it's okay to be pro-moscow then. the only people i know who tend to question that line are the late u.s. president herbert hoover and some of his writings in your homeboy, pat buchanan down the road in washington d.c. but paul robeson's position was at washington could ally with moscow to defeat his antagonist, it would not be beyond the bounds of reason for robeson and his comrades to ally with moscow to defeat their antagonists. the washington would have none of it. a turning point takes place in 1946 when he confronts face-to-face but then u.s. president harry s. truman and wags his finger and denounces harry s. truman for his lethargy and pursuing lynchers throughout that point for mutilating and committing mayhem against black people, including black soldiers in uniform. according to reports coming harry truman's face was turned purple as the blood rushed to his temples as he suffered the fusillade. i was a turning point for his life because you're not point you begin to see an increase persecution. that is to s

washington-moscow alliance was something accepted as bright circle. it was no ordained that washington would prevail. so that's a part of the context of my remarks with regard to robeson and antifascism and the changing line with regard to moscow, et cetera. >> hi, thank you so much for your talk. i had a quick question. so what we are seeing with both books confronting, a black internationalism articulation of black radical and shift in world historical movements such as establishment slavery, where can we locate these movements of black internationalism of the black radical tradition and international solidarity in. >> against the words of imperialism in southwest asia and radicalism in africa? >> well, there is a peace movement as you know. >> one of key issues of campaign finance. code pink had in washington, d.c. a few weeks ago focusing on saudi arabia, which in many ways is a country that should be focused on when you're trying to unravel the proliferation, perfusion of war not only because of direct intervention in yemen across the red sea, in

a terse announcement picked up from radio moscow. >> they report an accident at the chernobyl nuclearnt in the ukraine. >> the instinctive reaction of the soviet bureaucracy was to deny anything had really happened, as a result of which people died not only, not only soviets not getting the truth about chernobyl, the top leaders weren't getting the truth. gorbachev discovered he was also in the dark as the soviet leader. >> soviet news casters deliberately played down the incident, reporting it after the latest five-year plan and crop report. eight or nine minutes into the news, an announcer said only two people had been killed in the incident, contradicting one news report that casualties numbered in the thousands. >> chernobyl wasn't a flash in the pan. every few weeks there would be something like chernobyl because of structural defects of the soviet system. >> officials say because it took place at the newest reactor, it is another indication of inferiority of soviet technology and they say they brought on the accident not taking the same safety precautions taken in the united sta

envoy in russia and moscow tomorrow.t isill come after confirmed a so-called regime of, around damascus has been extended another 48 hours. joshua yet but told us more from you -- from moscow. >> it is a good question with the terminology means as opposed to a cease-fire. something less than a full cease-fire. something less complicated. less moving parts. it is interesting that announcement came from lieutenant general the gringo in charge of russian military operations. officially how large and present the russian role is in terms of behind the scenes political and diplomatic negotiations. clearly, the russian role is quite large. we saw an announcement out of the russian base that the russians seem to think they are able to convince the syrians, to convince the assad regime to extend the so-called regime, the silence regime of calm, soft claws i cease-fire to aleppo. like many cease-fires throughout this long and bloody war, the question of how it will be implemented and how long it will question and one of some doubt

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a glorious day in moscow.t of time, but vladimir putin, we'll expect to see him there of course. and what will his role be in this day? >> reporter: well, of course he's the commander-in-chief. the parade, as i say, has already begun. there's already been a march past vladimir putin as the troops, thousands of them, saluting him and now these aircraft are flying past the stand where he will be standing much he's already paid tribute to the millions of war dead. he announced a moment of silence before this parade got under way. but that mood of solemnity has now given way to this triumphalist, nationalist feeling, which has really been one of the ways the kremlin has bolstered support for itself during this time of economic crisis and strained relations. >> russia marking world war ii victory day. it is nearly 11:00 in the morning there. our matthew chance joining us live from moscow, many thanks to you. i'm rosemary church. remember you can connect with me anytime on twitter on rosemary cnn. early start coming

reporter: visiting moscow ofsday with the hope reviving syria's faltering cease-fire. u.n. special envoy met with sergey lavrov a day after meeting john kerry in geneva. a sharp escalation of violence left the cease-fire in tatters and derailed peace talks he was able to announce progress. we have to be and cautious but we all hope this indication that perhaps in the few hours we'll be able to a relaunch of the cessation of activities and whatever name we want to call it, silence or nonsilence, what the citizens want to hear is no rockets, no shelling. moreter: sergey lavrov was specific saying the so-called truce could bece extended to aleppo. translator: we are now neither the end of negotiations between the russian and american forces cease-fire in aleppo and i hope that very soon, maybe in the coming hours, this decision announced. reporter: aleppo has, until now, cease-firesfrom because the syrian regime and moscow say it is held by groups.t accused of attacking groups in syria. tohospitals in war zones are get protection after the u.n. security council approved a reso

