: i never thought of jelly roll morton and latin... >> and he call it the latin tinge, you see?ngs rhythm) as a matter of fact, william c. handy, who wrote "st. louis blues," you know, he went to cuba. he spent some time in cuba. so it's a lot of history that connect us very deeply. but it's a lack of understanding regarding to jazz and latin america. the other part is that i envision the festival... like, if you go to europe, you say, "i'm going to the european jazz festival." my dream is one day we said, "we're going to the latin american jazz festival," which already there is a lot of them. and the people are embracing this music with the power that you wouldn't believe. kids playing... from early on playing this music. they are really into. they love it. they love the freedom of expression. so i see latin america playing a very important role in keeping jazz alive and in development of jazz, too. >> hinojosa: for all of that inspiration, for all of the joy of your music, thank you so much. and for being right here. >> thank you very much. >> garrison keillor: martín espada w

it's a latin and greek phrase called hoya saxa, which has a lot of disputed origins. if you were to translate that directly from the latin and the greek, it would mean "what rocks." >> i've met some great people, i've had fantastic professors, and i'm having a great time. >> one of the deans here truly captured the spirit of the school when he said, "coming to georgetown is a privilege, and with that privilege comes the responsibility to give back." for "teen kids news," i'm nicole. [ dramatic mid-tempo march plays ] >> the medal of honor is the highest award for gallantry in the u.s. armed forces during time of war. in american history, we have two father-and-son teams that have received the medal of honor. first, we have arthur macarthur during the american civil war. 1864, he was a 19-year-old lieutenant... >> who helped lead a charge up missionary ridge in tennessee and planted a flag on the confederate works, and for that he received the medal of honor. >> and then later, his son douglas macarthur received the medal of honor in 1942 for his defense of the philipp

-latin america issue. i think it's more of a... going into space created that "a-ha" moment, you know? you get that "a-ha" moment where you say, "i get it." and that's what we're trying to... you know, that's what i was trying to capture by saying that statement, is that it would be great to give that opportunity to every world leader so they can... they too can get that "ah-hah" moment. >> hinojosa: so for you this is still very emotional. >> yeah. >> hinojosa: i mean, you allow yourself to get teared up about this, because you don't feel like... i mean, you feel like our world is divided, and... tell me. >> no, i think there's always room for improvement in our world. you know, there's conflict throughout the world, and, you know, i think we ought to all try and strive and work to make it a much better place. and if making statements like those can help... i hope it's not hindering. i don't think it's hindering. but if it's able to help, or at least gets one... the president of mexico or the president of

right under here, you see this and it says that in the latin there's latin, olde english, and indian in this text here. but in the latin, it says of the age 21, 1616. this painting was actually done from a print that was -- that appeared in a book of kings in 1818. so it sort of reverses things. apparently there had been when she was in england, went to england, a portrait done of pocahontas. and usually as you look down this hall here you see a portrait of benjamin franklin. that's a new $1 bill image of benjamin franklin. the process would be to paint a portrait and then from that portrait, you make a print, and engraving, which is what the $100 bill is made after today, after that image of franklin. so there must have been an original portrait that has been lost from that was made from that original engraving of 1616. and this portrait was copied from the old engraving. this is old. where did it come from? it came to the gallery as a gift from the national gallery of art. they acquired the portrait from the andrew melon foundation about 1942. so let me just turn here to what goes

for president obama, and latin america.haps now, countries like mexico, brazil, chile, colombia -- they can begin to push and nudge cuba towards democracy elections, respecting human rights. stop accepting the principle of the cuban exception. that they are allowed to do what people in brazil and in chile fought against for years and years. but when somebody else does it it's because the americans are against them. the americans are not bothering them anymore. maybe the mexicans and brazilians will tell you but -- cubans, it is time to have an election. it's time to let people out of jail. radio stations, unions political parties, freedoms, etc.. this is what they fought for for 30 years. >> thank you for joining us. francisco, thank you, from new yorker magazine. his new book is called "the interior circuit: the mexico city chronicle." and shannon o'neil, whose new book is called "two nations, indivisible." thank you. ♪ >> live from pier three in san francisco, welcome to "bloomberg west." we focus on innovation technology

