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so david martin, he and i had the pleasure of going to peru together a couple of years ago. i guess it would be almost a small thing to say, but we bonded. 24/7 for 14 days. you get to know somebody. and he and his wife had been incredible in support of this book. i told them a few months ago that i had a gift for them. i kept meaning to mail it so i couldn't get around to him. i'm going to hand it to colleen if she will come up here for one second. for those of you at home, this is cover image for your support of the book. >> and there's a person here tonight, you know, who never gets enough credit. his name is peter buffett. let's give peter a round of applause. you might think -- [laughter] >> you know, it just doesn't get concern you know, why i'm singling him out tonight. he was the first person that read the book. and in an author's life, that's a really big deal. because you sit around in the dark, some people would say in their underwear writing a book. well, it was a fairly fast process for me. because i've experienced afghanistan. but i know that there was a moment
so david martin, he and i had the pleasure of going to peru together a couple of years ago. i guess it would be almost a small thing to say, but we bonded. 24/7 for 14 days. you get to know somebody. and he and his wife had been incredible in support of this book. i told them a few months ago that i had a gift for them. i kept meaning to mail it so i couldn't get around to him. i'm going to hand it to colleen if she will come up here for one second. for those of you at home, this is cover image...
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a christmas-eve bus crash in the andes mountains of peru killed at least 42 people, most farmers and merchants on their way home from the holidays. the bus plunged 250 feet into a ravine. the peru accidents often blamed on poorly maintained mountain roads and underregulated bus companies. at least 40,000 filipinos spent christmas day in shelters to escape the eruption of the mayon volcano. the volcano has erupted 40 times over the last 400 years forcing evacuations. this was the first time people have been forced to flee an eruption during christmas. those are some of the main stories. i'll be back at the end of the pram with a preview of what you will find tonight on the program's website. back to margaret. >> warner: the fight over the value of pensions in california. the analysis of shields and brooks. and the conclusion of our series on attempts to reform public schools in the nation's capital. that follows coverage of the sentencing today of one of china's most prominent dissidents. liu helps been convicted of the crime of subversion in a trial that lasted just two hours. >> war
a christmas-eve bus crash in the andes mountains of peru killed at least 42 people, most farmers and merchants on their way home from the holidays. the bus plunged 250 feet into a ravine. the peru accidents often blamed on poorly maintained mountain roads and underregulated bus companies. at least 40,000 filipinos spent christmas day in shelters to escape the eruption of the mayon volcano. the volcano has erupted 40 times over the last 400 years forcing evacuations. this was the first time...
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peru deuce. works it to center. keeps it moving. perreault moves it to center.and he will ladle this one over the head of shaone morrisonn. shaone morrisonn doesn't want to feel that fore check from kessel. quickly reverses it and deflects it away. 5-3, mapleleafs here at air canada center with 7:44 to go. that was a hit all the way. and poti. looking for a 6th. and the mapleleafs still at the center. and wilson wants to get some fresh troops out there. and shaone morrisonn waiting for bruce boudreau to do likewise. and waiting. mapleleafs leading by 2. they will be in no hurry now. they want to work the full length of the rink there. and good save. the mapleleafs here at home. things have not always been rosie, but there is still a short time left in this game. welcome home, man. >> joe: and we are back. i hope you are enjoying this game. backstrom, with a pass there. and joe, wide to the goal. look out. the referee. his life had to pass before him. [ laughing ] >> greg: look at the photographer. you knew it, too. >> greg: he is laughing. he has a lot of shots.
peru deuce. works it to center. keeps it moving. perreault moves it to center.and he will ladle this one over the head of shaone morrisonn. shaone morrisonn doesn't want to feel that fore check from kessel. quickly reverses it and deflects it away. 5-3, mapleleafs here at air canada center with 7:44 to go. that was a hit all the way. and poti. looking for a 6th. and the mapleleafs still at the center. and wilson wants to get some fresh troops out there. and shaone morrisonn waiting for bruce...
