parts of the united states, canada, mexico, and central america it is ethnically imposed of central americans that act in urban and suburban areas. the united states has an especially heavy presence in -- metropolitan areas of fairfax county, virginia, and emery county, maryland, and prince george's county in maryland. this started in one area -- long island, new york, boston, charlotte, houston, and there is also a presence in toronto, ontario, canada. we talked to the sheriff of falluja county and he says they are hard to find, but they are everywhere. >> that is probably because they operate in the structures of cells. they do not have a central command or a headquarters. they have cells of 3, 5 people. they are scattered. >> upfront, your question for dr. matusitz. >> many people say it is our fault about the terrorist because we are running them in some way. isn't it true that the hatred is also because we are just different? if that is the case and we are just different, christian versus muslim, say our women show more skin than their women

. >>> la mayoría de los menores de edad llegan procedente de américa central y tras internarse en territoriodos, cada año alrededor de 40 mil niñois son repatriados desde estados unidos a méxico, de estos 18 mil viajas solos y miles de ellos son repatriados desde territorio mexicano a sus países de origen. >>> a pesar de las constantes alertas para persuadir a los menores para no viajar solos por los peligros, cada vez se ve a más menores de edad, viajando en sin la compañía de un adulto . >>> en nueva york al acción de los llamados coyotes continúa dejando dolor en las familias hispanas, una menor se suicidó intentando cruzar de méxico a estados unidos . >>> cada año unos 60 mil niños migran a los estados unidos sin documentos, y según datoks del instituto de políticas migratorias casi 20 mil de estos viajan solos ,tal es el caso de johangarcia, quién vino cuando tenía 15 años de edad en el 2003. >>> mis papás me convencieron de venir a estados unidos . >>g>garcía, proveniente de puebla méxico, dice haber pagado 3500 dólares para venir a nueva york en los 14 días que tardó en venir a la gra

." >> narrator: cardinal maradiaga's diocese in honduras, central america, represents the sort of challenge francis himself knows only too well: a country confronting poverty, crime, repression and political instability. but maradiaga says his friend pope francis believes that to do this work, the church can no longer be distracted by the scandals of recent years. it urgently needs to fix its own house. >> it's necessary to open the windows in the church because we need fresh air. because you know, after all that happened in the year before, especially with all the scandals of vatileaks and the istituto per le opere di religione-- from the bank, from also some cases of corruption with the narco business, some cases of pedophilia. the credibility of the church is in terrible danger. what is necessary to do? how can we listen to the voices of the holy spirit in order to change? because everybody knew it was necessary to change many things. >> narrator: pope francis has shared that message in the most unlikely places. >> (translated): the phone rang. "i've got the pope on the line, and i reall

the blood of the and lets on our hands, us not escalate the involvement of american troops in central america. i say, vote against the michael amendment. >> more highlights from 35 years of war -- house coverage on our facebook page. c-span, created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and routes you today as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. >> today's young adults, the so-called millennial generation, having a lot of trouble getting started in life because they came of age in a very hostile economy. they are paying money into a system to support a level of event -- benefits for today's retirees that they have no real chance of getting themselves when they retire. there needs to be a rebalancing of the social contract. it is a very important and difficult challenge to this country politically, because not only is social security and medicare half of our budget, by far the biggest thing we do, it is symbolically the purest statement in public policy that as a country we are a community all in this together. these are programs that affect everybody. of these prog

let us not escalate the involvement of american troops in central america.vote against the michael amendment. >> find more highlights on her facebook page. america'seated by table companies 35 years ago and brought to you today as a public service. night, microsoft cofounder bill gates talks about poverty, global health issues, and the u.s. education system. andng a recent interview, he said that in the next 20 there should be fewer than 10 countries and poverty. here is a little of what he said. you offer an incredibly bold prediction. you say that there will be almost no poor countries remaining by the year 2035. what do you mean by that? , is gdprimary measure per person. we do not have a substitute measure. banku take that, world codifies countries with over 1200 per person per year as moving up into a middle income bracket. 45 countries still are not low income category. by 2035, saying is there should be less than half -- less than 10 and they will mostly be places like north korea, where you have a political system that creates or they are we see what

standard it is not unusual we've saw it in we see in the middle east hussein and you see it in central americaso it's not surprising we'd see it in eastern europe as well so frankly i found both the western narrative and the russian counter narrative rather simplistic and missing the complex reality of ukraine today ok john the russian government hasn't used the term but right to protect do you think that's a political pull in this situation. well i'm a strong opponent of the notion of right to protect responsibility to protect i believe that it does not exist in international law or at least that its legal basis is extremely thin and that by contrast there is a massive body of international law both customary treaty based and also in the form of judgments of the international court of justice which specifically rule out intervention judicial or military in the internal affairs of any state for any reason whatever and i'm a longstanding critic of the west's various invocations of this bogus principle in order to justify its wars of aggression however. russia has not as far as i'm aware invoked

third world national liberation struggle that therefore is reagan said moscow had a hit list in central americathat was a causing these revolutions to happen the that the bulk of the uprising was was indigenous and included everybody from the liberals to fascist they had their own grievances they had their own agenda and we may have three or not agree with some of them but to say that this was something somehow they had to deny agency to the people to ukraine or the millions of people that went out to to protest i think is a is a gross oversimplification and again i'm not i'm not going to fending they. seem to . understand let's not exaggerate western role ok eric you want to reply to that please do. it's it's not someone who's making that claim that's denying agency to the people of ukraine it's victoria nuland the u.s. state department in the us propaganda apparatus that has done that the leaked phone call that came out explained quite clearly they wanted to be prime minister and lo and behold magically yatsenyuk ends up as prime minister they wanted klitschko to be off to the side to kind of

many, many years ago, parts of texas, mexico, central america and even south america, were controlled by european country of spain. controlled all of that area. and the people of mexico decided that they wanted to have their own independent country. sounds familiar, does it not? and they rebeled against the spanish and they formed the republic of mexico. established a constitution, called the constitution of 1824. but as sometimes happens with new democracies, the president takes over and his name was santa ana. when he took power legally, constitutionally, under a democratic regime, did what some dictators unfortunately still do. he abottle issued the government. he abottle issued the constitution of 1824. he created a centralist government, but several areas, states, if you will, in mexico, e senate objected vocaly objected, even rebeled. d those areas of mexico were the state of cojilla and durango , yucatan and a couple of others. most of those areas, those states did nothing more than just object and quickly santa ana moved in to quell any disruption or disturbances. but there we

blood of the innocent on our hands and let us not escalate the involvement of american troops in central america. i say, vote against the michael amendment. >> find more highlights on our facebook page. c-span, created by america's cable companies 35 years ago. route to you today as a public service. -- brought to you today as a public service. vice president joe biden is warning russia that the united states will respond to any aggression against nato allies. ukraine is not a nato member. there are growing costs that come with naked aggression. vladimir putin signed a treaty to annex the crimea. the united states is calling it a violation of international law. the un security council is meeting to discuss the situation. at 1:00 eastern, the heritage foundation post a discussion on the federal reserve and monetary policy. janet yellen holds her first meeting today. that is scheduled to begin at 2:30 eastern. discussion ona u.s.-russian relations. we will hear from former national security advisers. an estimated 150,000 people have died in syria since the start of protests against bashar assad's