lawmakers approved a law to spur investment in the island nation and lift the sagging economy. we have more from havana. >> this may be quaint. for thousands of newly employed cuban workers, it's peanuts. the kuban authorities have been opening up their economy. it's not enough. >> translation: one of the problems the cuban economy has is in providing incentives. cuban workers, especially in the state sector are not happy because the state pays so little. a special session of the cuban parliament took a fundamental step to open its economy to greater foreign investment. it will great a special development zone in the port city west of havana, partly financed by brazil. foreign investors will pay less. while working with greater security, guarantees and flexibility. >> foreign investment like this one helps to save cuba. >> this foreign investment sits here awkwardly. the necessary evil will have to be tightly controlled. the move was fuelled by fears that cheep oil from its troubled ally venezuela, might dry up. certain pillars of the cuban revolution, such as health and educat

protesters say it will pave the way for the chinese to eventually take over the island nation. >>> happening now. firefighters are still on the scene of a two-alarm fire in san ensell mow. the crews were able to knock it down in about a half an hour. the red cross is there to help at least one family displaced by the fire. another two-large fire at the same building killed man and hurt a man in 2008. >>> in richmond, home owner says this is becoming a common occurrence. just before 6:00 this morning, consider lost control on hilltop drive, crashed through the home owner's fence before it flipped over and slid against the house. the home owner says this is the third vehicle that has has hit his home and steffen time someone has ended up in his yard. >>> still ahead at 6:00, aftershocks keep coming after a moderate earthquake rocks southern california. a look at some of the damage it caused. >>> why tesla may have to allow independent dealerships to sell its electric cars ift wants to expand in one u.s. state. >>> and, a look at the big sendoff to the white house for five women being honored f

. >> and while california is trying to cope with its historic drought, in the island nation of mauritius, the battle is of a different kind. this apparent paradise is also a global exporter of sugarcane. but this has come at a cost. together with some one million tourists who visit every year, the over-use of land has pushed several native species to extinction with many more threatened. we meet those who are trying to reverse that trend. >> this is a biology lesson outside the classroom. school girls from loretto college are on a field trip to the ile aux aigrettes, egret island. most of what grows and lives here is unique to mauritius. but the great white egrets are long gone. the mauritius wildlife foundation maintains a dozen nature reserves throughout the country. diane laboucherie is an eco-ranger for the ngo. today's she's guiding the girls on a nature trail. >> the theme of our tour here is exactly, 'let us go back in time' and that's my role. for learning with nature it is more to help the mauritian people to know more about the endemic species. so this is where people definitel

protesters say it will pave the way for the chinese to eventually take over the island nation. >>> happening now. firefighters are still on the scene of a two-alarm fire in san ensell mow. the crews were able to knock it down in about a half an hour. the red cross is there to help at least one family displaced by the fire. another two-large fire at the same building killed man and hurt a man in 2008. >>> in richmond, home owner says this is becoming a common occurrence. just before 6:00 this morning, consider lost control on hilltop drive, crashed through the home owner's fence before it flipped over and slid against the house. the home owner says this is the third vehicle that has has hit his home and steffen time someone has ended up in his yard. >>> still ahead at 6:00, aftershocks keep coming after a moderate earthquake rocks southern california. a look at some of the damage it caused. >>> why tesla may have to allow independentealerships to sell its electric cars if it wants to expand in one u.s. state. >>> and, a look at the big sendoff to the white house for five women being honored f

say the pact will hurt the democratic freedom and pave the way for the chinese to take over the island nation. >>> a family and their pet haves been forced out of their house. fire broke out. crews knocked it down in about a half hour. another fire at the same building killed the woman and hurt a man back in 2008. >>> in richmond, a homeowner says this is becoming a common occurrence, just before 6:00 this morning a car last control on hill top drive and crashed through the homeowner's fence before it flipped over and then slid against his house. the homeowner said this is the third vehicle that hit his home and the seventh time one ended up in the yard. he said people drive too fast around the curving streets. >>> long lines for a signup event for health insurance ahead of monday night's 11:5 deadline. consumers who haven't signed up were able to get last-minute advice out of events like this one in san jose. they will have until a minute before midnight monday to simply start a cover california application and be eligible to finish by april 15th. those who do not have insurance a subject to

