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. >> i'm ray suarez. here is the "inside story." ♪ >>> hello, i'm ray suarez.n her first testimony before the house of representatives, as federal reserve chair, janet yellen told the committee members a few things, the recovery of the labor market is far from complete. the bank expects to continue cutting back its monthly shot of adrenalin to the u.s. economy. the gyrations of the stock markets worldwide don't pose a substantial risk to the economic outlook. the new chair, herred ins about the economy, and the outlook given congressional committees on this edition of the program. the newly minted chair of the federal reserve said the economy has made substantial improve over the past four years. >> sin the financial crisis in the depths of the recession, substantial progress has been made in restoring the economy to health, and in strengthening the financial system. still, there is more to do. too many americans remain unemployed, inflation remains below our longer-term objective, and the work of making the financial system more robust has not yet been complet
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i'm ray suarez. bootlegging millionaires of the 20th century could only dream of the kind of empires created by the drug cartel in the 21st. whether you smuggling whiskey or heroin that part stayed the same. putting joaquin guzman in a cell hasn't unravelled his empire in the past. whether that is different this time around is this edition of the program. let's begin with a look at the weekend arrest. it was an inglorious end for the legendary drug lord. he was walked before cameras and then marched off to jail. his capture early saturday morning was the dramatic end to a 13-year manhunt. a search that intensified in the last two weeks. he was captured by mexican marines with the help of american agents. he was asleep in his room with an ak-47 by his side, but no shots were fired. guzman, called shorty, is the world's most wanted drug lord. the mastermind behind a criminal drug production and smuggling enterprise moved tons of cocaine, marijuana, and other illegal drugs over the border and on to amer
i'm ray suarez. bootlegging millionaires of the 20th century could only dream of the kind of empires created by the drug cartel in the 21st. whether you smuggling whiskey or heroin that part stayed the same. putting joaquin guzman in a cell hasn't unravelled his empire in the past. whether that is different this time around is this edition of the program. let's begin with a look at the weekend arrest. it was an inglorious end for the legendary drug lord. he was walked before cameras and then...
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i am ray suarez. during europe's scramble for africa, britain, belgium and france simply planted their flags. north of the belgium claim, france forced people to pay the costs of paris's colonial adventures. france handed the colony over to the germans and took it back again after the first world war. over time, the people of the colony fought back, tried to kick the french out, but cotton, tea, coffee, gold and diamonds won the argument. it's been more than 50 years since france left the governments driver's license tilths better than the french did in the previous eighty years. of the 4 and a half million people in a country a little smaller than texas, there is poverty, illness, division and now, great mdanger. families fleeing the central african republic by the tens of thousands as fighting between rival rebel groups, the seleca and the anti-balakas intensefies. >> there is nothing, nothing hear for us. >> in a country that has seen five coups since it's 1960 independence, this particular human c
i am ray suarez. during europe's scramble for africa, britain, belgium and france simply planted their flags. north of the belgium claim, france forced people to pay the costs of paris's colonial adventures. france handed the colony over to the germans and took it back again after the first world war. over time, the people of the colony fought back, tried to kick the french out, but cotton, tea, coffee, gold and diamonds won the argument. it's been more than 50 years since france left the...
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i'm ray suarez.n the united states invaded afghanistan in 2001, the country was being run by a loose-knit confederation of religious sell lots, who possessed very few attributes of an actual state the taliban was little more than an suv driving around the country carrying a trunk mufullf money. now the taxpayers of the united states have spent mightily to build a better afghanistan. now that the u.s. is getting ready to leave, what kind of country do the afghans have to look forward to? >> reporter: president obama and his administration are hoping a new aid package will help pull afghanistan out of its war economy after the country relied heavily on international aid for 12 years. monday the usaid promised nearly $300 million for rebuilding afghanistan. the new package will include $125 million in food and farming, $77 million for trade and taxes with plans to expand trade to the international markets and improve tax collection, and $100 million for education, helping to fund ten afghan universities
i'm ray suarez.n the united states invaded afghanistan in 2001, the country was being run by a loose-knit confederation of religious sell lots, who possessed very few attributes of an actual state the taliban was little more than an suv driving around the country carrying a trunk mufullf money. now the taxpayers of the united states have spent mightily to build a better afghanistan. now that the u.s. is getting ready to leave, what kind of country do the afghans have to look forward to?...
