also this is a common sight in the netherlands, a lady with a skirt on with a full necklace cycling. this is one of the things, i have other pictures for you. this is an important picture. the average daily number of trips, and you see that on average women make one trip by bike on average in the whole population, men about 1.7 trips per day and you see also that boys from 12 to 16 years old take on average nearly seven kilometers per day by bike. so the bike is just a part of your life. so that's the different. in america a lot of people consider themselves bicyclists. in the netherlands hardly anybody considers themselves bicyclists anything more than brat eaters. everyone eats brats, so everyone cycles. there is no discussion about it. you see on distance, men cycle a little bit more and women use the bike more often because they use it for going shopping or the short distances. one other thing is that biking has a high status in the netherlands, so that's also different from a lot of other countries. this i will skip. hardly readable but this shows that bicycling is used in all ki

here is a picture taken in the south of netherlands. here, the layout is so much that you are really regarded as cyclists that they have made space for you. the cars know that cyclists have priority. this is a common roundabout situation in the netherlands, also in the village where i live. so this shows that you go for the cyclists. go for cyclists and realize when someone is saying we were cramped in space like in san francisco, we say, well, you have never been to any dutch town because your roads are so wide. and then they think, yeah, but all these lanes are needed for car traffic. i'll tell you, if you use this traffic model, you should realize that the capacity of your system is not determined by the amount of lanes and the stretches of roads but by the capacity of intersections and you realize that the capacity of these intersections are a lot lower than any capacity of lanes that are on the stretches of roads. so it's only a parking place for cars on to the next traffic light or intersection. so it's only convincing the people t

in the netherlands, people who come to work by bike are more regarded them by car. the people who use the car have to find excuses why they still use the car. they just come and say, i just want to go by car. and the fact is, more and more people -- for instance, in amsterdam, by having this past and so on, 9000 people per day choose not to have their car because there was no more accessibility by car but choose the alternatives. 15% of them stay with the alternatives. they had a car. when they experienced it, it was not so bad commuting by bike or public transport, then there were convinced also. -- then it they were convinced also. if you tell people who drive by cars, and i think american politicians are so afraid they might lose voters, but if you keep telling them the detriment of the effects of using their car every day -- what? but they will not mind losing voters. my friends and the businessmen and area, they don't mind. for the around children, -- for their own children, but is it faster, more convenient, and cheaper? those are the reasons why you will choos

also, in the netherlands, we're not so good with racing cyclists. ll the champions from last year are from italy, spain, or your country, never from the netherlands. but cycling is more than racing, it is a way of transport. especially for the first 7 kilometers, in combination with public transport. the last lines are important. for instance, in at the city of amsterdam, 85% of the trips are faster by bike then by car -- then by car. i do everything by bicycle. i am a slow cyclist, and i am still faster through the city. that is why most of the people in amsterdam go by bike. if your interested in funny and nice invidious, go to youtube. but you will see a lot of videos in which the bicycle and the car cooperate. these are some pictures and examples of how the public authorities can invest in cycling. this is a parking space for a cyclist. tend thousand bicycles can be stored there. -- 10,000 bicycles can be stored there. you can build a shelter for about 30,000 bicycles. now, what can employees do? many employees are working on the bicycle programs

the twenty eighteen world cup russia beat off competition from spain and portugal belgium of the netherlands along with the united kingdom aside from the prestige a win guarantees billions of dollars of investment full coverage on this story throughout the night. news russia will never provoke an arms race unless it's pushed to extremes body of a putin sets the record straight on missile defense during an interview with veteran talk show host larry king the prime minister also touched on the topic of elections rejecting claims of animosity between him and president medvedev. and washington lands itself in hot water after a new leak exposes its true colors opinions of a so-called corrupt brush or raise questions over u.s. politicians and the stereotypical views secret diplomatic cables or just the latest in a string of documents released by whistle blowing web site wiki leaks. in an interview on u.s. prime time t.v. vladimir putin outlined the stark choice ahead on european defense either moscow becomes an equal partner or it will be forced to put more missiles on its borders and that's got a

