. >> he has another big dream, he hopes his love for the game will spread the players in sri lanka. the necessities of the sport like balls, bats and gloves. he wants to give young people mainly in rural areas a chance to play. >> by sending baseball goods to younger generations, i try to share my dream of building friendships to baseball and connecting to sri lanka. >> baseball has given him a new life, and new opportunities in japan. he hopes young boys and girls in sri lanka will not be afraid to step on to the baseball field and swing for their dreams. nhk world. >> it's time now for a check on the weather. >> people in tunisia are dealing with a strengthening typhoon bring bringing weather conditions to the nation. >> i'm seeing a clear and defined eye. this system is a very powerful storm system just moving over the islands of micronesia it's in the western most state. we are seeing some local media stating that several deaths have been reported in two states when it passed over the islands on sunday. it's now bringing gusts of 306 kilometers per hour, the pressure is down to

his weekends are spent seeing thousands who flock to his home in southern sri lanka.10 years in the top job he saw the defeat of the tamil tigers fighting for a separate state but also is accused of abusing power allowing corruption and cronyism. in his first television interview since losing the presidency he remains defiant denying that he tried to cling to power. >> it's a joke. can you do a conspiracy and take over power and everything in one hour or two hours of getting down all of this. get prepared for a take over of the government? it's nonsense. >> reporter: at no time whatsoever on the day of the election on the night of the election were there any plans by you to try and stay in office by force? >> no. i had decide if i lose, i lose. >> reporter: you made history as the president that saw and brought an end to almost 30 years of conflict in this country, one of the most brutal conflicts in the world. but six years on that sort of image began to erode. i mean, essentially there were allegations that you were beginning to behave like a dictator. that you were

sri lanka unexpectedly cut their key interest rates.8th central-bank to cut rates. mark: we will asked our next guest why he has a preference for the european embassy, coming up next on countdown. ♪ mark: the ecb meets today, our next guest says european equities are attractive a. our european stocks still attractive on an absolute basis? >> they are. that is what the game is at the moment. when we look at bond euros at the tenure point -- 10 year point it is hard to view bonds as an attractive asset. caroline: talks that talk to us about where the opportunities lie? -- talk to us about where the opportunities lie? >> there are not many areas left with low hanging fruit. financing is cheap for those putting cash into deals. it is more about synergy and long-term value. it is hard to spot the areas for opportunity. some people look at energy, our view is there is more value to be traded in. i would caveat my remarks to say we are defensively part -- defensively positioned in our portfolios. we have concerns about market complacency. the

and when sri lanka elected a new president. he promised a 100 day plan of action. we look at what has been achieved. achieved. >> al jazeera america brings you a first hand look at the environmental issues, and new understanding of our changing world. >> it's the very beginning >> this was a storm of the decade >>...hurricane... >> we can save species... >> our special month long focus, fragile planet >>> let's take a look at the top stories. an italian prosecutor say they have arrested the captain and first mate of a boat that capsized off libya's coast. the two were among 22 survivors that arrived late. it's feared up to 900 others have drowned. 46 people have been killed hundreds injured in an explosion in the yemeni capital sanaa. the blast coming after a saudi coalition air strike on a huey depot. >> the south african zulu king has called for an end on attacks against migrants >>> in guinea hundreds of soldiers have taken control of the capital, after confrontations with protesters. one policeman and several protesters have been wounded. for weeks there has be

you were born in sri lanka. what was the state of the country at that time?hamath: i was born in 1976. i think the civil war broke out in the early 1980's. between the tamil hindu minority and the ethnic sinhalese buddhist majority. both my parents are sinhalese buddhists. my dad was in the civil service. my mom was a nurse. my dad was able to kind of insinuate himself to get posted to the canadian high commission, the sort of sri lankan high commission in canada. i think we were six years old when myself, my sister, and my parents immigrated. emily: so had the war started then? chamath: the war had started. my dad proudly talks about how he was a sort of communist organizer. when he spoke out about that, there was a huge pushback, pushback from the government that said you can't talk like this. so there was a lot of pressure on my father, to a point where we could not reasonably return to sri lanka without his or our life not being in some sort of jeopardy, so we filed for refugee status. the canadian government, out of the goodness of their heart, gave us r

