garment workers and injured some two dozen violence human rights groups are calling a threat to the nation's unions in this market. the workers what they survive a way to one hundred sixty dollars a month. now they only get half that so far there's been no word from the major western retailers who employ them to local contractors to build raised to pay the workers clashed with a rifle wielding police in the evening trying factory district of compaq the contest is run for the knights. a number of people would kill peeling the skin on the inside that as government troops opened fire in a bid to break up late the protests. many more wounded in the crackdown i'll be able to get the soldiers should be protecting the sovereignty of the country. so are you wondering why they are protecting this factory instead. for me. more than half of the country's estimated six hundred and fifty thousand garment workers had gone on strike anyone can copy the waist and grandson at a desk not people or any team in conditions that the factories he may be better than in bangladesh that wages summer just around sixty units

and it's in the location where the burmese troops as well as the national union troops also sometimes fight with each other in and around our village, so we are in the situation where we literally had to flee. so i was born as an internally displaced person in my own country. and i was internally displaced for more than a decade. which eventually i ended up at the burma border becoming a refugees starting from 1995 until i left the border. so basically i had to come to the border because of the persecution that perpetrated by the burmese troops. what did they do? they came in to our village, burned down our houses, either we flee for lives or we get killed, shoot on the site. >> so you came to the u.s., but you came alone, why did you come alone? >> i came alone because i was a grown up enough. whereas many other families, they have children so they have to come with children. so it's a slightly different. and also when i came, it wasn't the time when massive resettlement opportunity opened yet. it started from 2000 late 2006 2006 begibeginning of 2007. >> and your parents? >> my pare

represented by a union football players at northwestern university in illinois have started the process be officially represented by a union players have filed paperwork with the national labor relations board and are being backed by the united steelworkers union and the national college players association which is student athletes really be considered employees of their respective schools and share in the wealth joining me now for more on this is michael woods writer with e.s.p.n. michael welcome. thanks for having me tom thanks for joining us. you've got student athletes who are creating millions of dollars for their universities there are also typically grad students who are doing research projects you know developing new vaccines and things who are making millions of dollars for the universities as well you know most of the really high level r. and d. in this country is done at the at the university level. a lot of those grad students are actually union members already wired why not the student athletes. that's a great question and this is something that is going to be playing out in the courts for the next few years because essentially these are employees the onl

the pants for the twenty nation union as a whole. the plan will not enforce national targets environmental groups eight countries will turn to nuclear power to reach their goal and technology with dangers of its own. if the will of course governments are trying to create any way for their national and anti policies and instead of following the same time. it's in reducing everything to one goal is a capitulation for coming european energy policy the tick the apostle may be disappointing not only for climate activists also for countries like germany which has been hoping to get support for its efforts to switch over to renewable the commission's proposal will now be put to the heads of state and government are due to meet at a summit in march well on the topic of real bulls in germany the coalition here has agreed on us and what the pushing for the country's transition to renewable so the wait can you clear out at a meeting and as a bad north of berlin chancellor angela merkel's cabinet raise the target server nobles and germany's energ

workers and injured some two dozen, and violent human rights groups are calling it a threat to the nation posse unions and its democracy. >> the workers want a survival rate of $160 a month -- a survival wage. so far, there's been no word from western retailers who employ them as contractors that they will raise their pay. >> protesters run for their lives. a number of people were killed here in this phnom penh suburb as government troops opened fire in an effort to break up labor protest. many were wounded in the crackdown. >> the soldiers should be protecting the sovereignty of the country. i am wondering why they are protecting this factory instead. >> more than half of the country 's estimated 650 thousand garment workers have gone on strike. many work for popular western brands like adidas, nike, or a jenin. conditions at the factory may be better than in bangladesh, but wages are low, just around 60 euros a month, barely enough to put food on the table. workers are demanding double that rate, but the government, led by the prime minister, has only offered a 25% increase, but the strikes pose a t

