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and that means sri lanka's energy needs are growing as well. one big consumer of energy is the tea industry. sri lanka is famous for ceylon tea, and it's one of the country's top exports. the freshly-picked tea leaves have to be processed near the plantation, otherwise they'll spoil. this factory ships 55-thousand kilos of tea each day. now that machines have taken over the job of weighing and chopping the tea leaves, output has soared. for the company, this means higher profits, but also greater energy needs. >> most of the people who can afford to have, especially the private sector, they have gone for automation. but not only because of the labor. tea is a food, so a hygienic thing. so we need to have without handling of labor. if we can automate, we have a better product. >> to hold its energy costs in check, the company invested in renewable energy. now, the electricity it needs comes from a nearby hydroelectric plant, which opened last year. it's a small-scale plant, which meets the factory's needs and even contributes 1-point-4 megawatts
and that means sri lanka's energy needs are growing as well. one big consumer of energy is the tea industry. sri lanka is famous for ceylon tea, and it's one of the country's top exports. the freshly-picked tea leaves have to be processed near the plantation, otherwise they'll spoil. this factory ships 55-thousand kilos of tea each day. now that machines have taken over the job of weighing and chopping the tea leaves, output has soared. for the company, this means higher profits, but also...
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sri lanka's against 90% of crude oil from a round -- sri lanka gets 90% of crude oil from iran. >> the money they make from fishing is unstable unknots. just as bad is uncertainty over kerosene, diesel, and petro, and sanctions are likely to create a scarcity. >> our fishing industry is dependent on oil. it is done by engines now. but our production costs have already risen 30% in the past year. >> the rent sanctions matter because 93% of imported crude oil in sri lanka's comes from iran. now there is one refinery, and is distributed by road and rail. the problem is aging plant can only refined iranian oil or similar graves like saudi arabian, so that is hard to find. -- similar grades like saudi arabia in, so that is hard to find. >> we are not getting the same output. >> some of the oil producers like chaumont are offering a sri lanka -- like oman are offering sri lanka's oil. colombo views tehran as a dependable ally and friend. iran is the second biggest consumer of sri lanka in cp rios -- tea. existing sanctions are already causing iranian companies to delay payments to exporters.
sri lanka's against 90% of crude oil from a round -- sri lanka gets 90% of crude oil from iran. >> the money they make from fishing is unstable unknots. just as bad is uncertainty over kerosene, diesel, and petro, and sanctions are likely to create a scarcity. >> our fishing industry is dependent on oil. it is done by engines now. but our production costs have already risen 30% in the past year. >> the rent sanctions matter because 93% of imported crude oil in sri lanka's...
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sunday times for 20 years covering wars from sri lanka to syria. affect a virginia man is expected back in court today. the 29 year-old was arrested on friday after a yearlong fbi sting. authorities say he volunteered to where a suicide best and kill themselves other operation at the capitol. agents outfitted him with a fake explosive. court documents say he is a rocket and native who was in the united states illegally. scientists say there radioactivity'sl [foreign language] ,: from ♪
sunday times for 20 years covering wars from sri lanka to syria. affect a virginia man is expected back in court today. the 29 year-old was arrested on friday after a yearlong fbi sting. authorities say he volunteered to where a suicide best and kill themselves other operation at the capitol. agents outfitted him with a fake explosive. court documents say he is a rocket and native who was in the united states illegally. scientists say there radioactivity'sl [foreign language] ,: from ♪
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. >> the president of sri lanka says u.s. sanctions against tehran will be victimized more countries like his own. it gets 90% of its crude oil from iran. now the island nation is considering sancalternatives. >> people depend on the sea for a living, but the money they make from fishing is unstable enough. just as bad as uncertainty over the price of their kerosene, diesel, and petrol. the sanctions against iran are likely to creates scarcity. >> we are dependent on oil. depending on engines and petroleum products. >> the sanctions matter because 93% of the imported crude oil to shore like a comes from iran. it is processed into usable fuel at just one refinery and is distributed from nearby roads and by rail and generates about half the country pose electricity. bacon only refined iranian oil. alternative sources are hard to find. -- they can only prrefine iranian oil and similar oil. >> we're not getting the same output. >> some of the oil producers like oman are offering oil. sri lanka would rather keep the petroleum flow
. >> the president of sri lanka says u.s. sanctions against tehran will be victimized more countries like his own. it gets 90% of its crude oil from iran. now the island nation is considering sancalternatives. >> people depend on the sea for a living, but the money they make from fishing is unstable enough. just as bad as uncertainty over the price of their kerosene, diesel, and petrol. the sanctions against iran are likely to creates scarcity. >> we are dependent on oil....
