czech republic is the only e.u. member state with a still -functioning embassy in damascus, and the contacts that we maintain have priceless value for our allies, and help organize humanitarian aid right on the spot in the war stricken regions. i'm proud that the czech republic with its historic experience and central geographic position in europe clearly shows that it intends to play a constructive role in the process of european integration and security. i suppose that you will agree with me that in times which are difficult as we experience that we should maintain our relations with allies who we share common goals and values with, and therefore, i believe that one of the major priorities is the deepening of the trans-atlantic cooperation and cooperation within the nato. the security architecture cannot be imagined without this cooperation. strategic partnership between the e.u. and the united states should be deepened and should impact other areas of politics as well, not only just security and defense. also, th

czech republic is evenly e.u. member site with is still functioning embassy in damascus and contacts we maintain have priceless values for our allies and help organize humanitarian aid right on spot in the war-stricken regions. i'm proud of the czech republic with historic experience and central geographic position in europe clearly shows that it intends to play a constructive role in the present european integration and security. i suppose that you will agree with me that in at times which are difficult as we experienced that we should maintain our relations with allies we share common goals and value with, and therefore i believe one of the major priorities is the deepening of the transatlantic corporation incorporation within nato. the architecture can not being imagined without this cooperation. strategic partnership between the e.u. and the united states should be deepened and should impact other areas of politics as well, not only just security and defense. also, the negotiations on transatlantic commercial

czech republic itself. inhave been very proactive pushing for help and assistance to countries impacted by the migration crisis itself, but only in europe. on macedonia and greece, but in the middle east, our aid is provided to libya, turkey, and lebanon. i work with syria is not negligible. the czech republic is the only eu member state with a still functioning embassy in damascus and contacts there that we maintain and that have prices value for our allies and help organize he military and eight in the war stricken regions. the czech republic with a historic experience as a central geographic position in europe clearly shows that it intends to play a constructive role in the process of integration and security. i suppose that you will agree times, it isin difficult, as we have experienced, to maintain our relationship with allies. we share common goals and values, and therefore, i believe one of our major priorities is for the transatlantic cooperation within the nato. the architecture cannot be imagined

the first half was the republic, ruled by elected senators.he last half was the empire, ruled by unelected emperors. in its glory days, the word "rome" meant not just the city, but what romans considered the entire civilized world. everyone was either roman or barbarian. people who spoke latin or greek were considered civilized, part of the empire. everyone else, barbarian. according to legend, rome was founded by two brothers, romulus and remus. abandoned in the wild and suckled by a she-wolf, they grew up to establish the city. in actuality, the first romans mixed and mingled here -- in the valley between the famous seven hills of rome. this became the roman forum. in 509, they tossed out their king and established the relatively democratic roman republic. that began perhaps history's greatest success story, the rise of rome. from the start, romans were expert builders, and they had a knack for effective government. this simple brick building was once richly veneered with marble and fronted by a grand portico. it's the curia. the senate met

from the republic of congo and the democratic republic of congo and they were repatriated does -- >> it. i need, i apologize, i've got to get things in with a certain amount of time that i have a whole list of countries hear that, it's beyond belief that some of them, germany, germany, other countries. but the ascii this. do you all, i ca could ask a personal question. have you all had kids? which you can't be a few new a u.n. security, u.n. peacekeeping mission was going to your neighborhood right now, we do not have the same response i had, that you would rush home to protect your family from the peacekeepers? would that be your response? honestly, would you please tell me speak with mr. chairman, i have five kids, and when i was preparing for this testimony today, last night, and i had to talk with my daughters about what i was doing and what are we talking about, it was a very difficult conversation. what i can also do is just having recent return from the central african republic, i am so thankful that my children are being raised in the united states and in an environment where

