i'm already tired of it, but i have no choice -- there's no work in romania. make 200 euros a month he or. i am that much in france in a day. >> his wife and daughter live in certeze year-round. >> of course we'd rather be together, but our daughter goes to school here. my husband and son are working in france, so what can we do? >> they make sure to show off their murals -- a custom job for a pretty penny. it's a good business for this artist who has done several around certeze. >> this one took me two weeks. all the works are painted with a protected varnish. they are valuable. >> but rumor has it that in reality very few of the palatial dwellings are finished on the inside. the outsides seem to come first in certeze. damien: despite an official cease-fire in eastern ukraine, there have now been reports of increased fighting, sparking concerns across europe, particularly in the baltic states, which was part of the former soviet union. these countries were already victims of russian aggression numerous times during the 20th century. when they look at moscow's

such as turkey, romania, poland and spain have already agreed to do.pproaches, however, the most critical ok requirement is nato < interoperatability. yes, acquiring is, of course, good in and of itself. but if that capability is not intereperable, then its value is significantly diminished. it is only through interoperatability, and enhance nato bmd through shared battle space awareness and reduce interceptor wastage. let me now turn to some of the other regions of the world. the united states in cooperation with our allies and partners is continuing to bolster missile defenses in other key regions such as the middle east and the asia pacific in order to strengthen regional deterrence architectures. in the middle east, we are already cooperating with our key partners bilaterally and multilaterally through such as the recently established gulf cooperation council or gccc strategic cooperation forum. at the september 26, 2013, strategic cooperation forum, secretary kerry and his counterparts reaffirm their intent first stated at the september 28th, 2012

is romania. why romania?ne of the requirements for organic corn is it not have genetically modified material. romania is largely a non-g.m.o. country. they meet the organic threshold they are making money. alix: you have to buy organic corn. where do you get it from? do you have to go to romania to get it? >> stonyfield works with farmers who have to purchase that organic corn, so we are not purchasing it directly. but we know our farmers are struggling to find enough organic grain in the domestic market and a lot of the grain available to them is coming from overseas. in the northeast, a lot of it comes through canada. we know the grain coming through canada probably came from romania or one of a number of other places. alix: what is the problem? why is it so hard for us to fulfill organic corn needs in the u.s.? >> that is a great question. we have been looking closely at that trying to understand why more growers are not taking advantage of this market opportunity because we know prices for organic corn an

john: you are from romania. >> i grew up in communist romania, i grew up with the chains the tyrantsd, they said come from man or government, in which case the government can take them away from you. john: how the totalitarians god or not, it would be bad news. >> once you take god and morals out of the equation, the sky is the equation. >> once you take god out of equation, everybody is free to make their own decisions. the question is do we want a nation that picks and chooses who gets more rights than others or do we want a nation of equals? my opponent here wants a nation of equals. john: you are objecting to the crosses which are harmless of the 10 commandments getting in everybody's race your rights are not threatened. >> it is a step away from religious freedom step away from religious equality and a step toward theocracy. john: how? when? >> when you are an american citizen and the money says you are a second class citizen it harms you. when the pledge of allegiance is told to your kids and they have to acknowledge god against your wishes. that harms you. john: harry what abo

. >> we get these from eastern europe romania i think good romania. >> you are distilling gin in thelphia area. >> yes. >> um-hmm. >> i nose your blue coat. >> yes. >> that is clear. >> yes. >> most gins are unaged, so they come off the still clear. >> because this is philadelphia and we like to do things differently, blue coat folks are making honey color gin. how does that happen. what is going on behind us. >> so, process starts the same for both products. we distill them in our copper steel that we got from scotland. it comes off and clear like normal blue coat but very strong when it first comes off. >> flask to sample it. >> here we go. >> am i in it. >> a little bit. >> you can fill it up more than that. >> i probably don't need more than that. >> okay good this is done. >> maybe. we have not tasted these yet you are the first one. it is a little strong. >> wow, 120 proof. >> yep. >> wow. >> dang. >> normally we water it down to 94 proof and put tonight this bottle but for this product project we watered it down, less than that and we filled some barrels and that turns into ho