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protesters run to a escape the fumes in sri lanka. >>> was he high on the cruise liner?he new reports making way tonight. >>> traveling busted. how police tracked down this sticky fingered flyer. >>> saving green on green products and there's a long list of appliances you won't see a sales tax on this weekend. i'm gigi barnett, coming up, i'll explain. >>> i'm meteorologist bernadette woods. there's another wonderful winter day out there. there's a potential for some winter weather moving our way tomorrow. we'll have the latest thoughts coming up in your first warning forecast coming after this break. >>> complete coverage continues with adam may and meteorologist ,,,,,,ette woods and sports >>> it is 45 degrees and mostly cloudy in central maryland right now. a beautiful day. the first warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> police shoot tear gas and water cannons in sri lanka. they protested against the fuel prices. apparently, the dependence is the reason for the sudden hike. the increased oil prices abroad cost $500 million. >>> police say traces of cocaine were d
protesters run to a escape the fumes in sri lanka. >>> was he high on the cruise liner?he new reports making way tonight. >>> traveling busted. how police tracked down this sticky fingered flyer. >>> saving green on green products and there's a long list of appliances you won't see a sales tax on this weekend. i'm gigi barnett, coming up, i'll explain. >>> i'm meteorologist bernadette woods. there's another wonderful winter day out there. there's a potential...
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and i had gone to northern sri lanka which is essentially no journalist had been allowed for six years. >> oliver: sri lanka has been racked by civil war for more than 20 years as forces fight for independence. >> brutal on both sides and it was getting back out that i was injured. so as we were crossing the field dark of night they just opened fire. flares go up, and that is just terrifying. i just hit the ground. >> oliver: in the dark of night marie heard soldiers moving toward her. >> i was uninjured until i yelled journalist at which point they launched a grenade which hit about four feet from me. remember this is just -- i remember thinking this is such a stupid place to die. >> oliver: marie was stabilized at a local military hospital and later had more surgery in new york but never regained the sight in her left eye. >> it was a half inch of shrapnel that went through and it is still there. too close to the brain to get out. >> oliver: did you have any eregrets about that experience? >> when marie was recuperating room service delivered a gift, a fixing for vodka mar tee anies.
and i had gone to northern sri lanka which is essentially no journalist had been allowed for six years. >> oliver: sri lanka has been racked by civil war for more than 20 years as forces fight for independence. >> brutal on both sides and it was getting back out that i was injured. so as we were crossing the field dark of night they just opened fire. flares go up, and that is just terrifying. i just hit the ground. >> oliver: in the dark of night marie heard soldiers moving...
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. >> she covered the civil war in sri lanka. it was very traumatic, but she went back to work. >> if you are going to cover a war, you have to weigh the risk. i had shrapnel in my eye and lost sight in my right eye. there was no way to go without taking that risk. >> marie died doing what she loved. >> i know she did. she was totally committed to what she did. the importance of telling stories and writing new matter what. that was her life. she told me she was on a story that was important and she wanted to finish it and that she would leave today. it is really hard because in just -- it is just one day. >> in tripoli a year ago, colonel gaddafi's people nominated two reporter to interview him beside her. she chose me and christiane amanpour of abc news. >> reet spoke with the fierce urgency of right now. she was on the front lines of trying to get the word out. the people she was covering -- but with the most important thing to her. >> on monday, she said the an e- mail from homs. she wrote, "yet today the -- they are killing w
. >> she covered the civil war in sri lanka. it was very traumatic, but she went back to work. >> if you are going to cover a war, you have to weigh the risk. i had shrapnel in my eye and lost sight in my right eye. there was no way to go without taking that risk. >> marie died doing what she loved. >> i know she did. she was totally committed to what she did. the importance of telling stories and writing new matter what. that was her life. she told me she was on a story...
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>> countries from india, pakistan, sri lanka and nepal. 60% of them are improving but 17% of the world'sopulation. but half the disease of diabetes is by indians zbloock why? >> the first one of course this includes diabetes. having the long ratio of cholesterol, en not enough good cholesterol compared to bad cholesterol and hypertension. >> cheryl: and lifestyle factors, too? >> they don't exercise as much. they are eating the wrong foods. they are vegetarian but they are green based. then the other side is other issues. >> cheryl: lifestyle indicators is most important? >> but certain things don't work. it's kind of how you look at it. >> cheryl: what do you do at the south asian heart center? >> so we screen ea individuals early starting at the age of 18. we look at the good cholesterol which is surprisingly low in this population and we look at raising that. we look at information which also that is important to to in a lot of tests and also the glucose. >> cheryl: so how important is family history? >> we look two issues. one is heart disease in parents or siblings before the age of
>> countries from india, pakistan, sri lanka and nepal. 60% of them are improving but 17% of the world'sopulation. but half the disease of diabetes is by indians zbloock why? >> the first one of course this includes diabetes. having the long ratio of cholesterol, en not enough good cholesterol compared to bad cholesterol and hypertension. >> cheryl: and lifestyle factors, too? >> they don't exercise as much. they are eating the wrong foods. they are vegetarian but they...