in the netherlands, police arrested 12 suspected terrorists late yesterday, they are all from somaliapolice arrested them in rotterdam after an intelligence tip came in that the men were planning an attack in the netherlands. rotterdam has massive oil and gas storage facilities there. >>> the christmas tradition at san francisco's most famous church that takes 500 vol ing teer volunteers to pull off. >>> i'm stationed in the republic of korea, i'd like to send a special season's greetings shoutout to my family and in san jo, california. hi, i love you, miss you and hope to see you soon. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. >>> san francisco's bly memorial church had one of their busiest days today. more than 500 volunteers stepped in to feed the homeless today. many were behind the scenes chopping and carving to a little holiday music. some of the volunteers knew firsthand what it means to get off the street for a few minutes to enjoy a hot meal. >> something to eat every day. and so it's very special to homeless

. >>> in other news, new allegations of catholic clergy misconduct, this time in the netherlands. an investigative commission has released figures showing that nearly 2,000 people had made complaints in the past of sexual or physical abuse. almost all the cases are decades old. a high-ranking church official in the netherlands has said the dutch church "knew nothing" about such activity. in one of the concentration camps during world war ii, there was a jewish prison choir. the members learned various famo famous requiem mass. survivors said they had great inner strength from singing the requiem to their captors. bob faw reports. >> every note. get inside of every note. inside of every note. >> reporter: in a washington, d.c., church an impassioned conductor implores his choir. >> very nice. what you're doing is very nice, and there's no room for that. it has to be extraordinary, the sort of thing that you will remember all of your lives. >> reporter: whenever he can, murry sidlin urges them to do more, because what they're rehearsing, what they are trying to commemorate, is anothe

the twenty eighteen world cup russia paid off competition from spain and portugal belgium and the netherlands along with the u.k. side the prestige will guarantee billions of dollars of investment. russia will never provoke an arms race unless it's pushed to extremes but even uprooted sets the record straight on missile defense during an interview with veteran talk show host larry king the prime minister also touched on the topic of election projecting claims about a more city between him and president. emotions and self in hot water after a new leak exposes its true colors opinions of a so-called corrupt russia raise questions over u.s. politicians and the stereotypical views secret diplomatic cables are just the latest in a string of documents released by whistleblower website. russian officials say they deeply doubt the credibility of fresh allegations against the country released by whistle blowing web site wiki leaks the secret u.s. diplomatic cables brand russia a hub for organized crime and corruption with some even called in the country a mafia state allegations were also made against

among the favorites for faces competition from england as well as joint it's from spain portugal the netherlands and belgium. the russian premier tells primetime america moscow should become an equal partner new people defense force to own its own borders but they were also discussed democracy in russia and that's true talk show host larry king. the russian prime minister also took us to task over the latest wiki leaks wave of the recent releases left the white house red faced new revelations detail how spanish and american officials claim organized crime runs at high levels in russia. as a major sea summit wraps up in kazakhstan we hear from the organizations chief about its top priorities for the twenty first century. mr bush of us thank you very much for talking to us during this summit in to what extent is organization for security and cooperation in europe is interested in proposed by president banning her pain security treaty whether proposals by pres medvedev had one great merit because they were sort of a wake up call that not. everybody was happy with the family of greater europe with .

islamic extremists have called for attacks against the netherlands following a right wing politician's statements that "islam is a facist ideology." >>> in ivory coast, the winner of the west african nation presidential elections came out of hiding and called on the incumbent president to step down. it was the first time alassane quatarra has appeared in public since betting president gbagbo. 15 other west african nations issued a demand for the president to step down or they would remove him by force. >>> the highway patrol report frazdrunk-driving arrests across the state are up this holiday weekend, but traffic deaths are down. from 6:00 p.m. it last night to 6:00:00 a.m. this morning,40 drivers were arrested with no fatal crash reported. statewide, police arrested 2578 drivers during the same period, about a 5% jump from last year. and there were no traffic deaths reported across the state. last year, there were nine. >>> three people were taken to the hospital early this morning after a four-car crash in san francisco. it happened just before 6:00 a.m. near lake merced. police are

