i will give you our example in the philippine. r gave up the television -- the first newspaper gave up, the television station gave up. and guess what? it never regained its license. little rattler with about 120 people stood up. it was difficult. it was frightening. we are still here. a point in time when i faced over a century in jail but i'm still here. after 2021 i had lost some of my rights, i wasn't allowed to travel for example. but now i am in new york city teaching at columbia university. i guess what i'm saying is hold the line, that is the phrase we use because it is connected to the rights that you deserve as a citizen. and if you do not hold the line, at this crucial moment, this is the moment when you are strongest. you will only get weaker over time. it is not just journalists, the frontline. the question is to every single citizen in america. it is the question i threw in the book -- how to stand up to a dictator? what are you willing to sacrifice for the truth? if you do not have facts, you cannot -- and i've said

but what we did in the philippines is, within six months -- the constitution of the philippines is patterned united states. we have three branches of government and a powerful executive. but within six months of the election of rodrigo duterte, of him taking office, all of the checks and balances had collapsed. he was an all-powerful -- the most powerful leader the country had ever known. and critical to that, crucial to that is silencing the press and the justice system, the court system, right, because -- and i think that's what we're beginning to see right now. amna: let me ask you about a few individual things we have seen. you have obviously seen the president go after specific news networks. he's also opened a probe into pbs, we should note. he's also blocked access for the associated press, known as the ap, for their refusal to call it just the gulf of america, as he wants. they call it the gulf of mexico and say he wants to change the name. now, the ap, we should note, serves thousands of news organizations. they have a reporter in every single statehouse in america, hundreds of coun

the united states won the war against spain and gain control of the philippines. the people of the philippines held that the americans would help over throw spanish rule and a grand independence through the country. but the united states was by no means willing to give freedom to the philippines and sides as just another colony. the 1999, the filipinos began armed resistance to the new occupier. american troops were barely able to occupy the territory of the philippine republic, but that patriot started a desperate gorilla war. washington was forced to sit in new reinforcements and triple the number of its troops on the islands. the u. s. army suffered heavy losses. the americans took it out on the population, general jacob smith, in revenge for the gorilla attack on the garrison in the city of fall on ega porter to kill everyone over 10 years old. the monstrous gulf of terror, according to the most conservative estimates lead to the death of about 200000 filipino. the americans manage to suppress the guerrillas only 14 years after the beginning of the war. but the

only just recently us bomber aircraft joined the philippine fighter jets to patrol disputed south china sea show and the 1st such display. since donald trump made it back into the oval office. the mission involved practicing how to interest app hostile aircraft. the exercise is focused on enhancing operational coordination, improving add domain and what ernest and reinforcing agile combat employment capabilities between the 2 air forces. and only a few days ago, a parade in thailand, mark the kick off of cobra gold 2025. it's been dumped. the largest exercise in mainland asia and the longest running international military exercise in the world . a whole host of us regional allies from japan to singapore are taking part. we share a goal in this region to prevent war by remaining ready together. and that is on top of all kinds of bilateral fi, lateral multi lateral drills. the pentagon regularly holds in the asia pacific. so what is it preventing that war? like general clark put it or fueling pension? perhaps that's a good question for beijing, which has understand to be also been flexing

continues to be a gateway community for a lot of filipinos just arriving from the philippines. >> one of sth most prominent scines is filipino owned businesses become staples in the neighborhood. restaurants like manila bowl and jp restaurant offer [indiscernible] >> we call it [indiscernible] this is my passion. everybody's who came right now. we feel good right here. community is like a family. >> the eatery serve mouth watering dishes and provide a sense of home to the filipino community, preserving traditions passed down generation. >> a filipino restaurant utilizing california ingredients we honor traditional family recipe [indiscernible] we shop in the market 2 to 3 times a week. we make the filipino cuisine proud in san francisco. >> along with the culinary deliteds, soma philippine ow is home to san francisco top mix aulgists. filipino artistry is a facet of soma pilipinas rich tapestry. the filipino cultural heritage district transformed public spaces into canvases that depict the stories and experiences of filipino americans. >> parlt part of the work we do is support filipi

