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. >>> in pakistan, a medic has died after the latest attack on a polio vaccine center. according to the "associated press," pakistan is one of only three countries in the world where the polio virus is still endemic. islamic militants claim the vaccination programs are a cover for western spy operations. >>> back in this country, police in southern colorado say they foiled another possible school shooting. authorities in the town of trinidad arrested two students, one 15, the other 16. they said the pair planned to carry out the attack after winter break. the 15-year-old reportedly had been bullied and is said to have idolized the teenagers responsible for the mass shooting at columbine. >>> in neighboring utah, marriage licenses have been issued to more than 100 gay couples. after a federal judge struck down that state's ban on same-sex marriage. yesterday's ruling said the law violated the constitutional rights of gay couples to due process and equal protection under the law. >>> the state attorney general's office said it will seek to stay the judge's order while it a

. >> a massive campaign is under way to give the polio vaccination to 20 million children in the middle east. the world health organisation and unicef are spear heading the effort. it was made after a dozen cases of polio were discovered in syria. unicef began the second part of a 30 million campaign which started in november. organizers want to vak sinuate all children under the anal of 5. >> how children are learning in school about nelson mandela's life. blinding light - razor nin and far-reaching. the growing threat of laser beams for commercial pilots. >> welcome back. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. congress may go home for christmas with one thing off its place, a budget agreement. a compromise reached on the hill wouldd o off a government shut down. all it needs to do is pass both houses. >> south africa's 10 day celebration of life of nelson mandela conditions wednesday, when his body lies in state through friday. tens of thousands turned out at a johannesburg stadium for onofficial memorial. on-wednesday his body will be driven through the streets and will loi in state. he

. >> a polio vaccine is a little touch of the polio. >> this is a big touch. >> this is one high sixth of the -- harvard did their own -- i wouldn't call them right wing. >> well, the professors are. >> they did their study and asked mir millennials how likely they were to sign up for obamacare. 44% said unlikely, 22% said likely. >> most kids going to harvard will be able to get employ er sponsored health coverage. >> will you or will you not. 2-1 in a place like harvard -- >> the media being so negative, who would sign up for it. >> americans on how it's doing, not well. 76%. >> of course, not. >> and very well, 3%. bob -- >> they've been bombarded every single day. >> bombarded because the problems are real. the media is not making up the problems. >> i think some of them -- >> you think they're trying to make well. >> i think on that poll for thely millennials. it's not just about the website. i thought the initial polling would show they were offended that the government is so bad at doing just the basic when it comes to technology but does seem to be more. >> the media, you can't

. >> a polio vaccine is a little touch of the polio disease. this is one-sixth of the economy. and can i point out their millennials. hrd -- harvard did their own study, asking millennials what -- how likely they were to sign up for obama care? 45% said unlikely, only 22% said likely and the rest weren't sure. >> but most kids that go to harvard are able to get employer sponsored health insurance because they are the kids -- >> i'm not sure what that is what they are doing. when they poll you, in two to one in a liberal place like harvard -- >> with everything being so negative, who would sign up for it. >> but bob, obamacare rollout, americans on how it is doing, not well, 76%. and very well, 3%. >> why would you say anything else. they have been bombarded every day with the problems of obamacare. >> they are bombarded because the problems are real. the media is not making up the problem. >> i think some are catching [ inaudible ]. >> and i also think that on the poll for the millennials, i was surprised it is not just about the website, millennials know how to use technology,

no question the high point for me was meeting a grandmother when i was out on a polio vaccine drive with a local rotary club. this grandmother had a younger girl on her hip fascia, a long way to ensure that child. the polio shots. she was disfigured. -- a long way to ensure that child got polio shots. she knew nothing about the idea of polio eradication of probably smallpox. she wanted nothing more that to ensure that the grandchild did not suffer as she did. passion and that ability to bring technology and humanity to gather was like nothing else. >> highpoint on the smithsonian board? how long were you there and how long were you chair? >> i am on the board for a nether few days. it runs out at the end of december. the term was 12 years. the senate and the house have to approve and the president signs off on. there were a hundred wings that were high points -- things that were highpoint. one is i will continue on and i am still a board member for the new national museum for african american history and culture. n theis a very large hole i ground. artifacts and heritage and storytelling

a health worker overseeing the polio vaccination effort in pakistan has been shot dead.the victim was the latest medical official to be killed in the fallout from the u.s. assassination of osama bin laden. the taliban began attacking health workers after it was revealed the cia used a fake vaccination program to help locate osama bin laden. intelligence estimate warns afghanistan will likely descend into chaos unless the two sides can sign a long-term agreement to maintain american troops. hasan president karzai delayed ratification of a security pact that would keep u.s. forces in afghanistan after 2014. the national intelligence estimate says u.s. gains will be eroded within three years without a large military presence to fight the taliban. thousands of people have rallied on the japanese island of okinawa in protest of plans to relocate a u.s. military base. local officials sign on to a deal last week that will move the base from a densely populated urban area to a more remote location. but a movement of okinawa residents has opposed the base altogether and pushed fo

so, we have finished the first round of polio vac used -- polio vaccinations.e had a massive information campaign where we send sms out to every refugee campaign saying him forward, but now that has to be followed through. diseases and illnesses that had been largely eradicated from 20 years willlast start emerging again. these are costs that are often not taken into account. back to the pre- crisis level is not sufficient health has deteriorated decades before that. >> i assume the same is true in lebanon. >> same is true. vaccines to all the children of lebanon and the refugees. we have asked the world health organization. we need everything. >> thank you very much for having the hearing. following up on that, in regard to those kind of situations, we are in the process of trying to do the very best we can and i think the united states should be proud of our efforts in terms sending aid, monetary and otherwise. what are some of the other challenges? on some of the other things? if we are fortunate enough to have a resolution, all of these people are not going

will be buried on sunday december fifteen at the land of asean sister's keeper the vaccination campaign against polio has started in syria. the un plans to vaccinate over two million children under five years of theirain gl i to reachoctor' children when the combat zone the minister of health of the arab republic signed a bill some of my aunt told reporters that this is one of the plant campaigns seventeen cases of the polio virus of pakistani origin have been registered in the country three thousand seven hundred and fifty one mobile medical teams are involved in the campaign. children are vaccinated for free in identity documents are not required. this is a highly contagious viral infection that affects the nervous system the disease can lead to a reversible process within two hours of the first symptoms. it is important that the campaign will cover about twenty three million children in egypt iraq jordan lebanon the west bank the gaza strip and also turkey. a new project of these kazakhstan region on the rehabilitation of children with disabilities by a hippo therapy has been a success that should

two gunmen on a motorbike opened fire, killing the health worker in charge of a polio vaccination campaign. the anti-polo campaign was called a cover for spying. no group claimed responsibility. polio workers and security personnel have been killed by militants. >> a peace deal is in jeopardy after the president attacked the strong hold of a rebel group, coming two weeks after heavy fighting. >> more than 1 thus people have been killed. u.n. peacekeepers arrived saturday. it tells us about rebel intent to recapture the city of bor. >> more fighting is expected in south sudan, with forces loyal to former vice president riek machar to be marching on the town of bor, the capital of the volatile jonglei state. they have been taken by the rebels, but the government forces took control of it, the fighting in the town. the government say riek machar is using tribal militia. they are from a subtried of former vice president riek machar's nuer tribe. his side has not said that they are not marching or denied the claims but say they are numbering up to 25,000, and no tribe all militia. what we no so

whole debate is a far cry from the days of jonas salk, who, in 1955, announced he developed a vaccine for poliopatent on this vaccine? >> there is no patent. this is--could you patent the sun? >> he said it was like trying to patent the sun. >> yes, i know. but maybe it was a slightly different time. today you're going to have to have people to get their investment back. >> but they're not selling cars; they're selling health. >> whether it's cars or health, there has to be a profit for some investor to invest. if we want to eliminate profit, i think we're talking about a different economic system. >> i don't think people are talking about the elimination of profit; they're talking about a reasonable cost. >> again, i think that, yes, i'd like the test to be cheaper. and when the patents expire, they will be. >> the last of myriad's patents on the breast cancer genes expires in eight years, but if chris hansen has his way, that could be even sooner. he's the lead lawyer for the american civil liberties union in what could be a landmark case against myriad genetics and the u.s. patent office. th

our ngo partners to vaccinate children against polio. everything from protection in refugee camps and settlements, in the host communities. all these host communities have kept their borders open as thousands of refugees have fled across the border. this is a wonderful thing they've done to allow -- >> it is not easy for the countries to accept refugees. >> oh no. the numbers, we are talking about 3,000, 5,000 fleeing across the syrian border every day. >> coming across the border every single day? >> every single day. the staggering thing about this crisis, that's why this appeal is so large, is the speed in which it was developed. compared to last winter we've seen a five fold increase in the number of syrian refugees. >> five times the refugees from a year ago? >> from a year ago yes. >> you are thinking this is going to escalate rapidly by the end of the year, end of new year? >> towards the end of 2014 we're talking about a figure of 4 million refugees. at the moment it is 3.4 million. over a million are children and 75% in fact of

you don't want to vaccinate for diphtheria? for polio? ke people sick occasionally. >> why don't we hand our kids over to you, steve, and nanny bloomberg. >> bloomberg is a republican, you got him, not me. >> when it comes to flu vaccine there is archives of medicine that's kim out with a study saying that they couldn't find a significant effectiveness with a flu shot we learned 65% of seniors who had gotten the flu shot it wasn't preventing them from getting the flu. so again, it's a big controversial course, there should be educational things but at the end it goes back to -- >> jenny mccarthy is on television saying don't have vaccinations they cause autism. it's nonsense. medical community recommends it. >> listen to dr. steve murphy. what medical training do you have? >> i don't have. neither do you. neither does mercedes. >> get the hell out of our lives, you're pro choice, aren't you? >> we're not talking about abortion. >> yes. we are. >> this is about choice. >> it's interesting mayor bloomberg allows a 10-year-old to go into a cl

humanitarian catastrophe there not only is it a crisis but we see a resurgence of polio here in the united states anti vaccine propaganda has led to a resurgence of whooping cough and communicable diseases on the rise it's really unfortunate and i am very pessimistic about the end of this year although we do see bright spots and women under thirty five in america are finally approaching wage parity with men gay rights in the america are expanding significantly with the repeal of doma legalized gay marriage in several states but compare that with the state of gay rights in countries abroad including russia and if you look at it internationally globally i think it's a really mixed picture and not a very positive one for this year ok kelly can you can you give me anything more upbeat here i mean well you know we big three issues of three divisions of cross talk every single week i must admit most of the programs are quite depressing because all we do with problems all the time give me something to be optimistic about this year. well i'm actually quite fascinated by pope francis ok very good i mean not to be seen

humanitarian catastrophe there not only is it a crisis but we see a resurgence of polio here in the united states anti vaccine propaganda has led to a resurgence of whooping cough and communicable diseases on the rise it's really unfortunate and i am very pessimistic about the end of this year although we do see bright spots and women under thirty five in america are finally approaching wage parity with men gay rights in the america are expanding significantly with the repeal of doma legalized gay marriage in several states but compare that with the state of gay rights in countries abroad including russia and if you look at it internationally globally i think it's a really mixed picture and not a very positive one for this year ok kelly can you give me give me anything more upbeat here i mean well you know we big three issues of three dishes of cross talk every single week i must admit most of the programs are quite depressing because all we do with problems all the time give me something to be optimistic about this year. well i'm actually quite fascinated by pope francis ok very good i mean to be seen but i

humanitarian catastrophe there not only is it a crisis but we see a resurgence of polio here in the united states anti vaccine propaganda has led to a resurgence of whooping cough and communicable diseases on the rise it's really unfortunate and i am very pessimistic about the end of this year although we do see bright spots and women under thirty five in america are finally approaching wage parity with men gay rights in the america are expanding significantly with the repeal of doma legalized gay marriage in several states but compare that with the state of gay rights in countries abroad including russia and if you look at it internationally globally i think it's a really mixed picture and not a very positive one for this year ok kelly can you can you give me anything more upbeat here i mean well you know we big three issues of three additions of cross talk every single week i must admit most of the problems are quite depressing because all we do with problems all the time give me something to be optimistic about this year. well i'm actually quite fascinated by pope francis ok very good i mean to be seen but

reuters reports a largely rebel held area of syria where polio broke out this years was excluded from a government vaccination campaign. at least 15 cases of polio have been reported in the province. the u.n. is warning of to a quarter of the population of african republic is at risk of going hungry admit of violence occurring crisis. themuslim president has medals he may be open to negotiations with christian militias, bush has signaled he may be open to negotiations with russia militias, but the head of the human world food program warned the violence could leave a lasting impact. >> we know because farmers have not been able to access their farms, we have missed this year's pointing season, so when we get to the harvest in the spring, the problem will be even more dire. >> last week they'd group doctors without borders resized what it called an appalling performance by you and agencies in central african republic, saying there had been "no evidence of an adequate to manager in reaction" there. sudanesident of south imposed an overnight curfew following what he called an attempted coup by soldier supporting

polio -- you have to keep the vaccine cold. we have a cold chain. we can deliver winterization. there's a whole range. thent to speak up for humanitarian imperative of saving lives when you can. that is what we face. we could save more lives. that is the catch. don't forget to other things -- we have to innovate in the way we deliver aid. we can run cash for work programs. people working hard just not getting cash. dying.we can stanch the we can't stop the killing. to stop the killing, you need politics that works. that is why i'm a far from the chemical weapons deal, the the humanitarian issue has gotten worse. that is why we can't afford to political leaders to turn away. >> suppose sitting at the table was president obama, david cameron. they said to you, ok, we hear you. how much money do you need? >> follow the u.n.. they said today, in order to save life is your you need $6 billion. that is all of our number. that is based on evidence on the ground. $6 billion a year to save lives in syria in the neighboring companies -- countries. the british economy is $1.5 trillion. the

this year we have vaccinated against polio, measles, and other infectious diseases over 83 -- 82,000children. , jordan hases eradicated them a long time ago from our radical history. there are concerns over the increasing number of jobseekers as they compete with jordanians for low-wage jobs. usually80,000 jobs occupied by jordanians have been taken by syrians. this figure is not worth -- since this exceeds 13% of the population of only 7 million. tensionscreated social . in the energy sector there is a demand on electricity. with the large number of syrians present in another part of the kingdom. what made matters more in theging was the drop gas supplies to major due to the interaction of the gas pipeline in the past two years. this further exasperated this position which resulted in an energy bill that reached 19% and 22% of our gdp and 2012. compared to an average of 10% over the past decade. water has been a scarce resource. we were are one of the poorest countries in terms of water resources and the added strain on the infrastructure requires rehabilitation and the expansion of

vaccinated that you are protecting society. now you see pockets of disease cropping up. you're right, many of us have not seen kids walking around with myselfles or polio. not only are they dangerous, not only can they maim children, they can kill. it's important that parents get the kids immune ice. >> given the success that vaccines have had in eradicating small pom, measles and mumps, is the problem that people are complacent. >> yes, i think we have gotten complacent. those of us that are not particularly old again haven't seen a lot of illnesses. we forget the iron lungs that used to keep kids with polio alive. we need to remember that millions of children have been affected. vaccines are an incredible success. to prevent diseases that killed millions is unbelievable. for us to take a step backwards is a shame. please go out and get the kids evacuated. thank you for joining us. >> time to see what is trending on the website. let's check with harmela aregawi. >> canada and russia are fighting over the north pole. they are working to show that the seabed is part of canada's continental shelf. russia claimed it, saying it's port part of the continent

hearing about the assassination in pakistan by the taliban of people who are distributing the vaccine to prevent polio to children. now, there is no greater depravity than that kind of activity. the killing of people who are risking their lyes to prevent -- their lives to prevent the spread of polio. and yet this is part of the ideology of the barbarians that we are facing. in the face of that, we fight as we can with all the tools available. and if we have a way to use a drone to attack a specific individual and we always try to minimize the damage, that under any criterion of just war theory would fit well, and it absolutely has to be continued. [applause] >> dr. krauthammer, thank you again for being here as well. i was wondering if you could comment on the arab spring. two questions as well, and how long you think that we'll with in the impact that it will will have as well as, you know, often i've heard romneycare and obamacare compared, and he's actually a close friend of the family, and from what i understand romneycare is not a federalized program. in fact, it was in massachusetts it was an op

>> yes, we do, polio you have got to keep the vaccine cold to get in the country, we have a cold chain, we can deliver winteration kits and deliver medical supplies and show we have done that. >> the gates foundation has worked on this. >> i want to speak up .. for the humanitarian imperative of saving lives when you and that's what we face the situation, where we can save more lives. so that is the catch. but don't forget two other things we have to innovate in the way we deliver aid because it is not going to happen -- for example we can run cash for work programs, so people are working not just betting cash and finally most difficult is that we can staunch the dying in the humanitarian sector we can't stop the killing and to stop the killing you need politics that work and that's why far from the chemical weapons deal solving the syrian problem the humanitarian situation has gotten worse since then and that's why we can't afford to -- the political leader to turn away from it. >> rose: suppose at the table was president obama, david cameron, peng and said to you okay we hear you, da