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in washington, i'm ray suarez. china's one child policy has quoted controversy, from accusations of the state confiscating children, to forced abortions. today it is being blamed for a declining fertility rate and a major gender i
in washington, i'm ray suarez. china's one child policy has quoted controversy, from accusations of the state confiscating children, to forced abortions. today it is being blamed for a declining fertility rate and a major gender i
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i'm ray suarez.he world has been watching the center of ukraine's capitol in kiev since november, when growing protests made the go's decision to pitch the country toward's moscow, rather than the beckoning european union. for a time it looked like the confrontation might be de-escalating, there were talks and even some changing in the government demanded by the opposition. there has been sporadic violence all along, but there came a point where it looked like the government was unwilling to pull the trigger, unwilling to unlaesh the power at its disposal to restore order to the city. then came this week, and the escalation from both sides that lead to more than two dozen deaths. it's hard to know where things go from here. a ring of fire is burning against in the kiev tonight. protesters using the blazing barricades to protect themselves from government forces. the standoff began three months ago, and reached a deadly peak tuesday. clashes left at least 25 people dead with victims on both sides. 240
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hello, i'm ray suarez. in ancient times just before and after the olympic festivals greece would call a truce that would allow competitors to travel unmolested to the games. as the russian president opened the games in sochi, they played an active roll in getting the warring sides in syria in peace talks. but there was not truce. the syrians are blaming their enemies for making demands that guarantee the fighting and dying would continue back at home. baasecretary of state john kerry called it forism, a term the assad government has reserved for its opponents in simple war? what has happened now? it's made the area dangerousy unstable. the last session of the second round of talks in geneva lasted just 27 minutes and ended with an apology from united nations' mediator l akhda brahimi. >> i apologize to the syrian people who had hopes that were very high that something would happen here. i think the little that has happened has given them more hope, that this is the beginning of coming out of this horrible c
hello, i'm ray suarez. in ancient times just before and after the olympic festivals greece would call a truce that would allow competitors to travel unmolested to the games. as the russian president opened the games in sochi, they played an active roll in getting the warring sides in syria in peace talks. but there was not truce. the syrians are blaming their enemies for making demands that guarantee the fighting and dying would continue back at home. baasecretary of state john kerry called it...
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i'm ray suarez.n her first testimony as fed chair, janet yellen said a few things. the labor market is far from complete, the gyrations of the stock market worldwide coul do t pose as risk to the u.s. market. >> janet yellen, the newly minted chair of the federal reserve said the economy had made substantial improvement over the past four years. >> since the financial crisis since the depth of the recession substantial progress has been made to restoring the economy to health and in strengthening the financial system. still, there is more to do. too many americans remain unemployed, inflation remains below our longer-term objective, and the work to make the financial system more robust has not yet been completed. >> taking questions, yellen said if the economy continues to show improvement the fed will likely again reduce it's asset purchases. call the quantitative easing, the bond-buying program by the fed slipping $10 million a month into the economy as stimulus. as jobs return and other positive s
i'm ray suarez.n her first testimony as fed chair, janet yellen said a few things. the labor market is far from complete, the gyrations of the stock market worldwide coul do t pose as risk to the u.s. market. >> janet yellen, the newly minted chair of the federal reserve said the economy had made substantial improvement over the past four years. >> since the financial crisis since the depth of the recession substantial progress has been made to restoring the economy to health and in...
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hello, i'm ray suarez. the warring cities of greece called a truce that allowed visitors and competitors to travel unimpeded to the games. active role in getting the warg sides i--war in syria. those talks ended in failure over the weekend, with the syrian guaranteed that the fighting and dying would continue back home. the obama administration was particularly tough on russia faulting the putin government for providing cover for assad government while the assad regime unleeched ever crueler weapons on their opponents. opponents in the civil war, what happens now? the syrian conflict has made the area dangerously unstable. the last session of the second round of talks in geneva lasted just 27 minutes, and ended with an apology from united nations mediator, lakhdar brahimi. >> i'm very, very sorry and i apologize to the syrian people that their hopes which were very, very high, that something will happen here. i think that what has been -- the little that has been achieved, in homs, gave them even more hope
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." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. maybe the terrible days that proceeded the deal got both sides' attention in ukraine. without that deal more violence, more death, and an armed crackdown looked like the next steps. instead there is an agreement. the leaders of the political opposition shaking hands with the ukrainianpresident viktor yanukovych. on this program a closer look at the deal ending the stand off at least for now and the nagging question are the desires and demands of the two sides in this deeply divided country so mutually contradictory that it's hard to imagine an outcome that gives all of the parties enough what have they want, enough of what they need to create a solution to the current crisis. let's start with this update. >> the streets are quiet in kiev as the country digests the deal that ended the crisis for now. the government and the opposition greed to a six-point settlement that includes the promise of presidential elections by the end of the year. protesters are approaching the news with cauti
." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. maybe the terrible days that proceeded the deal got both sides' attention in ukraine. without that deal more violence, more death, and an armed crackdown looked like the next steps. instead there is an agreement. the leaders of the political opposition shaking hands with the ukrainianpresident viktor yanukovych. on this program a closer look at the deal ending the stand off at least for now and the nagging question are the desires and demands of the two...
