it's very difficult to circulate latin american films in latin america. >> the director after a successful presentation at the cannes festival, cut distribution deals throughout europe but struggled to do so in latin america. >> until people understand that cinema is also seeing itself represented, better understand who we are, it is difficult to form that. we need to form a new public. >> filmmakers here do have an audience keen to discover the stories this continent has to tell. al jazeera at the cartagena film festival. >> you can keep up to date with all the news, the very latest and all of our top stories at aljazeera.com. night. >>> hello, i'm ray suarez. in the 20th century workers marched, fought, sometimes died for the right to organise unions. in the 21st century the flavour is different, rolling back the closed shop, rolling back mandatory dues. states like michigan and wisconsin wants soil for organising right to work states. what was the hallmark, hostility to organise labour is spreading to unheard of faces.

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it is time for today's latin america report.o to our partner in mexico city joining us live. good afternoon. jose: good to see you again. another big day here in latin america. let's kick things off in brazil. gdp numbers released this morning about three hours ago show the country grew and expect early fourth quarter of 2014. -- unexpectedly in the fourth quarter of 2014. big surprise because brazil's president is at struggling with above target inflation at 7% seeking currency at a record budget deficit -- petrobras has agreed to sell oil and natural gas fields in southern argentina the company controlled by -- it's the first divestment sensince management overhaul at petrobras. the fields are in the southern patagonia region of argentina. here in mexico, the world's biggest money manager is buying a 45% stake into pipelines -- industrial pipelines. the investment of hundred million dollars -- in two pipelines. the investment of $900 million. these are the top stories in latin america. mark: thank you so much. that is your lat

the glammar of caan or venice but columbia is an important showcase for latin american films, many oftories told deal with the history and they have a claim abroad and finding an audience at home can be harder and the festival is trying to change that. >> reporter: the drama to join farc rebels and hide pregnancy and this is a choice for the opening of an international film festival but it is bringing a stark dose of reality to the proceedings and says it's the festival duty to remember the brutal history. >> our way to crib to our peace process through cinema and we cannot have a long lasting peace or build a different country if we don't know what happened to us, if we don't remember, if we don't understand the horrible things that have happened and we are all responsible for. >> reporter: 53 films are competing in different categories, in the week-long festival in one of columbia's most fascinating cities and the troubled history and the struggle of identity seem to be common teams and some of the films have already been shown in major festivals around the world they often have a h

lots going on here in latin america.tral bank's rate decision in about 20 minutes -- we expect them to hold rates at 3%. interest rates are at an all-time low because the government is trying to boost private consumption and inflation is well under 2% come the objective of the central bank. the central bank of mexico usually -- we expect the banks to hold much like the fed did a few weeks ago. in colombia, a war heating up between traditional companies -- traditional taxi companies and uber. in some cases, this confrontation has turned violent. uber gained clients after entering the market in 2013 because their cars are seen as safe in the crime-ridden capital. these are the top business stories in latin america. back to you in new york. mark: what are you all working on today? >> the top story in our paper today is the federal government slashing the budget for 2016. the drop in oil prices has had a dramatic impact on government revenues and mexico. the government is having to tighten its belt this year and next year. m

but it's difficult to see latin american films in latin america. >> cutting distribution films throughout europe, but struggles to do so in latin america. >> until people understand that the cinema is representing, and understanding better who we are it will be difficult to change that. we need to form a new public. >> at least here in cartagena filmmakers are keen to discover the stories that this continent has to tell. al jazeera, at the cartagena film festival. >> still to come on the program fighting to learn the cause of south africaen schools to better accommodate children with disabilities. >> and the 12-year-old who got the best of tennis legend roger federer. >> welcome back. under south africa's constitution everyone has a right to an education. but disabled children are often unable to go to school since their needs and teachers are poorly trained. some children are desperate to learn, but can't under the current system. >> she would like to become a fashion designer, but for that she knows she needs an education. she desperately wants to learn but because of her disability she

but it's difficult to circulate latin american films throughout latin america. >> they cut distributions deals throughout europe but struggled to do so in latin america. >> until people understand that cinemas also are seeing representative, understanding better who we are it will be difficult to change that. we need to form a new public. >> and for a week here in cartagena filmmakers will discover the stories that this continent has to tell. al jazeera, at the cartagena film festival. >> and just a reminder now that you can always keep up to date with all of the news on our website. >> >>> flash point ferguson ground zeer who is right, who is on. it's in the eye of the beholder. life. >> every single person, there was a weapon, my weapon, and