tonight president obama will talk to the nation in his fifth annual state of the union address. and in that speech, he will use his presidential powers to try to raise the minimum wage for contract workers to $10.10 an hour. that's one of the issues that he plans to outline tonight. and lisa, he's already getting pushback from republicans. >> he is indeed on that minimum wage proposal. house speaker, john boehner, said in a news conference that the president does have the authority to make this move, but warned that it will probably have little impact. >> the president has the authority to raise the minimum wage for those in federal contracts. let's understand something. this affects not one current contract. it only affects future contracts within the federal government. and so i think the question is, how many people, mr. president, will this executive action actually help? i suspect the answer is somewhere close to zero. >> boehner said this could cost low income workers their jobs, and hurt the very people that the president is trying to help. but president obama has been tr

listen we are do not forget that the european union is a zionist project we have here within the european union no more national sovereignty all countries have lost their national sovereignty for the benefit of the european union that is to say to the benefit of the technocrats. who are not elected and who determine the policy of the european countries it is an absolute denial of democracy it is a real scandal that nobody talks about you need to know that people like her also and others are not elected they are appointed it is tragic if it happened in any other country in the world they would cry out dictatorship we leave today in a dictatorship in europe and thus this dictatorship has an international vision since it defends international projects i believe that international zionism is well known it is to defend the expansion of israel in the middle did so but you often use an ism men's and mystic ideas when you speak so why exactly would israel out of all countries benefit from an unstable middle east. because it is them who have everything to gain obviously we can very well see that israel is allowed everyt

france is one of the founding nations of the european union.mes of crisis are increasing the risk of widespread populism. most right-wing politicians would probably no longer deny that the holocaust happened durin. police they would not do so in public. hatemongering is prohibited by law in france and germany. despite legislation, the french performer who calls himself a comedian has gained quite a following by employing anti- semitic humor. the french authorities have said that the finance here -- fun ends -- fun ends here. >> a crude joke that only goes down well among his followers. he leaves most listeners cold. >> the indians have also been persecuted and they hope they can bring this yours jury to tears. the big favor once again is the jews with her holocaust, better than a billion euros a year and once again for magazine covers, movies, lighters, pens. >> for years, the shows went unnoticed. he presented himself as a harmless clown. when jewish citizens complained, it was because they had no sense of humor. >> it's a provocation. i was t

he will be on a whirlwind tour -- after delivering his state of the union address to the nation last night. it is you, our citizens, who make the state of our union strong" president obama delivered his annual speech in a year with the u.s. economy expected to grow by 3% or more, corporate profits are likely to continue to climb and the stock market could still give the best return on investment. but while the top 1% of americans has increased by a staggering 31% since 2009. the president wants all americans to share the wealth. with or without the support of congress. "what i offer tonight is a set of concrete, practical proposals to speed up growth, strengthen the middle class, some require congressional action, and i'm eager to work with all of you. but america does not stand still - and neither will i. so wherever and whenever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm going to do." several groups were at the ready with responses to the president's plan. last month, more americans stopped looking for a job than found one.

european elections in may nia is beginning to look rather likely that france is one of the founding nations of the european union. these kinds of prices are increasing the risk of widespread populism. this strike wing politicians would probably no longer deny the holocaust happened millions of were killed in concentration camps to end the second but will at least they wouldn't do so in . hate mongering is prohibited by hello in fronds. just as it is in gemini. despite legislation however france cabaret performer who calls themself a comedian has gained quite a following by implying anti semitic in another sense authorities have said the finance it also in the office. crude jokes that only goes down well among his followers. it didn't name the most listeners call his dislike of couldn't be more open youtube also been persecuted and they opened a can bring is used to read two years but the big three were once again this year is the with their holocaust. it matters one billion euros a year. and just as much again for magazine covers movies liners pants. it has to go out for years the former cabaret artist shows wen

