. >> it could wipe out humankind or everything else? >> it could set civilization back at the very least. >> just how big was this asteroid and what kind of damage can one do? here's tom foreman. tom? >> we've been hearing all this talk about things hurdling through space toward earth and nasa is trying to keep an eye on a lot of them. this is why. if you went to arizona to meteor crater, not far from flagstaff, you could see this. this is a crater left by a meteorite that hit a long time ago. from this edge to that edge is about a mile. the explosion would have wiped out almost any city we know of. this was made by a meteorite only about 50 yards across. so how big is the one that just passed us by? was it this size? no. this is the size of the one that blew up over russia in february that scared everyone half to death. was it more like this, maybe the size of, say, a football field? well, no, that's the size of the one that flew past the earth with no impact the same day. the asteroid that just passed us is much more like this size. a

mission is to reach new heights and explore the announcer that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind. unraveling to planetary puzzle about life and climate on mars is essential -- is the essential next step in realizing their vision. 's better coordinating nasa scientific and human exploration programs we will achieve our goals of discovering quicker and at less cost to the taxpayer. you have an exciting lineup of presentations over the next few days. i look for to hearing about the findings and recommendations from this important forum. thank you for allowing me to be here to help you get started. i look forward to the excitement that all of you are going to have and i look forward to listening when i can sneak away from the office and as the hills this week. the hills this week. thank you very much. [applause] >> we have plenty of time for a few questions. if anyone wants to come up we still have a few minutes. thank you. one does not want to mess with the agenda. >> good morning. it seems a lot of the heavy lifting comes after 2016. what assurances do you give that the foundation

dollars to make it all happen so buckle up for the tribute to the man who became a symbol for all humankind and visit our web site www dot com for more details. with europe struggling to dig itself out of its part of debt its leaders are trying to find ways to prevent vital cash slipping out through cracks in the system. looks into the problem. so david cameron is summoning ten overseas territories in his mission to stamp out attacks of asian and it's not just a british problem but a global one at least according to the latest estimation global wealth held abroad in offshore accounts grew over six percent just last year to a total of eight point five trillion dollars and britain which is accused of creating a tax haven in the first place so here we are we've got senior ministers from jersey go and see the isle of man all heading to westminster as cameron tries to convince them all to sign agreements to share tax information i asked mike ingram from b.b.c. partners if he thinks targeting the states is the right way to cameron to solve the problem of tax evasion and he could be opening pandor

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. >> never in the history of humankind has there ever been a voice that has more clearly caught the imaginationnd spirit and fired up the hope, the freedom and the voice of the deputy president of south africa, nelson mandela. [applause] the principle of one-person, one-vote, on a non racial voting role is there for our central objective. throughout our lifetime, we have fought against a nation come and have fought against black domination. we intend to remain true to this principle to the end of our days. >> that was nelson mandela at yankee stadium. yoruba richen, thank you for being with us. we will interview you after the show about "promised land" and put it on our website. yoruba richen, the director of "the new black. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. back in a minute. ♪ [music break] >> "holy moses" by aretha franklin. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. show with this's week showed an over abortion rights in texas. approach was advocates and democratic lawmakers waged a battle into early wednesday mornin

. >> that campaign comes in the form of a youtube video where mayor zuokas taps into humankind's mostrimal urges. >> if you see a car that will block exit, for example, from your house or office, what usually you think? usually you think i would like maybe to crash this car. >> with this in mind, they hit the streets of vilnius with a used mercedes they purchased for the video and an armored personnel carrier bore ode from the local military museum. >> it is a model 60. popular in the soviet union. even now they use this but a more modern version. >> they park the mercedes illegally in a bike lane, then have only one chance at getting the perfect shot. >> we have only one shot. but we were prepared very well. we succeeded easily, quite easily. >> as for the owner of the mercedes, he's played by a local actor. >> we tried to find a guy who looks like the real owner of a mercedes. you could see similar like this guy with a mercedes quite often in the city of vilnius. >> with all forgiven, the mayor cleans up after his mess. >> i like how they have this little scene with the mayor sweepi

and i think all we can do is pray for him and be able to thank him for all that he has done for humankinde the man is truly great and he will be with us whether it's in body or just in mind. so we wish him the best, his family the best. and who knows. he might become even greater if he is not with us, but we pray for his health, we pray for him being here, continuing to be a guide for us. and it's so important that we recognize these leaders internationally and that we recognize them nationally. this 50th anniversary of medgar's assassination is not a sad one, but one to focus on the work that i did to be able to say thank you for what you did. and we can say thank you nelson mandela for all that you have done and to show our love, to show our appreciation, we move forward on those things that you taught us was so important. and we do it in your name. >> and thank you, as well, for what you have done and continue to do. and for being here today. widow of medgar evers. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> we'll go to chris jansing who has made her way to pretoria south africa. you heard