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peru is up here and over here is brazil and this is just a vast territory. his first expedition, what they would do is take pack animals and come over the andes, often their pack animals with a falloff of the ravines. they would come from severe cold. they would go to 17,000 feet up and slowly descend deeper into the jungle. the first exhibition heading out from la paz went all the way up here. here is a picture of him from 1908. he was still a rather young man at the time. that was one of his early expeditions and there you can see him serving the jungle with his equipment. these exhibitions were really pretty extraordinary in their own rights. they were back in the areas where i mentioned before were expeditions did not come back, one expedition of 1,000 men vanished into the region. they have almost no protections against the assault of the jungle. they would be accosted by vampire bats and wake up in the morning and describe having blood streaking down their skin from vampire bats who would peck of them as they slept. there were flies which would plant l
peru is up here and over here is brazil and this is just a vast territory. his first expedition, what they would do is take pack animals and come over the andes, often their pack animals with a falloff of the ravines. they would come from severe cold. they would go to 17,000 feet up and slowly descend deeper into the jungle. the first exhibition heading out from la paz went all the way up here. here is a picture of him from 1908. he was still a rather young man at the time. that was one of his...
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professor the shows it is possible to hel the most desperate of poor people in places like haiti, peru, cuba and russia. i won't tell you much about his new book, "strength in what remains," but the "new york times" wrote of it that mr.. has a casual mastery of complex topics in this book is perhaps as finest an examination of the nature human charity and good will. as the "baltimore sun" said, tracy kidder is a master of nonfiction narrative. please welcome tracy kidder. [applause] >> thank you. it is nice to be here. i am going to talk a while and readed little and then i'm going to show you some pictures. i am afraid that this story has already been told but i'm going to tell it again. a young medical student named deogratis merely survives the onset of civil war in his native country, this mali's central african nation of burgundy. he survived because he left the door to his room open and the men who would have killed him assumed he had already fled. he made a six month long escape from burundi, and then from the genocide in rwanda and back to burundi and by accident he got transpo
professor the shows it is possible to hel the most desperate of poor people in places like haiti, peru, cuba and russia. i won't tell you much about his new book, "strength in what remains," but the "new york times" wrote of it that mr.. has a casual mastery of complex topics in this book is perhaps as finest an examination of the nature human charity and good will. as the "baltimore sun" said, tracy kidder is a master of nonfiction narrative. please welcome tracy...
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>> greg: peru. i can't tell how long lit be. -- perreault. i need you to start wearing some sort of hat. close your eyes and what do you see? those are the hats i will be wearing soon. behind mayer. and there is the puck back in toronto zone. i don't aware what label is on it. i wish i could wear them but i can't wear them. and mayers takes it off the board. brodey, good pass. 3 minute mark of the 2nd period. rebound, 129. and tonight's action came in tied for 3rd. and kaberle takes care of him as mayers will clear. and bradley, back to poety. washington scratching. # and theodore working last night a win over california. and morrison got caught on the eyes late. the caps have a long way to change, especially if you are a defenseman. you were 10 feet from the bench when the puck was turned over. he has to stay out here now. they need to get him off. he is really dying. even 5 on 5. they were outstanding in the first period. and there is a rebound. and score -- oh, no. it is covered. and primeau changing jabs. notice, that happened exactly whe
>> greg: peru. i can't tell how long lit be. -- perreault. i need you to start wearing some sort of hat. close your eyes and what do you see? those are the hats i will be wearing soon. behind mayer. and there is the puck back in toronto zone. i don't aware what label is on it. i wish i could wear them but i can't wear them. and mayers takes it off the board. brodey, good pass. 3 minute mark of the 2nd period. rebound, 129. and tonight's action came in tied for 3rd. and kaberle takes care...
