then went back to liberia they threw her in jail. so that's what happened when you call the president and idiot. back then. >> do you think it weighed heavy on her initial support for taylor? >> that is a big blemish in her reputation. when charles taylor first invaded liberia in 1989. right at the turn of 1989 and 1990. she supported him. a lot of people who probably should have known better supported him at the time because they were so fed up. >> didn't the united states support him? >> the cia helped to get him out of jail. looking at the people that initially supported taylor we can be here all day. so she initially supported him and it was not until, it took eight months before it became sort of - it was clear liberia immediately that his forces were just as bad. but, as it became known that he was, the people he had unleashed on the country would easily as violent as doe was. and there was just assault and rape and murder on the civilian population. not always the government soldiers but the liberian civilians as well. that is

he invaded liberia december 1989. and this was attacked by the regime. and then to go after everybody in the drive some people were very angry. but that is where you must get this because of the tribe that they belong to. and then to become famous at the time for child soldiers and then deducting the children of these women making the men to trial the soldiers and raping the mothers in taking the children away. this was a true the truth -- terrific time for liberia. >> and many of the kids were drug. >> think about the women who organized traveling to the african countries to also see those areas. knowing how they deliberately organized to do a traditional campaign but that at one point in the capital to become very emotional why didn't she recognize those in the beginning? and didn't want to be associated. >> at of thing she wanted to be the woman president but but there are parts of that personality but it harder she is so global bureaucrat she looks down to break down problems but then comes that things remain very bureaucratic way so looks at the was

you just returned from your first trip overseas as secretary and began in liberia if i'm not mistakenwhat did you learn with our response to ebola, which i think ground zero was liberia. >> it was an thank you for your support and service to our great state. my first trip overseas, we stopped first in liberia and i wanted to do that because i wanted to express our appreciation to the americans working over there, especially during that ebola crisis and to demonstrate our continued commitment for global health security and to think the liberian government for what they have done to elevate and increase their ability in the area of infectious disease. what i saw that was incredibly inspiring and you all would be so remarkably proud of the american people who are deployed, if you will, in global health, individuals from the cdd , nih, who are doing all they can to make certain that we address the health challenges is 16 around the world especially in the areas of infectious disease. it pays off in remarkable benefits and we saw that because of the most recent outbreak of meningitis that

he becomes the president of liberia. decades later -- that means that mary todd lincoln was related to two presidents. two kentuckians. so, this case is very important for lincoln, and he is simmering, angry in private, and he starts to -- he observes slavery as a social force, as an economic force, as a political force. he says it's most us a asu us a ostentatious -- in the world and -- he is fuming, and this is in 1849. it's all private, it's all in private conversations with people that are not recorded and not known until literally decades later. almost all the conversations come out in an oral history that his law partner, herndon, conducted after lincoln's death with people who were still alive. so, people -- you know, couldn't really understand lincoln's evolution at the time because it was unknown except to some of his closest friends and associates. >> host: do you think that mary todd lincoln was aware of any of this? it was her family's money. >> guest: i think she was aware of everything. she is a -- she was

my first trip overseas we stopped in liberia. i wanted to do that because i wanted to express our appreciation to the americans working there during that ebola crisis and also demonstrate our commitment for global health security and think the liberian government for what they had done to elevate and increase their ability in the area of infectious disease. what i saw was incredibly inspiring. you'd be so remarkably proud of the american people who are forward deployed in global health. individuals from the cdc, nih, and herself who are doing what they can to make certain we address the health challenges that exist around the world especially around infectious disease. it paid off a remarkable benefit. we saw that because of the most recent outbreak of meningitis and that outbreak the surveillance that was done in detection and treatment was only possible because of work that have been done in liberia since the outbreak and since the challenge was resolved. i was uplifted and inspired by the work of the american people were dedic

my first trip overseas, we stopped first in liberia. i wanted to do that because i wanted to express our appreciation to the americans who were working over there, especially during that ebola crisis and to also demonstrate our continued commitment for global health security and to thank the liberian government for what they had done to elevate and increase their ability in the area of infectious disease. what i saw was incredibly inspiring. and you all would be so remarkably proud of the american people who are forward deployed, if you will, in global health. individuals from the c.d.c., from the n.i.h., from hrsa, who are doing all they can to make certain that we address the health challenges that exist around the world, especially in the area of infectious disease. it paid off in absolutely remarkable benefit and we saw that because of the most recent outbreak of meningitis that occurred in liberia. the detection that was done, the prevention of spread that was done and the treatment that was done was only possible because of the wo

