kan xul fell victim to such a war. but because maya kings used writing to create the impression of power and authority, kan xul's successors never mention his defeat. to archaeologists, the lesson is clear. you can't believe everything you read. what that means for the archaeologist is that you always have to find independent kinds of evidence to try to see how reliable certain kinds of information is. for example, if a maya king portrays himself as a powerful warrior, is there any other independent evidence in the form of fortifications or captives or ceremonies or burials or whatever, which would lead you to expect that warfare was going on on a fairly large scale ? sometimes there is. sometimes there isn't. keach: the carved steps of the hieroglyphic stairway at copan are an excellent example of maya political propaganda. covered with 1,300 glyphs, these steps form the longest single inscription in mesoamerica. archaeologist bill fash. fash: the hieroglyphic stairway represents an encyclopedia of copan history. what

e palace was expanded further during the reign of kan bahlam's younger brother, k'an hoy chitam in the first years of the eighth century. he added new wings and a public facade facing the vast plain that stretches toward the gulf of mexico. the innovative engineering featured curving ogival arches that reduced the weight of the roof. clay figurines from other ancient maya sites give a sense of the king's retinue that once populated the palace. priests and nobles, singers and entertainers, even messengers and servants. dwarves and hunchbacks were thought to herald special powers of benefit to the ruler. paintings on vases and cups portray the king gazing at himself in a mirror held by a dwarf. mirrors we thought to have magiprer and were used to divine the future. those vases, and the painted cups used to serve a chili-laden chocolate drink enjoyed by the maya elite, offer glimpses of life at the maya court. rulers, bedecked in jewels, receive tribute in the form of folded bolts of cloth or sacks of cacao beans. they ruled from thrones covered with jaguar pelts. maya kinorrated the guar

it was put together by this guy, eric kan, the senior class president.nd this video has appearances by the captain of the baseball team, teachers the guys from the robotics team. the girls' basketball team co captains. people just giving testimonials as to why jeremy lin should come to their graduation and be the speaker. when i was in high school, had some pretty impressive high schools, pretty renowned, conan o'brien has been a speaker, former president clinton, lucy lu. now they want jeremy lin. why? we have eric kan joining us "right this minute" via skype. why jeremy lin? >> as soon as he stepped on the court, there was a complete uproar. people were coming in with the jeremy lin jersey, everyone was telling me we should invite him and as senior class president, i said do you want jeremy lin, i'll give you jeremy lin. >> why are you drawn to him? >> the school is 70% asian, everyone can identify with him, he's a harvard graduate as well as an an asian athlete. asians are not in the nba pretty much. and he motivates us to be better people. >> have yo

(narrator) kan bahlam built three major temples-- the temple of the cross, the temple of the sun, and the temple of the foliated cross-- dedicated in 692 to palenque's patron deities. e palace was expanded further during the reign of kan bahlam's younger brother, k'an hoy chitam in the first years of the eighth century. he added new wings and a public facade facing the vast plain that stretches toward the gulf of mexico. the innovative engineering featured curving ogival arches that reduced the weight of the roof. clay figurines from other ancient maya sites give a sense of the king's retinue that once populated the palace. priests and nobles, singers and entertainers, even messengers and servants. dwarves and hunchbacks were thought to herald special powers of benefit to the ruler. paintings on vases and cups portray the king gazing at himself in a mirror held by a dwarf. mirrors we thought to have magicapr and were used to divine the future. those vases, and the painted cups used to serve a chili-laden chocolate drink enjoyed by the maya elite, offer glimpses of life at the maya cou

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one more break for kansas off another block, kan. finishes the game on a 12-0 run and that was it.ansas eliminates north carolina 80-67 >> the first half we did not guard anybody. it was a horse contests and they're not the type of team you want to do that with. the second half i think we did a good job of not letting them be comparable >> robert griffin the third watching the baylor basketball team. they scored 16 straight at one point and baylor could not recover. anthony davis had 18 points. kentucky goes to their second straight final four but are looking for their first national championship since 1998. the wildcats will take on louisville next saturday in the final four. both coaches have different opinions on the school's rivalry. >> i've been at kentucky three years and i have said all along, we pay them one time per year and we're not in the same league, what you get worked up and then they go crazy. are you out of your mind? i don't know. >> there will be people at kentucky who will have a nervous breakdown if they lose to us. they will. they need to put fences up on brid