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i'm going to africa, and i'm going to go to peru and i want to -- i want to do a documentary about therestation, so i want to spend time in the forest. >> larry: dame. >> i am -- i did a midsummer night he's dream on stage in 1962, and i'm going to do it again. >> i'll be there, too. >> larry: and daniel day? >> no plans. just to spend time with the family, catching up on things. >> larry: you work sparingly, don't you? >> i do. >> larry: you do a film every three years? >> two or three. >> larry: why? >> i think i -- i find that the time that i spend away from working, which is a great luxury, of course, to be able to spend that time away from it, gives me what i he need to be able to do the work. it's very much part of the same thing. >> larry: so no chosen script yet? >> no. >> larry: rob, do you expect some academy -- obviously, you're getting academy award nominations. are you expecting a lot? >> i think we all go like this, because those are gifts really. so dangerous to think in terms of that. i think we're just so happy with the product and the process of what we did. i think t
i'm going to africa, and i'm going to go to peru and i want to -- i want to do a documentary about therestation, so i want to spend time in the forest. >> larry: dame. >> i am -- i did a midsummer night he's dream on stage in 1962, and i'm going to do it again. >> i'll be there, too. >> larry: and daniel day? >> no plans. just to spend time with the family, catching up on things. >> larry: you work sparingly, don't you? >> i do. >> larry: you do a...
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i'm going to peru. i want to do a documentary about the forest.ion. so i want to spend time in the forest. >> larry: dame? >> i did mid summer night's dream in 1962 and i'm going to do it again. >> i'll be there, too. >> yes. >> larry: and daniel? >> no plans. just spending time with the family. catching up. >> larry: you work sparingly, don't you? >> i do. >> larry: you do a film like what? every two or three years? >> two or three. i find that the time i spend away from working, which is a great luxury, of course, to be able to spend that time away it from, gives me what i need to be able to do the work. so it's very much part of the same thing. >> larry: so no chosen script yet. >> no. >> larry: to you expect some academy -- obviously you'll get academy award nominations. to you expect a lot? >> i think all of us goes like this. those are gifts really. so dangerous to think in terms of that. i think we're so happy with the product and the process of what we did. i think that's what you must do. >> larry: do you like the idea of ten nominations
i'm going to peru. i want to do a documentary about the forest.ion. so i want to spend time in the forest. >> larry: dame? >> i did mid summer night's dream in 1962 and i'm going to do it again. >> i'll be there, too. >> yes. >> larry: and daniel? >> no plans. just spending time with the family. catching up. >> larry: you work sparingly, don't you? >> i do. >> larry: you do a film like what? every two or three years? >> two or three. i...
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today testony from a peru viian o watched the glaciers melt. ana pacific islanders who may become theirst countries toisappear from world maps, a bangladeshy driven from he land by rising salt ter. ana ugandan farmer who has tried to feed a large faly as too little d then too much rnfalls. >> mostly 2007 that's wh we changed from nmore rain to drastic ra, from no more rain to fld, from no more sunshine to drought . there has been a lot of chges in climate . >> suarez: and speakg to a packed meeting rooat the copeagen conference, this woman told her audience at fairness demands that the wod's poor receive support from the industrialized wod to dl with a life-and-death challenge she did nothg to create. >> the reason why we nd this money because it is increasi day and night because the climate changes. and ofhich the climate changethey're the ones making us to suffer. e effects of climate change. >> suaz: former irish president mary robinn and retired south african archbishop desmo tutu were on hands to adtheir own calls for the wealy industriali
today testony from a peru viian o watched the glaciers melt. ana pacific islanders who may become theirst countries toisappear from world maps, a bangladeshy driven from he land by rising salt ter. ana ugandan farmer who has tried to feed a large faly as too little d then too much rnfalls. >> mostly 2007 that's wh we changed from nmore rain to drastic ra, from no more rain to fld, from no more sunshine to drought . there has been a lot of chges in climate . >> suarez: and speakg to...
