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products include fish caught in south-east asia, clothes made in sweat shops and gold that could have been mined by children in africa. >> reporter: slavery still flourishs now. these fishermen were forced to work on thai fishing boats. they're far from the only ones. it is estimated that more than 30 million people, adults and children, are trafficked like merchandise, forced to work, sold into marriages and exploited for sex as prostitutes, and campaigners say almost every region of the world has its victims >> they about 150 billion dollars in illegal profits. it is a sizeable chunk of any economy. >> reporter: now the u.s. congress has bill that will ban the import of goods produced by forced and child labor. in fact, it is an amendment to an 80 year old anti slavery law >> what the old law said, mr president, is basically economics just trumped human rights. >> reporter: from seafood caught in south-east asia to cotton grown elsewhere and goldmined in africa, the u.s. government lists 350 different types of goods from 47 countries that could be banned understand the new legislati

. >>> a look now behind so long closed walls, a story behind one of south asia's unseen world. aung san suy kyi known in burma as the lady. >> she long has been celebrated for effort to stand for democracy, in a county mean as myanmar. we have a view of the lady of no fear. . >> we were blown away by her efforts and initiatives. he finished his schooling in uganda. kim was more active, restless. >> we now call upon michael sanders to receive the diploma on behalf of their wife and mother. from 1991, aung san suy kyi. >> it is a tough one. a parent ties, that's one thing. if a parent dice, it's translated into a mod esh day matter -- modern day matter. it is still alive. yet unreachable. >> this is the second time that the younger brother accepted a prize from my mother in norway. the reaction to the stug was on noticeable turmoil. >> michael was a good father, keeping the family close. it was a close family, fortunately. and must have been difficult of them. >> they took away the passports of burmese children. they took them away after they went back to women. and after that th

singapore as the top investor in malaysia for the first time. >> malaysia is in central of this south asia region. so if china manage to pull up together with malaysia, definitely, it will be a very good steppingstone for china. >> reporter: in 2011, obama announced a pivot to asia policy. it's meant to focus the country more on the region's politics and security issues. so the asean summit will be a key time to counter moves made by china and continue with the policy. nhk world. >>> authorities in australia have seized illegal stimulants worth about $900 million u.s. >> we're here to laud the joint operation that has result the in the largest seizure of liquid methamphetamine in australia's history. this is also one of the largest drug seizures in our country's history. >> investigators say they coiscated morehan 700 liters of liquid methamphetamine hidden in boxes of bra inserts and art supplies. the goods had been sent from hong kong. police arrested four chinese nationals, three of wm are from hong kong. amphetamine smugglers have targeted australia in recent years. investigators say t

but, for example, when the tsunami hits south asia. who were the first responders? u.s. aircraft carriers and helicopters. >> hospital ships. >> hospital ships because we had the capacity. so when i hear people make that statement or denigrate the u.s. military's capacity it's, like, are you kidding me? . >> another thing that strikes me and it's interesting to talk to the delegation and ask them how does the campaign affect what goes on in dc? they shrug their shoulders as, like, not at all because it's detached from reality. you know the reason why all of these people want to come to america legally and illegally? it's because it's a great country with unbelievable opportunities and where people get this idea that the country is failing in a dramatic way is beyond me. we're losing, we're losing. it's, like, i don't see people rushing to move to russia. they want to come here, again, legally, illegally, you have chinese wanting to come here. >> people from india. >> india. and why? because the united states -- even in the economic downturn that we're more or less in rig

, moving through south asia, moving on into africa or portions of it and the mediterranean and so on under that long-range theory. >> yes, sir. i assume you base your question based upon the statements made by general taylor, senator, and these i find deeply disturbing. i'm not sure if he read what i wrote, but he has these things to say. he attributes to me a holding strategy, a permanent cessation of bombing, a halt to further united states reinforcements, a withdrawal of united states ground forces which would lead to a crushing defeat, a capitulation, the abandonment of many people, a retreat. he referred to it as a retreat which would be disastrous and a great defeat and so on. i don't understand this. this to me is the technique that i find so devastating that all of these things are attributed to me, then you're asked why do you feel like this and you find yourself defending yourself against things you didn't say. i don't think he read what i wrote. i don't understand why he would say things like this. >> i think that's one of the purposes here is to try to clarify what the