people who speak the same language but it's very difficult to circulate latin america films in latin reporter: frank is the director and after a successful presentation at the caan festival it has distribution deals throughout europe but struggled to do so in latin america. >> translator: until people understand that cinamar is seeing itself represented and understand who we are it's difficult to change that and need a new republic. >> reporter: film makers do have an audience key to discover the stories this continent has to tell al jazeera at the film festival. >>> with that we end the news hour on al jazeera but do stay with us with plenty of world news coming up and more on our website at al jazeera.com. we will be back in just a few minutes. ♪ >> discipline... >> that's what i wanna hear... >> strength... >> give me all you got... >> respect.... >> now... >> bootcamp >> stop your'e whining... >> for bad kids... >> they get a little dirty... so what... >> dangerous... >> we have shackles with spit bag... >> they're still having nightmares >> if you can't straighten out your kids.

time for latin america -- time for today's latin america report.rnoon. >> good afternoon mark. very good to you again. starting with chile where the bank raise the inflation forecast and said the interest rate would probably be higher than forecast analyst who see no change in the next year. inflation will end 2015 at 3.6% compared to the previous estimate of 3.8%. the bank said in the quarterly moderately -- monetary report it would increase the price. one of the reasons is the appreciation. in brazil the sao paulo exchange plan for the first time in three days after policy makers in china signaled they are ready to extend measures to stimulate the economy. the best book rose to 1.9% in sao paulo. this after china's central bank governor said the growth rate is a bit too much. finally, sony announced they will close one of its plants in the country for next. the factory part of the sony distribution arm produces cds dvds and blu-ray's in mexico. sony has said it will find another manufacturing supplier for the next following weeks. these are the t

in that sense, when latin america looks at u.s. policy, it seems rather duplicitous and in fact, it doesn't hold up and increases the u.s. isolation in the region, particularly if we are considering in april, we're going to have the summit of the americas and animal. amy: white house spokesman josh earnest said they're steering it in a different direction. >> the venezuelan government should stop china blame the u.s. and other members of the international community for events inside venezuela. the venezuelan government needs to deal with the brave situation it faces. the u.s. is not promoting unrest in venezuela nor are we attempting to undermine venezuela's economy or its government. i contained the treasury department and the state department are closely monitoring the situation and are considering tools that may be available that could better steer the venezuelan government in the direction they believe they should be headed. amy: i want to play recent exchange between reporter with the associated press and jen psaki. >> preside

america films in latin america. >> reporter: frank is a director of one film.fter a successful present accusation at the canneses festival, it has been distributed out there europe. >> translator: until people understand better who we are, it will be difficult to change that. we need to form a new public. >> reporter: for a week at least here filmmakers do have an audience keen to discover the stories this continent has to tell. >>> the main news this hour, egypt's neighbors have pledged billions of dollars to support its egypt at a conference which is underway right now. u.s. secretary of state john kerry expected to speak shortly. i'll see you again. bye for now. >>> neighbors promised billions of dollars to help their country's economy. the economic summit in egypt. good to have you with us ear on al jazeera, i'm david foster. coming up in the next 30 minutes, defeating boko haram. nigeria admitting that mercenaries are helping in the fight against the armed group. >>> corruption scandal, a huge rally expected in support of brazil's president over a scandal

it is open to the latin american culture as well. we have a beautiful collection of more than 16,000 pieces and it goes from precolombian, popular arts and modern and contemporary art and chicano art. >> how are you able to lure this great art work and artifacts to the bay area? it can't be easy but it has to show the demand is there in the bay area. >> yes, there's excitement now that having a mexican museum in the district because it's such an impressive culture open to all latin american great artists all over latin america. >> that's wonderful. mexican museum of san francisco and they do have a collection that is under way until june. you have some time to go check it out. it is called los maestros. anything else you want to add as president and ceo of the mexican museum? >> come and visit us and check out our web page. all of our events are there. it's mexican museum.org and we're also affiliated with the smithsonian institution. >> there's the web address and make a visit because this is a great exhibition they have going on un

