the catholic priest discussed that with chris asian while his protestant copilot hangs on said dan knowing. the godly team crosses the finish line i let you yeah. but i thought we came out surprisingly well because no mishaps to show he answered i feel a lot better than an hour ago. the run was a kilometer long the intrepid sledge is experiencing 200 meter truck in elevation between the stops on the finish line. something that looks incredibly dangerous there are surprisingly few injuries. my drinking isn't allowed unless it's not intentional and only traditional style sledging is optimistic to race. but everyone gets a place in the final rankings as long as they and the national ngoc make it to the finish. that's why i'll be slick just with the whole shakes promise cole shelling. shelling that comes from the bavarian sri lanka or schlink others which means to move back and forth every from the left to the right that's where the name comes from i recall did you come to know my on the shingle races unique in every way just like things were originally used to transport hay in firewood down f

detail then our sense of what's behind the protests then joining me from bangkok is chris baker chris taught asianistory and politics at cambridge university with his wife he's written a number of books most recently a history of our youth fire good to have you with us so we've gone through the estimates can we say with any certainty that what the king is actually worth you know we come because this figure has never been made. and you know he said. what we know he had promised me mostly about 100 years ago. and it has passed one part of the investment. in the uncommercial bank. and then we know that. for the other part it's based on land and this is land in the center bank called save lives pass with the sense of bangkok but also in several other towns and cities throughout thailand and we know for instance that the number of rental contracts on this land to start very large and now some time ago historians who knew where this land was in the past put back together with modern family and i saw results of that came up with the estimate that the king in 2005 was worth about 41000000000 u.s. dollars

detailed analysis of what's behind the protest then joining me from bangkok is chris spanker chris taught asianstory and politics at cambridge university with his wife he's written a number of books most recently a history of our youth via good to have you with us so we've gone through the estimates can we say with any certainty that what the king is actually worth you know we can't because this figure has never been made public until it you know he steps from a rather difficult to what we know he had property with mostly acquired about a 100 years ago a century and it has parts one part of it is investment think companies and young commercial bankers and 3 and some in and we know that that's not much left but the other part it's based upon land and this is the land center bank cock a very large part of the central bank or but also in several other pounds and city throughout taiwan and we know for instance that the number of rental contract on this land. is very large and now some time ago historian who knew where this man was in the past put that together with martin value and as a result of t

detailed analysis of what's behind the protests then joining me from bangkok is chris spake a chris taught asianistory and politics at cambridge university with his wife he's written a number of books most recently a history of our youth fire good to have you with us so we've gone through the estimates can we say with any certainty that what the king is actually worth you know we come because this figure has never been made public and you know he said. do what we know he had promised me mostly about a 100 years ago. and it has passed one part in this. young commercial bank. and we know that that's the. but the other part is based on land and this is land center banks call a large part of the census bank but also in several other towns and cities throughout thailand and we know for instance that the number of rental contracts on this land. is very large and now some time ago historians who knew where this land was in the past put back together with modern family and as the result of that came up with the estimate that the king in 2005 was worth about 41000000000 u.s. dollars now and then we all k

said she had to do something about the recent violence against asians including some right here in the bay area. "abc 7 news" reporter chrises with how the young girl's mission is inspiring others. >> stand for asians! stand for asians! >> reporter: meet 7th grader ashlyn, the organizers of this rally in san mateo that drew hundreds saturday afternoon. her call to action, stop asian hate. in recent weeks abc 7 has been covering a disturbing number of stories of violence against asians, especially the elderly. in many cases police are still investigating the motive but the images were enough to galvanize her. >> i was like, whoa, this is not okay. why is it happening in our community. >> she said, mommy, this is not right, i want to do a march. i said, okay, i have never done this before but, hey, you know, let's figure this out. we can do this. >> reporter: so the gathering that happened here in downtown san mateo is not the first one this year in the bay area. across the nation an even louder rallying cry including from prominent asian americans. actor daniel day kim has been spreading awareness on social media. the co-fo

