that is david petraes. when david petraes, after the disastrous election for george bush in 2006, the resignation of donald rumsfeld, the idea that something had gone wrong in iraq, and there had to be a new strategy. the study group had basically been ambiguous. we have to do something different. maybe we should send troops. there was a small group of scholars. seminarian gains in the military. around all of this group of scholars and soldiers, one name kept popping up, david petraes. i knew counterinsurgency strategy. what bush dare to gamble and surge. 28 percent of the american people supported the iraq war, the low point in the beginning of 2007. if you think that is normal, 73 percent supported it when the statue fell in april 2003. the national move could be best summed up as my brilliant three we take down of some is now your terrible five your occupation. whenever you think about the war i do have some admiration for people on the left to say it is a bad idea. they looked very smart as the war go w

that is petra jordan? >> it's one of those iconic must-see bucket list destinations, you know, the taj mahal, petra, and it's ancient and thousands and thousands of years old and that is a unesco world site. this is in the country, jordan, many people choose not to go there these days because of pockets of incidents that happened. and -- [ indiscernible ] >> okay. a segment after the break when we return. don't go away. >>> welcome back. we're with patricia schultz, a travel writer who wrote a book called 1,000 places to see before you die. this is the second edition. the update. the first one came out when? >> 2003. >> okay. >> ten years ago. >> are you ever home? >> nope. [ laughter ] >> i'm here, report i? >> and you have family, you married with kids? i mean, how is it that can you pick up and go? >> i have a most significant other who travels with me at times. >> uh-huh. >> as we were talking b i travel alone a lot. i prefer it. i accomplish more in three days than most do in a month and a half. >> i

i am very much interested in the input of petra dejesus, commissioner dejesus in this matter and as was established just a moment ago it appears that the commission would not be in violation by making that decision so i think it would be both prudent and important in the sense of full consultation and full disclosure that commissioner dejesus be part of this conversation and i strongly encourage the vote on this matter to be postponed. >> any further public comment? hearing none -- >> i have a comment. >> yes. >> it is neither appropriate nor fair to commissioner dejesus or others that apply assuming that commissioner dejesus is the person sitting here to vote on this matter. our rules allow us to vote tonight. certainly we can amend them and i have certainly heard statements from everyone -- no one objects to president mazzucco, so i'm fine with nomination that i made. however, if others feel that we need to revisit it i'm fine with that too, but the statements i have heard there is no problem with the current presidency, so i don't understand why we can't move forward with that. >> pu

solvatten, or sun water, is a new water purifier invented by swedish artist and microbiologist petra wadstrom. >> the story begin in australia, where there was a lot of sun, and we were there. and now it's nearly 50 years ago. but unused sunshine, and i thought, that should not be like that. now we are traveling a lot to different project areas, mainly to africa, and you can really see how people struggling every day to get safe water. >> people aren't the only ones affected. the environment pays a price as well. making water safe to drink requires boiling, and that means using fuels like wood, charcoal, coal, or dung-- fuels that contribute to deforestation and to carbon emissions. unlike these boiling methods, solvatten helps reduce carbon emissions. it is portable, requires no batteries, supplies, or spare parts. the supply of energy for purification--sunlight--is endless. >> and when you have filled it, you put it in the sun, so you use the solar energy and create heat. and with the heat, you destroy the bacterial cell membrane, so that hurts, or destroys, the dna code, so they c

. >> reporter: after standing on the sideline of legal marriages for so long, antoinette and petra finally found themselves on the inside. >> i now pronounce you spouses for life. >> congratulations. >> all around city hall couples were filling out paperwork or saying their "i dos." the building stayed open until 5:00 p.m. today and 9:00 to 5:00 again tomorrow to issue licenses and perform weddings. >> it's in my hand. there it is. we have the life together that's proof and now the piece of paper that's proof. that's all that matters. >> reporter: for some, even the piece of paper wasn't enough to allay fears opponents of gay marriage might go to court on monday and attempt to stop the weddings. >> we were we bit nervous that something might happen and we wouldn't be able to do it next week, you never know. >> reporter: but for now -- >> spouses for life. >> reporter: -- city hall was filled with joy. on friday, the assessor recorder's office issued 81 licenses and by the end frt week dozens more happy couples would bear the title "newlyweds." joe rosato jr., nbc news. >> as we mentioned s