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we have made some significant investments both with federal dollars and local dollars in terms of kan seth qwanset point and we have application for the project for offshore and in federal waters. we've also done a lot of planning. special area of management plan which is drawn nationwide attention as one of the best of the comprehensive approaches to evaluating offshore potential and areas of development and it's recognized nationally. but we seem to be falling behind other states in terms of approvals. the next big step for us is the release of the draft environment assessment -- can you give us an indication of when that environmental assessment will be completed? >> yes, sir. you're absolutely correct about the work that the rhode island has done to promote the development of offshore energy. that work will feed and has fed directly into the process in evaluating the wind energy area in the shared area between massachusetts and rhode island. what we call the area of mutual interest. one example is the sand that was a comprehensive environmental assessment relevant to our process u

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. >> (translated): kan was very angry. the government had given an order. what was tepco doing? but we were trying our best. the valves were hard to open. we were genuinely trying. we just hadn't managed it. >> narrator: the plant manager, masao yoshida, was known for being frank. he knew the radiation near the vents was at potentially fatal levels, but he told the prime minister he'd send in a suicide squad if necessary. >> narrator: the prime minister knew his orders might condemn the men who went into the reactor to death, but he felt japan's future was at stake. >> narrator: but then tepco got some news which meant the venting was delayed yet again. the evacuation of the surrounding villages was not yet complete. if the reactors were vented, local residents could be exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. norio kimura was two miles from the plant, together with his oldest daughter, mayu. he was still searching for his youngest daughter, his wife, and his father. now he faced a choice: abandon the search, or risk exposing his surviving daughter to radiation. >> (translated)

in fort leavenworth, kan., there were charges in the rampage that to the lives of 16 afghan civilianssergeant bales says he does not realize what happened. >> people were telling you you did some really awful things and you had no memory of that. >> in washington, they are blaming both the crime and the system. >> the command and control process, how he was assigned, why he was assigned. >> but he says finishing the mission is what matters for the americans to live and die in afghanistan. he will be giving obama his recommendation for the next phase of truth drawdowns sometime next month. wbal-tv 11 news. >> in tonight's medical alert, a ruling from the maryland supreme court. the high court has decided the state cannot be sued for not giving an employee he for not giving an employee's leave for five months. the controlling opinion is the act does not merit a viable lawsuit. >> anesthesia during outpatient procedures and has risen during the last few years, but there is evidence that it is not necessary. be used for procedures such as colonoscopy segment doubled. -- as colonoscopy has

prime minister naoto kan appears stunned but calm. >> they were very poised under a terrible circumstanceey did all the things you need to do, assess the situation before you run. >> the top of the tokyo tower must have been one of the scariest places during the earthquake. tourists find themselves trapped on the observation floor more than 800 feet above sea level. >> oh, my god! in a minute we go down, huh? maybe we don't stay here. >> so these people are on top of the tokyo tower at the time the earthquake strikes. the skyscrapers swaying back and forth. i believe i would be running for the stairs at this point. perhaps they're not doing so because they're not -- they're not running away because they know that modern structures in tokyo are safe places to be. >>> coming up -- first the quake. then the tsunami. and then the nuclear disaster. >> what's going to happen to the >> what's going to happen to the planet after this?s ] that's what i'm talkin' about. [ female announcer ] new head & shoulders green apple, with an enticing scent. works on the scalp for up to 100% flake-free hair t

record-breaking $640 million jackpot really brought out the hopeful and winning tickets were sold in maryland, kan illinois. still too early to know any information about the lucky ticket holders. last night's jackpot was one of the biggest on record. the winning numbers were >> 46, 23, 38, 42, 23 >> some ticket holders in the bay area did come close. tickets sold at five stores had numbers matching five out of six and numbers. as far as the forecast goes, not quite a winning forecast if you're trying to do anything outside because it will be wet. >> rain over the next couple of hours will turn to showers by this afternoon so i don't think it will be a total washout but for the next few hours we're looking at strong rain and wind across the bay area. mostly cloudy right now with rain moving north to south. we will look for showers to peak out in the mid morning hours. breezy conditions this morning. rain turning to showers by this afternoon. high and dry for tomorrow as we see the system move through the area quickly. this is probably going to be the high temperature for the day for many locations