that the united states is on the losing end of the biggest transfer of wealth in the history of humankind as a result of cyber and chooses -- cyber intrusions. where do you see the role going forward on that? daysrst, i recall our together on the intelligence committee when we worked on this issue. it has not gotten any less constipated, to your point. yourss complicated, to point. we have requested a significant increase in our cyber capacity in this budget. we have continued to do that, for the obvious reasons. i've said many times, senator, and i said it one of the may senate and out of the senate, i think cyber represents a greater threat to this country than anyone thing thing. there are a lot of threats. nuclear threats, weapons of mass destruction -- but for the reasons you know and everybody who knows anything about this understand why i say that. we havean area that obviously cyber command responsible before. general vendor is on the hill today -- general alexander is on the hill today. as you know, he is dual headed in his capacity of the director of in itself -- of nsa as well

. >> he is god's gift to humankind.hat there's a terrible meanness in the world and they present to you a man that's been in jail for 27 years and he comes out, without bitterness, and welcomes the minority of his country to share the leadership with him. instead of having the confrontations, unfortunately, that humankind has had on this planet, he brings people together that have murdered or destroyed him and his families, i think that -- >> there you are with him. >> all prayers have to be for nelson mandela. he is god's gift to the world. it shows what we can do in following his role. >> so many froengs rooting for him. i know this coming week is your birth day. got a small little something for you. happy birthday, congressman. going to be 63? >> no, i hope you got 83 of these. >> 83? we couldn't fit it on the desk. >> thank you. >> but happy birthday. >> i really appreciate this >> >> congressman rangel, thank you so much. have a good week ahead. >> all right. >>> president obama and china's president, xi jinping ar

over decades tells us that our planet is changing in ways that will have profound impact on all of humankindin recorded history have all come in the last 15 years. last year temperatures in some areas of the ocean reached record highs. ice and the arctic shrank to its smallest size on record, faster than most models had predicted it would. visa facts. we know that no single weather event is caused solely by climate change, drought and fires and floods go back to ancient times. we also know that in a world that is warmer than it used to be, all other events are effective by warming planet. the fact that sea level in new york, in new york harbor are now one ft. higher than a century ago did not cause hurricane sandy, but it's certainly contributed to the destruction that left large parts of our mightiest city dark and under water. the potential impacts go beyond rising sea levels. here at home 2012 was the warmest year in our history. midwest farmers were parched by the worst drought since the dust bowl and then drenched by the wettest spring on record. western wildfires scorched an area large

i don't think humankind had anything to do with the woolly mammoth's extinction from the earth. >> that'sthe mammoth and others that were alive during the last ice age 20,000 years ago were affected by climate change going on. but mammoth survived for a very long time prior to the last ice age and through other interglacial periods when it was just as warm as it is today. they managed to survive many of these transitional periods, going from a hot period to a cold period or cold to hot. it's only this most recent transition in which it went xingts. and i would argue and i think many others would that one of the major differences between these different transition periods and the most recent one was the presence of our species. while we may have not initiated the decline of the mammoth, i would be pressed to say that we didn't have anything to do with their extinction. >> here's the thing. there are many, many animals who have gone extinct. who makes the decision about which animals to bring back and how do we do that and justify it? >> that's an excellent question. i think that's why it's

our better nature and it allows citizens to have faith in their neighbors, in the people and in humankindthe reason that i am here today is because i believe cory booker embodies that kind of politics and is that kind of leader. a leader who accepts the radical premise that you can tell people exactly what you believe and win. his record of accomplishment in newark, parks, investment, even this company, this building, his ability to listen, really listen to people, we need more people in washington that have ears and not mouths. his understanding of what it is to struggle against economic odds when you're working and your spouse is working and you can't quite make it and understanding that poverty is a stain on all of us. his understanding of the need to cleanse our politics and his capacity to deal with complexity and see the connections between all of us, between global warming and tornadoes, between suburban and urban, between all peoples, of all parties, in all circumstances. i think makes him -- i think all of these reasons make him the right person for the right office at the right

may they open their hands, sharing their blessings to enrich humankind. may they open their hearts so that you can keep them from deviating from the path of integrity. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., june 20, 2013. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable brian e. schatz, a senator from the state of hawaii, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, i ask consent that the senate resume consideration of s. 744, the comprehensive immigration bill. aeupbd ask that th

we shall harness their natural intellectual curiosity to solve humankind's greatest challenges. from the classrooms of our elementary schools to the research labs of our universities to the grounds of our national laboratories and research institutes to the offices of venter capital firms and innovative tech start-ups, the frontiers of human knowledge can be bansless abc news if we harness them we'll continue to fuel our nation's prosperity. no area of innovation abc news science will be more important in the coming years than our nation's ability to tackle climate change abc news to lead the world in clean energy technology. america can angz must become truly energy independent abc news we must move from traditional carbon-intensive energy sources to ever-cleaner alternatives. investing in cleaner energy will create quality jobs and protect our nation from the serious economic abc news tree genetic risks associated with our reliance on foreign energy. abc news i must take the opportunity to say how impressed i've been with the current bipartisan efforts to embrace energy effici