central south asia, that don't look sustainable. we have governments that will lose control. we have economic models that are not going to work. if you have a country that has done well, on the basis of energy wealth, and yet you haven't created diversification. >> it's largely the case for saudi arabia and surrounding neighbours. >> they have done something in terms of education, but they have not, yourself, diversified as well as it should have. >> and saudi arabia is increasingly looking isolated as a consequence of that. it's the saudis saying you are going to cut you have relations with iran. the only country that did was bahrain. i think djibouti, sudan, that is not a coalition. the other countries condemned it. ban ki-moon did all the time. they are basically saying no. the suedies are not going to write the checks. if you are leading one of these governments. you have to ask yourself, you are insecure saying what will keep me in power. what will keep my elites happy and fed and off the streets in the one, two, three, years. i accept that. this is a real problem. it's

countries in the asia-pacific region a cornerstone of his presidency and hoping that these efforts will bear fruit >> reporter: there are 6500 nautical miles of pacific ocean between south-east asia and the west coast of the u.s. for the president the asean region's dynam isan is vital to the pacific. he sees it is essential to security in the coming times. that is why he has invited the leaders to come to california and have a discussion. basically, to assure them of u.s. engagement and commitment to that region, but at the same time to remind those leaders that the relationship is mutually beneficial. particularly in light of china's recent muscle flecking on asean's doorstep. these talks are not meant to focus on china but they will discuss maritime security. china has taken to building island to strengther her claim in apparent defiance of international law. yet the asean countries do not have a unified stand with regard to their big neighbor. something that u.s. obama wants to help them address while meeting with them in california. the u.s. has been a stablingise force in the asia-pacific since world war ii. there are more u.s. troops in the region. not all the le

now alongside the more traditional sports of hockey and weight lifting this year's south asia game haspast rooted in the india south continent and we went to northeast india to find out more about this game. >> reporter: in this game you are either a chaser or defender. chasers can only run in one direction and must have team members on the back and shout co allowing them to chase opponent in the other direction and cocoa is a game of chase and requires both speed and strategy. and it's more than just a bit of fun. for some young athletes like this one it's a ticket to a better future. she comes from an under privileged background in india's tribal belt. >> translator: i've come so far with the help of cocoa and getting job offers and scholarships which will go a long way to helping me financially. >> reporter: it's not just here, many of her teammates have similar stories to tell. it's taken a very long time for cocoa to get to this official sporting platform. there are references to the game in ancient hindu text which date back thousands of years when it was used to train soldiers a

cooler than yesterday with the 60s and at green greenlee 50s fort collins 50s denver's lights slight south asia 60s touches touch of 70 down and trinidad we had 40s and 50s over the mountains once again gunnison unfortunately cold air trapped called aircraft in the valley and only 21 degrees 52 denver is above abnormal average 45 and 20 away from the record 72:30 a.m. 34 outside with the south when the humidity is not a problem temperatures in the 30s and inglewood 39 centennial 34 colder up their adoring still 38 nevada a pair of 40s over here in wheat little tend across the rest of the front range of colder teens and 20s in the mountains is a lot of mainly 30s over the eastern plains about delhi and akron but that 29 still 42 in the castle rock area the wind on the eastern plains is strong of the foothills i just want to point out it's an easterly wind and that factors into something that will happen overnight emotional it to you any strong wind overnight and tomorrow we'll is they are once again over the highest nonpeak that easterly wind is a bringing in some cold air and some low clouds an

>> activists say that freedom of speech does not come naturally to pakistan and other parts of south asia. it's hopeful that the region's freedoms will continue to shrink for long. >> india and pakistan are bigger powers in terms of ideas localized government can only clamp the situation down for a certain point. >> one of the many delegates from 40 countries at the festival. the line up includes multiple book launches, as well as delegates. this is a rare feet fewer public gatherings and open discussions. organizers say it's crucial to stand up to fear and intimidation. >> we defy all the more reason that we keep overcoming any challenges because there is no turning back for us. >> tens of thousands are expected to attend the yearly event that is part of the cultural calendar. this year's festival was shut down because of a security alert. artists are beginning to regain their spaces. >> with more on that and everything else we've been covering on the website. the website www.aljazeera.com. >> i'm russell beard in northern kenya where local hero martin wheeler is taking elephant conserva

