president barack obama dr west tells r t why his opinion has drastically changed dr west thank you very much for taking the time to speak with our team and here dr west you are one of twelve hundred speakers from around the world who have come here to new york to take part in the left forum this year's theme it's called toll words the politics of solidarity why do you think that like this is so important one of the i just want to pay tribute to the visionary figures behind the form would play such important role in sustaining the we are now experiencing a we're at a cold democratic awakening in the american empire in the united states deeply affected by what's going on in northern africa deeply affected by what's going on in the middle east and more and more now she what is happening in madison wisconsin and columbus ohio and other capitals so that i think we've had so much sleep walking. in the united states where of course. wall street oligarchs and corporate have been not just down the needing but in many ways losing the unions and billions of dollars from the public funds. based on

in a civil rights campaign cornel west about obama's actions. dr cornell west is among america's most provocative intellectuals a princeton professor and lifelong pioneer of working class rights and racial justice. at this year's left forum conference in new york city dr west's appearance drew thousands of activists aiming to revitalize the american law was there he was. once a vocal supporter of u.s. president barack obama dr west tells r t why his opinion has drastically changed dr west thank you very much for taking the time to speak with r.t. and that's the point here dr west you are one of twelve hundred speakers from around the world who have come here to new york to take part in the left forum this interest theme it's called the words politics of solidarity why do you think that event like this is so important one of the i just want to pay tribute to the visionary figures behind the left form would play such important role in sustaining it we are now experiencing a were radical democratic awakening in the american empire in the united states

dr. cornell west uses the same phrase, that he is a critical supporter of president obama. oxymoron it. >> on the contrary, that is as it should be. i am a great believer in critical thinking. this is what i learned. tavis: copen society. >> open society. nobody is in possession of the ultimate truth. we can never be sure that we are right. we therefore must grope towards it, and in order to get there, we have to have a critical discussion and recognize that we may be wrong, and be willing to review, so critical thinking is, at the very heart, of an open society. tavis: be critical thinking is really about, to my mind, challenging people to reexamine these, having people expand inventory of their ideas, and to your point, that is necessary in open society. i wonder whether or not that in this society, that is the u.s. of a., we are interested in that, but are we tone deaf to hearing other points of view? our folks so entrenched that we are past really listening to each other? >> well, unfortunately, america has gone in the wrong direction. america is, in a sense, the oldest

carlton west came through. dr. todd said when you get in the door, open it up. that is what i did. -- dr. cobb said that when you get in the door, open that up. tavis: you were in vietnam. there are all of the biases in the health-care system. i want to ask you about how we treat the veterans when they come home. one could argue that we're not as good as we should be. >> i would not disagree with you. we are doing a lot better than what we did with our vietnam veterans as a society. it was unfortunate the way the vietnam veterans were treated. we are working harder on that. as you know, the first lady has an interest in that. the problems are formidable. the psychological problems, the tremendous medical problems, the amputees. i know that medical technology and the trading for and duties is much better than it was. -- the training for amputees is much better. tavis: the health-care debate is not over yet. we will see what comes out of congress in the coming weeks and months as far as the health care debate is concerned. never a more important conversation in my

dr. gill being fired, and so he headed west to a job in los angeles. >> dr. gill was failing miserably in los angeles. he could not do competent autopsies. >> bergman: and that's when dr. gill found a job doing autopsies in northern california for the forensic medical group. >> i am still, to this day, curious as to what they saw in this person that made them reach out and say, "come work for us and work on high-profile criminal cases." ( phone rings ) hello, it's chris. >> bergman: reynolds and the defense team decided to confront the prosecution with what they had found. the prosecution refused to drop the charges, but they were worried about dr. gill. >> this case, it all hinges on your testimony. >> bergman: so they secretly began coaching him on how to answer questions about his past and about the autopsy. >> we need to really craft some good responses to these things that we know are going to come. >> bergman: and they videotaped the sessions. >> this one, i think i really should have... slipped up. i should have... >> bergman: once the trial began, the

west. [laughter] >> please join me in welcoming dr. connie mariano and gloria feldt to the festival and we will begina with the presentation from dr. marianota and thank you cup lapse deny this is a challenge because i'd like to be p limited and i am limited physically but we will do this the best that we can. bes in 12 minutes a want to share with you my journey that i outline that i encourage you to take a look l atoo that one of the stories of being the first to get the attention to be the first senior field but alsor the sadness that you have to be the first bet the other is the hope that other people will follow so you are not the first and you will not be the last.y.d in we will talk about leadership and in a lot of ways, am i storey and turney is one of finding that i am a leader and becoming a leader.dale i live in arizona, scottsdale after leaving the white house buthe before that i was in washington d.c. where lived and worked.e i was there all the time. a nice piece of government property on 1600 pennsylvania ave. you paid f

west. [laughter] so, please, join me in welcoming dr. connie mariano and gloria feldt to the festival, and we will begin with dr. mar yang owe's presentation -- mariano's presentation. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, becky, and thank you all for being here today. this is a challenge because i like to be unlimited physically, and i'm sort of limited right now physically as my colleague will agree, but we're going to handle it the best we can. in about 12 minutes i want to share you the journey which i outline in my book and encourage you to look at. one of the joys of being first or is you, obviously, get all the attention of being the first in a particular field, but the sadness is, number one, that you had to be the first in that particular field. but the other is the hope that people will follow you so you won't be the last. let me share with you a story. we're all here because we like stories, books are about stories, and we're going to talk about leadership. and in a lot of ways my life, my story, my journey is one about finding

