. >>> international appeal for international help as struggles coping with toxic fires in south-east asia >>> syria's armed forces chief of staff said on state's media that the military started what he calls a big attack to take back towns and villages. meanwhile online video shows a rebel group with a russian made tank in idlib province. the t 72 tank is one of the most sophisticated of its signed, believed to have been captured from the syrian army. the group is part of free syrian army. in the northern countryside in hama, hand-made records have been captured. they've been trying to take over this region. let's talk to our correspondent upon toring event from lebanon. they join us from beirut. what we are witnessing is a level of coordination between russian power from the air, and syrian forces on the ground. >> yes, a coordinated assault, and syrian military even acknowledging that the russian military, the air strikes is providing support to ground troops. you mentioned the syrian armed command talking about a big attack, liberating areas suffering from terrorism. the statement does

satellite image fan in september shows plumes of smoke billowing across south-east asia.he red marks are hot sports where n.a.s.a.'s temperatures are associated. we have this report. >> borneo's forests, considered a major supplier of the planet's oxygen is on fire. emitting dangerous greenhouse gases instead. the fires raging inside the thick layers of peat are nearly impossible to stop. they are causing a haze of smoke that spread beyond indonesia's borders. causing tens of thousands to fall ill. the government brought in the military. experts say it's too little, too late. >> a story about enforcement. and the intention to stop this from happening. most of the work that will be meaningful should have been done before the fire happened. before the el nino year happened. >> to protect one of the last remaining rainforest. the conservation company hired villages that practised slash and burn techniques instead of setting them on fire. 200,000 hectares of greece. >> every time we plant trees we never get the chance to grow and be productive. they are destroyed by fire. tha

about the disputes between china and some individual countries in south east asia, we believe that thearties directly concerned should handle and try to solve these differences through friendly consultation and negotiation. and this is exactly stipulated in the declaration of conduct to parties in the south china sea. betty: it is my understanding, mr. yang, the philippines filed their opposition to what is going on in the south china sea with the hague, and the chinese have refused to engage in that complaint. mr. yang: because the philippines signed on to it, and china made it very clear that such disputes or similar disputes should be solved by the parties concerned. we would not participate in any kind of adjudication, as you have mentioned. china made this very clear. not this year or last year. actually about 10 years ago. china made its position very clear. so i believe it would be good for everybody to keep its word and to do what they have promised. betty: when you look at the disputes in the south china sea, the chinese sending navy ships off the coast of alaska when presiden

navy admits to helping provide security for south-east asia, the water surrounding these countries, and it's part of the rebalance to asia pacific. >> during the exercise 600 u.s. marines and sailors took part in the assaults. >> the united states showing their presence in the south-east asia, with tensions rising in the south china sea, exercises like these are seen as a show of force, and one that is crucial. >> many around the region hope the two superpowers will be able to control themselves. >> such an event is not immediately sold. this in regard to this kind of thing happening. and still where they control each other's warships to avoid the crash. >> south-east asian nations hope to speed up negotiations about a so-called code of conduct. and aims to regulate freedom of navigation at sea, and overflowing rights to peace at sea. it may be too late, with u.s. plans to test the water and carry out freedom of exercise very soon >>> now, a medical emergency is looming for snake bite victims in some african countries. the last batch of an effective venom and anecdote will expire next y

about the disputes between china and some individual countries in south east asia, we believe that thees directly concerned should handle and try to solve these differences through friendly consultation and negotiation. and this is exactly stipulated in the declaration of conduct to parties in the south china sea. betty: it is my understanding, mr. yang, the philippines filed their opposition to what is going on in the south china sea with the hague, and the chinese have refused to engage in that complaint. mr. yang: because the philippines signed on to it, and china made it very clear that such disputes or similar disputes should be solved by the parties concerned. we would not participate in any kind of adjudication, as you have mentioned. china made this very clear. not this year or last year. actually about 10 years ago, china made its position very clear. so i believe it would be good for everybody to keep its word and to do what they have promised. betty: when you look at the disputes in the south china sea, the chinese sending navy ships off the coast of alaska when president ob