romania, spain and turkey are obviously hosting missile defense systems. and providing security for external parts of those facilities. poland, beyond just hosting the second eaegis ashore site announced its intention to buy about $10 billion worth of advanced air and missile defense capabilities. the u.s. patriot system is a finalist in that competition for poland's acquisitions. and several other allies are also in the process of considering the purchase of air and missile defense capabilities. some have combatant ships that they can -- with sensors that can be upgraded. the netherlands and denmark are in that category. the netherlands and germany have committed pac 3, patriot pack 3s as part of nato's deployment in turkey and spain will be replacing the netherlands later this year in that mission. if you look at the asia pacific region, our force posture there, there is what we do on missile defense in these regions and what allies do on missile defense in these regions. our force posture in asia pacific includes aegis ships and patriot batteries that a

to have to approach phase 2 capability the facility in romania this year, this calendar year.y to put the shovel in the ground. and start the next phase of this campaign we are maintaining our commitment to our friends and allies and partners in europe in particular with the capability. it's a fantastic capability, and proven time and again this facility of prmf, that participates in numerous flight tests for us./w it's a fantastic capability. and, again, things are going really, really well as we continue to be on track to deliver and keep our promises to our friends and allies. ♪ >> 11 for 11 in flight tests. it's a great system. the war fighter loves it. we've got soldiers today in guam for the last two years defending regionally and homeland in guam. and you talk to the soldiers and they're satisfied with the system, love the capability it brings. the united states army loves the capability it brings and the combatant commander loves the capability the system brings. we're continuing to develop it working with the army on future requirement. we've delivered four batteries

[laughter] and people all over my homeland is send us pictures of romania.u are an entertainer reporter rita have a background in journalism but what did you think? directed is ridiculous i spent a lot of time covering paris and pretty but i have a degree a master's in journalism and have taught ethics class is. something stinks. 21 source was the name to but first they had good intentions. she was a victim don't question till much but then they go to the far extreme not to contact authorities of all the cases they could have told fade to is one that was not reported to police for psi happens but may be fined one where there is a paper trail or legitimate facts that will back up this story. rather than a fake name. kennedy: in you cannot corroborate even if you want to. and surprisingly to make that recommendation for a much everyone involved does that surprise you? >> with all that objectivity of the big flat punter. we will work our way back words. coming to the conclusion and any independent review there is a lot of problems with this story but they act l

i've lived in a nation -- >> you grew up in romania. >> and i experienced the chains that the tie rantshey said our rights come from man. >> totalitarians, god or not, they would have been bad news. >> once you take god and morals out of the equation the sky is the limit, my friend. >> we can debate the history all we want. do we want a nation that picks and chooses who gets more rights than others? or do we want a nation of equals. >> you eight yiss are obnoxious objecting to these ten commandments, your rights aren't being threatened. >> every step away from separation of church and state is a step toward theocracy, and yes, it does harm us. >> how? where? >> when you're an american citizen, and the money says that you're a second class citizen. when the pledge of allegiance is said and your kids have to acknowledge against your wishes -- >> it is not coercive or repressive for an atheist to allow his fellow man to express their belief in god. >> why should churches have a tax deduction? >> churches, like all 501 c 3s -- >> you see all these giant churches sitting empty six days a wee

do you like competition that much that we turn it over to someone in romania or india or do your jobrd of what you make? do you really like that idea? i want you to be real honest now! >> let's remember, despite all the low wages around the world, the vast majority of investment flows into the united states. we're more productive here. lou: why isn't our savings rate higher? why in the world aren't we forming more businesses why aren't wages rising instead our middle class has a diminished standard of living. and we've got an external debt that is massive now. it's eclipsing our national debt. >> well, do you think that if all that were true, people would be flying into this country. lou: it is true it is true, you know it's true. >> we don't buy -- lou: what do you mean you don't buy? you don't buy an 18 trillion external debt. that our middle class is under unprecedented pressure and is declining? that wages have been stagnant for 30 years. >> okay, but great minds disagree here. let's look at you and me. lou: you're up. >> neither one of us cuts our own hair, and i don't think we