czech republic, what do you think of czechi? >> i don't like it. i like the chic republic. does that make any sense? >> it sounds like you are getting into something there. >> czech republic sounds like a country. >> they want to be part of the pack and they feel stiff. >> personally i like the czech republic bleak. if you are lining and watching, i like what you are doing. you look beautiful. >> you haven't been happy since the soviets marched out of which czechoslovakia. >> i still refer to the area as qek qek with my good friend. >> what do you think of the name change? >> i think it is strange people even think about doing these things. the adjustment period it is hard to remember it is 2016. jay is it? is it hard to remember. >> oh i thought you were agreeing with me. >> i am still writing 2015 on my check. >> and it is not even the official name. they want an easy, breezy nickname. i was jesse. and it is great. >> just saying. what do you think? they want to do it before the olympics because they think they need the 40 names. go with monosyllabic. it is the code anywa

from the republic of congo and the democratic republic of congo, and they were repatriated because -- >> i got it. i apologize. i've got to get things in within a certain time. i've got a whole list of countries here that it's beyond belief some of them, germany. germany. let me ask you this. if i could ask a personal question, have you all had kids? do y'all have family? >> mr. chairman -- >> if you know a u.n. peacekeeping mission was going to your neighborhood right now, would you not have the same response i had that you would rush home to protect your family from the peacekeepers? would that be your response? honestly? would you please tell me? >> mr. chairman, i have five kids. and when i was preparing for this testimony today, last night, and i had to talk with my daughters about what i was doing and what i would be talking about, it was a very difficult conversation. i can tell you having recently returned from the central african republic i am so thankful that my children are being raised in the united states and in an environment where rule of law is primary and in the cent

. >> reporter: despite claims of a ceasefire biaser by john, armenian forces in the republic report thatave been more attacks biaser by john's military. both sides are accusing each other of firing the first shots on saturday they blame each other for violating a 1994 ceasefire that ended a six-year war. >> it was a clear violation of the ceasefire, the international law, international humanitarian law and the geneva conventions. >> reporter: some have called it the frozen conflict. it began with a decision, soviet leader joseph stalin made in 1922. stalin placed the mountain justice ethnically armenian an clayed inside the newly-created azerbaijan, soviet social i was republic. christian armenians and muslims lived in peace for nearly a century, then in the late 1980s, when the ussr was breaking up, o armenians held a national referendum for independent from azerbaijan. and self rule. but azerbaijan said the region did not have the legal right and sent in its military to retake the area. thousands of muslims from the area were forced to flee and after years of fighting and more than 30,

right now, she has been in the central african republic, the democratic republic of congo. i think you will see action coming out of her, from her office. sen. corker: the leahy legislation that would have the united states denied assistance. is this something that has been done in particular instances where there have been documented cases of sexual exploitation and abuse? have we actually seen the united states deny aid to countries you have failed to take action? >> certainly will we have credible evidence, those things that fall under that lady laws at the individual unit level when we have that information that goes into our database that we work both through the nation in countries when those individuals potentially come of her security assistance with the united states as well as databases back here. so i don't have a specific example that if there is somebody who has credible allegations, they were going the database and we would not work with that unit or individual and that process is in place. >> i am asking a broader question. have we actually denied aid to coun

we feel great playing in japan, and usa, and czech republic, and spain, europe, south america.achi vargas belongs to all the world. damian: so, even if they don't understand the music in the czech republic or in japan, if they don't know the words, they still come to see you across the world? julio: yeah, yeah, yeah. when we was performing in czech republic in the theater, at the film theater, where the people come from around europe, spain, turkey, germany, france, around the world, they come to see mariachi vargas with the symphony orchestra over there. damian: well, this is a special show here on "comunidad del valle." well, be back and talk more about maybe what their favorite food is, the mexican food in mexico or the mexican food here in the states. stay with us. [music] we are back here on "comunidad del valle" with mariachi vargas de tecalitlán. so, what is your--when you talk about mexican music, there's mexican--or mexican food there's mexican food all over mexico. when you come to the united sates, is it the same kind of food or is there--do you taste a difference? j

