part of ethiopia that the average age of marriage was 12th. and we talked in the two villages that were addressing this and we saw what works. if the whole village embraces the need to let girls stay in school because they are convinced that is actually good for the girls and the local economy of the village, brings on the infant mortality and child etc. that would be a way to have it work. then we went and few months later with another elder who founded the self-employed women's association, a wonderful woman that i have learned so much from we went to her country, india, to the state and interestingly the same age, 12. we went out into the school where there was a project for the boys and girls to sort of learned not to accept the child marriage and we talk to the girls in that school about the way in which they were negotiating with their parents to stay a year longer in school and when a girl will learn the word whispers she would come to her school to say look should see another year and she's only 14 she's only 13 let her stay until she'

from the streets of ethiopia to the presidential gala in israel, to the world stage.redericka whitfield, cnn, atlanta. >> we can see a change with 35 m.p.h. in some places. it will be cooler. san francisco, 57 degrees only 60 in oakland. temperatures will decrease about five, 10 degrees. and tomorrow, the extent of that cloud coverage. through the morning they will clear. 10:00 a.m.-noon but by noon, all those storm clouds will continue. that will start on tuesday. it shows this cloud coverage and notice some areas on the radar with light and spotty showers by 11:00 p.m. monday night. and for tuesday it will be that type were briefed clouds, sunshine and some sprinkles. just spotty showers in nature. temperatures will be in the 30's and for the afternoon mid-60s. much cooler and look for mid 60s in the east bay. 50s by the day. the warmest places will be low 60s with partly to mostly cloudy skies. tuesday the chance for sprinkles light and scattered on wednesday. this system could stick around. cloudy, cool, and even showers. go to our new channel. comcast 193 for the

his four-day to ethiopia is his first official visit since became the german head of state one year ago. >> when a german scientist is said to receive one of the most prestigious prizes in research, he must be truly outstanding. >> among the winners this year, one of the pioneers of biological psychology. he wants to understand how perception, thought, and action arise in the brain. >> and how it affects our daily lives. >> everyday tasks that demand physical and mental dexterity. but maneuvering a vehicle from eight to be, as second nature to most. scientists still do not fully understand how we learned, store, and recalled these kinds of routines. they want to learn what happens in the brain. his prize-winning research looks at how the brain controls our responses and our thought processes. >> i am my own brain. i want to understand how my work and how others work. it is the most fascinatinglicac. it's a lot of fun. >> his work links psychological and biological findings about human beings and pigeons. strange but true. pigeons have very similar brands to our own. the pit and learns t

beijing spent $200 million building new offices in ethiopia. china's state television is set up in kenya. indication seems to be that china wants the deeper political relationship or influence over this research rich continent. front one of the major challenges facing the new leadership will be ensuring clean water. half of chinese cities are without clean drinking water. >> water pollution in china is becoming almost impossible to ignore. 40% of all surface water is so badly polluted that simply touching it can be dangerous. there have been several high- profile incidents, like this bill in january at this fertilizer plant. pumps 900 chemicals into a river. the plan needs sever -- a steady supply route -- a steady supply of water. what brought so much attention to this one? officials waited five days. when things like this happen, the instinct of regulators and local enforcers is still to or downplayed the kind and try toests protect economic roles and the revenue generating enterprising companies that caused these problems. >> this month thou

. >> she often talks of her previous life as a child walking barefoot in ethiopia.ered in herself on her first visit back to her homeland. >> translator: i stood there as a girl who had finished the israeli army as an officer and thought how much a person can go through in nine, ten years. i learned a new language and culture, i've been to good places. i enlisted and trained people and returned as a totally different person. >> from the streets of ethiopia to the presidential gala in israel to the world stage. >> stunning inside and out. >> yes, she is, isn't she? she was crowned just three weeks ago too by the way. >> yeah. and of course you'll be watching for her again once the miss universe pageant comes around. remember the name, remember the face and the country in which she hales from. >>> another lady running for office in mexico. >> but this politician isn't getting the kind of attention she would prefer. she's actually accused. >> yeah, of being an escort in las vegas. we'll tell you about it. hey, our salads. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you

