we wrote about her experience in the persian gulf. thank you being here your service to the country. would you stand up? thank you mary. [applause] >> senator mccain: and you know you put your finger on the hardest part. we try to portray virtures and different times and to try to put them in the context to some degree and conflict of which they fought. joseph plumb martin was the first subject. 15 years old got out and went back, nearly starved to death. wrote many years later a biography of his experience and it is remarkable. these soldiers went out eating for days. they were subject to privation and going up against what at that time was the best professional army in the world; the british army. and a couple times things were so bad they almost didn't make it. and do you know he waited 30 years before getting a pension? he was of his times and our last one is michael monsoor who was a highly trained navy seal highly capable, and highly motivated to the point he sacrificed his life to save the lives of his fellow seal members. the

we wrote about her experience in the persian gulf. thank you being here your service to the country. would you stand up? thank you mary. [applause] >> senator mccain: and you know you put your finger on the hardest part. we try to portray virtures and different times and to try to put them in the context to some degree and conflict of which they fought. joseph plumb martin was the first subject. 15 years old got out and went back, nearly starved to death. wrote many years later a biography of his experience and it is remarkable. these soldiers went out eating for days. they were subject to privation and going up against what at that time was the best professional army in the world; the british army. and a couple times things were so bad they almost didn't make it. and do you know he waited 30 years before getting a pension? he was of his times and our last one is michael monsoor who was a highly trained navy seal highly capable, and highly motivated to the point he sacrificed his life to save the lives of his fellow seal members. the

iran wants a new persian empire. iranians are primarily persians. a new persian empire. and they want shia muslim over the heart of the middle east, the oil supplies, gas supplies, and nuclear weapons nuclear arms are crucial to realizing both of those visions. and befo before anybody dismisses the idea of a new persian empire look at the map look where iran is today in iraq, syria, lebanon, western afghanistan and as we speak the new persian empire is larger than any persian empire has been since the 5th century bc. >> let me ask you. this is mind numbing. i am just trying to wrap my arms around one thing here. tony you know this region of the world better than anybody. i am trying to understand what part of what they are saying to the world that the administration is not listening to. >> it is great to be with you and with ralph. we have got to remember that it was just a few years ago that iran was mending copper discs being used in the most lethal improvised devices maiming and killing our sell ders. i don't know what transpired in the last couple years that makes us

iran wants a new persian empire. iranians are primarily persians. a new persian empire. and they want shia muslim over the heart of the middle east, the oil supplies, gas supplies, and nuclear weapons nuclear arms are crucial to realizing both of those visions. and before anybody dismisses that idea of a new persian empire look at the map. look at where iran is today in iraq, in syria, in lebanon in western afghanistan in yemen. as we speak this new persian empire is larger than any persian empire has been since the fifth century b.c. >> let me ask you this is mind numbing. i am just trying to wrap my arms around one thing here. you know, tony tata, you know this region of the world better than anybody. and i am trying to understand what part of what they are saying to the world that the administration's not listening to. >> well sean it's great to be with you and with ralph. and we've got to remember that it was just a few years ago that iran was minting copper disks that were being used in the most lethal improvised explosive devices roadside bombs that were maiming an

iran wants a new persian empire. iranians are primarily persians. a new persian empire.want shia muslim over the heart of the middle east, the oil supplies, gas supplies, and nuclear weapons, nuclear arms are crucial to realizing both of those visions. and before anybody dismisses that idea of a new persian empire, look at the map. look at where iran is today in iraq, in syria, in lebanon, in western afghanistan, in yemen. as we speak this new persian empire is larger than any persian empire has been since the fifth century b.c. >> let me ask you, this is mind numbing. i am just trying to wrap my arms around one thing here. you know, tony tata, you know this region of the world better than anybody. and i am trying to understand what part of what they are saying to the world that the administration's not listening to. >> well, sean, it's great to be with you and with ralph. and we've got to remember that it was just a few years ago that iran was minting copper disks that were being used in the most lethal improvised explosive devices roadside bombs that were maiming and k