city of san jose is home to the largest population of asian americans. 1/10 of the city is of asian descend. chris nguyen looks at the struggle of business owners during the pandemic and how they're hoping the start of the lunar new year will be a turning point. >> reporter: at first glance, business appears to be thriving inside one of the largest vietnamese focused malls in america. yet a closer look reveals empty storefronts and few people spending. >> it's hard. it's hard to see businesses suffering and then see, you know, new year. that is not the same anymore. due to covid and all this. so it's tough. >> reporter: in previous years, thousands from throughout northern california would come to san jose's little saigon district to usher in the lunar new year. over time, grand century mall has become an unofficial gathering place for families looking to celebrate. but now business owners like angel pham say they're barely hanging on. >> a lot of people have the new year in the very happy. >> reporter: in fact, sales at angel beauty are down 90% compared to a year ago. just a few doors away, deli

joining me now, jo ling kent and chris wu, co-chair of the initiative on asian-americans and pacificnders. joe, talk to me about this. you've been reporting it out just how bad things have gotten. what was the response in i know nancy pelosi spoke about it today. you were on that. >> yes. we just wrapped up a press conference with speaker pelosi and members of the group trying to address this hate crime. speaker pelosi reiterates her support for president joe biden's executive order for the doj to better document and take in complaints of anti-asian hate incidents. but of all the congressional members on the call, there is no specific plan just yet to move beyond the current resolution passed by the house. there has been very limited support by the republican side on this front. so what chairwoman judy chu mentioned in the press conference today is that they do want to have a meeting with the doj about the executive order put forth by president biden. they also want to get more gop support. and, andrea, they also mentioned they want to start a new bipartisan aapi caucus. but for so m

always i'm loving meeting with you know so that's when i feel like maybe asians a little more time in the real world as well. chris predicts our lives who move into virtual reality more and more in the next few years. some corporations from the u.s. already using median v.o.r. to let the employees collaborate to find that paul brainstorm. but there's also companies who want to use media of the r. to prison. their products better for their customers and offer a more memorable and more engaging experience basically every time somebody tries an experience like this it's. emotional connection. which you're building with the other participants and the experience itself is much stronger than anything you would be able to achieve through a video. and i must say that's true at least for me. i mean i'm aware the whole time that this is just an illusion but i feel like i'm bonding with chris by the way this is what he looks like in real life. in the future we will actually be able to have our facial expressions are brought as well and we will in a way be represented like holograms of ourselves so you will be able to have an

actually to to come to a kind of normal circumstances this city asian the northern part is as we hear it right because this is why it's sorry chris this is what i wanted to establish that you're speaking specifically to no i decided to grab the northern to grab remains inaccessible. it's also said little bit about that and the fact that the government's announced that it's closing 2 refugee camps there what's going to happen to the refugees who were housed in those camps. well we still have no access to this area although we are somewhat demanding this every day in the 2 knowledge camps there were about 20000 refugees and. again we have no access to them you have heard that many of them went to the big cities like something like. we know that more than 4000 went from the north and kansas and camps. we also through from refugees from eyewitnesses several 1000 refugees 5 maybe 67000 living in the city of sheer a very dire conditions that means sleeping in low ceiled drinking from puddles eating tree bark because if nothing else. it just hits it to that point and then the the ethiopian government had said that it would be allowing a

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actually to come to a kind of normal circumstances this is the asian the northern part is as we hear it right right because this is why it's sorry chris this is what i wanted to establish that you're speaking specifically to no i decided to grab the northern subprime remains inaccessible. it's also said little bit about that and the fact that the government's announced that it's closing 2 refugee camps there what's going to happen to the refugees who were housed in those camps. well we still have no access to this area although we are some of the money this is every day in the to knowledge camps that were about $20000.00 refugees and yet again we have no access to them you have heard that many of them went to the big cities like these up if i like. we know that more than 4000 went from the north and camps so i'm camps. we also through from refugees from only. several 1000 refugees 5 maybe 67000 living in the city of shira very dire conditions that means sleeping in low ceiled drinking from puddles the eating tree bark because if nothing else. it just hits it to that point then the the ethiopian government had said that it would be all