african republic.nd let me read you just a short passage from an internal u.n. report documenting sexual abuse among peacekeepers. some girls, i am quoting, "have talked of rape disguised as prostitution, in which they said they were raped and given money or food afterwards, to give the rape the appearance of a consensual transaction." these words, i'm sorry to say, come from the zeid report, in 2005. we know from the scope of current allegations now, more than a decade later, these very same offenses are still occurring. and despite years of u.n. leaders insisting on zero "zero tolerance," a culture of impunity has been allowed to fester. when ambassador power asked me last year to lead our mission's efforts to establish a new paradigm for really tackling this scourge, it was clear that an unacceptable lack of transparency and accountability were at the heart of the issue. yes, the u.n. published an annual report tallying the numbers and types of abuses by mission, by peacekeepers. but under pressure

the viet cong claim the republic of vietnam government does not care what happens to its people.is is true, why then does it commit so much of its resources to providing for the needs of the refugees? is this only a political objective? no. the very reason the free world has sent troops to vietnam is to give the people security, peace, and a chance for a better future. the united states government supports the refugee programs with the agency for international development and many american volunteer agencies. there is constant planning and activity to prepare the refugees for movement to secure locations. one of the first is the taking of the senses and the bringing andther again of -- census the bringing together again a family groups. the program sponsors programs of locational training, agricultural education, and technical assistance in the fields of health, education, public works, public safety, and the reestablishment of local civil government. the refugees are taken from the collection centers and moved by truck to secure areas, where the next phase of the refugee program

african republic. let me read to you just one short passage from an internal un report documenting sexual abuse among peacekeepers. of rapels talked disguised as prostitution, in which they said they were raped and given money or food afterwards to give the rape the appearance of a consensual transaction. these words, i'm sorry to say, come from the zeid report, in 2005. we know from the scope of current allegations that now, more than a decade later, these very same offenses are still occurring. despite years of un leaders insisting on "zero tolerance," a culture of impunity has been allowed to fester. when ambassador power asked me last year to lead our mission's efforts to establish a new paradigm for really tackling this scourge, it was clear that an unacceptable lack of transparency and accountability were at the heart of the problem. issue. yes, the un published an annual report tallying the numbers and types of abuses by peacekeepers. but under pressure from the countries themselves, it withheld

in addition the republic of congo, not only democratic of congo, the republic of congo troops were also repatriatedau because of a pattern of abuse. there are two different things going on. one is a pattern of abuse which speaks to a lack of command-and-control and the other is a pattern off non-responsiveness. on the pattern of abuse, i think as allegations become apparent and we are tracking those allegations it's easy to see when there has been a pattern oa easier to see when there hasrn been a pattern of abuse. in terms of non-responsive we're only now understanding which countries only recently because they have been named, allegations that have been pending for a long time, where there has been inadequate follow-up and inadequate accountability. and so in that process we're loose looking at which are those countries and we don't have an answer for you. we will get back to you with that answer. >> i think it is important for s us to know, you know, there is 100 nuclear power plants, these 10 are the least safe. we'll focus on those first,es right? so you get to narrow it down for u

that she is in snowy saint petersburg and that she comes back to america in the early days of the republic, i wondered what kind of strategy you used in order to make this biography feel like a novel and that was a conscious decision you made. >> i definitely tried to balance storytelling with being true to being across the idea that brought historical context i definitely kept in mind not take calculated about how she was feeling. she is really unusual and that she talks so much about her feelings and her thoughts. where a figure at that time so people at that time were not talking like that. they also didn't have feelings in the same way. we all have feelings that if only we could admit it anyway, i do think that she was not always the best interpreter of her own feelings but they were on the page and you could look at that in context. so so she gave me so much material to work with. at the same time i wanted to be a great story and it was. and i wanted it town fold as it happens and i wanted the idea, i didn't want it to be written from up block and undigested, never going to talk about