coming up, the latin american report.tom line continues in a moment. ♪ >> it is time for today's latin america report. gross domestic product will shrink. if it happens, it will be the first time since 2009 as the central bank raises are wearing costs. latin america's largest economy since is a decline in commodity prices. austerity measures, and a drought is putting millions of people at risk. that is your latin america report. a programming note. on charlie rose, mike morel for the hour, deputy director of the central intelligence agency from 2010-2013. he served twice as acting director. mike morel at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. new york time on bloomberg. coming up, the feds patient pledge. we will look at the communication challenge and how long he could stay patient. ♪ >> let's check bloomberg world news. the european central bank is increasing greases emergency liquidity assistance. the original fund aimed to help greek banks with 65 billion euros. greece is showing signs it is willing to compromise. the greek governm

policy in latin america. >> when what you are doing doesn't work for 50 years it is time to try something now. congress should work at ending the embargo.

up next, the latin america report and a report on the biggest european phone carrier in latin americatom line" continues in just a moment. ♪ mark: welcome back. time now for today's latin america report. the biggest european phone carrier in latin america released the value of its that is wayland assets and switched to a lower exchange rate for 2014. telefonica calculates at 50 boulevards to the dollar in 2014, 20% lower than the 12 boulevards are dollar used last year -- 12 boulevalivars to the dollar use last year. still to come, what do danica patrick and patrick wilson having common? they are all helping derek jeter in the latest event. we will tell you more in a moment. ♪ mark: we are 45 minutes past the hour. bloomberg news has learned that greece is considering asking for a loan extension after accounts of talks is the greek bailout breaking down requesting the extension of the current bailout program. >> in the history of the european union, nothing good has ever come out of this. in the history of the union we proceed from crisis to crisis and this is how we prove it. i have

policy in latin america. >> when what you are doing doesn't work for 50 years it is time to try something now. congress should work at ending the embargo. >> why would you engage a rogue regime that has a history of abusing its people and anti-

it is time for today's latin america report. posted its 2015 gdp forecast for latin america. gdp was cut to -5/10 of a percent from 6%. the main driver reduction in commodities. venezuela was reduced to -7% from 1.5%. that's your latin america report for this tuesday. up next, a bloomberg exclusive. matt miller has an exclusive interview. we continue in a moment. ♪ >> welcome back. it is 45 minutes past the hour. let's check bloomberg world news. india's prime minister has suffered a huge setback. his party has been trounced in state elections by an anticorruption party. the world's best-selling luxury car brand finished only third in that category last month. both audi and mercedes beat bmw in january. bmw sales rose just 6%. both audi and were sadie's have vowed to -- and mercedes have vowed to recapture the luxury carmaker crown i 2020. we will have another update in about 30 minutes. in other auto news, a bloomberg exclusive -- sergio marchionne says ferrari could go public by july. matt miller sat down with the chrysler aut

it is in latin. it was in latin.omprehended the whole gamut of the mining and metallurgical and chemical industries of their time. there were great difficulties in translation from the latin because the technical terms had been invented by the author in latin wp 600 years after the language was dead. but she was an accomplished linguist. she was able to read it. and with her background of technical training and the fact i knew something about the subjects we were able to make a translation of this for the first time. it was purely a labor of love. it had no great practical value at modern times. although many of the processes illustrated here are still in action. in any event, for a couple of hundred years it was the textbook of those industries. and at one time they chained it in an iron binding to the kath dralds of mining towns such as san luis pocazi. and the priests translated it for the benefit of the miners plus the illustrations. so that the book had at one time a great weight. but of course now it's only a m

. >>> the young has called on the world to follow latin america's need and promote women to positionspower. ban ki moon was addressing women in the chilean capital. the continent has a high proportion of women in government roles and three female presidents. but all three of them are currently embroiled in corruption cases. al jazeerats latin america leader now reports. . >> south america, the only continent with not 1, 2, but 3 female presidents brazil's leader of latin america's largest nation kirshner, president of argentine aeand chile's michelle bachulea, the host of the women in power. all three are serving second terms in office and all three are in the hot seat. it's bad enough under yussef's leadership brazil's economy had shrunk. what has some opponents asking for her impeachment is a multi-billion dollar corruption scots involving petro bras on whose board she once served as chairwoman. >> the petro bras scandal has deeply impacted brazil's system in the sense it's the biggest scare going to the ruling coalition. >>> argentina's christina kirshner dropped from 70% to the lo

