the monks have to leave the island almost every day. >> island life is not easy. you need a boat to get anywhere. island residents have to be able to operate a boat. if you do not know how to, then you have to learn. >> the friars' travel to spread the gospel. original teachings instructed monks to move into cities to do the most good for the people, but the monks were also supposed to seek solitude. the island is home to some true treasures like the forest with its ancient oaks. croatia boasts more than 1000 islands, but few are as green and probably no other is as bio diverse. more than 500 species of plant grow on the tiny island, and no one knows them as well as this prof. of biology who has written a book about the forest. he is 103 years old, and he is believed to be the oldest member of the franciscans worldwide. he can still switched effortlessly between several languages. >> for me, this place is a little paradise. you can study. you can vacation. you can pray. for me, it is a gift from god. them in the monastery is not only a spiritual place -- it is als

this is in another coastal area, conception, the island you see was orego island, that was the island where people was there making a barbecue. when tsunami get in there, not even the grass was safe, everything was removed, and the island in front was completely flood. there is the island down there. it was flooding absolutely. this is a fishing market. that was before the navy came in there and after the navy came in there. a lot of fishing was close to 1,000 fishing boat was grounded and it was part of our job to put them in the water again. so heavy lift cranes are absolutely mandatory to have a safe place to move them and to start working. and because as i mentioned to you before, the ships cannot be, get into the port directly, so we make, we pier side two ships floating and all transfer of the cargo was through (inaudible) as you can see we deliver that assistance to different coastal communities. we use the marines to do that so no problem. as you see in the photograph below, you can see that the only way to get it in there was with rubber boats, not any more with the lft's tha

these were not printed in the colony of rhode island. but this became an amazingly important book not just in the 17th century where it does show, in fact, roger williams' claim on the land that becomes rhode island. it shows his relationship and the closeness with which he has worked with the native peoples of rhode island such as the narragansett, but it also is used through the 17th, 18th, and into the 20th century as one of the only dictionaries and keys to the language of algonquin-speaking people. so it really is an amazing work that retained its significance well into the 20th century. this book was incredibly well known and well used, and it wasn't a book of much controversy. unlike his next book which we're going to be looking at, which was just one year later, published in 1644, without his name or the name of the printer, gregory dexter, on this book. and this book is in a new binding so we can handle it a bit more gingerly. and it is the famous "bloody tenet of persecution." this is really where we see roger williams talking

i'm proud to say the providence athenaeum is one of two that exist in rhode island. rhode island. we have a sister organization that predates us in newport, and that's the redwood library. the word athenaeum comes from the greek idea of learning, and it's so fitting that our architecture is based on a greek style where it is the temple of money. but athenaeum was a place where people came to converse and talk about their ideology, their theology, their learning, their science of exploration, and it was really a convenience for learning. and it still is today. we trace our history back to 1753, when the providence library company formed, by the merchants and the man at the day to form and library greater than any one individual could. and they did that in order to share resources, and at that time the city was growing and they wanted to make that information available to all. so the providence library company existed in many places throughout the city, often being at the seat of town government, and they purchased their material from england. their original collection was about 345

they plan to take up residence on the island. they will be able to move into their new house at the end of the year. directly on the shore, a dream location, and they will not have to fear the river anymore. >> we assume that with the bypass, flooding will not be an issue anymore. that is the goal. i do not think i need to be afraid. >> and we know how to swim. [laughter] emma the city is responding to climate change. more room for the river and an island for the city. >> 1 trillion euros -- that's roughly how much the eu countries lose every year to tax evasion. brussels is not amused, not least because the euro crisis is far from over. now europe is looking for ways to more effectively track down and penalize tax dodgers. in italy, tax collecting is done by the finance police, the guardia de finanza. employees often used dubious methods when chasing down tax defaulters. the tax collectors work on commission. the more people they catch, the better for them. that is putting pressure on ordinary italians, especially small and medi

they walk up the hill in the center of the island. 30 minutes they reach an old concrete building. next, its mii's turn. she found it wasn't so hard speaking with strangers. at the end of the tour the visitors are given special presents, little bottles filled with shells and sea glass that the children collected from the beach. >> translator: being shown around by these sweet young guides in this natural environment, it's really given me a fresh energy. >> reporter: for these young tour guides showing visitors around the island they call home is also a great opportunity to grow up. >>> every year at this time scientists race to the antarctic. they use the small window of summer to study the frozen continent. more and more they're documenting changes they believe are linked to global warming. australian researchers have a strong presence at the south pole. they're essentially in their back yard. nhk world's takeo nakajima shows us what they're working on. >> reporter: it's summer in antarctica, and it's a busy time for animals, from pe