islam have called for attacks in the netherlands following a quote from an official there. >>> and on the ivory coast it says 14,000 people have fled to lie better yeah since last month's disputed elections. the man the u.n. says is the legitimate winner called on the current president lorne to step down. the u.n. says at least 173 people have been killed in violence following the presidential vote. the majority of the dead are said to be otara's supporters. >> a setback for india's space program after a rocket carrying a communications satellite exploded shortly after liftoff. the unmanned rocket was just 40 seconds into its flight when it exploded with several strap-on boosters continuing to accelerate towards space. the launch was originally scheduled for earlier this week but delayed because of an engine leak. this is the fourth satellite mission to end in failure. >>> christmas day violence near salt lake city to tell you about where the police shot and killed a man armed with a shotgun outside a mormon temple. investigators say the man had gotten into an altercation with another

national bates' there between belgium and the netherlands and portugal and spain they will all know masses must have names on the world stage and football brushed aside by russia's big they obviously impressed and they were looking to put forward a great tournament and that's just what the man who headed up the russian bid says he's going to do. and he's the president. on the members of the keeper executive committee dearest friends and colleagues and everybody who is here. you have an chance to us with. people world cup for twenty eight teams and i just can't promise we all can draw means you will never regret let us make history and together. a great scenes of celebration in switzerland right now here in russia where i'm stood right now just in front of the luzhniki stadium in moscow which will host the final in twenty eighteen we've seen people gathering here there were releasing chinese lanterns into the sky in place and with the russian flag in celebration also cause driving around the city a remote scope russian flags waving horns only horns blasting seems reminiscent to when russia

european court justice has ruled that the netherlands can ban foreigners from the cannabis coffee shops. they want to introduce and a membership system that would keep foreigners out. good to have you with us. stay with us at if you can. there is a new treatment for chronic headaches, but it involves drilling a hole in your head. the world's two most heavily populated countries, china and india have agreed on ambitious trade targets by 2015. the prime minister signed a deal on green technology. she reports. >> india rolled out the red carpet. this was ahead of the talks with the indian prime minister on monday. the two sides have never been the best of friends. china says that it is keen to move forward. >> china and india are neighbors connected by mountains and rivers. both countries have a time- honored tradition of friendship. our two countries established a strategic and cooperative corp. -- partnership. >> they have agreed to a considerable bilateral trade. one of several agreements signed between them. the trade deficit is down nearly $20 billion. they have lost a great market ac

the company employs around 3400 people at plants in germany, the netherlands, greece, and the united states. just a week ago, seaman said were selling their computer services division. >>> while many people in belgian chocolate santa claus, it is open sson onhocote rabbits. a european court of justice has ruled the rabbit is a generic shape for chocolate confections and may not be patented. that is a setback for a swiss chocolate maker, which had hoped to protect its famous gold foil wrapped chocolate bunnies from a german competitor. that means all german competitors will be able to market them with red ribbons also. kind of weird seeing those this time of year. >>> international pressure is mounting on the ivory coast presidential candidate laurent gbagbo to give up its claim to the presidency. he lost to alassane quattara, but refuses to step down. kininas prime minister says he should be removed by force if necessary -- kenya's prime minister says he should be removed by force if necessary. the u.s. has threatened sanctions. at the u.n. secretary general added his voice to e cour

so i did a show in the netherlands before i came here. and the host came back to the dressing room.e other guests are ten bad clowns. they're bad, so don't tell them. and so -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: like -- >> i had to go on with a secret. >> jimmy: like evil clowns? >> they were just bad clowns. >> jimmy: just not good at being clowns? >> there's one celebrated clown in the netherlands and i guess they were kind of walking in his footsteps and do a bad job so -- >> jimmy: dutch clowns. >> dutch clowns. >> jimmy: you have a very interesting life. this book is terrific. it's called "squirrel seeks chipmoneying" and it's by david sedaris. we'll be right back with nicki minaj. thank you, david. [ female announcer ] think a thick cream is the only way to firm skin? challenge the need for such heavy measures with olay. new regenerist micro-sculpting serum for firmer skin in 5 days. pretty heavy lifting for such a lightweight. [ female announcer ] olay regenerist. give mom or dad a coat that fits your budget. give him awesome argyle for an amazing price. give her boots at an unbelievable