west africa. there is at least an average of 30 deliveries in 24 hours. >> dr.ello dikko is head of obstetrics and gynecology at murtala mohommed special hospital in the northern state of kano, one of the most difficult and dangerous regions in which to be a woman. >> ( translated ): i took my wife sakina to the hospital on a saturday and she gave birth to twins on sunday. the first twin was a girl. >> because of the associated complications the second delivery should not exceed five toten minutes. >> ah? okay. okay. is it coming? >> yes. >> what just happened? >> she was telling me that the presenting part of that patient, the second twin, is breach presentation. >> breech delivery, especially in multiple pregnancy, is a very complicated delivery. there is a need for a qualified ob/gyn doctor. >> we even called the doctor but he was not here. but if she is about to deliver, we can take the delivery, we do it. >> ( translated ): sakina labored in pain before the second baby was born. it was close to an hour before the boy was born. he came forth having problems.

west coast recipient of a hand transplant showed off her new limb. after an incredibly complex surgery last month, the 26-year-old northern california woman is making a remarkable recovery. druce hensel from our sister station in los angeles has her story. >> i haven't been able to wear my layer in a ponytail. i haven't been able to go out to dinner, order steak and cut it up for myself. i haven't been able to teach my daughter some little things like tying her shoes. >> reporter: but soon emily of yuba city, california may be able to do all of those things with her daughter. during this operation, emily became the first person on the west coast to receive a full hand transplant. >> well, this was a very difficult operation. it took 14 hours with nine surgeons working simultaneously. not only are there two bones to repair, there is at least three nerves, 23 tendons, two arteries, and probably four or five veins to repair. >> reporter: emily waited a long time for technology to reach the point where that was possible. almost every single person who attended her news conference from the donor family through the life sharing organization to the numerous doctors and nurses help

west." i might also add that dr. vidino was supposed to be in europe today but changed his plans to be here. we appreciate that very much. thank you for doing that. and thank you for your testimony and please go ahead with your five minutes. >> thank you, chairwoman and members of the subcommittee. thank you for inviting me today. as we observe the developments in egypt, it is important for us to take a broader perspective and analyze the global reach, including here in america. i would therefore like to divide my testimony in three parts. first i want to examine how the brotherhood operates here in the west. second, i want to discuss it's goals. and third, i want to provide a policy recommendation that i would call engaged but not empower. today groups in more than 80 countries pray for origin of the brotherhood and adopted forms and tactics. this includes the west where more student groupings created in the 1960s and '70s by brotherhood organizations. let me be clear, it is incorrect to use the term muslim brotherh

dr. martin luther king when he came in 62. people involved in what was called the albany movement, and recalled will's own family and later larry wilson, excuse me, larry west, his family, these were black guys who played in that period whose family, whose mothers understood if you can integrate that football team and not have white sands on one side and black on the others in this big stadium we have come if you can integrate that team then you could further the integration in this community. >> was there a lot of pushback or attention from the community when grady played on the first football game? >> there was pushback from his own teammates and then i recorded the interviews in this book and they later regretted that and if a leader in the same season realized that grady caldwell was a fellow a strong character and they went on to recognize that, so there was an early push and resistance colleges, and whole-bean cook, the coach and period who just recently passed away, made the point the cafeteria on can't he would sit by him and all the other white players would not accept him early on but the coach did that and the other thing the coach took did at ni

dr. williams on the next panel will discuss that in industry-standard. >> tal gripper with csis. could you comment on discussions you're having with offshore drilling not in the west but if the cooperation may be possible in a part of the world. the mac and not having any discussions with the russians. secretary salazar mentioned yesterday they are is a sort of an art tick meeting in the near future, but is much more directly involved in those and i am. clearly this goes back to one of the themes i highlight in the speech. just as the gulf of mexico as a shared body of water involving us in mexico and cuba, the arctic is as well a shared resource with a number of companies and countries having jurisdiction to permit or not offshore drilling. so i think there is clearly a very pressing need and urgency to increase the volume and the pace of collaborations between governments and that's one of the reasons we were so gratified to see representatives of the russian federation ataturk international spill containment forum last week. they were participants and not just enthusiastic participants, once i welcome further meetings at the ministerial level. i think the dialo

west. the muslim brotherhood was founded in 1928. it's the oldest and largest islamic political group. >> okay, we are ready. we will move on to dr. brown and if you have anything else, we'll get that later, okay? is that okay? give you the opportunity. >> thank you. spent i want to make sure we ge everybody in because we willever have votes a igain but we've got enough time so we should be fine for the rest of the hearing, engh time hopefully.fine so f let's move on to dr. brown. is a professor of political . brown,.p science george washington univerd the author of numerous books on your politics. he teaches courses on middle eastern politics as well as more general courses on comparison politics and international relationships. dr. brown, we appreciate your being here today. please go ahead. >> thank you very much madam chairman and members of the set many. thank you for inviting me to testify today on the muslim brotherhood. as an academic, i'm in part gratified to have the subject of my scholarly work deemed a critical national importance. i've been conducting research in the muslim brotherhood movement in various countries in