it's time now for today's latin america report.merica's largest bank type market value's profit rose 25%. it topped analyst estimates. the company's loan for folio increased 9.8%, beating the forecast. the bank of mexico reported net income of 250 $9 million earnings of $.19 per share. but it did fall short of expectations. shares have increased 4% since the beginning of the year. the stock has fallen slightly more than 2% in last 12 months. tonight on charlie rose, the president and founder of the global political risk resulting -- risk researching group -- in his report, he writes political conflict among the world great powers is at play more than at any time since the cold war. you can see that discussion tonight right here on bloomberg television. coming up, when a person suffers a heart attack makes a huge difference. doctors have found your more likely to survive if you get an attack when you're not in a hospital. that story in just a few minutes. ♪ >> welcome back. let check bloomberg west world news. french authorities hav

their information in mandarin 260 million who speak hindu and rush shurn -- russians and greeks and latint may be demonic but it's not representative and many countries are starved for new typefaces. >> unfortunately there are other languages where the creation of fonts is minimal and i'm always interested in seeing how young designers who know the language type designers would come and create more font because there are many languages, lesser used languages around the world where there are not many fonts available for those languages and that is very sad. >> one of the big challenges when it comes to arabic-typeography and we have a rich heritage because you jump in modern time and look at digital fonts and all of a sudden that rich heritage was not properly translated to today's, so the biggest challenge when it cake to arabic fonts is quantity and that has started to change recently because brands have been aware they need to have a visual distinct personality as part of their branding. >> what is happening in the world right now and effecting language in the way we speak and design ou

that is your latin america report for this thursday.up, more pressure on greece -- the barely two-week-old government hits a bump. the european central bank turns off a source of funding for greece's banks. ♪ >> we have breaking news on the anthem hacking story. let's go to the breaking news desk and scarlet fu. >> bloomberg news is reporting government investigators are pursuing evidence that points to chinese state sponsored hackers who looked into the personal information from and another health care companies according to people familiar with the matter. hackers are said to be stealing personal information for purposes other than pure profit. they are taking social security numbers and e-mail addresses and home addresses. there has been an increase into sneaking into storage groups whether it's defense contractors or government workers. and them ensures boeing employees. we do know anthem told us earlier this morning that hackers got hold of personal data on about 80 million current and former customers as well as employees and the

relations witness rest of latin america. we are sometimes a punching bag. sometimes justifiably.ometimes not. u.s./cube alan policy has been an easy target. that is taken away, at least with the president. particularly when the president goes to the summit of the americas, a meeting of all of the presidents in the hemisphere come this spring cuba will be there for the first time. obama has said that he will go and be there as well. it takes away this hold dichotomy and then the hypocriticalness of it that other countries point out to. i think it will open up the ability for the to work with other countries. less for cuba and more for how we deal with other countries in the region. >> francisco, cuba. >> i agree with most of everything that shannon said. i think what's going to be interesting to see in cuba as it changes is how cuba, itself changes. i don't think anybody want to see cuba suddenly become, you know, just this, you know, a new version of miami. i think it's going to be really interesting to see if that crazy hybrid of a now discredited, you know, obviously very discr

our closest and biggest ally that i talked in latin america -- the one thing we should do in latin america that would make it better for all of us in the western hemisphere, they said change our cuban policy. that being said, can we now -- with the changing dynamics or with the new policy, after that, what realities with our allies -- and can we put additional pressure or will they work with us and make human rights an issue, high on their agenda, so we can make a difference in the lives of the people who are living on the island? >> congressman, i think that's a critical point. the next part of the question, we support your policy on cuba. this is a very important day in latin america and for your relations with us, how can we help is, well, you can start raising the issue of human rights and democracy in cuba much higher on your agenda and we believe this is going to be a very important turning point in countries' engagement, especially countries which have a history of working on these issues in the region. that have been afraid to work with us too closely because of not wanting to appe