table, the co-founder and ceo of rappler, the leading digital media and news organization in the philippinesuthor of how to stand up to a dictator the fight for our future. maria ressa is back. she's also a board member of the committee to protect journalists. someone who has talked us through these times, and we're going to we're going to get to the journalism front, but we start here at the fbi. a big blow, a. >> big blow. >> this is somebody who, just like we. saw in the prosecutor's. >> office in new. >> york, the prosecutor's. office in main justice, the prosecutor's. >> office in d.c. >> this is it's useful. to remember this sort of resistance started at the fbi. >> and this is sort of the next rung below. >> the director and the. >> deputy director. >> all of the assistant. >> directors. >> the heads of the field. >> offices, of which this fellow is the largest field office. >> in the bureau. >> this is this. >> is sort of. >> the crown. >> jewel that i say that. >> not just as a native new yorker. i mean, it really produces. just as. >> most. >> people has the most work. >> it is the

cares equally about israelis as he would about a russian captive, as he would about somebody from the philippines. we have gotten releases across the board because the president cares about saving lives. he said he's just a good human being and he knows he has the power to generate this, generate this about making defensive -- >> weapons available to ukraine, the civilian populations in ukraine left vulnerable because of missile strikes by russia, by drone strikes into russia. is that a concern to the president? >> i'm sorry. i didn't understand the question. reporter: the question simply is about making defensive weapons available to ukraine. i realize there's a pause right now, but defensive weapons can protect the civilian population. >> well, we have been giving them plenty, but i think the larger discussion for us is to get a peace deal done. we want to see peace. we want to see peace in the middle east. i should say the president wants to see peace, and we follow our commander in chief. we want to see peace in the middle east, in ukraine, all over the world. all of these conflicts can be se

to arouse taiwan or the philippines from the 1st chain. but if he think uncle sam hasn't been getting more active very, you're quite wrong. only just recently us bomber aircraft joint philippine fighter jets to patrol a dispute in south china sea show in the 1st such display. since donald trump made it back into the oval office. the mission involved practicing how to intercept hostile aircraft. the exercises focused on enhancing operational coordination, improving add domain awareness and reinforcing agile combat employment capabilities between the 2 air forces. and only a few days ago, a parade in thailand. mark the kick off of cobra gold 2025. it's been dumped. the largest exercise in mainland asia and the longest running international military exercise in the world. a whole host of us regional allies from japan to singapore are taking part. we share a goal in this region to prevent war by remaining ready together. and that is on top of all kinds of bilateral fi, lateral multi lateral drills. the pentagon regularly holds in the asia pacif

the island chain is far from the more alarming hotspots, like the sea waters around taiwan or the philippines from the 1st chain. but if he think uncle sam hasn't been getting more active there, you're quite wrong. only just reason fi us bomber aircraft joint philippine fighter jets to patrol disputed south china sea sho. in the 1st such display, since donald trump made it back into the oval office. the mission involve is practicing how to intercept hostile aircraft. the exercises focused on encompassing operational coordination, improving add domain awareness and reinforcing agile combat employment capabilities between the 2 air forces. and only a few days ago, a parade in thailand. mark the kick off of cobra gold 2025. it's been dumped. the largest exercise in mainland asia and the longest running international military exercise in the world. a whole host of us regional allies from japan to singapore are taking part. we share a goal with this region to prevent war by remaining ready together. and that is on top of all kinds of bilateral fi, lateral multi lateral drills. the pentagon regular

continues to be a gateway community for a lot of filipinos just arriving from the philippines. >> onemost prominent scines is filipino owned businesses become staples in the neighborhood. restaurants like manila bowl and jp restaurant offer [indiscernible] >> we call it [indiscernible] this is my passion. everybody's who came right now. we feel good right here. community is like a family. >> the eatery serve mouth watering dishes and provide a sense of home to the filipino community, preserving traditions passed down generation. >> a filipino restaurant utilizing california ingredients we honor traditional family recipe [indiscernible] we shop in the market 2 to 3 times a week. we make the filipino cuisine proud in san francisco. >> along with the culinary deliteds, soma philippine ow is home to san francisco top mix aulgists. filipino artistry is a facet of soma pilipinas rich tapestry. the filipino cultural heritage district transformed public spaces into canvases that depict the stories and experiences of filipino americans. >> parlt part of the work we do is support filipino artis

