are present rector of the transcend peace university thanks very much for your thoughts here on our team my pleasure thanks for inviting me. also coming up later in the program nailed down to the wall it's two decades since the soffit union collapse put pressure on the russian speaking minority dystonia shows no signs of easing community members say they will never give up the fight for their basic rights. what do you make of the first egyptian election since the revolution. so well what do you think is the importance of it. what's on your mind that you jumped. over the global holiday getaway as a resident asked people to weigh out their seasonal thinking shopping or world news . of the euro crisis is here to stay and there's no way around it so says german chancellor angela merkel warning that it will take years to solve the walks debt ridden economic woes her words akko a growing desperation in the e.u. as weaker economies struggle against a looming default amid an unprecedented credit squeeze earlier the european central banks lot of the blogs financial institutions with extra cash wh

been if the current government goes professor you know and belton director of the transcend peace university told r.t. that that agenda goes very well with the regional interests of some other countries . the western intend this of course to split of suit completely from any rain and connection as they see it in yemen the worse there is with the leadership and against the opposition. there with the opposition and against the leadership cutting it much too sharp so it's a question of where the big boys the big boys which group are the big boys fighting the big wasted but it's so typical. libya being played again. that would probably cost much more and worse many more civilians than the lives that will protect and it will set the tone for the award will go on for a long time. r.t. live here in moscow with you twenty four hours a day still to come this unemployment falls in the u.s. a sign of recovery or massaging the figures. these are real jobs this is a plantation economy. we look at whether the recent drop in joblessness reflects the real state of things in the american economy. but also st

hezbollah and hamas if the current government goes professor you have the director of the transcend peace university told us here at r.t. that the agenda goes very well with the regional interests of some other countries the western intend this of course to split of syria completely from any reigning in connection as they see it. the west is with the leadership and against the opposition and in syria their video position and against the leadership cutting it much too sharp so it's a question of where to be voice out a big voice which group and the big boys siding with the big west advice so to precondition of the there is libya being played again we have heard two and divide that would probably cost much more many more civilians than the lives that will protect and it will set the tone for a war that will go on for a long time. you're watching r t live from moscow still to come for you this hour here but unemployment falls in the u.s. a sign of recovery or a sign of the figures. these are real jobs this is a plantation economy we look at where the recent drop in joblessness reflects the real state o

and hamas if the current government goes professor you have golden director of the transcend peace university told r.t. that that agenda goes very well with the regional interests of some other countries the western intend this of course to split of syria completely from any reigning in connection as they see it. the west is with the leadership and against their position and in syria their video position and against the leadership cutting it much too sharp so it's a question of where the big boys out the big boys which group where the big boys live in the big west advice that's a typical version of the there is libya being played again we have heard it too and before. that will probably cost much more and more many more civilians than the lives they will protect and it will set the pattern for a war that will go on for a long time. voting in russia's parliamentary elections is already underway ballots are being cast at polling stations across the east in most regions of the country russians vote on sunday choosing from seven parties vying for seats in the parliament or the state duma the outc

of the transept peace universe decides that corresponds to the regional interests of foreign powers . the western intend course to split completely from any range and connection as they see it in yemen the west is with the leadership and against the opposition. with your position against the leadership. and march to a shark so it's a question of where the big boys are the big boys which group and the big boys fighting the big western parts to keep the conversion of the libya being played again be referred to and because that would probably cost much more and more many more civilians than the loads that will protect and it will to turn for the border to go on for a long time. voting in russia's election so the lower house of parliament or state duma has kicked off in the east of the country seven parties that fighting to overcome a threshold of seven percent of votes needed to win seats but this is the first time that those running which get five or six percent will also be represented in parliament but only within one or two seats the outcome of most interest is whether the ruling uni