. >>> now a latin america analyst a consultancy and information service in latin america who joins us via skype from manchester england. this move has been expected for quite some time. >> this is just another element in the extraordinary political brouhaha that has been going on in argentina. the government spokesman said that they regard this as a coup d'etat and the policies, the prosecutor who has now taken over the nisman file is has a record going back a for a years of carrying out cases against government officials investigating the vice president of corruption charges. and a notorious case going back in 2015 involving caracas and venezuela. there is a conspiracy going on against them. of course, the president herself spun that theory when she appeared on national television and said that nisman was probably murdered they put him up to believing that the government was involved in a cover up with the iranians, and have been killed to make it look as though the president has done it. that's a far-fetched theory, but this whole thing is circumstantial. >> with with all those inte

she taught a lot of latin. c-span: where? >> guest: all over the country -- tennessee, mississippi, here, maryland. she's taught in many schools. c-span: what was her reaction to this when she read it? >> guest: she likes it, i'm pleased to say. and as i say, she had a lot of input to it. her knowledge of these things -- her latin is excellent, and mine is not so good, in fact, where i have latin phrases, i tend to give an idiomatic translation, just the english equivalent, as opposed to the classical word by word. and she corrected me on some of those, so ... c-span: what book is this for you? >> guest: seventh -- seventh book. c-span: of all those, which one sold the best? >> guest: probably the one i wrote in 1965 called "the liberal establishment," which probably sold about 35,000 40,000 copies, which is a lot of hardcover copies. c-span: what will this book have to sell to be a success, do you know? >> guest: i don't know. it's not an easy read, and these matters -- these are not your -- you know, this is not the simples

for centuries, latin was the common language of science, so many elements have latin names. for instance, iron was ferrum, so its abbreviation became fe. gold was aurum, latin for "shining dawn," so it became au. madame curie discovered an element and named it after her native poland, "polonium," and more recently discovered elements have been named after famous people, such as einsteinium, named for albert einstein, and nobelium, named for the man who established the nobel prize, alfred nobel. besides a symbol for the element's name, in this case helium, each box also contains some important numbers. notice the number below the he symbol. this is the atomic mass of the element, the total mass of the protons and neutrons. all helium nuclei contain two protons. however, the number of neutrons may vary. for example, there's a rare form of helium which has only one neutron in the nucleus. the two varieties of the same element are called isotopes. the atomic mass of an element is the weighted average of the masses of the isotopes in the naturally occurring element. the number ov

you will, people or cultures or societies that aren't entirely familiar-- and that may be true for latin americans as well-- become, what do you call it, political footballs. in other words, to become so highly part of a political... of polarized political process that no longer are the people and the realities, the social and cultural realities of our regions, of our societies, part of the understanding of the decision makers. policy is being developed on the basis of a very... a superficial, stereotypical and unreal image of people in countries that are critical to the united states in its future, and critical for policy makers to understand better... to understand their aspirations and what they're really looking for in order to identify that common ground which means that together we can make solutions, whether they're latin american, northern american solutions, or they're that critical relationship between countries in the middle east and the united states. i don't know if i was very clear on that one. >> hinojosa: well, no, but i think what you're saying is that the human contact

we met with we went to the latin american school of medicine. we met honored to have meeting with cardinal ortega the cardinal obviously of cuba. and we met with members of civil society. the, our chief of mission or the what they call the special interest section, bless you, jeff dilorentes, arranged for us to have dinners with 12 ambassadors from allied nations who gave us their impression of what the president's action was. we were very, very proud of president obama coming forth and joining with president castro to start a new path of diplomatic relations between the united states and cuba. we found that the people on the street in cuba were very enthusiastic about that. everyone we met with was very positive about that that is what we agreed on. we had some other areas of disagreement that related to human rights and mr., our ranking member on the foreign affairs committee addressed that will i'm sure in his remarks here as did mr. mcgovern who is the chairman co-chair of the, human rights commission but it was subject of all of our members