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still to come, a museum in moscow that is helping russians come to turns one of the darkest chapters in their nation's history. all that, plenty more coming up in just a minute's time. please stay with us. >> the d.w. media center, see it live. find it again. hear more of it. discover it. video and audio, podcasts and language courses. in the d.w. media center at mediacenter.dw.com. >> welcome back with "d.w. news" in berlin. our top stories at the moment, the italian coast guard says it has rescued up to 1,000 migrants from several boats in the mediterranean over the last two days. the vessels set sail from egypt and libya. officials say that most of the people on the boats were from subis a haran africa rather than from syria. and the shiite militant group hezbollah is mourning the death of its top military commander who was killed in what's defined as a huge blast near damascus airport. hezbollah leaders say they have a good indication of who is responsible, but aren't yet pointing the finger of blame. now our next story deals with the legacy of an ideology responsible for million

for the moscow theater school. >> seth: and what drew you to go to moscow in the first place?ifferent about moscow theater training? is -- >> seth: i'm giving you another essay. >> okay great. i was a huge chekov fan. >> seth: okay. >> and so i'd be happy -- >> seth: so you thought you'd meet him? >> yeah. i -- [ laughter ] i thought i'd meet his ghost and that he'd, you know, come into my dreams and tell me all his secrets. but i would be happy doing chekov for the rest of my life at a regional theater. it's everything to me. so when i found out that i could go and study in moscow, i took that opportunity and the best thing about being there is all the theaters are in reps, so you can see one actor do shakespeare, chekov, and a modern play all in one week. just depends on what was happening that week. and i saw five to six performances a week. and it was just the most mind-blowing theater you'll ever see in the world, i think. >> seth: that's fantastic. >> yeah. it's really cool. >> seth: that must have been a cool experience. >> it is really cool. and also they don't have fi

he performed last night in moscow and thanked putin for inviting him to discuss lgbt issues as well asand aids although that get together wouldn't take place during his trip to the russian capital, john made it clear there would be other opportunities. >> dialogue compassion is truly what is needed to end the aids epidemic. i hope to be in russia again and often. >> john has been critical of a russian law against so-called gay propaganda. he's criticized putin for suggesting gay people prey on children. >>> so we're having a close encounter of the martian kind. mars at its closest to earth in 11 years right now. at some point in the past few hours ta, the red planet was just over 47 million miles away and two weeks. no need for a telescope. if you want to see it, look to the southeast about nightfall for the bright fire yellow object in the sky. matt damon nowhere near it right now. >>> and another incredible sight right here on planet earth. the rescue of a baby elephant caught in a storm drain in sri lanka. no one is sure how the pint sized pachyderm became snared. >> it happened in

special envoy is coming to moscow. he's going to be meeting the russian foreign minister in about three or four hours from now. there's going to be a news conference later on in the afternoon as well. they're going to spell out hopefully what progress, if any, has been made. of course, the big issue is what pressure russia is going to be able to bring to bear on the syrian government to end its fighting in and around aleppo. there has been in the past ten days or so a huge upswing in violence in that city despite the fact there's been a cessation of hostilities more or less holding around various other parts of the country since it was implemented several weeks ago. the question, though, is whether russia is able to put pressure on the syrian government at this point and whether it is willing to as well. so hopefully some of those questions are going to be answered later on this afternoon at that press conference with staffan de mistura and the russian foreign minister here in moscow. >> when we look at this situation,

this message was aimed at moscow.ia, we we get back will return ukrainian sovereignty to the eastern part of the country and crimea. the two russian men were also released and reunited with their families. they were captured by the ukrainian army two years ago while fighting in the eastern ukraine. president putin met the wives of 2 russian war reporters who according to court were killed by nadia savchenko. britain and other european countries say that she was the victim of a russian show trial and welcome her return to ukraine. bbc news, kia. -- kieve. labor a strike against reform is affecting six of the country's age were wineries leading to fuel shortages. on thenions are calling government to reverse controversial labor reforms forced through parliament this month. a lawsuitates filed over the right to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their chosen gender identity. schools across america were told by the white house they have to abide by the direct is. -- directive. texas says the obama