how mass if the current government goes professor you and belton director of the trance and peace university told r.t. that an agenda goes very well with the regional interests of some other countries. the western intent this of course is to split completely from any rain and connection as they see it in yemen the west is with the leadership and against the opposition. there with the opposition and against the leadership cutting it much too sharply so it's a question of where the big boys the big boys which group are the big boys fighting the big. and so typical. libya being played again. that would probably cost much more and worse many more civilians than the lives that will protect and that will set the tone for the award will go on for a long time. voting in russia's elections to lower house of parliament is already underway ballots are being cast in polling stations across the eastern most regions of the country russians vote on sunday choosing from seven parties vying for seats in the parliament or state duma the main intrigue is whether the ruling united russia party manages to keep i

government goes professor you're kind of gotten the rockets over the the recto they transferred peace university told us here that agenda goes very well with the regional interests of some other countries the western intend this of course to split of suit completely from any range and connection as they see it in yemen the west there is with the leadership and against the opposition. in syria there will be opposition against the leadership cutting in march to shark me so it's a question of where the big boys are the big boys which group are the big boys fighting the big wave started but it's so typical visually is libya being played again to be referred to and before that would probably cost much more and more many more civilians than the loads that will protect and it will set the tone for the war that will go on for a long time. working in russia's elections to the lower house of parliament just a duma has kicked off in the eastern most regions of the country seven parties are fighting to overcome the threshold at seven percent of votes needed to win seats citizens have been casting their ball

and hamas if the current government goes professor your hand delton director of the trans and peace university told r.t. that that agenda goes very well with the regional interests of some other countries the western intend this of course to split of syria completely from any range and connection as they see it in the west with the stiffest. and in syria there with your position and against the leadership cutting it much too shy so it's a question of where the big boys sound a big voice which group and the big boys live in. the big western parts so people can do. is libya being played again we have heard that too and. that would probably cost much more and more many more civilians than the lives they would protect and it will set the pattern for the border to go on for a long time. still to come this hour here on r.t. unemployment falls in the us a sign of recovery or message in the figures. these are real jobs this is a plantation economy. we look at whether the recent drop in joblessness reflects the real state of things in the american economy. class or investigate how the russian speaking

iran hezbollah and hamas if they are sad regime guys and professor delton of their try said peace university says that corresponds to the regional interests of foreign powers the western intend this of course to split of syria completely from any rein in connection as they see it in yemen the west is with the leadership and against the opposition and in syria their video position and against the leadership cutting it much too sharp so it's a question of where the big boys are at the big boys which group and the big boys citing the big west advice and so typical. is libya being played again we have heard that the phone would probably cost much more and more many more civilians than the lives they will protect and it will set the pattern for a war that will go on for a long time. well i was saying in russia's elections to the lower house of parliament a state duma has kicked off in the eastern most regions of the country seven parties are fighting to overcome a threshold of seven percent of votes needed to win seats the outcome of most interest is whether the ruling united russia party manages

have asked if the current government goes professor your hand the director of the transcend peace university told us here at r.t. that the agenda goes very well with the regional interests of some other countries the western intend this of course to split of syria completely from any raney and connection as they see it in yemen the west is with the leadership and against their position. in syria and they're with the opposition and against the leadership cutting it much too sharp so it's a question of where the big boys saudi big boys which group and the big boys citing the big waste advice that's a typical vision of the libya being played again be referred to in the front that would probably cost much more many more civilians than the lives that will protect and it will set the tone for the award to go on for a long time. we with our two live from moscow we're still to come with this hour here on the program unemployment falls in the united states a sign of recovery or a sign of massaging the figures. these are real jobs this is a plantation economy to look at whether the recent drop in jobl

and hamas if the government goes professor your hand gul tung the director of the transcend peace university he told us here at r.t. that the agenda goes very well with the regional interests of some other countries . the western intend this of course to split completely from any rein in connection as they see it in yemen the west with the against differences. there with the opposition and against the leadership cutting it much too sharp so it's a question of where to be boys so the big boys which group and the big boys like. the big western parts it's a typical vision of the libya being played again due to an approach that would probably cost much more than most many more civilians than the loaves that will protect and it will set the tone for the award will go on for a long time you're watching r t it's good to have your company today still the compass are in the program unemployment falls in the us a sign of recovery or a sign of the figures. these are real jobs this is a plantation economy we look at whether the recent drop in joblessness reflects the real state of things simply america.