took down their top priority. >> reporter: now sources say the latin kings are re-emerging along withther gangs around the city. so much so that the fbism the police departments intelligence union, detectives patrol officers have focused their attention on gang activity. >> we're looking for those persons or those impact players those individuals more than like to use weaponry in the neighborhoods report roar kings made their mark with drug dealing and gun violence much sources say the kings are once again throwing up gang signs in areas like sixth and rising sun marshall and pike streets and parts of their old turf. >> we don't like to see them come back. they're not welcome. >> reporter: deputy bethel wouldn't discuss specifics on gang investigations but he says police are intent on preventing violent gangs from getting a foot hold in any neighborhood. >> so we're really real really ram up our strategies and very strategic in going after those gangs to minimize the violence. >> that's all it takes. that's what sends them away for long time and that's how you get rid of them. >> repo

a world that increasingly is bringing in and enslaving girls from foreign countries, particularly latin america. >> translator: he said he was going to show me how to be a woman. but i don't know what in a means, i said. so i'm going so though you, he said. and he took off all my clothes and began raping me. ...and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum, tum tum tum... smoothies! only from tums. and i quit smoking iwith chantix. i told myself for so long that i needed to quit smoking. i would quit then i'd go right back to it. chantix absolutely helped me quit smoking. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix helped reduce my urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. some people had seizures while taking chantix. if you have any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix or history

this program this evening is sponsored by the bob graham center, the center for latin american studies. i want to thank our partners for their collaboration with us in this event tonight. i am david kathleen hawk and their book is entitled entitled entitled tphra tphra and they'll discuss the political response to the crisis and account how local agencies along with private volunteers left to provide food, shelter and security for these new arrivals. they'll speak for about 40 minutes all together and then we'll open it up for a discussion and conversation with you. he have a microphone here for your availability, and we welcome you to talk and ask any questions about the mariel boatlift, the cuban american experience or the new diplomatic initiative involving the united states and cuba. our moderator is dr. tkpwaeur ra distinguished member of the department of history and cuban history and three books. we greatly appreciate her being here this evening and coordinating this event. without further adieu i'll let our panelists take control of the evening. thank you for being here. [appla

it is time for today's latin america report.ll down into brazil's state-run oil producer they're dealing with a management shakeup. corruption and lawsuits. we're following this story. the president has chosen a new c.e.o. for the company. what can you tell us about him? >> the new head will be a man who ran the state-controlled bank for the last five years. this will take effect once foster steps down. remember, she as well as five members of her team resigned and the board met today to really forge this new leadership forward. remember that scandal we spoke about earlier in the week? the government and executives getting kickbacks from inflated construction contracts has really put a strain on petrobras. >> what's the early scuttlebutt we're hearing? do people think ease the right choice? >> no, not at all. the real worry here is that he will lack the independence to really help petrobras out of this mess and the government controlled both petrobras and the bank where he eased to -- where he used to work. there's lots of quest

>> well, first of all, there are -- i'd say there's half of latin america has embraced freedom as itconsistency of the rule of law allowing for a, you know, a thriving civil society, of creating better economic conditions so people can rise up, commitments that many of these countries have made. we've seen significant gains of people that were completely isolated and now are moving out of the abject poverty that is important for a country to succeed. so you can look at the countries that have made these reforms and you see significant economic growth; chile peru, colombia mexico to a certain extent. these are countries that are in their ascendancy and the states that have embraced state-dominated socialism are the ones having problems. it's a reminder of the obvious which is that the proper implementation of free market capitalism providing opportunities for people is the best system ever created. ..

speaking of latin america. the situation in venezuela continues to deteriorate. the venezuelan government arrested the caracas mayor on trumped up charges. there are high-profile prisoners who have languished in prison over a year. we had legislation past signed by the president that calls for including mandatory implementations of certain sanctions. can you give us an update of where the administration is at and how they intend to move forward? secretary kerry: we are perplexed by and disturbed by what is going on in venezuela senator. , i reached out when i traveled last year, year before, to panama. and i think it was in guatemala i saw them. we met. it was supposed to be a 15 minute meeting. turned out to be 45. we agreed we were going to follow on and begin a new period. the next thing i knew, couple weeks later we were being attacked for this and that and being accused of this and that. this seems to be the pattern. whenever president maduro or someone in venezuela at the high level of their government gets into trouble or something is pressing politically,

