holdings along the columbia. basically all the forts and supply depots that it had established over the decades in what was now american territory. the of the region of the columbia, that the lower columbia to the united states, however, did not bode well continued operations by the hudson's bay company and the company would eventually sell its interests and its assets in the american northwest and retrench back to british columbia. okay, let me pause here. any questions, any discussion. actually, let me ask you a question and i'm genuinely curious about this. it's my feeling that there are very few americans aware of the fact that this area, the area in which we are living and studying today, was once essentially territory. have you heard this story before? you aware of these developments developments? yes. well, that i am impressed. it's it's experience that that not many people are anywhere oceans. anything so far? yes. i don't know if you're going to get to it, but how did the british government take control

you heard the big news out of columbia.t's the first big news that jewish students says they have taken there. this comes as the the flood the streets rally for gaza here in manhattan. you can see the barricades by the nypd. they're on high alert. when we go to the protests, our team continues to ask what their background is, why they support the palestinian people, what their sentiments are in the united states sending aid in. one of the questions we tried to get an answer on, do you think the hostages should be released by hamas. we couldn't get an answer. watch this. >> i don't think that -- i don't think at the heart of the israeli government, i don't think that -- i don't think that that's a part of what's going on right now. >> college campuses are still the epicenter of these duelling protests. columbia university in new york city making some big moves today, suspending two student groups, ending both students for justice in palestine and jewish voice for peace after the school says culminating in unauthorized events

we have been partners with columbia's through plant plant columbia, peace columbia, implementation theeace agreements. columbia still has major challenges in counter narcotics. peace accord implementation. migrants and their integration into columbia. conservation et cetera. so the administration bucket request and exes afford a million dollars to further that partnership. our appropriations committee have recommended as i understand it $487 million of the robust amount recognizing the importance of the partnership to continue this progress that has been made in that country. the house appropriations committee is i understand zero doubts. withheld all of the funds. can you tell me how much of a priority it is for the united states to continue its partnership with columbia in the areas i just mentioned? >> columbia is of vital partner across a whole host of areas. whether it is safeguarding the environment, dealing with climate change, obviously the overarching transnational organized crime, promoting respect for human rights. we have worked with columbia at an unprecedented level integ

>> we documented women who tried to tell people at columbia for years.omen would have articulating it problems. the breach of trust and trauma. they would try to say that he made me uncomfortable. i find him creepy. there were instances where women were explicit. she sat down and wrote a multipage letter to the chairman of the department describing in detail what had happened to her. there were definitely warning signs. columbia failed to act. the warnings were dismissed. the women were not believed. if you are going to protect your patients from a predator like him, the first step is to actually believe that someone like him can exist at your institution. on multiple occasions, the complaints were dismissed or ignored. >> in 2012, a woman who had recently had a baby went in for a follow-up. she was assaulted. she reported it immediately. that is what leads to his first arrest. he gets a plea deal and avoids jail time. you talk to her as part of your podcast. this is a clip. in which she is remembering when she learned that he would not go to jail. >> he

a catalina hondo wants to work in germany as a kindergarten teacher to get what permits the columbia needs level be german and other words unacceptable. standard of reading and conversation skills. but it's not an easy language. is going up in the learning and as a foreign language is complicated to moving this, there are lots of structures and sometimes when you're learning a foreign language, you forget the grammatical rules. oh, cool. so that, that catalina is doing an intensive language, costing bulk. it's all run by a german placement agency. it stops that absolute big in a level. and last 7 months, students must study several hours every day and then also now to work on this side . in return, they receive a stipend of around $300.00 euros in columbia, catalina started pedagogy and psychology. she's qualified to cause a kindergarten teacher in germany. she's looking to improve the rate of prospect. i missed, but as a kid, i live on. yeah, i think you're a mina with it's multiculturalism is just a perfect place for me to work and do the things i want to do. the e as the feels lik