and the encirclement policy of capturing first south asia, moving through the south asia, moving to africa and portions of it and the mediterranean and slip -- and so on. general gavin: i assume you base your question on statements made by general taylor. senator, these i find deeply disturbing. i am not sure if you read what i wrote that he had things to say. youtube is to make their holding strategy and a sensation of bombing. and withdrawal of united states ground forces which would lead to a crushing defeat, a capitulation. a retreat. thatferred to the retreat would be disastrous. i don't understand this. this to me is a technique i find so devastating. the u.s. why do you feel like this -- then you ask why do i feel like this? i don't think you read what i wrote. i don't understand why he would say things like this. >> i think that's one of the purposes here, to clarify the situation. there is a great deal of confusion. >> my time is up. general gavin: on the matters of wars of liberation, these are powers. i worry that since the initiative may be that of the chinese let's say, we fee

. >> activists say freedom of speech doesn't come naturally to pakistan and other parts of south asiaom new d delhi, artists have suffered a clamp down from the government. hoping the region's freedoms won't continue to shrink for long. >> india and pakistan are bigger followers in terms of ideas and, you know, localized government can only clamp the situation down for a certain point. >> one of the many delegates from 40 countries from the festival. book launches and performances as well as multiple sessions with foreign delegates. this is a rare treat because previously alerts meant there are few open discussions. >> organizers say it's crucial to stand up to fear and intimidati intimidation. >> we did defy the ideology of . there is no turning back for us. >>> tens of thousands are expected to attend the yearly event that has become part of the cultural calendar. this year's festival was almost shut down because of a security alert. similar events have taken place in other pakistani cities and with security improving, artists are beginning to reclaim their spaces. >> al jazeera, la

south asia, about 350 million. if you're just taking the muslims alone and we're not counting the hindus, that's 35,000 people. so the problem will be with us for a while despite the fact that the vast majority find it abhorrent against their beliefs and the way they want to live their lives. plus, i think we have to accept the fact that many of those who have been converted to terrorist causes are now coming from the most advanced countries from western liberal democracies. and we are living with the legacy of decades of segregation and a culture of exclusion. rules can be changed, but culture can't be changed quickly. this will be with us for a while. and it means that we have to take this as a long game. build resilience. we need to strengthen our defenses, and that's not just talking about the military. that's talking about the state needs strong powers of surveillance. it needs powers of preventive detention, and you need clear rules against hate speech. those are compromises to preserve the larger liberty of

in south asia afghanistan is at serious risk of a political breakdown in 2016.waiting for political cohesion and powerbrokers with financial shortfalls and sustained countrywide caliban attacks eroding stability. needless to say there are many more threats worldwide that we can address, most of which are covered in our statement for the record, but i will stop the litany of doom and we will address your questions. >> thank you, director. first i'm going to go to director kohmi. the has been a lot in the news involving the iphone that was owned by the san bernardino shooter. you askingly, are apple to do? how does this differ from the other times you have asked apple lawful you obtain communications? : they have ordered the maker of the phone to do two things. disable the auto erase function on the phone so that if the fbi is trying to guess the passcode to the phone that it doesn't automatically delete the , essentially, after the 10th try, and second two the late the between try function so that it doesn't take years and years to guess the code but instead we a

in the mideast and south asia there are more cross-border military operations under way in the mideastion than at any time since nen 83 and the arab-israeli war. iraq will probably make incremental gains in the spring s sim blar ilar to ramadi in the few months. isil remains a formidable threat. in syria pro-regime forces have the initiative having made some strategic gains in aleppo in the north. and manpower shortages, however, will continue to undermine the regime to accomplish strategic battlefield objectives. the opposition has less equipment and firepower and the groups lack unity. they sometimes have competing battlefield interest and fight among themselves. in the meanwhile, some 250,000 people have been killed as this war has dragged on. the humanitarian situation in syria continues to deteriorate. as of last month there were approximately 4

south asia, middle east, europe, switzerland.omething of large size that would move the needle for us. today if we make it acquisition million, asn to $10 we know it becomes a rounding something that will change the size of the firm. something that has gone through regularization. lessig of the negative interest rate world. -- let's talk about the negative interest rate world. how negative of feedback is that to the clients? >> clients to think about keeping money with their financial institution. they need to pay you for that. what we have seen of the last 12 months, that is a new world. client.engage the you can talk to them. you can try and mitigate that negative interest rate by increased activity. francine: let's cross over to zurich where manus cranny is standing by. what did -- what is that he have to say? -- what else he have to say? manus: switzerland doesn't go anywhere negative. when you get to the capitulation point, where is it? on our poll is that switzerland will go to negative one. they are lending the money to th

