writing has helped reveal the history of ancient sumer. in the heartland of the maya, another time capsule awaits discovery. what stories lie locked within these strange symbols ? decipherment of the maya glyphs began with the discovery of rare maya books, survivors of the tropical climate and the spanish conquest. archaeologist george stuart. stuart: this is a color facsimile of the dresden codex -- actual size, real colors. it's made on, like the others, on bark paper sized with lime plaster, on which the images were painted with fine hair brushes and pigment in about, oh, five or six different colors. keach: many of these books were discovered by the sixteenth century spanish. they were said to be filled with genealogies, prophesies and religious beliefs. but to the spanish conquerors, they were blasphemous. in 1562, bishop diego de landa ordered them destroyed. "we found a large number of books in these characters, "and as they contained nothing "in which there were not to be seen "superstition and lies of the devil, "we burned them al

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sumer says the federal trade commission had 200,000 robo call complaints a month that's compared to 65,000ber of 2010. whether this is good news depends who you ask. last month the federal communications commission strengthened requirements having prior express written consent before issuing automatic calls. the new rules opened up blow back of unnecessary litigation at a time businesses can get all of the then they can get. it will be interesting to see how schumer's proposal is received when he puts it forward. >>> the time is about 10 minutes to the top of the hour. still to come a heartwarming story about a football team that rallied around their water boy. >> rocker john bon jovi, the deal that could make him the owner of a football team. >> he had it in reality that was a disaster. see how this goes. let me tell you what's coming up over the next three hours. they reach a new agreement in iran is it a historic deal or mistake? ambassador here to weigh in live. a store clerk punches out a be roer and loses his job. was he fired for defending himself? we will examine. would you need wh

world, we know that agriculture sparked the development of the world's first cities in places like sumer in ancient mesopotamia. but how did farming begin in the new world ? when scotty macneish first came to the tehuacan valley in 1962, he was seeking the answer to one simple question -- did agriculture evolve here or was it introduced from the old world ? then we'll measure out from the corners. keach: in a stratum of the purron cave that had been laid down thousands of years later than those in which he found the hunters and gatherers, macneish made a discovery that exceeded all expectations. macneish: this is a corn cob, and it's a real little one. keach: it may have looked insignificant, but the shriveled ear dated to about 5000 b.c. it was the earliest evidence of farming ever discovered in the new world. since corn is a staple crop, it would have allowed a nomadic hunting/gathering way of life to evolve into a settled agricultural one. corn slowly evolved in the new world from tiny ears, like the one macneish discovered, to the size we know today. like staple crops of the old worl

udall declaring "i also told the president for the affordable care act to ucceed,sumers need to be confident their personal informaon is secure. we need to do everything in our power to protect the online marketplace from hackers and cyber attacks." a democratic source famiar with the meeting terms me that some senators floated the idea of a delay of up to one year for enrollment and fines. that would be a major change. the president of course did not agree. but i'm told the senators felt it was a constructive meeting. the question now is whether the white house compromises and delay implemeation by few mont. lou? >> joining us tonight is congressman diane black, former registered nurse, a member of both the budget commit yo an the hous ways and means committee, also one of 29 members of theudget conference committee. great to have you with us, anne. let me start with this anog from the op ed piece that the woman wrote. "my choice toys get covere. ife could see this on a full screen, please. my choice is to get coverage thugh the government health exchange and lose access to my cancer doctor

just like the nondiscrimination bill, immigration reform is super,sumer, super popular. it passed the senate with 14 republican senators crossing the aisle to vote with the democrats on it. it beat the filibuster handily. 68 votes. that shows you how noncontroversial and middle of the road that bill was. they had to make it that noncontroversial and middle of the road so it could pass with a 2 to 1 margin. overall, huge majorities of americans support immigration reform. 87% support reforming immigration and allowing a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who are here illegally. democrats, independents, and republicans are virtually identical in their huge -- look at that, overwhelming support for that big reform. there was just new polling specifically in republican swing districts. this was a new poll across 20 districts where republicans are the representatives from those districts. and 76% of the people in those districts favor the pathway to citizenship, which is supposedly the most controversial part of immigration reform. so the president surely wants it, the sen

it is a promise i wish we could have kept sumer -- sooner for mr. streeter. onwill hear a status report the implementation of these reforms. the rollout of the federal -- of the federal health insurance marketplace has been bumpy to put it mildly. consumers have run into roadblocks, the site has been functional one day, unresponsive the next. americans who have been waiting for years deserve better. secretaryent, sebelius, and our witness today have taken full responsibility for the technical flaws and the website and have said that no resource will be spared to fix the problem. i look forward to hearing an update today on those efforts. republican colleagues' concern about the technical flaws and the rollout. i look forward to a discussion about how we can move forward. but i want to be very clear. i hope we are clear for a discussion. i am as upset with anyone with the difficulties individuals on the federal marketplace are experiencing. i want to learn how those problems will be fixed. it may be a difference. i want it fixed so the affordable care act will

content so we can best respond to ongoing consumer demand over time and ensure the best possible >>sumer experience. republican representative dave camp responded to the administration's announcement saying big enrollment numbers are inflated to include those who are just " shopping for a plan" more congressional reaction now to the announcement of how many people have signed up for health insurance. over the next 10 minutes, you republicanrom senators and susan collins of maine as well as democratic senators. were speaking at the washington ideas forum hosted by the atlantic and the aspen institute. the enrollment numbers for the first month of obama care have come out. they are not very good. 27,000 people were not and rolled but tried to choose a health plan. how worried are you about this? no surpriseit is this has been an on acceptable situation. you have a website that is not working at a time when people actually do one assign up and and get their healthcare this way. the numbers we saw were, i think, about 27,000 from the federal state and better from the state site and 975,000 p