legislature rejected proposed trade pact with ageing if you give china too much influence over the island nation's economy taiwan's government says it is committed to signing a deal. still to come on this journal in egyptian court sentences more than five hundred members of the muslim brotherhood to death will be talking to our correspondent about a bird to human rights groups have called it quote catastrophe. and this campaign is still on ice for buying it but maybe not for very much longer the defending champions are germany's most successful football club. this is great yet another record. borneo site could become the fastest league champs in german history. if results go their way in tuesday's bundesliga action. we will sample the mirrors in my camp. ok all of that loss record results for the far right in front spots behind their success at the polls and we'll talk with one of our correspondent in paris about just that issue plenty to look forward to after the short break. don't go away it is he's awfully good egypt's most wanted and popular sentiment. samuel's posts that were nominated arabic

high winds and rough seas mean no tour boats were allowed on the island. the national park service said the rough water was making it difficult to land the ferries at the rock so around 11:00 they made the call to cancel the rest of the day's trip and evacuate the island. visitors who made it to the island before the closure said it was a rough and bumpy ride. >> well, getting out there was incredible. i've never seen the waves like that. i said the white caps were unbelievable are and it was just incredibly windy. >> now the tour company offered refunds for anyone with a tifngt the company says it's only the third time since 2006 that alcatraz has been closed due to weather. want to show you this, the wreckage of a boat you're looking at near oyster point in san francisco. the coast guard says the strong winds rip the boat from its mooring and that smashed it on to the rocks. the owners called the salvage company to collect the pieces. the coast guard says the boat did not pollute the water but it was rough going out there today. let's turn things over to chief meteor

. >> those are the brave young men of pentacost, island, located in the nation of vanawatu. out there in the middle of the ocean halfway between hawaii and australia, these guys for centuries have been bungee jumping without bungee cords. appeasing the gods and showing thanks for the year's yam harvest. vanuatu is one of the smallest nations on earth. for all it has to offer in terms of culture and fishing and non-bungee cord bungee jumping and a very lush coconut crop, in political terms vanuatu is remarkably unstable. the country went through, for example, four prime ministers just in the first six months of 2011. but one of the ways that tiny fascinating vanuatu came up to punch above their weight on the world stage, make the most of the fact they are their own country even if they're small, one thing they've come up with is essentially decided to market their diplomatic relations to whoever wants to pay for them. what are the things an actual country can do that nobody else can do is have international relations. sounds dirty and it sometimes is. if you would like to hav

united states means more jobs in the united greater potentially levels of scrutiny and oversight about contracting. >> well, you know, to some degree we're an island nation, when you look at us globally, where we're located. and the value of as an island nation that's primarily maritime nation, the value of maritime forces forward is why you have navy. otherwise, if you want to bring them all home, because of the vast distances we have to travel, to continually rotate them from home, first of all, very expensive. for instance, for every one ship that i have deployed forward somewhere, it takes about four ships back in the united states to be able to support that rotation. so it's a cost effective solution to be forward. particularly where you have an ally or host nation that's willing to help support you. so i'm always reticent to say, let's just bring everything back to the homeland. it sounds good but it's not operationally a good thing to do. >> well i'm not suggesting, and i'm not in any way arguing with you, so to speak, what i'm suggesting is an analysis that assesses the potential for creating jobs, for sustaining economic activity at those bases

just before 5:00 p.m., a historic 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes the caribbean island nation of haiti. in just 35 seconds most of the capital city of port-au-prince lies in ruins. surrounding areas are flattened. >> what happened in haiti was beyond anything i've ever seen. >> the disaster is compounded by the fact that haiti, one of the world's most impoverished countries, has a vulnerable infrastructure and poorly conducted buildings. strong aftershocks further traumatize the capital's 2 million residents. news of the earthquake travels around the globe. on another island a around the ocean, icelandic rescue hears of the disaster. they are trained for emergency rescues on land and sea. this man immediately plans to deployed. >> i was called and ask if i was able to go. i said yes. and things evolved pretty fast after that. >> the icelanders are on the ground within 24 hours, despite traveling 4,000 miles, they're the first international team to arrive in haiti. as night falls, they secure a truck to assess the damage in port-au-prince. >> it was completely dark. there was no electri