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hello, i'm ray suarez. after americans were moved from the era of company managed pensions to the age of figuring it out on your own some people have profited richly from tax advantage accounts and the enormous run up in the stock market. but millions haven't. americans don't save enough. too many people in their later work years have extremely small retirement accounts that won't allow them to live as well as they had hoped in their 70's and 80's. too many younger workers are not saving any money. in response the obama administration has unveiled the new myra plan, myra will be our focus later in the program, but we're going to start with a look at the latest jobs numbers, which were lower than economists had been forecasting. the labor department reported friday employers added 113,000 jobs in january. by comparison last year the economy created an average 194,000 jobs each month. more people began looking for work and found a job in january so the overall unemployment rate now stands at 6.6%, the lowest
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i am ray suarez. >> welcome back to "inside story." i'm ray suarez.consume media in this country is changing at the speed of social media. comcast, the biggest player in cable is going to get much bigger with the acquisition of time warper. davis, you would trying to jump in before the break, sorry, go right ahead. >> there is, indeed, an arms race going on between the distributers and the content providers. one of the things that we learned recently is that discovery communication major provider of cable networks including discovery, animal planet, etc. recently considered doing a deal for scripts, another big network provider. one of the reasons they didn't do it is because they feel like they've got enough leverage now. what they said, what people close to that deal that almost happened said if the cable operators get any bigger we may have to consolidate further. so this deal could spark yet another round of consolidation on the content side. that is just to say that this arms race is still going to rage for years and years. and to be sure it is d
i am ray suarez. >> welcome back to "inside story." i'm ray suarez.consume media in this country is changing at the speed of social media. comcast, the biggest player in cable is going to get much bigger with the acquisition of time warper. davis, you would trying to jump in before the break, sorry, go right ahead. >> there is, indeed, an arms race going on between the distributers and the content providers. one of the things that we learned recently is that discovery...
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." >>> hello, i'm ray suarez. comcast is a huge company and the largest communications company in the world with revenues, it is owning a number of companies, the golf channel and pictures and theme parks and digital voice and broad band internet properties. time warner is a huge company and owning operations in 29 states, news and sports channels, internet and computing services and now the two plan to become one, americaning the first and second largest cable providers in america to control a big share of the american cable tv market and putting the other a competitor in the shade. if you are watching on television you are by definition a cable watcher. this could have long term impacts on the products you buy and what this merger means for the competitors and millions of people buying the services is the "inside story." the two companies are planning to join forces by the end of this year. comcast ob soshing time warner. the move is affecting the two companies 33 million subscribers. >> the technology enabled b
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i'm ray suarez. on this edition of the program we are talking about the ace rest of guzman. joining now to does what the arrest means for mexico and the fight against drug trade on both sides of the border, focussed on u.s. mexican cooperation in law enforcement and former trial attorney and from mexico city, director of security studies at the institute for mexican competitiveness and former intelligence officer, and john torres guide post solutions and former special act in charge of homeland security in d. c. and virginia at the u.s. immigrations and custom enforcement agency. we touched on it briefly with the reporteder in mexico city, i want to hear from a mexican whether this is a big deal or not. >> indeed it is a huge deal for a number of reasons. ethically this is tremendous, this guy was the face of mexican impunity. this guy marked the mexican institutions, the mexican justice system for 13 years and bringing him back to prison is a powerful signal that at least to some extent impunity has
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i'm ray suarez. federal government, the united states military, and 32 states in the country allow the death penalty. seven people have been executed this year. on this edition of our program, we're talking about the growing concern over the use lethal injections. there is a shortage of the drugs used, using new and untested combinations. joining us is the attorney general of colorado. here in studio, executive director of the death penalty information center. and from cleveland, an ohio state representative who is pushing forward legislation that would abolish the death penalty in her state. attorney general let me start with you. are there many people on colorado's death row? >> there is very few -- i think three or four on death row, it hasn't been carried out in i think like 16 years, something along those lines, but i have been an advocate, advocate, we should not abolish the death penalty. i do not advocate wide-spread use of the death penalty, but i maintain there are certain few crimes for wh
i'm ray suarez. federal government, the united states military, and 32 states in the country allow the death penalty. seven people have been executed this year. on this edition of our program, we're talking about the growing concern over the use lethal injections. there is a shortage of the drugs used, using new and untested combinations. joining us is the attorney general of colorado. here in studio, executive director of the death penalty information center. and from cleveland, an ohio state...
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i'm ray suarez on. edition of our program we're talking about the human rights report card released by the secretary of state today. this is not some high-minded exercise. this is about accountability. but sanjeev. naturally one country that is not reported on is the united states itself. does it undermine the united states own authority in this regard. >> at a technical level i don't think th they are allowed to doy report because it's ministry of affairs. but surveillance, the nsa, the crackdown on edward snowden is another example when it comes to freedom at home and the ability of wrestl whistle blowers. and then broader economic issues, police brutality and the use of death penalty. these are human rights at home that deserve a spot life. >> if some other country took it upon itself to write such a report, would it be heard? >> i would say the more countries speaking out in the international context about human rights, the healthier it is, and it would force countries asking those questions to face
i'm ray suarez on. edition of our program we're talking about the human rights report card released by the secretary of state today. this is not some high-minded exercise. this is about accountability. but sanjeev. naturally one country that is not reported on is the united states itself. does it undermine the united states own authority in this regard. >> at a technical level i don't think th they are allowed to doy report because it's ministry of affairs. but surveillance, the nsa, the...