♪ >> so a chelo kabob wouldn't be complete without persian rice.soned with saffron, the rice in this country is like nothing you've ever had. >> tony, first you should take the butter and put it on your rice. bon appÉtit. >> bon appÉtit. >> it's good. >> it's really good, yeah. it was a hopeful time when i arrived in iran. a window had opened. there had been a slight loosening of restrictions since the election of president hassan rouhani, and there was optimism for a deal that could lead to an easing of crippling economic sanctions imposed because of iran's continued nuclear program. trade restrictions that have been very, very difficult for everyone. but there's a push happening between opposing factions in the government. on one hand iranians are the descendants of ancient persia, the empire of poetry, flowers, the highly influential culture that goes back thousands of years. but the ruling clerical and military class are at best ambivalent, at worst actively hostile to much of that tradition. severe religious-based restrictions of speech, dress

in 490 b.c., the persians were repelled. in 480 b.c., the persians reached athens, sacking the city and reducing the acpolis to rns. greeks from rival city-states banded together for the first time to defeaeir enemy, a all odds. aeschylus pressed the athenians' fervor: "sons of the greeks, go forward and set free your father's country. now is the one battle for everything." the united greeks were triumphant. herodotus captured their spirit: "freedom-- you have never tried to know how sweet it is. if you had, you would urge us to fight for it, not only with our spears but even with our hatchets." for the greeks, man was no longer at the mercy of external forces. his own actions could alter the world around him. man took his place as preeminent in the world order. on the island of aegina near athens this new idea of humanism can be seen just as it was emerging at the temple of aphaia. the pediments show scenes of the trojan war. the west pediment was sculpted about 500 b.c., just before the persians' assault. a fierce battle i

. >> there has been a long standing centuries long animosity between persians and arabs. there is nothing new about that. when i was in the region and met with the arab leaders the first thing they said was you have to attack iran. they would like us to bomb iran. that has been the case for a very long time. is this circumstance their interest aligned with that of israel? they don't ordinarily but do in this case. there was one report which i don't know if it is true or not was reported that when the hangman placed the noose around saddam hussein's neck the last words spoke were damn the persians. that's a conflict of ancient origins going on for a long time, absolutely nothing new that the gulf arabs are opposed to the persians who are also shi'a while the arab states are sunni so there is a double edge to that conflict and would like the united states to bomb iran. >> what about these sanctions? let's talk about the idea that there are a fair amount of people in congress who would like to increase the sanctions against iran. >> almost everyone agrees that the reason ira

. >> we are looking at the -- >> this is the persian gulf.squares are the good guys, carnival cruises. the red are suspicious. this is the story of a real vessel. we constructed its profile. we know what it's doing, what it's caring, everything. it is exporting oil from iran to syria and back. >> you have people looking at screens like air to -- traffic controllers. >> we have algorithms. they built ship profiles flagging singular vessel activities but also trends. >> who else buys -- besides security once data like this? >> i'm sure there are a lot of people in the crowd that look at the growth of china. one of the problems is china is measuring its own growth. but managing shipping and cargo movement, we measure the raw materials coming into china, providing a lead indicator for its growth. another example, we know about the roller coaster of oil prices. right now on the screen, our measurement -- when the price of oil goes down, people stock it up. if on in the november you would have gone to bloomberg or reuters and asked how many are in

. >>> preparations are underway across asia and the middle east to commemorate the persian new year orz. the event is one of the most important events in the persian calendar and has been celebrated in various ways since 555 bc. plenty more stories for you any time on our website. the address is aljazeera.com. and you can watch us by clicking on the watch live icon. that's aljazeera.com. hi, i am lisa fletcher and you are in the stream. prediction that cyber attacks of far greater scale could be around the corner. will americans confidence in the economy be more closely tied to cyber security lus, unlocking medical mysteries in cuba. and forget dropping a check in the mail, $5 billion just this year instantly transferred hands by a social media platforms. what it means for you and the banks.