narrator: chanyang grew in north korea, also known as the democratic peoples'' republic of korea, or dprk, which in the 1990s suffered anan immense fame due to the e political policiesf the country's leaders. according to united nations estimates, up to two million pepeople died of starvation. north koreans risked their lives to shoot this present day footage inside the country. narrator: the kim family, who've ruleled north korea a since e te 1940s, have used the state to build the country's military might, including, allegedly, nuclear weapons, instead of feeding their people. the governmement, both tn n and nowow, runs the country with an iron fist, any dissent penalized with torture, incarceration, or death. ssokeel: northororean people basicacay understatand that ifif they express the wrong kinind of thoughts, the whole family can be punished. this could mean they're sent to, you know, an inhospitable part of the rural countryside, or it could mean that they're actually just sent completely to a political prison camp p and completelyly shut off from even n other ordinary north k

disrupts testimony from more than 100 girls and women in the central african republic who say they were abused by international peacekeepers. tom: good evening. a global security summit got underway in washington take. more than 50 world leaders are gathering there, the last such a summit of the obama presidency. last month's deadly attacks in brussels have field concerns about nuclear material falling into the hands of terrorist organizations. despite those threats, president obama says some progress has been made in the field of nuclear security. here is what he said. 102 nationsama: have ratified the treaty, the convention on the cisco production of nuclear material. as a result, we expect that the treaty will enter into force in the coming weeks, giving us more tools that we need to work together in the event of theft of nuclear material or an attack on a nuclear facility. in short, everybody has been participating, and by working together, our nations have made it harder for terrorists together hands on nuclear material. cap -- to get their hands on the image of. we have measurably

peacekeepers in the central african republic. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target. >>> hello, you are watching al jazeera, the top stories, the u.n. is calling for safeguards before the refugees return to turkey. meanwhile, amnesty international is accusing turkey of forcibly return syrian refugees back to the war torn country. the kurdistan workers party, the p.k.k. has claimed responsibility for a car bomb explosive. the blast killed seven police officers and injured 27 others on thursday. an israeli military court ruled an israeli soldiers accused of killing app palestinian man can be moved. he was shot in the head >>> the u.s. and japanese allies vowed to increase pressure, on the sidelines of a global nuclear summit. they warned it could take further steps. hours after the statement neva fired another missile -- north korea fired another missile. south korea is monitoring. north korean of

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doesn't recognise the republic. what is it that you hope to achieve with a piece process, independence or would you be happy to go back to the status quo as before the violence flared up. >> we would live the independence... >> you are not recognised by many states around the world, in fairness. >> we are recognised by the people, which is the most important thing. we are fighting for our independence, not the rest of the world. we are ready to act >>> thank you for joining us. >>> a fire broke out at a russian defence ministry building in moscow. several firefighters and cranes are battling the flames near the kremlin. it spread from the third floor and part of the roof collapsed to contain the flames. several were rescued. others evacuated >>> coming up, tighter security as brussels airport reopens to passengers >>> we look at security in paris as the 40th marathon takes place around the city's landmarks >>> leicester with an unlikely charge to the english premier league title. andy will be here with that story an

constitution and the constitutional republic as a country have been in existence, the longest time a republic has been in existence, when you go become to the beginning of human history, recorded history, to today, and you look at the american period, where we're at today, it's but a dot on that timeline. wret that dot represents the largest middle class that's ever been allowed to happen. the first time there's been property rights that you can have and the right to pursue life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. it's only possible because we had a constitution that preserved that rights. so i would think we could all come together and protect those rights for the next generation if the posterity of this nation. i'd like to see if you had any thoughts on that and then i'm going to close. mr. king: i'm looking at our job and our destiny here. i think our constitutional obligation is to restore the pillars of american exceptionalism. and many of them you can identify in the constitution itself, in the bill of rights it's pretty well summarized, the freedom of speech, the press, fre