in columbia, catalina started pedagogy and psychology. she's qualified to cause a kindergarten teacher in germany. she's looking to improve the rate of prospect i meant, but as a kid, i live on. yeah, i think you're a mina with it's multiculturalism is just the perfect place for me to work and do the things i want to do. the e as the feels like a unique opportunity for professional development use in though, because i don't know if it's in the catalina and her classmates will soon take the b 2 level job and exam. if they don't post the language cost will continue with a reduced stipend. i'll tell everyone policies 1st time the let's use home. yeah. of the goal is that every once a year and 4, but it's very difficult to reach be to level science to shop until catalina policies. she won't get her visa when she comp move to germany. the pressure is on these $26.00 cuban united montalvo has lived in germany for around 80. is right now he calls bell in home, but he still doesn't have permanent residents. that's what does this does good? now th

appointments, challenging language courses, and constant setbacks, even so many like catalina from columbia. taking the leap and moving here. i want to try living outside my country away from my family to see if i can handle it. we'll be following the experiences as they deal with german bureaucracy and finding out how immigration alternatives are responding to criticism. the very good very good. well, catalina honda wants to work in germany as a kindergarten teacher to get it what permits the columbia needs level be government, in other words, unacceptable, standard of reading and conversation skills. but it's not an easy language. is going up in the learning and as a foreign language is complicated to this. moving this, there are lots of structures and sometimes when you're learning a foreign language, you forget the grammatical rules. oh, the cause of that, that catalina is doing an intensive language costing bulk. it's all run by a german placement agency. it stops that absolute big in a level. and last 7 months, students must study several hours every day. and then also now to work on

but i'm a 5th generation, columbia and coughing, grover, we've been growing coffee and columbia now for a 160 years about we've had our farm in our family for about 80 years. and so aside from being on the roasting and here in the united states, we're on the production and as well in columbia. and so the, the price of coffee is really kind of dictated based on commodity and coffee is the 2nd most traded commodity in the entire world. and so you can imagine that, you know, any change based on demand um, or production will add or take away from that commodity. just as an example, a couple years ago, brazil who's the number one producer of coffee in the world. i had a, a freeze that affected the millions of pounds of coffee and that caused a huge spike to happen within the commodity price, which drove the price of coffee up. coffee is a beloved beverage consumed worldwide. can you discuss the regions or countries where a coffee consumption is experiencing the most significant growth and what cultural or economic factors contribute to this trend? oh yes, i love to. um, so yeah, so coffee, l

the weather is tough by and we don't have seasons in columbia. the so winter here was very hard for us and the language to that. those who have the support of an agency and a drop off or have an easier time dealing with jim and bureaucracy. it's different for those who are doing everything themselves. like yeah, i don't montalvo invalid up to yet more wasting. he's on the way to hopefully finally collect his permanent residents permit enough good. i definitely know this, but hopefully everything will work out this time up. there were still lots of people waiting in front of the office once again, yada and has to check with security before entering. okay. okay. this time he's allowed to go into his appointment after a few minutes. he's back. yes. okay, come up. yes, it was. oh, it took a while, but it worked and i have to con with me because of the way that this is my old one and this is my new one. finally, united montalvo has permission to stay in germany indefinitely. off to 8 years accomplished appointments and lots of problems. it's a huge re

um, you know, for most people, coffee is just grown high up in the columbia mountains and picked by a beautiful moustache man and his trip. and trust the donkey by the truth is much more than that. and so, um, uh, for the certification such as fair trade, really let us as consumers know that every part along the way from a grower to a co op, to export or to in order to roaster every single person along those way. there every single entity along the way has been fair trade certified and kind of helps. uh, i guess ensure that there is a little bit more of sustainability um and equity. so it is fair trade. i mean, a more costly coffee. it will make a difference in pricing, so we are a fair trade certified company and we will pay a percentage or we, we pay a certain amount of cents per pound that we purchase per year. and so obviously like adding for that, um it, we have to kind of like add that into for the consumer. um, but something that's a bit tricky is that if somewhere along the way in that chain, if it were for one of the entities that touches that coffee isn't fair trade certifie

rashid khalidi is the edward said professor of modern arab studies at columbia university.his books include "the 100 years war on palestine." their conversation was moderated by the civil rights attorney and author michelle alexander, who asked about personal connections to palestine. this is professor rashid khalidi. >> i'm honored to be here and i'm extremely pleased that it was possible to put this together. this is the second palestine festival of literature event that has been canceled and canceled again and the heroic organizers managed to pull it together. they did the same thing in london where i was supposed to speak last friday. it was canceled and canceled again in london. they sent the anti-terrorism police to the royal geographic society and told them they could not hold the event but they held it anyway. [applause] my connection to palestine is obviously a personal one. my family's from there. i have family there now. my niece's family is actually in gaza. they live in a neighborhood of gaza right near the sea or not far from the sea. they fled from their home