it was tough living in moscow back then. >> brian, 20 years later, have you been back to moscow?her places in the world to see. low on my list. the guy took us to lunch in his house with his wife wearing her jewelry and he opened $5,000 bottles of wine and insisted we drink. my producer said we can't drink on the job. my cameraman, my editor, they said, you know what? we are drinking at lunch. the heck with you. the first and only time at work i had a bottle of $5,000 wine. >> it says something tony is still here. so you know how long people stay at ktvu. >> ron was well. >> still here. thanks for joining us on "the 9" this morning, brian. >> thanks for having me on. >> that's brian branmiller. >>> the cyprus spring quartet is celebrating the 20th and final season with a series of performances around san francisco. >> the shows are going to happen in all 11 districts, including places such as st. anthony's dining room, chrissy field. >> we are joining by jennifer this morning. >> great to be here. >> 20 years. do you have a favorite spot, whether it is st. anthony's dining room o

wada's independent report found a culture of cheating, coaches doling out drugs to athletes at a moscow lab, destroying 1,400 samples before an official visit. now, all of that, the sanctions and the smoking gun reports, are just background leading up to the games. what about the on the ground testing in rio? the international olympic committee points to a record number of tests as proof that it's reining in doping. but those figures are fool's gold according to the man who once built an empire helping athletes cheat and get away with it. victor conte: and i've said this before, the olympic games is a fraud. sam: harsh words, coming from a man you might recognize. victor conte, once synonymous with barry bonds and doping in the bay area, founded balco. that's a sports nutrition company linked to high-profile steroids cases involving bonds and a slew of olympic athletes. now, after spending time behind bars, conte has a new company and a new crusade: cracking down on an anti-doping system he says is engineered for abuse. victor: put it this way. for 4 years, i was tap-dancing on the fore

only a short flight away in moscow and ready at a drop of a hat to jump on a plane and be my eyes andat ] i may have misrepresented things a little bit. i may have promised him a reoccurring role in the show. but i needed somebody on the ground, and i needed him quickly. >> zamir: this is cnn. [ clearing throat ] ♪ when the producers of the american television program "parts unknown" telephoned me and explained that i wouldn't have to pay for anything i took from the mini bar, i was confident this was the break i was waiting for. maybe this was the glorious future for me in cable news. >> crew member: can you go a little bit to your right, zamir? right -- a little more. >> zamir: but just when my plans for becoming next wolf blitzer are about to come true, tony arrives, smashing my hopes on the reef of television broken dreams. >> zamir: please, feel at home now, like it's georgia. it could be another state, right? >> anthony: you know. how did you get here? what, via what route? >> zamir: luckily, there was a direct flight twice a week through moscow to batumi. >> anthony: two and a

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today moscow was critical of the defense site location.>> russia has repeatedly pointed at the negativemissile defense. our comments are being ignored and we are making relevant conclusions from this including making countermeasures. >> reporter: this follows a string of aggressive moves by russian jets as where is complex in syria and ukraine. still, american and nato officials say that the shield has nothing to do with moscow.>>> the senate voted this morning to suspend the president. the deeply unpopular president has brought widespread dissent. reaction is mixed. >> i used to like dilma rousseff. >> reporter: dilma rousseff, the first woman to be president of brazil, has denied any claims. >>> 15% -- 50% of people say they are addicted to their devices. they surveyed more than 600 parents and 600 children to get a clear picture of how addicted we are to our devices and how that is impacting families and even child development. we have caroline who is parenting editor, thank you for being here. let's talk about that.>> the biggest take away from the new numbers is startling. it seems

well, who had been engaged with that if not beijing and moscow. people have illusions about moscow.ame thing. so this comes with mother's milk in north korea, this sense of independence from big powers, needing to forge their own path there need to push back on what neighborss the big stepping on their own prerogatives. i am pretty sure we will see it again. it is a constant theme in north korea, so we should not jump to far in making conclusions about what it tells us about the present day. the generational change in the which james mentioned, in the six party congress kim jong-il himself said that there needed to be a change in the leadership to reflect changes in the composition of the party. the generations. suggested, you will probably see more of that this time than in the past, but this is not a brand-new thing. in fact, the turnover in the north korean leadership at each party congress tends to be, much more than you used to see, for example in the soviet party. i do not remember where i saw this but i remember that i sought. jeff at one point said to the leader of north kor