beyond that, some years ago, in florida, i worked for persians, as they like to be referred as rather than iranians, but i was given the impression that within tehran, which is the capital of persia, there is, in fact, a thriving jewish community, and this is so conflicted to the presentation that the media gives to me, as a jew. jew by birth -- my mother was jewish. that is one thing. the other thing i cannot figure is how come they routinely show people purportedly minute -- manipulating radioactive material, and they're were in a fiber-cotton mask to protect themselves -- wearing a fiber-top and -- fiber-cotton mask to protect themselves from nuclear toxins? none of that makes any sense. maybe ruben could elaborate on that. thank you so much. guest: daniel, thank you very much for your question. first of all, as a republican, i should not do this, but in defense of secretary of state john kerry, one of the things we need to recognize is there is no magic formula in the middle east and not everything that is occurring in the middle east is sickly reaction to what the night -- is sim

the persian army was strong and powerful. so at some point the muslim army -- sorry, the commander promised god, there's a word for it make a pledge to god -- that if he defeated the persian army he would create the blood -- a river out of their blood right? so eventually a very savvy commander, so he defeated the persian army like a day later, and he started slaughtering, you know, like the people who tried to flee. now, the problem, the truckee thing for -- tricky thing for him was he couldn't make a river out of the blood. so he started to think -- he found himself, basically, in a pickle. he needed to find a solution for this. so what he did is, basically go to the captives. so he -- there were thousands of prisoners, you know, caught by the muslim army. and he wanted to kill the captives. now, according to islamic teaching you cannot kill captives you cannot kill prisoners of war but he made a pledge to god -- and he's like a companion of the prophet -- so he made a fatwa that he could kill the captives. so he started ki

. >> persian cats. >> persian cats. >> all right a couple prescriptions there, zpaugs cats. >> soundd to me. thank you. >> that is sunday house call for now. wauch us every sunday. >> enjoy the rest of your sunday. ng. enjoy the rest of your sunday. >>> a fox news alert a helicopter crashing into a home in loornlds. our affiliate is heading to the scene. but they are reporting one person is dead as firefighters battle the fwlooims flames as smoke billingoed into the air. we will bring you more on this story as it breaks. stay with us for more. welcome to america's news hds. >> our top story this sunday afternoon, the u.s. has now pulled out all of her personnel from yemen. that is in the wake of the escalating violence there. as it appears iran influenced? well, it's only spreading. the country's security situation getting worse as officials say those shiite rebels

if iran threatens to walk away from the table, and this often happens in a persian bazaar, call their bluff, they'll be back, because they need the deal a lot more than you do. we've been told that no deal is better than a bad deal. well, this is a bad deal. it's a very bad deal. we're better off without it. >>> hours later, president obama responded to prime minister's netanyahu's criticism. here he is. >> on the core issue, which is how do we prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, which would make it far more dangerous and would give it scope for even greater action in the region, the prime minister didn't offer any viable alternatives. the alternative that the prime minister offers is no deal, in which case iran will immediately begin once again pursuing its nuclear programs. his essential argument is if we just double down on sanctions, iran won't want to do that. well, we have evidence from the past decade that sanctions alone are not sufficient to prevent iran from pursuing its nuclear ambitions. >>> i'm joined by u.s. congresswoman blackburn from ten here and emanuel cle

today the jewish people face another attempt by yet another persian potent to destroy us.upreme leader, ayatolla/ ha meneny, spews the oldest hatred, the oldest hatred of anti-semitism with the newest technology. he tweets that israel must be anile ney lated. he tweets. in iran there isn't freetw9ce internet but he tweets in english that israel must be destroyed. for those who believe that iraní threatens the jewish state, but not the jewish people, listen to hassan nasrallah, leader of hezbollah, save us the trouble of chasing them down around the world. but iran's regime is not merely a jewish problem any more than the nazi regime was merely a jewish problem. the 6 million jews murdered by the nazis were but a fraction of the 60 million killed in world war ii. so, too, iran's regime poses a grave threat not only to israel, but alsos to the peace of the entire world.!3i'y to understand just how dangerous iran would be with nuclear weapons, we must fully understand the nature of the regime. the people of iran are very talented people. they're heirs to one of the world's gr