having said that, the rest of latin america, i should say south america has rejected action. it is an attack on democracy in venezuela itself and looking for ways to restore full democracy and democratic institutions. >> there's a little bit of hypocrisy. in 2009 the u.s. government yanked the visas ever a number ever citizens, none of those same countries did the same when they did it to a right wing government. the pattern was there there's a fair amount of hypocrisy. >> gentlemen stand by. the people of venezuela certainly no doubt have been deeply affected by these development. they are met with weakening economy. virginia chavez has the story. >> any type of criticism or dissent. two other figures of the opposition have been in jail for more than a year without trial. president maduro has ignored numerous calls for the freedom or for freeing these opposition leaders and also political prisoners that have been uranium following last year's -- jailed follow last year's protests. corruption when for close to $20 billion. just to give you an idea, $20 billion is close to wha

because it has permanently invaded countries, societies and latin america.has created coup d'États such as animal and -- panama. it doesn't have the most minimal possibility to constitute a threat to the united states, nor does it wish to be in that position. we have no desire a possibility to be a threat. what we want to do is live in peace. and to ask the united states to let latin america live in peace and democracy as is happening at this time. juan: can you tell us more about the offer of your government to mediate? >> it is really a request the government of venezuela has made that ecuador, and so far it is president pro tem, to coordinate with others to give impetus to dialogue with the united states in a decision adopted by the union of south american nations last saturday, which was a hard-hitting decision or clear decision by the 12 south african countries, we rejected the order by the u.s. government. we also called for a dialogue. we see the solution is not violence, the solution is to be found in dialogue. we want to make it perfectly clear that

>> my concern is not in latin america, it is developed countries. the leaders don't understand what is happening and they don't have a direction. it is everywhere. if you look at the books of -- let's say, [ inaudible ] for 45 years and the ideas of all of this concept more than 40 years and the only country moving this direction is china, it is very important that there is still much agricultural in some of the countries and they find that in some of them. i think the big challenge is cultural and the lack of leadership, who know where's to go. >> right. and in particular, a final question for you on this, in particular, do you have -- do you have that view of brazil as well, where you've just been through election and different debate about the as pektss of the economic model. >> it was not a big debate of the economic model. i think the economic model in brazil, brazil has been a government with dictators they have a very clear private investment and entrepreneurs and they have support, the development of businessmen. that is why the best busines

the first one in latin america.nteresting part of the lunch in columbia is it makes for an important update in the number of consumers. >> what is the broadband penetration going to look like before you start rolling out with internet.org? how many customers were using the data services? >> in our customer base, we are 25% to 35% penetration of smartphones. in general, in this economy, columbia -- colombia being one of the most advanced in latin america, penetration is 25% to 35%. so roughly 60% still has to experience it. >> another challenge, another country, tanzania, the challenge is economic. do people know about these services? is it too expensive to use them? >> it is and it isn't. we have a role in making things affordable to people. but secondly, it is important to understand what good can the internet do for me. it our job is to work with facebook and other partners, to bring that down, weiss is good for me, the consumer. why should i move into the digital life? >> what is the answer to that question? what

is this the year latin america knocks us for a loop? i know i'm concerned. i asked ford motor more about latin america than i did about the yietszunited states because i'm so worried about that situation and it's impact on our stock market. but the cause is howell we're really doing didn't sink in until i watched the show later last night and it got me thinking back in 1997 and 1998 we had a terrible currency contagin. swept around the world. all around the globe. decimated our stock market but stop listen and learn. the currency crisis took a whole part of the stock market. not the real economy. the real economy is what mark field talked about last night. it's the economy you're going to hear the ceos of disney and underarmor talk about tonight. it's what they discuss when they talk about their sales worldwide. the economy keeps humming even if it breaks down. or the peso gets crushed. the mexican peso for that matter. that's what we have to focus on because today when i was trying to remember how bad the contagion was for the market i could barely find the

up next, the latin america report.is bracing for a rush of tourists eager to sightsee and soak up the sun and of course spend their money. ♪ mark: it is time for today's latin america report. brazil's government is not planning to slow the depreciation of the briel -- real. our source says the brazilian central bank will not deploy former reserves to lift the real. the real has tumbled to a 12 year low, plummeting 18% this year. that is the worst performance among 24 emerging market currencies tracked by bloomberg. that is your latin american report for this friday. your guide to the biggest newsmakers of the week on "bottom line." ♪ mark: we are doing word that talks undiplomatic times -- ties will resume undiplomatic ties -- on diplomatic ties. >>> an expensive new era of enterprise may be donning among the ancient rooftops of old fat -- old havana. it is another ordinary but entertaining day. >> you put your letter in their. go ahead. he has been leading americans around for 15 years. showing his love for cuban cult