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"sh>> she lost sight in her eye covering the war and sri lanka. >> if you are going to cover a war, you always weigh the risks. i h lost sight in my left thigh. -- lkeft eye. she died doing what she loved. >> she was totally committed to what she did and the importance of telling the story and getting it out to the world. that was her life. she told me that she was on a story that was important and she wanted to finish it and she would leave today. that is really hard. >> she was a generous colleague. in tripoli, colonel gaddafi's people asked them to nominate two reporters to interview beside her. she chose me and an american reporter with abc news. >> she was a warrior for the truth. she was on the front lines of getting the word out. the word about the people she was covering. that was the most important thing to her. >> she sent me an e-mail talking about the powerful piece that she had fired off for the previous day. she wrote "yesterday's piece was one those we goton into journalism for. they are killing with impunity here. it is sickening." >> the talented and respected reporter
"sh>> she lost sight in her eye covering the war and sri lanka. >> if you are going to cover a war, you always weigh the risks. i h lost sight in my left thigh. -- lkeft eye. she died doing what she loved. >> she was totally committed to what she did and the importance of telling the story and getting it out to the world. that was her life. she told me that she was on a story that was important and she wanted to finish it and she would leave today. that is really hard....
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an attack in sri lanka in 2001 cost her an eye.er journalist killed today was a photographer from france. >>> the bbc reports at least four people have been killed and 20 others injured in afghanistan after protests over the burning of muslim books at a u.s. military base. police say anti-american demonstrations are under way in kabul today. u.s. leaders apologized for the burning of books including korans. they were pulled from a detention center library near an air base because they contain extremist messages. >>> the four republican contenders face off in arizona tonight for a cnn presidential debate. it's a safe bet that rick santorum is going to be a frequent target of the three rivals, mitt romney, newt gingrich and ron paul. it's the first forum since santorum took the lead in polls. that prompted several online publications to release audio of him speaking in 2008 about a spiritual war where satan attacks the u.s.! >> and the father of lies has his sights on what you would think the father of lies satan would have his sight
an attack in sri lanka in 2001 cost her an eye.er journalist killed today was a photographer from france. >>> the bbc reports at least four people have been killed and 20 others injured in afghanistan after protests over the burning of muslim books at a u.s. military base. police say anti-american demonstrations are under way in kabul today. u.s. leaders apologized for the burning of books including korans. they were pulled from a detention center library near an air base because they...
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against new zealand comprehensively and some of their players are under threat with the tour of sri lanka coming up. and the england captain strauss hasn't supreme court runs either. >> thanks for being with us here on "bbc world news." plenty more still to come including, well, that is a super giant pod or to you a prawn a massive one. we'll have more. >> stories making headlines. the story on the front page of the south china morning post which appears to show some hope for the future of cash-strapped europe with the news that china may be ready to extend a helping hand after meeting with angela merkel. the president said he was considering a deeper involvement in solving the european debt crisis. now for the story dominating the front of the financial times. this is, well, mergers, this is a big one. the world's biggest commodities trading company talking with the mining company xstrata. they say if these talks succeed it will create an $88 billion trading commodities trading giant. and the newspaper reporting prime minister david cameron under pressure to stop further huge payouts. >>
against new zealand comprehensively and some of their players are under threat with the tour of sri lanka coming up. and the england captain strauss hasn't supreme court runs either. >> thanks for being with us here on "bbc world news." plenty more still to come including, well, that is a super giant pod or to you a prawn a massive one. we'll have more. >> stories making headlines. the story on the front page of the south china morning post which appears to show some hope...
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she lost an eye to shrapnel in sri lanka. widely considered one of the greatest reporters of her generation, she was featured in a documentary about women on the front line. in homs there were no front lines, nowhere safe. >> there is a small clinic. you can't really call it a clinic. it's an apartment that has been turned into a clinic. you have plasma bags hanging from coat hangers. i watched a little baby die today, absolutely horrific. the doctor said i can't do anything and that is happening over and over and over. no one here can understand how the international community can let this happen. >> reporter: today in oyster bay, new york, colvin's mother learned about her daughter's last dangerous assignment. >> terrible. you're never ready for it. all these years and all this time i was never ready for it. >> reporter: a daughter, a reporter whose work meant everything. >> you know, it still matters to me. when it stops mattering to me, i'll stop doing it. >> reporter: and brian, there are still 30,000 people in the city
she lost an eye to shrapnel in sri lanka. widely considered one of the greatest reporters of her generation, she was featured in a documentary about women on the front line. in homs there were no front lines, nowhere safe. >> there is a small clinic. you can't really call it a clinic. it's an apartment that has been turned into a clinic. you have plasma bags hanging from coat hangers. i watched a little baby die today, absolutely horrific. the doctor said i can't do anything and that is...
