for kids to carry on the party and headed down to meet mccullough reuben the museum's director who offered to give me a personal tour and he has his own theory on why the region's ecosystem is so diverse with legend has it god was creating the world he planted the tiger and. when he arrived here he only had a handful of seeds to toss around but he did have a bit of everything so we have a wide variety of plants in these parts from plane trees to grapes and the same can be said about our fauna. this collection of life is a very popular exhibits and it includes one of the most famous and rare animals in russia approaches one of the main reasons why the more tiger here is so terribly endangered but there is a place not too far from us which is doing its bit trying to make sure the species doesn't die. tree is about an hour's drive from the city and it's a refuge for injured. from the local region. thank you it's really. been taking in lost souls for the best part of twenty years and he took me to meet some of the park's most recent arrivals. these are himalayan bears hopefully we'll be able t

bull goldman tells the rim branch the crumbly it used to be the most acute hotels in the world the reuben certain. members of moammar gadhafi family have reportedly been accepted in south geria on humanitarian grounds this as the whereabouts of the fugitive colonel remain congo. violence in syria claims of more victims with fears growing that political unrest could lead to religious clashes in a traditionally multi-faith society. and you're as a recovery is still on track as the years parliament's economic committee admits the pace of growth is weak concerns over the greek bailout contained. good morning to you live from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching r.t. with me nice and now it's ten am here in the russian capital eight am in tripoli and family members of colonel gadhafi have fled libya to neighboring algeria this comes as rebels claim to have killed the colonel's youngest son archies river notion of reports now from the capital as people struggle for stability following the recent rebel takeover. graffiti all around the city proclaims welcome to new tripoli the city

distinguished fellow at the center for international governance innovation and in toronto we have jeff reuben he's a former chief economist for a north american investment bank journalist and author all right folks gentlemen this is cross talk and you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it and i do it to andrew first in london this looking at some of the other pictures that are coming out of the g. eight. festival as i think you could call it in france it looks very very impressive but is it just really just a talking shop do they ever really decided me thing and in the year two thousand and eleven is the g eight powerful enough to drive the global agenda a lot of questions at seaside or a couple of days at the seaside i think you know if it is only a talking shop talking shops are quite important it's important that these guys should get together and. talk informally amongst themselves after all that's how this group actually originated in the first place twenty years ago so i don't think that's a road that's irrelevant itself it has a value but certainly the g eight has b

reuben brigety, the the assistance and former fellow of foreign relations who has just returned from a visit to the region. on the second panel we will hear from mr. jeremy konyndyk 11 from mercy corps who has led humanitarian and recovery operations throughout the region and dr. peter pham of the africa center of -- former professor of justice studies and political studies at james madison university. finally we will hear from wouter schaap, assistant country director of care based in nairobi and returned from a visit to drought affected areas of somalia. i am privileged to highlight the growing urgency of this humanitarian crisis. americans demonstrated great leadership helping those in need domestically and abroad and i am confident we will partner with the international community to save lives and protect future generations in the horn of africa. i appreciate each other witnesses being here and appreciate your testimony. >> i want to welcome all who will testify today particularly wouter schaap from the care usa headquarters in my hometown of atlanta, georgia and many other care

if you have not read the story by elizabeth reuben about him, it's a great story in the new york times magazine, and it describes how he got to this point. he's caught between the whole idea he believes inside he's a person who will save his country. he really believes, i believe, that the west is against him, and that america is trying to kill him, and america is killing people there. i think all of these crazy press conferences he gives, he actually believes that, and that's a problem when your partner turned into the person who publicly like -- and he's always doing the wag the dog allegations of corruption in kabul bank. look at this florida preacher who set a cay ron on fire. >> yeah, there's a great observation everything is going to hell, and karzai comes in when everything is over and appeal for calm. that's his way of doing things. >> yeah, yeah. >> last thing. you mentioned charlie wilson's war, a great book and movie. i think that this is a terrific book and could be a terrific movie. i heard that there's already the rights? >> yeah, but i'm not supposed to say. >> oh. [laug

reuben is a columnist and cnn contributor and he joins me now from san diego.all of the youngsters in the studio listen. your column on cnn.com provoked hundreds of comments. you seemed to touch a nerve, didn't you? >> right. yeah, don, this has really been a powerful column. i think that the response has really ranged across the board. people saying hey, this isn't about me. i'm motivated, i've got a job, an internship. i know what i want to do. but they always point to their other people and cohorts that sort of fit the bill. the one group i always hear from when i write about this generation are employers. employers know better than anybody. there are employers out there who manage and hire these young people and they're scratching their heads. they've never seen anything like this bunch. this is a bunch of folks who are really entitled, who think they're special, who want the corner office, a path to the vice presidency, they don't believe, brother, in working weekends. you and i can relate to that, right? they don't believe in paying your dues. and they ar

. >> 2003 is reuben... ( cheers and applause ) >> it is ryan seacrest. >> reporter: he's also among othertop l.a. morning radio show. and co-host of cable tv's news. >> chris and reand a's record shattering surprise. >> reporter: all done in a smooth, cheerfully bland style. >> hi, everybody. i'm ryan seacrest coming to you from.... >> it is not my goal to be controversial. so in a way, yeah, i get up every day thinking vanilla. i have no issue with that. >> reporter: you get everyday thinking let's be vanilla. >> you know what i mean. i don't feel i have to push a button or create a headline or be controversial. i have no problem being considered just there. you know, you're just there. >> reporter: you've donovan ill a pretty well. >> it goes with everything, right? >> jamie oliver is stirring the pot. >> reporter: these days everything includes an ambitious slate of projects he doesn't host. >> get out of our way. >> reporter: he's the executive producer and the driving force behind such reality tv hits as keeping up with the kardashians, the spin- off chloe and lamar and courtney and

reuben brigety, a former fellow at the council on foreign relations who has just returned for a visit to the region. on the second panel we will hear from jeremy konyndyk, who has led humanitarian and post conflict recovery operations throughout the region. next is dr. peter pham, director of the africa center of the atlantic council and former professor of justice studies at james madison university. finally we'll hear from mr. wouter schapp, assist ant director for care international somalia based into nairobi' recently returned from a visit to drought infected areas. i am pleased to highlight this crisis. americans have demonstrated great leadership helping those in need domestically and abroad and i'm confident we can continue to partner with the international community. i appreciate each of the witnesses being here today and look forward to your testimony. senator isakson. >> thank you, chairman koonce -- coons. i want to particularly thank wouter schapp, headquarter in my hometown, as well as being so many of the care people that are here. i have had the privilege of being on si

she will also be joined by donald yamamto, and reuben brigety.anel, we will hear from jeremy konyndyk who has led humanitarian efforts throughout the region. also, j. peter pham from james madison university. finally, we will hear from wouter schaap. i am privileged to lead this hearing. americans have demonstrated great leadership both in domestic and abroad. i appreciate each of our witnesses being here today, i look forward to your testimony. >> thank you. i want to welcome all of those who will testify today. i want to particularly thank schaap for being here as well as many of the other cure people. i have had the privilege of being on site in ethiopia, and car for and seeing firsthand what they have done to deliver humanitarian aid as well as lifesaving techniques. it is so critical in areas of that poverty and here is not well educated. i appreciate care being here. i am particularly delighted that he is here because he can provide it inside of security dynamic, without constraints that an ngo must maintain. he will also be able to examine