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a christmaeve bus crash in the andes mountas of peru killed at least 42 pele, most farmers and merchants on the way home from t holidays. the bus plunged 250 feet inta ravine. thperu accidents often blamed on poorly maintaed mountain roads anunderregulated bus companies. at least 40,000 filipinospent christmas day shelters to escape the eruption of e mayon volcano. the volcano has erted 40 times er the last 400 years forcin evacuations. this was theirst time people have beeforced to flee a eruption during ristmas. those are some of the ma stories. i'll be back at the d of the pram with preview of what you ll find tonight on the program's website. back to margar. >> warner:he fight over the value of pensions california. the analysis of shies and brooks. d the conclusion of our seri on attempts reform public hools in the nation'sapital. that follows covage of the sentencing today oone of china's most promint dissiden. u helps been convicted of th crime of subversion in a tri that lasted ju two hours. >> warner: outde the number 1 termediate people's court in beijing this morni, police kept
a christmaeve bus crash in the andes mountas of peru killed at least 42 pele, most farmers and merchants on the way home from t holidays. the bus plunged 250 feet inta ravine. thperu accidents often blamed on poorly maintaed mountain roads anunderregulated bus companies. at least 40,000 filipinospent christmas day shelters to escape the eruption of e mayon volcano. the volcano has erted 40 times er the last 400 years forcin evacuations. this was theirst time people have beeforced to flee a...
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harvard professor who shows that it is possible to help the most separate of poor people in haiti, peru, cuba, and russia. i won't tell you much about our new book. but "the new york times" wrote of it that mr. kidder has a mast industry of complex topics. this book is at its finest the examination of the nature of human charity and goodwill. tracy kidder is a master of nonfiction knavetives. please welcome with tracy kidder. [applause] >> thank you. it's nice to be here. i'm going to talk a while and read a little, and i'm going to show you some pictures. i prayed that the story has not been told, i'm going to tell it again. a young medical student theirly survived the onset of the native war of burundi. he survives because he left the door to his room open and the men who would have killed him assumed he had already fled. he made a 6-month long on escape and then from the genocide in rwanda and then back to burundi and almost by accident he got transported to new york city. he arrived at jfk with $200, no english, a visa obtained under false pretenses, although that has been fixed. no
harvard professor who shows that it is possible to help the most separate of poor people in haiti, peru, cuba, and russia. i won't tell you much about our new book. but "the new york times" wrote of it that mr. kidder has a mast industry of complex topics. this book is at its finest the examination of the nature of human charity and goodwill. tracy kidder is a master of nonfiction knavetives. please welcome with tracy kidder. [applause] >> thank you. it's nice to be here. i'm...
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today testimony from a peru viian who watched the glaciers melt. and a pacific islanders who may become the first countries to disappear from world maps, a bangladeshy driven from her land by rising salt water. and a ugandan farmer who has tried to feed a large family as too little and then too much rainfalls. >> mostly 2007 that's when we changed from no more rain to drastic rain, from no more rain to flood, from no more sunshine to drought . there has been a lot of changes in climate . >> suarez: and speaking to a packed meeting room at the copenhagen conference, this woman told her audience that fairness demands that the world's poor receive support from the industrialized world to deal with a life-and-death challenge she did nothing to create. >> the reason why we need this money is because it is increasing day and night because of the climate changes. and of which the climate changes they're the ones making us to suffer. the effects of climate change. >> suarez: former irish president mary robinson and retired south african archbishop desmond
today testimony from a peru viian who watched the glaciers melt. and a pacific islanders who may become the first countries to disappear from world maps, a bangladeshy driven from her land by rising salt water. and a ugandan farmer who has tried to feed a large family as too little and then too much rainfalls. >> mostly 2007 that's when we changed from no more rain to drastic rain, from no more rain to flood, from no more sunshine to drought . there has been a lot of changes in climate ....
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on the day of the attacks secretary powell was in lima peru attending a special session of the organization states to adopt the inter-american democratic charter, it critical instruments for strangling -- strengthening public institutions and helping democracy deliver real improvements to people's lives. when he heard that the planes had hit the towers, he told his staff that they would be returning to the united states immediately and then he returned to the session to cast our nation's vote in favor of the charter. he did this not only because it was the initial purpose for his visit, but because in the face of that attack on our nation's mainland it was more important than ever to stand for democracy and freedom and show the world that our beliefs and our principles will not waver. colin powell has been guided by these values throughout his life. he has been a voice for these values. indeed the experiences and perspectives that he brought with him to the state department made him particularly well suited to serve as secretary of state. he knew from growing up in an immigrant community th
on the day of the attacks secretary powell was in lima peru attending a special session of the organization states to adopt the inter-american democratic charter, it critical instruments for strangling -- strengthening public institutions and helping democracy deliver real improvements to people's lives. when he heard that the planes had hit the towers, he told his staff that they would be returning to the united states immediately and then he returned to the session to cast our nation's vote...
