. >>> phil robertson is the deputy director for the human rights watch asian division.of the mokken have given up their nomadic ways most spend their lives on the sea, they are unique and there's few. why aren't they left alone. >> that's an excellent question. we have seen restrictions on movement and live styles in thailand -- lifestyles in thailand in the name of conservation. mokkens are the rest preservers of resources but are targeted as the people causing the problem. we see the predation by the burmese navy who is another group that can steal and abuse. it's unfortunately the burma navy is unaccountable and essentially has not been called to respond to these kind of abuses by the navy against the moken people. >> some of the persecution has been state sponsored. some came from unscrupulous people including the burmese navy, the myanmar navy. who should protect them if they are nomads and don't belong to a state. >> they should be gip citizenship. in burma they are eligible for citizenship, but the government doesn't take the steps to ensure they be given i.d. ca

who can forget phil robertson of "duck dynasty."and didn't at the critics choice awards. his fortune in 2013 was estimated to be $15 million. >> i'm also being declared a genius on the network that airs "duck dynasty." this is a show -- a show whose cast members believe hurricanes are caused by gay marriage. >> although a & e initially suspended robertson indefinitely after he told gq magazine that homosexuality was sinful after vocal protests the controversial family head was put back on the show. >> i have to tell you it's horrible horrible lines, but it is good tv. i don't respect anybody on the shows but i respect the people who are profiting from it. >> the '70s were different. fewer channels. sitcom was king. kids across america worshipped their childhood idols. our adoration met reality when the stars began to fall. america fell in love with buffy on "family affair." >> is that keeping us cool? >> the country was mesmerized by lunch boxes, dolls and clothes associated with her character. in 1976, the 18-year-old was dead. an

a second example, phil robertson says -- i was one of the first to stand up for him, not only because he is a friend and it is great to be able to watch his show with a family and not worry about images. i'm tired of hypocrisy of the left. enough is enough. you saw the fight in indiana and arkansas where big business had an alliance with the left attacking religious liberty. i have a message for big business folks want to regulate you out of business. economic freedom and religious freedom are two sides of the same thing. republican party, we are not the government. big business, you should save your breath, because i'm standing for religious liberty. [applause] another example, hillary clinton said she was pro-life. we need to have a religious beliefs protected, these religious beliefs are not between me and hillary clinton. this is between god almighty and myself. [applause] i'm not changing my beliefs because they make me unpopular. when you hear the president and hillary clinton talk about religious liberty, they are not talking about religious liberty, this is about living our li

our twitter question, a phil mattingly twitter question, will the supreme court rule on the side of public opinion or will mr. robertsonake real history? we need your informed responses at @bsurveillance. ♪ tom: good morning. the euro surges, headlines coming up, mix and complex. we may have an agreement. we may have an agreement within the institutions. let's go to an important morning must-read. the former secretary of the treasury at harvard president. brendan: larry summers, i asked him, can greece learn how to collect taxes? here is what he said. larry: i think it is very much a mistake to engage in cultural determinism and cultural fatalism. people believe, 50 years ago, with south korea that they could never prosper because of his culture. earlier time, people believed confusion culture meant china was forever doomed to slow economic growth. there are many statements of this is the way a certain culture scenes, and therefore it cannot succeed economically. i do not think that is right. brendan: he did say that germany for a time had come to be seen as the thick mat of europe, 10 years ago. i am looking at these

phil lebeau has a first on cnbc interview with a bmw board member ian robertson. >> thank you so muchhank you for joining us live from germany. tell us what's changed with your flagship sudanedan, the 7 series? >> good to talk to you. we're very proud today. the 7 series is our flagship. it carries the new technology. it carries the innovation and it is a big step in the luxury area. there are many many new features in this car which in our opinion are benchmark and will be a world first. >> ian, last night at the tesla annual shareholder meeting elon musk said the model 7 is the best selling high-end premium sedan in new york america. it brings up the question about increased competition for vehicles priced above. $5,000. not just from tesla but your other competitors as well. many people are saying has the 7 series been lacked? is it up to the competition that's out there? >> clearly, you know we're just coming out of one generation. this is our sixth generation. the last generation was the most successful and we will build on that with this one. we're very confident that with this