we go through the next couple of days with heavy rain coming into romania and as we go through the next couple of days it still will be true. fine weather that you are looking for. the western side - 15 or 16 - over the next couple of days. looking good and in the sun shine. it will feel warm. a fair amount of cloud floating around. nothing like the cloud into the south-eastern corner. more rain wishing into the ukraine, and more downpours for a time across the balkans. >>> still ahead on the programme - the united nations and a democratic republic of congo join forces in an attempt to drive out a rebel group. in sport major league baseball gets under way, and new figures reveal players are earning more than ever. >>> hello, a quick reminder of the headlines. the red cross says the departure of a plane to yemen has been delayed because ever logistical problems. fighting with houthi rebels killed dozens in the last 24 hours, aden is facing power and water shortages. >>> families in nairobi face the grim task of identifying loved ones. they were feared in an attack on the university. pale

lagging behind countries like iceland romania even russia. in finland broadband access is a legal right. >> this isn't about how fast a cat video loads on your phone. it's not even about how much you pay for that access. what's at issue here is americans' ability to qualify for a job like this, a global economy where competition is getting more stiff every day. roughly half of american households have no access to internet k-12 schools with appropriate infrastructure, all this leaves us ta at a terrible disadvantage. >> our students come to school and the playing field is not level. not all of our kids have access to the devices and if they don't have a connection then they don't have access to the content, the learning that's available when they're not in school. that's where connection becomes a civil rights area. >> jacob ward, al jazeera, new york. >>> the driver of the gyrocopter says it was meant as a protest to the role of money in politics. >> people were not frightened at all, they looked at it, people waved at me, construction going

he was this awful dictator in romania. gave this rather entertaining presentation comparing ceausescu with vlad the impaler, medieval ruler of. this old crusty, bureaucratic hungarian professor never spoke to me again. that was my kiss of death. i didn't fit into academia, that is ironic, some people think i'm defender of old elite of traditions but i like to think of myself in more rebellious terms. cspan: where do you live now? >> guest: i live in santa rosa, california. are you familiar with the movie "shadow of the doubt"? cspan: i don't think so. >> guest: great hitchcock movie made in 1943. it was about small town america. i was a big fan of hitchcock. i called it digital vertigo. i like living in innoncent america which isn't quite as innocent as it appears. cspan: will run a clip from the ted x speech you gave and eventually show something from vertigo. before we do this. we've got several exerts you -- excerpts. you gave the speech in 2012. what is tedx and what is it? >> guest: tedx is the franchise of ted. there

romania, russia. >> in finland, broadband access is a legal right. >> it's not about how fast a cat video loads on your phone, and how much you pay for the access. what is at issue is americans ability to qualify for jobs like this and our national potential in a global economy where competition is more stiff every day. at this point roughly half of low income families have no access to the internet and fall officials estimate 30% of k-12 schools have appropriate broadband infrastructure, leaving the country at a terrible disadvantage. >> students come to school and the playing field is not level. not all of the kids have access to the devices. if they don't have a connection they don't have access to the content. to the learning that is available to them when they are not in school. so that is where access to the internet and technology becomes a civil rights issue >>> be careful what you tweet. a prominent security researcher was not allowed on board a united airlines flight after posting this on his twitter handle: he explained how easy the systems could be hacked. roberts was able to

. >>> feathers flying in romania. a mass pillow fight.ng part all part avenue larger pillow fight that takes place several cities around the globe. pillow fight gives participants aa chance to make new friends but they have to fight them first. all right. imagine spending more than two months lost at sea. one man did it and lives to tell his story. what he refuseded to after authorities rushed him to the hospital. >>> and no more suffering in shame and in hideing. a new tool to beat binge eating. one woman's inspiring battle is coming up. dave? >> we're looking at ultimate doppler right now. it is mostly dry and it will stay mostly dry for the rest of the weekend. some areas could see some rain. ♪ >>> everybody is okay after this fire this afternoon in camden county. this two-story house in pennsauken went up in flames around 3:30 this afternoon. firefighters arrived at union avenue and stow road and they got the fire under control pretty quickly. luckily nobody was hurt. investigators are working to determine what caused that fire. >>> a