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on the day of the attacks, secretary powell was in lima, peru, attending a special session of the organization states to adopt the inter-american democratic charter, it critical instruments for strangling -- strengthening public institutions and helping democracy deliver real improvements to people's lives. when he heard that the planes had hit the towers, he told his staff that they would be returning to the united states immediately and then he returned to the session to cast our nation's vote in favor of the charter. he did this not only because it was the initial purpose for his visit, but because in the face of that attack on our nation's mainland it was more important than ever to stand for democracy and freedom and show the world that our beliefs and our principles will not waver. colin powell has been guided by these values throughout his life. he has been a voice for these values. indeed, the experiences and perspectives that he brought with him to the state department made him particularly well suited to serve as secretary of state. he knew from growing up in an immigrant community t
on the day of the attacks, secretary powell was in lima, peru, attending a special session of the organization states to adopt the inter-american democratic charter, it critical instruments for strangling -- strengthening public institutions and helping democracy deliver real improvements to people's lives. when he heard that the planes had hit the towers, he told his staff that they would be returning to the united states immediately and then he returned to the session to cast our nation's...
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but we shall also have alternatives and that includes colombia, peru, trade agreements there, south korea, europe, all of which are very important things to do. latin american countries are huge growth forest. we should be doing all of the above. but we should not assume that the united states is not going to be the world's greatest economy into the future. i think we need to do all of the above. candidly, the government is pursuing the all-of-the-above situation. >> i think you go for it. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] >> senators are continuing their debate over health care during the weekend. book tv programs will resume after the debate. watch the debate on health care on c-span 2. to read the senate bill and the house version, plus watch video on demand, go online to c- span.org/healthcare. >> we run. ever increasing risk of narrative's. >> his latest is on the new york times best-seller list. >> c-span's 2010 to do and camel contest this year. -- c-span's 2010 student camera contest is here. the deadline is january 28. winning entries will be shown on c-span. get a came
but we shall also have alternatives and that includes colombia, peru, trade agreements there, south korea, europe, all of which are very important things to do. latin american countries are huge growth forest. we should be doing all of the above. but we should not assume that the united states is not going to be the world's greatest economy into the future. i think we need to do all of the above. candidly, the government is pursuing the all-of-the-above situation. >> i think you go for...
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the conversation off of simply how do you get the most eyeballs to what kind of information can i perue enough to somebody that they are willing to pay for it, bloomberg does that in spades, "the economist" does that, that's what we do in a different sort of way, i think that's what the news hour does. that's what it's about. but it's getting away from the tryny of the mass advertising not el. >> in the last 16 hours the top three stories on bloomberg has e been about tiger woods. that's just a consumer, that's just the behavior. i can show you the metric there. it's all tiger. >> not on the newshour. [laughter] no, i'm not saying -- >> that's not dominating the coverage, that's not what i'm saying. that's not what i'm saying. i'm not saying that's what we're leading with, i'm saying the information that people are seeking out -- >> although is that a measurement of people who are, who subscribe to boxes, or does that include -- >> no, no, no, i'm talking about people who pay for the content content -- >> host: the most read among the terminal crowd. >> and then for free on the web. >>
the conversation off of simply how do you get the most eyeballs to what kind of information can i perue enough to somebody that they are willing to pay for it, bloomberg does that in spades, "the economist" does that, that's what we do in a different sort of way, i think that's what the news hour does. that's what it's about. but it's getting away from the tryny of the mass advertising not el. >> in the last 16 hours the top three stories on bloomberg has e been about tiger...