they come from sudan, ethiopia, and about 30 other countries. this ugandan buyer specializes in jewelry. he buys rings and other accessories and sells them across east africa. >> in business you don't say we are making a lot of money. we are progressing in the business. when we come to china and buy things in our country, people like it. that's why we normally come here to buy. >> reporter: trade between china and africa is soaring. chinese authorities say that since 2000, the total value has multiplied 20 times. by last year, it had reached $200 billion. but the trade is clearly balanced in china's favor. 60% of goods chinese sell to africans are electric appliances and machinery. but 70% of what chinese buy from africans are raw materials like oil or iron ore. some are concerned that this shows africans have become dependent on chinese goods. two years ago the city opened its first market exclusively for goods made outside china. this market in central yiwu, products like this are sold at shops specializing in african-made goods. merchants fro

they come from sudan, ethiopia, and about 30 other countries. this ugandan buyer specializes in jewelry. he buys rings and other accessories and sells them across east africa. >> in business you don't say we are making a lot of money. we are progressing in the business. when we come to china and buy things in our country, people like it. that's why we normally come here to buy. >> reporter: trade between china and africa is soaring. chinese authorities say that since 2000 the total value has multiplied 20 times. by last year, it had reached $200 billion. but the trade is clearly balanced in china's favor. 60% of goods chinese sell to africans are electric appliances and machinery. but 70% of what chinese buy from africans are raw materials like oil or iron ore. some are concerned that this shows africans have become dependent on chinese goods. two years ago the city opened its first market exclusively for goods made outside china. this market in central yiwu, products like this are sold at shops specializing in african-made goods. merchants from

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further south across central parts of africa, heavy rain across parts of somalia in towards ethiopia and also a few showers expected further west. i think we did see one or two showers, highs of 31 degrees. the heaviest rain is expected to cross angola and the democratic republic of congo. -- only on link tv. recap ofget a quick stores. the funeral of an influential supporter of the syrian president has taken place in damascus. he was a sunni cleric well known broadcasting on state tv every friday. he was killed on thursday in a bomb attack. the president of cyprus is expected to go to brussels on saturday to present international creditors with a new bailout proposal after parliament approve measures on friday to try to avoid bankruptcy and to get and you rescue package. in pakistan, supporters of the cricketer turned politician are holding a rally. the country is getting ready for a new election in may. barack obama is going to return to washington later on saturday, ending his middle east trip. on his visit, he promised the u.s. would continue to push for a two-state solution, but

this is a spice blend that comes from ethiopia.ints in there, too? >> yes, it is mint. you were supposed to help me out. what happened? what happened? >> jimmy: no, no. >> no, no. >> jimmy: i'm better at drinking. this is all good. [ light laughter ] i've got to say, congrats on winning "chopped all-stars." i mean, you're the master. >> thank you, thank you. thank you, thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you know what you're doing, man. >> no, no, no, no. >> jimmy: now you got -- what is next for you here? what are we doing here? >> well, i'm very excited. you have to check out "chopped all-stars." the next season starts april 7th. you have wonderful chefs like scott conant. you have -- >> jimmy: you're going to be a judge for this? >> alex guarnaschelli. yes, i'm the judge. so they got to come through me. >> jimmy: yeah, because you don't fool around. >> no, we don't fool around. >> jimmy: you don't fool around at all, no. >> and when you make cocktails, you don't fool around? >> jimmy: i don't fool around. in fact, i don

we don't know anything about ethiopia and the dawn of christianity and ethiopia's role.we don't know anything about ancient molly where the people knew about the serious star system. they knew about stars that couldn't be seen with the naked eye and before the age of the telescope couldn't be seen at all. they had known about these stars for thousands of years. how they knew we don't know but they knew and they named them. and during the malian empire, the written constitution and the human rights flavor to the constitution. we don't know about these things and if you don't know your history, you are lost. and this book is about this wise and extraordinary woman who has had previous lives and she has seen a whole history from the age before slavery. and she tells it to her grandson so that he can be empowered by it. and so i think that is a part of our responsibility. we have to cause our country to give us a different kind of education about ourselves. we could learn something from native americans, something about climate change, something about how to treat the enviro