the philippines from the many of the youngest is getting most of the, the up. it was easy. reading the result. the sooner the better with the moisture you know how to do the updates automated are going to get in the newer just going shows you what it shows on the show road it'll show, but the family courtroom, the center really busy schedules the us journalist they should have christmas swami as low as an investigation into a pen to go into the bar trays around the world. she obtains sensational us government documents proving the existence of a network of bio labs in ukraine. similar to georgia's lucas center. the united states state department had a press release. that is no longer there, but we did archived this. it said that there were peaceful, biological laboratories in ukraine. to me, it's kind of strange that they put the words peaceful as if they were trying to deny something. normally you do not expect normal biological laboratories to be not peaceful. the general is joan dubin visited one center of the board tree. it was very safe to wait storage and

they go by sitting in the philippines from the youngest is getting most of the, the update. it was easy about finding the result. you know, the sooner the better was little more true, you know, 100 to the, the, the video is going charging way. so it's on level or do show. busy the family fortune blossoms, the center of the usually the busy centrals. the us journalist, special christmas swami. as launched an investigation into pen to go into the bar trays around the world. she obtained sensational us government documents proving the existence of a network of bio labs and ukraine, similar to georgia's lucas center. the united states state department had a press release. that is no longer there, but we did archived this. it said that there were peaceful, biological laboratories in ukraine. to me, it's kind of strange that they put the words peaceful as if they were trying to deny something. normally you do not expect normal biological laboratories to be not peaceful. the general is joan dubin visited one such of the borrower tree was very safe in the ways of stores. and basical

2nd island chain is far from the more alarming hotspots, like the sea waters around ply won or the philippines from the 1st chain. but if he think uncle sam hasn't been getting more active very, you're quite wrong. only just recently us bomber aircraft joint philippine fighter jets to patrol a dispute and south china sea show and the 1st such display. since donald trump made it back into the oval office. the mission involve of practicing how to enter a sap hostile aircraft. the exercise is focused on enhancing operational coordination, improving add domain awareness and reinforcing agile combat employment capabilities between the 2 air forces. and only a few days ago, a parade in thailand. mark the kick off of cobra gold 2025. it's been dumped. the largest exercise in mainland a job and the longest running international military exercise in the world. a whole host of us regional allies from japan to singapore are taking part. we share a goal in this region to prevent war by remaining ready.

continues to be a gateway community for a lot of filipinos just arriving from the philippines. >> oneost prominent scines is filipino owned businesses become staples in the neighborhood. restaurants like manila bowl and jp restaurant offer [indiscernible] >> we call it [indiscernible] this is my passion. everybody's who came right now. we feel good right here. community is like a family. >> the eatery serve mouth watering dishes and provide a sense of home to the filipino community, preserving traditions passed down generation. >> a filipino restaurant utilizing california ingredients we honor traditional family recipe [indiscernible] we shop in the market 2 to 3 times a week. we make the filipino cuisine proud in san francisco. >> along with the culinary deliteds, soma philippine ow is home to san francisco top mix aulgists. filipino artistry is a facet of soma pilipinas rich tapestry. the filipino cultural heritage district transformed public spaces into canvases that depict the stories and experiences of filipino americans. >> parlt part of the work we do is support filipino artist

the philippine chung. many of the young please give me most of the, the updated was easiest. the boss reading the original book. yeah. the sooner the better. well, they don't know true. you know, 100 to the, the, the video is going charging way. so it's on the show road. it'll show the family fortune blossoms, a center or the usually the busy central's us journalist as a cushion. i swami. as low as an investigation into pen to go into the bar trays around the world. she obtained sensational us government documents proving the existence of a network of bio labs and ukraine, similar to georgia's lucas center. the united states state department had a press release. that is no longer there, but we did archived this. it said that there were peaceful, biological laboratories in ukraine. to me, it's kind of strange that they put the words peaceful as if they were trying to deny something. normally you do not expect normal biological laboratories to be not peaceful. the general is joan dubin visited one son to the board tree. it was very safe in the ways of stores. and basically they

so sooner i see the sometimes with the philippines in the places most trying to get the big dime. pulitzer, so i'm returning to java so much. it looks a little bit dry. and it's once again something vietnam is getting anxious. these and fairly heavy right now is you know, the story around australia has been alfred this long lasting tropical soccer. and it was heading tools brisbin. it's given up basically it's no longer tropical side of the tropical load because the wind speeds of dropped. it's done, it's damaged from the point of view of weight, and that wasn't excessive. if that just drifting dose was over the open water that probably hold 8 will do. this is when it looked like more or less at the point in time talking about now where the winds dropping down below go falls, the damage has been done. and that's what it's like if you stand in it. so reading something to focus on that. and that will run through brisbin up towards the sunshine coast. it's given up with the gold coast that rain also spread storm full, the path through new south wales and down towards sidney babies and camera