i am very exposed and engaged in rhode island life. that is a good rhode island quote. the warden wrote a letter to george washington asking that it should be the policy of the united states to give the sanctions or persecution of assistance. so he writes back to him to the conversation of the congregation. if you are in legislative business, if you work for someone come you don't want to annoy them too much. you just go on and whatever else you have to do. so there's a lot of rhode island history, we have a lot of experience here. i think one of the things about the book and the quotations is my sense that you can be engaged as a citizen and voter and public voice and be engaged in your community. however you choose to do so. i think it is inherently american to see ourselves as citizens and having an active role in our community and society and politics. so a lot of these quotes focus on that relationship. a structure of government. how it works. frustrations, the occasional moments of glory. what people have talked instead about it. and i hope that the book encourage

but is the embargo the sole reason for the island's pristine state?uggenheim: i think the reasons that explain why we have an environmentally flourishing island here are both, in terms of policies legitimate policies and enforcement by the cuban government, and also partially an accident of history of the way this island developed, which was so different. it is a bit of an accident in that they have been blessed with this very large country relative to their population. it's roughly the size of florida. instead of having 18 or 19 million people, it has 11. and that has been beneficial to a lot of the natural areas in cuba. narrator: in spite of the embargo, tourism in cuba is big business -- and getting bigger every day. in some parts of the country the environment is already paying the price. guggenheim: as americans we often think of cuba as completely devoid of any outside presence. we forget that we're the only ones who have embargoed cuba. and we do see some of that florida-style development from the '60s that you know we would prefer never to se

visited island. as a result, the natural resources on outer island cannot be currently or properly managed. on outer island, the lack of repairs will have serious environmental consequences. if the seawall isn't repaired, erosion will undermine the building dislodge the septic tank and cause significant contamination and lead to major repair costs. we need to have disaster aid so they can recover from this storm just as we have many times in the past for other refuges affected by disasters. let me give you some examples. after hurricane katrina, hurricane ike, we appropriated $71 million for wildlife refuges in texas, $20 million in mississippi, and $74 for refuges in louisiana. the sponsor of this amendment's home state. one of the central responsibilities of this institution is to act on behalf of the american people whenever a major disaster occurs. federal disaster relief is meant to restore homes, businesses and communities and federal facilities to pre-disaster conditions. we do this whether it

this house outside the islands used to be a military facility. this house outside the island's capital used to be a military facility built by japan. >> translator: i would like to thank the samurai for the great house. >> reporter: many other structures from the days of japan's rule can be found across the southern part of the island. a substantial number are still being used, including bank buildings and bridges. the striking structure behind me is a museum. and a popular tourist attraction on the island. the design is inspired by japanese castles. examples of japanese architecture can be found in over 100 locations in sakhalin. but not all japanese remnants are familiar to russians. gravestones and statues of buddha are often neglected. left to crumble. this man is breathing new life into relics of japan rule of sakhalin. his interest began as a boy when he found japanese table ware in a field near his home. he started collecting, researching and then collecting some more. he has now amassed 2,000 items from everyday utensils to ritual objects

the document refers to the islands by their names senkaku islands not their chinese name. the article says the document contains descriptions recognizing them as part of what is now okinawa. chinese leaders have referred to the islands by their chinese name. >> translator: we're not aware of the details of the report but i want to emphasize that the islands have long been china's territory. we also have sufficient historical grounds that china has sovereignty over them. >>> japan's chief cabinet secretary says they will pay close attention to the matter. another territorial dispute with south korea-japan is taking the initiative. japanese official say the islands in the waters between the two nations belong to japan but south koreans control them. members of shinzo abe's new administration said they won't let the issue undermine relations. foreign minister fumio kishida said he talked to his counter part by telephone. >> translator: various disputes could occur over specific issues over our relationship as neighbors but we hope we can overcome these challenges and strength