live we go to our south east asia correspondent.s is unwelcome news for indonesians, certainly for neighbors ingapore. >> you back. it has been devastating. indonesia's co2 emissions exceeded china at least two weeks in the last two months. they exceeded the u.s. four weeks out of six. that is according to data bloomberg compiled from the world resources institute. fires have been raging for several months now. hectors aousands forest destroyed -- a forest destroyed not to mention the effect on people's lives and canceled sports. adonesia is doing this at time when most countries are set to sign a new agreement to stop global warming. climate analytics call to unrestrained deforestation. indonesia is sending a bad message to the world, a signal countries can get away with it without any real constraints or consequence. >> the fires have been around for years. is this year particularly bad? >> well, somebody described it as catastrophic for the climate. recordsook at satellite that started in 1997, this would be the second worst year

tomorrow on al jazeera america, forest and agricultural fires are in indonesia, choking much of south-east asiand haze. they are grow of course, and are pumping out more greenhouse gases a day than more activity >>> russian police pulled over a speeding hearse and found illegal black caviar packed in the coffin. the two men in the vehicle athere's no idea it was there. kavier production is tightly regulated. with 50 sturgeon farms licensed to produce it. that's it for this edition of al jazeera america. thank you for watching. "america tonight" is next. see you in an hour. [ ♪ ] on "america tonight", raising the rent. 20 million americans called trailer parks home. many fear they are priced out. >> almost everyone in our properties love being here. they are happy. it's a pain because they love it > >>> "america tonight"s christopher putzel on the new speculators and communities in their

in the south-east asia. health officials say a third of those troubled will seek help. afraid to lose their jobs or friends, or bring shame to their families, filipinos with mental health issues would rather hide their problems. psychiatrists are trying to break the stigma through consultation. mental health patients took center stage to show they were like everyone else, and shouldn't be ostracised. fewer people than expected came, not even the government representatives that were invited. >> it is also said that my year 2020, it will be the second highest ranking reason for disability. and we would like to step ahead and be able to address the needs of the people. >> with no comprehensive or systematic mental health programme, the needs of the filipino people are being addressed like this. this is one of less than 10 government-run mental health centers. they are underfunded in -- and undermanned. >> there's only one doctor on duty a day. nicks to looking after 200 stay-in patients. the doctor has to look after all the people that comes as out-patients. >> less than 5

south east asia, plus 1%. malaysian airlines focusing back on its core.orth america, 0% change. because there are no flights. the only flight is to los angeles and that was canceled in april of 2013. the company is cutting 16% of its capacity, more than one of every 10 flights. no longer in service. looking at our own bloomberg terminal data, you can see cuts in capacity have been needed for a while, anyway. this graph shows passenger numbers from 2012. they hit a three high at the end of 2013. then they plunged right here by one million passengers in the nine months after. now, they don't have public members -- numbers. betty: outside of capacity cuts, they also had management changes. a new ceo. i am told he is nicknamed the terminator? anand: he is not so fond of that as you might expect -- ramy: he is not so fond of that as you might expect. kristof miller. he arrived in march of 2014. he is the first non-malaysian to head the country's national carrier, an interesting thing in itself. nickname the terminator. aat is because he has reputation for axin

malaysia airlines focusing on its core region of south east asia. a quick look at north america. is a 0% change. that is because there are no flights. the only flight to los angeles was canceled in april 20 14. around the world, the company is cutting 16% of its capacity. more than one of every 10 flights no longer in service. at our own data, you can see cuts in capacity have been needed for a a while. this graph shows passenger numbers from 2012 and they had a three-year high at the end of 2013, plunging by one million passengers in the nine months after. since they are private now, we don't have public numbers. scarlet: cuts to capacity is a change and another is leadership. there is a guy who is in charge his nickname is "the terminator." ramy: that is what he's being called in some media reports. that is christoph mueller, he arrived in march 2015. the first non-malaysian to head the carrier and former ceo of ireland's aer lingus, which he turned to profitability in a year or so. he has a reputation for axing people. he did prove that true. down to 14,000, one third of its s

