. >> university of texas and dallas professor mihai nadin wrote a book on how poverty could undermine the united states and says johnson's war on poverty speech was one of the best. >> he realised he is not going to be a loved president. therefore it's easy to continue the line of a president that was more than admired, he was loved and whatever, and take his agenda and make it yours. all the time making sure you give credit to the person. >> let's carry forward the plans and programs of john fitzgerald kennedy not because of our sorrow or sympathy, but because they are right. >> to help convince congress to invest in a war on poverty, johnson took his plan to the people. known as poverty tours, johnson saw the poorest of the poors in places like the mountains of west virgin yax. >> every time you played the theatrics you have success. >> five years after the law passed poverty dropped from 20% to around 11%. today it's back around 15%. that's more than 46 million americans according to the sensis bureau. >> the richest nation on earth can afford. we cannot afford to lose it. >> the w

as mihai nadin tells us neither side appears to be giving in. >> wednesday saw riot police firing towardsrotesters. still they were unable to hold their ground. reinforcements arrived on the protestor's side, angered by the first death. >> i carried a guy in myself from the front line. he was shot in the heart and died. >> as the man's body was brought out of a hospital and driven away, some said it would make them more determined. >> with this killing they won't stop the protests. more people will come in response. >> translation: i'm scared because of what happened. i'm more afraid of our future under this government. which is criminal and lawless. >> on wednesday president viktor yanukovych held talks with opposition leaders, aimed at ending the crisis. there was no conclusive outcome. >> for four nights this part of kiev has been a battle ground. it's hard to say now how and when the violence will end. >> so far the fighting happened in a small area. but the protesters are angrier than ever. they promise to stay put. >> peaceful protests beginning two months ago are in danger of spira