. >> lula in brazil and venezuela? >> of course. >> he was a political hero. >> well, he was a political figure. >> and you admire lula and chavez because of what they did in changing their country? >> of course. you should remember what was venezuela before chavez. venezuela was several years the most important oil producers in the world. and where all this money went? outside of all the controversies, etc. now venezuela is rapidly reducing poverty. before, it was one of the more it in equal countries. chavez did positive changes in venezuela. >> in addition to reducing poverty, there is a question of medical care. there is a question of education. >> yes of course. >> there is a question of jobs. how will you meet those challenges? >> we have been very successful on these policies, on these sectors. for instance, we are doing a lot of reforms in education and improving very fast our education system. also our health system. our economic performance is one of the best in the region. our unemployment rate is around 4%.

the syrian president visits ma lula, one of the recently recaptured villages.he victory here. >> opposition fighters joining what authorities call the reconciliation process. state media say 500 men surrendered in march alone. >> some are calling those men traitors. but at the same time those fighters have become disillusi disillusioned. they have receive little support and the so-called moderate groups are outnumbered and outgunned by the extremist groups. >> reporter: the government is on the major offensive on the door steps of the capitol have been under heavy bombardment. this major push is seen a majors before the elections in june. >> officers say they need more resources to deal with the rising levels of violence as they found on control in karachi. [ sirens ] a team of mississippi make it through one of karachi's most--a team of police make it through karachi's most dangerous neighborhood. they approach carefully. but once inside they find who they're looking for these men allegedly belong to a well-known criminal gang. in all six people are arrested.

also a lot of lula pollution european union to funnel money on me. not only a tool that uses seems too that this tooth. yes living i think the heat. what could happen is that the european union. there is a military parked in the end of the small tree tea. and i think this will not play a much much larger role therefore for the european union military issues have always been secondary because nate to basically took care of that but no i think with this new confrontation. i'm not sure but that will be that much more spending. it's been awful. the european countries they. if you take their armies together babe. they are distributed in pretty strong so it just a matter of organizing that as a european force and i think this sort of you military integration will now increase. whether there will be more spending on him. yet maybe maybe they could be also more spending actually. but in fact actually the military power of that the eu has is already significant it's just well organized. as eu army units to its national armies that separated him from infected

ukraine wants a special campaign busy due to continue the men most of the ukrainian constitution and to lula to introduce a new informal local government in ukraine under the old also established the deadline by trusts to what we need to prevail for condo for the feminists of the constitution would need to let the needed to be given to discuss the table with ukraine and to adopt it into parliament receive you into the wall forty two when paul went to the local head of people to the local government and i wondered would essentially be is in critical and a video for the financial development of video for kimono can cause total development will be up to d the parliament that the court not on that bed to decide on what will happen norths through referendums in eastern ukraine on the deal the pulse of the country local festivals of the ukrainian parliament to it than that to demand would continue praying that we wish to present all the beautiful fall into five regions of ukraine in this parliament is a part two of the region. i'm digging this regard. of course in accordance with the constitution

instead, he is comforting his children with lula bys. >> the economy is a big issue for many voters. we spoke about it for the center for strategic studies. >> the congress party has been in charge of the government for the last 10 years, by and last, most peep's focus -- people's focus has been on subsidised food. expanding loans. and a little less attention given to the economy. they came in 10 years ago. the economy was humming along. in the last couple of years, the growth rates are not sustained. the economy is a real issue in the election. polling so far takes that was the number one issue that people put the issue on. >> you mentioned the front runners. who do you think has the best shot at winning the election? >> most exit polls suggest the b.j.p. party, most putting 220 out of 543 vote. it will not give them enough to form a full majority, but probable could be a former government with coalition. >> why is that typical. >> no until party emerged as being able to form a government. there's always been a coalition at the center. weakened decision making that means, policies t

deep, on this warehouse complex next to a number of residential credit communities like councilmember lula davis lives in. >> as a mother and grandmother who thinks enough of this city to have my children here, i have to think about their safety. >> reporter: occidental has pledged to conceal the platform. but that's not enough for can the city. the drilling ban lasts for 45 days but could be extended two years effectively shutting the project down. >> we don't want any new contamination and polluting activities to come into our community. they refuse to guarantee that it's going to be safe. >> reporter: in a letter sent to the city occidental which didn't respond to interview requests says at this time it doesn't plan to use hydraulic fracturing at the site but also says there may come a time when it would be appropriate. oil drilling and in fact fracking isn't new in california. in the heart of los angeles you'll find the nation's largest urban oil field surround he by 3,000 homes. at least two test wells have been fracked here. a moratorium hasn't been passed yet. >> people finally real

. ♪ lula president, chico mendes is with us. his work proved to be the change.rray of protected areas. 58 million acres were set aside an in destructive reserves. -- extractive reserves. the fate of the forest is still in doubt. now it is not just cattle ranchers, but soy farming on an industrial scale and illegal logging. due to the partial deforestation and the climate changes it has brought, the amazon is drying out. >> that excerpt aerated by the chilean novelist isabel allende aom, "a fierce green fire," film that premiered at the sundance film festival and will air tonight on pbs. today is earth day and stop the film looks at the environmental movement over more than the last half-century and directed by mark kitchell, who we end with today. mark, talk about your choices. these chapters in the film on greenpeace, on the rubbertappers and chico mendes, on love canal. talk about the final chapter and then how you chose these as implemented in the environmental movement. >> well, the final act is climate change, the mother of all environmental issues, so big

instead he's left to comfort his children with lula bys. are >> illegal crossings along the south-west border increased dramatically. the "new york times" says the border patrol made 91,000 in the rio grand valley. that's 69% more than the year before. recently there has been a string of shootings involving the border patrol ates. paul beban is none the ground in nogales. a town stratling mexico and arizona. >> a dusty cross, and faded plastic flowers mark the spot where a boy, jose antonio rodriguez died. gun downed in his home town of nogales. this is the story of a boy, a border and a wall of silence. some time before 11: 30pm m, the 16-year-old died significantly when hit by a bullet in the back of the head. as he fell face down eight shots hit him in the back. one border agent fired from around here, through the fence, down into ut street, down into mexico. why? border patrol says he was throwing rocks at them. one eyewitness says he was walking down the street. even if he was throwing rocks, was shooting him an appropriate response, w

meanwhile syrian forces of recaptured the ancient christian town of my lula just north of the capitaldamascus been in the hands of islamist radicals linked to al qaida since december in recent months government forces of retaken several rebel held areas and strategic towns along the lebanese border closing off supply routes from abroad and securing the country's main highways. a u.s. army general has turned aside calls for for clemency. manning the former soldier was sentenced to thirty five years in prison for providing secret military and diplomatic data to the pro transparency site wiki leaks manning personally delivered a statement defending his actions as an act of conscience and apologize for the damage he courts. ok you're up to date when the very latest news from around the world at the top of the hour up next it's boom bust with a. little while back a monument at a michigan university that resembles a wrecking ball was removed due to waves of students trying to imitate the sexy miley cyrus music video where she swings around naked on a wrecking ball with a new take down monum