>eporter: in the hillsf southern nepal changes afoot. the cropthat are tritionally grown here, like rice, corn and by t, havbeen hard hit irregur rainfall ptterns and over the course the last decadeheir cultivation ve become increasingly difficult. leadingsome farmersto to think the unthinkabl in a cntry where rice enjoys almost god-like status ging up its cultivatn is not an easy decision on make. but for 24-year, hardship leftim no choice. reporter: so he learned how to grow bananas instd. a decion that was not popular with his father. [ speaking in native tone ] >> reporter: and hisopposition crumbled, the day his wife came ck from market, having sold thebanana crop for doubly the amount thathey're get for ce. annow the whole family's committed to growingananas. works for the agency, practical action, who run crop bstitution programs like th one. but it is he hielf ctions climate ange will rain a seous challenge for the people of nepal. >> ifhe climate woens and thent may not be able to ovide. and then ain they have to swit into other

which explains why they're going bananas in nepal. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here is what's happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible, in part, by the following funders -- >>> good evening. i'm martin savidge. for several now parts of asia have been struggling with the devastating effects of a typhoon that swept through over the weekend, leaving again at least 70 people dead and perhaps many more than that. typhoon morakot produced as much as 80 inches of rain in taiwan and also swept through parts of china, where a million and a half people were evacuated and 10,000 homes destroyed. this was the screen today in taiwan, which is still dealing with its worst flooding in half a century. hundreds of people have now been rescued but many more have still not been located. for tonight's "lead focus" on the typhoon and its aftermath we draw on our partners, starting with this report from steve chao of al jazeera english. >> reporter: taking advantage of a break in weather, emergency teams at first light were once again airborne. one after

tonight, we're back in nepal to see how a centuries old way of life is being threatened. where did the glaciers go? >>> and mexico's on going against drug cartels was a topic at this weeks north america summit. tonight our "signature story" focuses on one of the painful side effect of that fight. the disappeared. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here's what's happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible in part by the following funders -- >>> good evening. i'm martin savidge. >>> united states marines went on the offensive today. launching a major new attack on a taliban stronghold in the south of that country. hundreds of marines along with afghan troops went into battle under the cover of darkness to take back control of the town of dahaneh in helmand province a key base for taliban fighters. the marine offensive against the taliban, what it means and whether it's likely to succeed. is our "lead focus" tonight. some 500 marines and afghan army troops gather before dawn in preparation for the assault on dahaneh. many of the mar

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tried a different tact, which was to establish a base in puss tank, a tiny kingdom near nepal, where the rebels would be able to cross into tibet and hopefully set up further bases and spread a resistance movement. for many, many reasons, that plan never came off, but some raids inside tibet did happen and on one particular raid, the tibetan guerrillas captured some very significant chinese intelligence after they ambushed the convoy of a chinese commander. the intelligence documents that came out of that raid were so important that the c.i.a. director personally carried them into the white house in the same blood-stained satchel they have been retrieved in, like he was carrying a trophy, and put them in front of the 5412 special group and the top national security advisers. what they showed was that china hat that point in time had had a five-year, great leap forward plan that was such a disappointment that millions had died of famine. the document said explicitly that if the united states were to go to war with china over taiwan, and use nuclear weapons, the chinese leadership doub

. >> building a rescue station in nepal, to rescue girls that are getting traffic from india to nepal. >> amazing. >> a million, you are amazing. what a kid. >> here is a look as what is coming at new at 6:00. >> two weeks after injuring her ankle, she is on our way back to work. >> maryland its four billion dollars in stimulus money. so where did the money go, and how many jobs did it create? >> and a historic vote since -- since judge sonia sotomayor to the world's highest court. >> like, local, late breaking. this is tv 11 news at 6:00. >> with this historic vote, the senate has confirmed that judge sotomayor has the intellect, a tavern, history, integrity -- temperament, and presence of mind to ably serve on our nation's highest court. >> that

and we certainly double the pensions of people staying and nepal and especially the pension for those gurkhas who are at the senior ages of their lives. i respect the fact that this is a matter of great concern for everybody in the country. we have got to balance our responsibilities to those who have served our country with what we need to be able to meet these obligations and not based our offer on monday that we cannot afford. >> the liberal democrats decided the is one of that day's allocated to them to debate the issue. the clyde was unimpressed with what gordon brown had to say. -- nick cleeg was unimpressed

we doubled the pensions of people staying in nepal and increase the pension for those ghurkas who were at the most senior ages of their lives. i respect the fact that this is a matter of great concern for everybody in the country.