devastating attacks on asian-americans locally and across the country but instead of getting angry about it she's hoping to spread a message of hope and healing. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has more from san mateo county. >> reporter: by day ash lynn is on the -- as an emerging fashion designer. the 13-year-old has been featured at new york fashion week, you might also remember her from earlier in the pandemic when she channeled her passion for fashion into making stylish masks for health care workers on the front lines but lately something else has been on her mind. >> this is unfair, this is unjust. >> reporter: she's been paying close attention to the anti-asian rhetoric and violence plaguing our community. >> shocking, you know, it's not okay and we are not going to be standing for it. >> reporter: instead of sitting on the sidelines she's stepping up by organizing a stand for asians rally this saturday afternoon at san mateo central park. bringing attention to what many say is a much needed movement in these challenging times. >> many people reached out to me to support this cause and to help out the rally, help organize it, and that lets me know that our com

asian programs. i'm from russian security forces crackdown on protesters demanding the release of jailed chris christie cannot say to tens of thousands take to the streets more than 5000 arrested. i'm so gail a welcome to the program. when miles military has seized power and imposed a year long state of emergency the national leaders have also announced the purge of our own sons to cheese democratically elected government removing and replacing key ministers united nations security council is meeting to discuss the situation on tuesday amid widespread international condemnation. off to the arrests the power grab military vehicles lined up in myanmar's capital make peace how soldiers now patrolling the streets a clear sign of who's in control. this was the moment a member of parliament was whisked away in a pre-teen raise one of many from aung san suu cheese ruling national league for democracy or n l d party the door of her home is once more looks she previously spent nearly 15 years under house arrest in opposition to an earlier period of military rule in a statement suit she denounced the coup was an

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asian clinicians. were you aware of this and what does it mean to you? >> so it hasn't happened to me directly, chrisues who have had patient spit on them or refuse to be treated by them or even say to them i don't believe you because you're the reason why we have coronavirus in this country. so why should i believe you when you give me medical advice? again, i haven't had this happen to me in the clinical setting although every time i appear on air i do get social media messages somewhere along those lines, too. i certainly know that this is out there. i think this says a lot about why language really matters. there is a reason why the world health organization says we need to not call diseases by the country of origin or by a people because then you get this fear and stigma directed to a particular group of individuals. i am extremely concerned about the racist attacks that seem to be growing in different parts of the country. >> just as a matter of fact the spanish flu we always talk about didn't start in spain. it got called the spanish flu because they were the first to be honest about it. and,

asian americans locally and across the country. instead of getting angry about it, she is hoping to spread a message of hope and healing. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen has her story from san mateo county. >> reporter: by day, ashlyn zoe is a middle school student on the peninsula, balancing the world of distance learning with her role as an emerging fashion designer. the 13-year-old has been featured at new york fashion week. you might also remember her from earlier in the pandemic when she channeled her passion for fashion into making stylish masks for health care work owners the frontlines. but lately, something else has been on her mind. >> this is unfair. this is unjust. >> reporter: zoe has been paying attention to the anti-asian violence and rhetoric plagues our community. >> shocking and we're not going to be standing for it. >> reporter: instead of standing on the sidelines, zoe is stepping up by organizing a stanford asians rally at san mateo central park, bringing attention to what many say is a much needed movement in these challenging times. >> many people reached out to me to support this cause and to help out the rally, help org

asian-americans are out there with lots of money. that is just a stereotype that isn't true. there are lots of communities out there that need this vaccine. dr. chrisnell, kristen, again, we're so sorry for your loss and thank you very much for spending time with us on this important evening. >>> up next on the reidout, he is a loser once again. the former president's fight to hide his tax records, that's over. his former fixer, michael cohen, joins me next. >>> plus, ted cruz makes a pathetic, pathetic attempt at an image makeover. tweeting out pictures of himself handing out water to the texans he abandoned. hard to believe, but once again, he's not the absolute worst. the big reveal is coming up. >>> and be sure to join us on friday at 7:00 p.m. eastern for a special edition of the reedout i'll be joined by dr. anthony fauci and members of the congressional black caucus to discuss racial disparities in the covid crisis. go to msnbc.com/townhall to be a part of our virtual audience and to submit your questions for our experts. get on there and do that right now during the break. the reidout continues after this. break the reidout continues after