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she lost sight in her left eye in a blast in 2001 while reporting on the civil war in sri lanka. the day before her left, she filed a bbc tv report from syria saying many civilians, including infants, have been victimized there. security and military troops have continued fierce attacks on the anti-government stronghold of homs for nearly three weeks. local human rights activists say 40 civilians were killed there on tuesday alone. >>> in argentina, a packed commuters train has crashed at the end of a platform in booun knows ares. the accident took place in the center of the city on wednesday morning. the train slammed into the barrier after failing to stop at the platform. the impact of the collision destroyed the front car and derailed others. police say they are investigating the cause of the accident, including possible problems with the train's braking system. the rail accident is argentina's worse since 1970, when 200 were killed in a train collision. >>> large-scale anti-terror drills have been held in london ahead of the upcoming summer olympics. scotland yard and the org
she lost sight in her left eye in a blast in 2001 while reporting on the civil war in sri lanka. the day before her left, she filed a bbc tv report from syria saying many civilians, including infants, have been victimized there. security and military troops have continued fierce attacks on the anti-government stronghold of homs for nearly three weeks. local human rights activists say 40 civilians were killed there on tuesday alone. >>> in argentina, a packed commuters train has crashed...
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she narrowly escaped death in 2001 in sri lanka where she was badly wounded. >> if you are going to cover a war, you always weigh the risks. i had shrapnel in my eye and i lost sight in my left eye. nice to see you. >> last year, she was among a small group to interview colonel gaddafi. her editor recall this in your lowly determined reporter. >> she was there to report what other people would not. -- her editor recalled this singularly determined reporter. >> flowers were left at a church in west london. she lived by the model of the great correspondent, it was essential to make an angry sound against injustice. it was a mission for which marie colvin lived and died. >> for more on today's deaths and the violence which is escalating inside of syria, i am joined from cambridge by the london bureau chief for the "new york times." the one thing they would like is for the story of what is going on in homs to keep going out but this kind of thing makes it harder because news organizations don't want to take the risk. >> it does. we have been looking at the images of those shells strike in tha
she narrowly escaped death in 2001 in sri lanka where she was badly wounded. >> if you are going to cover a war, you always weigh the risks. i had shrapnel in my eye and i lost sight in my left eye. nice to see you. >> last year, she was among a small group to interview colonel gaddafi. her editor recall this in your lowly determined reporter. >> she was there to report what other people would not. -- her editor recalled this singularly determined reporter. >> flowers...
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reports say his family has already fled to neighboring sri lanka. >> these pictures are being shown on local television channel in the maldives, showing the president, former president, being seized in the store by a policeman and taken away. authorities have issued an arrest warrant for him and his former defense minister. in the capital on wednesday, police crash with his supporters, who are demanding his reinstatement. some sustained injuries in the rioting. there are other outbreaks of trouble in smaller islands across the archipelago. the army has now deployed to the second largest city. the new leader has appealed for an end to the political turmoil that has been taking place in the indian ocean nation, which is heavily dependent on tourism for its income. he has denied that the events this week of that -- amount to a coup, but rashid says he was forced to resign at gunpoint. he has asked the international amenity to step in quickly. >> i hope that the international community will take note of what is happening. if they cannot do something right now, then it is certainly delayed
reports say his family has already fled to neighboring sri lanka. >> these pictures are being shown on local television channel in the maldives, showing the president, former president, being seized in the store by a policeman and taken away. authorities have issued an arrest warrant for him and his former defense minister. in the capital on wednesday, police crash with his supporters, who are demanding his reinstatement. some sustained injuries in the rioting. there are other outbreaks...
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an attack in sri lanka in 2001 cost her an eye. the other journalist killed today was a photographer from france. >>> meanwhile, violent protests over the burning of muslim books have left at least five people dead and dozens more injured in afghanistan. the u.s. embassy in kabul is now on lockout as anti-american demonstrations continue. u.s. leaders apologized for the burning of books including korans pulled from a detention center library near an air because because they contain extremist messages or inscriptions. >>> the republican candidates of presidents may be suffering from the criticisms of each other. a new poll pits each of the four against president obama in a november scenario. they ran the numbers. the president holds an 8-point lead over mitt romney, a 9- point lead over rick santorum, and leads both ron paul and newt gingrich by 10 points. >>> santorum is leading his republican rivals in the latest national primary polls. that will likely make him a target this evening as the four gop contenders gather in arizona fo
an attack in sri lanka in 2001 cost her an eye. the other journalist killed today was a photographer from france. >>> meanwhile, violent protests over the burning of muslim books have left at least five people dead and dozens more injured in afghanistan. the u.s. embassy in kabul is now on lockout as anti-american demonstrations continue. u.s. leaders apologized for the burning of books including korans pulled from a detention center library near an air because because they contain...
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she lost her left eye in s sri lanka in 2001. >> whatever she did, she did with passion and determination and lived her life that way. >> syrian military forces have killed hundreds in homs in the last few weeks. president asaad seems defiant against the opposition with no signs of letting up. >>> the tight race between mitt romney is good for california. raising the valley of the state's june 5th primary. the new field poll shows romney is still the front-runner. santorum's recent wins have given him a big boost to 25%. ron paul is in third with 16%. and you see support for newt gingrich has tumbled. at this hour, the candidate rs on stage debating in mesa, arizona. rick santorum sepent the day in tempe. romney campaigned for 20% across the board tax cuts and raised eyebrows on a plan to raise taxes on the rich. >> i'm going to limit the exceptions for high income folk so we make sure the top 1% share are paying more. >> tonight's debate is the last before march 6th. >>> still ahead at 5:00, a warning for bay area women about a certain type of skin cream. >>> and jeff ranieri has more ab
she lost her left eye in s sri lanka in 2001. >> whatever she did, she did with passion and determination and lived her life that way. >> syrian military forces have killed hundreds in homs in the last few weeks. president asaad seems defiant against the opposition with no signs of letting up. >>> the tight race between mitt romney is good for california. raising the valley of the state's june 5th primary. the new field poll shows romney is still the front-runner....