wada's independent report found a culture of cheating, coaches doling out drugs to athletes at a moscow lab, destroying 1,400 samples before an official visit. now, all of that, the sanctions and the smoking gun reports, are just background leading up to the games. what about the on the ground testing in rio? the international olympic committee points to a record number of tests as proof that it's reining in doping. but those figures are fool's gold according to the man who once built an empire helping athletes cheat and get away with it. victor conte: and i've said this before, the olympic games is a fraud. sam: harsh words, coming from a man you might recognize. victor conte, once synonymous with barry bonds and doping in the bay area, founded balco. that's a sports nutrition company linked to high-profile steroids cases involving bonds and a slew of olympic athletes. now, after spending time behind bars, conte has a new company and a new crusade: cracking down on an anti-doping system he says is engineered for abuse. victor: put it this way. for 4 years, i was tap-dancing on the fore

ironically, you can go to moscow and look at kgb archives, but you can't look at the john birch society's. i looked at press reports, congressional records, and there is one archive called the wilcox collection, and i spent some time in their. they have a lot of john birch material and american opinions that were published.

it is ironic because you can go to moscow and look at kgb archives, but you can't look at the john birchociety's. i was interested at the public arguments. i looked at press reports, congressional records, and there is one archive called the wilcox collection of contemporary political movements and i spent some time there. they have a lot of john birch material and american opinions that were published. i was able to get information on those sources and archives. it wasn't too difficult in the end. >> darren mulloy, thank you very much. prof. mulloy: thank you. i am a history buff. i do enjoy seeing the fabric of our country and how they work .nd how they are made chest but the american presidency, and american artifacts. >> i had no idea. american history tv, it gives you that perspective. >> i'm a c-span fan. >> in addition to the graduation classes all over this god's peace, light, you and love. but that's not the case. .e don't live in a fairytale but i guess the 1% does. >> this memorial day, watch commencement speeches in their offering encouragement to the graduating classes of 20

ironically, you can go to moscow and look at kgb archives, but you can't look at the john birch society's. i looked at press reports, theressional records, and is one archive called the wilcox collection, and i spent some time in their. they have a lot of john birch and american opinions that were published. i was able to get information on those sources and archives. >> darren mulloy, thank you very much. prof. mulloy: thank you. announcer: you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook. all weekend long, american history tv is joining our comcast cable partners to showcase the history of hattiesburg, mississippi. to learn more about the cities on our current tour, visit c-span.org/citiestour. we continue now with our look at the history of hattiesburg. reason did anybody want to come and kill my daddy? it was a result of orders from the head of the klan, "go annihilate him." and they killed my whole family. -- they came to kill my whole family. he was a civil right activist in hattiesburg who worked to try to ge

but it is right in russia's backyard and moscow sees it as a direct threat. >> it was not about russia. >> will it enhance the piece or threaten it? plus, new information on a deadly explosion in a texas plant. >> this fire was a criminal act. >> investigators determine who was behind the blast that killed 15 people mostly first responders. a massive sinkhole swallows a car and forces evacuations. it is all "happening now". a fox news alert with trump's visit to the house. he wrapped up a meeting with mitch mcconnell as well. did any white smoke come out of the chimney? welcome to the second hour of "happening now". i am jon scott. >> i am heather childers. it has been a busy day for donald trump and republicans. paul ryan sitting down this morning with him. the speaker of the house said he was not ready to support is the presidential nominee. the speaker said he was encouraged by their conversation and in a joint statement trump and ryan said they are committed to working together to unify the party. ryan will not go into specifics of what they talked about. >> it is important that th

the emphasis has shifted to moscow with the u.s.nvoy is in town and meeting the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. to see if they are willing or able to put pressure on the syrian government to hold back on the issues in aleppo and bring calm to the city. >> it is disturbing to say the least. the last ten days with hundreds killed. matthew chance, thank you. >>> the marine corps confirms it is looking too claims that one of the men raising the flag in the iconic world war ii photo in iwo jima is incorrectly identified. the picture snapped by the associated press photographer. now two amateur history buffs the marine identified as john bradley is actually herald henry schultz. a corpsman who died in 1995. >> it is interesting. you have a history buff stepping in. >> and it is such an iconic photo. >>> in just hours, indiana voters cast ballots in the race for president. donald trump and hillary clinton trying to close the deal, but will an upset change the race? that's next. >>> we have the countdown clock ready. in hours, votin