i also worked in liberia and sierra leone and other places where they have turned a corner and movedptimism that an agreement will be found and we will be able to move forward. many countries, as they have started out, have started off in conflict, admittedly this is one of the worst. it is certainly the most difficult and most challenging country i have worked in in my career and i do not think people really understand where south sudan started from. yes, they got their independence —there is 200 kilometres of tarmac road in south sudan. 200 kilometres in a country the size of france. that is what they inherited when they got their independence. they're going from juba, the capital, to bentiu, in the north — a distance of1,000km, 600 miles — it takes 2.5 weeks in the dry season to do thatjourney, to take that journey. the logistics and the difficulties are overwhelming in south sudan. i do not think that people quite grasp the enormity of the issues that are facing both us, the government, the opposition, and everybody. that is the challenge that you continue to face and we thank yo

i also worked in liberia and sierra leone where they have turned a corner and moved into another directiononflict, admittedly this is one of the worst. it is the most difficult and most challenging country i have worked in in my career country i have worked in in my career and i do not think people really understand where south sudan started from. yes, they got their independence or a 200 kilometre of tarmac road, 200 kilometres in a country the size of france. that is what they inherited when they got the independence. the capital, juba, toa the independence. the capital, juba, to a half weeks in a dry season to go through a journey to the next big town. the logistics are overwhelming in south sudan. i do not think people quite grasp the enormity of theissues people quite grasp the enormity of the issues facing both us, the government, the opposition, everybody. that is the challenge that you continue to face and we thank you for being on hardtalk. thank you. good morning. it feels as though it has been a week of extremes — extreme heat, thunderstorms, even some rain. now, as we move towa

very hot air across liberia, not quite that hot on our shores but we are expecting to see temperatures it will be quite warm elsewhere. further north thick cloud which brought some rain with it. that's moving north with further outbreaks of rain. elsewhere it with clear spells. the odd patch of low cloud here and there but the main thing about the night is it will be a very warm one. many places no lower than 1617, so a difficult night for sleeping sleeping. a warm start and a hot day. temperatures rising quite quickly although there isa rising quite quickly although there is a weather front lingering in the far north—west bringing cloud and rain. most places will be sunny and very warm. the middle 205 quite easily. maybe even reaching 30 in the south—eastern corner. pollen levels are also very high in the southern half of the uk. high levels into northern ireland as well. hay fever sufferers, bear that in mind. through the evening it's fine across most of the uk. it's going to be a warm night to take us into sunday. a very similar day but that weather front lingering. 0utbreaks very s

later, the ship elizabeth took the first group of african-americans to the colony that would be named liberia. the capital of which, monroe via , is named for you know who. of the war of 1812 and the final defeat of napoleon had largely result of free trade of britain. acquisition of florida had still not occurred when monroe entered the white house. in 1817 he sent general andrew jackson into east florida to andress seminole indians fugitive slaves that were conducting raids into u.s. territory. jackson launched upon his original mission by attacking spanish force in the region and executing to british national suspected of working against his army. whether jackson exceeded his orders or simply doing what he was told to do in congress. the secretary of state was able spanish protests and negotiate the purchase of florida in 1821. this became a source of some controversy and convention in jackson and monroe. during the same period, the monroe administration recognize the independence of latin american republics that if offer for their independence from spain and portugal. the united states wa

african-americans, some of them went back to liberia, which was a country that had been created for them with the idea of them going back to their native lands to reestablish colonies there. it was not very successful. only about 4000 african-americans went there. a much larger number went to kansas after reconstruction, about 15,000, to establish life on farms there in kansas. some of the soldiers also became mercenaries or worked for other armies. in egypt, a lot of them went to join the fighting that was there. some of the coats that we have in our collection show alterations that soldiers made to them after the war. this one has buttons covered and shows no insignia. the u.s. army regulations required them to remove any insignia and military buttons if they were going to continue to wear them. other modifications we see to things that were done to the soldiers coats, there were shortages in the south. clothing was very valuable. this is one example where a woman has taken her husband's coat from the war and cut it down to make an overcoat for her small son to wear during the winter m