champion's league from the netherlands. all he had to do was calmly kick it away and completely missed. the ball rolled right into the net. all the time in the world and he simply missed. it doesn't get much easier than that -- or maybe it does. he called it the biggest blunder of his career, and who would argue? that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> plus we keep showing it in repeat in slow mo. >>> your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. how many people do you know that would buy a lottery ticket, see if they won the drawing and then give it all away to charity? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this wednesday morning. raef rain moving up interstate 5. expect a wet day in many areas of the pacific northwest. even san francisco and northern california you'll need the umbrella. dry and beautiful, some of the best weather in the nation found from l.a. to san diego into phoenix. thursday's forecast, keeping it nice in the desert southwest and start to clea

favorites but faces competition from england as well as joint it's from spain and portugal and the netherlands and belgium. the russian premier tells primetime america moscow should become an equal partner and you would be in defense which will have to reinforce missiles on its own borders letting the bluetooth also discussed and want to see in russia that's the veteran talk show host larry king. the russian prime minister also took the u.s. to task over the latest wiki leaks way after recent releases that the white house red faced new revelations details how spanish and american officials claim organized crime runs fine levels in russia. i'll be back with more news in less than fifteen minutes time for a sports update with rima. a little walk into this board of artsy comment to you from the russian capital amman call service in the city of for you today and let's take a look at our top stories in brief. the wait is almost over all eyes are turned to zurich where russia awaits people as the session on who will host the twenty eighteen tournaments. while and it like beckham the former england c

and the netherlands over compensation for billions launched in iceland accounts. the have already compensated 300,000 investors. iceland has agreed to pay back 5 billion euros of the cash that dutch and british sabres had deposited on accounts. an earlier agreement was thrown out after 90% rejected the referendum. prepayments will begin in 2015 and will be completed by 2046. >>> the financial markets had a little bit of a rough day, investors worrying about the eurozone budget deficits. conrad paul has this report. >> every desire to buy stocks was driven out of investors this thursday when the rating agency fitchdownadedrish government bonds to triple b- plus, which means they are not recommended by fitch as a safe investment anymore. the reason is insecurity about how much money the average banking sector will finally cost the ira's tax payer. the biggest dax losers this thursday with the shares of lufthansa. the weather paralyzed parts of the air traffic, especiall luhansa hubs. >>> let's start with the blue- chip dax index in germany, 6964, slightly lower. the

favorites but faces competition from english as well as joint it's from spain and portugal and the netherlands and belgium. the russian premier tells primetime america moscow should become an equal partner european defense we're told to reinforce missiles on its own borders but also discussed democracy in russia squeezing the current talk show host larry king. the russian prime minister also took us to task of the day to wiki leaks way of the recent releases left the white house red faced new revelations details spanish and american officials claim organized crime runs at high levels in russia. the former bosnian serb leader radovan curettage stands accused of crimes against humanity and those on the run for over a decade r.t. takes a look now at his life in the shadows. belgrade the couple of serbia in two thousand and two doctor drug which a specialist in alternative medicine settled here nobody knew where he was from or what his occupation had been before. one instant popularity in the medical community he gave lectures i'm cured people of diseases we see him as someone who helps people and

police and the netherlands say packers have targeted the web sites of the country's police and statesecutors. -- hackers have targeted web sites of the police and state prosecutor. a 16-year-old was arrested in connection with cyber attacks by pro-wikileaks attackers. supporters took to the streets in sydney, australia on international human rights day, protesting against the incarceration of the wikileaks founder, julian assange. swedish other is accused him of sexual misconduct and are seeking his extradition from britain. today's the final negotiations at the u.n. climate change summit in cancun, mexico. after two weeks of talks, differences still remain over key issues. the biggest stumbling block is a divide between industrialized and developinountries on a binding targets to curb greenhouse gas emissions. >> just hours before the summit scheduled conclusion, there were still debating a host of major issues. sticking points include whether to enforce jackson greenhouse gas savings. bolivia's president urged negotiators to break an impasse and rescue the kyrah to a treaty. >> if