it portrays people from the middle east and from south asia in a really biased way.if you watch the show over a long time, you start to believe it. that all people are that way. but it is not true. >> the three artists are lucky that the show's producers never discovered there are feeding critique -- the graffiti critique. >> when they asked us if the statement on the wall is harmless, we told them yes, that is what we are doing. they never ask again. reactions were across the muslim world have been overwhelmingly positive. one of his producers has even admitted is grudging respect for the artist and says it opened stores for dialogue on the issues. sarah: a reminder for the top stories we are following up this hour. or bad news for the beautiful game of soccer. germany is scrutiny over its 2006 world cup in. german authorities deny allegations that they make payments to secure votes. at least 45 people have been killed in a series of suicide bombings in nigeria. two of the bombers targeted worshipers at a mosque. no one has claimed responsibility. you're watching dw

if you look at east asia, south asia, these are huge markets, particularly in the livestock productsand the grains. these people want to eat better, have a diet that is more in the middle class died. entity that they need large quantities of u.s. agricultural products. this will make it easier for the u.s. producers to sell into those markets. >> host: let's hear from tom who is in daytona beach. good morning. >> caller: good morning. my comment is i went online, talking about nafta, and i've heard people say it's more of a bipartisan thing, as far as nafta. to vote on it was 61 republicans in the senate voted board and 30 democrats voted for nafta in the senate. in the house 234 of the republicans voted for nafta. that's in that house of representatives, and 200 on the final vote, 200 of the democrats. so the republicans push as nafta deal through. i'm from a small town originally in north carolina that was the furniture manufacturer of the world. all the furniture manufacturers were there. all those bases are gone. you have to take into consideration that winning industry like that

certain markets in south asia and the middle east and other centers.uld be worried about this or that. manus: i want to give your to -- i want to get your take. we are seeing high rents in hong kong. how do you see the whole property rental market in hong kong echo i know you have a presence -- hong kong? i know you have a presence. give me your take on that market at the moment? -rents and hong kong is a problem. it doesn't affect the consumer. hong kong is going through a difficult stage. some of it is monetary, or psychological. the chinese realize there is a problem. this is something we have to follow very closely and monitor. anywaythis will work out that we have good business there. it is true, hong kong is a problem. i am sure that the rental situation will stabilize in the future. i'm certain of that. manus: we are getting ready for the bond movie. i know omega has two bond watches. what is theis impact of a bond moment as we run up to the gifting season? secondly, could we expect a tech watch from you next if you get this contract on the next

he has extensive experience in the balkans, middle east, and south asia and conflict resolution and human rights advocacy. he is the director of the program on peace building and rights and he offered this report. n advisor tod as a the state department and authored numerous books on foreign policy. no matter how you feel about the question of the iraqi kurds long quest for independence, this report could not be timelier given the tragedy convulsing the middle east and in particular iraq, syria, and turkey with their large kurdish populations. it's hard to argue with the report's essential premise. the middle east is no more. iraq and syria are partitioned for all intents and purposes. it's all -- impossible to see how they can be put together again. more than half a million people from -- more than half of syria's population is been operated and 4 million are refugees. i was there twice last year and saw entire towns utterly destroyed. i have no idea how that will ever be rebuilt. so that people can live there again. i was also in iraq. it's a wash and billions of internally displaced an

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he has extensive experience in the balkans, middle east, south asia in conflict resolution and human rights advocacy. david is the director of the program on peacebuilding and rights, and he launches this report. he worked as advisor to the united nations and u.s. state department and author of numerous books and articles on foreign policy. no matter how you feel about the question of the iraqi kurds long quest for independence, this report couldn't be timelier, given upheaval in the middle east and particularly iraq, syria and turkey with their large kurdish populations. at least the way i see it, it is hard to argue with the report's essential premise, or one of the essential premises, the site middle east is no more. iraq and syria are partitioned for all intents and purposes and all but impossible to see how they can be put back together again. more than half a million, more than half of syria's population is uprooted and four million are refugees. i was there twice last year and saw entire towns utterly destroyed and depopulated. i have no idea how that can ever be rebuilt so pe

experience inve the balkans, middle east, and south asia. he is the director of the program on peace building and rights. as an advisor to the united nations and the u.s. state department and is the author of numerous books and on foreign policy. no matter how you feel on the question of the iraqi kurds independence, this report could not be timelier. iraq, syria, and turkey have large kurdish populations. the way i see it, it is hard to argue with the report's essential premise, or one of them. raq and syria are partitions. it is all but impossible to see how they can be put back together again. more than half a million people a populationhalf has been uprooted and some 4 million people are refugees. i was there twice last year and saw entire towns destroyed and depopulated. i have no idea how that will be rebuilt so people can live there again. i was also in iraq. the country is awash in millions of internal displays and refugees. isis has been driven back, but the iraqi armies and shiite militias have failed to liberate. there is little c

secretary kerry's support for the as special advisor for religious minorities in the near east and south central asia. i'm delighted that he is with us today. he will build upon our intense efforts on behalf of of these minorities, including our work of protecting them in the early days and weeks in iraq. guide the u.s. government wide efforts to promote conditions in these countries that will allow members of displaced minority communities to be able to return home. since january, i've also worked to build partnerships with foreign governments to advance religious freedom, as these global challenges require a global response. thanks to the leadership of my canadian counterpart, ambassador bennett, we have forged intergovernmental contact groups bringing together like-minded nations to devise strategies to promote and protect religious freedom. i have noticed certain enduring truths in many countries. ,eligious freedom flourishes people are free to choose their faith, change their faith, speak to others, teach their faith to their children, build play places of worship. they organize as leaders and m

appreciative for the appointment of a special have i seen are for religious minorities in the near east and south central asia i'm delighted he's able to be with us today. he will build on our work to protect yazidis in those early days and weeks in iraq and the assyrian christian communities of syria. he will help guide the u.s. government-wide efforts to promote conditions in these countries that will allow members of displaced minority communities to be able to return home. since january i've also worked to build deeper partnerships with foreign governments to advance religious freedom as these global challenges require a global response. thanks to the leadership of my canadian counterpart, ambassador andrew bennett, we have brought together like-minded nations to devise common strategies to promote and protect religious freedom for all. during my tenure i've noticed in many countries religious freedoms flourish. people are free to choose their faith, change their faith, speak about their faith to others, teach their faith to their children, dissent from religion, build places of worship, worship alone or

say i think it opens the to exertthe chinese themselves significantly on the geopolitics of east and south asia. i do not think that is good for america. i think it really threatens the economic dominance and superiority in so many respects around the world. we do not want a unilateral disarmament in the trade deal either. i cannot speak for the secretary and she may have her own reasons for doing the things she does, but i think it is the best thing both for the country economically and geopolitically as well. talking about trade, the transpacific partnership, agriculture, food safety, and infrastructure in the u.s. the numbers are on the screen. send us a tweet. here is canton, georgia, herald, republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. a couple of points, one, the consistent mentioning of infrastructure spending. if i'm not mistaken, the stimulus program breakthrough by obama was a most $1 trillion. only 7% of that money went to infrastructure spending. and by his own admission, those projects were not as shovel ready as they should have been. that is number one. number two, tax

he have extensive experience in the balkans, middle east and south asia in conflict resolution and human rights advocacy. he's the director of the program on peace building and rights and he co-chaired this report. he's worked as an adviser to the united nations and the u.s. state department and is the author of numerous books and articles on foreign policy. no matter how you feel about the question of the iraqi kurds' long quest for independence, this report couldn't be timelier. given the tragic upheavals convulsing the middle east and in particular iraq, syria and turkey with their large kurdish populations. at least the way i see it, it's hard to argue with the report's especially premise, or one of the central premises, which is the middle east is no more. iraq and syria are partitioned for all intents and purposes and it's all but impossible to see how they can be put back together again. more than half a million people from -- i'm sorry. more than half of syria's population has been uprooted and some 4 million are refugees. i was there twice last year. and saw entire towns utterly

say i think it opens the to exertthe chinese themselves significantly on the geopolitics of east and south asia. i do not think that is good for america. i think it really threatens the economic dominance and superiority in so many respects around the world. we do not want a unilateral disarmament in the trade deal either. i cannot speak for the secretary and she may have her own reasons for doing the things she does, but i think it is the best thing both for the country economically and geopolitically as well. talking about trade, the transpacific partnership, agriculture, food safety, and infrastructure in the u.s. the numbers are on the screen. send us a tweet. here is canton, georgia, herald, republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. a couple of points, one, the consistent mentioning of infrastructure spending. if i'm not mistaken, the stimulus program breakthrough by obama was a most $1 trillion. only 7% of that money went to infrastructure spending. and by his own admission, those projects were not as shovel ready as they should have been. that is number one. number two, tax

frequency in recent years, thousands of american-trained security forces in the middle east, north africa and south asiahave cole p lapsed, stalled -- have collapsed, stalled or defected calling into question the effectiveness of the tens of billions of dollars spent by the u.s. on foreign military training programs as well as the central tenet of the obama administration's approach to combatting insurgencies. without rebuilding the force we cannot deter china's efforts to extend its reach into the south china sea. without rebuilding the force, we cannot deter russian adventurism in places like crimea. without rebuilding and deploying the force, we cannot hope to deter russia's gambit to increase its middle east presence or air campaign in syria. and under this strategy, when the host nation militaries we trained and equipped proved inadequate to defeat the insurgency in question, the strategy allowed for our president for a persistent enduring terrorist threat in those countries. so that's just what we have seen with al qaeda and the arabian peninsula and taliban and now isil. i thought that the growth

wrapping things up with a look at east asia, looking at relatively calmer conditions over eastern portions of china and also into the korean peninsula. the higher peaks in south korea saw some flurries as we went through the weekend. now, we are looking at the same low-pressure system moving to the north and east and bringing some windier conditions over into hokkaido in the northern portions of japan. so look out for that. meanwhile, further down toward the south and also over the pacific, we are watching out for a couple areas of tropical depression system moving toward the west. not expected to intensify in the next 48 hours, but we will keep an eye on these areas as heavier bands of rain will be associated with them. looking at 20s in tokyo as we go throughout wednesday. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." we'll be back with more news at the top of the hour. thanks very much for joining us. ñ anchor: hello and welcome to " live from paris." it is 1:00 in the french capital. let's look at headlines this hour. withice officer is stabbed the attacker killed as a result. it com

east bay city of san ramon. the overnight earthquake that continued to rock that community. >> rescue operations continue following a massive earthquake in south asia. up next, a look at the extensive damage left behind in afghanistan and pakistan. >>> good morning. we're looking at the commute here in san francisco along ## 01. looks -- northbound 101. looks pretty good so far as you come up to the 80s split. >> a lot of cloud cover. where is the rain? it's trying to get its act together? it may take a while. we'll talk about your tuesday forecast. >>> food morning. one person was killed. now the search for a third person after a boat capsized. >> illegal dumping. hear how the city plans on cracking down. >> this is ktvu mornings on 2. welcome back, tuesday, october 27th. i'm pam cook. let's talk about your weather and traffic. steve paulsen, how does it lock? >> cloudy. not much rain. that will hold some of the lows off. there could be an isolated.? and filter in that cloud cover. really, theres not much rain. and maybe in the north more likely. even that looks pretty weak. look for a lot of cloud cover. not much else. fiftys to 60s to some 70s.

the south, we're looking at temperatures in the low to mid-20s under sunny to mostly cloudy conditions through thursday. now, speaking of sunny conditions, that's the big part of the story in east asia. high pressure is the dominant force, meaning we're going to see it clearing out the skies. we have just a little of instability over in the northern portions of japan because of the low pressure system, further up north towards russia, so that's introducing some of the moisture, and so we may see spotty showers in the region spoo places like hokkaido, but west, there's the drier weather pattern. looking forwa to seeing some of the foliage change over? northern portions, it's a little wet, but that's where the peak of the color is. longer to the south before we see the colors changing, but over into the south korea, we're seeing that changeover coming into fruition going forward for the rest of the week. but a bit wet also with a high of 15, 21 in tokyo, and wet weather in shanghai. chilly in beijing, 12 degrees and sun thursday. as we look at the forecast for north america, you see the clouds spinning from the central portions of canada through the northeast, that's a couple of low p

from the middle east, asia, and africa are being detoured on their desired path to western and northern europe. today, hungary closed its border with the nation immediately to its south, croatia, by completing a 216-mile long steel and barbed wire fence. last night, hungarian border guards let in the final 2,000 migrants from croatia. today, croatia re-routed 1,800 migrants on trains into slovenia, which then lead to austria and germany. those two countries have accepted more asylum seekers than any other european nations. croatia's interior minister was quoted today as saying, "nobody can stop this flow without shooting." the entry point to europe often begins in greece, where today there was a reminder of how dangerous the journey is. a dozen refugees thought to be from syria or afghanistan drowned trying to reach the greek island of lesbos. turkey's coast guard rescued another 25 people from the aegean sea. the united nations estimates 400,000 refugees have crossed to greece this year. a month's worth of street violence is continuing this weekend in israel. today in jerusalem, israeli police shot and killed three palestinians who, according to the police, had atta

worked 15 years in can different restaurants. 250 immigrantsh from asia, the middle east, but mostly from central and south america. i've speak a little bit of spanish did expend 10 years in panama. the amigos eye worked with in 2005 when president bush worker program, i asked them what they wanted? they were shocked that i even asked them. they wanted help with birth control. i'v but your religion was against it? the other thing they wanted was a registered worker program. girls and 40 guys and one restaurant, i said what about american citizenship? in fact, out of 250 that i worked with, only one of them wanted american citizenship. but they all wanted birth control except for that one. host: let's get a response from daniel garza. guest: that is where we are stuck. on the republicans i'd, there is the recognition that the economy needs labor and we need to meet labor demand and immigrants are important to our economy. eyehe democratic side, would argue for political self interest because 70% of latinos vote for democrats. citizenship is not their only motivation. we have two fixed positions. when we sho

you oversee africa, east area and the pacific, europe. the nearest, south and central asia, the western hemisphere and international organizations just to note to staff, we could see the world. it would be easier. thank you. the nomination we are considering today for the most senior and influential undersecretary. this is a key nomination for this committee at this time. the person that the senate confirms for this job will not just serve this administration but will also be an instituti institutional bridge to the next. with that i turn to senator cardin. >> let me first thank you for the speed in which this confirmation hearing has been set. i really appreciate it. and i know your commitment so that the state department has a full complement in dealing with the urgent international issues, there's not a shortage of that. we couldn't have a better person in ambassador shannon. we thank you very much for your career of public service. we thank you and your family for what you have done for our country. this position has been vacated by secretary sherman who did an outstand

you oversee africa, east area and the pacific, europe. the nearest, south and central asia, the western hemisphere and international organizations just to note to staff, we could see the world. it would be easier. thank you. the nomination we are considering today for the most senior and influential undersecretary. this is a key nomination for this committee at this time. the person that the senate confirms for this job will not just serve this administration but will also be an institutional bridge to the next. with that i turn to senator cardin. >> let me first thank you for the speed in which this confirmation hearing has been set. i really appreciate it. and i know your commitment so that the state department has a full complement in dealing with the urgent international issues, there's not a shortage of that. we couldn't have a better person than ambassador shannon, and we thank you very much for your career of public service. we thank you and your family for what you have done for our country. this position has been vacated by secretary sherman who did an outstanding

south korea. the cd live picture of the east room of the white house. still with us is phil mattingly. you mentioned his pivot to asia is something that has taken a bit of a sideline seat throughout his presidency. other crises around the world have intervened. yesterday we had a big investment by the president, he was liked by the secretary of defense, and the chairman of the chiefs of staff, saying that he would maintain the same posture and of you then. some of the focus is on the visiting country will but i'm sure we can expect that they will hear about his decision to keep's name. >> the question about it. while he did answer one question yesterday about whether he was disappointed this would violate a campaign promise, the decision of the u.s. forces would remain in afghanistan and a number of at least 5500 into the first term of the next president amadeus is going to be asked about it again. the primary reason for that is if you think but his campaign on the way back in 2007 and for the second time anything about what his administration has said related to the war in afghanistan. really since the surgeon start

worked 15 years in can different restaurants. 250 immigrantsh from asia, the middle east, but mostly from central and southmerica. i've speak a little bit of spanish did expend 10 years in panama. the amigos eye worked with in 2005 when president bush worker program, i asked them what they wanted? they were shocked that i even asked them. they wanted help with birth control. i'v but your religion was against it? the other thing they wanted was a registered worker program. girls and 40 guys and one restaurant, i said what about american citizenship? in fact, out of 250 that i worked with, only one of them wanted american citizenship. but they all wanted birth control except for that one. host: let's get a response from daniel garza. guest: that is where we are stuck. on the republicans i'd, there is the recognition that the economy needs labor and we need to meet labor demand and immigrants are important to our economy. eyehe democratic side, would argue for political self interest because 70% of latinos vote for democrats. citizenship is not their only motivation. we have two fixed positions. when we shoul