nadler, who will then yield to the district of columbia congresswoman. >> thank you. mr. chairman, this hearing is not a serious exercise. my republican colleagues have shown very little interest in the welfare of the people of washington, d.c. and this political thought is for the evidence. rather than asking questions myself, i like to yield my time to the person who has dedicated her life to representing the nation's capital and its residents, the gentleman from washington, d.c., ms. norton? >> i just want to, personal clarification. so, who's time -- mr. nadler's time going to ms. norton? okay. ms. norton you are recognized. >> thank you. and i think my good friend for yielding. as the only member of congress elected by the nearly 700,000 district of columbia residents, i appreciate the opportunity to waive under this committee for the purposes of this hearing. i'm deeply saddened that some of the witnesses for this hearing were victims of crime in the district however while the federal government controls much of d.c.'s criminal justice system, to the extent this hea

mary's residential school in mission british columbia opened in 1863. this was the longest continuous leave of residential school in western canada. today is the sites of expensive searches using ground penetrating radar. literally the architecture tells of a significant part of the narrative about the attitude, the mental constructs in the minds of the people that created these institutions and how they were designed, built and implemented in how they were administered. and for what reasons, installation separation control. it's all about the the intent to do away with indigenous peoples doped to david chevy is leading the team surveying the sites of this phone or residential school. yeah, i mean that's something that was sort of shows to be a little bit above these days. so many of these schools have there in 73, and this is a cemetery. it's a complicated situation because it's currently active. it's not just for children. it's unclear. overall, who exactly was very there overtime. we do know that many of the markers are missing and then so part of ou

i want them to be tried here in superior court in the district of columbia. not federal district court. regardless of what the sentence is. you know they'll get a hard sentence in federal court. >> the gentlelady's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from pennsylvania, ms. dean. ms. dean: thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the ranking member lee also for putting forward this hearing today. thank you all for your testimony. for those who are victims of violent crime, i'm think plargly of your little boy, my heart go out to all of you. i thank you for telling your stories. becausor stories are in search of solutions. that's what this committee ought to be about. searching for solutions. not finger pointing at a single d.a. or let's just say the entire biden administration's fault that there are violent we are more serious than that. we must be more serious than that. i know that i have cared about the issue of gun vinyl my entire adult life. and i'm here in congress. it is one of my most important passions to make a difference. i'm very proud th

and history will absolutely show that columbia university is completely in the wrong. i'm trying to silence and intimidate students who are standing up for posting these rights and students who are standing up for palestinian white say, it's not just columbia university that is doing this. harvard, yale, i mean countless universities are being accused of doing this. why is that? i think across the united states and the world governments and administrations and other organizing bodies are realizing that the foreign policy that is being put forward is actually not what people on the ground with voters what students want. and instead of saying maybe we should be listening to these clear calls for social justice, these calls to end a war and save lives. they are choosing instead to try to suppress and intimidate and they are allowing an incredibly dangerous environment to grow on their campuses . palestinian students and those who support palestinian rights have faced unacceptable amounts of harassment. personal threat, endorsing. and i would also just add that right now o

that includes columbia university here in new york city. that is where we find alexis mcadams following the story by the day on that campus. what's happening now? good morning. >> good morning. columbia university is one of some of the prestigious universities finally taking action here. they banned one of those groups, two of them that they say are pro-hamas and are using hate speech on campus. but, bill, the saga far from over. more protests rage on. they say they have the right to protest to support palestine. we've seen protests on different campuses. student groups showing support for students for justice in palestinian. thats the group that was suspended from this campus at columbia after weeks of pro-palestinian rallies as groups displayed anti-semitic messages on campus buildings and jewish students filed dozens of safety complaints and lawsuits at these schools. so now more than 20 elected officials from new york, including congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, demanding that columbia university reverse the suspension of these gr