he has a latin name. >> persevera. >> do you speak latin? >> i don't. it means to persist, or continue. in this case a road for sea lions is hardly traveled. from marin county, abc7 news. >> still ahead tonight the story of a woman whose challenging california law by going to court for the right to die with dignity. and... >> our coalition is on the offense, isil is going to lose. >> president obama asks congress for permission to launch a new war. >> activity trackers could be safe. why are users still getting rashes? i'm bulldo what what? mattress discounters presidents day sale ends presidents day? but mattress discounters has the largest selection of memory foam mattresses under one roof! comforpedic... icomfort... posturepedic hybrid... and wow! get up to four years interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection! and, get a queen size serta mattress and box spring set for just $397. mattress discounters presidents day sale ends presidents day! ♪ mattress discounters ♪ female announcer: when you see this truck, it means another

it is time for today's latin america report.u venezuelan beach getaway quickly because prices like this cannot last. last week short on dollars after oil prices dropped by half venezuela's government replaced the old plan with a system that allows company's and individuals buy and sell greenbacks at a price set by the market. those with access suddenly became much cheaper. a domestic flight costs seven dollars. it room at the five-star marriott hotel in caracas, $60. a big mac is only $.92. coming up another player may be taking a bite into the auto industry. apple has revolutionized how we consume music. it may have plans to reinvent the wheel. we will have that story next. ♪ mark: welcome back. it is 45 minutes past the hour. let's check bloomberg world news. the euro zone biggest economy saying no to greece. germany has rejected the greek proposal to extend bailout funds for another six months. the greeks wanted to get rid of the belt-tightening terms imposed by creditors. germany said any moves would come with string attache

government out of latin america and brought to this country after the attack on pearl harbor.uro yakabi was from lima peru. because kooskia was under justice department jurisdiction, these men were considered prisoners of war. they had geneva convention rights, they knew it and they exercised those rights. >> their food was better, their accommodations were better, the attorneys at the kooskia camp could even get beer. >> summertime digs have produced thousands of objects from the two years kooskia operated during the war. artifacts include art carved from local river rock and so much more. >> he would have loved that there's more studying going on now... he was free to have all that experience. isn't that ironic - "he was free"... i said "he was 'free' to have all that experience". my father liked it. al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay

in the rest of the world, bit torrent is youtube dominates in latin america and europe.oking to their expansion in europe and the rest of the world. >> the company demands on the u.s. domestic subscriber growth is slowing got. >> 39.1 million subscribers in the u.s. the international subscriber growth rate is stripping the growth rate here at home. the key here is that netflix is sweeping more money out of every us-based coustomer. it is going to get more expensive for customers, too. they recently increased prices. for existing customers, and does not go up until 2016. people will have to pay from one dollar to four dollars more. it will pay for expensive shows like "house of cards" and "orange is the new black." they're hoping people get addicted to shows like "house of cards." >> what have you heard about season three? >> i have to read all the reviews online carefully because i don't want any spoilers. it picks up where it left off. they have made it to the top. they have gotten everything they wanted, which means the only place they can go is down. a lot less fun to

he has a latin name. >> persevera. >> do you speak latin? >> i don't. continue. in this case a road for sea lions is hardly traveled. from marin county, abc7 news. >> still ahead tonight the story of a woman whose challenging california law by going to court for the right to die with dignity. and... >> our coalition is on the offense, isil is going to lose. >> president obama asks congress for permission to launch a new war. >> activity trackers could be safe. why are users still getting rashes? >>> sky 7 hd is live over a shooting. >> yes. this is the 1300 block of sherman street not too different from highway 87. authorities tell us officers shot a man who threatened them with a knife after entering a house that wasn't his. >> police are not releasing anymore details we're going to bring more information just as soon as we get it. >> in several states, terminally ill people can ask a doctor to assist them in dieing not in california. today a lawsuit was filed by patients and doctors wanting to change that. >> christy white is the patient. she's been b

it was very much appreciated by his latin american colleagues in the body. after the vietnam war, he received hundreds, probably thousands, of letters from returned veterans seeking his support and all sorts of matters, principally in getting their benefits that they had earned as military serving the united states. in his earlier days of his career, dr. garcia had a contract with the government for which he was paid two dollars per soldier to treat their medical needs because there was no veterans administration hospital here. he was the only dr. serving the mexican american community. we have three letters here dealing with the vietnam era. we have a letter of appeal for help from one soldier handwritten, you notice. another letter from a soldier in 1974. this is a letter to senator benson from dr. garcia trying to pursue senator benson's assistance and getting some information for this woman who has contacted dr. garcia. she does not know what has become of her husband. dr. garcia was an unusually committed and dedicated individual. he worked his whole li