republic, the free states were in 1860. that loyal citizenry never had embraced and -- emancipation as a standalone moral goal worth fighting and giving lives for. a majority of that white population had not. but they had come to regard emancipation as a necessary tool, a tool that had several outcomes that were very important in their mind. it would help defeat the confederacy. the confederacy could only keep going on the backs of enslaved labor. enslaved labor could keep the economy going in many ways. emancipation would punish the slaveholding elite that had from a northern perspective brought on the whole crisis and this enormous diffusion of blood in the first place, and the third thing you would do, emancipation the one internal factor that anyone could imagine disrupting the republic again. the issues nonrelated to slavery that will disrupt the public? let's make a list. there's no list. relatedo be something to slavery. get rid of slavery, you get rid of the future threat to the union. these reasons to support emanc

he placed the enclave inside the newly created azerbaijan soviet socialist republic. christian armenians and muslims lived in peace for nearly a century. then in the late 1980's when the ussr was breaking up, armenians held a national meeting for independence and self rule. azerbaijan said it did not have the legal right and sent its military to retake it. thousands of muslims were forced to flee. after years of fighting and more than 30,000 deaths, the region, armenia and azerbaijan reached a truce in 1994. >> we are fighting on our own territory. if an armenian soldier doesn't want to die, then let them get off azerbaijan territory. >> the republic is not recognized by the u.n. analysts believe renewed skirmishes could lead to a greater regional war. >> the big question mark people worry about is it probably won't stay confined to those two countries. there's a possibility of turkish intervention and russian intervention if the fighting becomes an all out war. >> the e.s.c. group chaired by ambassadors from the u.s., russia and france have been trying to negotiate a

african republic. me read you just a short passage from an internal u.n. report documenting sexual abuse among peacekeepers. some girls, i am quoting, "have talked of rape disguised as prostitution, in which they said they were raped and given money or food afterwards, to give the rape the appearance of a consensual transaction." these words, i'm sorry to say, come from the zeid report, in 2005. we know from the scope of current allegations now, more than a decade later, these very same offenses are still occurring. and despite years of u.n. leaders insisting on "zero tolerance," a culture of impunity has been allowed to fester. when ambassador power asked me last year to lead our mission's efforts to establish a new paradigm for really tackling this scourge, it was clear that an unacceptable lack of transparency and accountability were at the heart of the issue. yes, the u.n. published an annual report tallying the numbers and types of abuses by mission, by peacekeepers. but under pressure from the tr

appointed.ecently right now, she has been in the , theal african republic democratic republic of congo. i think you will see action coming out of her, from her office. sen. corker: the leahy legislation that would have the united states denied assistance. is this something that has been done in particular instances where there have been documented cases of sexual exploitation and abuse? have we actually seen the united states deny aid to countries you have failed to take action? >> certainly will we have credible evidence, those things that fall under that lady laws level individual unit when we have that information that goes into our database that we work both through the nation in countries when those individuals potentially come of her security assistance with the united states as well as databases back here. specifict have a example that if there is somebody who has credible allegations, they were going the database and we would not work with that unit or individual and that process is in place. >> i am asking a broader question. have we actually denied aid to countries who have c

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guest today, his excellency hassan sheikh mahmoud, president of the federal republic of somalia. and i would like to welcome senior representatives from across the government, the security council and the congress as well as ambassadors and other members of the diplomatic corp and other organizations. we're happy to be joined today as well by ambassador johnny carson, a former assistant secretary of state for african affairs and now a senior adviser here at the institute. he will moderate today's discussion with president mahmoud. for those of you who are new to u.s. ip. we are an independent national institute founded by congress over 30 years ago and dedicated to the proposition that peace is possible, that peace is practical, and that peace is essential for u.s. and for international security interests. we pursue this vision of a world