reporter: and that's what he did, with trips to a number of different countries in europe and even nepal with his girlfriend olga. the last time brandon's parents saw them was this past memorial day. they were excited about their upcoming trip to croatia. >> he and olga were going over to croatia to rendezvous with her mother and two brothers and their significant others. >> reporter: on friday, brandon, olga, and some of her family members hiked halfway up a mountain to a church near the town of makarksa, brandon wanted to keep climbing higher, which does not surprise his mother. >> we used to have to stop on the side of the road when we travel so he could climb the embankments. >> reporter: but this time he lost his footing and fell 120 feet. search teams found the body sunday. >> nobody should have to do that. it's just not right that your child dies before you. sol, you know, it's very hard. >> reporter: brandon's mother says she is comforted somewhat by the fact that he died doing what he loved. >> it's just wrong footstep, and terrible consequences. it's in god's hands. it's alread

is it -- is it his fight for human rights, as you're there in nepal thinking about the history here and the family and the peace corps, or would it be something else? >> well, listening to christiane, i was just eavesdropping on this while i was waiting and i was thinking, what area of world affairs did he not touch? whether it's ireland, whether it's iraq. he just was everywhere. and that's why he will go down in history in all probability as the greatest senator in the last 100 years and it's entirely possible that when we look at the history of the kennedys that he will be -- he will be considered for having done more and encompassed more and changed more than either his older brothers, as unlikely as it would have seemed 30 years ago. >> so, who are you paying attention now, the next big kennedy? who picks up the torch from here, laurence? >> well, i think the torch has burned itself down. i'm not sure there is a next kennedy to take over. and i hope that isn't the way as this is seen, that this is seen as a kind of kennedy sink. because i think what was one of the problems with the

i'm from nepal. i've been in america for one year. i live in clarkston and i want to know how can i join the fugees and you can try out like everybody else and he said, oh, yeah and he pointed to the back of the room i've got four brothers and they want to play too. so it was a wonderful moment because it underscored not the only need but the degree which this refuge soccer team has become newcomers who come to clarkston hear about and they want to join it. it's the cool thing to do. when i showed up in 2006, the cool thing to do was play basketball because that's what the american kids do and now because of the fugees they have done so well in the field and people have heard their story, kids are showing up listening to an old guy like me blather on about a book just to have an opportunity to ask how they can play on the team. that's some kind of dedication, right? so with that, i challenge someone to be -- to be the person to ask that first question. i don't think anyone here could possibly qualify for the fugees so get that out of

and before that, joe, zach of river twice research, and straight from nepal, mike gerka of global fundsgood to see you, before we get to the market, we want to recap this bank of america story. the sec charging bank of america with making misleading and false statements in connection with its acquisition of merrill l lynch. joe terranova, this is not about the material adverse change clause, this is about the whole bonus issue, about disclosing whether or not they were going to pay the bonuses. what do you do with bank of america here? it's come off its highs as a result of this news. >> well, i think if you have bank of america here, you're looking for bank of america longer term. it's come off the highs, but it has not come off that much. michelle, what it makes me think right here, two things. number one, i want to own jpmorgan all that much more, and we have a very strong tape today and if this bank of america news does not make the tape move lower, then that's a great indication of the fundamental strength of this rally. >> mike gerka, i see you nodding your head. >> i could not

. >> it is to rescue girls that are being trafficked until nepal. >> she knows so much about the world>> well, amelia has several siblings that are smart and involved. so i would not be surprised if we are doing a story on them soon. they are absolutely fantastic. >> stay with us. more news coming up on 11 news sunday morning. >> coming up in sports, the orioles take the blue jays to extra innings. was it enough to get >> good morning, everybody. the orioles didn't just rest during the break, they went into a coma. they lost for the 16th time since the all-star game yesterday. the future is now on rookie chris thome not exactly make the start he wanted. beat to left and gone. two-run homer. you know what? he settled down after that. the orioles would respond after a huff r.b.i. scores easily to tie it at two apiece. do you realize that a single guy hitting -- that puts pressure on young guys like tillman. strikes out lind here. you bite your fingernails with danny on the mound. he loses the game. he has three losses in seven -- in danys baez. rod guess with a 0-0 that broughteee stadiu

if your diplomat from croatia, nepal and korea and you score a job in the u.s.t, no, by the plane load they come to iowa. >> welcome to iowa. >> thanks from engineer mane. >> thank you for coming. >> you've got a great country. >> reporter: hosting these bi-annual junkets to iowa, paid for by private sponsors. diplomats meet countries their countries might do business with and then local families host them in their homes for the week for some good old-fashioned midwestern hospitality. >> what i want to get out of it is jobs created in iowa from international trade because jobs, number one, it's a job. number two, export-related jobs are very much higher paying jobs. probably 15% above the national average. >> we've actually since been able to draw some biolog with different countries, with their agricultural divisions to be able to expand our exports and expand our business sgroos one of the most important trips may have have been to monsanto where the company tried to reduce concerns, especially among the europeans, about genetically modified seeds. senator gra

the problem of education, and my friend, judge andrew nepal tunnel of fox news join me on the stage here. they will read the question from the young people -- and that is also andrew napolitano from fox news. [applause] >> you get in a lot of trouble for fixing parking tickets. here is the first question in the justice thomas, since the civil war, what has changed the way americans view the constitution the most, and why? >> is that from one of the students? oh, goodness. i would have to say the 14th amendment for a lot of the obvious reasons. the equal protection clause and the fact that if assured -- it assured the rights to the freed slaves. it ensured the rights to all citizens. if you have the chance and you read plessy vs. ferguson, it is a fabulous short decision. not only does he show have to be judged by separating your personal views from what the constitution says, he shows the intent that animated both the 13th and 14th amendments. it also is a board because you have the dual citizenship of the state and national government, and you have doctrines like the doctrine of incorpo