policy towards latin america. mr. fail has studied cuban issue since the 90s and travel to cuba more than a dozen times. i wish i could get that visa including organizing delegations of academics as well as advocacy of this issue with coalition of business agricultural and human rights groups. he favored lifting the general ban on cuba. i would like to now yield the floor to antunes. [speaking spanish] >> translator: honorable congressman christopher smith good morning to all participating members. my name is jorge luis garcia antunes. i am a former political prisoner who has spent 17 continuous years of political imprisonment. [speaking spanish] >> translator: for the sole crime of calling out in a public square in my hometown. for the implementation of reforms such as those that were taking place back then and communist europe. [speaking spanish] >> translator: within the prisons i remain steadfast as a political prisoner. and due to my constant struggle to denounce human rights violations from within prison walls i

latin america report.aire carlos slim's mobilephone company america bowl model -- america movil misses profit estimates. it serves seven of eight mobilephone users. still ahead, waging war on islamic state. we will have president obama's plan to send ground troops. ♪ >> let's check bloomberg world news. president obama has asked congress to improve -- to approve a tax on islamic state. it has committed despicable acts and will attack the u.s. if not confronted. president obama wants this 32 use ground troops. 10 of the trans-asia pilots were grounded after tests and will be reach rained after emergency procedures. the other 19 have not been tested yet. shares of's than it airport operator aena -- shares of spanish airport operator aena are soaring. that is a look at world news. another update and 3:15 new york time. it's time now for the commodity's report. >> oil back below 50 is the headline. we saw traders get a reality check with fresh data showing the nation's supply is at the highest in more than thr

policy in latin america. >> when what you are doing doesn't work for 50 years it is time to try something now. congress should work at ending the embargo. >> why would you engage a rogue regime that has a history of abusing its people and anti- democratic to it the core and reward them with everything you want and get nothing in return? >> obama's overtours mark the biggest change in u.s./cuban relations since the embargo begin. cuba occupied a unique place. an island neighbor that long ago became the enemy at our doorstep. before fidel castro took over. the cuban nation was a tropical paradise for those who could afford it. in the 1950s cuba itself was one of the richest nations in latin america and there was high unemployment and u.s. companies dominated the economy. and the leader ran a corrupt and repressive regime. the castro led revolution forced ba tistan in exile and at first america did not know what to make of the bearded man in fatigues. eisenhower recognized the new government and some saw castro as a hero. her better matthews lionized the young leader. dr. fidel castro is the

it is time for today's latin america report. of mexico stock exchange says he's open to proposals from groups interested in buying a stake in the board. gappers reader -- the operator of brazil's -- like a 50% stake -- 15% stake. this fight to the easing of rules, most sanctions between the u.s. and cuba remain prohibited. the deputy director of the treasury's office of foreign assets control said americans traveling to cuba or engaging in transactions with the country are still required to keep records for five years. his office will continue to enforce the cuba sanctions program and will take actions against violators. that is you are report for this wednesday. coming up, frozen stays hot. disney's planned to have outside and and a joint cinderella's party -- elsa and anna joint cinderella's party. ♪ >> it is 45 minutes past the hour. let's check bloomberg world news. president obama's pick to run the pentagon says he is inclined to back increased u.s. insistence to ukraine including lethal arms to fight against russian back a

it's time now for today's latin america report.la's new currency market where companies and individuals can trade freely has started operations. venezuela uses currency controls by having different rates for exchanging u.s. dollars. money used to buy essentials like food and medicine is exchanged for six boulevard per dollar while other goods are exchanged for much higher rates. jet blue is looking to cash in on the easing of travel restrictions to cuba. the airline has added another charter flight between tampa and havana which will begin on june 5. jetblue has three other weekly charter flights to cuba from tampa and fort lauderdale. travelers need to make arrangements with jetblue partner, abc charters. coming up, potential new rules in india could change the world's market. alix steel will have that story when we return in just a moment. ♪ >> welcome back. let's check bloomberg world news. there is a cease-fire in ukraine. such is will this would last longer than any of the others? leaders of ukraine, russia germany and france