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i'm ray suarez.normally drizzly san francisco, .01 of an inch of rain fell in january. ranchers taking a look at dried up pasture land and the skyrocketing cost to feed are taking thousands of more caws to slaughter. the state's water authority closed the gates and would not release water to municipalities. normally snow capped mountains are bare or covered with the meezliest of snow packs. docks and marinas stand high and dry. the water's edge is now far away as they empty. water has been an issue in the southwest as long as we have planted cities in the desert, and engineered productive agriculture in places it rarely rains, but this drought is drawing more concern than usual. >> today i'm declaring a draught emergency in the state of california. >> reporter: it has beener nearly three weeks since the governor first declared a drought emergency for california, and now after no significant rainfall, farmers and city dwellers are growing concerned. >> i have been cutting back on milan watering, and c
i'm ray suarez.normally drizzly san francisco, .01 of an inch of rain fell in january. ranchers taking a look at dried up pasture land and the skyrocketing cost to feed are taking thousands of more caws to slaughter. the state's water authority closed the gates and would not release water to municipalities. normally snow capped mountains are bare or covered with the meezliest of snow packs. docks and marinas stand high and dry. the water's edge is now far away as they empty. water has been an...
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i'm ray suarez. it's been a half century since the drum beat has begun beating, smoking makes you sick. ering cvs, a huge player in the personal care retail care category has taken a march on its competitors, and made a surprising announcement. they will no longer sell medicines that make you better in the back of the store and selling cigarettes in front of the counter. cigarettes contributes mightily to the tax collections across the united states. it's an interesting corporate call. let's take a closer look. >> it's the right time and right decision to remove cigarettes from our store shelves, positioning us in a growing role in the healthcare delivery system. >> the country's second largest drugstore chain will phase out cigarettes and other tobacco products in the coming months. in the next coming years you won't see cigarettes on the shelves of the 8,000 cvs stores. it could cost the corporation millions, the obama administration applauded the decision. the president am former smoker praise the
i'm ray suarez. it's been a half century since the drum beat has begun beating, smoking makes you sick. ering cvs, a huge player in the personal care retail care category has taken a march on its competitors, and made a surprising announcement. they will no longer sell medicines that make you better in the back of the store and selling cigarettes in front of the counter. cigarettes contributes mightily to the tax collections across the united states. it's an interesting corporate call. let's...
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i'm ray suarez. after the northeast, the west coast and several great lakes opened the way to same-sex marriage you wouldn't have picked the next dates on the list. utah, oklahoma, virginia. two of the reddest states on the map, and deep purple bell weather. in kentucky a federal judge ruled the state cannot deny the validity of same sex marriages performed in other states. so kentucky's own ban on such marriages for now is untouched but that appeals court decision put pressure on the widespread practice of refusing to recognize a married couple from let's say massachusetts if that couple moves to take up new jobs in missouri. but federal circuit that includes virginia also colors north carolina, south carolina, and west virginia. if the court of appeals up holds the virginia division, that's hour focus of this edition of "inside story." >>> virginia is for lovers was the slogan of the day for same-sex marriage supporters in virginia. >> today we are more american than we were yesterday, and today we
i'm ray suarez. after the northeast, the west coast and several great lakes opened the way to same-sex marriage you wouldn't have picked the next dates on the list. utah, oklahoma, virginia. two of the reddest states on the map, and deep purple bell weather. in kentucky a federal judge ruled the state cannot deny the validity of same sex marriages performed in other states. so kentucky's own ban on such marriages for now is untouched but that appeals court decision put pressure on the...
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hello, i'm ray suarez. it has been half a century since the steady drumbeat that has gotten louder and louder in years past. smoking makes you sick, it shortens your life, it adds billions every year to america's medical bills. cvs, a huge player in the healthcare retail category has stolen a day's march on its giant competitors. names like wal-mart, walgreen's, and made a surprising announcement, the chain's stores will no longer sell you medicines to make you well in the back of the store and products to make you sick over the front counter. selling cigarettes is profitable, selling cigarettes is legal, and they contribute mightily to taxes in the united states. it's an interesting corporate call. let's take a closer look. >> it's the right time, and the right decision to remove cigarettes and tobacco products from our store shelves. positionition uing us for a grog role in the country's healthcare system. >> the drugstore chain will exchanges out cigarettes and other tobacco products in the coming months
hello, i'm ray suarez. it has been half a century since the steady drumbeat that has gotten louder and louder in years past. smoking makes you sick, it shortens your life, it adds billions every year to america's medical bills. cvs, a huge player in the healthcare retail category has stolen a day's march on its giant competitors. names like wal-mart, walgreen's, and made a surprising announcement, the chain's stores will no longer sell you medicines to make you well in the back of the store and...