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joining me now, the executive vice president of the national taxpayers union. e back to the show. they did not finish their job, and we are the people who are getting hurt, right? >> absolutely. we want to do tax reform this year, so why bother messing with all of these extenders to take care of them all at once. the real reason is they are worried about losing the real revenue by extending them. gerri: they want the federal government to have more and more of our hard-earned money. this is especially valuable for people in texas and florida where there is no statewide income tax. you used to be able to take the state and local sales tax write off. this has been around since the mid-to thousands, saved saved people billions of dollars. if congress renews it later this year by two january 1, great. for people who are trying to keep receipts and take a dollar for dollar deduction, they are out of luck unless they pre-guest what congress was going to do. gerri: these are small things but they make a big difference to your personal bottom line. another thing people

the national forecast. >> president obama taking his state of the union message to the states today, after telling the nation, it's time to do something about the income gap between the rich and the poor. his first stop was in maryland. and mike mccarren was were him. >> after president obama's state of the union speech, it's a campaign style event really. complete with bruce springsteen. the issues today in atlanta and maryland, raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, a proposal that he has tried to put forward. he has tried to go around congress, and leading up to the state of the union, he has a pen and a phone, and he's going to use them, but there's only a limited impact that he can have without congress, and that's what he's trying to do through he's public events and through the bully pulpit to try to get them to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. at a costco in maryland, this could be a breakthrough year, but nobody should have to raise a family in poverty. and it's a theme that he struck today. he's on to pittsburgh, pennsylvania, and just later this afternoon, he's going to be talking ab

ncaa rules that create physical, academic, financial hardships for college athletes across the nation. this union is formed, players at any private university would be allowed to join. the commercial world makes a great deal of money off of college athletes with televised games, but video games as well. college players sued electronic art for using identities in a college football game into the final fed meeting under ben bernanke wraps up today. we'll find out if the central bank will continue to reduce its stimulus program as expected. stepping down after eight years as fed chair. janet yellen will take over the job. >>> facebook will look how well it did in 2013 after the closing bell. shares of the company dropped yesterday, investors waiting to see what's going to come out of menlo park. next week the social networking giant will reach ten years since first launched. >>> the opening bell rings in over an hour. a preview from morgan brennan live at cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> good morning. futures now lower, but that's after stocks snapped back on tuesday, as investors reacted to posi

the european union is ironic taking fish from some of the poorest nations on earth so this is a very serious and very urgent problem that needs immediate international action. territorial waters they fish they load the fish into the ships and leave for. a day illegal fishing just taking the bread out of our mouths. you can jump in anytime you want. as the media leave us so we leave the media. by the see bush and security for your party physical. issues that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all politics. are. this is all tea tonight on the finish line there's just a month left now before the russian olympic host city salt she starts the ball rolling and we talk to the chief organizer this hour about how the city's going to run the games and keep everyone safe. iraq is losing control of its biggest province with key cities seized by al qaida militants flooding in from syria while the us promises to speed up drone and missile deliveries. battling for basics scientists warn that water may become a key factor in world conflicts with it already fueling te

the college level. athletes at northwestern university are trying to unionize. they've filed with the nationalions board to form the first of its kind union. former quarterback kain colter says because college sports is a multi-billion-dollar industry, student athletes are actually employees. >> the goal is to give players a voice. right now we don't have a voice. right now it's almost like a dictatorship, without input. everything is put on us without our input and negotiation. right now we want a seat at the table. >> the ncaa says there's no right to organize student athletes because they are not employees. >>> in baseball now, a big pitch for safety. for the first time ever, major league baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers. it's bigger than the usual cap but it will protect the forehead and sides of the head. it will be available for testing during spring training on a voluntary basis. >>> in college hoops, overtime drama. the hawkeyes have the ball. down by two against michigan state. just over four seconds left. in o.t., mike gesell drives the court and misses the layup.

the european union is ironically taking fish from some of the poorest nations on earth so this is a very serious and very urgent problem that needs immediate international action. on full day enter our territorial waters they. fish they load this fish into the ships and leave for europe. today illegal fishing just taking the bread out of our mouths. millions around the globe struggle with hunger each good. what if someone offers a lifetime food supply no charge. they can the very strong position against g.m.o. and we think that's. the genetically modified products are priest. there is no. evidence that there is any problem with genetic engineering when you make a deal. or is free cheese always in a mouse trap i don't believe that. free. enterprise is profit. for social justice golden rice monarchy. this is also international welcome back and you are pissed slowly getting back on its feet after the economic crisis but the financial downfall of two thousand and eight has launched a trend that could be difficult to revise the far right is rapidly gaining ground across the european union wit