asia latin america and africa are all moving in the right direction, but these trends are not automatic or self-sustaining. they require washington to be engaged and assertive, and also need a political and media climate in which the urgent does not always trump the important. for more go to cnn.com/fareed and read my "washington post" column this week. >>> let's get started with my interview with president obama. >>> mr. president, honored to have you. >> good to see you, fareed. >> lippedcy lindsey graham says he's troubled that you won't use the term "war" with radical islam. >> i think that the way to understand this is there is and element growing out of muslim communities in certain parts of the world that have perverted the religion have embraced a annihilistic violent, almost medieval interpretation of islam. and they're doing damage in a lot of countries around the world. but it is absolutely true that i reject a notion that somehow that kreecreates a religious war because the overwhelming majority of muslims reject that interpretation of islam. they don't even recognize it as

what is it that you think creates such difficulty for latin america? >> half of latin america has embraced freedom as it relates to consistency of the rule of law, allowing for a thriving civil society, of creating better economic conditions so people can rise up, commitments many of these countries may have seen. we have seen significant gains of people completely isolated for now -- who are now blooming out of abject poverty. you can see significant economic growth. chile, colombia, mexico, to a certain extent. these are countries in their ascendancy. the ones who have accepted state dominated socialism are the ones who have problems. it is a reminder of the obvious. free market capitalism provides opportunities for people. the u.s. has pulled back from the region. the voids are being filled by new actors, notably china. our withdrawal from the region is not appropriate. i think the focus ultimately needs to get back to a free trade agreement of the americas, for the u.s. would benefit. if you go back home today and look at a map and look at where i

it is time for today's latin america report.s president has suffered the first political defeat of her second term. the lower house of congress elected a rio de janeiro congressman as its president for the next two years. cunha is an economist serving his fourth term in the lower house. he defeated a member of bruce f -- rousseff's workers party. a standout ad is the first ever spot against domestic violence the national football league wanting to show it is serious and fighting domestic violence. was the ad effective? ♪ >> it is 45 minutes past the hour. an australian journalist has been released from prison in egypt, seen on the right of your screen. he worked for al jazeera english and spent 45 days behind bars arrested in 2013 while covering the crackdown on islamist protests. he was tried on charges of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood. two of his colleagues remain behind bars. some express contest the court to answer pimping charges. the former imf chief and presidential hope are is accused of helping

this is a very important day in latin america and for your relations with us, how can we help? you can start raising the issue of human rights and democracy in cuba much higher on your agenda. we believe this is going to be a very important turning point in countries engagements. especially countries you have a history of working on these issues in the region. that have been afraid to work with us to closely because of not wanting to appear aligned with our previous policy. that has been evident in working on the summit where we were able to work strongly now with countries to highlight the democratic government and citizen dissipation themes and accelerate planning on the civil society dialogue. it has been evident even when i was in cuba two weeks ago and we invited ambassadors, not from this hemisphere. i spoke with them separately at one point, but we invited ambassadors from europe and asia, for example, to a reception with the dissidents and the human rights activists. they never come to those receptions in the past. almost universally -- there are few countries that have

he even has a latin name. >> persevero. >> in latin, it means to persist or continue.ase along a road that for sea lions is hardly traveled. from marin county, abc 7 news. >> sweet face. a little warm. it's not exactly sea lion weather. one more check on the forecast. drew? >> we are tracking a warm up and dry conditions into the holiday weekend. we will show you partly cloudy skies with no moisture. you won't find rain in the forecast. lots of sunshine and high clouds in northern california. up to 73 in monterey. los angeles very warm at 84, 83 in palm springs and san diego around 81 for a high. as we look at the bay area a record high of 72. 74 in san jose. downtown san francisco up to 70 and napa with a high of 69 degrees. perfect weather at pebble beach for the at&t pro am. plenty of sunshine and temperatures topping out in the 70s by the afternoon. we stay dry. here's the seven-day forecast. sunny and warmer tomorrow and once impossible. it's heart warming for valentine's day. that continues into sunday and the holiday on withstand. i'm a broken record. tuesday an