that's your latin america report.g up the bird flu spreads to the heart of the poultry industry. more on that when we return. mark: welcome back. let's get you some of the top stories we're following at this hour. first-time claims for jobless benefits in the u.s. fell more than expected last week. they are now under 300,000, a level that's consistent with an improving labor market. higher claims in the past two weeks were probably caused by customers temporarily dismissing workers due winter weather. economic data comes in worst than expected and bad weather gets the blame. that's what's happening with retail sales which unexpectedly fell in february for the third straight month. bad weather and lower wages are being blame. full-year profit was higher than expected at b.m.w. b.m.w. said earnings rose 1% in 2014 on record sales. among the big sellers, the two series compact van and s 5. b.m.w. wants to deep momentum going by introducing 15 new or revamped models, their brands also include rolls-royce and the mini. the

plane of latin origin with all sorts of documentation.: president maduro announced new restrictions on the number of u.s. diplomats allowed in venezuela and ruled changes that will subject americans to the same visa requirements venezuelans face in the united states. president maduro has also unveiled a list of american politicians are from entering venezuela in response to us sanctions against venezuelan officials last year. maduro has repeatedly accused right-wing opponents of fomenting a coup with u.s. support. the white house has denied the charges, but said last week it is considering tools to "steer the venezuelan government in the direction they should beheaded." professor noam chomsky your response? >> one question we should immediately ask ourselves is brought up by your observation that venezuela is planning to impose on u.s. citizens the same restrictions that the united states imposes on venezuelans. why do we impose those restrictions? supposed say iran was sending people to the united states to foment opposition to the gover

that is your latin america report.more on apple's latest gadget, the watch and why ceo tim cook says it's time to buy one. it's $349 or $10,000 if you want the one that comes in a team caret gold. ♪ matt: let's get to some of today's top stories. i will kick it off with the u.s. credit reporting agency agreeing to make sweeping changes to improve the accuracy of their reports for consumers with medical debt. all three major agencies will employ trained staff to review consumer complaints about possible errors, fraud, or identity theft. also, mcdonnell -- mcdonald's same-store sales fell 4% last month, worse than expected. global sales also came up short. that underscores the challenge facing the new ceo. he took over just over a week ago. mcdonald's said today the current performance reflects the need to evolve with today's consumers. and the largest mall owner in the u.s. wants to get even bigger. simon property has offered to buy another operator. the deal is valued at more than $22 billion. so far, that company, con

the latin american group was just 2%. half the town was latin american. >> chicken farms are the norm. that is the big industry. we attracted an above average amount of migrant workers than a lot of other districts. >> let's look at the definition. now a new wave is putting pressure on the school district. last year 70 unaccompanied migrant youths enrolled in a high school. >> it would have been beneficial to know what they were coming into, as opposed to surprise. >> if you had your way, would you, if you could set up the system knowing what the law says... >> i would prefer it if we were able to you know keep nose folks, mexico guatemala, whatever. we as american taxpayers ought not be responsible for them. it's not our job. >> a small group of teachers believe they are possible. >> we hear negative things we see the comments. you know what, there'll be someone with a negative comment. there's someone always that is not in your shoes. >> if you are on this road... >> this is her teacher. this is no ordinary classroom. s

latin that girls. this comes at a time when latin thats make up only 3% of women in the work force. founder and c.e.o., that's an accelerator company that helps up and coming latina tech entrepreneurs grow their businesses. that is ask organization that teaching coding and other tech skills for after school programs and work shots. what are you doing that is making these job fielding appealing to latina girls. >> i think a big part of it is the fact that we not only have to change the culture but have to change the culture within the latina community. and none of those two things are going to happen on their own so i think it is important to say hay we are already in tech, and we want to make sure the numbers get better not worse, and more importantly when someone that looks like me shows up to a job interview, they get an opportunity to show their skill set. >> is. >> well, i think that if you don't have people who represent a majority of the population, and the user base actually making the product then you will have issues. i come from the a lean start up methodology that says th

it is time now for the latin american report.zil reported the fastest acceleration in inflation in a decade. consumer prices in the largest economy rose 7.7% in the 12 months to february. the most since may of 2005. brazil's real currency has posted the biggest decline among major did -- currencies this year and the drop in the rail makes imports more expensive area the government has allowed some regular prices to rise after posting its record budget deficit last year. that is your latin american report for today. next, encore. your guys with the most important newsmakers of the week on "bottom line or go." >> it's time for today's top stories. the world's most valuable company is joining the dow jones average. apple replaces at&t on thursday march 19. the inclusion raises to six the number of technology companies in the 30 members of the dow industrial average. shares of at&t fell more than 4% last year. a strong jobs report for february. the u.s. economy added 295000 jobs well above the forecast. unemployment fell to 5.5%. wor