. >> my reaction is the future of the falkland islands should be determined by the falkland islanders themselves. the people live there. when i have been asked their opinion they want to maintain their current status with the -- they have been asked their opinion, they want to maintain their curr itent status. last year marked -- their current status. this is one of several memorials in britain to accomplis. the president tried and failed to get david cameron to take an envelope. a letter was delivered demanding the islands be handed over in the region to be demilitarized. while it may not be a burning issue, many do support her initiative. it is good they're doing what has to be done. the all-out -- the islands belong to us in their colonized. >> there are a lot of young ones who went to war in vain. i do not think there is a solution. >> the stakes have been raised by oil exploration. argentina has pulled out and more fighting but the referendum is not likely to mark the end of a diplomatic battle. >> they have the right to choose their own future and dismissed argentina's claims th

china and taiwan also claim the islands. chinese government ships have entered japanese waters repeatedly since the islands were nationalized. abe and members of his cabinet will consider increasing the number of personnel in the self-defense forces, and they're looking at spending more on equipment. >>> those chinese government ships entered japanese waters against this week. four maritime surveillance vessels navigated near the senkaku islands for more than 13 hours. later japanese officials demanded a halt to this kind of action. >> translator: through diplomatic channels we repeatedly protested and demanded the ships leave japanese waters. despite those requests, the ships kept cruising in territorial waters for a long time. it is extraordinary and extremely regrettable. >> japan's deputy foreign minister summoned chinese ambassador. he demanded the ships stop entering japanese waters. cheng said the demand is unacceptable because the islands are chinese territory. but he said he will convey the message to government lea

but, in fact, rhode island really is the jewelry capital of america. and nowhere better to learn that or teach that than at the rhode island school of design. they quickly turned into having a wonderful jewelry design department. and what we have here is a book written by one of the teachers of the rhode island school of design, augustus f. rose. we can see this is his textbook that he comes out with while he is running the department. he had been working for years and making tools related to the jewelry trade, so for some periods in his life he's making anvils, and he's making the heavier tools. but we can see the real artistry that's going on in the jewelry design and jewelry manufacturing area as we see beautiful pieces from 1905, from the early part of the 20th century that show the art nouveau influence, show the maritime influence in rhode island and really illustrate very well the fine craftsmanship and fine detail of manufacturing that we could see in providence at the turn of the 20th century. rose again is a prominent figure. manufacturers an

rikers island is different.ld run around the hallways, do whatever, basically. >> been here about two and a half months. i'm awaiting extradition to new jersey. i got paroled in new jersey. basically, that's it. i was on the run for four and a half years from new jersey and finally got caught. >> this is phillip santiago's fourth time at rikers. he was convicted for credit card fraud and has been on board for two and a half months awaiting extradition to new jersey. >> oh, i need to be outside. i ain't been outside the last month and a half. oh! hell, yeah. >> how's it feel? >> it feels the best, it feel good. it feels very good. a beautiful feeling to come outside, especially when you're incarcerated. all the air you get is to go to court and that's it. you get on the bus. besides that, you get to look out the window. and that's it. >> everybody, place your i.d. cards on your outermost garments. put them up on your chest, please, gentlemen. keep the noise down. we're going to take it inside. we're going to clea

our job is to show as much of the island as we can so people can decide what part of the island theyrinks. were here for the people, were a service here. if we do really good can we get a drink at the end of the day? yes. yes you can. now they have a little island drink here, we've had a couple already, don't let us fool you. what was your favorite of beverages. bush wacker. the one with the most alcohol was angies favorite. for the crew in the back we found it was best just not to look down on the road or think about what was coming around the next corner. at this point in ever trip in this rig on these roads was crap shoot. as we claimed on center line drive awesome views of coral bay and surrounding hill side make great places to pull over roll some video and mentally prepare for the next portion of the drive. the reef bay trail head starts at the top and leads down to a sugar mill on the shores of reef bay. were on mile five of center line road and this is where the reef bay tail begins. how you feeling. feeling good. yeah? yeah ready to hike. yeah we've been swimming and sitting

here with our says question in an interview whether britain would fight to keep the falkland islands and prime minister david cameron saying of course he would say he made his position there extremely clear if an attempt was made by argentina to retake the falkland islands that military troops would be the fluid by birth and so absolutely very clear on that very strong rhetoric coming from the prime minister over that issue this comes on the back of argentina is president we making these accusations that the falkland islands were stolen from argentina by britain and i think she called it a nineteenth century colonialism and i think some concern for people here today that you know this is something that is very much focused on in the course of the interview this is some of the strongest statements but of course perhaps a disheartening a little bit some of the other very important issues that are happening on a national level at the moment here in the country we've got the cuts to trial venit that's coming in this week a very it's cheese day that i'll go to the house of commons so as a