for the first time in ethiopia is representing israel and he was the first african-american that wasas super power. >> an orphan, yatish relocated to israel to be with her grandparents when she was just 12. obama has been one of her idols almost ever since. >> translator: i did a research project about him in high school and know he is very powerful man and cares mat and i can achieved a lot on his own because he believed in himself and this stuck with me. >> as ms. israel 2013 there will be ceremonies and appearances galore for yatish this year. >> i was chosen and because i made history as the first ethiopian i feel i have to prove myself. i don't want to disappoint people that chose me. >> she often talks of her previous life as a child walking barefoot in ethiopia and what she discovered in herself on her first visit back to her homeland. >> translator: i stood there as a girl that finished the israeli army as an officer and thought how much a person with go through in nine, ten years and i learned a new language, abouten to good places, and enlisted and returned as a totally dif

we went to ethiopia where the law was signed and no one should marry under the age of 18.then the elders came and the average age of marriage was 12 years old. we took into villages that were addressing us. especially if the holy village says go and stay in school. because that is actually good for the girls, the economy of the village, including the mortality and etc. that would be a way of having it work. then they then a few months later, so that i could learned so much. it is interesting. the same average age of marriage, 12 years old. and then we went to a school where there was a project for boys and girls to sort of not to except term marriage. we talk to girls in the school about the way in which they were negotiating with their pants to stay a year longer in school. when a girl would learn that there are rumors, she would come to her friends and say, let us stay another year. she's only 14 years old. let us stay until she is 15. when she saw this being talked about and how you try to change the attitude -- but the most important thing which we were very clear on,

maintenance organizations not to a new any deeper prevail or prescriptions for women originating from ethiopiaor for any other woman for whom there is a concern that they do not fully understand the implications of the treatment critics say it stinks of racism i think the proceedings role is wrong for the point poor of blocked. but the legal backlash is beginning and while nervous about coming forward human rights groups are encouraging ethiopian women to sue for damages so far no one's taken responsibility organizations involved in immigration of ethiopians to israel are all blaming each other their defense is that they offered several different types of contraceptives to ethiopian women and that all of them participated voluntarily in family planning policy r.t. tel aviv. well up next a second half of our special report as we look at why half of all h.i.b. infections in the united states affect only thirteen percent of the population. i got a lot of messages from our t.v. viewers who are very concerned about drones living under skynet is not the american way and many are concerned about thei

from the former soviet union, from ethiopia, from north frica. israel has built a prosperous nation through the desert that bloomed, business that broadened the middle class, innovators that reached new front tiers from the smallest microchip to the orbits of space. israel's established a thriving democracy with a spirited civil society and proud political parties, and a tireless free press and a lively public debate. lively may be an nderstatement. and israel has achieved all this even as it's overcome relentless threats to its security, through the courage of the israel defense forces and the citizenry that is so resilient in the face of terror. this is a story of israel, this is the work that has brought the dreams of so many generations to light. and every step of the way israel has built unbreakable bonds of friendship with my country, the united states of america. those ties began only 11 minutes after israeli independents, when the united states was the first nation to recognize the state of israel. as president truman said in explaining h

those are provisional in south sue da mali ethiopia and chad.ar so far two infections reported. that was part one of your discussion with president carter. >> president carter how did you go about fighting the disease? >> first of all we decided to eradicate it and not just control it. we found this disease in 20 different countries. and we did our analysis and we found the disease in 26,500 vil ladies and gentlemens. we have been in every village so far. and we found 3.5 million cases. last year we had 542 cases. 521 of the cases were in south sudan, and we had a few cases in three other countries. so far this year, we have only had two cases, but later this year we'll probably have more. what we had to do is go into every village teach the people what caused the disease, how to counter act and prevent it and give them the necessary materials to prevent it. >> cenk: of all of the diseases and problems in the world why this one? >> the carter center fills vacuums in the world. this was one of the five major neglected tropical diseases that world