as a result, media in moscow say vladimir putin is deploying two new divisions in the west and another in the south to counter nato. >> would putin looks west, it's an individual country. eric of the baltic news service has long been covering these chess moves and says it is more dangerous than just a staring contest. the concern is that russia might miscalculate and try to give nato a blow here because nato's eastern wing is not so well protected. the reason why we welcome increased allied presence here. critics say russia has already pushed too many literal boundaries, like in syria were under the guise of defending against isis, putin is really defending his out and american enemy bishara al-assad. he touted military success in syria, claiming russian warplanes have flown more than 10,000 combat missions since the air campaign began on september beend claims they have able to drive militants from 500 towns and villages. a veteran war correspondent spent years inside syria and spoke of the horrific side effects of russian intervention in her recent book, "the morning they came for us

we start in moscow. this is little 4-year-old daniella. upset with her parents because they scolded her. she said i'm done. i'm running away. usually kids want to go the circus, she wants to go to africa. she understands that there are children in need in africa. my parents are so mean i'm going with those children. then she wants them to take her. this wasn't meant to be published. grandma put it on the internet. they kept taking it down. but it went extremely viral. if africa doesn't work out for her, i'll go to lapland, the bears can eat me there. she understands what can happen if she goes. >> go for it. i'm really going to leave. >> what's cool about this video after it went virtually the sri leone embassy in russia invited her over. this was the 55th anniversary of their independence from great britain. her next journey she wants to go to australia because it's hot and she likes to be barefoot. >> one more temper tantrum. >> why your crying? >> because. >> what isn't funny? you guys will not believe what has noah upset. >> you want t

he joined remotely from moscow where he has been given refuge from american authorities.his was edward snowden's first ever debate. the topic was one that is near and dear to the former cia employee, encryption, more specifically should the government have lawful access to any encrypted message or device? it's a subject that reared its head after the san bernardino attacks. one of the attackers, syed farook, had an iphone that the fbi wanted access to. the agency believed that the phone could hold valuable investigative information and asked apple to help them break into it. apple refused. listen in and tweet us using the hashtag #fzgps to let us know which side you come out on. >> imagine tomorrow that bank of america announced that it had a new product, let's call it an ivault and bank of america said this is a vault, a virtual vault, in which you can put all your bank information, any financial information you have, any other kind of information you want. remember, all information is now digital so it could be your tax receipts, it could be your will, it could be recei

formerly the director of the carnegie moscow center during the time when i was ambassador in moscow and later a wonderful colleague as assistant secretary. also, evan ma derderos, who a nr of years ago was a junior fellow at carnegie and has gone on to do wonderful things as a scholar and in government. most recently as president obama's most senior adviser on asia. it's a particular pleasure now that he's the managing director of the eurasia group and also a nonresident scholar here at carnegie. it's a pleasure to welcome back a wonderful colleague and friend over a number of years. he's gone on to make enormous contributions to u.s. national security policy, not only at the white house but at the arms control and disarmament agency and most recently at the department of energy. finally, it really is a pleasure to welcome a wonderful carnegie colleague, whose article in arms control today last december on chinese nuclear thinking really is the centerpiece for today's discussion for our panel and whose work over a number of years really does embody the very best that the carnegie endowm

the brand will be launched in september of this year with plans to open stores in mongolia and moscowin the leadup, the company intends to create nearly 100 new products. >> translator: compared to our rival companies in china and italy, we are unfortunately still operating on a small scale with low productivity. as a mongolian company with access to raw materials, i want to improve our productivity. i also want to develop more efficient management so that we can become a company that will be competitive in the international market. >> in mongolia, approximately 100 companies manufacture cashmere garments. however, there are only a few companies that can handle the entire manufacturing process from procurement of raw materials through to the processing of a finished product. many of these manufacturers face obstacles to ramping up production. the principle obstacle is the sourcing of raw cashmere. building on the outskirts of ulan bator. inside are stockpiles of raw cashmere. this factory washes and prepares newly harvested fibers ready to be processed into yarn. the majority of raw c

by western spies in moscow. my revolutions on russia's doorstep.the eurovision song contest. who feels threatened by that? he does. a russian member of parliament are crooning crusade to promote music from the russian soul. loads theolksongs and eurovision sound invading russia. >> culture is the key to invading other countries. the minds of our young people are coming under the influence of other countries. two years ago when eurovision was won by the bearded lady he was so shocked she did this. ♪ sings, why are you circling above us? he wants to hear more music like this. and this. calledlanning a rival be national will instruments and national costumes. i am sure this will get more viewers and be more useful. ♪ not everyone here is out of tune with the eurovision song contest. this year's russian and trent believes it can promote national harmony. thatlike the main message the eurovision song contest has. come together. music doesn't have any religion or nationality or sexual limitations. it is for everyone. he is sticking with what he knows bes