as well as spain and portugal belgium in the netherlands our team brings you the journey that secured russia the ultimate goal possibly show you know people across the country are celebrating. it's a great thing that such a big event will take place here it is of course a lot of tourists will come it's great for our country. to country russia will be the leader. it's nice to see there's still some spirit of patriotism and i feel happy for our homeland. and in other news washington lends itself not water off a new leak exposes its true colors opinions of a so-called corrupt russia raise questions over u.s. politicians and their stereotypical views secret diplomatic cables or just the latest in a string of documents released by whistle blowing web site wiki. and russian officials say they deeply doubt the credibility of fresh allegations against the country released by whistle blowing web site wiki leaks a secret u.s. diplomatic cables brand russia for organized crime and corruption with some even calling the country a mafia state allegations. also made against prime minister vladimir p

russia beat england, spain, and portugal, and the netherlands and belgium. it is especially disappointing in england where it had been highly fancied. we have this. >> 2018, the world cup -- ladies and gentlemen, will be organized in russia. >> it was the day the world cup had into uncharted territory. first, russia, and then there was this. >> the 2022 fifa world cup is qatar. >> for many, qatar is an even more daring choice, a small country with no football pedigree. but they believe they can deliver. >> we promise you will never regret. let us make history together. >> thank you for giving qatar a chance. we will not let you down. you will be proud of us. you will be proud of the middle east. i promise you this. [applause] >> both countries have their work cut out. russia will have to build almost all the stadiums from scratch and update its transport network, whereas qatar will have to deal with temperatures up to 50 degrees, even building air conditioning units in the fields. while there was disappointment, england has prince william and david beckham on

officials said the somalis were plotting a terrorist attack in the netherlands. reports of threats result in mistrust around the globe. we sat down to talk about the state of peace on earth with veteran u.s. diplomat madeleine albright. >> i always say i'm an optimist who worries a lot. >> axelrod: the first-ever female secretary of state, a former united states ambassador to the united nations, madeleine albright thinks a lot about peace these days. >> what i believe is that there is a natural reason for people to get along if they think about the future and don't get completely stuck with the fights of the past. >> axelrod: fights she spent years trying to end. as secretary of state from 1997- 2001, albright had to deal with wars in the balkans, the middle east, and was one of the first western diplomats to go to north korea and meet kim jung il. since leaving office, she's written a book outlining her belief that building an understanding of different religions is an important part of trying to end conflict. how does organized religion interface with this proce

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the sport's governing body russia is up against england enjoying bids from spain in portugal in the netherlands and belgium to host the first world cup defeat executive committee will announce the winners thursday. up next a look at how to tackle the afghan drug threat and stem the flow of heroin to russia are all issues that are coming out of focus in the spotlight with al gore and of coming up next. how again a welcome to spotlight on r.t. . today my guest is. the organization for security and cooperation here at this holding its meeting this week in. leaders at coming to discuss threats to the region one of the biggest challenges is the drug trade from afghanistan their recent joint. operation was a success and many experts i doubt advocating closer teamwork between nato russia and afghanistan but what are going to have the muscle and now to boost the coalition efforts in afghanistan general of the collective security treaty. the forthcoming always seesawing capital astana will feature leaders of the top political and military blocs the un nato and the europe presenting europe and america wi

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russia beat the joint bids of the netherlands and belgium, spain and portugal and england. other unexpected winner was announced for the 2022 bid. >> the winner to organize the 2022 fifa world cup is -- qatar. >> the small arab country on the northeast coast of the arabian peninsula bait outs the u.s., australia, japan and south korea. soon the persian gulf boarded a saudi arabia and it may be the smallest nation to ever host a world cup. but qatar is rich in oil. south africa just hosted the world's biggest sporting event over the summer and brazil has the honors for 2014. >>> nasa researchers are shaking up the science world today with an announcement about a new form of life found here in california. they examined bacteria from the bottom of mono lake near yosemite national park. traditional rules state that all life is made of six elements, including carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous and sulfur. but these microbes were able to grove and thrive using the poison arsenic instead of phosphorous. >> we've cracked open the door to what is possible for life else's