effort and its antiquity, that all of greece's god came from egypt and all of egypt's came from ethiopia before the dawn of time, it's science and math and literature, so much borrow from ancient egypt. when i was a child, and i needed to know these things just as whites need to know about in ancient rome or ancient greece or ancient any thing, that people who look like them accomplished and take away. they need that, so do i.. i don't need to know what their people did. i need to know the story of my people. >> host: heidi in freeport, maine. go ahead with your question and comment. >> caller: thank you so much, mr. robinson. i appreciate the work you have done against apartheid and whatnot. as a berkeley alum, not just a fan but a friend of danny schechter, a producer of africa today, i would like to know how you feel music played in the fall of apartheid and what you think of the current endeavour of building a divot is embarking upon in oil companies from assessment portfolios. >> guest: when you mention danny sector, i haven't seen danny in a number of years now. when i was in law s

embassies in turkey and ethiopia.d head the diplomatic mission in tripoli where we have seen increased tensions and tighter security since ambassador stevens' murder. florida's lt. governor abruptly resigned on wednesday after the feds linked her to illegal gambling ring. the republican governor rick scott said he accepted jennifer carroll's resignation. she stepped down hours before federal and state announced they have charged 57 people in an alleged conspiracy. they say the suspects posed as a nonprofit charity to help veterans but in reality, lined their own pockets. officials say the group operated illegal casinos in several states, all disguised as internet cafes. the now former lt. governor is not charged with anything. she was the co-owner of a public relations firm that did work for that group. she says she is cooperating and fully with the investigation. there had been some speculation that an american cardinal could become pope. of course that didn't happen this time so. how our u.s. cardinals. we're live i

the newly crowned miss israel is ethiopia percent immigrant.poken advocate for her people and says dr. martin luther king is one of her heroes. i -- she was invited by the president to attend the state dinner the. >> very tall. >> wow! >> what can you can do to make sure the home you are buying will not lose value. >> and jane king at the new york stock exchange. >> jane? >> good morning, the new blackberry is on sale here in the united states today, only at at&t stores verizon will get it next week. this is a big test if the struggling again's turn around company where the wonder company was a leader that has been overtakeen by iphones and droid. the s&p is in the green making up some of the losses we had yesterday on words of europe and the particular problems with cyprus. and the silicon valley index is trading a bit higher at home. if you want to make sure the value of your home does not drop a lot by a place located close to public transportation. the transportation association and the national association of realtors says during the last

ethiopia left late but got a result they wanted against botswana. closed the gap to one.eating sudan a four-zero. the hook for the next world cup in brazil -- hope for the next world cup, brazil, is still looking for its first win. said something about monday's opponent. teams, i know the russian quite well, because six of their players i have played with. i believe that they are very strong. i have not let any goals in. they have a clean sheet in their qualification for the world cup. i believe it will be a very good game for us, even if it will be difficult. we're going to work and difficulties to try to overcome them. quirk -- >> india had a won the fourth test against india. -- australia. india reached the target with six to spare. it completed a clean sweep. south africa won at the final day against pakistan to clinch the five match series between the two. pakistan struggled with the bat. unbeaten knock led to the victory. --i has defended their hunt their hong kong rugby ground after defeating whales in the final period -- final. after three tries in the first half,

the makers say that a blended bean from indonesia, ethiopia, and south america to brew their neck snapping cup of joe. those are their words, and it is selling on amazon for $20 a bag. "good morning america" will have more on "death wish" at 7:00. that is the name of the coffee. >> okay, is your insurance paid up? >> drink this, sign this. >> okay, we will check with meteorologist, mike nicco, and the bay area forecast. >> temperatures will rebound and we will climb if tomorrow and through the weekend we have a lot of spring warmth. it looks like we are going to have a lot pollen out this, also the rain we had yesterday and the sunshine and the warmer weather coming our way, live doppler 7 hd shows how quiet the weather is right now. we off to a dry start and that is howell be for the day, from mount tamalpais you can see how clear the air is and seeing the twinkling lights in sausalito in the foreground and san francisco in the background. novato is coolest at 40, and a lot mid-to-upper 40's with richmond at 46 and 48 in am need and half moon bay and 45 in lafayette, and san ramon is 47 d