>> it's the same thing when my mom came from romania when she was a kid. there wasn't a choice. learned english you learned about american society and culture and there's a very big difference between modern immigrants and ones who came over during the 20th century. >> that's the.. that's the point. >> i don't think that's the worst thing in the world to learn about the place that you're moving instead of trying to wall yourself off. >> it's one thing to welcome them with open arms and i think that this administration has tried to do everything in its power to be politically correct and not offend the muslim faith. i think schools go out of their way. the difference is the mentality of the immigrants. when my father came here from greece, emented -- he wanted to assimilate. despite what communities are doing, schools are doing, they don't want to be a part of community. >> we weren't afraid to say that we were exceptional. >> what was scary about tsarnaev is that he did assimilate. he played sports liked to party and look what he did. >> assimilated so much that they put him on

it was followed by romania the argument isn't about dates -- i may have gotten a date mistaken but finally nato found itself on russia's border in estonia and in latvia. you may say but there's nothing dangerous about that. i'm telling you this is cold war mentality that nato is seen as a threat. what the russians have set about ukraine, rightly or wrongly, is we will not allow nato to be on our border in the southwest. will not allow. just as american will not allow the missiles, we will not allow it. you can condone it but that's the reaction. that is how it's seen. [applause]. >> you want to know about russian elite, there is no russian elite. there is one man who makes decision. they know where to put their money their fortunes all the way from the west to miami. that's why the whole idea of the russian elite being afraid of the west is not true because they know they are safe with their fortunes. putin is very popular is something else i hear. i don't want to argue with you about the integrity. yes i agree, i give them full credit. somebody calls you and says what you think about mr.

at the age of 12, he lost his father in a fire at their apartment in romania. >> my father was trying to put the fire out. he was fighting the fire and in the apartment. i tried to make my way back in to see how is daddy? there is no way i could have gotten back in. the minute i tried to even attempt to go back in i felt like my skin is burning. if it was in my power, if i could have done it, i would have done it, of course. but my father never made it. he never came out of the apartment alive. >> he is determined to do whatever it takes to save this child. using a curtain to shield the child from falling debris, he begins cpr. >> i cleaned his mouth and nose. i put my hand under his head to try to support the neck. i pressed on his chest a few times after which the baby regained consciousness, opened his eyes, and it was the most perfect thing ever. >> he grabs the boy and hands him to firefighters. it takes a little maneuvering but finally they're guided off the fire escape through another apartment. >> ah, please. anybody else would have done it. >> but you were there. >> i was the

this debate is going on in many countries around the world including romania. to convince government officials to do more on privatization. there is more to be done and that is true in many parts of the world. what the greeks are going through is no surprise. anna: let's turn our attention to what is happening in asia. speaking about china and hong kong and more broadly, are there markets that have run too far in asia? mark: the asian market in china looks at risk. there should be corrections along the way. nobody knows when these will take place, but there is an awful lot of money going into the chinese market. i would say there is some risk there. i am not saying the bull market is going to be over, but a 20% decline is typical of what you would expect. anna: are you still buying with that in mind? mark: we have been buying shares very cautiously. we are very careful about what we buy to make sure we have good value. they have been dragged down by the bull market. the average discount is about 20%. anna: yes, it seems that you are in good company with that tr

what we are reporting right now is that romania at the very least acted independently. bankrupt. very slowly and then all of a sudden. tom: this is maybe the new challenge. james lockhart is with us. you have a confidence in our ability to move forward here in cyprus and in greece. >> yes we do. i agree that we are playing chicken in greece now, but we are hoping that the great government gets their act together. and cyprus were pulled down by the greek bonds a couple of years ago. that gotten out of greek on snow. most of those countries i assume do not have a lot. brendan: the problem is that you are engaged in very real world investments. the longer these negotiation straw out the worse their position gets because we are seeing that this is not a fixed system. we are seeing the world change in real time and every new drip of news, to live this, makes it harder for greece to negotiate. >> i agree. it is going to be difficult for this government to do it because they have a left wing and the party that does not want them to move. but they're going to have to make decis

it was followed by romania. >> ninety-eight. >> it's not about dates the facts. [laughter] all right. i right. i may have gotten the dates -- [inaudible conversations] finally nato found a cell phone russia's border in estonia and latvia. now, again you may say that there is nothing dangerous about that. i am telling you a cold war mentality. nato was seen as a threat. with the russians upset about ukraine rightly or wrongly is it will not allow nato to be on our border in the southwest. well not allow. as america as america did not allow the missiles, we will not allow this. you cannot you cannot condone it. that is the reaction, the way it is seen. nato is not dangerous. fine. [applause] >> a couple of points. there is no russian elite making decisions. and by the way this russian elite as a combined entity knows exactly where to put their money fortune. all the way. probably this country as well. that is why the whole idea of the russian elite being afraid of the west is not true because they know that they can say with the fortunes command another that i here

. >> we're invested in slovakia, hungary, romania.e're actually seeing growth in a lot of these markets which is quite compelling. so our first closing of our second fund is coming up this week. investor appetite is there so we're pretty pleased with that. >> those fears of a bubble brewing, have those been subsided by a recent fluctuate in prices? >> from an american perspective, 2-thirds of the capital comes from america. europe is on sale now. it's quite cheap. we look at the bubble and sort of specific -- i'm concerned about the property bubble. so it's understanding the specific markets there. >> thank you for joining us today. >> the managing partner. now the russian president is calling his annual call in show later today. what question would you put to putin particularly if you were told he would be honest with the answer. get in touch with us and e-mail us worldwide at cnbc.com. cnbc wex is our handle and use the #ask vlad. what's your next question for him? >> does he ever see russia as an ally of the u.s.? can we ever find

nato began reconnaissance flights over poland and romania after russia annexed the crimea region of the ukraine. >>> a small plane with two people on board made an emergency landing in the sea a little more than 200 yards from rio de janeiro beach because of engine trouble. both people on board though were rescued by a fishing boat nearby. neither was injured. >>> and scary moments at a downtown high rise hotel in austin, texas. fire broke out at the doubletree hotel this morning causing the top three floors to be evacuate evacuated. 100 firefighters battled the blaze before eventually putting it out. for now, back to you. >> thank you so much courtney. 30 minutes to go into the close. seeing if we can close out this week with one of those triple digit gains that was so common last week or triple digit moves. this month half a percent gains across the dow and s&p which is up 9 points and the nasdaq adding 18. >> the chinese stock market is in danger of a bubble is it about to burst? the experts weigh in on the upside potential and the risks of investing in chinese stocks right now. that

we've also had had a near persistence presence in remain romania and bulgaria. we have tripled the number of u.s. aircraft taking part in our rotation providing refueling aircraft for mission systems deployed u.s. navy ships to the black and baltic seas 14 times and increased training flights in poland. in the coming year, using eri funds, we will increase our reassurance and deterrence efforts with additional measures which are detailed in my prepared statement. similarly, nato has taken concrete steps to reassure the allies and to deter russia. these measures are defensive, proportionate and fully in line with our obligations under the north atlantic treaty to provide for collective defense of the alliance. allies have also agreed to measures as part of nato's readiness action plan that will improve the alliances long-term military posture and capabilities and ensure it is ready to respond swiftly and firmly to new security challenges. last month, nato defense ministers decided to enhance the nato response force by creating a spearhead force known as a very hi

. >> it was followed by romania -- >> '98 and 2002. >> well, look. the argument isn't about dates. it's about facts. >> please. >> all right. i may have gotten the date mistaken, but nonetheless -- >> no, it matters. i'm going to explain to you why. >> finally, nato found itself on russia's border. in estonia and in latvia. this is russia's border. now, again you may say but there's nothing dangerous about that. i am telling you, this is -- there's also a cold war mentality, but nato is seen as a threat. and what the russians have said about ukraine rightly or wrongly, is we will not allow nato to be on our border in the southwest. will not allow as america did not allow the missiles, we will not allow this. you can condone it not condone it. that is the reaction. that's the way it's seen. you perhaps think that nato is not dangerous. fine. >> go, garry. >> a couple of points and one is i heard about russian elite, russian elite, mr. cohen repeatedly said it. there's no russian elite making decisions. there's one man who makes all the decisions. and by the way, this russian elite a