this further i'm joined live from beirut by dr mark has something he's an ambassador for the universal peace federation so russia's foreign ministry once again criticize the western approach to syria as biased what about the sentiments where you are in the middle east do you feel one sided pressure and condemnation is actually aggravating the situation as has been suggested. it is true i mean the aggravation of the situation is only one side the source for which is the being pressured by the west and the nato alliance actually towards the syrian sovereignty and their own independence now the regime is under huge pressure by international organizations under the umbrella of the united nations and the european union and the united states for sure and in foreign policy so far has being download i mean they are downloading all their efforts in order to put down the regime as soon as possible where their own strategic interests will be implemented through another regime that they are planning to take over after bashar al assad which is the president of the current republic of syria will be all st

clashes in syria figures damascus insists are based only on information from rebels at a mass or to universal peace federation a new york doctor marcello believes the west is only listening to the opposition. gratian of the situation is only one side of the so far which is the being pressured by the west and the nato alliance actually towards the syrian sovereignty and their own independence now the regime is under huge pressure by international organizations under the umbrella of the united nations and the european union and the united states for short and then foreign policy so far has being download i mean they are downloading all their efforts in order to put down the regime as soon as possible where their own strategic interests will be implemented through another regime that they are planning to take over after bashar al assad which is the president of the current republic of syria will be all stood by the opposition is inside syria now the whole situation i believe that has not been so for it through peaceful dialogue as an as i am an ambassador for peace i urge all parties inside syria to h

peace baby girl. that's the latest from university boulevard east, back to you in the studio. >> thanks, chris. >>> a montgomery county grand jury indicted a man in the murder of his estranged wife. murder, kidnapping and robbery. police say he stabbed his wife, 51-year-old jane mcquain inside her apartment. her body was found october 12th. a week later her son's remains were found. investigators believe he was beaten with a bat lopez was arrested in north carolina. he's back in maryland and held without bond. >>> the district's police unit says there's been a significant spike in crime since the occupy d.c. movement started. violent crime is up 17%, overall crime up 14% since the protest started three months ago. the union believes it's because many officers have been pulled off neighborhood patrols to monitor them. they scolded the mayor for not being more up front about the spike in crime. they are reviewing the union's concerns. >>> now to decision 2012. rick perry last his attempt to get his name on the virginia ballot. a federal judge denied the request for an emergency court order that would h

. >> he writes about president obama's nobel peace prize, writing, "we thus find ourselves in a rather peculiar universe where good intentions are rewarded before they have undergone the strenuous metamorphosis of being translated into good deeds or hard facts. and it becomes increasingly difficult to avoid entertaining the suspicion that there is something explicitly political in the underlying process of nobleista decision-making." christopher hitchens, good morning, sir. >> good morning. >> good excerpt there. lay out for us -- >> well put, i must say. >> i think the translation was, he didn't deserve it. >> you call it, christopher, the nobel's first virtual award. why do you say that? >> well, it would be like giving someone an oscar in the hope that it would encourage them to make a decent motion picture. >> christopher hitchens in 2009. his fellow writer and good friend christopher buckley wrote this in "the new yorker." quote, everything he said was brilliant. it was a feast of reason and a flow of soul, and if the author of "god is not great" did not himself believe in the concept of soul, he s