emily: you were born in sri lanka, what was the state of the country? guest: i was born in 1976. the war broke out between the ethnic minority and the buddhist majority. my dad was in the civil service, my mom was a nurse. my dad was able to insinuate himself to get posted to the canadian high commission to the sri lankan high commission in canada. we were 61 myself, my sister and myself broke out. my dad was a communist organizer. there was huge pushback. there was a lot of pressure on my father to a point where we just couldn't reasonably return to sri lanka without his life for our life not being in some shortage of pretty. so, we felt for refugee status. the canadian government out of the goodness of their hearts gave us refugee status. it is probably not supposed to turn off the tray but it did. emily: did you go from being fairly well off having him was nothing? guest: my first job out of college, i made 55 thousand dollars. ira member i showed that to my parents. they complained when i took this job but i took a job in finance because i saw this number and i told them, i h

this is early rain and wrong time of year for this far north and say this far north because sri lankathe bottom of the screen 67 millimeters fell in 24 hours, that is about half of what you expect for the month so it's a bit more reasonable and it gets rain all times of the year not so on the mainland. now this is the satellite picture running up during the day and heat of the day is catching up with showers now and might get repeat performance and might be raining right at this moment and, in fact, i take this forecast forward and exactly what happens but it changes from tomorrow on ward. fewer showers inland more rain developing showers in the foothills of the north and maybe where it should be and in sri lanka. >> thanks so much rob and more still to come on the al jazeera news hour hungry to learn, the somalis living in the refugee camp made it to a university now their education is in doubt. and australia and tazmania wildcats phenomenon and in sports the champion league takes center stage on tuesday with a focus of a rematch of last season's final. ♪ ♪ welcome back let's recap t

50-year long scientific study and the disney nature team spent 2 1/2 years filming on location in sri lankamacaques are in need of some serious protection. they're endangered and like so many other animals in the region, must fight for a life in a habitat that's constantly shrinking. >> i hope also people get a picture for the place and for the other animals there and think, wow, that's actually really quite a special place. it's a beautiful world, but it's got its own identity. and i don't think it's particularly on people's radar. i'd like it to be. >> reporter: juju chang, abc news, new york. >> these monkeys are only found in sri lanka and one of the guys working on it said he remembered in his childhood one monkey ate his cake and then they can wreak a lot of havoc. it's fascinating to see them. it opens in theaters on friday. >> he was upset about the monkey eating his cake? let it go, my man. >> he was 6. >> let it go. captions by vitac >>> good morning to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. here's the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now. " former

. >> sri lanka has undergone the biggest change of a political system in 37 years. it's parliament voted to limit the powers of the president. it was in line with an election pledge by maithripala sirisena last year. the changes make him answerable to parliament. we have this report from colombo. >> reporter: an historic day in sri lankan politics, with changes to the constitution of this country. the main changes will be a reduction to the power of the president. a reduction in his term in office all president. r in keeping promises made by the pledges of maithripala sirisena and his government that took office in january. they said they'd work to curtail the overarching powerful presidency, to bring more fair and divided power. spread out among the cabinet. now, a huge majority voted in favor of the changes in the parliament building behind me. 215 of the 225 seat assembly voting for the chance. -- changes. another thing brought in will be a constitutional council, an apex body which will oversee the appointments to key institutions. that will ensure transparency