[applause] today, the jewish people face another attempt by yet another persian to destroy us. iran's supreme leader, ayatollah khomenei spews the oldest hatred of anti-semitism with the newest technology. he tweets that israel must be annihilated. in iran, there is not exactly free internet but he tweets that israel must be destroyed. for those who believe iran threatens the jewish state but not the jewish people, listen to the leader of hezbollah, iran's chief terrorist proxy. he said, if all those jews gathered in israel, it will save us the trouble of chasing them down around the world. but iran's regime is not merely a jewish problem any more than the nazi regime was merely a jewish problem, for the 6 million jews murdered by the nazis were but a fraction of the 60 million people killed in world war ii. iran's regime poses a great threat, not only to israel, but also to the peace of the entire world. to understand just how dangerous iran would be with nuclear weapons, we must fully understand the nature of the regime. the people of iran are a very talented people -- they a

we will read of a powerful persian advice roy who plotted to destroy the jewish people some 2500 years ago. but a courageous jewish woman, queen esther exposed the plot and gained for the jewish people the right to defend themselves against their enemies. the plot was foiled our people were saved. [ applause ] today, the jewish people face another attempt by yet another persian poet entate to destroy us. iran's supreme leader spews the oldest hatred, the oldest hatred of anti-semitism with the newest technology. he tweets that israel must be annihilated. he tweets. in iran there isn't exactly free internet but he tweets in english that israel must be destroyed. for those who believe that iran threatens the jewish state but not the jewish people listen to the leader of hezbollah, iran's chief terrorist proxy. he said if all the jews gather in israel it will save us the trouble of chasing them down around the world. but iran's regime is not merely a jewish problem any more than the nazi regime was merely a jewish problem. the six million jews murdered by the nazis were but a fraction of

[applause] today the jewish people face another attempt, by yet another persian potentate to destroy us. iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeni iran's supreme leader,atollah khomeni, spews the oldest hatred, the oldest hatred of anti-semitism with the newest technology. he tweets that israel must be annihilated. he tweets. in iran there isn't exactly free internet but he tweets in english that israel must be destroyed. for those who believe that iran threatens a jewish state but not the jewish people listen to hassan nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, iran's chief terrorist proxy. he said, if all the jews gather in israel, it will save us the trouble of chasing them down around the world. but iran's regime is not merely a jewish problem anymore than the nazi regime was merely a jewish problem. the six million jews murdered by the nazis were but a fraction ever the 60 million people killed in world war ii. so too iran's regime poses a grave threat not only to israel but also to the peace of the entire world. to understand just how dangerous iran would be with nuclear weapons, we mus

its closure right here may force tankers from the persian gulf may force them from not reaching the persiang them all the way around the bottom and southern tip of africa. of course, which would add to transit time and cost. now, i'm going to keep this map up here for a minute and go over to an oil analyst. great to have you with us. i'm just keeping this map up showing, if we can come back to the map, because the concern here is not so much about yemen and its role in the energy market, it's that geographical position, right now, can i show you the viewers of that little choke point. is that correct? >> absolutely. as you said yemen in terms of its own oil production it's not big at all. it produces only 150,000 gallons today. and that has been very erratic as well. the real concern is the fact that it sits in this vital choke point in terms of oil flows. close to 2.8 million barrels per day of oil is what goes through that choke point. and that's what the concern is at the moment. >> yeah, absolutely. can i also -- yemen's proximity to saudi arabia could -- if this thing sort of rumbles o

