the budget calls for eliminating agencies including the national endowment for the arts and the corporationor public broadcasting. mr. trump had called for getting rid of them in his first two budget plans. but the republican-led congress funded them both times. >>> and more than 1,000 people are feared dead in mozambique after a cyclone slammed into the country. the storm hit beira late last week. it's an indian ocean port city of 500,000 people. entire villages are submerged and bodies have been seen floating in the flood wtaes. hundreds of people remain missing this morning. and more than 1 million have been affected by this disaster. >>> we're getting a close-up look this morning at the battle for the last track of land held by isis in syria. it's taken longer than expected with the terror group vowing to fight to the end. charlie d'agata reports from inside syria. >> reporter: in the shadow of moonlight alone, u.s.-backed forces took us to the closest point yet overlooking the last of isis. we've been told to stay low because just on the other side of that bridge is an isis position. a

the cia front the national endowment for democracy. essentially pushed him out he's been elected by no one who are behind it i'm certainly not the ordinary venezuelans. and i think that it is just so he the latent and so. transparent. in terms of this interference. that there isn't even the pretense of. you know the democratic procedure i mean the washington one even negotiate with manure oh yeah it's been seizing its assets cutting off its oil it and of course because venezuela depends on us refineries were probably very soon going to see a gas shortages along with food shortages so they've not been able to slip the military it appears. this has been going on for a month and i think that they are going to just keep tightening the sanctions at this point in till venezuela breaks and i think we can't rule out intervention there have been unconfirmed reports already that paramilitaries have been crossing into venezuela from colombia. chris hedges who hosts the artist on contact thank you for saying about the list both well france most do

gentrification, in a time with trump, with one of the first things he did which was cut funding for national endowment of the arts, i can't help but think in a job parallels about what is happening here with my own school district that i grew up in. i have a stepdaughter, she is here and she goes to glen park elementary school. her dance teacher would be cut, her arts -- visual arts would be cut, my girlfriend is a kindergarten teacher of bilingual kindergarten at glen park. the relief that she gets, and the exposure that her children get coming from these countries, el salvador, honduras, they have a chance to have an artistic art -- outlet and it would be taken away from them if this was to be cut. so i know that in recent years, the school district has talked a lot about equity, and i would like you to reevaluate what your actions are against your rhetoric. thank you. [applause] >> good evening, my name is georgia. happy birthday to dr. matthews. i have to say that i am concerned about the proposal here on board, more than anything because we know how important it is to implement the impact of admi

jimmy carter to serve on the national council for the humanities, the governing board of the national endowmentfor the humanities as well. she served for 26 years as a treasurer of the american philosophical association, the pacific division, and dr. silvers received the inaugural california faculty association of human rights award in 1989 and served as a senior fulbright scholar in new zealand in 2005. in 2009, she was awarded the quinn price for service to the profession by the a.p.a. in 2013, a price or philosophical achievement and contribution wi-fi get beta kappa. she received the wing family excellence award for extraordinary achievements in california state university systems. the ground breaking scholarship help to establish disability rights as an important subfield of philosophy. she is regarded as an authority on the medical ethics -- bioethics disability pharaoh, -- theory, social philosophy, a statics, and feminism. as a teacher and mentor, she changed the lives of countless people. she will be deeply missed by her students, colleagues, and the many people she inspired. i just wa

speaker, equal has always been our nation's north star. endowed by our creator, inscribed by everyson in the declaration of independence. engraved above the doors of the highest court in our land. codified in our constitution after a war tore our country apart. it is that pursuit of equality journey uality, that for a more perfect union that sets america apart. at times we have stumbled, enslaved men, women, and children because of the color of their skin. we have segregated those same families in the first breadth of their freedom. we have stigmatized fellow americans based on their race, their ancestry, their god. the nation of their birth, the hand that they hold, and the very identity. some willing to die for our freedom, fought wars, only to meet a government that offered them a handshake and they returned to second class citizenship. today this house has a chance to not repeat the mistakes of our past. to move one step closer to that sacred promise by telling brave trans men and women in uniform that they can can can cannot be banned from mi