. ♪ >> so we jump from south africa to sri lanka, this is pigeon island and we are observing somethingch. once they hatch, they make their way toward the water. >> sure they need to rename pigeon island turtle island. >> imagine having to be there when all of these hatchlings take off for the water. you're standing in the middle like these people don't want to step on one of them. >> they're so tiny. >> but quick. >> slide down on the beach and have them run all over. >> you're not supposed to touch then you're supposed to leave these turtles alone, let them do their thing. >> if they touch you -- >> it's all fun and games until you decide to prank your buddy. >> while skydiving. >> the cruel joke in midair. >> oh my gosh what did he do? >>> and dude decides to make a fool out of himself. lost a bet here. the guys watching or the guidanci that make him wiggle. >> closed captioning provided by -- mmy y rorougugh h anand d bubumpmpy y skin makes me feel really self-conscious. [ female announcer ] gold bond rough & bumpy skin therapy. uusesed d dadailily,y, it reduces bumps 72%. ggolold d

50 year long scientific study an the disney nature team spent 2 1/2 years filming on location in sri lankae monkeys pretty much ignore the humans. well, they usually do. >> they are so smart that on particular occasions they would use us to their advantage. roger, he was the alpha male he was being challenged by the number two and number three monkey. roger looked around. i was on the wall and he came up to me sat down put his hand on my knee and looked at the other two monkeys, as if to say you fancy some of that this these honk monkeys aren't big compared to me. >> reporter: they are in need of protection. they are endangered and like so many other animals in the region a fight for a habitat that is constantly shrinking. >> i hope also people get a picture for the place and the other animals there and think, wow, that's actually really quite a special place. it's a beautiful world but it has its own identity. i don't think it is particularly on people's radar. i'd like it to be. >> reporter: monkey kingdom opens in theaters this friday april 17th coming from our parent company disney. th

some of the happiest moments i experienced post-tsunami invy sri lanka, seeing schools rebuilt, hope returning. our team is planning to go out and figure out what can we do to help to rebuild schools rebuild lives? we have some investors getting behind us to say they'll be with us as we go. we don't know what the situation is going to be. >> yeah. >> i can tell you from having made several trips to nepal, there's going to be a lot of rebuilding and reconstruction not just on homes but schools and libraries so kids will have a return to better life. >> john wood. so sorry for the loss that your colleagues have felt losing some of their family members. i know. thank you for talking to us. a difficult time for everyone. if you want to help go to roomtoread.org/nepalearthquake. that's john's organization. also go here cnn.com/impact. a lot of different ways you can help right there. you can help the victims of this tragic tragic earthquake. for the loved ones there are very few things worse than not knowing whether a family member is alive or dead. coming up next we're going to show you

jane goodall and a senior scientist at conservation international who grew up in sri lanka, ari wantedt. you get the seat sir, dr. goodall, you started your work on chimpanzee behavior 55 years ago. do you think we're better or worse stew ards of nature today than when you started? >> when i started there wasn't any need for all of this conservation because quite honestly there was so much habitat left. and we weren't even thinking in terms of protecting the chimpanzees they were all across africa somewhere over a million, closer to 2 million and down to 300,000 or so. that stretched over 21 nations so there's not a small isolated pockets and if we don't work really hard they could become instinct in many places. >> dr. sanjay the film goes through this monkey troop and we learn the different people and different monkeys in the troop. they feel like people. you talk about raja the alpha monkey how does he become the alpha and how does he stay the alpha? those are two different jobs. >> politics and power. game of thrones downtown abbey set in jungle kingdom. what is amazing about this

. >>> supporters of sri lanka's former defense secretary demonstrated outside an anti-bribery commission. they were summoned on thursday to answer charges of corruption the brother of the former president. the current leader has launched an investigation into financial deals by rajapaksa's family members. >>> an indian farmer died during a protest over a land bill. prime minister narendra modi has been accused of not doing enough to help cope with cropping damage. we have this report. >> this is the body of the a farmer. >> translation: a man commits suicide when all ways of his life are closed. he had to take the step. >> reporter: he lost his life in front of hundreds in new delhi. the rally was organised by the common man party. it accused the police of not doing enough to prevent his death. >> translation: police were acting like mute spectators, we urged them to take actions. they had to do what we were not supposed do. our members scaled the tree and took the man down. he has become a casualties n a rising trend of suicide. many former suicides every day. >> in the state alone. 601