you have citizens against their government waste, cato, the national taxpayers union, ms. woo, all of you working in the same way. but sometimes the voices are a little bit like congress. they are not unified. is there an attempt to come together with any of these groups? dewaal come out with a common policy? we have many others looking at saving taxpayer dollars. is there some association coming in to do you meet and do you decide on some priorities? >> yes, sometimes there are too many e-mails and particularly we work very closely and joke around the office as well and it's really true. i think over the years there has been a lot more coordination. for example, the joint strike fighter we first identified back in a 2006. over time, they joined with us -- >> the policy -- >> it is more coalition. >> i think that would be helpful. >> we need it to be successful because there are so many people that want to spend. we have to work together. >> i said earlier, you just have to be persistent. a good example, and i should have submitted this earlier. i did put this in the record

. >> well, the united nations security council authorised the deployment of european union troops. they'll bolster french and african forces quelling political violence. >> celebrations in the streets of bangui as french and african soldiers are escorted out of town. a million people have been displaced since the muslim rebel group overthrew the christian government. >> translation: we suffered under the seleka and their acts. >> european union troops are on their way to reinforce french and african forces there to keep the peace. the united nations security council gave them permission to use forms. sanctions, and threatened the political process. >> it's sending a message to those who were committing violence by setting up a sanctions regime. the homes of muslim residents were looted. evidence that tension and the potential for violence remain high. some say a full-fledge of u.n. peacekeeping sources are necessary. >> they fall short of what is needed underground which is a u.n. peacekeeping force. they are better equipped. >> the security council has been weighing the option of

i'm vice president of governmental affairs for the national taxpayer union's. thank you for having me today. i would like to first of all say senator coburn is a phenomenal job with his waste book as has cd -- with the prime cuts and chris edwards at the cato institute with downsizing government.org. we approached our guide to reducing wasteful spending slightly carefully. we ported with the group, united state public interest research group and jayme to my left, to find areas of the federal budget most of wasteful in nature, any fish, an associate programs that both the left and right could agree upon. we publish this report toward common ground reaching the political divide with deficit reduction recommendation for congress just last month. it contains 65 specific recommendations again for the left and right can agree on and that would save well over $500 billion over a 10 year window. let's be honest, if i'm writing this report by myself i would include a heckuva lot more. but when you're cooperating, there's a lot of talk about bipartisan cooperation, we are

the coming weeks. carter holt support unions. the national asset management agency generation five point eight billion euro in cash during twenty thirteen the majority of which was from the disposal of assets. it's in dubious statements now that's a good race three point eight billion euro league pass through asset disposal last year with the remainder coming nicely from ranks of the states the agency has generated a total of sixteen and a half between your own since it was established in two thousand and nine. newly released british government documents from nineteen eighty four revealed the candidates gerald offer to remove the constitutional claim to the north. in return for an irish government row in northern ireland. the times also detailed the protests named after mrs thatcher's famous news conference rejection of the proposals of the new items stolen the ira's brighton bomb in october nineteen eighty four almost kills margaret thatcher and also almost e mails top secret i know are these talks on the future of the north. this is dr wrot

later, the house begins legislative work on bills related to national parklands and good samaritan laws. , a preview of president obama state of the union address. senior, ken walsh, white house correspondent for u.s. news & world report. utah.jason chaffetz of at 9:15, ♪ u.s. capitol. president obama will present his state of the union tonight at 9:00. can be part of the conversation on the phone, on

the united states and the european union nations are very much amiss and mistaken that what they should be doing is supporting the ukrainian government urging the rebels the holdouts to accept the amnesty agree with the most important thing is to defuse tensions and prevent new explosions of violence and the opposition are not doing this they are not in a constructive mood they are in an oppositional destructive mode they don't want to make change to due process i think it would be disastrous of president you know which were to resign i think if that was the case the danger of civil war in ukraine between eastern ukraine and western ukraine with kiev caught in the middle would be much greater president you know because it should be supported by the european union and by the united states he is the main force for moderation and reconciliation left in this country. day after day from a balance of your crane twenty four seven with the help of our website r.t. dot com and by you'll find a timeline placing fighters from a pair of as well as fresh reports of course that. a superhero has cattl