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sri lanka has started manufacturing luxury yachts. a firm has produced four yachts priced between $500,000 and $800,000. the boat haves four bedrooms, bavms, a kitchen and a device to purify sea water for drinking. the vessel is controlled by state of the art equipment including radar system. bankers have come in for some heavy criticism in recent years. many people say greed in the finance industry is to blame for the world's economic problems. our next story puts a kinder face on the money game. it starts with the tsunami last march and a group of investors willing to profit in some unusual ways. >> the business in distress. this man is the company's president. he built the factory from scratch 20 years ago. the tsunami knocked out the plant's power unit and destroyed almost all the machinery including the refridge traitor-could he get creative to keep his company going? >> translator: this is the nozzle of a few on the compress sor. >> with his vacuum pack out of action, he made some adjustments to this home appliance. it's a clear
sri lanka has started manufacturing luxury yachts. a firm has produced four yachts priced between $500,000 and $800,000. the boat haves four bedrooms, bavms, a kitchen and a device to purify sea water for drinking. the vessel is controlled by state of the art equipment including radar system. bankers have come in for some heavy criticism in recent years. many people say greed in the finance industry is to blame for the world's economic problems. our next story puts a kinder face on the money...
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she lost an eye to shrapnel in sri lanka. widely considered one of the greatest reporters of her generation, she was featured in a documentary about women on the fronts line. but in homs, there were no front lines. nowhere safe. >> a small clinic, can't even really call it a clinic. it's an apartment that has been turned into a clinic. i mean, plastic bags hanging from coat hangers. i watched a baby die today. absolutely horrific the doctor just said, i can't do anything. that is happening all over and over and over. no one here can understand how the international community can let this happen. >> reporter: in oyster bay, new york, colvin's mother learned about her daughter's last dangerous assignment. >> it's terrible. never ready for it. all these years, all this time, i was never ready for it. >> reporter: a daughter, a reporter, whose work meant everything. >> you know, it still matters to me and when it stops mattering to me, i'll stop doing it. >> that was nbc's richard engel reporting. some 30,000 people are still in
she lost an eye to shrapnel in sri lanka. widely considered one of the greatest reporters of her generation, she was featured in a documentary about women on the fronts line. but in homs, there were no front lines. nowhere safe. >> a small clinic, can't even really call it a clinic. it's an apartment that has been turned into a clinic. i mean, plastic bags hanging from coat hangers. i watched a baby die today. absolutely horrific the doctor just said, i can't do anything. that is...
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. >> marie colvin lost the sight of an eye covering the civil war in sri lanka in 2001. the experience was traumatic but she went back to work. >> if you are going to cover a war, you always weigh the risks. i mean, i had shrapnel in my eye and lost the sight in my left eye. there was no way to go, you know, without taking that risk. >> her mother said marie was about to leave homs and she died doing what she loved. >> i know she did. i know she did. she was totally, totally committed to what she did. and the importance of, you know, telling the story and writing it and getting it out to the world, no matter what. that was her life. she told him that she was on a story that was important and she wanted to finish it and she would leave today. and that's really hard because it was just one day. >> marie was a generous colleague. in tripoli a year ago, colonel gaddafi's people asked us to nominate two reporters, to interview him alongside her. >> hi, marie colvin, we've met before. nice to see you. >> she chose me and christian amenpour. >> marie spoke with the fierce urgen
. >> marie colvin lost the sight of an eye covering the civil war in sri lanka in 2001. the experience was traumatic but she went back to work. >> if you are going to cover a war, you always weigh the risks. i mean, i had shrapnel in my eye and lost the sight in my left eye. there was no way to go, you know, without taking that risk. >> her mother said marie was about to leave homs and she died doing what she loved. >> i know she did. i know she did. she was totally,...
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i teach on conflicts like northern ireland, rwanda, cypress, bosnia, sri lanka, et cetera, all civil wars where there has been a contested society where groups rely heavily on the collective memory in order to maintain the cohesion of the group for all kind of political reason. of course israel, palestine is another one. and when it comes to trying to address the question of memory in these places, one reality is that history is serving as a way of conducting the conflict by other means. and so until you get a political arrangement that creates a certain amount of stability, it's actually rather hard to shift the narrative or to find any willingness to shift the narrative. but maybe that's only a problem of degree compared to what you've been talking about here. in any case what i'm trying to get out is the question of the relationship between the historiography and the politician. can you change the historiography until the chang the politics? or can it work the other way around? you're talking today -- i think what we're here trying to say is that by doing things to shift the narra
i teach on conflicts like northern ireland, rwanda, cypress, bosnia, sri lanka, et cetera, all civil wars where there has been a contested society where groups rely heavily on the collective memory in order to maintain the cohesion of the group for all kind of political reason. of course israel, palestine is another one. and when it comes to trying to address the question of memory in these places, one reality is that history is serving as a way of conducting the conflict by other means. and so...
