it has convicted once powerful heads of state including the former liberian leader charles taylor.was actually the first former head of state convicted this way since all the way back to nuremberg. >> as president of liberia from 1997 to 2003, charles taylor was a striking figure in his trademark white suit and cane. allegations of murder, , torture and forcing children to become soldiers. the rebels were infamous for chopping off the limbs of civilians. the signature act of the 11 year civil war. >> taylor is currently serving his 50 year prison sentence that he got from that proceeding. the court also has held a trial at a sitting head of state savage. they even featured a truly remarkable incident when a bosnian general on trial drink poison in the court. in open court, trying to avoid what justice he might face. >> tonight an international court is a crime scene. after this former general shocked the judges. saying he was not a war criminal. rejecting their verdict. rejecting their verdict. then drinking a bottle of mysterious liquid. in the courtroom, confusion. the interprete

through the sale of so called blood or conflict. diamonds with the help of liberia them president charles taylor, demons were smuggled abroad and later sold worldwide. by the time the war ended in 2002, up 270000 people had died. and over 2000000 were displaced. an entire generation of youth had been separated from their families. they received little or no education at all, and carry the scars of the war. in the aftermath of the war, sierra leone set up the truth and reconciliation commission for survivors to tell this stories and prevent any future conflicts. sierra leonean live in peace today. many say that the underlying cause of the war, such as corruption, poverty, and unemployment remain unresolved to this day. a beautiful thing though, is that sarah unions have now lived in peace for 20 years and counting. and there is hope that peace will prevail to move forward and to live a meaningful life. many vocal use in the country, identifying what's wrong with the our society and are seeking change either kamani and the 77 percent. the base team caught up with some young civil unions in the cap

of sierra leone from april 2002 to july 2005, during that time he indicted liberian president charles tayloror war crimes committed during sierra leone civil war and now professor, thank you for making time for us. ukraine holding the trial during the war means the victim's family won't have to wait for justice. is there a bigger more political advantage of holding this trial now? >> i think it is very, very important. and good evening. it's great to be talking to you. i think it's important, it's a marker, to it lets russian federation forces know if they're not going to follow the law, the laws of armed conflict, they will be held accountable for their actions so this is the beginning of a beginning, but a very important and politically savvy move to so he that individuals who violate the laws of armed conflict and shoot civilians for no reerngs civilians are to be protected, especially protected. you can't just target civilians. then they will be held accountable. >> and you have the ukrainian prosecutors with their work cut out for them, thousands of cases, i mean dozens of suspects, the

during that time he indicted liberian president charles taylor for war crimes committed during sierraow a distinguished scholar in residence at syracuse university's college of law in the founder of the global accountability network. professor crane, thank you for making time for us tonight. ukraine holding this trial during the war means the victims family won't have to wait for justice. what is the other, is there a bigger more political advantage of holding this trial now? >> i think it's very important, and good evening, it's great to be talking to you. i think it's important. it's a marker to that russian forces know that if they're not gonna follow the law, the laws of armed conflict, they're going to be held accountable for their actions. this is the beginning of the beginning, but a very important, very politically savvy move, to show that individuals who violate the laws of armed conflict, shoots civilians for no reasons, civilians are especially to be protected. you can't just target civilians. then they will be held accountable. >> you have ukrainian prosecutors, excuse me,

cunningham is a logistic and supply-chain professional, marjorie taylor greene is the incumbent, james haygood is a railroad professional. charless an emergency physician and family practitioner. jeff astray hand is not up -- entre nous and business owner. now let's meet our panel. a public policy report of a public broadcasting. a reporter for the atlanta constitution, for complete rules on today's debate please visit the letterpress club -- atlanta press club website. to start the debate coming each question -- panelists will be asked one question. there will have 60 seconds to answer each question. >> dr. luton, georgia has lost about eight rural hospitals in the past two decades. what you see is the solution to fixing access and rule -- rural areas for health care? >> rural health care is difficult about -- to provide because a number of potential patients do not justify the tremendous capital expense of building and operating a hospital that is a very expensive proposition. partnerships among hospitals, outreach clinics, increasing insurance coverage for rural areas is the key. not every small county can have a legitimate,

taylor swift doctor. it's a dream come true for one of our own right here at kpix 5. let's begin with chuck. charles barkley back at it with his feelings for our beautiful city by the bay. >> let's go mavs! let's go mavs! >> what are you doing, charles, charles? his message to fans outside chase center was clearly not well received. the basketball hall of famer and tnt analyst is not shy about his feelings for san francisco. days ago he compared the city to hell saying he hates it and never has fun here in the bay. >> probably hanging out with the wrong people. >> thank you. i officially invited him -- offered to give him a tour, take him out, show him the bay, the best of it. i tweeted that out. hopefully he'll see it. >> not how you make friends. >> no. >> that's what you call petty behavior. it really is. the audacity to come back and then do that. you deserve all the boos barkley. >> you do you. he's going to be here for a few more games because warriors have gave two on friday. >>> this is just for you amanda, pop star -- our resident taylor swift expert. she has a new title. honorary doctor. s

taylor greene is the incumbent u.s. has representative from district 14, james haygood is a railroad professional, charles lewton is an emergency physician and family practitioner, jennifer straight hand is an entrepreneur and business owner, -- is an educator and business owner. now let's meet our panelists. riley bunch is a public-policy reporter with georgia public broadcasting. and will is a reporter for the lancer journal counsel. atlanta press club.org. each candidate will be as one question by a panelist. candidates have 60 seconds to answer each question. riley bunch, you get the first question to charles lewton. >> georgia has lost about eight rira; -- rural hospitals in the past decade. >> this code-2 will born noel the third. your first question. >> how do you think the united states should respond to the crisis in ukraine? >> >> i think it's really important we have a strong stance and stand for democracy. when we have a democratic nation who is under attack asking for help, when a man needs help, you help them. >> your next question. >> what step would you take on a federal level to bolster her job creation and are

charles: you remember these lyrics? i've seen lonely times and i could not find a friend but i always thought i would see you again? those are from james taylor'sy're perfect for today's session. think about it, yesterday the market surged in hopes the fed was still our friend. we actually cautioned on the show it was common to see opposite market reaction the day after the fomc wraps up and i guess you can actually call all of it regret. the emotion that has given us so many great he poems and songs gave us today's massive selloff. i want to bring in slatestone wealth kenny polcari. the. kenny these are the sessions you've been warning us for almost a year. why is it happening today? >> i think reaction to the speech was comical. the market acted if they were cutting rates, not raising rates. they were acting if he wasn't fairly hawkish in his commentary. last night after they had a chance to listen to it, analysts pulled it apart word by word, listening to sentences, listening to the tone of it, recognizing in fact when he said 75 basis points, he didn't say it is not on the table. he said it is not actively being considered which mean it is