in the oco budget as submitted we have funded all of our anticipated operational costs both in south asia as well as across the north and west africa portions of our transregional fight against terrorism and the violent extremist organizations. that has all been fully covered. each of the services as you get their briefs later today will likely be able to cover the detail of their requests inside of that budget. but we've covered all the anticipated expenses in that endeavor. >> what about this $200 million for some of the african areas? what is the thinking behind that? what is the threat you're trying to address? can you expand on that a little bit? >> i'll expand briefly. if you think of the threats that exist across all africa, al shabaab in the east, boko haram in the west, the newly formed isil province in libya, the monies that we've put into the budget to address those threats in africa are to be able to work with indigenous forces as well as partner forces to get at those three particular threats. and others that might emerge. >> it goes back -- let me just follow up. this goes b

effort to train afghan forces to defeat the remnants of al qaeda and counter the spread of isil in south asia. now, from our perspective the campaign against global terrorist networks will be an enduring condition for much of the next 25 years. and we have to be prepared to monitor it constantly, respond to and treat it when necessary. now, i want to make clear that this list does not reflect a prioritization of strategic threats. should miscalculation occur or deterrence fail, the department of defense has to be able to provide the president with options to respond to possible unexpected contingencies involving any of the four aforementioned state powers as well as those associated with the one enduring condition, our global fight against terrorism. and so we therefore sought to develop a portfolio with the capacities, capabilities and readiness to address all five of these strategic challenges with some degree of risk. and that's important to note. the present budget allows us to execute our national military and defense strategies. however given the current level of funding we simply canno

forum to answer questions of the 220 approved refugees for 2000 1665 are from the middle east and south asia and seven of them are from latin america. three of those latin -- of those refugees are from your. >> he wanted to present the refugee crisis and what resettlement possibilities there are in south carolina from a christian perspective. we also wanted to have a biblical and theological underpinning for how we as christians welcome the stranger. >> in january the south cacalina senate passed a bill that would increase surveillance in limitless the refugees from war-torn countries settling.>>> a graduate and ole miss athlete died last night she lost her life in a car accident. it happened around midnight near holly springs she was in her senior year at ole miss majoring in integrated marketing communications on the bali -- volleyball court she finished her for your career. >>> are fire captain has been it -- a fire captain has been touching a coworker. he is charged with second- degree assault and battery he is accused of inappropriately touching a male firefighter back in october the al

we also face uncertainty in south asia. the taliban has launched its first-ever winter offensive in order to come back in afghanistan and has increased attacks in pakistan. da'ish is attempting to expand its enterprise in the south and central asia as well as southeast asia. drawing your attention to africa, i see a volatile security environment due to dysfunctional political systems and conflicts, creating permissive environment for transnational terrorism. in north africa, years of civil conflict over political control libya and expanding violent presence remain the most pressing security concern. even there, da'ish's established a strong hold in libya, causing instability and increasing illicit activities as well as increasing activity in algeria. west africa's lake chad regions are also contended with a number of violent jihadist groups. the recent terrorist attacks and a november, 2015, attack on a major hotel in mali highlights the expanded terrorism threat. in nigeria and the greater lake chad region, terror attacks b

we also face uncertainty in south asia, the taliban has launched its first ever winter offensive in order to make a comeback in afghanistan. and it has increased attacks in pakistan. daesh is attempting to expand in the south and central asia as well as southeast asia. drawing your attention to africa, a see a volatile security environment due to dysfunctional political systems and conflicts creating permissive environment for transnational terrorism. in north africa, years of civil conflict over control of libya and an expanding violence jihadist presence remain the most pressing security concern. even there, daesh has established a stronghold causing instability and increasing illicit activities as well as increasing activities in algeria. west africa's lake chad region has violent groups. the recent terrorist attacks on a hotel highlights the terrorism threat. in nigeria, terror attacks by boko haram also known as the islamic state west african province who are the most violent daesh affiliate, which is saying a great deal, and are likely to continue especially since their alliance wit

and much of what has occurred in africa and south asia has been applying things we know, like the polioaccine, etc. the other element is, there are thousands of diseases we don't know the solution to today. but we are on the doorstep today of bringing those under control. so if you remember, the first sequencing of the human genome took 13 years, and cost over $3 billion. charlie: by the college of the president of the national institute of health. >> some young phds sequenced a genome in seven seconds in the fourth quarter of last year. down at georgia tech. charlie: therefore, the sequencing of the human genome is all of a sudden becoming affordable and fast? michael: my guess, within a year or two, you will not be treated for many life-threatening diseases until you are sequenced. i believe in the next 12 months, we will discover, which we already know from our scientists, that you don't have breast cancer, you have a mutation. you don't have prostate cancer, you have one out of 28 types of mutations. we know that for many as many of 70% of ovarian cancers, they had similar mutations

. >> that freedom of speech does not come naturally to pakistan and other parts of south asia. from new delhi in india where artists have been returning. hopeful that the region's freedoms will continue to shrink. >> india and pakistan are bigger followers in terms of ideas, and you know, localized government can only plan situations for a certain point. >> one of the many delegates from 40 countries at the festival. the line up includes multiple book launches with performances as well as multiple sessions with foreign delegates. they say this is a rare treat because there have been fewer public gatherings and open discussions. >> it is crucial to stand up to fear and intimidation. >> we despise the ideology of taliban. all the more reason to keep overturning any challenges from that standpoint of security. there is no turning back for us. >> and the thousands are expected to attend the yearly event. similar events have taken place in other pakistan i any cities. and with security improving other heart artists are beginning to reclaim their spaces. >> let's get to sports now. >

as it has been showing strength in south-east asia as well >>> thank you for that. tensions in the south china sea are at the top of the agenda in the asean summit in the u.s. >> reporter: there were few formalities of obama's meeting with azean leaders. the laid back atmosphere of the u.s. president's second home for diplomacy was met to stimulate conversation which brought about a joint declaration on the topics. working on trade to shared principles on maritime security. >> freedom of navigation must be upheld and lawful commerce should not be impeded. i reiterated that the u.s. will continue to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows. we will support the right of all countries to do the same >> reporter: they had difficulty agreeing on any statements to do with maritime security previously. a fact highlight on wednesday by reports that the regional spro power had stationed surface to air missiles on disdisputed island in the paracels group. china weeldz a huge influence over the region both economically and militarily. so few of the

in the mideast and south asia, there are more cross-border military operations in the mideast regionn any time since the 1973 arab war. forces -- andd isil forces will probably make incremental gains. is now somewhat on the defensive, and its manpower shrinking, but it remains a credible threat. in syria, pro-regime forces had the initiative, having made strategic aims -- strategic gains. manpower shortages will continue to undermine the syrian regime's ability to undermine battlefield objectives. its groups like unity. they sometimes have competing battlefield interests and fight among themselves. killed as00 have been they war has dragged on, probably a low estimate. meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in syria continues to deteriorate. the refugees represent about half of syria's pre-conflict population. establishing a 30 and security across the country will be difficult with hundreds of militia groups operating throughout the country. isil has established its most developed branch outside of the -- outside of syria and iraq in bases ind maintains other areas of the country. the

and south asia, afghanistan is at serious risk of a political breakdown.aning political cohesion, increasing local power brokers, shortfalls and sustain countrywide taliban attacks are eroding stability. needless to say there are many more threats to us worldwide then we can address much of which is covered under statement for the record and i will stop at this litany of doom and open to your questions. before i do that i i do want to answer one question that madame vice chairman asked about the state of the community now versus five years ago. i would like to think that we are better at as a community just from a simple proposition of the sunbeam greater than the parts because we operate as an integrated enterprise. others may have, on that and none of them are unwilling to disagree with me but that's my view. i will stop there and open to question. >> thank you for your testimony. i would remind all members that everybody at the witness table is available for questions directed at them. with that i will recognize the senator for five minutes. >> thank yo

it's not just in south asia and middle east, we now see evidence of europe as well. think it was no surprise and the gloomy prognosis is one that's warranted by the facts. >> peter, why is it happening? why are we seeing this metropolitan as -- metastasization? al qaeda was on its death bed and then isis was able to come in and strengthen this back. >> i think we've grown to the various forms of this political science experiment. in libya, where we overthrew the terrible moammar gadhafi and now we have a war where isis has inserted itself. now we're five years out from the arab spring, no end in site. and like many others i was very optimistic because al qaeda didn't play a role in this. they were absent. but this group and others who have lied to them have taken advantage of this situation. >> peter, you have written this terrific book. the question i think on everyone's mind is, how does this happen? how does a seemingly normal couple in san bernardino get radicalized and become foot soldiers in t s in the isis war? >> some of the people i profile were tremendously

. >> freedom of speech does not come naturally to pakistan and other parts of south asia. in new delhi, india, many have been traveling abroad because of the clamp down by the government. >> india and pakistan are bigger bigger powers in inside, and localized governments can only clamp the situation down to a certain point. >> the line up includes book launches, exhibition and performances as well as sessions among foreign delegates. they say this is a rare treat because alerts have meant fewer public gatherings and open discussions. they say it's crucial to stand up to fear and intimidation. >> we defy the ideology of taliban. all the more reason we keep overcoming any challenges that emanate from the stand point of security because there is no turning back for us. >> tens of thousands are expected to attend the yearly event that has become part of the cultural calendar. this year's festival was almost shut down because of a security alert. similar events have taken place in other pakistani cities. with security improving, artists and arthur arrest authors are beginning t

franchises growing in places like indonesia or nigeria, somalia, yemen, libya, we see the same thing in south asia. >> some time ago, we did a four corners intelligence trip and went to afghanistan. i had the privilege of spending some time with women parliamentarians and i was amazed at their strength and the fact that they were going to survive and the taliban was not going to come back. now as i watch the developments happening there, the worry goes up and up and up and you see the these terrible things being done to women again and also school children who happen to be girls. and i wonder whether we can make sufficient progress in the next decade or so. do you have any assessment on that? >> as you point out, i think the afghan people are very resilient people and there have been thousands of afghans who have given their lives for the future of that country. that's why we want to work closely with them. their security, intelligence, military organizations that are there. they face a host of challenges. foreign assistance is critically important to the military front as well as the economic sid

asia nations. topic number one, china and artificial island. it is not just trade, it's security on the south china seas that's firmly on the agenda ahead of the president's news conference, just over 90 minutes away. we'll take it. >>> to new york, hillary clinton expected to take the stage in harlem at any moment. she just met with arlsharpton and other civil rights leaders as she attempts to shore up the black vote ahead of the south carolina primaries. this is a live picture of donald trump in south carolina. he has yet -- he has yet to take another attack at ted cruz. though we believe right this minute he is? he is attacking ted cruz? right this minute. took him about 49 minutes. senator ted cruz, can't wait to hear what he says, he's live at this hour as well in south carolina. we're waiting to see if the texas senator will respond to donald trump's latest accusations and the one this morning on fox business that cruz has a, quote, mental problem. that's what donald trump said. >>> and learned that justice antonin scalia will lie in repose friday at the supreme court. the funeral will

captioning sponsored by annenberg/cpb narrator: the geographic region of southeast asia and south pacific is characterized by political and economic disparity, a mosaic of small countries scattered on peninsulas and islands. we begin in laos, southeast asia's only landlocked country. a long history of isolation has protected its natural resources and indigenous cultures. laos today is beginning to court the global economy through the sale of hydroelectric power. here, we ask if laos can achieve sustainable development, generating economic growth while maintaining the integrity of its indigenous populations and its natural environment. the mekong river traces an 1,100-mile path through or along the border of laos. the river has also been a barrier between laos and its neighbors. now there is a road, where before there was none. in 1994, the friendship bridge gave laos its first land link with the outside world, through thailand to the west. the bridge may symbolize a connected future, but laos in the here and now remains among the poorest countries in the world. ( rooster crows ) it is the

some places like bangladesh and south asia with a risk of sea level flooding, crops that can grow that salt tall rant. there's a challenge but an opportunity to invest in our eco testimonies to improve water productivity around the world. >> thank you for giving us the domino effect on all this. >> the second major event of the u.s. presidential campaign, the new hampshire primary takes place on tuesday. bernie sanders and hillary clinton have been squaring off in their first one-on-one t.v. debate. with no other candidates as a distraction, this was their host heated meeting yet. >> outside the debate hall in durham, not a hillary clinton sign in sight. new hampshire is bernie sanders' territory. among young voters here, he enjoys 85% support especially when it comes to. >>> of income inequality. >> the rich are getting richer. i would absolutely like to see a candidate who supports radical changes in the structure to create more equality and justice. >> i just honestly don't trust hillary. i think she's been very flippy floppy on a lot of issues. bernie has been very consistent. >> t

it wasn't his adopted daughter from south asia and his wife is a druggie.>> the world isn't iowa and new hampshire. >> they put up with a lot of stuff and thought it was funny and began to think politics matter? i'm being mean here. >> he is. >> i it will you what, looks great. looks great. mind's sharp as a whip. >> good for him. he got through it all. i'm not sure your state is better for it. >> do you watch this fight. look at what happened at john mccain. he was a good candidate. he appealed to the middle. trashed him. just destroyed the guy. terrible, personal things. >> that's what's going on in our primary. how do you recover from that if you become the nominee? >> i think this guy, cruz is a tough player. he does things like this little push polls and spreading rumors that carson's out of race and spreading rumors that tray gowdy will endorse him. finally somebody finds out it's a lie. >> it's tough but you can't curse. the good news for donald trump, when you get to nevada, you can curse. >> he's cursed everywhere. >> he's tried to restrain. >> let

it's not just in south asia and middle east, we now see evidence of europe as well.t was no surprise and the gloomy diagnosis is one of the facts. >> why has it happened? why are we seeing this ma. al qaeda was on its death bed and they were actually able to come in and strengthen this back. >> i think we've grown to the various forms of this science experiment. in libya and now we have a war isis has inserted itself. now we're five years out with no end in site and like many others i was very optimistic because al qaeda didn't play a roll in this. they were absent. >> peter, you have written this terrific book. the question i think on everyone's mind is how does this happen? how does a seemingly normal couple in san bernardino get radicalized and become foot soldiers in the isis world? >> some of the people i profile were tremendously excited american citizens joining al qaeda or joining isis and seeing themselves as part of the experiment. we see that throughout history. they tend to attract idealistic people. >> mostly alienated young men. >> lots of people have d

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figures relating to retail sales, vechl and industrial output >>> president obama is hosting south-east asia leaders for a two-day summit at a california desert retreat. he will be hoping the efforts bear fruit. >> reporter: there are 6500 nautical miles of pacific ocean between south-east a sha and the west coast of the united states. for the president the asean region's dynanism is central to global economic growth and security in the 21 st century. that's why he hats invited the ten leaders to come to california and have an informal discussion, basically to sure them of u.s. engagement and commitment to that region but at the same time to remind the leaders that the relationship is mutual beneficial. u.s. officials say the talks are not meant to focus on china, but they will discuss maritime security. for asean countries are embroiled in dispute over the south china sea. they have building islands in defiance of international law. yet the asean countries do not have a unified stand with respect to their big neighbor. something that u.s. obama wants to help them address while meeting with

in the middle east and south asia, there are more cross border military operations under way in the eastince at any time since the 1963 arab/israeli war. incremental gains through the spring. some of those made in baiji and ra maddy in the past few months. isil is now somewhat on the defensive. but it remains a formidable threat. in syria, pro-regime forces have the initiative. having made some strategic gains near aleppo in the north as well as in southern syria. manpower shortages will continue to undermine the syrian regime's ability to accomplish strategic battlefield objectives it the opposition has less equipment and firepower and its groups lack unity. they sometimes have competing interests and fight among themselves. in the meantime, some 250,000 people have been killed as this war has dragged on. the humanitarian situation in syria continues to deteriorate. as of last month, there were approximately 4.4 million syrian refugees and another 6.5 million internally displaced persons. which together represents about half of syria's pre-conflict population. in libya. establishing aut

in south asia, afghanistan is at serious risk of a political breakdown in 2016, occasioned be mountingolitical economic and security challenges. waning political cohesion increasingly assertive local power brokers, financial shortfalls and sustained countrywide taliban attacks are eroding stability. needless to say there are many more threats to u.s. interests worldwide which are covered in our statement for the record but i'll stop my litany of doom here and pass to general stewart. >> general stewart. >> chairman mccain, ranking member reid, members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to provide the defense intelligence agencies' assessment of global security environment and the threats facing the nation. mr. chairman, my statement for the record details the range of multifacetted challenges, adversaries, threats, foreign military capabilities, and transnational terrorist networks. taken together these issues reflect the diversity, scope and complexity of today's challenges to our national security in my opening remarks i'd like to highlight just a few of these threats.