nationalism is a wonderful thing that unites all people. there were all created equal that we all have rights endowed by her creator. that's a good thing. i think the efforts to demonize nationalism is being pushed by little groups and often times the democratic party to try to tell people you're in a group, you're being tonight. you don't need to be nationalist, when in fact, they should be proud of america and all of the rights, everyone can vote, everyone can register and vote. everyone who is a legal citizen can have a say. so, that type of nationalism is unique and is actually acceptable nationalism on the earth. i'm very proud to be an american. host: go ahead and respond, professor. >> well, i agree that american nationalism, since it is so willing to the idea of citizenship and democracy has a tendency to be an inclusionary form of nationalism compared to others around the world. we should not forget that were exactly the boundaries of the nation are drawn also indicates the u.s. not always as inclusive in principle as it is supposed to be today. so, up until 1860, large segments of the population were even excluded for citizensh

a nation which likes to call itself the lucky country is endowed with a fabulous wealth of natural resourcescomes to one of the essentials of life, the country is in deep trouble. water has never been plentiful here but growing demand, mainly from farming, and higher temperatures linked to climate change, have collided to create the country's worst ever water crisis. the murray—darling basin drains more than a million square kilometres of south—eastern australia. a network of tributaries flow into the darling river which crosses the region to join the murray river, australia's longest at more than 2,500km. the darling river also feeds the menindee lakes. australia's most important agricultural region relies on these rivers and lakes but after the hottest summer on record, most of the darling river has run dry and the lakes are virtually empty. for millennia, the menindee lakes system has been a flourishing ecosystem on the driest continent on earth and a vital lifeline for the outback. but that has all changed. just a few years ago, these lakes were almost 90% full but after a decision by th

for instance, the last year the national endocument for humanities -- endowment for humanities did a grant to a california professor to use federal tax dollars to study soviet wine making. not current russian wine making. historic soviet wine making with federal grant dollars. now, i can kind of understand why california wine makers may want to be able to do a study of soviet wine making for some reason, but why is the federal taxpayer being asked to pay for a study on soviet wine making? but we did. since 2001, we have a federal grant for a mariachi program in california. now, i kind of understand how a successful mariachi program working with children and youth may be something we would do in a couple of years to get started as a community program. makes total sense. but we've done it every year since 2001. at some point shouldn't the local entities pick that up? why is that a federal program that has to be done year after year after year? the grant issues don't have a lot of transparency. and there's a reason for that. because people don't want to be seen. they don't want to know

speaker, equal has always been our nation's north star. endowed by our creator, inscribed by everyson in the declaration of independence. engraved above the doors of the highest court in our land. codified in our constitution after a war tore our country apart. it is that pursuit of equality journey uality, that for a more perfect union that sets america apart. at times we have stumbled, enslaved men, women, and children because of the color of their skin. we have segregated those same families in the first breadth of their freedom. we have stigmatized fellow americans based on their race, their ancestry, their god. the nation of their birth, the hand that they hold, and the very identity. some willing to die for our freedom, fought wars, only to meet a government that offered them a handshake and they returned to second class citizenship. today this house has a chance to not repeat the mistakes of our past. to move one step closer to that sacred promise by telling brave trans men and women in uniform that they can can can cannot be banned from mi

national and exported children. any information about this case or the endowment on your screen is asked to call about the the policeter: and oakland priest accused of sexually abusing a boy has left the country. church leader said they received a complaint about inappropriate behavior by alice castille and placed him on administrative leave back in january. oakland police said castillo disappeared three weeks later. police located him but are not disclosing where he is. police told the diocese that the criminal investigation is complete and that the case was turned over to the district attorney. >>> and oakland men arrested and caressed connection to an arrest has been charged with three felonies. they've charged zachary greenberg with assault, battery, and criminal threat. greenberg is accused of punching hayden williams back on february 19. williams was on the cal campus trying to recruit members for a conservative group called turning point usa. neither greenberg nor williams is a uc berkeley student. >>> are san francisco giants outfielder cameron maybin has been arrested on suspicion of dni.'s police and scott

nation so special. as corny as it sounds, it's what we believe. we hold these truths self-evident that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. it sounds corny but that's who we are. and while we have never lived up to jefferson's words, we have never wholesale walked away from them. we've never walked away from them. my dad used to have an expression, a lot of you knew my dad -- he said joe, everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect, everyone, everyone single person. [applause] my dad would never let us walk by anybody who was in trouble begging for money and he would say do you think they would do that if they had a choice? the guy driving me down tonight, we had a problem as we turned into dover off the four blade. with aas a young woman sign saying please help me. i asked him to stop. that way i could take out what i had my pocket and he did to and gave her the money. it's not about me, it's about who we are as democrats. that's the essence. that's the essence. don't expect our government to solve all our problems. my dad would say but we expect the government to at least understand t