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a power who might want to derail such a process. >> to other news now, the united nation secretary has called on the african union to speedily provide promised troops to halt the worsening crisis in the central african republic. >> he says the resignation of the president and his prime minister meant speedy action was needed to restore order. >> francis sent 1600 troops to central african republic to support the african union force, which is meant to have about 6000 troops but only has about 3500 right now. he said events in the country had gone from bad to worse. >> cheering broke out in this refugee camp in the capital of the central african republic tom away residents heard that the country's president had stepped down. across the country, people had been criticizing him for failing to end the violence. leaders of several neighboring states met in chad to discuss the worsening situation. they put pressure on the president and his prime minister to step down. he took power in a coup in march last year as the head of a mostly muslim alliance in a country whose population is 80% christian. since then, conflict be

we don't know wi more on this president and ceo of the national association of federal credit unions. you have been quite outspoken about your views. food you think is to blame it? >> it comes down to the retailer is not protecting the network. a the hacker's guide into the point-of-sale terminal through the network. with strict guidelines of protects the consumer data retailers don't havethat. gerri: national retailer federation said it is not as we need the banks to do more. what could you do? chip and pin? >> that is one area people are moving to budget chip and pin is not the panac. no matter the outcome at the terminal the breach occurred at the network level at the point-of-sale system. of they have to have laws on the books that has to protect consumer information gerri: six national retailers have been hit. not just the target and neiman-marcus is seems you will get a real outcry saying this has to be fixed. so far they have them lackadaisical but what are you prepared to do if it gets ugly? >> i was on the phone this afternoon with the congressman that his phone is ringing of

the employees and because they are public employees her as her coworkers have to pay union dues to the union that represents them even though they themselves are not union members in that state the national right to work foundation the anti-union group is arguing that illinois home care workers are not in fact public employees as a result the lawyers say all nonunion home care workers should be exempted from paying union dues. sounds a little confusing but also a little cut and dried but it's kind of you know any small tactical things but there's a bigger issue here as labor attorney moishe a marvet pointed out the washington post the home care workers status as public employees should be relatively uncontroversial the elderly and disabled individuals of the home care workers serve have the right to hire fire and direct them within certain parameters but the state pays their wages and benefits and is passed a statute categorizing home care workers as state employees so it should be pretty straightforward the issue of whether or not home care workers are public employees is really just a charade though that's because the real purpose of paris to be quit is the of five right wingers on the

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the lipans national front the. european people are realizing that the e.u. is an empire the soviet union in fact is destroying their freedom despite insistences that they want to take part in the political discourse we've seen repeated violent clashes involving these groups even in some of the most stable nations like austria where around a third of people voted for parties that are considered the right wing in a recent election. so we need to slow down immigration i have nothing against foreign us but enough is enough. to e.u. is saying where the money should go to allow again poor countries is on its own country and they used to wouldn't be like. dictate everything. it used to be that party's interest spruced and the e.u. second no it's only you. it seems as long as europe's finances continue to languish in the red more and more its people are seeking answers to the right peter all of germany. johann berg an expert in social trends believes right wing parties are gaining ground because they propose alternatives and it doesn't matter what those alternatives are. the financial crisis is

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>> the president is going to address the nation on the >> the president is going to address the nation in the state of the unionech tuesday night. are americans looking forward to the address? we sent huckabee correspondent ryan reece out to the streets to find out. >> are you excited about the state of the union address sfl. >> couldn't care less? >> not really. >> are you super excited about the state of the union next week. >> sure. >> what teams are you rooting? >> broncos. >> have a state of the union address party? >> sound like a really good idea. i will kid it. >> maybe some drinking games? >> probably. i am really good at mking up drinking games. definitely. off awe li >> like every time the president lies do a shot. >> scale of one to ten, how would you rank the state of the country? >> one, two, maybe three. >> three. >> four. off awe wh >> puppy bowl or state of the union? >> puppy bowl. puppy bowl. >> you think the persresident w address the nsa spying scandal? >> i am going to say briefly. >> how do you feel about the nsa spying scandal? doesn't matter he already knows. what would you rather bet o