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i'm ray suarez. maybe you've heard, that at any given time a percentage of americans are behind bars than people anywhere else on the planet. most of those prisoners are eventually released, and when they're free in many places find themselves barred from voting for good bylaws denying the franchise to the convicted felons. again, not just while they're doing time, but permanently. those denied the vote include more than 2 million black adults, in florida, kentucky, and virginia, it's one out of every five black adults. u.s. attorney general erik holder told a legal conference once you've done your time, once you're no longer on probation or court supervision, you should be able to vote. he's calling on states to change their laws. that is the focus of this program. >> an estimated 5.8 million americans, 5.8 million of our fellow citizens are prohibited from voting because of current or previous felony convictions. now that's more than the individual populations of 31 united states. >> attorney gener
i'm ray suarez. maybe you've heard, that at any given time a percentage of americans are behind bars than people anywhere else on the planet. most of those prisoners are eventually released, and when they're free in many places find themselves barred from voting for good bylaws denying the franchise to the convicted felons. again, not just while they're doing time, but permanently. those denied the vote include more than 2 million black adults, in florida, kentucky, and virginia, it's one out...
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." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. there's a phenomenal amount of petroleum trapped in the tar sands of canada. canada wants to send it south through the united states by pipeline to the u.s. coast. the obama administration moved slowly in either killing or approving the project as it pits environmentalists against the big close trading partner. there's no making everyone happy. you either build the pipeline and ship the oil through it, or you don't. somebody is not going to get what they want. the president kicked the decision to the state department. state commissioned a new report. decision time is getting closer. >> most americans don't know the united states gets most of its imported oil from canada. thanks to new technologies canada churned out oil in amounts unimaginable and for this the u.s. is seeking a new way to get that oil to this market. thus, the keystone xl pipeline plan, a project bringing oil and jobs to the u.s. in significant quantities. because the project crosses an international border the state
." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. there's a phenomenal amount of petroleum trapped in the tar sands of canada. canada wants to send it south through the united states by pipeline to the u.s. coast. the obama administration moved slowly in either killing or approving the project as it pits environmentalists against the big close trading partner. there's no making everyone happy. you either build the pipeline and ship the oil through it, or you don't. somebody is not going to get what they...
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i'm ray suarez. during europe's 1,900th century scramble for africa, belgium, france, sat their flags in the middle of africa. france took over congo and then handed the colony over to the germans and then took it back after the first world war. they tried to kick the french out but cotton, tea, gold and diamonds won the argument. it's been 150 years since france left, but the governments of central african republic did little bit than the french did. over 4.5 million people in a country smaller than texas there is poverty, illness, division and now great danger. families are fleeing the central african republic by the tens of thousands. [ gunfire ] as fighting between rival rebel groups the is he electric can and the anti-about anti-balaka. >> there is nothing here for us. >> in a country that has seen five coups since it's 1960 independence this particular humanitarian crisis has "s" raising alarm in the international community. >> central africa is a humanitarian catastrophe. there is ethnic clean
i'm ray suarez. during europe's 1,900th century scramble for africa, belgium, france, sat their flags in the middle of africa. france took over congo and then handed the colony over to the germans and then took it back after the first world war. they tried to kick the french out but cotton, tea, gold and diamonds won the argument. it's been 150 years since france left, but the governments of central african republic did little bit than the french did. over 4.5 million people in a country...
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i'm ray suarez. bloc >> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm del walters, these are the stories we're following for you. >> this industrial accident affected our school system and envieded our homes. >> congress is demanding answer in the chemical leak in west virginia. >>> there is a new report out that claims that the afghan president has been in secret talks with the taliban. >>> and cutting the number of collisions on the ro
i'm ray suarez. bloc >> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm del walters, these are the stories we're following for you. >> this industrial accident affected our school system and envieded our homes. >> congress is demanding answer in the chemical leak in west virginia. >>> there is a new report out that claims that the afghan president has been in secret talks with the taliban. >>> and cutting the number of collisions on the ro
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i'm ray suarez. on this edition of the program, we are talking about canada's oil and america's energy policy, the keystone pipeline is becoming a symbol in the abstract and on the ground as the country debates jobs and carbon emissions and energy. susan and charles, and michael, executive vice president of consumer energy alliance. charles, what are the politics now. we talked about the president being in a tough spot. is this report moving the ball that frees him to take one of two routes on this? >> it is time for the president to make a decision. he's not gaining anything supporting the pipeline. the energy industry is not friendly to this administration. the environmental community as we hear is making this line in the sand and as we move to the midterm elections, i don't see what the president would gain in making a decision until at least after the elections. i anticipate a decision will be made after the congressional elections and what that will be i wouldn't guess. >> can it be dragged out
i'm ray suarez. on this edition of the program, we are talking about canada's oil and america's energy policy, the keystone pipeline is becoming a symbol in the abstract and on the ground as the country debates jobs and carbon emissions and energy. susan and charles, and michael, executive vice president of consumer energy alliance. charles, what are the politics now. we talked about the president being in a tough spot. is this report moving the ball that frees him to take one of two routes on...