as well as spain and portugal belgium and the netherlands the journey that secured russia the ultimate goal and we'll be showing you how people across the country are celebrating. it's a great thing that such a big event will take place. a lot of tourists will come it's great for a country new country russia will be the leader. it's nice to see there's still some spirit of patriotism and i feel happy. just one of the main story from us to washington in hot water for a new leak exposes its true colors opinions of a so-called corrupt russia raise questions over u.s. politicians and. secret diplomatic cables are just the latest in a string of documents released by the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks. could be up to one thirty to. thirty minutes in the company of the man they call max kaiser this edition of the show it takes a look at the stricken irish economy and us just how the emerald found itself in such a perilous financial position. and this is the kaiser report number one hundred that's right one hundred pure blissful episodes of markets finance and scandal and stacey erbert yo

but earth ships are landing from new mexico to the netherlands, even providing a useful way to recycle earthquake-ravaged haiti. >> we're addressing the garbage issue. we're addressing the water issue. we're addressing the energy issue. we're addressing heating/cooling. we're addressing housing. and we're addressing food. all of the things that people need, we're addressing them. >> reporter: one earth ship at a time. this is vicki mabrey for "nightline" in taos, new mexico. >> kind of wonder how they would hold up in the blizzard we had back east here. thanks to vicki mabrey for that report. we'll be right back, but here's jimmy kimmel with what's coming up next. >> jimmy: tonight, music from crystal castles and "this week in unnecessary censorship." "jimmy kimmel live" is next. bÑbÑ

the sport's governing body russia is up against england and joint bids from spain portugal and the netherlands belgium to host its first world cup if the executive committee will announce the winners. up next a look at how to tackle the afghan drug threat and to stop the flow of heroin to russia for all the issues in the spotlight with al gore enough coming up. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on. cultures that so much i was about to feel and i think i'm going to give it real and be ready when people start fourth or start back to the new strategic arms reduction treaty between russia and the u.s. ever become long obama is putting. how again a welcome to spotlight on r.t. . today my guest is. the organization for security and cooperation here at this holding its meeting this week in. leaders are coming to discuss threats to the region one of the biggest challenges is the drug trade from afghanistan the reason joint anti-narcotics operation was a success and many experts i doubt advocating closer to work betw

the netherlands can then foreigners from their cannabis coffee shops. critics say that this would break equality laws. stay with us if you can. still to come, a new treatment for chronic headaches. this involves drilling a hole in your head. first, the u.k.'s foreign office is investigating reports that two white british men have been killed in an american drawn attack in afghanistan. >> pilotless drones planes like this are what america uses to kill suspected militants in northwest pakistan. local officials say among those that died in a drawn attack last week or two militants who were white blood converted to islam and were british. on >> -- who were white and had converted to islam and they were british. >> we can say that people have been coming here. this is rare for a white british citizens to come here. normally, we thought that these are muslims. >> that happened in the mountainous tribal area close to afghanistan. it is hear that the taliban and al qaeda militants have a strong hold from where they can launch attacks against coalition troops ag

decision from the sport's governing body russia is up against joint bids from spain in portugal in the netherlands and belgium those are the first to hold its first world cup if executive committee will announce the winners thursday. for more fiery debate on cross talk as president obama urges the senate to pass start agreement with russia his guess if domestic u.s. policies are interviewing are interfering with the country's foreign policy stay with us. if you can. follow and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle start forward or start back with a new strategic arms reduction treaty between russia and the u.s. ever become law obama is putting all his political weight behind senate ratification while many see opponents playing politics in danger in global security . and you can. discuss ratification of the new start treaty i'm joined by my guests in washington richard burt he's a managing director mclarty associates and a former u.s. ambassador to germany amitai etzioni he's a professor at george washington university and daryl kimball he is the executive director of the arms control association

world cup but it's facing tough competition from england and joint bids from spain portugal and the netherlands. concern over european deadlocks the euro zone with a list of nations facing hardship continuing to expand italy may soon join the growing problem of debt or as has greece and ireland getting billions of euros in bailout. and the organization for security and cooperation in europe meets for the first time in a decade russia wants to rebuild relations with the group but says it must modernize at the summit in kazakhstan present dimitri medvedev push for his initiative and european security treaty. time now for our guests to roll up their sleeves for some fierce debate in cross talk in this edition of his panel about the future of the new arms reduction treaty between russia and the u.s. coming your way in a few seconds. and you can. follow and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle start forward or start back with a new strategic arms reduction treaty between russia and the u.s. ever become law obama is putting all his political weight behind senate ratification while many see opponen