reporter: in moscow, there are further talks. protesters here in aleppo have pleaded for cessation to the bloodshed. but more airstrikes remain for now. sarah: hundreds have been arrested in turkey and the austrian chancellor was booed. all around the world, mady day demonstrations. in a main french square, a clash again. protesters have been gathering every evening. they are demanding more social justice and protests are getting increasingly violent. who is behind the paris movement called night standing up and why is it gaining momentum? our correspondent went to find out. reporter: the first moved to tear down the gates and storm the odeon. her idols stormed it in the revolts of 1968. but today, the police win. >> what i want is the revolution. we need to change our system, chased the bosses, dispossess them, and decide ourselves how we want to work and what we want to do. reporter: this message brings big crowds, where everyone can discuss and give speeches. but so far they have failed to move activists. they are looking for

the emphasis shifted to moscow, as you mentioned, where i am. the russian capital.ister of russia. to see if any pressure can be brought on the russians and get syria to pull back on the fighting. a press conference in an hour from now. we hope to get clarity on what can be done. >> we hope for good news later in the day. matthew, thank you. >>> let's get an early start on your money. stock futures pointing to loses this morning. the market with solid gains yesterday. oil prices trading lower. in europe, stocks are down. shares in asia fell overnight. guess what the best investment of the year could be? gold. the precious metal is up 22% in 2016. that performance is much better than the stock market, bonds or most other commodities. the initial rise came as investors dumped stocks and bought gold as safer investment. the latest rally because of the falling dollar. weak dollar is good for gold. it makes it less expensive for foreign buyers making it a good long term value. >>> interesting developments at the top of the music charts. "lemonade" selling 653,000 copies.

. >>> don't mess with police in moscow. check these guys out. waiting for their man who is very carefully planning his escape. he's right now between two gates. one closed behind him. he's just waiting for the second gate to open so he can get out into free world. >> hang on. some guy is in the middle of a prison. these guys know what will happen. he thinks he'll be welcomed by russian special forces. >> yep. >> finally when the camera pans over you see the car is there and before the guy knows it -- >> stop. [ gunshot ] >> wow, he didn't see that one coming. >> there are several men apprehended. based on the translation, one of those guys was trying to escape from the jail. don't know if there were more trying to escape. doesn't matter. all of them ended up with their faces on the pavement, being apprehended. here's the best part. he told them i wasn't trying to escape. >> i just wanted to get a pizza. i was going to be right back. i'm supposed to stay here the whole time? ♪ >>> para gliding video is enough to get you interested. but slap that

with a song that took a jab at moscow. ♪ >> which part is the jab at moscow?her performance. i think it was 1944 was the name of the song. it was a somber ballad. justin timberlake performed at the event, watched by more people than the super bowl. >> you're kidding. >> crazy, right? and there's j.t. singing my jam. i love it. >> distracted. >> i love it. >>> finally, you guys. >> hat's on. >> whoa. we look good. >> i wouldn't go that far. >> it's national chocolate chip day. which means you now have the perfect excuse to eat sweets for breakfast. i feel like we always have the good excuse to eat sweets for breakfast here. we're getting in the spirit -- getting in the spirit with lots of cookies and cakes from nestle toll house cafe. and getting the chance to decorate our own cookie cake. while this all might look severely gluttonous. you guys, you will be pleased to know this little known fact about this very important holiday. calories don't count. calories don't count on national chocolate chip day. >> what's a calorie? >> check this out. the chocolate chip

moscow opposes the alliance expanding into eastern europe. a signing ceremony marked the occasion at nato headquarters in brussels. the u.s. and other member states still have to approve individually. >> sreenivasan: at least 220 families are still missing in sri lanka after deadly landslides that buried three villages. rescuers spent another day digging into deep mud. the head of the operation said conditions and continued rain are making it a slow and painstaking search. >> it is completely covered in thick mud. the area is completely boggy. the soldiers are working there with mud up above their knees. in some places it's going even up to their waist-levels. >> sreenivasan: only 18 bodies have been recovered so far. more than 1,500 residents in the hardest-hit areas are now in shelters. >> woodruff: back in this country, california is relaxing its grip on water use, as a five-year drought eases just a bit. the state water control board voted wednesday to lift a mandatory conservation order. instead, local water districts will set their own