university. top leaders were called to testify about this incident including pepper spraying peaceful protesters. abc 7's laura anthony joins with us the story. >> hi, cheryl, one thing learned today is that there is no uniform policy with regard to police use of force on campuses. now, after several incidents, lawmakers are looking at whether there should be. >> i don't want to see such pain inflicted on our students. >> after scandalous incidents like this one involving police, the university president conceded to lawmakers. sometimes, standard poll skpiz procedures need to be abandoned. >> now, you may not want to move these occupiers out. because it's just too confrontational. sometimes, we just waive rules for a while. >> at uc berkeley police used batons to disperse demonstrators. at uc davis, two police officers sprayed pepper spray in faces of demonstrators blocking a walkway. >> did i ask police to use pepper spray? the answer is no. >> in testimony uc davis chancellor said this video marks the first time she knew her officers possessed pepper spray. >> this is something i did not even k

university across the street from his home. close to 100 residents are picking up the peaces after a 3-alarm fire ripped through their home in baltimore. >> fortunately no injuries have been reported. we are told 58 units went up in flames leaving many of the residents, who are elderly, homeless tonight. as firefighters were rushing to the scene of the 3-alarm apartment fire residents, many of them elderly, ran out of their apartments in a pan toik find safety. >> i had bad knees and had to go down the steps one by one. >> fire crews were called in just before 11:00 friday night. once they arrived they were met with heavy flames shooting from the four-story apartment building. >> our fire alarm was going off. then i looked outside and i saw all of these fire engines. >> they never saw a scene as surreal at his own home. >> looks like half the baltimore city fire department is here. >> other residents took off and left everything but the clothes on their back. >> i was laying in bed in my underwear. did not put shoes on and rushed out. >> firefighters were able to knockout the flames, not before two large condo on the upper floors were

university after oughtedly campus shooting. this is what happened last night. dozens of students chanting for peace. they stood in front of a memorial honoring the 33 people that were killed on campus. the university says it will help these students recover from yesterday's deadly attack. in the meantime, virginia state police this morning announced that ballistic tests show the same handgun was used to kill a university police officer and the suspect. officer dale crouse -- that suspect killed himself nearby. students were ordered city in their dorms after the shooting. >>> they were like checking all the doors to make sure they were locked. telling everyone to stay in their room. >> it's like an eerie ora around come pus. >> the police are waiting for autopsy results to come in to confirm who that shooter was. the officer that was killed was an army veteran. >>> 6:08 is the time right now. back to sal for a look at the commute. sal. >> news chopper two has arrived to look at this backup on 880 northbound. and it's huge. the only good thing we found out when news chopper two arrived they started pic

peaceful protesters. >> reporter: well, uc davis' president says that the university system needs to better understand or better define when force should be used, which obviously raises the question with so many confrontations between students and police, over the years' it took recent events for them to discover the need. it was this incident on the uc davis campus where the student was being pepper sprayed, and it dominated the hearing. the uc davis chancellor gave the key testimony before the lawmakers. >> did i direct them to use pepper spray? the answer is no. did i direct the police to use force? and the answer is no. >> reporter: the uc davis pepper spray incident is under investigation, as is the use of baton on the uc davis berkeley students, during the protest. they said the images were upsetting. >> i certainly think we need more definition of when we use force, and don't, and when it is permitted. >> reporter: they say the investigations are under way. but after testimony, he didn't field questions from the press. >> i thought the hearing was fine, excuse me. >> reporter: the chancellor didn'

. >> the university of science and technology is backed by the south korean government and u.s. its goal is to give north korea's leader's tools to promote peace on the korean pins peninsula. >> it gives them internal life. >> 35 million dollar campus includes world class dormitories and classrooms. students even have access to the internet, something most north koreans could only dream of. dale hurd, cbn news. >>> one out of every three south koreans identifies himself as a christian. six of the ten largest churches in the world are in korea and over 20,000 korean sent out to other countries as missionaries. it began a century ago with western missionaries. >> reporter: bustling port of bu son is an asset to the country. the wilderness of the gospel. davies was the founder of the grammar school in melbourne, australia. draj tragically he died, the victim of a deadly disease contracted during his three-week walk. it inspired 126 australian missionarie missionaries. >> i say this says we must give ourselves more completely to preach the gospel to the koreans>> a medical facility to deal with lepers. he received a award. >> the lepers at the tim