couldn't you innovate ethiopia because many one of their leaders secretly in their mind had the intentionbuild a weapon at a later time? >> of course. cenk: it's amazing. one more thing about that. as i watched his reaction to that and whether in interviews in the past or in the movie i get a sense that he's more than that he's saying i was just making it up anyway, like i don't care that there was no w.m.d., because that wasn't the point. so like if w.m.d. was the point even dick cheney might think ooh, god, we got that one wrong. it's almost a tacid admission i never cared about it anyway, i wanted to invade the country no matter what. >> he would say that, you know, they didn't find stockpiles. they never found the evidence, but that they were there that we just didn't find the evidence of it. cenk: so full of it. i mean, and did you get -- all right, now i'm going to get more speculative. did you get any sense of his real motivation for invading iraq? >> i genuinely think that he thinks that he kept the country safe, and that it was -- i think that he became kite focused on keeping th

we're talking about economies like libya, ethiopia, zambia. it's a little mixture of raw materials, nation economies, and those countries that don't solely rely on raw materials. brazil did as much as $7 billion for its rail project and $400 billion for its oil and gas pep and it sees that developing banks are playing a crucial role in terms of finding funding for those infrastructure projects. so the discussions, yes, they are getting better and they are beginning to try and put the structures in place to make sure that they actualize some of this is assets behind the brics. >> thanks so much, indeed. meanwhile, a quick reminder of your headlines. bad news for cypriot depositors. those with over 100,000 euros in the banks could see at least 40% of their savings disappear. >>> european stocks have stabilized after taking fright from comments yesterday about the cypriot bailout template. >>> and in the u.s., fresh data out today on home sales and prices could show the sector continuing to claw its way back to recovery. those are the headlines.

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in ethiopia, for example, a group of faculty members were there helping them develop a curriculum and they noticed everyone was carrying boxes everywhere. they said they are moving to a new building and they pointed out the new building was being built in the chinese for them. the united states is providing a curriculum. i think that's a pretty good deal. that's the way we had to do it. but most of the programs are built on our model and the value is substantial to have someone like john schindler talking about counterterrorism is very important for them and i would suggest you learn from them as well. >> what we can learn from them. specifically counterterrorism from israel with united kingdom. >> in sensitive areas like counterterrorism, we work with other faculty members and other experts on a regular basis. did we learn from them in terms of how to better educate people? know, quite frankly there's a presumption of u.s. preeminence and not field. if you could bring the mike forward, john, could you comment on that since you work with other counterterrorism experts on a regular bas

foundation focuses on world hunger, spending $50 million a year on projects like feeding programs in ethiopiature education in afghanistan. and he records it all through the lens of his own camera. >> you all of a sudden begin to kind of look around, and you notice there's a lot of people around that don't look too good. and, you know, they're hungry. and they don't have great living quarters. they may not have access to water. they don't have good sanitation. >> you were seeing farmers who couldn't feed themselves? >> oh, absolutely. i looked at that, and i thought, "you know, this is wrong. i understand agriculture. i should be able to do something about this." [ticking] >> coming up: the challenges of philanthropy. >> you know bill gates. have you said to him, "80% of what you're throwing down there in africa is not gonna work"? >> well, i've said it a little differently, i think, and that is that we need to quit thinking about trying to do it like we do it in america. >> the buffetts and bill gates when 60 minutes on cnbc returns. ♪ [ construction sounds ] ♪ [ watch ticking ] [ engine rev

jones also served in turkey, syria, the uae and ethiopia. would replace the late christopher stevens in libya. he was one of four americans killed last year in an attack in benghazi. >>> tough times in the motor city. rick snyder is expected to declare a financial emergency in detroit. sources tell cnn, he'll recommend an attorney from washington take over as emergency manager. snyder's announcement expected to come this afternoon. that's been a very difficult financial situation there for people trying to fix it and the people who live there. >> thank you, christine. >>> it is 15 minutes past the hour now. happening now in upstate new york, police are believed to have surrounded a man wanted in a shooting spree that left four people dead and two others in critical condition. that's takes place in herkimer county, northwest of the state capital in albany. police are making loud noises to flush him out of an abandoned building. deborah feyerick is live with the latest. what's happening now? >> reporter: well, we can tell you that the standoff