meanwhile there was speculation in recent days that the plane landed somewhere close to the many islands of the nation'sf maldives in the indian ocean. but the transportation minister said, quote, these reports are untrue. they've investigated them with the officials from the maldives. the bbc's charles haviland is in sri lanka. i asked him what was said to have taken place around the maldives. >> reporter: reports have come out that islanders in the south central part of the arc pell go, several of them, maybe about ten of them reported spotting a very, very large airplane over flying very low on the morning of the 8th of march. the timing may not add up. they're saying it was about 6:15 local time which i think would have been 9:15 in malaysia. the plane would have to have been going very slowly indeed to have been over maldives at that point. the maldives authorities, national defense forces in particular are saying this is not spotted on radar and they do not really believe these accounts are true. but the fact remains that about ten islanders are testifying this having happened. i spoke to a local

nationalized in 2012. a chain of islands in the east china sea that both china and taiwan claim. but, sales are up this year, by 20%. more now from nhk world's akihiro nikoa. >> reporter: at a sales meeting in february, nissan motor officials in china set an ambitious goal. they will try to sell nearly 20% more cars this year than in 2013. the carmaker has rolled out new suv models to help achieve the target. the number of chinese people enjoying the variety of recreational activities has been on the rise. last year, suv sales in the country totalled 3 million units. that's 50% year-on-year gain. >> translator: we will be introducing a variety of new models, as part of our strategy. so, please get busy, and do your best. >> reporter: in autumn of 2012, anti-japan sentiment flared up in china after japan nationalized the senkaku islands, dealing a crippling blow to japanese car sales in the country. they tumbled more than 50%. recently, however, the sales have been showing a strong recovery. the number of japanese passenger cars sold in china went up 20% in the first two months of

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island. after serving in the united states air force, he joined the rhode island national guard where he was trained as a life support journeyman. in 1999 he transferred to the new hampshire air national guard and continued his service as a member of the 157th operation support squadron for over 19 years. our nation calls upon our brave men and women in uniform to protect our great democracy. there are no greater heroes than the men and women who answer this call and make the ultimate sacrifice to keep us safe. it is because of their service that we're able to enjoy the great freedoms, privileges and rights we have here at home. master sergeant pourier will be remembered for his friendly personality, warmth and enduring selflessness and i extend my thoughts and prayers to his family, his wife, kim, his four children and two grandchildren. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempo

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the united states. potentially greater levels of scrutiny and oversight about contacting. >> well, you know, to some degree we are an island nation. when you take a look at us globally where we're located. and the value of -- as an island nation that is predominantly a maritime nation the value of maritime forces for word is why you have a navy. otherwise if you want to bring them all home because of the vast distances we have to travel, you know, to continually rotate them from home, first of all, is very expensive. for instance, for every one ship that i have applied for summer it takes about four ships back in the united states to be able to support that rotation. so it is a cost-effective solution to before it, particularly where you have an ally york a host nation that is willing to help support you. so i am always reticent to say let's just bring everything back to the homeland. it sounds good, but it is not operationally a good thing to do >> well, i am not suggesting and i am not in any way arguing with you, so to speak. but i am suggesting is an analysis that assesses the potential for creating jobs, sustaining economic

he served as president of the banbridge island for more than 25 years, and he also played and integral role in the bainbridge island exclusion memorial. mr. speaker, our nation owes a debt of gratitude to him to ensuring that the stories of this difficult period in american history are told. i'm pleased to honor his legacy in the united states congress today. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, with all the questions surrounding health insurance today, it is vital that seniors can keep the health care coverage on which they depend. i remain committed to working in a bipartisan manner to address the long-term drivers of our debt, but i also understand we must consider the impact the decisions we make we have on real americans, recent efforts to bring medicare advantage payments in line with traditional medicare m