, so the whole island was under water. >> reporter: the entire island of galveston was submerged?all 35 miles of it. >> reporter: at least 8,000 people died that day, 145-mile-per-hour winds, no warning, 75 years before satellites and high-tech forecasting. there really wasn't any way to know, was there, for how bad it was going to be. >> they had no idea. overnight they were like a bomb had exploded in their city and killed everybody. >> over the years, this storm-battered town was in that cone of uncertainty many times, katrina and rita in 2005, ike in 2008, but the people knew those storms were coming. >> the minute it hit the gulf, we went into high gear, but we were prepared to get into high gear. we were able to do that because of the satellites, because of the communication, and because of the warnings we got. >> we could be without power for as much as seven to ten days. >> reporter: the same warnings that came as superstorm sandy raced up the coastline. >> people across the eastern seaboard, midatlantic, you need to take this very seriously. >> reporter: but history might

do you think rhode island will pass this legislation? >> i do think rhode island will. i think the momentum is really with this issue to bring the rights and responsibilities to all of our families here in the state of rhode island, the same kind of rights and responsibilities my wife and i have had for 16 years now. >> the democratic senate's president is opposed to marriage equality, but says she will allow a vote to take place on this, again, coming up tonight. obviously, this is a well supported agenda piece on the left, whether it's in a state like rhode island or elsewhere around the country. there are many people, though, within the state legislation there in rhode island who are openly gay. why do you think there remains such opposition to this, if religious provisions are put in place like using maryland, for example? >> well, again, i think the time has come forth, the momentum is showing that way. while there's always resistance to any change along the way, this is something that more and more rhode islanders know this is the right time for this, that familie

prime minister says he is ready to fight to keep control over the four glint islands. and the marking also expressed most and russia and around the world as people come into the churches on the same trolls prospects for celebrating. international news live from moscow this is our see with me. hello and welcome to the program. the syrian opposition and western leaders have rejected a peace plan proposed by president assad and instead they are again demanding that he had to go in a rare t.v. address bashar al assad offered a national dialogue and a constitutional referendum to end the nearly two years civil conflict but he pledged to continue fighting what he calls terrorist violence and urged foreign nations to stop funding his enemies assad's speech was punctuated with loud cheering from his supporters that his opponents dismissed their press as hypocritical political analyst marcus papadopoulos believes there are elements within the syrian opposition that talk continue fighting despite any peace proposal it's very important to make this clear in particular to western

forces to war over the plans after the argentinean president publicly demanded the return of the islands. and film producer francis he gets a russian passport after a dramatic falling out with his native land over a fierce new attacks on the wealthy. with a look back at the top stories of the last seven days and the latest developments this is the weekly here on our. the syrian leader has outlined his vision on how to end almost two years of continued civil conflict one of the key conditions for peace according to president bashar al assad is for regional and international powers to stop supporting armed groups artie's alexia share of skeet was following what he said. it has certainly been rather interesting quotes coming from the syrian president he in fact called to hold an international reconciliation conference to end of the violence and the military conflict which is going on be going on for almost two years now in syria and this initiative according to assad will lead to a national wide referendum and fair election which is the only way according to the syrian president that the po

he was mugged a couple hundred yards from rhode island row, a new multimillion dollar development and people living there are on edge. for the second time in three months there's been a serious attack near rhode island row, a sprawling new development of condos and 70,000 square feet of retail space in northeast. this time it was 17-year-old joseph agola beaten and robbed on the stairwell near the metro station. police are looking for seven teenagers in connection with the attack that was so brutal his jaw will be wired shut the next six weeks. his mother who is blind is worried about caring for him. >> why? why should that happen to my son? what did he do to anybody? >> reporter: in october a 24- year-old woman living in the rhode island row condo complex was stabbed two dozen times during an attempted rape. police arrested a d.c. man in connection with that attack. lisa locksman who lives on the row says in some urban areas crime comes with the territory. >> because it's a transitional community. it's probably going to happen. >> reporter: katie carpenter says crime is something she

prime minister says he's ready to fight to keep control over the falkland islands. and marking orthodox christmas in russia and around the world as people packed into churches and cathedrals for special celebration. this is coming to life from moscow hello and welcome to the program the seaward opposition on the western leaders have rejected a peace plan proposed by president assad and instead they are again demanding that hey should go in a rare t.v. address bashar al assad offered a national dialogue and institutional referendum to end the nearly two years civil conflict but he pledged to continue fighting what he called terrorist violence and urged for nations to stop funding his enemies are sad speech was punctuated with cheering from his supporters but his opponents dismiss that dress as hypocritical and political analyst marcos papadopoulos believes there are elements within the syrian opposition that will continue fighting despite any peace proposals. very important to make this clear in particular for western audiences who are unfortunately not fed the full

escalates as david cameron says he's ready to fight for the islands could there be a repeat of the bloodshed thirty years ago. freedom security and duty ring hollow so suicide epidemic sweeps through the u.s. military more troops and veterans now it's taking their own lives than die in combat. it is now a just after six pm on monday here in moscow this is all it's he lives with me rule re sushi welcome to the program hypocritical and it detached from reality peace plan proposed by syrian president bashar al assad it was described in washington and london of syria's. the overwhelming support of western states has once again called for immediate regime change in iraq t.v. address to the nation president assad offered a political roadmap to ending almost two years of bloody civil conflict and the proposal includes dialogue a constitutional referendum and calls on outside powers to stop funding what he described as terrorism in syria political analyst and market elements within the syrian opposition that will continue fighting despite any concessions from the government. it's very important to m