in and search and rescue and immediate medical aid and have seen eu response with t the dane and sri lanka bangladesh sending in medical aid and surpplies and there is a worry of the structure of the building because you cannot land the plane and there are four lanes to offload passengers and goods and they have to be emptied and another plane can land and take the place, a very long, precarious position and as i talk i see more rescue workers going in and hearing sirens and ambulances and in the past half hour extra gurneys and expecting it through the night when the light stay clear there may be bodies recovers and they are searching for them and i have to mention the clouds are beck ending dark clouds are raining and hampering not just in kathmandu but across the country. >>> thank you. dramatic pictures have emerged of the moment an avalanche triggered by the earthquake went down mt. everest and 18 climbers were killed and victoria reports. >> reporter: everest base camp on saturday morning and a first sign something is wrong. >> the ground is shaking. >> reporter: at first they sound

. >>> supporters of sri lanka's former defense secretary have december demonstrated outside the andymission, summoned on thursday to answer charges of corruption is the brother of the former president. the currents leader has launched investigation in to financial deals by the family members. >>> a london trader accused of wiping almost a trillion dollars off a value of wall street shares may face extradition to the u.s. he was charged with fraud and has had his passport don if i skated. he's been granted bail set a $8 million. jonah hull has the story. >> reporter: makemaking his first court appearance in london, he was told he would face a full extradition hearing in august, he was released on bail of $8 million. the 36-year-old financial trader is charged in the united states with commodities fraud and market manipulation that significantly corrected, they say, to a multi billion dollars wall street crash on a single day in may 2010. according to u.s. regulators and the department of justice he operated a one-man trading company from this anonymous west london house opposite his p

received early in the morning here i saw military aircraft from china and also from japan as well as sri lankanal efforts, very much focused in on trying to get in to kathmandu airport. it is a very small airport and therefore they are letting the priority military aircraft with west rescue personnel but also trying to get civilian n.g.o.s in, i was talk to a senior dutch diplomat who is combined of the european union effort. he is organizing and trying to sort out a large contingent of dutch rescue and recovery personnel. which includes rescue dogs, sniffer dogs will be sen sent around the region the dutch sending 100 that's parts of what the european is septembering in her ramping up their efforts as they can get access. but we had four large aftershocks overnight and in to this morning as well. tremors that make people nervous, tremors that make the international airport the only real viable focus and location for people to come in and out of the country con come to a stop when there is an earthquake. >> oh, sohail, thank you for that report. >>> well a new video has now emerged of the mome

and allegations of corruption and abuse of power at sri lanka airline. the board said it had found evidence of corruption running into billions of dollars. also major security breaches and the recruitment of unqualified staff. well indeed we had that jobs report to come out, of course, on friday. u.s. markets reacting to that. we're getting some of the follow-through in this part of the world, aren't we? reporter: we are. japan is now closed for lunch. markets closed in australia, hong kong, taiwan, and clearly the one to watch will be australia. may see a rate cut. rate cut to a record low 2%. so keep your eye on that dollar. but today, asia is working -- waking up to the u.s. jobs report friday, which was disappointing. 126,000 jobs added in the month of march. the figure was even below the lowest forecast. weakest since december 2013. the interpretation from the markets is with that being so weak it's a conservative economy but it also means perhaps no reason to raise rates this year. hence you are seeing the market gains in jakarta, singapore and mal

as much as they would like to do in sri lanka. it is strategic, though, that particular point.that oil that can cover the middle east doesn't need to go -- it can actually go by pipeline which they are planning to build straight into china. >> coming up next, we will be returning live to the world economic forum in jakarta to hear from our next guest who said that china and india are leading the way when it comes to global growth. ♪ ♪ rishaad: going back to jakarta now with the world economic forum on east asia having now. our next guest is from boston consulting group where he is chairman. thank you so much for joining us. what is the question you are being asked to the most at this forum? >> well, people of course asked about future growth and whether their current softness will be also true over the coming years or whether growth will again accelerate. >> and is there a sense of how china's role is going to expand their with a iid? -- aiib? hans-paul: aiib is a topic to discuss too much. i was in washington last the -- last week at the imf-world bank meeting. they made it ve