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confluence of resentments around the world, and that, too, creates a national security risk for our country. mr. booker: and i appreciate that from the senator from rhode island. before i -- i have only been in the senate for about four months. as soon as i made a decision to run for this office, i asked for national security briefings to study hot points in our country. i figured if i was going to win this office, new jersey would expect me to be prepared to serve and deal with national security issues. i was amazed when i was being briefed by a group of folks who focus on national security issues, a general came up to the briefing from new jersey as well and began to be very intent and intense on letting me understand that the military is not waiting for us to figure this out in congress. they are preparing. he told me about flying planes on biofuels, thinking about the resiliency of our military bases here and abroad. it was amazing to hear this general talk in such fierce pragmatism about what we must do to protect the safety and the sanctity of our country. but i tell you this -- we're in a bad economy right now. when i go back to new jersey, i hear peop

that the chinese are watching it is not surprising if they would hop on the island in the western pacific that belongs to another nation or japan to claim it as their own and tear anybody to do something about it. lou: general thank you for being with the. >> always great to talk with you. lou: vote with their online poll. food you fear most? president obama, the vladimir putin or federal resumed chair -- federal reserve chairman janet yellen? an inspiring story of a chicago where a high school basketball player hit a game-winning three-pointer right after an amazing yvette. after declared done for the season when he was shot in the lake nine days ago and begs his coach to put him in. guess what? he was the hero. we will be right back. >> first-aid jitters or rhetoric? janet yellen will spook the market with her debut conference. next. [ doctor ] and in a inical trial versus litor, crestor got more high-risk patient bad cholesterol to a goal of under 100. way to go, crestor! yh! tting to goal is a big deal, especially if you have high cholesterol plus any of these risk factors. because you could be at increased risk fo

as a consequence of oceans absorbing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, disproportionately affect communities living on island nations, and i'd like to ask the senator from rhode island to talk a little bit about ocean acidification and the impact it has on fisheries in the north eevment i know it has a real cull tiewrld and economic and environmental imract. and i'm not totally sthiewr people are fully grasping how dangerous this is, not just from an ecological standpoint but from a food security standpoint, from a price of food standpoint, from the standpoint of jobs in the economy and i'm hoping that the senator from rhode island can elucidate this. mr. whitehouse: before i do that let me follow up on the point that senator schatz was making, because you don't have to go to faraway island nations to see people who are being hurt by rising sea levels and eroding shore linings. you don't have to go to island nations. you can go to rhode island and you can see it. here's a photograph of some homes at roy carpenter's beach on the south shore coast of rhode island in south county after hurricane sandy. this is governor

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the university of connecticut and from washington, justin, director of the national puerto rico chamber of commerce. kenneth, the three main political parties are known for the future status of the island and if we were spending more time on the island and listening to the political debates much difference in their view of the economic future, do they have a different philosophy of running the island's government and public services so that voters might choose not only between state hood independence and higher employment policies, lower borrowing policies, the nuts and bolts of actually running a place, is there a difference when it comes to the parties when it comes to those questions.>> yes, there are differences. but you point at something that is really a tragedy, puerto rico is the only place in the world where people do not align themselves politically based on is socio economic. you have the moderates and liberals in all of the parties and that is caused by the fact that we have a political status problem to resolve and president obama in the march 2011 white house report on puerto rico's political status he theyed that puerto rico's economic problems are not fully resolved unt

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in the case of crimea it turns out the referendum is and that's the but when the falkland islands oneself in the nation it's a good night this is doesn't stand up to analysis. warnings of a. further costs to come over crimea reuniting with russia are all the rage as the west continues to pick and choose where on the world map to support and where to reject independence flipping its own principles upon convenience and as they say. washington d.c. well fear of ukrainian nationalists and their methods is one of the reasons the east of the country is so concerned the tens of thousands there are out right resilient to the post-coup war thora thieves who they refuse to recognize what's worse kiev is reportedly ordering its street fighters nationalists and even army units straight to the east to counter anti government protests over the meantime back in the capital dissent is also being quickly rooted out here's how the new authorities deal with the media that refuses to cover the situation in the way they want. to do. it the man in the chair right now he's actually now a former director of one of the country