>> entire island. 35 miles of it. >> at least 8,000 people died that day, september 8th, 1900. 145-mile-per-hour winds, no warning, 75 years before satellites and high-tech forecasting. there really wasn't any way to know, was there, how bad it was going to be? >> they had no idea. overnight they were like a bomb had exploded in their city and killed everybody. >> over the years, this storm-battered town was in that cone of uncertainty many times. katrina and rita in 2005. ike in 2008. but the people knew those storms were coming. >> the minute it hit the gulf, we went into high gear, but we were prepared to get into high gear. we were able to do that because of the satellites, because of the communication, and because of the warnings we got. >> we could be without power for as much as seven to ten days. >> the same warnings that came as superstorm sandy raced up the coastline. >> people across the eastern seaboard, midatlantic, you need to take this very seriously. >> but history might have told a ver

. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to providence rhode island and other cities visited by the local content vehicles, go to c-span.org/localcontent. >>> president of the university of pennsylvania talked to book tv about her latest book "the spirit of compromise." she also talked about her role as the president of the university. this interview recorded at the university of pennsylvania and philadelphia is part of booktv's college series, and it's about 20 minutes. >> you are watching book tv on c-span2, and one of the things we like to do one book tv is visit college campuses. we can talk to professors who are also authors showcasing books that you may not know about otherwise. we are pleased to be at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia this week and we are joined by the president of the university, amy gutmann coming and she is the call author of this book, "the spirit of compromise why government demands it and campaigning underlines it." president gutmann come are we a politically compromising nation? >> we were created in compromise. a lot of people thin

for the north bound lanes such as value lay hough and gate e is for ala immediate a eoakland and island services blue and gold fleet does the operation and is the maintenance of all of these vessels and they will be describing that activity to you in a moment here . >> in addition, to that, we also have the ferry landing at china basin and on average that is home game ain ten dance is dwayned to and from the ballpark by ferries. and with that, we would like again to bring forth, carolyn or began, she is the president of blue and gold fleet and they will she'll be able to give us a better insight and explanation on how important the ferry and excursion services are to the port and bay of san francisco. >> commissioners and director moyer, good afternoon. thank you for giving me the at some point to give you a little i am insight to blue and gold fleet. i would like to start out with a brief history of blue and gold fleet. blue and gold has been a port tenants when the found ore deer recognized the opportunity that existed to operate excursions and cruises. the first set sail from peer 39

>> let me say this is not csi treasure island. the investigation will take more than an hour or a week or a year as they try to figure why that ship off of treasure island, the 750' oil tanker "overseas raymar" did what it did on monday. where will they repair the ship? there is a 20-member crew on board and a group was going to board the "overseas raymar" and is not with the ntsb but says they are with the marshal island registries where the tanker is from. the coast guard and investigators will work together to figure why it sideswiped the bay bridge tower west of yerba buena island on monday. the bar pilot was warned he was off coast and it is unclear whether fog played a role. i spoke with a ntsb in washington, dc, this morning. >> at this stage they are fact gathering and we cannot determine a cause early on in an investigation. it usually takes some time, maybe 12 to 18 months before we determine the cause but we are at the beginning stages of the investigation. at this point we are collecting as much data as we can. >> keep

coming up, it's one of the island's newest treasures. the one major problem that's threatening this treasure island statue. >>> and in san francisco, you've got the clouds, but the rain for the most part is to the south. some rain is still falling in san jose. we'll let you know how long the rain will be part of your sunday forecast when we come right back. >> announcer: you are watching "today in the bay." >>> 7:14 is the time. we're getting fantastic pictures in and around the bay. alcatraz island, lighthouse working early this morning. >>> if you're planning to head to san francisco today, bring extra change, as there is no more free parking on sundays. sunday meters will operate from noon to 6:00. now, if you forget you'll get a warning for the next three weekends. full enforcement will take place at the end of the month. it is expected to bring in $2 million a year. >>> the largest resident of san francisco's treasure island is in a bit of trouble. it seems she's fallen victim to the elements. what is being done to try and save her.