hilary clinton has arrived in san francisco for the bay area largest diplomat. bringing leaders from 21 different nations together. live in san francisco to explain the focus of this meeting. >> reporter: very exciting right now the opening reception is getting started right here at city hall. they have rolled out the red carpet. it is the grand kick off for this two week summit. >> on behalf of president obama, it is an honor for me to welcome you to the summit. >> reporter: top white house leaders participated in the summit's opening forum. the goal: to help women gain access to positions of leadership both here in the us where women make up 3% and in other countries. >> the interesting thing about being here is to get the chance to really talk to somebody who understands what you are going through. >> reporter: at the summit headquarters delegates attended meetings between business leaders from the 21 nations. >> there's great opportunities to learn lessons and to network which is still very critical in order for women to achieve success in a variety of indus

. >> reporter: hilary clinton came before the news immediate ya to explain religious rights are still the top priority for united states. >> gunman masquerading as security officers waylaid a bus of shia pilgram in eye rack. women were abandoned, 22 men shot and bodies left in the middle of the desert. >> worst persecutors, some believe much of us need to worry about religion will fade. reverend rob shank was at the state department to say just the op sit is true. >> world becoming more religious. strict religious groups are booming exponentially. the future of the world is a religious one, makes our diplomacy and international relations the most important thing we do. >> america's newest ambassador said the u.s. will keep the heat on whenever and however it can. >> too many countries do not allow people to exercise their religious freedoms or make it difficult or or dangerous to do so. >> paul strand, cbn news, the state department. >>> indonesia is the most pop lar muslim country. what might surprise you certain kinds of muslims are also persecuted. lucille talusan has a report on a

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clinton character referring to me, thinking i was a guy. like, alex borstein, who does an amazing impression of me which i think is hilarious, and bill clinton-- we were doing politically incorrect in the sketch. and he kept saying, "you be quiet, fella," like that, like he was-- now, that's very funny, and i really loved it. and i think that that's great. it was creative, and it was funny, and-- but when joan rivers makes fun of people--not just me. i take issue with the fact that she makes fun of everybody. it's not just me. i'm not--i don't care, you know? but when she oinks at me and camryn manheim and rosie o'donnell and all these other wonderful women, she really feeds into the sexism of our culture. thank you for joining us today. as long as i could get my own nasty comments in. that's what this is all about. we still think you're topical and talented. topical, talented, and terrific. oh, great. thanks for being here. thanks for having me. captioning provided by the first amendment center, funded by the freedom forum. captioning by emily at captionmax www.captionmax.com (female announcer) join us next time as we continue our discussio