for today's latin america report.k is seeking a u.s. judge's permission to process payments on a group of argentine bonds for march 31. the bank says it's not subject to a 2012 court ruling that blocks the country from paying its forming that. argentina defaulted on $95 billion worth of debt in 2001. owners of about 92% of the debt agreed to take new bonds at a discount of about 70% in restructuring in 2005 and 2010. some individual investors and hedge funds sued for full payment in the u.s.. that is your latin america report for this wednesday. the u.s. senate does have the votes to -- does not come excuse me, have the votes to override president obama possibly a keystone. we will have enough eight on that story. -- an update on that story. ♪ mark: welcome back. let's get you some of the top stories we are following this hour. supreme court justices pelting opponents of president obama's health care law. activists on both sides were in place outside the courthouse by 5:30 washington time. some held placards showing h

since it started, it has taken 1900 students to latin america. the hope is that they come home to become civic leaders. >> understanding everything impacts the lives of people next door and across the country. >> jakie encourages others to do the sap. >> that is one thing i learned. and i brought ta back here. >> in oakland, abc7 news. >> spring has arrived. >> that is right. spencer christian is here with the latest. >> yes. >> high clouds and moisture up north in parts of northern sonoma county. we say or feel rain drops right now, it's dry with clouds thickening now. western sky with a colorful sunset. this is our view. and some upper 50s across the bay. drops of rain are possible. ther is a chance of rain sunday night into monday morning. let's take a look at what's happening in the atmosphere. two approaching systems that could possibly produce rainfall. system two measurable rainfall for us. sunday morning at 7:00 will be partly to mostly cloudy. sunday sunday evening, a front arrives and may produce light rain. and rainfall totals will be

you have a big latin american operation.ould we be on a conference call and you'll say, listen, if it weren't for latin america, we would have had a good quarter? >> well, as you know you have to -- again we have to take the long view on here and we've been in latin america for -- and brazil and argentina for 80-plus years. we've been through the ups and the downs. we'll manage our way through this. but the key thing is we've been very profitable in that part of the world. >> right. >> clearly it's a commodity-based economy. commodities are down right now. will they go up? at some point they will. but that won't stop us from continuing to launch new products into the marketplace because there's never a bad time to introduce great product into a market. work on our cost structure. and motivate our folks to get to profitability and improve the business. one of my roles and one of my senior management teams' role, how do you motivate the organization even in very difficult times? and i'm always reminded of that saying, i read o

in fact, the word "plagiarize" comes from the latin word for "kidnap," only instead of stealing a person, modern plagiarizing means stealing someone else's work. now, most of us won't copy another person's work exactly. we know that's cheating. but what if we rearrange things a little? >> everything is changed around just slightly just so you can call it your own piece of work. everybody does it. it doesn't mean it's right or wrong, but it happens. >> it depends how much you change the words around. if you change the words around a lot and it really sounds different, then it's not. [ record scratches ] >> sorry. rearranging the words does not get you off the hook. unless you're stating something commonly known, an historical or scientific fact, if the information and ideas are not your own, you need to cite the source. to cite, or make a citation, is to state where the idea came from. >> it's certainly okay to get information from books or download information from the internet and put that wording into your own words, but you still need to cite it, so quoting and rephrasing both need to

since it started, it has taken 1900 students to latin america.ey come home to become civic leaders. >> understanding everything impacts the lives of people next door and across the country. >> jakie encourages others to do the sap. >> that is one thing i learned. and i brought ta back here. >> in oakland, abc7 news. >> spring has arrived. >> that is right. spencer christian is here with the latest. >> yes. >> high clouds and moisture up north in parts of northern sonoma county. we say or feel rain drops right now, it's dry with clouds thickening now. western sky with a colorful sunset. this is our view. and some upper 50s across the bay. drops of rain are possible. there is a chance of rain sunday night into monday morning. let's take a look at what's happening in the atmosphere. two approaching systems that could possibly produce rainfall. system two measurable rainfall for us. sunday morning at 7:00 will be partly to mostly cloudy. sunday sunday evening, a front arrives and may produce light rain. and rainfall totals will be a hundredth of an i