they were put on the biggest american warship of that time, the niagara and taken back theyrica, liberia, continue to die at the rate of several a day. that itbody tells you oh, yes,out slavery, it was all about slavery. [applause] >> i have a question. does a great note and on. -- that was a great note to end on. figures like bunch become unexpected heroes because they seize the moment somehow. they are really fascinating. i wonder if you have any why bunch did this? what causes them but to act that way at the moment? things about fun -- itg a book like this is always a process of discovery. when things come together in nonfiction, it is telling you stuff that you wouldn't know and would not have been smart enough to write in fiction. the thing about bunch is that he is not a heroic character. what he did was heroic. he is not heroic, he is going to have to south carolina and he is going there because you think he will advance his career. abouttired about writing ships coming out of ports and he wants the political question. there was a political question which was what was called the n

i was in liberia in early 2000 and people thought that was how on earth, and it was. two years after the end of the war, i was standing talking with colleagues from different areas and you didn't feel like you are in a place of work. people stepped in. there was reconciliation process and accountability and leadership. this is something that we can do. it is an incredibly complicated situation and sad situation is getting worse by the day, but this isn't the first time this has happened. we have seen when we get together and take action in a unified manner that we can bring about resolution. >> excellent, thank you for that. mario, closing thoughts. [inaudible] with the international community as a whole, i would like to see the community support them. i don't want the international community to take away the country. [inaudible] will want good intentions but not to send in troops which would be a violation of legal sovereignty. : >> thank you to csis for hosting us this morning. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]

benefits from the funding and, for me personally, i think about women for being raped every day in liberia and they go unpunished, victims are being victimized and they can't speak up because there's no awareness. i wonder what you as a senatorhe can do to advocate for increased funding. >> understand that most of you know, the way these budgetary process works in the united states is the president makes a proposal. i think it's fair to say that his proposal, not just in the area of the state department, but in general will be dead on arrival. you will have people in the military saying that, you know what, from a military perspective you have got to continue foreign aid because we don't want to fight terrorists in every country in the world. we want to see developing aroun countries that they understand that the united states does know that they are problems withh hunger, education, women's rights, so, trump brought forth his budget that will not be the final budget. it will undergo massive changes and i will do my best to make sure that the state department and foreign aid are very adequ

in 1860 with the american causation society -- the project was to send free african-americans to liberia in western africa. they would get a lot of government support for this, they would have a lot of momentum. the way to solve the problem of slavery, also the problem of free black people. that is the way to people talked about both of those things. that was the way of solving those twin problems. he is constantly being -- controlled to respond, and is reluctant to do so. it will let him lay out in his entries to follow. then in 1819, the explosion of the missouri crisis that lasted until 1821, missouri applies to become the state, and james from new york says, that is great, as long as we have slavery there. can that kicks off a two-year conflict over slavery's future in the territories. this is a territory that wants to become a state that is carved out of the louisiana purchase. they seem to have states involving that entire purchase, and the future of slavery in the united states. it's a brutal your conflict that raises -- not only conflict -- out of the newspapers, public meetings.

and january 2016, more than 11,000 people died from the wildly contagious ebola virus which ravage liberiame in nigeria, spain and the united states. then as the mosquito-borne zika virus which the department of defense estimates infected at least 170,000 individuals in the western hemisphere since 2015. zika has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly and it remains a significant enduring public health challenge requiring intense action. one only needs to look back to 1918 when the spanish flu pandemic killed an estimated 50 million people around the globe. in many ways we're more vulnerable today. densely packed cities, wars, natural disasters and international -- mean a deadly virus propagated in a small region in africa can be transmitted almost anywhere in the world, including the united states within 24 hours. i haven't even touched upon the potential for bioterrorism. according to daniel ger stein of rand, biological weapons are now within the reach of many rogue nations and possibly terrorist groups. which is to say a budget based on america first is shortsighted and won't hel