so israel has been a refuge, welcoming jews from europe, from the former soviet union, from ethiopia,rael has built a prosperous nation through the desert blooming, business that broadened the middle khrarbgs innovators who reached new frontiers from the smallest microchip to the orbits of space. israel has established a thriving democracy with a spirited civil society and proud political parties and a tireless free press, and a lively public debate, lively may be an understatement. [applause] >> israel has achieved all this even as its overcome relentless threats to its security, through the courage of the israel defense forces and the citizenry that is so resilient in the face of terror. this is the story of israel. this is the work that has brought the dreams of so many generations to light. and every step of the way israel has built unbreakable bonds of friendship with my country, the united states of america. [applause] >> those ties began only 11 minutes after israeli independence when the united states was the first nation to recognize the state of israel. [applause] >> as pres

she talks of her previous life as a child in ethiopia, and the changes she found in herself on her firstnslator: i stood there as a girl who had finished the israeli army, as an officer, and thought how much a person can go through in nine, ten years. i learned a new language and culture. i've been to good places. i enlisted and trained people and returned as a totally different person. >> joining me now, she's just come from the state dinner in honor of president obama. i know you had the opportunity to speak with him. what did you discuss? >> i was very, very excited to meet him. he was a role model for my life. it was unbelievable. i'm impressed to meet him. >> do you feel any connection, i guess, because of the fact that you are the first black miss israel, he is the first black president of the united states. what do you think about that? >> when he come to be the first black president of america, he helped me to -- he helped me to be proud. and, you know, if he did this, i can do this. yes, we can. >> miss israel, thank you so much for joining us. and also, you look very lovely. i'

really do look almost exactly alike, what happens when you have 80 different ethic groups like it in ethiopia, or people from hundreds of different countries and you have this flurry of people filling up the page, all of whom look slightly different from each other and you're trying to identify who is the enemy, who is the threat, the risk to the society and how do all these small very different, small differences in practice, either bring us together or place at risk. i would be impressed if even dr. seuss or draw a picture of that. >> so please join in thanking our panel. [applause] >> the u.s. chamber of commerce holds its summit today. we will join the event live at 8:45 a.m. eastern for conversation with james mcnerney. that's here on c-span2. and at 12:45 p.m. eastern, ma our coverage was over to c-span. discussing the future of the industry. >> when i first moved here they spent a lot of time at home. the primary people would've visited prior to the work 1812 would have largely been friends and relations than any. the very cordial and very welcoming. during jackson's famous after the b

been a refuge for the diaspora -- welcoming jews from europe, from the former soviet union, from ethiopia, from north africa. israel has built a prosperous nation -- through kibbutzeem that made the desert bloom, business that broadened the middle class, innovators who reached new frontiers, from the smallest microchip to the orbits of space. israel has established a thriving democracy, with a spirited civil society and proud political parties, and a tireless free press, and a lively public debate - "lively" may even be an understatement. and israel has achieved all this even as it's overcome relentless threats to its security -- through the courage of the israel defense forces, and the citizenry that is so resilient in the face of terror. this is the story of israel. this is the work that has brought the dreams of so many generations to life. and every step of the way, israel has built unbreakable bonds of friendship with my country, the united states of america. those ties began only 11 minutes after israeli independence, when the united states was the first nation to recognize the stat

with a, bahamas, bangladesh, bolivia, canada, china, colombia, dominican republic, el salvador, ethiopiaamaica, mexico, morocco, nicaragua, nigeria, peru, philippines, south africa, south korea, saint lucia, ukraine. if i did nautical -- not spaws -- call your country, please stand. i would like to like to call janet napolitano to administrate the oath of allegiance. i present to you twenty eight candidates of naturalization. all have been interviewed by an officer of the service. please administrate the oath of allee again there by admitting them to united states citizenship. >> candidates, please raise your right hand. and repeat after me. i hear by he clare on oath, i here by declare on oath. >> i absolutely. >> that i absolutely. >> and entirely. >> and entirely. >> renounce an abjure. >> renounce and ab abjure. >> all allee again and if i tel- state or sovereignty. >> state or sovereignty. >> of whom or which. >> of whom or which. >> i've here to for been a subject or citizen. that i will support and defend the constitution and laws of the united states of america. >> the laws and o