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they're doing the same thing, they're destroying the infrastructure as they are killing like teachers, sri lanka, where basically they're doing what sherman was thinking, he probably was the only one, that was quite an insight when they read that part in your book. but we see that, don't we, in some of these other situations? >> i do, but i can see your point, you got to remember that sherman -- southern observers of this march said there were three rapes, i know there were bummers and people who burned and destroyed plantations, but we don't have a lot of evidence that the union army, these were mostly four regiment -- corps from indiana, michigan, illinois and iowa who were homestead farmers, we didn't have this information that they went around and killed and raped and plundered so i don't think -- sherman would have probably objected investme eed vehementl. if a civilian is in a house in tokyo and he's helping building a propeller, then he's the enemy that's responsible for the killing in china and the philippines, we're not only going to beat him, we're going to beat him so badly that the c
they're doing the same thing, they're destroying the infrastructure as they are killing like teachers, sri lanka, where basically they're doing what sherman was thinking, he probably was the only one, that was quite an insight when they read that part in your book. but we see that, don't we, in some of these other situations? >> i do, but i can see your point, you got to remember that sherman -- southern observers of this march said there were three rapes, i know there were bummers and...
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she lost her left eye in an ambush in sri lanka in 2001. >> being a war correspondent to me has never been is that the-52 tank or the-72 tank? it's aboutúaward-winning french photojournalist remi open licochlik where they were worki. last night, colvin told cnn by phone that the bombardment of homes was, in her word, sickening. >> every civilian house on the street has been hit. we're talking about a very kind of poor popular neighborhood. the top floor of the building i'm in has been hit, in fact totally destroyed. there are no military targets here. it's a complete and utter lie that they are only going after terrorists. >> pelley: the reporting of marie colvin. the assault intensified sharply this month after russia and china vetoed a u.n. council resolution calling on assad to step down. since then, the u.s. has been searching for another way to end the massacre. norah o'donnell is at the white house tonight. norah? >> reporter: scott, secretary of state hillary clinton is on her try an international meeting on syria, but no one expects that that meeting will end the bloodshed. in
she lost her left eye in an ambush in sri lanka in 2001. >> being a war correspondent to me has never been is that the-52 tank or the-72 tank? it's aboutúaward-winning french photojournalist remi open licochlik where they were worki. last night, colvin told cnn by phone that the bombardment of homes was, in her word, sickening. >> every civilian house on the street has been hit. we're talking about a very kind of poor popular neighborhood. the top floor of the building i'm in has...
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inverarity he scored only eighteen runs in the last five innings in the recent tri series against sri lanka and india ponting has played in nearly four hundred one day internationals and won three world cups so he will continue to play test cricket john made it very clear to me yesterday the direction that they hitting with the one day and then on not part of their plans so look it's a little bit hard to come. out of our even left out of the side so. i don't expect to play one day international cricket for australia any more and i'm pretty sure the selectors don't expect that to be ignored well that's all the sport for now i'll have more for you in a couple of hours' time jamie that. well for the future science technology innovation and all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. in russia would be soon which brightened if you know about someone from phones to impressions. from stunts on t.v. don't come. a fresh attempt to negotiate a syrian ceasefire this time by the red cross as people have high hopes of an eminent referendum on a new constitution will hel
inverarity he scored only eighteen runs in the last five innings in the recent tri series against sri lanka and india ponting has played in nearly four hundred one day internationals and won three world cups so he will continue to play test cricket john made it very clear to me yesterday the direction that they hitting with the one day and then on not part of their plans so look it's a little bit hard to come. out of our even left out of the side so. i don't expect to play one day international...
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we should be happy whether we're selling cars in detroit or sri lanka. >> i agree with the nuance points that jim and andrew made. beyond that, i think globalization is -- it's a 20-minute discussion in a world that wants one-sentence answers. i think trick to globalization is we have to be vocal and defend ourselves and our companies. we have to say where we've been right and where we've been wrong. there are places on both. it's a nuance discussion -- ge is a net exporter to china. we export more to china than we import from china. that's a nuance discussion where you're creating jobs in both places as you do that. i just think we have to keep chipping away at it. >> to state the obvious, i'm no clint eastwood, right? >> you do have a grizzal appeal to you. >> the point i was going to get to is we at dow decided to put a book out called "make it in america," with an australian accent. the four words or the one sentence, our articulation of the value proposition here in washington, but out there, our workers who actually can have labels on their product saying made in america, that is a
we should be happy whether we're selling cars in detroit or sri lanka. >> i agree with the nuance points that jim and andrew made. beyond that, i think globalization is -- it's a 20-minute discussion in a world that wants one-sentence answers. i think trick to globalization is we have to be vocal and defend ourselves and our companies. we have to say where we've been right and where we've been wrong. there are places on both. it's a nuance discussion -- ge is a net exporter to china. we...