andvery day in liberia victims being victimized. they cannot speak out because there is no awareness. i wonder what you as a senator in the u.s. senate can do to advocate for increased funding. sen. sanders: look, understand, as most of you know, the way the budgetary process works in the united states is the president makes a proposal. i think it is fair to say that his proposal, not just in the area of the state department but in general is going to be done -- going to be dead on arrival. [applause] sen. sanders: and i think you will people in the military saying, you know what? from a military perspective, you have got to continue for nader because we do not want to write terrorism and every country in the world. -- fight terrorism and every country in the world. we want people around the united states -- around the world to know the united states knows they do have problems with hunger and with women's rights. trump put forth his budget. that will absolutely not be the final budget. it will undergo massive changes and i will do

i was in liberia, a place where you have generations denied of opportunity because they thought themselvesiddle east. we need to be a country united. we can have different points of view and we can go onto the floor of the house of representatives and debate them but we are all americans because the alternative is far worse. people nato member that no matter how he did things get. >> martha: adam kinzinger, thank you very much for sharing that message with us tonight. we appreciate it. we hope to get spread. here's what coming up. you are looking at cedar rapids, iowa, where everybody is patiently waiting and filling this dancer president trump is about to take the stage. moments away, we will take you there. he is expected to touch a number of issues, including last night victory for the g.o.p. in georgia. i don't think you will mention that, do you? i think he will. we'll take you there. plus, new dashcam footage that we have been talking about tonight that are sparking outrage in the shooting of philando castile, as calls grow now for the nra to stand up for this man who was shot and hi

and for me personally, i think about women who are being raped every day in liberia and they go unpunished. victims are being victimized, and they can't speak up because there is no awareness and everything. i wonder what you as a senator in the u.s. senate can do to advocate for increased funding. sen. sanders: look, understand, as most of you know, the way the budgetary process works in the united states is the president makes a proposal. i think it is fair to say that his proposal, not just in the area of the state department but in general is going to be dead on arrival. >> [applause] sen. sanders: and i think you will have people in the military saying that, you know what, from a military perspective, you have got to continue foreign aid , because we don't want to fight terrorists in every country in the world. we want people around the world in developing countries to understand that the united no -- know no -- that they have problems with hunger, with education, with women's rights. trump put forth his budget. that will not be absolutely the final budget. it will undergo massive cha

i was in sierra leone and liberia in early 2000. people thought that was hell on earth and it was. it was. but two years after the end of the war, i was standing in free throwtown, with colleagues from different areas and you didn't feel like you were in a place of war. people stepped in. there was reconciliation process. there was accountability. there was leadership. and i think on that note, i think one of the things, the thing that's lacking the most right now for me is the political will to step up and take a leadership position. because all the elements are there. and this is something that we can do. it is an incredibly complicated situation. it's a very sad and tragic situation that is getting worse by the day. but this isn't the first time that this has happened. and we've seen when we could get together and take action and unify -- in a unified manner we can bring about resolution of these problems. >> excellent, thank you for that, steve. it's only fitting that we close with our south sudanese panelist, mario. closing thoughts. u.s. actually love the bestrt, there's one

countries like nigeria and liberia have been increasing productions.dollar the that's off words from bank of england governor, mark carney saying that interest rates probably won't go that interest rates probably won't 9° up that interest rates probably won't go up soon. that interest rates probably won't go up soon. barclays share price down just over go up soon. barclays share price downjust over 1%. i go up soon. barclays share price down just over 1%. i will be back in an hour. an amber heatwave alert has been issued. it is the hottest heatwave fwh issued. it is the hottest heatwave fthune issued. it is the hottest heatwave fwh june for 20 years with issued. it is the hottest heatwave fthune for 20 years with tomorrow predicted to be the hottestjune day since 1976. there are warnings about the dangers posed by the high temperatures especially for elderly people and children and babies. the owners at this zoo haven't about giving the chimps ice lollies and ice blocks which the chimps took to with some enthusiasm. they have got grapes and things. fru

my name is rodney -- liberia, west africa. aid i'd like to speak to somebody that affect everybody in this room indirectly. the bug for the state department been cut drastically and most countries with human rights organizations like us benefit from the funding. for me, personally, think about women who are being raped every day in liberia and they go unpunished. victims victimized, and they can't speak out because there's no awareness and everything. i wonder what you as the senator can do to advocate for increased funding -- >> look, understand that most of you know, the way the budgetary process works in the united states is that president makes a proposal. i think its fair to say that his proposal -- not just in the area of the state department but in general -- is going to be dead on arrival.[applause] i think you'll have people in the military saying that, you know what?: from a military perspective, you have got to continue foreign aid. we don't want to fight terrorists in every country in the world. we want people arou