. >>> and the southern chinese town of wu kan has made the problem all too apparent, votes have beenast in a landmark election that could herald a new wave of people power. we'll have the latest on that in just a moment. the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure, or if, while on enbrel, you experience persistent fever, brui

santorum and paul will be in kans >>> tomorrow there are caucuses in kansas, wyoming, the virgin islandsin kansas today. but the gop hopefuls are mainly now focusing in on tuesday's primaries the southern states of alabama an mississippi. the gingrich campaign admits he foods to win to really stay competitive. >> a new deal to keep hundreds of thousands of people from foreclosure. bank of america has reached an agreement with federal authorities to help keep borrowers from losing their homes and to keep bank of america from being fined millions. they will lower mortgage balance to the current values in the homes. the bank says that those reductions will average more than $100,000 per home. >> fashion minded shoppers have a new east bay locations for designer labels. nieman marcus is opening its new location in walnut creek. that's happening at 10 a.m. today. could be a mad rush. walnut creek patch snapped these photos from last night's red carpet debut. the party raised cash for east bay charities. >> are those christmas trees? >> no. they are just decor. the 85,000-square-foot store is

. >>> air kan canada flight 797 loses electrical power br making an emergency landing. escape the deadly fume. #. >> as soon as it came to a stop, that's when i removed the door. we beau went out. >> and moments after the exit doors are opened, the plane explodes into flames. >> when the additional oxygen entered the cabin with the fire burning, it ignited that smoke. >> there were flames leaking out of the door and into the air. probably 6 to 8 feet in the air. there were flames out all around it. >> that's when we knew we needed to get off. as the passengers evacuate. captain kam ran stays in the cockpit. relying on the compressed air that supplies his ok general mask, he began shutting down the aircraft. before he can finish, the air runs out. >> i couldn't blooet. so i tore the mask off and opened the window. i tried to get up myself, and i couldn't move. >> captain cameron loses consciousness. firefighters have to spray him with foam to revive him. >> it was ice cold. then i was hanging from the window sill with my right hand. i let go and fell down. >> there were

>> you know, i have backed herman kans's 999 plan, but herman is also well aware that the whole ideaican people charged up about actual tax reform. the reason why the health care bill is being questioned, i mean, we had 67% of the people here in ohio vote against it. that's because the american people stood up. we need to get the american people excited about tax reform. once we get the people excited, we can have the debate, if it will be the 999 plan, the fair tax or the flat tax or something in between. so it is really just getting the people excited about moving forward on getting the tax plan reform because we need the business to stay in the country and need to reform the tax. unfortunately, barack obama and the politicians at hand want to put band-aids and do incentives, making the tax code more uncomprehensive. the irs themselves don't understand it, so we need to bring it down to encourage business growth instead of discourage business growth. >> when we talk about marcy captor, someone well-known in the area, it's a very blue area. how do you think you can pull this off? >>

there are a lot of pros here, not very many kans. i'm excited about that. >> what are your thoughts on this media crash? second of all, how the make sure that this does not become a distraction to this season? >> it is an honor for all of you, up here to hear me say a few words. i did not feel like it will be too much of a distraction. i will try not to pay to much attention to it. the reason we're doing this today because i have bosses who wanted me to speak with you. i can blame on them, they made me do it. >>reporter: do you think it is fair to put mark in a position where you are the backup? your one of the most popular players in the league. to have someone behind him with that much popularity of having fans clamor for you if he struggles, is it fair to put him in that position? >> i think mark is secure as a football player and a person. and did nothing he is going to let outsiders affect how he goes about his preparation and how he plays. i am excited about his -- i am excited about my role here and my role to compete. we will