. >>> and, what zucker persian gulf's pig speech that not everyone seemed to like. >>> stay w in our house, we do just about everything online. and our old internet just wasn't cutting it. so i switched us from u-verse to xfinity. they have the fastest, most reliable internet. which is perfect for me, because i think everything should just work. works? works. works! works? works. works. >>> effective today, the city of oakland has the highest minimum wage in california at $12.25 an hour. that makes for an interesting work environment in the east bay. workers here at the actual cafe on san pablo avenue now earn the new oakland wage, however, if you go in to berkeley on san pablo avenue, it is just $10 an hour. then, go a few blocks toward emeryville, it is only $9 an hour. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live in oakland with a look at how this change is affecting -- >> reporter: that's right. don't count them out yet. you know berkeley will surpass oakland by the year 2016. in other words, next year. by then berkeley's minimum baseball will be up to $12.53. emeryville is conside

they'll drive saabs and volvos. >> very humble. >> my persian dad buys a rolls-royce.crisis he's driving me around town. dude, what is your problem? i'm trying to blend in. >> they don't wear cologne there, i'm guessing. >> i didn't know what was going on in the fourth grade. there was a sixth grader who would pick on me. he would call me an iranian. >> maz, you talk about the fact that you played terrorists and you were getting signed up for these stereotypical roads. when did you decide to not go down this road anymore? >> you're middle eastern, great. can you say i was killed in the name of allah? yes, but how about the doctor? >> they're going to come after you now, buddy. you'll get a lot of tweets. we're doctors. >> but no man. i actually did a chuck norris movie of the week thank you very much early in my career. when you're in a chuck norris movie of the week you know you're going to die. they have to have chuck saving the world. i did it and i did the part and i played a terrorist who was in chicago. i really didn't like it. i came back and said i don't want t

today the jewish people face another attempt by yet another persian to destroy us. iran's supreme leader spews the oldest hatred of anti-semitism with the newest technology. he tweets that israel must be annihilated. he tweets. in iran there isn't exactly free internet, but he tweets in english that israel must be destroyed. for those who believe that iran threat tens the jewish state, but not the jewish people listen to the leader of these -- of these -- these bow law, the chief proxy. he said "if all of the jews gather in israel, it will save us the trouble of chasing them down around the world. " but iran's regime is no more of a problem, no more than the nazi regime. the six million jews murdered by the nazis were a traction of the people killed in world war ii. so too iran's regime poses a great threat not only to israel, but to the peace of the entire world. to understand how dangerous iran would be with nuclear weapons we must fully understand the nature of the regime. the people of iran are very talented people. they are heirs to one of the world's great civ

as you gather around a table in tehran, from the coast to the persian gulf, you are giving blessingsnd looking ahead to the future. this year, we have the best opportunity in decades to pursue a different future between our countries. just over one year ago, we reached an initial understanding regarding iran's nuclear program. both sides have kept our commitments. iran has halted progress and even rolled it back in some areas. the international community including united states, has provided some relief to sanctions. now, our diplomats and scientist are engaged in negotiations in hopes to find a solution regarding iran's nuclear program. the days and weeks ahead will be critical. gasser made. people in both our countries support diplomatic resolution. my message to you the people of iran is that together we have to speak up for the future that we seek. as i have said many times before, i believe our countries should be able to resolve this issue with diplomacy. president rouhani has said that iran would never develop a nuclear weapon. together, with the international community, iran

this is a memo sent by persian roomers. but the reality does come through. on the left page, they chide the calligraphyers for his errors when translating. al jazeera. washington. >> he is it for me. lauren taylor is here next with more of the day's news. ♪ >>> houthis step up that you aremate campaign in yemen. the president accuses them of importing iran's ideology. ♪ um lauren taylor live from london. also coming up: intense fighting around libya's capital kills a militia leader loyal to the tripoli government and threatens peace talks. caught in the crossfire, child victims of the bombing in aleppo. ron

a persian holiday that spans across several religions, celebrated for thousands of years.ire", jumping over fiery flames a cleansing act renewing the soul for the new year. some grand and some small. >> translator: today is a won dperful and grand day for us. and we have gathered here to enjoy and celebrate this day. >> reporter: dressing up floor cloths or tables is a traditional persian tradition known as the seven ss. an apple for beauty garlic for health and wheat grass for the renewal of nature. time of reflection and renewal. no matter how you spend it or where you spend it. nowruz should always be spent with family and friends. >> and if you're celebrating, happy holiday to you. and that does it for us today. thank you very much for joining us. i'm isae isa suarez. new day is just ahead. ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around barbara ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ ♪ hey, you forgot the milk! that's lactaid®. right. 100% real milk just without the lactose. so you can drink all