the republic is not recognised by the u.n. analysts believe the renewed sirmishes could lead to regional war >> the big question mark people worried about is that it probably wouldn't stay confined to those countries. there could be possibility of russian intervention. >> reporter: the group chaired by ambassadors tv been trying to negotiate a peace deal for years now. they're set to meet again on tuesday in vienna. even though the soviet empire has long discovered, the decisions the leaders made are still cause for those who were once neighbors to take up arms against each other >>> looking at the role of two important regional powers, turkey and russia in the conflict. back in 1994 moscow brokered a ceasefire between the two areas to end a conflict. there have been a number of ceasefire violations by both sides since then. russia has a significant military presence with its two bases in armenia which is it's major strategic partner in the region. it is a business supplier of arms to both sides, but sells more weapons to azer

yesterday the constitutional court of the republic, playing this crucial role issued a judgment on the matter of security upgrades at my private residence. i welcome the judgment of the constitutional court unreserv unreservedly the judgment has underscored values that underpin our hard-won freedom and democracy. such is the rule of law, and the accountability of public office bearers while also respecting the rights of public office beariers facing scrutiny. the judgment has further strengthened the constitutional democracy. and should make south africans proud of the country's constitution, and be strong and effective. this is a ground-breaking judgment with regards to the powers of the public protector. i wish to thank the court for providing clarity which will have a positive impact on other chapter 9 institutions as well, with regards to their work the constitutional court ruled that the remedial actions of the public protector are binding. and that anyone wishing to challenge the remedial action can only do so through a review by a court of law. the court has also ruled that reme

. >> and there's a tiger family in the czech republic. two cubs have just had their first encounter with the public. they're two months old and have not even been named yet. it's the only zoo in the czech republic to have successfully bred white tigers. >>> business news for you with will. i'm going to start off with a major defense deal that's just been struck in france and australia. >> it's a big deal. a surprise winner in all of this because frans has been selected for the exclusive negotiations beating out japan's submarine. france will share the technology with another country for the first time. >> the largest order in the history of the australian military and a boom for the defense industry at large. we think it will save at least 4,000 lives directly or indir t indirectly. to give you an idea, the designer is worth $4 million hours of work. it's the beginning of a wonderful adventure. >> it will guarantee work on four sites. we're very happy. we'll keep taking care of maintenance on the site. a change of fate for the struggling

going to one other thing many of you heard about the republication of "mein kampf" in germany. that was a month ago. a week ago stories circulated that all of a sudden it had become a bestseller in germany. this happens to be true. a very unexpected bestseller. my dear wife is passing out documents, not enough to go around, every other person keep one which will help you understand, the book was published by an academic institution in germany for the first time in 70 years because the copyright finally ran out and the bavarian government could no longer block the publication of "mein kampf". the fact that it has become a bestseller took by many to be a good sign, there are nazi tendencies again. what about the rise of anti-immigrant feeling in the last couple months, the backlash against the immigrant wave and the refugee wave? i see it just the opposite. i think it is a good thing and i will explain it in a second. should have gotten this out before. bear with me a second. okay. this is "mein kampf". this is two volumes and one book, 782 pages and a fairly typical book jacket

there are warnings of galloping inflation in the republic of congo. they have seen food prices rise rapidly while their currency value is falling. julia has more. prices have nearly doubled in the last couple of months. shop owners say they are finding it hard to find takers. price of fish used to be between 15000 and 70,000 francs, and now it is 24,000. how can we sell this to the public esther mark the soaring prices are linked to the currency, which has flipped against the dollar after several years of stability. the democratic republic of congo -- exchange have a huge impact on consumer prices. >> we are finding it hard right now. you can't sell your goods and meanwhile, inflation continues. it disturbs us, greatly. economy ishe congo's dependent on the export of congo -- cobalt. there has also been a slump in oil prices. in this highly dollarized emerging-- other he market currencies, such as those of turkey and brazil have also recently clenched. the uncertainty around china's economic growth continues to lower, especially as growth estimates co