hotel maid accused him of sexual assault and attempted rape and a french female writer accused strauss-kanpe in 2003. >>> an out of control wildfire in colorado is blamed for at least one death. wind gusts above 65 miles per hour fanned the flames over 3,000 acres, in just a matter of hours. several homes in jefferson county were destroyed and evacuations were ordered for nearly 1,000 other homes. >>> it's a tough time to be in the pink slime business. beef products incorporated the maker of the meat filler announced it suspended operations at all but one plant because of outrage over the product. it's costing the company business now but they won't say how much. 200 people will lose their jobs at three different plants. mcdonald's and burger king swore off using it in january. pink slime is made of ground up beef scraps, connective tissue and other trimmings treated with ammonium high drydroxide to kil germs, fda approved. >>> a photo with newt gingrich is costing 50 bucks. his campaign is in the red and toe nations are down so team gingrich is offering hats, shirts, bandanas for dogs in

host: don from pittsburg, kan., joins us. caller: the united states is becoming rotten, hollow out in part supporting thug regimes in places we have no business. we are collapse in our infrastructure. we are 27 in life expectancy, 57 in press freedom. the litany goes on and on. of course they need special forces to enforce their will around the world. china will rule. we will become a vassal state. perhaps a regional power. host: how do you respond to that sentiment? guest: special operations in their current employment is not to do the bidding of some imperial ministers but to protect the constitution of the united states and serve the people of the united states through the laws laid down by elected elite -- elected leaders. there is oversight of special operations forces. that was one of my job as a political appointee in the pentagon. congress has a number of close oversight's on these operations. the mission and one of the lessons that has come out of iraq and afghanistan was learned already in vietnam. the role of the a

figure out which kan fcanadian football team is the best for tim tebow. >> i think he'll end up in jacksonville. what else? >> how about way too early with tim tebow. >> do you like waking up in the middle of the night to do news? it's all yours. >> scones for people who are still asleep. >> i never understood the scone. it's like a piece of stale bread. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >>> news from the nfl, peyton manning, know where he's going? any idea? denver broncos. signing with the denver broncos. glad to see something good finally happen to somebody in that family, huh? about time by god. peyton manning will be the quarterback for the denver broncos, replacing tim tebow, their current quarterback answering the question, what would jesus do? they would sign peyton manning. >> to big sports news, peyton manning agreed to join the denver broncos. that means denver will trade tim tebow after one year as a starter. even kim kardashian was like who dumps a proathlete that quickly. >> welcome to "morning joe." that is big news, mika. >> it is. who does that? good morning. it's march 20th. we

on saturday, santorum won the kans caucuses with 51% support, 30 points ahead of romney. swept the contests in the u.s. territories of guam, virgin islands. he also won the delegate vote at wyoming's county conventions on saturday. combined, romney added 39 delegates while rick santorum got 36. in all, romney now leads santorum by over 200 delegates. rick santorum is rejecting arguments that his rival's edge in the delegates makes him the inevitable nominee. >> romney needs about 50% of the delegates. and on the current track we're on right now, the fact is that governor romney doesn't get to that number. so the idea you just make projections, this isn't a math call formula. someone outspent ten to one who has all of the establishment behind him all of this "wind at his back," yet he can't close the deal. i've got my home state to go, governor romney had about three of his home states already. and it's important for us to look to the future and see the opportunities we have. that's how we get back in this race. and if we can get a one-on-one. we've done very well. >> all

. >> we are in washington today and you had a lunch hosted by the vice president and prime minister kan marin. do you spend a lot -- prime minister david cameron. do you spend a lot of time in washington? >> we had a regulated cable company that we spun off to our shareholders. if any of you out here are shareholders of time warner cable and time warner, you have done better than any other media company. i do not know if people have written that. since we now have content companies, we are not regulated per se. we do come down in order to try to understand where a regulation is going and what the view in the public sector is. there are various calls for intervention and we want to make sure everybody is educated before some consequences happen. >> when you consider going into government yourself if you would be appointed to a cabinet position? >> i think it would be better for everyone if i stayed in the private sector tried to produce high-quality journalism and tried to create a bold viewpoint in entertainment. >> what technology devices do you use? diaz and ipad, and iphone, black ba