the president used youtube to greet the iranian people on the persian new year.ar program could lead to a much better relationship on both sides have agreed to a march 31 per luminary deadline to reach an agreement. it seems as though president obama and israel's primus or benjamin netanyahu are still at odds. the white house is saying it is reconsidering using its veto in the united nations a cure to counsel on behalf of israel. that came after a phone call between the president and benjamin netanyahu and the president said the u.s. would reassess its options in light of comments that the israeli leader made earlier this year of opposing a palestinian state. netanyahu is backing with him those are martin says he is committed to astute -- to astute -- to a two state solution if circumstances change. brendan: the record drought in california's prompting jerry brown and democratic legislators to appropriate $1 billion to ease the crisis. record low rain fall have left them have full. jerry brown -- blames global warning. >> we see climate change and global warming,

the president is calling on other persian gulf states to prevent houthis from advancing. this as we learn britain has also pulled the last of its forces out of yemen. the u.s. evacuated troops over the weekend. security experts say the developments are crippleing efforts in the region that yemen could be a fertile ground of terror. a disaster in yemen. >>> we are learning new details about the 11 medical students suspected of traveling to syria to work in isis controlled hospitals. that includes seven britains and american and canadian. british lawmaker believes they were quote brainwashed. the students families say they went to the border to offer voluntary medical help to refugees and have since disappeared. the iraqi efforts to push out of the city of tikrit halted by ied booby traps that isis planted all over the city. for the latest let's bring in cnn's jomana karadsheh. let's start off with the medical students. their families believe they have not willingly joined isis but there to help refugees. >> reporter: christine, a lot of mystery surrounding this story. what

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our people were saved. [ applause ] today the jewish people face another attempt by yet another persian to destroy us. iran's supreme leader spews the oldest hatred, the oldest hatred of anti-semitism with the newest technology. he tweets that israel must be annihilate. he tweets. in iran there isn't exactly free internet but he tweets in english that israel must be destroyed. for those who believe that iran threatens a jewish state but not the jewish people, listen to the leader of hezbollah, iran's chief terrorist proxy. he said, "if all the jews gather in israel, it will save us the trouble of chasing them down around the world." but iran's regime is not just a jewish problem anymore than the nazi regime was a jewish problem. the 6 million jews killed were a fraction of the people killed in world war ii. iran's regime pose as great threat to israel but to the peace of the entire world. to understand just how dangerous iran would be with nuclear weapons, we must fully understand the nature of the regime. the people of iran are very talented people. they are heirs to one of the world's

5,000 people gathered at the persian center on durant avenue.tival includes a ritual where people jump over small fires to shake off last year's ills. and be warmed by the fire. >>> similar celebrations are held around the world. the civic center in berkeley has held this celebration for the past 30 years. >>> leap transit is launching a private bus service with four stops along the lombard street corridor and four stops downtown. leap says it buses are equipped with wifi and laptop bars. they'll run about every 10 minutes or 15 minutes. a single ride will cost $6. leap is looking to draw customers who are fed up with overcrowded public transit. >>> facebook is making it possible to send money to your friend during a chat session. facebook said today that users will be able to link their debit cards to their messenger accounts and send money to people who are friend. this program will be slowly roll out over the next few months. it's the latest pier to pier money transfer services. there's also services by square and snap chat. >>> the feds benc