and a national security analyst, and now president of the carnegie endowment for international peace,erican diplomacy, a case for its renewal." we'll get to the book in just a moment. ian, evelyn, the panel. when we think of russia, do we think of a military risk to member of nato or do they have a rusting, old arsenal and they're not to be worried about so much? >> they're a definite risk. just look at ukraine and georgia, crimea-occupied russian forces, donesk, a hot war. over the last decade, putin has undertaken a significant modernization of his armed forces and building up the districts including the baltics, poland and ukraine. so the risk of war has heightened in north central europe. >> is that risk heightened even more by trump's dismissal of a nato? >> trump's rhetoric has been destructive but this administration also strengthened american and nato presence on nato's eastern frontier building up our military forces there, influencing the rules of engagement so we're better defended against russian aggression. >> the only problem is the budget came out yesterday. and while w

nation so special. as corny as this sounds, it is what we believe. we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. sounds corny, but that is who we are, and while we have never lived up to jefferson's words, we have never wholesale walked away from them. we have never walked away from them. my dad used to have an expression. he said joe, everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect, everyone, every single person. [applause] my dad would never let us walk by anybody who was in trouble, begging for money. he would say, joe, do you think that would be doing that if they had a choice? the guy generally down tonight, we had a little problem as we turned into dover off the four-lane, because there was a young woman with a sign that said, please help me. i asked him to stop so i could take out what i had in my pocket, and he did too, and we give her the money. it it's not about me. no, no, no, no, no. it is about who we are as democrats. that's the essence. that is the essence. we don't expect our government problems, myour dad would say, but we expect the gover

endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. these are more than just words. it's a faith statement, a distinctive national credo. the moment we fail to believe it, the experiment is over. this nation will fade away like all nation states that have lost belief in themselves and forgotten their identity. if we forget our purpose and let the promise of america be broken, we are lost. the future is lost. it's our job, our highest responsibility to transmit the promise of america to our children and to all who are a part of this great experiment. it's not enough that we merely assert these as ideas. we must live them as truths and show the world they work. america is where freedom has made its greatest mark. it's where creativity is unmatched by anytime in history. it's where justice flowers more generously than any place on earth. the torch must be passed to the next generation. that is what president john f. kennedy said, and, madam speaker, we must do just that. so i will keep coming back to this floor, to the people's house to make this case that the promise of america is for every person in our country. t

endowment funds. the colleges are a mess right now the way they squander money and treat people. -- sorry, national debt. take all of your congressman and federal judges and every time they raise the national debt, they take a pay cut. i bet they would start working together to solve the problem. -- having gone to a state school, it's important to have public school options. those require funding from the government. i don't necessarily say we can have a deficit. to spend times we need past what we have. you need to choose those things that will help the public interest. part of that is making sure we have quality university systems in place. taxes are what other in place, that needs to happen. went veryt bill that heavily focused toward the wealthy and corporations, that was passed with very little debate, no hearings. it was slammed through the legislative process. a lot of people said that doesn't help me or my family. we need to have that debate in this country. what are the priorities we want to fund. this is part of that discussion. deputy director of public citizen. if they want to fully want twi

national leaders and those on the front line. this will complement the recent announcement of a £100 million violence reduction fund targeted at hotspot areas along with a £200 million youth endowmentr, brexit is already costing the uk around £1 billion a week in lost growth. and we know that 88% plus of the public are unhappy with the way in which this has been handled. this is not the fault of donald tusk, michel barnier or any mp the fault of donald tusk, michel barnierorany mp in the fault of donald tusk, michel barnier or any mp in this house voting according to their conscience. that fault lies with the prime minister, who is the architect of the withdrawal deal. so can she finally conceded to the house that she is liable, responsible, culpable for the chaos which is the brexit debacle and when she will be resigning? may i say to the honourable gentleman, the brexit deal delivers on the result of the referendum. the honourable gentleman has a different view to me and i know he doesn‘t want to deliver on the result of the referendum. he wa nts to the result of the referendum. he wants to keep the uk in the european union. 17.4 million people voted to ta ke union. 17.4 million