farmers here grow pineapple bananas or yucca this kind of monoculture tends to deplete the soil that pettus has farmed this land the conventional way for 5 years now he's learning something new for the czech cooney institute in geo devoted to parma culture has started a pilot project in the region to stop fields being cleared by burning it introduces what it calls chuck into a god and organic farming method in which the land is cleared of weeds and plants approved selectively. we're tapping the forest here to create a check into the car. without burning. and we've planted a lot of plants. edible plants medicinal plants timber and fruit trees. the organization says it's working with local communities to reactivate knowledge from pre-columbian times ancient wisdom that was passed down by word of mouth within a few families on how to farm the jungle sustainably and to keep it healthy. the indigenous people don't burn their fields where they can ok most of my mother taught me how to set up a chocolate and. you can see this farm wasn't burned. because that's over the north you look at it has a l

becauseas a great day, he actually walked across the edmund pettus bridge to reenact bloody sunday. it was a great occasion. host: did he stick to your speech? >> he pretty much did. he liked that, we have another bridge to cross refrain. he had an appreciation for the black church and for the black cadence. ,ome of you might recall sometimes he called himself the first black president. [laughter] until obama showed up. he really took that mission to heart. was onen, as i said, it of my proudest moments working .ith him of theohn, that was one most difficult moments in our nation's history. talk about the white house in the aftermath of september 11, and the difficulty of the president showing leadership as commander in chief and healer in chief. what was the thought process around that speech? john: it was a moment of national unity. if you are old enough to a moment it was also of greatly mixed feelings. people were shocked and grieving, but the country was also angry, and the country was also terrified of what might be coming next. on the decision was made monday morning, septemb

and it was a great day, because we actually walked across the edmund pettus bridge to reenact bloody sunday. and it was a great occasion. host: did he stick to your speech? >> he pretty much did. he liked that, we have another bridge to cross refrain. that was one of the simpatico things with me, because he had sort of an appreciation for the black church and for the black cadence. some of you might recall, sometimes he called himself the first black president. [laughter] of course, until the obamas showed up. he really took that mission to heart. and again, as i said, it was one of my proudest moments working with him. host: john, that was one of the most challenging moments in our recent history. can you talk a little bit about the white house in the immediate aftermath of september 11 and the difficulties -- the president had to show leadership as both commander-in-chief and healer in chief. what was the thought process around that speech? >> well, it was a moment of national unity, if you are old enough to remember that time. a moment of greatly mixed feelings. people were shocke

bridge in alabama called the edmund pettus bridge. marchers had started in selma and were trying to go to montgomery but got stopped on that bridge by alabama state troopers, who wouldn't let these civil rights activist past. and this man on a couch thousands of miles away in new jersey was horrified what happened next. that is why they call it bloody sunday, because they shot teargas at those marchers and then state troopers stormed in, some on horseback, wielding billy clubs and they savagely beat these marchers. one of these marchers was always my hero and now he is my colleague. his name is john lewis. [applause] special because he has walked the walk. congressman lewis is one of the most regal yet humble men i have met in my life. and he said to me about that day, i shed a little blonde on that bridge. had yournd i said, you head cracked open, you had to be carried back to the church. so what did a white guy on a couch thousand miles away do? shame.say, that is a somebody should do something. no. inability to do everything underm

they moved away from that movie to show her bridge in alabama called the edmund pettus bridge. marchers had started in selma and were trying to go to montgomery, but they get stopped on that bridge by alabama state troopers who would let civil rights activists pass. this man on a couch thousands of miles away in new jersey was horrified about what happened next. this was why they called it bloody because they shot teargas sunday. at those marchers and then state troopers stormed in, some on just wieldingers their billy clubs and they savagely beat these marchers. one of those marchers has always been my hero, and now he is my colleague. his name is john lewis. [applause] >> you can applaud him as long as you want. [applause] lewisooker: congressman is one of the most regal yet humble man i have ever met in my life. he said to me that day, he said, cory, i shed a little blonde on that bridge. i said, no, you had your head cracked open, you had to be carried back to the church because you are bleeding profusely. so what did a white guy on a couch thousand miles away do? did he sa

they moved away from the movie a bridge in alabama called the edmund pettus bridge.hers were trying to go somewhere, but they were stopped on the bridge by alabama state troopers who would not let these civil rights activists pass, and in this man on a couch, 1000 miles away in new jersey, was horrified by what happened. this is why they call it bloody sunday, because they shot tear gas at these protesters, some on horseback, others wielding billy clubs and savagely beat those marchers. was mythose marchers hero, and now he is my colleague. 's name is john lewis. you guys can applaud as long as you want. [applause] congressman lewis is one of the most regal yet humble men i have ever met in my life, and he said "cory, i shed a little bit of blood on that bridge." and i said "congressman, no, you had your head cracked." he was taken to the hospital, because he was bleeding profusely. so what did a man 1000 miles away do? did he just say "it is a shame, somebody should do something"? no. i am ads up and says, patriot, and patriotism is about love. love is not lazy. lov