peace agreement did between israel and the palestinians. >> occupy wall street movement is now a college course. new york city university will plan to offer two under graduate classes next semester. >> they marched around the greenwich village courses. they examine economy and cultural analysis. the professor plans to write in bless speaker consist. >> they are helping hundreds of students to unite against bullying. >> this is the gay straight alliance club across the state. >> they held. >> workshops on everything from health to dealing with what they say they know all too well. >> they would like kick me and punch me for being gay. >> there were also workshops which is a new law going into effect. it is going to require them to teach students. leslieian and transgender people. >> they are remembering our fallen soldiers. >> they ahead the holiday wreaths on the graves of those that died. >> it as tradition that begin years ago. >> but the group. >> it is volume unat that tears. >> they did nearly an hour tarnation al cemetery. >> it will stay to -- benefit them. >>> they will play at the same time today. >> they are i

peace building efforts. secretary of state hillary clinton spoke about the initiative that a speech at georgetown university. one hour. >> to is my pleasure to welcome all of you here this afternoon. it is an honor to have some many distinguished guests and national leaders especially the united states secretary of state, hillary rodham clinton, who will discuss the u.s. action plan on women, peace, and security. i like to express what a privilege it is to welcome the president of xhosa though. it is an honor to have you with us today. your leadership example was a deep commitment to establishing peaceful solutions to conflicts. as an honor for us to have you with us. secretary clinton + presence today follows more than a decade of international dialogue on the role of women in peace building and development. in 2000, the united states security council passed resolution 1325 to formally recognize the importance of promoting gender equality and empowerment of women to prevent, manage, and protect the rights of women's and girls'. since then, countries around the world have adopted the resolution supporting mo

peaceful protesters. >> katie marzullo is live in the newsroom to explain. >> reporter: in a few hours university officialsabout campus police officers using force on student protesters. uc president mark yudof and uc davis chancellor are among those who will testify at a hearing in sacramento about nonviolent protesters and use of force on college campuses. student leaders and police oversight experts will also testify. students have claimed police brutality in two incidents. you saw uc davis officers pepper sprayed a row of seated students. uc berkeley officers did hit students with batons. university officials are expected to explain their policies and procedures. the testimony begins at 10:00 this morning. our other top story a big vote on the 49ers next stadium. terry mcsweeney is live in santa clara. >> reporter: good morning. the san francisco 49ers are probably celebrating somewhere last night's vote that brings them oh so close to bidding a stadium across the street from the headquarters -- -- next to great america. these are members of the city council who wore different hats for the rotation the

university. he spoke their languages. he understood the outside world. he had a nobel peace prize in his pocket for his diplomacy during his presidency ending the russell japanese war. this was a very accomplished diplomat. the only president in history was ever asked to mediate a foreign war. if he had been president in 1914, i don't like to be spent elusive but it is pretty certain that the heads of the european powers, at least in early 1915, we know they were looking for a way out if they could find one. i think they would have turned to president roosevelt to mediate their differences. but instead they had to do with a president who was parochial in the extreme. original son of a virginia preacher, whose only for an experience before he became president a couple of bicycling trips to england. he spoke no languages that i am aware of. theodore roosevelt during those years in world war i became more and more pathologically frustrated that wilson was in charge and he not. i tell the story of this gigantic confrontation as honestly as i can wear the have those behind it --

the peace education fund and peace action west is a graduate in political science and international relations as well as law and study and visual arts studies at the university of california san diego and received his master's degree in international law and the protection of human rights from the university of in the now the ones axel joins us now from our studios in los angeles axl welcome. hired thank you friend you for having me on today thank you for joining us it's an honor to have you with us what's your story your personal story how did you become an act of us what brought you to this moment in time. my personal story i'm originally from mexico from northern part of mexico and sonora i was born and raised my first ten years there but i really am what do you consider a cross border child the new kind of generation that lived in bold size of the border and grew up in both sides of the border my dad's american my mom is is from mexico and i always went back and forth and i saw a lot of the issues that we're fighting for right now particularly within the latino community i saw it growing up while working in restaurants going through college while. work a

university. he had stolen a car on wednesday, the day before police officer was killed. several thousand people have been demanding compensation for a cholera outbreak. they say u.n. peace keepers carried the disease to haiti, causing an epidemic, which killed almost 7,000. 910 cans of asparagus have been seized by anti-narcotics police. police sources say the destination of the spanish destination of mallorca, it was worth around $20 mlt. president cabilla has been given another term in office. he said the announcement of victory for his rival was a provocation. >> there's anger on the street. the election for another term is deemed unacceptable here. they voted for his main rival. he has run the country so badly, we hate it, says this opposition supporter. we want him to leave, because nothing works in congo. another said, i don't agree with this victory. considering that on the day of the vote, we saw that the majority of the people were voting for the other. he has rejected the results. what he does next is crucial. days of clashes between opposition supporters and riot police. he has appealed, but if he decides to call for protest, his supporters will take to the s

peace, it's a deal and there's a difference. >> your book is required reading for a university of florida freshman next year. >> i want them to take away what so many entrepreneurs and service men in this country have written me about, which is that you can do anything you want to when you face obstacles and it's all about family and faith in the next generation. for these girls, there was so much stacked against them. right now during this recession -- that resinates with a lot of people. when you have moms that say, look, my family is counting on me. i'm going to go on ebay and do what i can to sell work and that's what these girls did. >> a lot of similarities. gayle lemmon, thank you for joining us. >> g thank you for having me. >>>. >> a surprise move, former penn state football coach jerry sandusky waved a preliminary hearing scheduled for this morning. sandusky arrived at the courthouse this morning. at least five of the men who say sandusky sexually molested them were expected to testify. the case now moves towards a trial and we will keep you posted as that trial date gets closer. >>> the army is in

university of texas in austin. andrew wilder is the director of afghanistan and pakistan programs at the united states institute of peace. he has worked in both countries for more than 20 years, running humanitarian organizations and doing research. we thank you both for being with us. andrew wilder, to you first. on today's bombing. these are rare, as we said, have been years since something like this has happened in afghanistan. sectarian violence on shiites. what is the significance that it's happening now? >> as if afghanistan needed a new kind of violence. we haven't seen this kind of sectarian attack in afghanistan. it's quite frequent and common in pakistan to see this kind of attack. but not in afghanistan. that's why it's very unusual. again, a coordinated attack in three cities at the same time. really unfortunate to see this kind of sunni-she a type of violence in afghanistan. the attacks have been mostly directed at official tarring hes, military targets but not sectarian tarring hes like the shia community. >> woodruff: we reported that a pakistani sunni militant group claimed responsibility. how do you see

university officials in the hot seat. they are going to testify in front of lawmakers on wednesday. legislatures say they are disturbed at how peaceful student demonstrators were treated by campus police. >> volunteers honored our country's veterans at the golden gate cemetery this weekend. part of the nationwide reach across america event. it's for members lost from each branch of the armed forces as well as pows and those missing in action. >> well, we have been missing rain from our forecast for a long time now. seems we have been bone dry here in december. the slight chanceover rain. >> exactly, even with that slight chance it's not going to bring our totals up enough to make a big impact. it's starting to become a concern especially as we've seen conditions that have become windy. thankfully we don't have to contend with the wind but we are going to see a little bit of rain, hopefully into our forecast starting tomorrow and later on into the week as well. but this morning we in the clear, we're dry and we're seeing cloud cover and even patchy fog. as you look at the city here, you can see not too bright yet. we're going to see b