. >> reporter: like this one leaving for ethiopia. now, wolf, it's just really raining here right now and the operations team tells us that things are starting to get back to normal and they expect a pretty full operating schedule tomorrow, wolf. >> good news, erin, thank you. >>> meanwhile, a rare event in washington and the united states senate. you're watching live pictures of a talk -- yes, a talking filibuster, republicans and democrats -- that's democratic senator ron wyden talking right now. they are holding up the nomination for chuck john brennan. it's difficult to speak without stopping for all these hours. all are objecting to the written remarks by the united states attorney general eric holder who said a drone strike on american soil against the american citizens could be possible, possible under extraordinary circumstances. >> i rise today to begin to filibuster john brennan's nomination to the cia. i will speak until i no longer can speak. i will speak as long as it takes until the alarm has sounded from coast to coast,

i was in the appecapital of et a ethiopia, and you see a huge skyline springing up right in front ofncredible skyline that really was a symbol of economic progress, much of that fueled by the rapid growth of the cell phone, particularly more than anything else. for every four people in africa, there are three cell phones, and people are using them to swap money. it's now become their bank as well as their way of getting information from outside of their own countries. but, you know, there is a challenge for the united states. and that comes from china which is behind a great deal of investment in this continent. road development, stadia all over this place. and the question really for many african leaders is do we want to accept investment from the united states or from china? china have, over the last few years, seen so much more keen than the united states, european countries and others. and the perception here, right or wrong, is that that can be done as a no-strings-attached investment. we can take chinese money, billions of dollars of it in every single country across this conti

so israel has been a refuge, welcoming jews from europe, from the former soviet union, from ethiopia, from north africa. [applause] israel has built a prosperous nation through what made the desert bloom, business that roadened the middle class to entrepreneurs. israel has established a thriving democracy with a spirited society and proud political parties and a tireless free press and a lively public debate. lively might be an understatement. [applause] israel has achieved all of this even as it has overcome relentless threats of its security, through the courage of he israel defense forces and the citizenry that is so resilient in the face of terror. this is the story of israel. this is the work that has brought the dreams of so many generations to life and every step of the way israel has built unbreakable bonds of friendship with my country, the united states of america. [applause] those ties began only 11 minutes after israel independence when the united states was the first nation to recognize the state of israel. [applause] as president truman said in explaining his decision to

ethiopia. germany. india. italy. to make up. mexico. morocco. nickel what was. nigeria. peru.hilippines. south africa. south korea. st. lucia. now, i would like to invite the secretary of common security, janet of peloton no to the to administer the oath of allegiance. napalitano. >> candidates, please raise your right hand and repeat after me, i hereby declare on oath that i absolutely and entirely renounce of germ -- observe all allegiance and fidelity to any ,oreign prince, potentates state or sovereignty. of whom or which i appeared to citizen a subject or that i will support and defend the constitution and laws of the united states of america. , foreign andnemies domestic. and that i will bear true faith and allegiance. that i will bear arms on behalf of the united states when required by law that i will perform non-combatant service in the armed forces of the united states. and when required by law. that i will perform work of national importance. direction when required by law. and that i take this obligation freely -- freely. without any mental reservation or purpose o

japanese foreign minister made a pledge in a meeting with ministers from about 50 african nations in ethiopia and other countries. he will discuss the tokyo international conference on african development to be held in yokohama in june. >> translator: africa is drawing global attention as the world's next economic frontier. >> he also stressed a need to establish peace and stability for future growth and prosperity. the $550 million aid package will be provided to nations and regions that are plagued by civil war and fighting, including somalia, mali, and border regions between sudan and south sudan. the aid program is aimed at helping strengthen security forces and support refugees. >>> the u.n. commission on the status of women has adopted a declaration calling for the end to violence against women and young girls. representatives from about 130 nations unanimously adopted a declaration on friday, the final day of a 12-day session in new york. the declaration condemns all forms of violence against women and young girls, including sexual assaults in conflict zones, human trafficking, and dom