separately, the president sent a message to the iranian people marking the persian new year. >>> tunisia stepped up -- isil has now claimed responsible. about 500 tunisia -- >>reporter: the cruise ship pulls out of port leaving behind tunis and the horror of the day before. the ship also leaves behind some of its passengers. victims of the attack on the museum. a grim ending to a mediterranean holiday. some of the victims weren't carrying their passports so they have not been identified yet. more than 40 people were injured. some have been talking about their experience. >> we entered a room and suddenly my daughter and i started to hear shots and everybody started to run. people started to try and save themselves hiding behind the glass windows and the corners of the room. >>reporter: two gunmen were killed when forces stormed the museum to end the siege. but it's believed they have polices accomplices. they have arrested nine people so far. meanwhile the prime minister has been giving details of security measures across the country. >> we'll be putting in place -- >> bar -- a number of

but the peacemakers of 1919 and 1920 are usually criticize for the problems in the middle east and persian gulf today. and that there is a huge amount of literature saying the problems in iraq and in syria today go back to the first world war. would you be kind enough to elaborate on that and tell us what you think? professor macmillan: i tend to think events cast a shadow. but you cannot look at the event and subtract everything that happens in between. to talk about europe for a second, the argument that the treaty of her silent direct we to 1939. my question was, what was everyone doing for 20 years? other things were happening. in the middle east it is true that the settlement made in the middle east enraged a lot of arab opinion, except in egypt where there was a deeply rooted nationalist movement. but otherwise, it was more elite opinion. there was a sense among the arabs they have been promised independent states and have been betrayed. that fatally gets mixed up with the establishment of a jewish homeland in palestine, which is seen as part of the same betrayal. the presence of the

[airy tones] nay is a persian term meaning simply pipe.s in various forms appear from north africa all the way to western china in very many different kinds of forms. and the nay that i play is associated with turkey. it is this shape this profile here, that is said to give the turkish nay its particular tonal timbre. but the real place where timbre lives is inside the instrumentalist's heart and head. if the instrumentalist doesn't hear the timbre in the instrument and the music, then the audience won't hear it either. (narrator) while materials and construction are critical in determining the timbrel capabilities of an instrument, it is the musician who makes the instrument come to life. in essence the instrument becomes the unique musical voice of the player. (redman) i think the connection that you feel with an instrument is oftentimes beyond literal or verbal description. but i think one thing that really attracted me to the sound of the tenor saxophone was its incredible emotional range. [saxophone plays jazzy staccato music] the ten

when you can't get oil from the persian gulf to the suez canal. that's a serious problem.f saudi arabia has to pull back, it could be interesting to see where oil prices could go from here. >> what are the traders saying right now, adam? are they predicting a shoot-up in prices, or what? >> some analysts are expecting the oil prices to fall. oil trading around $20 a barrel. >> that's before saudi arabia and iran -- >> it was before the turmoil, the turmoil in the mideast. let's assume. let's look at something else. if things do stabilize in the middle east between iran and all the players, saudi arabia, yemen, egypt, if those things stabilize, what's going on with the global economy, and the citi note says the global economy won't sustain demand for oil. we've already seen it play out. we have no story capacity. we keep pumping. >> i think you're right on the mark with that. the desertion charges against bowe bergdahl stand in sharp contrast to the administration's glowing comments about them. whose actions caused the death of his colleagues. will this scandal rub off on t

it's headed to the persian gulf and to conduct airstrikes in iraq and syria. we're still probably weeks if not months away from learning how the u.s. supreme court will rule in a case challenging federal subsidies to obama care subscribers. the administration has already said it does not have a plan b if it loses. tonight senior political correspondent mike emmanuel looks at the prospects for a republican alternative. >> health care in general you know, we've created a monstrosity. >> reporter: on his first visit to first in the nation caucus state iowa jeb bush said much of health care should be shifted back to individual choice except when disaster strikes. >> the effort by the state, by the government ought to be to try to create catastrophic coverage where there is relief in families in this country that if you have a hardship that goes way beyond your means for paying for it that you have a -- the government is there or an entity is there to help you deal with that. >> reporter: other likely gop rivals are saying obamacare is a failure and must go. >> see