own it. >> in latin, "ante" means "before." "bellum" means "war." put them together, and you get a word that describes a unique time in american history -- the years before the civil war. as lauren reports, not everything from those days is gone with the wind. >> the great antebellum homes of historic savannah, georgia evoke memories of genteel southern life, yet these stately structures came very close to being destroyed not once but twice. the first time was during the civil war. after burning atlanta, general sherman began his famous march to the sea. the story goes that when he reached savannah, sherman was so taken by the city's beauty, he spared it. the second time these homes came close to destruction was during the 1900s. developers began tearing them down for parking lots and new buildings. but seven women banded together and formed the historic savannah foundation. not only did it save the homes it helped create one of the largest national landmark districts in the nation. savannah was georgia's first city. it was founded in 1733 by james

latin translation guys, here's you go, monster dunk. wizards up by 35.n wall between the legs, sweet there, but then the wizards fall asleep and take a long siesta. michael beasley hits the jumper, more beasley here. he misses, but tyler johnson tips it in. refs called it basket interference and looked at the replay and it counted, two- point game. final seconds, heat for the win? no. beasley didn't get it off in time. so los wizards survived 99-97. >> it's terrible. we got to do a better job. we got those big leads and no matter who is on the court we got to do a better job getting defensive stops. thetey ga in rhythm and start making shots and we get complacent and can't finish out the game. >>> maryland, young lady lexie brown leading the way, lady terps under suspicion for grand theft. they had 10 steals today. maryland wins it 19th straight and the robot. big 10 basketball, they won 70- 60. brenda's ballers face northwestern tomorrow at 6:00. >>> we told you the nats won earlier. we'll show you more highlights. you got jordan zimmermann. he threw th

the rest of latin america, or south america - i should be more precise came out and rejected the u.s. action. that's unfortunate. we have you be looking on this as an attack on democracy, looking for ways to restore full democracy. >> i'd like to add to something. there's hypocrisy, i'd like to add a fact. in 2009. a number of military officers in a de facto government. no one complained. all the south american nations complaining of the active aggression, none did the same to a right-wing government. the patterning is there. >> stand by for a moment. people of venezuela - no secret of being affected by the development. the government and a weakening economy. virginia lopez has more on the struggles. >> we are seeing president nicolas maduro becoming intall rant of criticism or defense. last couple of weeks, a key opposition leader was gaoled and two others from the opposition have been in gaol for more than a year without trial. president nicolas maduro ignored numerous calls for the freedom or for freeing the opposition leaders. and political prisoners that have been in jail followi

a lot more to come including more from latin america. thousands near a volcano in chilly remain at risk three weeks after a major erupts. the n.b.a.'s leader shows no signs of slowing down the latest on the race for the play-offs in sport. it looks wet towards the signs of slowing down the latest >>> hello again. let's look at the top stories in al jazeera. houthi forces near yemen seize an air base near lahage. these are pictures showing fighters loyal to the president, who gathered on tuesday to try to defend the area. the air base lies 60km from abd-rabbu mansour hadi's stronghold in aden. libya's factions are resuming peace talks. the legally installed government based in tripoli, and its rival. the u.n.-backed government, based in tobruk in the east welcomed a draft u.n. proposal. >> and a recovery operation resumed in the french alps where a german airline crashed. these are pictures from seyne-les-alpes, where the search crews are based. recoveries will likely be hampered by forecast of stormy weather. now to the main story, recov

when he was 12, he won a scholarship to a catholic school, learned latin and gaelic. over the years, his poetry has become enormously popular, especially since he won the nobel prize in literature in 1995. >> blackberry picking. late august, given heavy rain and sun for a full week, the blackberries would ripen. at first, just one-- a glossy purple clot among others, red, green, hard as a knot. you ate that first one, and its flesh was sweet like thickened wine: summer's blood was in it leaving stains upon the tongue and lust for picking. then red ones inked up and that hunger sent us out with milk cans, pea tins, jam-pots where briars scratched and wet grass bleached our boots. 'round hayfields, cornfields, and potato-drills we trekked and picked until the cans were full; until the tinkling bottom had been covered with green ones, and on top big, dark blobs burned like a plate of eyes. our hands were peppered with thorn pricks; our palms sticky as bluebeard's. we hoarded the fresh berries in the byre. but when the bath was filled we found a fur, a rat-grey fungus, gl