. >>> he was elected the president of sri lanka in february. >>reporter: they voted for a new leader 100 days ago. a choice that's brought change. it's his promise to bring this change that brought him to victory on january 8th. he campaigned to end an increasingly corrupt rule. >> this is a temporary cabinet for the 100-day program. after this there will be a general election and we'll have a permanent cabinet that will implement our long term program. >>reporter: the promise to keep his cabinet limited to 25 was stretched to accommodate a diverse coalition and defectors from the opposition. now it stands at 40 with more than 40 deputies and noncabinet ministers. some have found relief from food, fuel and electricity price reductions. >> united all the different sections has not been easy. there have been disputes. there are personality clashes. we have to do what the country wants. the main issue is to bring change. >>reporter: the new president has won over support of the minority. for the first time in the country's history, a government ex

you were born in sri lanka. >> the civil war broke out between the hinfdu minority. both of my parents are buddhist. my dad was in the civil service. he was able to insinuate himself to get posted to the canadian high commission -- the sri lankan high commission in canada. we emigrated. emily: had the war started? >> the war started. my dad talked about being a communist organizer. there is pushed back from the government. there was a lot of pressure on my father to the point where we could not reasonably return without his or our life being in jeopardy. we filed for refugee status and the government gave us refugee status. we stayed and life as we knew it stopped and we had to start all over again. fast forward and i am here with you. it is not supposed to turn out this way. it did. emily: did you go from being fairly well off until --? >> i showed it to my parents and they complained. i took a job in finance and i remembered what it is like. we sought the joint tax return and the most amount of money they had made was $32,000. they lived above the laundromat and gr

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. >>> supporters of sri lanka's o still ahead, the true value of one of the world's greatest resources. >>> and find out if the n.b.a. champions can stop blake griffin, the n.b.a. play-offs. >>> new zealand's prime minister john kee apologised for pulling a waitresses primary tail calling it horse play. he was forced to apologise after the waitress posted details on social media. it took place in several weeks, and she said she was reduced to tars. the prime minister dismissed fuss over the incident. >> we have a lot of fun and games, and a lot of practical jokes. it's a warm friendly relationship. >> a new report from the world wildlife fund presented the value of the ocean at 2.5 million. >>> on the shores of the gulf, a research team on its way to study a vital comment of the world's ocean, mangroves. the salt marshes providing an eco system, home to all types of animals. they are capable of storing up to 8 times more co2 than tropical forests. it's important to understand how they work. >> we are looking at the capability of the mangrove to absorb nutrients, the capability of it to

he's made eight foreign trips, i've been with him in sri lanka, where christians are 70% of the population buddhist nation. i have joined in him in albania, where you could put all the catholics in a thumbnail. i think that's at two levels one is the level of discreet and that's what father ed was talking about. but whether people share pope francis -- they see him as a man who walks his own talk. and i agree with father ed there is a first for that. at a political and diplomat i believe level, this is a pope that's an extraordinarily effective political actor. let's not forget that both the president of the united states and the president of the cuba credited him with being the prime mover in paving the way all the way back to the cold war. let's also not forget in september of 2013 when a number of western governments including the united states were contemplateing military strikes on syria, pope francis intervene intervened and even the russian president said that it was the pope who stopped that. >>> coming up next a record breaker at the weekend box office, furious 7, oh, how the fast