university women. families helping families in the western suburbs, hundreds of christmases' will be better this year thanks to a huge canvas as part of a drive in oak park. this year's nobel peace prize winners and a south and church has problems at the altar. @ñ?Ñúótp?ow÷÷÷xm@]pñÑnúqúgxo@f(n÷7@?xi@@ oú6@w@po÷?@÷úo7? g@úoñÑú?> this morning it's not people filling the pews at united lutheran church in oak park. it's a presence, bags and bags of presence. presence. christmas presents. people in need better being helped by the holiday food and gift basket program to the oak park river forest community of congregation, a program that dates back to the 1970's and today the need is as great as ever, 950 families will receive gifts this year. families like these people, are here to deliver gifts to families in need. >> we feel privileged and felt good about being able to help out. >> we followed it the family as they packed their car and headed to their first stop, gives for a mother and an adorable 9 month

peace in his heart as he releases her. >> that was the mother of the once missing university of kansas student. has some reason to celebrate today. oughs, sneezing, aches, fevers. tylenol: and i relieve nasal congestion. nyquil (stuffy): overachiever. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. ♪ takes everything you've got ♪ wouldn't you like to get away? ♪ ♪ ♪ sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ ♪ you want to be where you can see ♪ ♪ our troubles are all the same ♪ ♪ you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ >>> that 19-year-old kansas student who has been missing for about a week has been found safe and sound. still, there are a lot of questions surrounding her sudden disappearance. police in kansas say aisha khan was not abducted. she was not held against her will. the family meks hadn't heard from her since she left that frightening message saying she was assaulted by, in her words, a creepy man. police have read the her case as an abduction, searching nearby woods, horseback, even asking people to

peace >>dave: during the game? that individual joe from taylor university the annual "silent night," game the fan section doesn't makehey break out into song including, of course, "silent night," with whacky costumes and painting the chest part of the tradition. >>alisyn: lack of costumes. they are not wearing a lot of clothes but they are warm because they have a santa hat on. >>dave: and they are full of christmas cheer. or something. and now, american airlines is getting high-tech. >>dave: like me and clayton. >>clayton: they have ipads now, course they filed for bankruptcy. they are using ipads in the cockpits. the f.a.a. says american airlines is the first major air carrier to get approval for operational use and they have to show it does not enter fore with crew duties and that it does not enter fore with the communication and navigation system of the aircraft. >>alisyn: that is important. to show it doesn't interfere with the navigation system which is what they have always worried about. the reason can you not use your electronic devices and you have to shut them offefore leaving the gate is because it could

of history at the university of virginia, julian bond has been an active participant in the movement for several rights, economic justice, and peaceessive spokesman for the disinherited. ladies and gentleman, please welcome the hon. julian bond. [applause] >> thank you, gwen. i am one of those votesless citizens of the district of columbia. the man we honor today was my neighbor and friend and my teacher at morehouse college in atlanta. that means i have known his children since they were children and his sister just as long. his family and mine live next to each other and the people will follow me to this podium were constant presences in our neighborhood. i was not far from him on that magic day in august when he delivered his famous speech. his heart summarize all that he meant was when he was alive and how great our loss is now upon his death. the true measure of any man is how his message continues on after he has passed from the same. we have very reason proof that martin luther king meets that standard. 32-year-old winner of the nobel peace prize said last week that martin luther king inspired me most because he saw a chang

peace, long piece. i've read the whole thing. but one piece about it that i was struck by, yes, they're getting more financial aid. yes, they're able to attend state universities citizenship. and that for a lot of these high-achieving students, they graduate magna cum laude, they graduate sum ma cum laude, they're at the top of their class but they're worried about being able to work in this country. how big a problem? and is there something either the government or a private entity can do about it? >> well, it really is a catch 22. because they can enter law school here. they can enter medical school. but unless congress changes the law to legalize them they're going to really be behind the 8 ball. they won't be able to get loans backed by the federal government. they really won't be able to become doctors and lawyers in full standing here in california. >> that's fascinating. >> or around the nation. >> let me recommend again, a great piece, if you haven't checked out sacbee.com. thank you, stephen. >> thank you. >> president obama got up closed personal with a very young constituent this weekend. the president and first lady were visiting with service membe