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could do this and have every piece of dirt known to humankind -- [laughter] and then you have lady bird reaching out afterwards and calling the feathers, keeping her own tally on how the votes were going at the exact same time that she is knowing how to balance. she is knowing how to do had starts. she has tremendous relationships across the aisle. that is something we do not realize. i have always been struck by the between you and senator kennedy. eleanor roosevelt was very close to john foster douglas. -- you would have never think they were friends. do isady bird was able to to clearly say to the country without saying it, i am not jackie. i miss jackie and i mourn for you, but our country is in a crisis. we are in the height of the cold war. we have just come down from the cuban missile crisis. we have barely recuperated from the bay of pigs and now we have birmingham. how are we going to deal with this? she was able to be political and to do policy behind-the-scenes in a way that was nonconfrontational, that could help soothe the political feathers that her husband had not just ru

may they show their love for you by loving others as you have loved humankind. help them to continue to expect great things from you as they continue to attempt great things for you. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. reid: mr. president? the speaker pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period of morning business for an hour. the majority will control the first half, the republicans the final half. following that morning business, the senate will resume consideration of s. 744, the immigration bill. i now ask unanimous consent the filing deadline for first-degree amendments to s. 744 be 12:00 p.m. today. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: the filing deadline for all first-degree amendments, both the substitute

impact on that river and improfits system, but all these efforts will be for naught if america and humankind fail to address this fundamental challenge that we face now to end our contribution to climate disruption, to stop the drift and inertia, to accept that we must act and act now, and the president's plan is an example, only an example of the kind of bold approach we need to combat the impacts of climate change. and so with the president's -- madam president, with your approval and with the senator from rhode island's acquiescence, i would yield to my colleague from connecticut for his comments. we share a state and we also share a view that our children, his two and my four, will benefit from what we do here together as a body, as a group and as a country. thank you, madam president. mr. murphy: thank you, mr. speaker blumenthal, thank you for the yield. madam president, we do share lots in common. we share the fact that we are both parents. i am, in fact, the father of two little, little boys, a 4-year-old and a 1-year-old. if they are lucky enough, they might get to live to see the y

if you believe that all the products ever required by humankind have been conceived, developed, manufactured and sold, story's over. no better than that. products are being developed as we speak. and the challenge to a sophisticated society, maybe some of those manufactured goods that you did a century ago are replaced by precision-on the parted, heavy-duty ideas formulating -- reformulation that allow us to be clever. mr. garamendi: the infrastructure structure of this nation is the foundation for the economy. and any economic growth that we have has to be built on a solid infrastructure. the american society of civil engineers rates the american infrastructure at a d. that's not good. that's doggone bad. you look at china and others that are building first-class infrastructure, we are way behind. you talked about the safety issue. i have miles and miles, probably well over 1,100 miles of levees old. district and decades sacramento, a district, an area that i share with congresswoman matsui, it is one of the riskiest areas of flooding right behind new orleans. we need to upgrade those so pe

lyndon could do this and have every piece of dirt known to humankind -- [laughter] and then you have lady bird reaching out afterwards and calling the feathers, keeping her own tally on how the votes were going at the exact same time that she is knowing how to balance. she is knowing how to do had starts. she has tremendous relationships across the aisle. that is something we do not realize. i have always been struck by the affection between you and senator kennedy. eleanor roosevelt was very close to john foster douglas. the reason we have -- you would never think they were friends. what lady bird was able to do is to clearly say to the country without saying it, i am not jackie. i miss jackie and i mourn for you, but our country is in a crisis. we are in the height of the cold war. we have just come down from the cuban missile crisis. we have barely recuperated from the bay of pigs and now we have birmingham. how are we going to deal with this? she was able to be political and to do policy behind-the-scenes in a way that was nonconfrontational, that could help soothe the political

decades, tells us that our planet is changing in ways that will have profound impacts on all of humankindthe 12 warmest years in recorded history have all come in the last 15 years. last year, temperatures in some areas of the ocean reached record highs, and ice in the arctic shrank to its smallest size on record - faster than most models had predicted it would. these are facts. now, we know that no single weather event is caused solely by climate change. droughts and fires and floods, they go back to ancient times. but we also know that in a world that's warmer than it used to be, all weather events are affected by a warming planet. the fact that sea level in new york, in new york harbor, are now a foot higher than a century ago - that didn't cause hurricane sandy, but it certainly contributed to the destruction that left large parts of our mightiest city dark and underwater. the potential impacts go beyond rising sea levels. here at home, 2012 was the warmest year in our history. midwest farms were parched by the worst drought since the dust bowl, and then drenched by the wettest spring