. >>> president obama gets ready to face the nation for his state of the union address. we'll look at the issues topping his agenda. >> evey sunday night, join us for exclusive, revealing, and suprizing talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> our journalists are the best journalists in the world. >> she's the first female executive editor of the new york times. >> there's no question that the editorial stance is a liberal point of view. >> the head of the paper of record goes on the record with talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to "al jazeera america." i'm morgan radford, and these are the top stories. >>> we get a preview of what to expect from president obama's state of union address this tuesday. the white house released an e-mail to supporters on saturday forecasting a set of proposals to strengthen the middle class and push immigration reform. a top aide says three words sum up the message, which are opportunity, action and optimism. >>> a tennessee couple is among dozens of americans desperate to bring home adropted chi

the rise and france's muddying lipans national front. on the european people are realizing that the use in empire the soviet union in fact is destroying their freedom despite insistences that they want to take part in the political discourse we've seen repeated violent clashes involving these groups even in some of the most stable nations like austria where around a third of people voted for parties that are considered the right wing in a recent election. so we need to slow down immigration i have nothing against foreigners but enough is enough. e.u. is saying where no money should go to are like and what country is us on it's their own country and it used to wouldn't be like. dictate everything. to us it used to be that party's interest spruced and the e.u. second now it's only. it seems as long as europe's finances continue to languish in the red more and more its people are seeking answers. the right. good times are about to get better for the richest americans head to our web site find out why tax reform billionaires are exempt from social security payments up to the end of two thousand and fourteen. google glass has a new arrival as a

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now the state of the union is also a chance for the president to inspire the nation. guests invited to sit in the first lady's box include survivors of the boston marathon bombing and immigration activists and the first opening gay nba player. john? >> all right, mary bruce live in washington. thank you. >>> and, of course, abc news will broadcast the state of the union address and republican response beginning at 9 eastern 6:00 pacific. >>> under a compromise spending will be reduced by about 1%. some lawmakers had wanted to cut five times that much. food stamps are just one part of a huge farm bill which has been stalled in congress for two years. >>> and there's disturbing new information found in documents leaked by nsa whistle-blower edward snowden. they suggest popular aapps on smartphones like angry birds can feed huge amounts of personal data, age, location, sex and other apps that can be mined are google maps and mobile versions of facebook and twitter. >>. >>> breaking news from the ukraine where the prime minister has resigned. the country has been on the v

bewhat an honor it is to with you after the president prostate of the union. tonight, we honor america. a nation that has witnessed the greatest rise in freedom and opportunity our world has seen. our nation where we are not defined by our limits but i our potential. by our potential. a girl who worked at the mcdonald's drive-through to pay for college can be with you at the united states capitol. the most important moments right now are not happening here. they are not in the oval office or in the house chamber. there in your homes. kissing your kids good night, figuring how to pay the bills, getting ready for tomorrow's doctors visit. we ain't two-year from those you love serving in afghanistan. we are searching for that big job -- or searching for that big job interview. we the people have been the foundation of america since her earliest days. people from all walks of life and from all corners of the world. people who come to america challenge is no too great and no dream too big. that is the genius of america. tonight, the president made more promises that sound good. but it will not solve

reminded that the very liberties we preserved could not be sacrificed at the alter of national security. with the fall of the soviet union, left america without a competing super power, emerging terrorist groups and weapons of mass destruction placed new demands on our national intelligence agencies. globalization and the internet made these threats more acute as technology erased borders and empowered individuals to project great violence, as well as great good. more of these new threats raised new legal and policy questions. for a while few doubted the digt see of spying on hostile states, few agreed with individuals acting on their own, or in small ideological groups, on behalf of foreign power. the horror of september 11th brought all of these issues to the forefront. across the political spectrum, americans recognized that we had to adapt to a world where a bomb could be built in a basement. and our electric grid could be shut down by operators an ocean away. we were shaken by the signs we had missed, leading up to the attacks. how the hijackers had made phonecalls to known extremists, and traveled to suspicious pla