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i'm ray suarez.e have just come through some years in which households, that's you and me, borrowed less, and paid down a lot of debt, good for you. and as it turns out not so great for the wider economy. as you repair your family balance sheet, the auto workers, and those who make, houses, cars, and tvs, were all waiting for you to come through the door. credit card balances are a little more under control. home equity credit lines a lot more so. are the latest stats that show an increase in borrowing good news? indicating that americans are ready to spend again? or is it continued weakness? let's start this inside story with a look at the numbers. americans borrowed more than $11.5 trillion during the last quarter of 2013, the highest amount since the end of 2007. according to the and it willest report from the federal reserve bank of new york, more americans started taking on household debt again, buying homes, cars jrg and educations after years of recession. compared to the same quarter in 2012,
i'm ray suarez.e have just come through some years in which households, that's you and me, borrowed less, and paid down a lot of debt, good for you. and as it turns out not so great for the wider economy. as you repair your family balance sheet, the auto workers, and those who make, houses, cars, and tvs, were all waiting for you to come through the door. credit card balances are a little more under control. home equity credit lines a lot more so. are the latest stats that show an increase in...
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i'm ray suarez.be you have heard that the united states imprisons more of its citizens than any wealthy industrial country, that at any given time a larger percentage of americans are behind bars than anywhere else on the planet. when they are free in many places they find themselves barred from voting for good. again, not just while they are doing time, but permanently. those denied vote include more than 2 million black adults. u.s. attorney general eric holder told the legal conference, once you have done your time, once you are no longer on probation, you should be able to vote. he called on states to change their laws. that's our focus for this edition of the program. >> across this country today, an estimated 5.8 million americans, 5.8 million of our fellow citizens are prohibited from voting because of current or previous felony convictions. now that's more than the individual populations of 31 united states. >> eric holder this week said america was falling short of its full promise of equal
i'm ray suarez.be you have heard that the united states imprisons more of its citizens than any wealthy industrial country, that at any given time a larger percentage of americans are behind bars than anywhere else on the planet. when they are free in many places they find themselves barred from voting for good. again, not just while they are doing time, but permanently. those denied vote include more than 2 million black adults. u.s. attorney general eric holder told the legal conference, once...
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i am ray suarez.europe's 19th century scramble for africa. britain, germany planted their flags on vast pieces of the continue nexts. france grabbed a big chunk north of the belgium claim in the congress open. france forced the people who have been living their all along to pay the price of paris colonial adventures they handed it over to the germans and took it back again after the first world war. overtime the people of the colony fought back and tried to kick the french out. but cotton, identity tea, gold, coffee won the argument. it's been more than 50 years since france left. but the governments of the central african republic did little better than the french did in the previous 80 years. of the four and a half million people, in a country a little smaller than texas, there is poverty, illness, division, and now great danger. families are fleeing the central african republic by the 10s of thousands. as fighting between rival rebel groups, intensities. >> translator: there is nothing, nothing her
i am ray suarez.europe's 19th century scramble for africa. britain, germany planted their flags on vast pieces of the continue nexts. france grabbed a big chunk north of the belgium claim in the congress open. france forced the people who have been living their all along to pay the price of paris colonial adventures they handed it over to the germans and took it back again after the first world war. overtime the people of the colony fought back and tried to kick the french out. but cotton,...
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i am ray suarez. comcast is an enormous company, the largest in the world by revenue it owns eentertainment, the golf channel, universal pictures, theme parks and digital broadband. time warner is another enormous company. it owns cable operations in 29 states, local news and sports channels. internet and cloud computing services. now, the two plan to become one, merging the first and second largest cable providers in america to control a big share of the american cable t.v. market and put the other competitors in the shade. if you are watching us on television, you are, by definition, a cable t.v. customer. whether you get your service from comcast, time warner or another company, this merger may have long-term impact on a product you buy. what this massive merger will mean for their competitors and thetentions of millions of customers who buy cable, internet and other communication services is "the inside story." "the two cable goliaths are planning to join forces by the end of this year. comc comca
i am ray suarez. comcast is an enormous company, the largest in the world by revenue it owns eentertainment, the golf channel, universal pictures, theme parks and digital broadband. time warner is another enormous company. it owns cable operations in 29 states, local news and sports channels. internet and cloud computing services. now, the two plan to become one, merging the first and second largest cable providers in america to control a big share of the american cable t.v. market and put the...