you can read it on the go -- it's time for today's latin america report.na getting more and more isolated from bond markets. two weeks before its next bond payment deadline comes city announced it was getting out of the does this of making payments for the country. -- bond payment deadline, citi announced. >> the judge has said that citibank -- over the summer, the big drama was the judge in new york said argentina cannot make payments on its international bonds and till it pays creditors. this is something that is a bit unexpected and a bit of a game changer. citibank cannot pass on payments on bonds issued under local argentine law until it makes these payments. citibank is saying i will step down from my job or i might get nationalized or put out of business in that country. mark: what does the decision mean for bondholders? >> since the summer the judge has been allowing one-time payments on their bonds. this could mean that these bonds going to default at the end of the month. that is the big thing for those bondholders. mark: what are the broader imp

environment they're not inviting their guests inside where the berms are people get creative with the latin-americanstart the trees grow and camp mather is seen in a different light we're approaching dinner time in the construction of the hetch hetchy damn the yosemite park built jackson diane hauling hall to serve the guests it does was it dbe does best service s serve the food. >> i'm the executive chef i served over 15 hundred meals a day for the camp mather folks breakfasts are pancakes and french toast and skranld eggs and hash brown's our meal formulate is we have roost lion it's reflecting of the audience we have people love our meals and love the idea they can pick up a meal and do worry about doing the dishes can have a great time at camp mather after camp people indulge themselves everyone racks go in a place that's crisis that i air after the crackinging of a campfire a campfire. >> the evening is kept up with a tenant show a longed tradition it features music i tried this trick and - this talent show is famous for traditional things but we have new things ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the first 7, 8, 9 being

>> in my country and in latin america. >> that's it? >> that's it. >> there is something very important, like the developed countries doesn't find how to move to this new society. you have a stagnation everywhere from japan europe, united states, that's a problem from china. china has a good model to know what to do and to come to a industrial society but which is the kind of society that we will have worldwide in 50 years? there is a confusion about where to move. they are not moving on that and the good thing of our countries, mexico, latin america and the emerging countries is that we have a lot of investments to do and usually we don't have the resources to finance that jobs and now with so much money and so low cost and so long term, the financial resources that used to be the big obstacle for our developments is available. that's what we need in our countries is to develop this projects of energy now like we were talking with the changing the laws and all of the -- the projects that we have a delay of them that the developed count

it is time for today's latin america report.an president is asking for other companies to help with investments. vale, the world's biggest iron ore producer will cut expenditures to a secure low -- six year low. in petrobras plans to make the lowest annual investment since 2008. coming up, the china effect. we will look at how global commodity markets will hurt from china's slowing growth. ♪ mark: welcome back. we have the top stories but we are following. in its real, voters began casting ballots today in an election that is too close to call. one of the first to vote was prime minister benjamin netanyahu. pulls indicate that his party is trailing the sinus party of his opponent, but both are well short of the majority. they will have to form a coalition government. if he is reelected, he will not allow the establishment of a palestinian state. in crimea, a celebration of the one-year anniversary of the vote breaking away from ukraine and joining with russia. vladimir putin is sending troops to neutralize ukrainian forces. car

it is time now for the latin america report. operating officer about the outlook of a company at the conference in barcelona for telefonica. >> the share of the market for the telefonica group, we are expecting significant growth. >> and that is your latin america report for this monday. it is dÉjÀ vu all over again on capitol hill, leaders begetting the week in the same position that they were in last week with just days to avoid a partial shutdown with no funding solution insight. the man on the hot seat again is this bigger of the house of representatives, ohio republican john boehner. washington correspondent peter cook is following this story. and he signed this week will be easier for speaker boehner -- any sign this week will be easier for speaker boehner? >> we saw over 50 fellow republicans torpedo his plan because it did not have language rolling back the president's immigration proposal. boehner tried to twist arms and kept it open, and they averted a crisis at dhs, but it was a major embarrassment for the speaker and

up next, today's latin america report.johnson has details from the facebook f8 developers conference in san francisco and comments from mark zuckerberg. ♪ mark: welcome back. it is time for today's latin america report. results central-bank scales back its report for the rial, ending sales of exchange swaps. the central bank said it will stop the options at the end of this month. it will continue rolling back old contracts equivalent to selling dollars in the futures market depending on demand and may still hold auctions for dollar loans. the program was not enough to keep the brazilian currency from plunging 26% over the past year to the weakest level since 2003. coming up, pressure on oil markets come offshore drilling companies need to find billions of dollars of new work to meet sales estimates. which company is most in need to sign new contracts when "bottom line" continues in just a moment. ♪ mark: welcome back. let's get you the top stories we are following on this wednesday. warren buffett calls it his kind of tran