for months now, the petaluma high grad has been traveling in sri lanka and thailand but had just reported he was in nepal and up to the mountain. >> it's a trek to the base camp of the mountain. it was a six day hike that was going to put him on the mountain. it was a disconnect. i didn't put two to two together. >> reporter: there was a sighting of him going to a valley. >> he's notorious for losing and breaking cell phones and there's very spotty service there as it is any way. that's why i'm hoping that possibly other people will reach out and maybe have information. >> there he is with a surfboard. >> reporter: spencer's most recent pictures show him on snowy beaches and was not equipped for mountains or snow. >> he was not a mountaineer. he wanted to experience the sights. >> reporter: spencer left the bay area for school in santa barbara then moved on to los angeles where his mom and sister live. but last fall, he set off overseas with little more than a backpack. >> you know as a young adult, wanting to find some of the meaning of life. >> reporter: a spiritual quest his dad is ver

issue in the morning, and then had to adjourn because the prime minister was pre-occupied with the sri lanka president. after that they held a high level meeting with the air chief chief, the military chief. right now some of the opposition members are speaking. they've expressed reservations about sending troops to saudi arabia and getting embroiled in the yemen conflict. however, the ruling party has the majority in parliament and is likely to decide in favor of support for the saudis. >> kamal pakistan is no longer ruled by the military but remains a very powerful institution in the state there. how does the army feel about involvement? >> well, the army has left it to the civilian government, however, the military has made close strategic links with the saudis right now contingent on the pakistani military. maneuvers were pre-clanked and coincided with the events in yemen. but those maneuvers are indian going on, and the military, of course will take their cue from the government. however, they would be favorbly placeed to help the saudis because they're strategic partner of pakistan. >>

six sri lanka christians were injured. >>> it's a sport driven by statistics, but the baltimore orioleslb history for all of the wrong reasons. wednesday's game took place out fans who were shut out of camden yards. the players tried to make it look like business as usual, one signing a fake autograph, and taking a bow to the non-existent crowd. and it was baltimore who won the mlb's first-ever game behind closed doors. >>> the memphis grizzlies are through to the second round of the nba playoffs after beating the portland trailblazers. marc gasol scored 26 points which was crucial has his side went on to win 99-93. they reached the semifinals for the third time in five years. they will take on golden state on sunday. >>> tampa bay lighten won game 7 of their series against the detroit red wings. they advance to the eastern conference semifinals. >>> and this is how the teams line up for the conference semifinals. in the east the canadians face tampa bay. in the west it's the minnesota wile against the chicago black hawks, while anaheim play calgary in their series opener later. >>> the

premonsoon heat has early if any big showers and an example of a huge one, 61 but twice that in sla -- sri lankabuilds in areas and it's a repeatable process, sammy. >>> thanks, rob. a team of scientists in australian developed a technique to revolutionize solar production and game changer for the industry and could use the sun is used to drive power stations instead of gas and andrew reports from new castle. >> reporter: looks almost like an act of worship but this is science. mirrored panels known as heliostats turn in unit son to a power and direct a powerful glow of sunlight and this could revolutionize the way the sun has electricity and the latest front here for solar power. >> these types of projects are really where you can push the boundaries a little and also demonstrate exactly what the potential of the technology is. >> reporter: the technology works by concentrating sunlight on a single point. liquid there is heated to extreme temperatures almost 600 degrees and creating super critical steam that drives a turbine at high speed and high pressure to create power. the steam and turbine

in sri lanka. so the degree to which these developments are being externally driven from our engagement in conflicts heroic iraq and afghanistan versus internally driven through changes in american culture or perceptions of a role of women in the workforce et cetera, something i'd like to see you speak on. because there does seem to be this tension in the conversation of this panel about whether it's about manpower and manpower shortages and getting full staffing levels. or if it's about acknowledging acknowledging -- as owen harding said earlier, we should all be able to participate in the same roles. so your view on whether this is an externally or internally driven development would be helpful. >> that's an interesting question. >> anybody want to take a crack at it. >> i can start, perhaps. it is a great question. and it's you're opening pandora's box here, as well. the short is it's both. we haven't talked at all about u.n. security council resolution 1325, the u.s. national action plan on wom