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i am ray suarez.ell assume media in this country is changing, well, at the speed of the internet. and as always, the media business is reacting and adapting. comcast, the biggest player in communications, the majoror provider of discovery, an ma planet, et cetera, recently considered doing a deal for scripts, another big cable network provider. but one of the reasons they didn't do it is because they feel like they have got enough leverage now. what they said, what people close to that deal that almost happened said was, if the cable operators get any bigger, though, we may have to confirmedate further. so this deal could spark yet another round of con solidation on the content side and that is just to say that this arms race is still going to rage for years and years. and to be sure, it is driving up prices for cable subscribers. but looking at what the cable content providers have planned, there is little reason to think that that's going to stop any time soon. >> craig, would this company if the de
i am ray suarez.ell assume media in this country is changing, well, at the speed of the internet. and as always, the media business is reacting and adapting. comcast, the biggest player in communications, the majoror provider of discovery, an ma planet, et cetera, recently considered doing a deal for scripts, another big cable network provider. but one of the reasons they didn't do it is because they feel like they have got enough leverage now. what they said, what people close to that deal...
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i'm ray suarez.any citizens on the mainland don't even know the people of puerto rico are american citizens, and have been for almost a century. and many can't tell you why. how did part of the spanish empire end up with american citizens, american military bases, american industry, and the american flag flying along side it's own star and stripes. the colony fell in the united states lapse after the war with spain, and the united states has never thought very much with what to do with puerto rico or puerto ricans after the war was over. it brought evolutionary change legally, economically, culturally. puerto rico obtained self government while high level cases are judged in high level courts, citizens from birth have served in large numbers in every war from the last century, yet don't get to choose the president, have a vote in congress or pay federal income tax. but the island debates to the island's peculiar status. these issues take a backseat to the problem of puerto rico is in trouble. >> grap
i'm ray suarez.any citizens on the mainland don't even know the people of puerto rico are american citizens, and have been for almost a century. and many can't tell you why. how did part of the spanish empire end up with american citizens, american military bases, american industry, and the american flag flying along side it's own star and stripes. the colony fell in the united states lapse after the war with spain, and the united states has never thought very much with what to do with puerto...
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it's the inside story >> hello, i'm ray suarez. hugo chavez revolution had leveraged venezuela's enormous oil wealth by selling oil cheaply to caribbean neighbors and heavily subsidizing consumer kids for the masses at home. but the economy has not been performing. at the time of chavez's death last march it was predicted that they would have to devalue its currency, cut back on policies and many airline carriers have suspended their flights to venezuela. nicolÁs maduro, vice president who had taken power after chav chavez's long battle with cancer was elected in his own right. but now after less than a year in charge, conflicts have turned violent and deadly. demeanor straighters on the streets of caracas are demanding change . throwing stones and setting up roadblocks protesters have been gathering for weeks in what has become the largest anti-government movement in a decade. >> venezuela is waking up. enough of so much insecuritity, so much oppression . >> beyond the protests and below the surface lies a country on the verge of
it's the inside story >> hello, i'm ray suarez. hugo chavez revolution had leveraged venezuela's enormous oil wealth by selling oil cheaply to caribbean neighbors and heavily subsidizing consumer kids for the masses at home. but the economy has not been performing. at the time of chavez's death last march it was predicted that they would have to devalue its currency, cut back on policies and many airline carriers have suspended their flights to venezuela. nicolÁs maduro, vice president...
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hello, i'm ray suarez. the warring cities of greece called a truce that allowed visitors and competitors to travel unimpeded to the games. active role in getting the warg sides i--war in syria. those talks ended in failure over the weekend, with the syrian guaranteed that the fighting and dying would continue back home. the obama administration was
hello, i'm ray suarez. the warring cities of greece called a truce that allowed visitors and competitors to travel unimpeded to the games. active role in getting the warg sides i--war in syria. those talks ended in failure over the weekend, with the syrian guaranteed that the fighting and dying would continue back home. the obama administration was
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i'm ray suarez. we're talking about the life and welcome back to "inside story." i am ray suarez.e are talking about pete seeger who died monday at the age of 94. still with us from madison, wisconsin, job nichols, a political writer from "the nation." and oni defranco and joe ulinea folk singer and laborogers and sandy backum. one of the largest demonstrations i have seen in my life of covering demonstrays were the protests around the republican convention in new york in 2004. what struck me was unlike other mars that had a unifying idea, this is what we are here about. there were will 80 different causes on display in front of madison square garden that day, and i am wondering whether that's a motif of the age that really there aren't one or two or three big causes the way there might have been in other times. but people's attention is going to a lot of different things. >> i think that's right. i think in the introduction where we heard pete talk about big things and little things, you know, he once sitting in a bar explained to me what he called his pomegranite strategy and so
i'm ray suarez. we're talking about the life and welcome back to "inside story." i am ray suarez.e are talking about pete seeger who died monday at the age of 94. still with us from madison, wisconsin, job nichols, a political writer from "the nation." and oni defranco and joe ulinea folk singer and laborogers and sandy backum. one of the largest demonstrations i have seen in my life of covering demonstrays were the protests around the republican convention in new york in...