those children playing in the dirt in haiti and how can you turn a blind eye to an ebola pandemic in liberia we are too good to be that way. the moral argument is that i am -- i am christian i have been told that what you do for the least of my brothers you do for me and whatever your tradition is and wherever that impulse comes from for come page, america has had it and we have to keep it. that's the moral case. now the practical case. democratic states that can deliver for their own people don't invade their neighbors, they don't traffic soldiers and don't traffic in human sex trade so women end up in brothels and they don't harbor terrorists as a matter of state policy, they don't -- as democracies don't fight each other, we know that, it's called the democratic peace and so there's a reason that we have believed that we are better off when other people beyond our borders can live with decent governments to try to take care of them. now as the foreign assistance, yes, i think there was a time when foreign aid was just given for strategic reasons, the soviet union was giving money so we ga

peacekeepers are not protecting nearly a quarter million civilians in places like liberia, missions are scheduled to close soon because they been so effective in building stability and security. we are traditionally invested in a little more than the minimum required in peacekeeping, and that's what i think an indispensable power should do, which is what we've done. that's to show the world weary bighearted country that wants to see people all around the world live healthy, prosperous allies. american personnel are not deployed by these efforts. our men and women are put in harms way. these help prevent crisis so we don't have to intervene militarily and to do it for eight times less than what would cost to send an american soldier. so burden sharing i know has been talked about burden sharing. i believe these efforts by the definition of burden sharing. the administration is also seeking to completely eliminate americans support for the u.n. development program for disaster relief coordination or u.n. women, for the u.n. population fund, for unicef can support the children living in th

speaker, from liberia to northern ireland to frankly all over the planet, we have watched women play pivotal roles in pushing their governments, in pushing combatants and politicians to bring an end to conflict. in recent years, we have seen armed conflicts flair around the world producing the largest number of refugees on record. efforts to negotiate an end to these conflicts are more important than ever. we know when women are included in these discussions, we are more likely to see an enduring peace. as a witness at our hearing explained, including women is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do. the legislation before us will strengthen u.s. efforts to promote the inclusion of women in peace negotiations in order to create more sustainable agreements and more stable partners for the united states and for the u.s. allies. again, i want to thank representatives noem and schakowsky for their bipartisan work. and i also want to particularly thank the staff on both sides of the aisle who have worked so hard over the past couple of cassandra, a, brittany, elizabeth

with regard to ebola, you might be recall that in west africa in liberia and sierra leone they had 28,000 case and 11,000 deaths. if that had gone beyond those borders to places like mali or nigeria it could have been a greater catastrophe and when infected individuals actually went to mali and went to nigeria, it didn't make much press, because it was a success. but the investigators in those countries were able to handle, identify, isolate, contact trace and stop it in those countries before it started particularly in nigeria which is the most populus country in africa. each of those individuals were people who were trained at the fogarty international center. we look upon them as our true colleagues. i referred to them and i mean that sincerely as our brothers and sisters in the battle against infectious disease. if this were a metaphor of a military thing, they would be our closest allies. they wear maybe a different uniform but they are our allies. the impact of the training has been extraordinary and we really need to continue. >> another area, the establishment of the national inst

i think specifically a great country i got the privilege of visiting was liberia a and there is a strong u.n. mission there, i think it's important to note that when we talk about the united nations needing reforms, being a forcemultiplier, but you see in that generation that was torn apart by civil war and people that mean and want to do well but you see 30 year olds that don't know how to read and write with nohope. when that happens in the middle east that is a fertile ground for recruitment. so again i just want to say thank you so much for your service. thanks for being here and i will yield back. >> thank you very much. >> joaquin castro of texas. >> thank you, ambassador, for your testimony today, i think your service during this president's tenure i think has been one of the more moderating voices on what i consider to be some of their more outlandish moves but i think also put folks likeyourself and secretary tillerson in a box sometimes. so i want to ask you a question that i've been asked many times by theforeign ministers, ambassadors, members of parliament that i'vemet with