he place did the mountainous enclave inside the newly created area, soviet socialist republic.hristian armenians and muttslim azaris lived in peace for nearly a century. them in the late 1980 did, when the ussr was breaking up, armenians held a national referendum, independence from azerbjain and self rule. but they said they did not have the legal right and sent in the military to retake the area. thousands of mupslims from the area were forced to flee, and after years of fighting in nomo than 30,000 deaths, the karabak region and others reached a truce in 1994. >> we are fighting on our own territory. if an armenian soldier doesn't want to die, then let them get off of the territory. >> reporter: the republic is not recognized by the u.n. analysts believe the renewed skirmishes could lead to a greater regional war. >> the big question mark people worry about is: it probably wouldn't stay confined to those two countries. there is a good possibility of turkish intervention and even more serious, a good popsibility of russian intervention if the fighting becomes an all-out war.

peacekeepers have come to light in the central african republic. the majority of the victims are minors. >> visiting the victims, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, samantha power was in the central african republic for the inauguration of the countries new president as fresh allegations of abuse by peacekeepers emerge. the u.n. is now interviewing 108 potential victims, civilians abused by those who were supposed to protect them. >> we talked to the families about what had happened to their daughters who in many cases were raped by soldiers or who had relationships with soldiers when they were very, very young and who are now left carrying terrible stigmas as the soldiers have gone back to their countries with no accountability, the victims are left here ostracized in their communities and devastated by the experience. >> at u.n. headquarters in new york, this was the reaction from the word organization's leadership. >> the secretary general is shocked to the core at the latest allegations of abuse in the central african republic. his focu

peacekeeping forces in the central african republic is growing. on thursday, the united nations announced 108 new allegations sf sexual abuse. the majority of the victims are minors. the former director of the u.n. peacekeeping mission in the central african republic resigned last year amid similar allegations. united nations secretary general spokesperson stephane dujarric spokee on thursday. >> let me start with the situation in central african republic, and let me say at the outset, the secretary-general is shocked to the court at the latest allegations of abuse in the central african republic. his focus is on the victims and their families. we're talking about women, young children who have been traumatized in the worst imaginable way. amy: in nevada, eight people were arrested blockading two gates to the creech air force base. the base is one of several homes for the u.s. military's lethal drone program in pakistan, afghanistan, somalia, yemen, and other countries. six of the eight protesters arrested are veterans. the action is the first in

that is why they created the republic.here is an internal dance between majoritarianism and a more balanced regime between democracy with checks and balances and a separate judiciary and free press so everyone can be free including free from each other and majorities. melinda: would you subscribe to he same view? how can someone in pakistan who wants to bring the minority perspective into the open -- how can they do it? ms. jamal: recently, it is going to be made impossible because they are trying to pass ace diver crime bill which has been passed by the lower house of the parliament. due to that law, it ensures that anything against the government, the army, the religion, or a political personality, they will be imprisoned or find up to 10 million rupees. you just put a tape on their mouth and do you expect them to do journalism and it will not hired aecause they have team of i.t. experts and they will control everything that goes online, on air, on any line, telephone and anything. melinda: interesting that they use cybe

to have rated investment grade that the stable outlook on the sovereign debt for the bonds of the republic of peru. you are familiar there are other bonds issued by the government a couple decades ago that are in the fall. you've heard that, correct? >> i've seen the media articles. it's been a while. >> you are aware regencies are not willing to rate that debt for some reason. >> again come it's been a while since i read media coverage. >> with respect to this particular issue, what are the circumstances the rating agency should be permitted to get paid to do that in that part of their business model we understand that, but it more the request of the investor community to rate other debt issued by the government that is in default. how is that the rating agencies get to pick and choose what they are going to rate when it affects small investors in the united states of america. >> the rating agencies are required to establish, maintain and enforce policies and procedures to address their conflicts of interest and within that their conflicts of interest identified, which would be disclosure