a probe into the actions of sri lanka's central bank governor says he had no direct role.s been on leave of absence during the investigation into allegations that his son-in-law benefited from options. findings will be presented to parliament over the next few days. some of the stories making headlines today -- is entering asia's protein drink market with a $400 million takeover of a chinese drink company. coca-cola will pay cash for the business. the drinks, sold under the china green brand, include red being and walnut varieties. they return to china after a foul attempt to buy the country's biggest juice maker. peugeot will be looking at making modules for vehicles. in other company news, taco bell is back in japan for the first time since the 1980's. a new store is set to open in tokyo on tuesday. in addition to tacos, burritos, and quesadillas, taco bell will cater to the japanese taste with such offerings as the shrimp and avocado burrito and taco rice. it will be expanding to other countries soon. >> global expansion is focused in latin america, asia, and europe. so

a company in sri lanka a factory, they do a lot of very, very similar things. a lot of places. >> again, thank you. lazlo, very good stuff. head of people operations at google. the book "work rules" available now. >> thank you for having me. >> let's get a check on oil. jackie deangelis is live at the nymex with more on an intraday slide. >> good morning to you. that's right. after we got that department of energy inventory report a build of more than 10 million barrels of crude we are seeing the slide intense iffy. the selling pressure in the pits. traders telling me this is not what they were looking for. they were looking for a smaller build. starting to see signs that these rig count reductions and cap x reductions are hitting the marketplace. doesn't appear to be the marketplace. take this into account, saudi arabia has record production that was reported for march, 10.3 million barrels a day, a bit of a supply glut situation that continues. so watch this trade very closely. back to you. >> thanks so much, jackie deangelis, from the nymex. when we come bac

moving on to sri lanka because facing a owned carrier criminal investigation after .llegations of corruption the board is appointed by the new government and it made a new recommendation after looking at a $2.3 billion upgrade of the fleet under the previous administration and the new panel found shocking evidence of gross abuse of power. of dollars, major security breaches, falsified documents. they also found that the airline has tried to hush up flying mishaps and recruited unqualified staff. to government is looking prosecute those who authorized the misappropriation of public finances. "the fast and the furious seven,. -- seven," it said in april of $143.6 million, the biggest opening for 2015 and the ninth largest in the film history. i did go watch it over the weekend and it is pretty great. the biggest in the franchise so $90 million, likely to be the most profitable. cars skydiving out of a plane. it is set to release in china later this month. universal completed the film in paul walkerts star who died in a car crash during the filming. there were questions over whether to continue

form of all women to the diverse wants to the high level female participation in the insurgency and sri lankaappeared to be really driven from our engagement in conflicts like iraq and afghanistan is internally driven through changes in american culture and perceptions of the role of women in the work hours et cetera is something i would like you to speak on. there does seem to be attention in the congregation of the panel whether it's about me and how i'm an power shortages and getting full staffing levels or abetted allergy and -- acknowledging that we are all people and we should all participate. so your view on whether this is an external word terminally driven problem would be helpful. >> anyone want to take a crack at a question arc >> it is a great question, but you are opening pandora's box here as well. we haven't talked at all about the u.n. security council resolution or two and 25 the u.s. national action plan for peace and security, which you could say a more bright space argument that this is the right thing to do that we have to empower women, equality, and battery. at the same

>> no coming from mexico and having worked in the middle east and sri lanka and indonesia, i appreciateit's not just capitalism. it's a culture of innovation creativity initiative and a lot of what we talk about in the book is connected to the values that brought us here which are very american values. in particular the concept of creativity and innovation and thinking outside of the box. >> you think the american dream is still possible and achievement. >> i started this thing -- >> i am actually sorry that andrew is not here. we argue about that all the time. you haven't talked to him about these things. >> he thinks the american dream is gone. >> yes. >> incredibly difficult to achieve. >> it's difficult and i should say i'm very very blessed and i had 11 years of mistakes and failures you mentioned that in the intro and yet if you persevere you do have a chance. a previous failure doesn't mean you're always a failure. here the failures are considered learning experiences. >> as long as you learn from them. i can mark and connect a lot of my mistakes -- i explain that in the book. a