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inverarity he scored only eighteen runs in the last five innings in the recent tri series against sri lanka and india ponting has played in nearly four hundred one day internationals and won three world cups so he will continue to play test cricket john made it very clear to me yesterday the direction that they are hitting with the one day team and that are not part of their plans so look it's a little bit hard to come. out of being left out of the side so. i don't expect to play one day international cricket for australia any more and i'm pretty sure the selectors don't expect that to be ignored well that's all the sport for now i'll have more for you in a couple of hours time join me then. the official tee up location. i pod touch from the still. life on the go. video on demand. old girls. are incensed feeds now with the palm of your. comb. us in israel clash over a possible strikes on iran's nuclear facilities with television of accusing washington of easing off imposing more pressure on terror on. a fresh attempt to negotiate a syrian cease fire this time by the red cross as that people
inverarity he scored only eighteen runs in the last five innings in the recent tri series against sri lanka and india ponting has played in nearly four hundred one day internationals and won three world cups so he will continue to play test cricket john made it very clear to me yesterday the direction that they are hitting with the one day team and that are not part of their plans so look it's a little bit hard to come. out of being left out of the side so. i don't expect to play one day...
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i had gone to northern sri lanka which is essentially no journalists have been allowed there for six. >> it has been rocked by civil war for more than 20 years as forces fight for independence. >> it's brutal on both sides. as we were crossing the field they just opened fire. flares go up and that just terrifying. i just hit the ground. >> in the dark of night, she heard soldiers moving toward. i yelled, journalist at which point they launched a grenade. which hit about four feet from me. this is just a stupid place to die. >> suffering severe head wounds she was stabilized at a local hospital. she later had surgery in new york but never gained the sight in her eye. >> oliver: do you have any regrets about that experience? >> i don't have regrets about doing what i'm doing. >> while she was recruiting in hotel, room service delivered gift. some of the people she saved. war stories will be right back. >>> you will never get to where you are going. i think fear comes later. >> oliver: war was once glorified that overshadowed the carnage, but war has always been hell. the rise of the wa
i had gone to northern sri lanka which is essentially no journalists have been allowed there for six. >> it has been rocked by civil war for more than 20 years as forces fight for independence. >> it's brutal on both sides. as we were crossing the field they just opened fire. flares go up and that just terrifying. i just hit the ground. >> in the dark of night, she heard soldiers moving toward. i yelled, journalist at which point they launched a grenade. which hit about four...
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she lost an eye while reporting and sri lanka 10 years ago. she was killed today. mother says marie never gave up and died doing something she truly believed in. >> to live a passionate and in court life as you see it and to do what you are committed to, to the highest level the union. that is the issue always did. >>catherine: she had been reporting into the very end. she had done an interview with cnn hours before she was killed. a french photojournalist was also killed. >>jaqueline: here is a live look outside on this warm day. sunny skies over downtown san francisco with a few high clouds streaming in. it was a nice day out there today. record-breaking morphy in some locations. we got into the 80s in one location. overnight, the winds will really start to pick up. that will keep to buttress mild through the overnight into tomorrow, sunny, windy and warm. current conditions are cooling off in a hurry. close to the clothesline we still have a sea breeze wind. away from the clothesline we have warmer winds keeping us in the '70s and the north bay. same thing for t
she lost an eye while reporting and sri lanka 10 years ago. she was killed today. mother says marie never gave up and died doing something she truly believed in. >> to live a passionate and in court life as you see it and to do what you are committed to, to the highest level the union. that is the issue always did. >>catherine: she had been reporting into the very end. she had done an interview with cnn hours before she was killed. a french photojournalist was also killed....
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i had gone to northern sri lanka which is the area which is essentially no journalists have been allowed >> three lan kau has been rocked by civil war as tamil forces fight for independence. >> brutal on both sides. it was getting back out that i was injured. as we were crossing the field they opened fire. flares go up. that is just terrifying. i hit the ground. >> in the dark of night marie heard soldiers moving toward her. i was uninjured until i yelled journalist, journalist. they launched a grenade which hit about 4 feet from me. this is such a stupid place to die i remember thinking. >> suffering head wounds she was stabilized as a military hospital. she later had surgery in new york but never regained the sight of her left eye. >> half inch of trap nell was there but it was too close to the brain to get out. >> did you have any regrets about that experience? >> i don't have any regrets about doing what i am doing. >> while she was in a new york hotel room service delivered a gift the fixings for vodka martinis. who sent them? some of the people she saved. war stories will be right
i had gone to northern sri lanka which is the area which is essentially no journalists have been allowed >> three lan kau has been rocked by civil war as tamil forces fight for independence. >> brutal on both sides. it was getting back out that i was injured. as we were crossing the field they opened fire. flares go up. that is just terrifying. i hit the ground. >> in the dark of night marie heard soldiers moving toward her. i was uninjured until i yelled journalist,...