if certain members of this commission feel that petra dejesus should be here and based on that i think you should wait for a proper time. this isn't something that needs to happen today anyway to have proper protocol and record on board you should have mr. dejesus her for her one opinion, her one opinion on this nomination whether she's for it, against it or for someone else and i think that is proper. no one can have any doubts afterwards that we had a horse and pony show here that anything was rigged like a kangaroo court there would be no court. that's all i have to say as a citizen and resident of the city and county of san francisco for 44 years. i thank you. >> jeremy. >> i would like to renew my objection that was made to the presidential nomination and vote for the vice presidential vote and no prejudice against any commissioner nominated for each respect seat but i concur with the last speaker that with certain coming both from your body and from the putting such a move of haste when not necessary falls in the realm of unethical, and in regards to the commentary by commissione

much indeed for that let's say reporting live from central well a little earlier i spoke to james petras he's from being hampton university in new york and he said that ecuador would be a safer choice for snowden for a student career was recently unliked it with the resounding majority well the president in venezuela was elected with a small majority and the country is fairly polarized so it may be the case that even though venezuela would grant refugee status to snowden he would feel more secure in a government in a state where are the opposition is very weak and most of the opposition actually is from the last ardley likely to pressure the government to deny him refugee status and i think president correa has demonstrated with the case of a son he's willing to stand up to pressure from the u.s. in a very forthright way the u.s. has reportedly revote edward snowden's passport and notified hong kong and russia but it didn't stop him from traveling let's cross live now to washington and talk to con going to do we know what washington was trying to achieve by revoking his passport. well fr

ike, for instance, petra in jordan. who knew? i would find myself raising a nation of chickens in between travels and visits to holy people in oakland, whitaker and dharamsala. my cushion, the fountain, the peace, because in my attention to some of the deep suffering in the world, sometimes seemed far away. i felt torn. a condition i do not like and do not recommend. and then, in a dream come it came to me. there was a long asphalt highway, like the one that passed by my grandparents place when i lived with them as an eight and nine year old. my grandfather and i was sit on the porch in the steel georgia heat and count the cars as they whiz to buy. he'd choose red cars, i would choose blue or black. it was a sitting on cushions of sorts, i suppose, for the two of us, because the hours go go bot and we are perfectly content. perhaps that is why in the dream the solution to my quandary was available. there, in the middle of a long, perfectly straight i would with its slightly faded yellow centerline, that i've known and loved as a

or james petras he's from new york's being hampton university he's written extensively on issues involving latin america and joins me live to discuss edward snowden's flight to safety james let's first of all assume that he is heading ultimately for venezuela what is in it for caracas to hard to shelter one of washington's most wanted men what's in it for them. i think this been a history of us and tag an ism to venezuela which has encouraged venezuela to adopt a very independent position of venezuela has very close relations with a number of countries which have been in some ways in conflict with the united states with iran it has good relations previously with gadhafi it recognizes the palestinian state it has very good relations with russia and china and it is a firm latin america as a independent continent and has encouraged regional organizations which exclude the united states so it's very clear that snowden's presence in venezuela he will receive protection and refugee status political refugee status. let me just tell you that as you know there's been an interesting development wher

. >> we know they were led by general petra he said he wouldn't sign off on it. >> self-serving to him which is not unusual for petraeus. >> wouldn't sign off because he was uneasy bringing video in as primary motivator of the attack. >> said it was the wrong thing to do. if you can't do it, take it out. >> bill: he didn't want the whole thing he knew was bogus. let's get back to the shady factor. this is shady. as a guy who wants honest government, and i assume you do. all right, why aren't you with me saying look, we want to know who gave rice the talking points. we want to know who said stand down in libya. we want the irs commissioner's meetings to come out. those are simple things. >> i said three weeks ago and i said on this program the answer to this is president obama ought to hold the press conference and answer at one time. that's a decision they make. not a decision i agree with. >> bill: i think you have to go to washington and i will pay for it and i will put you. >> that's all right. i can handle. >> bill: stand in front of the white house with the sign saying please hold

antoinette and petra tory drove from sonoma, lined up at 6:45 this morning.stic partners, but they tell me getting married will mean so much more. >> we wanted to be first in line! we were very excited! we would have come last night if we could have got here soon enough. [ laughter ] >> it will mean that we are a family. it will mean, you know, our babies will be our babies. and i couldn't be happier. >> reporter: same-sex marriages resumed here in california and at san francisco city hall late yesterday afternoon. a total of 81 couples received their marriage licenses yesterday, after the announcement came down from the 9th circuit court of appeals that same-sex marriages could once again begin here in this state. to handle the large crowds they expect this weekend, there are actually deputy wedding commissioners who have been called in to handle the hundreds of weddings that will likely happen every day. this weekend, city hall remaining open throughout the weekend for all these couples to tie the knot. live this morning in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu