this is how he got the name butcher of prague.he was in office and was busy detaining, deporting, and executing people an effort to show that he has a strong hands in control of what is going on in occupied czechoslovakia engaging ultimately in a show trial of the remaining czechoslovakian prime minister. he also began to deport hundreds of thousands of jews. and in the beginning, they were deported from germany as well. he exhibited the quality of ruthlessness putting down the resistance. he acquired the nickname, as i said, the butcher of prague. he was able to call the conference, which we have artie talked about, and was able to apprise other parts of the german bureaucracy about the means of carrying out the final solution to what they described as the jewish problem. but were not really going there -- we are not really going there yet because we are interested in his relationship to the czech government in exile in britain who decided that, since he had been so successful at thwarting the activities of the resistance in czec

and havel was noticing because havel was walking the dog and the prague where gorbachev just emerged from the kremlin if he was applauded by the onlookers on the street. and then he seemed to look in the direction where havel was standing and havel the dissident leader of the opposition but then we go back home to see how confused he was acquitted is the motivation. and as a very polite person is somebody waves i will waved back. and there is nothing wrong with waiting to a liberal russians are who was coming in with some reforms a etc., etc.. then he says what's wrong? the cheering of the people come was the people expecting somebody from the outside will come to solve their problems. and he would say the same thing about the debate today. havel is dead. he cannot solve the problems for us i'm sorry. is using him mr. mentally with his other issues. >> it will be interesting to see the effects to see the statute, the bus than their real recognition of havel importance in the united states a pass to have any effect over there. everything was live streamed to into prague and we celebra

you had curly hair after the prague spring and there were pockets of people that were activists in a number of ways working in their circles to try to give power to the powerless. describe how you met and get to the end of the 80s. washington has ambassador i left 17 years ago. this bookstore is one of my fondest memories in the late 1990s three after he was released from jail spent almost five years and we met in those days at the party. we developed a liking for each other that we have not missed much so far. one thing led to another. it also started working together on a few things came in 1989. he refused to go to the president's office group of people long it was interesting. as you said, you and i met in the 80s. you you and i had 1st time i went back to czechoslovakia i found out that my father had been an absent shift. sentenced share. sentenced to death under the navigation go back once i was under the protection of the united states government. and that the embassy the american embassy abroad was really a place where dissidents went and felt very comfortable. being on the f

. >> ever been to prague? >> no one of the few. >> i have. i want to go back just for this. i miss this. brian and his flee budthree birdies heard there was a restaurant in prague that served beer with trains. >> there's our beer. >> ding ding here comes the trolley. they found the restaurant. here comes the train carrying four tall delicious, pilsners, i believe. you know what awesome. >> it's awesome when it works. there goes one. man down. right through the tunnel. lost one beer. three beers standing. will they make it? >> no! >> no! >> we caught it on camera. >>> no one likes a screaming match, an argumenten sometimes they happen in families. dad has a short temper. these guys decide to punk their dad time and time again. in the juken video, put spicy chile in his food. dad doesn't like spicy food. >> that's hot! >> [ bleep ] hot. >> he's quite distressed. start calling out the misses. you can hear the boys giggling their booties off. >> it's not that hot, you moron. >> tries to get water, try to get ice. just get out. >> [ bleep ]. >> angry dad on youtube. so many angry

the management here has no problem saying openly that this show, produced in prague, is a bulwark against possible disinformation from russia. >> we must care about what happens to lithuania. we must build the information gap, especially for viewers who watch russian news and consider it to be a credible information source. >> russian channels have reported on tensions between lithuanians and the russian minority in the country. this russian couple says they do exist but that conflicts of that kind are not part of everyday life, so they do not really trust any broadcaster anymore. >> each broadcaster presents things the way it sees fit. basically, every broadcaster has its own subjective opinion. on one channel, there's russian propaganda. on another, there's something else. the more sources of information you have, the better you are able to form your opinion. >> the team in prague wants to be even more involved in this shaping of opinion. they say this program is not a pilot project. indeed, if the situation between russia and europe escalates further, then even more news programs will

in europe in particular, dozens of rallies took place on saturday and sunday, from madrid to prague,rom dublin, to budapest. hundreds, thousands of people took to the streets with the now internationally recognized slogan "je suis charlie." as we can see from these online pictures crowds gathered in new york city, moscow, and when osiris. patriots marched outside local nationals and rejection of any form of terrorism. and the muslim world was also present. there were rallies in cities including ramallah casablanca, and cairo. all with the same objective, to condemn last week's barbaric attacks in paris and show the world they are united in the face of terrorism. ♪ hundreds of web users across the globe have been posting under the #freeraif #. he was sentenced for prison and 10 lashes for his "campaign against islam." french artist -- creates play mobile versions of famous paintings, remaking the work of the likes of the inner da vinci and dali. you can take a look online. solliergallery.com. the family hotel in the u.s. state of colorado that inspired "the shining" is asking american

. >> and another reason we know this is absolutely not a hoax a spokesman for the "czech post" in prague said this postman lost his job as a result of this video. but get this this fellow had never received a complaint before this. >> we've all had bad days. we've all thrown a wobbler as well. this day he just wept postal. >> as of base jumping wasn't pushing the envelope in itself. what these guys are going to do -- the video originally posted in october by jp holmes. it's getting a lot of attention. this is in northern nevada. a super, super tall tower. >> here he's about to jump. he's going to follow to record his attempt at doing as many front flips as he can. >> holy moly. that is even higher than i am comfortable admitting. >> i have a question. you're falling from this tower and you're doing a ton of front flips, how do you have perspective and no one to pull your chute? >> right chg. >> fortunately, he pulls it off like a pro. he does make it to the bottom. pulls the chute. everhiyeah buddy! >> how many did he pull off? >> how many did you do? >> nine. >> nine. >> he did nine fro

>> public speaker: hello, my name is allen mills, a 30-year resident of the excelsior, i live on prague. i can only reiterate a lot of the things that have been said. captain mcfadden talked so eloquently about the problems involved that it's a nightmare for police. supervisor avalos said that 95 percent of the residents are against it. i don't know what else there is to know. there is too many already in the excelsior. we do not need one more. thank you. >> hi. i'm kelsey, the human resources. we employed many people. if this application were approved we would create 40 plus more jobs and that's just the beginning and we've recently engaged the mission hiring hall to ensure we reach local job seekers to join great benefits and pay. they all makeover $15. we provide medical benefits and 100 percent of monthly premium and vision and lifelong disability. i urge you to approve this so we can bring a compassionate community friendly employer to the excelsior neighborhood. >> as the next speaker comes up, i will call more names. >> hello, my name is jays on. i live at 166 dellville avenue ne

got in touch with the prague freedom foundation and some business men that were doing work in myanmart could put us in touch with the right individuals. this was a team effort. it was a lot of ngo groups, amnesty international and others that have been working on this for years. we're excited that our efforts paid off. >> president obama tried in november of 2012. we heard the tape. he was there again in november of 2014, a couple months ago. and did he try then in this recent november? why didn't he get him out? >> well, i'm not going to speak for the myanmar government. i will say not just the president but our state department, our ambassador has been on this case for quite some time. i think part of what we have to consider is some of these governments who have wrongfully imprisoned people are looking for a politically palatable way to let them out. they're looking not to be overtly pressured not to be kind of beat over the head by the great united states of america but, rather, in the case of this gentleman they knew he shouldn't be in prison certainly not for 17 years and after

in bucharest romania, look at the banner over aa bridge in venice, in this a memorial gathering in prague. >> two reports tonight the beginning with elizabeth palm never paris. >> if the terrorists thought their attacks would spread fear and intimidation, they were wrong. in fact, the killings have brought the french people together in a rare display of solidarity and defines. today they took to the streets and cities across the country to defend freedom of speech and the rule of law. remained on high security alert with extra troops drafted into paris, including paratroopers mingling with tourists at the eiffel tower, all day flowers were laid near the kosher supermarket, the scene of the deadly siege. it has been confirmed that as the commandos moved in yesterday, they knew something the hostage taker didn't. >> an employee had hidden 15 customers, including a two-year-old in a fridge. >> i switched off the light in the freezer he said, and i told them to keep calm. >> in the end, they all escaped with their lives. all over france on this, the jewish sabbath the prayers of the community

we settled in prague and started an industry. my brother was an artist.ght some silk parachutes and made circular skirts. my brother painted on them, and we were selling them. we made a lot of money. we arrived to america. life started all over again. i was a successful fashion designer here. i'm still here 70 years later. i am in awe and in shock and in amaze. that i'm still here. i really never thought of revenge. there snis no other revenge. auschwitz, i wake up with it. i go to bed with it. my name is renee firestone, and i am an auschwitz survivor. >>> the story that shapes me as a person is my father. he said if we don't survive, you honor us by living. >> nice, right? >> good. if hiring plumbers, cars and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. we've made hiring anyone from a handyman to a dog walker as simple as a few clicks. buy their services directly at angieslist.com no more calling around. no more hassles. start shopping from a list of top-rated providers today. angie's list is revolutionizing local service a

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they were prague mattists. pragmaticists rather than idealists. seems madison particularly had a shrewd view of human nature. he did not believe in man's perfectibilities. he assumed that those who achieved power would always try to amass more power. in framing a government which is to be administered over men, the great difficulty lies in this -- you must first enable the government to control the government. and in the next place, control -- madison and other framers of the constitution divided power so that no one purchase, no single branch of government could gain complete power. as madison explained it, ambitions must be made to counteract ambition. however, ambition has not always counteracted ambition. as we saw in the enactment by the congress of the line item veto in 1996. just as the roman senate seeded the power of the purse to the roman dictator, to caeser, and the later emperors, surrendering is power to check tyranny, so did the american congress and senate included. by passing the line item veto act, the congress surrendered the con

of course i wonder how phil ve prague is no indicated the storm yesterday. i'm wondering. >> something to think about. >> we love to hear what he has to say every year. >> another thing to think about, the traffic situation out there. let's get to bob. he's in the traffic center. he has all the details. >> it's light out there traffic wise. really not a typical rush hour at all and doesn't seem like one. southbound on 295 slow on the inner loop. it's only the slow spot around. i-95 in virginia running at speed all the way down towards fred fred rick'sberg. 66 heading west. i'm bob with 103.5 wtop radio. >> thank you srefpvery much. remember the past with a warning 300 survivors of the most notorious nazi death camps went back to auschwitz. more than 1.1 million people died at auschwitz today. the president of the world jewish congress told those gathered at this commemoration that a rise in anti-semitism around the world needs to stop to prevent another holocaust. several survivors also tkpwadzerred here in washington today for a ceremony at the u.s. hole ha

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. >> i think one of those twlings prague 40's a safety perspective but esthetically a loss.rter: as for the process of moving the barrier in the lanes the custom truck do the job. to hear the district tell it the barriers are modern marvel made of high density concrete steel and hook together with technology designed to give on impact. very similar to those on doyle drive right now but only one foot wide. that was the trick. it took the district 24 years of planning and testing to approve and build the concept at cost of 30 million dollars. according to bridge engineer bower patience paid off. >> i'm trying to avoid frustration and concentrate on solution. >>reporter: so take a good look. bridge as you see it business to become a thing of the past. from the golden gate bridge, abc 7 news. >> we get preview of some of the new gang thaet will see when the show tishlly kirks off tomorrow. lg has second curved smart phone. it's virtually indestructible. tomorrow the company will demonstrate the scratch proof casing by using a wire brush. also making the day because at ces the gr

van prague is another serious contender. >> fifa has to be modernized.my business life and also in my situation, i went through this exercise many many times. so i have a lot of experience in that aspect. so i believe i'm the right person to do it. >> reporter: january 29th is the deadline for fifa presidential candidate to apply. but the official list may not be confirmed until the second week of february. only then will we find out how big a challenge he's facing. alex thomas, cnn, madrid. >>> with american on the fate of fever's presidency let's -- fifa's presidency let's turn to kier radnich joining us from qatar via skype. what is it that we have five potential candidate going against blater that's telling. >> yes, it is. i think -- it really represents a sense of concern. a sense of impatience with where fifa is going or isn't going. and blatter's leadership. blatter had been president since 1998. and i think there's a sense in any organization to move forward. every now and then you need fresh blood. >> and specifically luis figo says it was the d

. >> prague, amazing and hong kong was a happy accident.ended up there. >> couple staying at the same hotel as us in thailand, that was on their honeymoon following us on instagram. hey works area at the same hotel e want to go for a drink? they spent new years with us on their honeymoon. >> an experience we both tell our respective children about. >> okay, so, gallagher actually does have a long-term boyfriends. >> he let her go. >> yes. and she reportedly returned to him when she and they got back from their trip on tuesday. that's a very trusting boyfriends. >> yes, it is. >> you snow. >> this may turn into it. v series or movie one day. >> depending on what actually happened on the trip. >> what are you trying to say? >> i don't know. we'll be right back. we'll lever it at that. >> first a look at what's coming up tonight on cbs-3 morning, family, see you in a bit. ♪watching everybody eating♪ ♪what they want all day♪ ♪oh this tasteless cardboard♪ ♪brings me nothing but more shame ♪ ♪turning every turn until i find something right♪ ♪and

. >> one of my favorite places was prague. it was amazing. and hong kong was a happy accident. we just sort of ended up there. >> there was a couple staying at the same hotel as us in thailand. that was on their honeymoon that was following us on instagram and they said we're at the same hotel. you want to go for a drink? sure. >> he was glad he offered the ticket to the fill-in elizabeth gallagher and said they would do it again. they had an incredible adventure. get this, she has a boyfriend. no bachelor hookup on this one. >> you're telling me her boyfriend let her go around the world with another guy. >> if you are the boyfriend that's a good deal. you can have the whole world and doesn't cost me a dime. >> i think like a woman. you think like a guy. >> exactly. see you when you get back. >> exactly. all right. let's talk about what we have ahead of us. so it's a little bit of a mixed bag, right? >> yeah ok kind of weekend. it's chilly. it's january. getting to the end of it here and the only really downside is a sunny afternoon, get a little rain in spots. explore those po

in john boehner and mitch mcconnell you got two prague naturalists and some want to take an ideologicalan excellent article on cnn.com on hillary clinton gender politics. you really frame it beautifully and i recommend it highly to all of our viewers out there. but tell us how she has evolved on this issue, let's say in the past year alone? >> well i mean we've all been watching the tea leaves to see what kind of message might be hillary clinton's 2016 message. back in the '90s when she was first lady she was a polarizing figure among women. 7008 she struggled to find a balance about how to talk about that issue. she wanted to be the candidate of strength and competence when she was running against barack obama. but this year you've seen her sort of much more comfortable in her own skin talking about her own personal journey as a young career woman, some of her biggest laugh lines are about her hair and scrunchies. she's trying to frame this message potentially for 2016 that these issues she's been working on like equal pay, and, you know, other issues that were thought of as women's is

embassy in prague, czech republic and after a few days he summed up the visit by saying i was his least favorite cordray. took me a while to reconcile myself to that comment. thank you for having me today. i bring my best wishes for the new year and also offer what i regard sage counsel from of the national once advised about the new year ring out the old, ring in the new but don't get caught in between. every january has marked a significant personal development at the consumer financial protection bureau. four years ago that was when i join the bureau. three is ago president obama named me the first director by means of a recess appointment. two years ago we finalize our first set of new rules to improve the mortgage market. last year after i had been confirmed as director thanks to the u.s. senate those rules went into effect across the country and this year we continue the ongoing work by helping consumers gain greater control from the mortgage process. it remains the single largest consumer of financial market in the world and as we know all too well in the run up to the financial

so what we will find as the morning prague row rests, in the brunt of the storm now toward the afternoonper offer. so we look at the region wide travel forecast here. moving things forward in time, time stamp starts off at 9:00, 10:00 a.m., the brunt of the storm moving through the area. where we get the best accumulation, which still isn't all that much, then we get to the early afternoon and it is quieting down already. you may still have some decent snow across portions of the shore line, for example southern new jersey, but otherwise, the brunt of this is now moving out to sea. then just completely out of here by 8:00 p.m. tonight. at which point the colder air will absolutely take effect. so future snow amount, really good guide as to what we're expecting and we've been saying it now for the last few days general one to 2 inches, expectation, that's across the board, not everyone is in winter weather advisory, but it doesn't neicely mean you won't see the exact same thing. everybody gets in on it. in the wake of this system, everybody also gets in on the arctic chill. take a look he

the attack on unionized teachers as there is specific part of prague in wisconsin that was one of the reasons for traveling on union rights was that these teachers were not doing their job and they were out of control. the best thing i ever saw there was an info graphic that said you remember when it was the teachers of wisconsin who drove the economy off a cliff? and then got a bailout? dot dot dot. me neither. so that's what we've been working on with that but you're right. it's a real problem. you had your hand up. did you have a question? [inaudible] >> i'm curious how that intersects with which were talking about. [inaudible] >> you know, i think that's absolutely an economic thing. right, when you and naomi have talked about the fact that middle-class, the middle-class ideology goes very far deep into the low-wage population, way down into the low-wage population as well as going up into the upper regions. and on middle class ideology people love marriage. they respect it. they think it is an important institution. they want to give it all the respect that it is the which means

"charlie hebdo"'s latest issue has been sold out in prague >>> in the wake of the deadly attacks in paris, president obama and the british prime minister david cameron put on a united front at the white house on friday in an effort to defeat terrorism the the leaders wrapped up two days of talks focussing on security which came with orders against more sanctions on iran. vib explains -- mike viqueira explains. >>> with europe on edge president obama and david cameron were in lock step at the white house, agreeing on the means to battle extremism and the attacks it sparks worldwide. >> pampering this poisonous death colt of a narrative converting the religion of islam. >> cameron wants companies to allow government surveillance a way around encryption built into many sites. if refused, certain sights may be banned in the u.k. >> we are not asking for back doors, we believe in clear front doors through legal protesters that should help to keep the country safe. >> that has sparked controversy. friday president obama largely agreed warning that law enforce. may be hampered without access. ev

strategy we undertake to the national bureaucracy, it isn't a movie and is not going to be 10 guys, in praguection. we have been through a couple incidents the national security agency was drawn through the mud in 2013 by the ed snowden revelation and the big debate about whether we going to guard our privacy against the nsa's metadata collections. recently dianne feinstein issued this report on enhance interrogation by the cia. regardless what you think of these issues the men end limited these agencies have got to be saying which side of the politicians on and which side is the public on? in those bureaucracies they don't do their job well and we are at a moment, and we want to counterattack against people who kill in paris. stuart: the president baseline policy is bureaucracy, all governments all the time government is always bureaucratic. this is a negative. if you talk about the fight against terror bureaucracy is a cute negative. it is a massive bureaucracy. >> bureaucracies are unavoidable and in the pedestrian world the domestic policy, veterans administration can be destructive but i

grandchildren, raven, emile and taylor, and their parents sonya and mark, we made our way from budapest to praguenice twice, and stock holm. >> what do you have to say about the trip? >> we are having a wonderful time. right now we're about to take the garden walk which say great tradition of all of our vacations when we go on nature walks. >> emile announced that for him there was no such thing as getting up too early. every morning the two of us would meet in the hotel lobby and go out for long walks together. one morning in budapest, he asked me to take a photo of two people walking ahead of us and holding hands. why? because they look happy. ♪ >> those times seem more precious now that they're in the past. i don't walk easily anymore. ♪ >> nice job, roger. beautiful. one more step. ♪ >> i walked every day in the years before my troubles. aiming for 10,000 steps with a pedometer. the caldwell lilly pond had a special serenity. i usually had it to myself. i chose it as the perfect location to make a little film featuring my friend reciting the last page of "the great gatsby," which he has recit

embassy in prague and after a few days, he summed up the visit by telling me i was now his least favorite cordray. it took me a while to reconcile myself to that comment. thank you for having me today and i bring you best wishes for the new year. i can also offer sage counsel who once advised about the new year. bring out the old, ring in the new, but don't get caught in between. every january has marked a significant personal development. three years ago, president obama named me the first director. two years ago, we finalized our first set of new rules to improve the mortgage market. last year, after i'd been confirmed as director, those rules would into effect across the country. they sure we are continuing that ongoing -- this year, we are continuing that ongoing work. the american mortgage market remains the largest market in the world. in the run-up to the financial crisis, it was our mortgage market that was deeply damaged by reckless lending. the damage caused the broader economy to crash. as directed by congress, our ability was to designed -- was designed that lender's only offe

. >> you know women are so prague pragmatic pragmatic. i'll make my decision right now? right now?ore than anything else when you're starting a small business. nicole is a professional on social media. she can generate awareness for absolutely free. that's the key. and i think you've got to go that way. >> all right. >> well he accepts it pretty well. >> nicole, how do you feel about that. >> i feel great about it. thank you. basically this is reiterating everything i say on a day-to-day basis, so you know i stand by my word. >> that's my decision and i think we can all learn something very important in america about this. number one, you've got to be a saver and have a personal plan. i'm telling you my decision includes this. i want both of you to take 10% of your salary and put it into your own personal account every time you pay yourselves in perpetuity. number two, you've got to also remember on a long-term basis that plan has to be distinct. you have to know what you're doing on an ongoing basis forever. why aren't you two married? i'm prepared to do that right now. >> nicole

there was a point and with my family visited him at the embassy in prague and after a few days he summed up the visit by telling me that i was now his least favorite cordray. it took me a while to reconcile myself that comment. thank you for having me today and i bring you rest wishes for the near, i can also offer what i would refer to as the humorist nash who said ring out the old bring in the new but don't get caught in between. for myself every january is mark a significant development for the consumer financial protection bureau. four years ago is when i first joined the bureau and three years ago president obama and amy as the first rector by means of a recess appointment and two years ago we announced a set of new rules to improve the mortgage market and last year after i have been confirmed as director thanks for the u.s. senate those rules went into effect all across the country and this year we continue that ongoing work by helping gain greater control over the mortgage process. the market remains one of the single largest consumer financial markets in the world and as we know

in his 2009 prague speech, president obama publicly stated his goal for a world free of nuclear weapons. we continue to work towards that goal with the new stark treaty. the president's nuclear employment strategy release in june as well as multiple nuclear documents including the 2010 nuclear posture review and 2013 defense review for nuclear, make it clear the united states must maintain a strong and credible safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent, that we must be prepared for the possibility teter deterrents can fail. 21st century deterrents must be details to specific adversaries an threats and manner so with can predict what deters and what prevents escalation. given the aspiration of some and modernization of nuclear capabilities in the world today there is clearly a need for the united states to maintain a nuclear capability as part of our nuclear strategic. while it is clear our strategic deterrence includes a tri--ed aad of delivery platforms it is more than that and it all must remain credible for decades to come. it includes the following robust and agile intelligence a

embassy in prague and in a few days he summed up the visit by telling me i was now his least favorite cordray. took me a while to reconcile myself to that comment. thank you for having me today. and i bring you best wishes for the new year. i can also offer what i regard who once advised about the new year, ring out the old ring in the new but don't get caught in between. for myself every january marked a significant personal development at the bureau. four years ago was when i joined the bureau. three years ago president obama named h me as the first director. two years ago we finalized our first set of important new rules to improve the mortgage market. last year after ied a been confirmed as director, thank to the u.s. senate those rules went into effect across the country and this year we're continuing the ongoing work by helping consumers gain greater control over the mortgage process. the american mortgage market remains the single largest consumer market in the world. and as we know all too well, in the runup to the financial crisis, it was the mortgage market that was deeply d

all i could think about was my wife and my son, just hoping it wasn't my time and prague that i would through it. >> that is him between the two trucks. witby says he's sore today but doing just fine. thanks thank goodness for that. >> two planes nearly collide. a jetblue flight forced to sam on its brakes at jfk airport in new york. the plane was cleared for takeoff, but a caribbean airways flight crossed the runway, air traffic controllers had ordered that second plane to stop but it didn't. the jetblue flight had to abort its takeoff. reports the caribbean airways crew was on the wrong frequency. no one was hurt. >>> a reality tv star and former army ranger is dead this morning. he was killed while filming a workout video on the train tracks in california. 37-year-old greg plitt was hit by a train in burbank. investigators say he thought the train was on another track. plitt graduated from west point and served five years in the u.s. army. he's been on the cover of more than 200 magazines. see him right here. he appeared on "days of our lives" and "workout" on bravo. >>> the super

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