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us and their price has gone up 40% and then you have products like these coconuts brought in from sri lanka aren't buying things like this anymore. the sanctions imposed by the west and the arab league were intended to deliver a blow to the government that would force the assad regime's hand, instead the economic pinch is being felt by those who can least afford it. this man sees it daily in his clientele. it hasn't yet hid the middle and upper class families. "it's the lower class that has been forced to become more conservative in their spending," he says. powdered baby's milk, 35% increase in price. just about the same for anything here that has been imported. some other products, a little bit more. we just saw a customer come in asking how much nutela had gone up, 50%. he immediately turned around and walked trait out the door. it really is when it comes to foreign imported goods that one can see the impact that the situation, the sanctions are having on the local market. cracked wheat, though, that's a local product. it stayed relatively stable, rice has been subsidized by the governme
us and their price has gone up 40% and then you have products like these coconuts brought in from sri lanka aren't buying things like this anymore. the sanctions imposed by the west and the arab league were intended to deliver a blow to the government that would force the assad regime's hand, instead the economic pinch is being felt by those who can least afford it. this man sees it daily in his clientele. it hasn't yet hid the middle and upper class families. "it's the lower class that...
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half she was from new york and had worked for the sunday times for 20 years covering wars from sri lanka to syria. affect a virginia man is expected back in court today. the 29 year-old was arrested on friday after a yearlong fbi sting. authorities say he volunteered to where a suicide best and kill themselves other operation at the capitol. agents outfitted him with a fake explosive. court documents say he is a rocket and native who was in the united states illegally. scientists say there radioactivity'sl [foreign language] ,: from ♪ ♪ ♪ don't stop doing what you do ♪ have i paid my dues just to be with you... ♪ here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen, and the more germs we can spread on our hands. that's why we created the lysol no-touch kitchen sys
half she was from new york and had worked for the sunday times for 20 years covering wars from sri lanka to syria. affect a virginia man is expected back in court today. the 29 year-old was arrested on friday after a yearlong fbi sting. authorities say he volunteered to where a suicide best and kill themselves other operation at the capitol. agents outfitted him with a fake explosive. court documents say he is a rocket and native who was in the united states illegally. scientists say there...
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as militant as she is, she supports the tigers, a violent faction in sri lanka and has her videos ined occupy protesters and yeah, she's rebellious, so rebellious that she wed the son after billionaire, i guess being rich is bad only if you have to work for it. so, mia married money lives in south america, convenient rebellion. the only offensive thing about the the bird flip, she thinks it's offensive. the fink ser about as edgy as a four-year-old throwing a tam trum in wall street. as part of half time, this, yeah, world peace. only madonna could be thick enough to broadcast the world peace message during the world's most violent game and world peace didn't pay for the half time. the naive-- and beat the black eyed peas. that was awful. >> this is worse. >> they've got to fine them, right? >> yeah, one of the things that happened after the jackson episode four years ago was the fcc fined whoever that broadcast that one, and they now have a tape delay here, six or seven seconds on these, the super bowl. and somebody missed it, i mean, you could see it, pretty obvious and they missed
as militant as she is, she supports the tigers, a violent faction in sri lanka and has her videos ined occupy protesters and yeah, she's rebellious, so rebellious that she wed the son after billionaire, i guess being rich is bad only if you have to work for it. so, mia married money lives in south america, convenient rebellion. the only offensive thing about the the bird flip, she thinks it's offensive. the fink ser about as edgy as a four-year-old throwing a tam trum in wall street. as part of...
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. >> reporter: for years, marie colvin reported covering sri lanka's civil war.er knowing this report filed yesterday would be one of her last. >> they're hitting civilian buildings, absolutely mercilessly, and without care. >> reporter: she along with a french photographer were killed wednesday in the embattled city of holmes. >> the brutality of the regime becomes evermore apparent every day. >> reporter: syria is the most dangerous place to report for journalists, because they bar journalists and see journalists as it's enemy. >> i've covered iraq, lebanon, and nothing compared to that kind of insecurity that you felt when the mubarak regime was falling and it was fighting for its life. >> reporter: her colleague says attacks on the press started escalating in the '90s. >> the nature of warfare changed. it became more terrorists, more guerillas. >> from the time she was a little child, she was committed to doing things that were important. >> reporter: covering an important story that's not over. maureen naylor, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> last year, 46 journali
. >> reporter: for years, marie colvin reported covering sri lanka's civil war.er knowing this report filed yesterday would be one of her last. >> they're hitting civilian buildings, absolutely mercilessly, and without care. >> reporter: she along with a french photographer were killed wednesday in the embattled city of holmes. >> the brutality of the regime becomes evermore apparent every day. >> reporter: syria is the most dangerous place to report for...