in 1973, war in e miast led to an embargo of oil from the persian gulf. energy prices soared.ductivity growth took a plunge. and throughout the 1970s an economy reeling frompirang eney costs saw all its other costs sing, too. ination seemed like an incurable cancer eating at the economy, creating climate of economic fear and uncertainty scouraging the capital investment at might have improved an increasingly dismal productivi performance. ifany factorshad beenesponsible for the productivity growth, iteemed a diversity of factors was conspiring to retard that growth. productivity during the 1970s dropped to less than half the rate of the previous half century. productivity expert edward denison wasn't encouraging about the prospects for an easy cure. no one thingill make an ermous dierence i once was given the task of trying to finsome quick fix for the growth rate. my conclusion was, it takes an enormous amount of doing to get even 1/10 point addition. productivity is an elusive concept. you'll find the tale of a kingdom lost for want oa nail in poey, not economics. just as ma

she and zucker persian gulf recently made a $75 million donation to san francisco general hospital.women honored include sherrilyn adams from larkin youth services gail gillman from community housing partnership and debra peralta, an advocate for special needs education. >>> a gamer's paradise this week in san francisco. 24,000 people expected to attend the game developer's conference at moscone center. abc7 news was there as coders show off the games they created on their way to the convention. they made them as part of train jam. those who participated in the challenge met in chicago and took the train to san francisco. they spent the 52-hour journey creating games. the power of the video game, why i do it make someone feel happy, sad, interested, curious, loved, so many powerful emotions that you can bring to people. >> 120 people took part in the moving hack athochbl the 40 games they created being shown at the game developer's >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00, an answer over who will cover oakland'sçó bigçó minimum wage hike. >>> the nasdaq roars to life. today, near record

we are hear about the way you get into the persian or arabian gulf. if western powers get into it. stopping the oil trading. if you look at the other side of things, you have something by yemen, a narrow strait through which oil tankers have to go to get from the indian ocean through to the mediterranean. the name roughly translates into gate way of anguish or gate of tears. that's the engs. the area in the indian ocean is filled with pilots. if it were to spillover. it is 18 miles at the narrowest point. that's not what it was about. it's not about oil production as it is about oil transportation through the ocean into the mediterranean. that's why you see this is the price in the spike of oil. >> it's pricing in jitters to a barrel. the world is awash in oil. everyone that pumps it pumped it today. put it on ships, as you say there's as much oil around when oil was cheaper. >> that's correct, there's no shortage. when things happened in iraq. it didn't affect east of the biggest oil producing remarks. you are likely to put more money today if you install oil. that's why i don't k

the weather is cold and wet but iranian journalists have told me that is good luck in persian culture. >> a warning has been issued after a 7.8 earthquake struck papua new guinea. tsunami could reach the height of seven meters. >> nicholas sarkozy is leading in the french elections marine le pen didn't do as well as she had hoped. simon mcgregor wood reports. >> as she voted on sunday, marine le pen projected results shows a big disappointment for her. while her party gained more councilors, they did not gain one more councilor. >> the national front as a powerful force this jurisdictional victory is a good sign for future. the socialist party is disappearing while the national front is showing ssms successful results. >> led by former president nicholas sarkozy might help his fall tergfaultering campaign to become the next president. >> this has never happened before, never before have the government lost so many departments. >> reporter: the socialists of president francois hollande have been punished by voters the high unemployment and staggering economy of france. before these ele

here is the persian gulf. about 17 million barrels a day of oil come out of the persian gulf.o asia but a good portion comes through the gulf up the red sea over here to the suez canal. if you have conflict here, you not only have now an unfriendly government and conflict in yemen but you also have somalia, which is also on the gulf. if anybody's watched "captain phillips," you know the piracy issues they have there. this choke point and this choke point are what oil analysts are concerned about. i talked earlier in the show about the potential of geopolitical risk increasing the price of brent. all this oil is going up to europe. this is a brent and europe event. and, you know, it's a tail risk but it is really heating up and absolutely something investors need to keep an eye on. >> does this mean that the spread narrows if brent is going to go higher? and does that mean we should be worried about the refining trade? wider? >> it will go the other way. talking about supply disruption in brent. >> so it goes higher. >> brent's higher. >> brent is higher and we're saying disrup