in latin america. we are planning to further successful active launches.mportant part of the launch in colombia, it is an important uptick in the number of consumers using data for the first time. >> what is broadband penetration looking like before you started rolling out internet.org gekko how many customers were u -- internet.org? how many customers were using? >> not all smartphone owners use wireless data. some of them don't. in general, these economies, columbia being the most advanced, penetration is about 25%-30%. about two thirds of the population, between 75% and 50% roughly still have to appeal for internet access. >> do people know about the services? are they too expensive to use? >> it is, and it isn't. we think we have good expertise making things affordable for people. it's important for people to understand what good the internet can do for me. our job, we face partners to bring this down to earth. what does it mean for me as a consumer? how does this benefit my life? can i moved to the digital lifestyle? >> what is the answer to that ques

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it is time now for today's latin america report.uth america has most active -- one of south america is most active volcanoes erupted in chile. it erupted around 3:00 a.m. local time skewing lava into the air -- spewing lava into the air and down it floats. authorities worried mudslides caused by melting snow could endanger nearby communities. that is your latin america report for this tuesday. still ahead, is the u.s. retail industry playing one big game of physical chairs? we will discuss when "bottom line" continues in a moment. ♪ mark: welcome back. let's get you fill in the stop stories -- some of the top stories we are working on this tuesday. benjamin netanyahu told u.s. lawmakers today an emerging agreement with the u.s. and iran would backfire and enable them to gain a nuclear arsenal. >> it doesn't block iran's path to a bomb. it paves the path to the bomb. why would anyone make this deal? because they hope that iran will change in the coming years, or they believe the alternative to this deal is worse. well, i disagree. >>

>>> about 500 bay area high school students are set to make a difference this summer and travel to latina where they will participate in service programs. >> leanne melendez tells us why this program is so different. leanne? >> reporter: it is different because these are kids from underprivileged communities that could never afford to travel there just to volunteer. everything is paid for and they come back with the leadership skills to change their communities here at home. lakai gymwright is probably one of the most underprivileged students here. last summer he spent two weeks traveling to help a poor community. >> the travel is not a luxury, but it provides you with new eyes to look at your own life and your opportunities. >> reporter: because of private donations, global glimpse is able to take students from underserved communities in the bay area to i ammpoverished areas like nicaragua. they went to visit students in nicaragua. >> we painted murals and put them in the classrooms. they were lacking resources and their building wasn't in good condition. >> having an opportunity to be

up next, the latin america report.we will talk cyber security with michael chertoff. ♪ >> be sure to check out the latest edition of "bloomberg businessweek" with the cover story on russian president vladimir putin. you can read on the go with our news business week app. brazil's central bank raised borrowing costs to the highest level in almost six years on price pressure from a weakening currency. the vote was unanimous to maintain the pace of signing for the half-point increase to 12.3 5 -- 12.75%. president dilma rousseff's economic team is allowing prices to rise in an effort to shrink last year's record edit deficit. that is your latin america report for this thursday. coming up, michael chertoff, the former secretary of homeland security. we will find out why he says e-mail privacy is no longer safe because of a 30 --year-old -- a 30-year-old law. ♪ >> let's get you some of the top stories. a delta airlines plane skidded off a runway at new york's laguardia airport today. it carried 125 passengers and five crew

he knew the entire -- i heart in -- the entire aneid by heart in latin. while he was in congress, he wrote an original proof of the pythagorean theory. to me though, what is more inspirational and more astonishing, even then garfield's brilliance was his decency. you know, i wrote a book about theodore roosevelt and i have great admiration for him. he was a firebrand. he was the hero, the center of every drama. that is not garfield. garfield was the columnist -- calmest, wisest man in the room. he was a good, kind, honest man who was just trying his best. he was a real person, not consumed by ego and ambition someone who was simply trying to do the right thing. even after 17 years in congress and one of the most ruthless vicious eras of machine politics, garfield never changed. his friends used to marvel at his forbearance even in the face of the most brutal personal attacks, but garfield was incapable of holding a grudge. he used to just shrug and say, i am a hater. although garfield took his presidency very seriously, he had never had what he called pre