hearing about the assassination in pakistan by the taliban of people who are distributing the vaccine to prevent polioto children. now, there is no greater depravity than that kind of activity. the killing of people who are risking their lyes to prevent -- their lives to prevent the spread of polio. and yet this is part of the ideology of the barbarians that we are facing. in the face of that, we fight as we can with all the tools available. and if we have a way to use a drone to attack a specific individual and we always try to minimize the damage, that under any criterion of just war theory would fit well, and it absolutely has to be continued. [applause] >> dr. krauthammer, thank you again for being here as well. i was wondering if you could comment on the arab spring. two questions as well, and how long you think that we'll with in the impact that it will will have as well as, you know, often i've heard romneycare and obamacare compared, and he's actually a close friend of the family, and from what i understand romneycare is not a federalized program. in fact, it was in massachusetts it was an opt

polio in the middle east. unicef and the world health organization are attempting to vaccinate as many as 23 million children both inside and outside syria. neighboring lebanon's particularly at risk. >> okay. >> it houses the highest concentration of can refugees. more than 800,000 you syrians registered in this tiny corrupt so far. >> new families are escaping from the war in syria. and coming over there. we are afraid just one of these cases are infected by virus by this polio virus. >> reporter: in a camp like this, sewage, there's trash everywhere, unsanitary. that makes it easier for the virus to transmit. >> yes, of course, of course >> here, children routinely wade through filth. makeshift refugee camps like this, the conditionses are absolutely appalling. here, they're essentially living in an open sewer. there is trash and human waste all around. it is hard enough trying to walk through this camp let alone actually trying to live here. doctors say it's not just polio they're at risk of getting. that they could easily contract anything from hepatitis scabies to the mumps. i asked 12-year-old maria if her

did set up a fake vaccination program in order to collect some of bin laden's dna. that has done huge damage to organizations. there is polio, and now understandably the humanitarian organization was in outrage. >> matthew, i hope you keep us posted of everything that you might learn. thank you for joining us. thank you for your time. "consider this" will be right back. >> is it possible to survive on bit coin, the unpredictable volatile currency that only exists digitally. only a handful of businesses in the world accept it as payment and most people have not heard of it. but that did not stop our next guest of i am barking on a worldwide trip putting our currency to the test. >> i'm austin craig. >> and i'm becky. >> we're going live the first honeymoon life on bit coin. we'll use bit coin to barter our way across the ocean, to show what works, how it works, what didn't work and why. >> we're joined by austin craig. what inspired you to do this? >> i've been interested in bit coin for a couple of years. but i'm not a technician. my background is in video marketing and production. i wanted to get involved some way and i wa

actually deliver a humanitarian opening, which allows food and vaccines to be delivered to territory controlled by the opposition. there is a poliopidemic spreading, etc. bashar al-assad will not allow that in. this will be the test case. if this doesn't work on syria then i don't think the iranian talks will work either. >> and davidignatius, what i want to get at, are there specific changes the administration can take to get these, whether it's syria or whether it's afghanistan, which we haven't really addressed, is not clear yet, to get these back on track and, frankly, change some of these impressions that we're hearing that are settling in about the united states? >> what i would say is that thed a mrgs needs to emphatically, systematically apply the policies that it has. the u.s. has a program now to train and assist the syrian opposition. it has been a disaster. the first disaster is that it got started so late. slaughter was somebody that was early in advocating assistance to the syrian opposition. her boss, secretary of state clinton greasively argued for it by petreus of the c.i.a. the president didn't want to do it and

vaccination to collect some of bin laden's children's dna. that has done tremendous damage imagewise in this region. right now, there is a battle against polio, a critical world importance, high rizzi resistan understandably the humanitarian was outraged by a doctor doing this. >> we are going to stay on top of the stories. it's important for the united states and pakistan. keep us posted of anything you might learn. appreciate you joining us. thank you for your time. straight ahead, we will go around the world for the best countries for business and the news is not great for america. and later, violence in the stands and in the parking lot of professional sporting events. what's going on? >> that train should have been going at 30 miles an hour around the curve. there are no published reports this morning including from wabc, those reports indicate that the engineer, william rockefeller has said he may have zoned out at the controls. he may have dosed off and then snapped awake too late to stop the train in time the ntsb will continue to interview the engineer and also look back at >> al jazeera's investigative unit has tonight's exclusive