the republic wants to be a major player in the oil industry like it was back in 2012. they want to construct new methods of extraction as well. the process of very quickly implementing economic policies, because this year is about action and work. >> the islamic republic wants to go even further. send a petrol to asia, saudi relishingyadh is not iran's come back. >> having the market share is essential for iran, first of all because they need money, they revenue,, they need and the more they produce, they get more. >> the country is set to produce 4 million barrels each stay within a year, in line with production levels of 2008 that each day within a year, in line 2008.roduction levels of -- there are new safety rules for the interior department close to prevent disasters like the deep horizon oil rig. european sales slumped in the first quarter of the year, but its market share is hitting a five-year low. sales dropped 1.6% in europe in march, continuing to suffer a emissionsom the cheating scandal. microsoft is suing the united states government for the right to tell

the overthrow of the republic and the violation of the legislators on both. the petition adams had presented compelled the members to purchase themselves and evolve the crime of high treason the adams deserve expulsion, center, said marsh was an act of grace and mercy. this would prove to be a catastrophic move on marshall sport. marshall delivered an indictment. he prefaced by law expressions of regard for adams himself and for his family and for the playstation he therefore professed himself astounded when such a revered figure presented to the house so monstrous a document. and not on presented that document but sought to have referred to committee. does leading to the conclusion that the dissolution of the union was a fair subject to be considered by the house. marshals or fashion of neutrality and his rhetorical demand had cheered his colleagues and let adams supporters depressed to a corresponding degree. both sides waited with excruciating anticipation for the old man's response. with all eyes on him, adams rose slowly, looking about him at friends and

it was a 6-day resurrection against -- during which the irish republic declared its independent. >>> a street fair outside of our studios wrapping up at this hour. the organizers told us it was different from the street fairs that so many in manhattan has come to expect. columbus eats a what they call it. it's vendors with unique food and music and activities as well. the company that produced it says dozens of similar fairs are coming up this summer. a response to people who say all street fairs are the same. >>> yeah, there's a difference. >> there's more gourmet food there too. >> and there were no socks for sale. >> yeah. >> 800 egyptian sheets. >> all right. for a street fair. >> it was, yeah. nice day for tomorrow too. the good news is humidity comes up, so the brush fire risk will be quailed by humidity. we head outside and check out that shot towards the empire state building to one world trade. crystal clear skies as far as the eye can see. 63 now. the self wind come ing in at 14 miles-per-hour helped to cool it off from our earlier high of 68 degrees. that's south and south

republic documents james madison, the creation of the american republic. documents revolutionary, the new history of the invention of america. jack brings to all of these projects a deep understanding of ideology. and a deep understanding of legal doctrine. but he also brings to a sense of detail, the way that people are shaped by historical reality. his son, dan is joining us here today. he talks about the number of steps from the convention hall to the state assembly. 42. he uses that to give a sense of which one of the members of the convention basically ran from the convention to the assembly. and dan, as a young boy, counted those steps. that sense of concrete historical reality and then an understanding of the politics. which traces back to jack's childhood. his father, milton, among his books were, "don't make no waves, don't back no losers." also, we don't want nobody, nobody sent. and, as jack would say, he is a native cook county democrat and that brings a level of insight that sets his work apart. this is a time in which lawyers are so often try

lauren: lower sales at the republic and old navy.asters golf tournament after the first day. we have all the highlights and the leaderboard for you as well. lauren: it is april 8th. hope you have a good weekend planned ahead. welcome to "fbn a.m.," the latest breaking news and what to expect. nicole: an i intense battle for new york aheadf the state's primary, april 19th. ny polls find d donald trump has a big lead in his home state as ted cruz is struggling. ted cruz has drawn anger in the empire state for h new york values comments. blake berman has the latest. >> reporter: new york values front and center in the battle for the new york primary. in his first campaign stop in new york wednesday night donald trump blasted ted cruz for comments he made in the lead up to the iowa caucuses about, quote, new york values. trump followed that up thursday releasing thisunderstands the values in new york state focus around money and the media. >> i saw something no place in america could have handled more beautifully or humanely than new yor