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i'm ray suarez. the world has been watching the center of ukraine's capitol kiev since november when growing protests met the government's decision to pitch the country toward its historic ally moscow rather that is brussels and the beckoning european union. for a time it looked like it may be de-escalating. there were talks and changes in the government opposition. there had been sporadic violence all along, but it came to a point where it looked like president viktor yanukovych was unwilling to restore order to the city. then came this week. and the escalation from both sides that led to more than two dozen deaths. it's hard to know where things go from here in a divided capitol where fires burn figuratively and literally. >> ring of fire is burning against in independent square in kiev tonight. protesters using the blazing barricade to protect themselves from the government forces trying to evict them from the square. the stand off began three months ago and reached a deadly peak tuesday. 240 peop
i'm ray suarez. the world has been watching the center of ukraine's capitol kiev since november when growing protests met the government's decision to pitch the country toward its historic ally moscow rather that is brussels and the beckoning european union. for a time it looked like it may be de-escalating. there were talks and changes in the government opposition. there had been sporadic violence all along, but it came to a point where it looked like president viktor yanukovych was unwilling...
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century death penalty is the inside story. ♪ >> hello, i'm ray suarez, once a court decides a defendantommitted a crime so
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in washington, i am ray suarez. [ ♪ music ] >> she got what she wanted.iland's prime minister and millions of others vote in a general election, but... ..protesters shut down some polling centres. is the vote valid? we're live in bangkok. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera america, live from doha -- al jazeera, live from doha. also ahead - get him out of here. a ukrainian activist who was tortured -
in washington, i am ray suarez. [ ♪ music ] >> she got what she wanted.iland's prime minister and millions of others vote in a general election, but... ..protesters shut down some polling centres. is the vote valid? we're live in bangkok. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera america, live from doha -- al jazeera, live from doha. also ahead - get him out of here. a ukrainian activist who was tortured -
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the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story next only on al jazeera america i must begin my journeywill cause me to miss the end of the game. the x1 entertainment operating system lets your watch live tv anywhere. can i watch it in butterfly valley? sure. can i watch it in glimmering lake? yep. here, too. what about the dark castle? you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. ♪ ♪ >>> team us sa and russia played game for the ages in sochi and didn't even count if a medal. it was a preliminary round and the americans con an overtime flip their likely upped the ante for a goad medal battle between the two in these winter games, the u.s. men beating russia 3-2 an eight round shootout. tj oshie was the hero, he had six shots on this one for the americans but like the nhl international rules permit the same player to take multiple shots after three rounds the st. louis blues star fired six times foot americans netting four of them and that included the game winner. >> it's something you dream abou
the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story next only on al jazeera america i must begin my journeywill cause me to miss the end of the game. the x1 entertainment operating system lets your watch live tv anywhere. can i watch it in butterfly valley? sure. can i watch it in glimmering lake? yep. here, too. what about the dark castle? you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. ♪ ♪ >>> team...
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the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story next only on al jazeera america >> and the famous storygot away in the laundry basket. >> correct. his tentacles, he has businesses all over the place, businesses in australia, europe, united states and the americas and now that he's' henne he's apprehends likely he'll be extradition today united states. >> do you think he could get way again? >> if he stays in mexico he might. but i am sure there will be plenty of security around him. >> do you think it will have any impact on drugs in the american streets. >> as you mentioned, other cartels are operating in the united states the knights templar or the [ [speaking foreign language] >> you have the dar tell, the production of cocaine in south america. central america being the passage way to make its way in to the united states. >> you don't think there will be that much impact on the american streets? >> no. >> guzman faces allow access for convoys delivering flies surprise tsupplies tothe cities. >> a rare sight inside the united nation security council chamber, unanimous support on gett
the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story next only on al jazeera america >> and the famous storygot away in the laundry basket. >> correct. his tentacles, he has businesses all over the place, businesses in australia, europe, united states and the americas and now that he's' henne he's apprehends likely he'll be extradition today united states. >> do you think he could get way again? >> if he stays in mexico he might. but i am sure there will be plenty of security...
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in washington, i'm ray suarez. >> it's taken us a day to trek to the small village of mulatos. we are up here in the mountains, and this is where colombia's war has continued, where the government has pushed the paramilitary, and they're at war. we have come to meet a group of activists. they formed almost two decades ago, after a series of farc guerillas, working alongside the colombian military. they invited us to go into the mountains where people were displaced by a paramilitary group working in the area. >> around 50 people are going to the town of rosalee, they want to give people support there because they've been facing lots of threats. one young boy was kidnapped and a man was killed by paramilitary. colombia has one of the largest numbers of internally displaced people in the world, nearly 6 million and it's rising. fault lines is here to find unout why. this part of colombia is isolated. it's here that the country's 50 year war is playing out. often unseen. the government is trying to bring an end to the fighting by negotiating with a rebel farq group but community t
in washington, i'm ray suarez. >> it's taken us a day to trek to the small village of mulatos. we are up here in the mountains, and this is where colombia's war has continued, where the government has pushed the paramilitary, and they're at war. we have come to meet a group of activists. they formed almost two decades ago, after a series of farc guerillas, working alongside the colombian military. they invited us to go into the mountains where people were displaced by a paramilitary group...
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