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picture on such day as the main deep sun storms go to sort of ways the and out through the arms of the philippines, particularly the very file size. it's not quite cold enough as snow now in japan, the might be a little bit more not so much on saturday, but more on sunday or that you have got the remains of the cold. that recently came across knocking took it back to 8 degrees. don't think you'll see any store reflects but 8 degrees on the site booms up the following day. but it went so for her car to the wants to the west infinity all this time. she's in china up to the teens. quite nice. you know, home comes reach $21.00 and his full cost for sunday. now it's trying to the length of the event. this reading is heading your way, but not till the end of the sunday. so if you charles around, around the end of and mickey bottoms, but there's nothing major here and there's 2 a few shots, the northeast of india, and the pole, and turn. otherwise it's warm sunshine. cool, until you have to say no to india and pakistan has dropped again, but not as bad as it was during most of the winter. otherwise it's

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we've seen some bus rain pulling into the philippines for the, on a warnings out here. we are expecting those seasonal rains to pick up across the nose as we go into tuesday. march dry up further to the north west of that for indo china, or a few showers here and there extending down the belay peninsula. but it's western parts of indonesia, places like sumatra, that will see those drenching rains as we go towards the middle of the week. now there's a large new fine and dry across much of a straight. yeah. at the moment, but this tropical psycho alford lingering out to sea of the east coast. now it is expected to work its way in line in the latter part of the week. and now it's still checking some heavy rains. gale force winds and knocking up some powerful seas for the rest of the country though it has been a story of heat because central and northern areas in particular, we have the hottest autumn day for the move in territory on saturday. those temperatures are still picking up towards the mid forties. we'll see that heat flow into the se over the next few days, but te

it is an easy or all the philippines. this time, the a bit more of a surprise to find the manager of writing that sold in vietnam and throughout the winter. and it's still trying to do so. this forecasts for something vietnam is a fan the which one is trying to in thailand. but it's those still to come to her condo, i think the as not particularly cold. so these and it will be wet and heavy property one second. it's a briefly colder 13 interpretive with temperatures will tend to rise. i suspect most of china, the current incidents res, affinity will not 2 or 3 degrees above average. typically not some woman in hong kong, a bit of rain, just edging at through the sex to the south asia. the rain this little co here is heading west was now become significant. i think this rancor in southern india, but nothing till next week. just being throwing a few shouts for the onset appointment. he's tried that and, and the full cost the most of me in my and the time. and so that was just a brief display of thunderstorms, india, pakistan

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bus of rain are also expected in bonia, and the rain will pick up from most central parts of the philippines. as we go into the latter part of the week, as well, went to an wintery weather that's set to intensify further north for china's high 9 island and pots of vietnam and cambodia. 2, now residents of eastern populous trailer had been preparing for the arrival of tropical fi code. alfred, it's set out to sea, but it's making a shop west. as it has towards the queensland coast is expected to make land full. so thursday night into a friday morning bring you some very strong winds waves of up to 9 meters. and of course, lots of very heavy rain elsewhere across the country. it's a story of heat with a heat was played in the very north and out west of the twenty's in from the truth. the fact hanging the balance, he's going after the media in a way that's unprecedented. the narrative is being rewritten. he's choosing to amplify when voice his assignments, agenda's prevailed, attacks on the press on x, the part of a broader effort to suppress the story. systemic emissions mean control. what has

what about somebody from the philippines they we've, we've got the lease is across the board because the president cares about saving lives. so he says he's just a good human being. and he knows he has the power to generate this generated rancid weapons available to you. civilian population, right, let. this will strikes by russia like drones, right. is that a concern to the president? transit all is right now. cecilia, so we've been giving them plenty, but i think the discussion for us, the larger discussion for us is to get a piece deal done. we want to see peace. we want to see peace in the middle east. what i should say the president wants to see peace and we follow, or commander in chief. we want to see peace in the middle east. we want to see it in ukraine. we want to see it all over the world. and we think all of these, all of these conflicts can be settled and we're proving it every single day. the, the, you to bring to us to be in your building. i'm not talking to the uranium directly and i have no knowledge of anyone in the us government to ask you to them right now or othe

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we'll see in showers across the philippines, but no more flood. let's hear it's winter for the south of california and into indonesia as we stopped the new week of august. right? yeah, things are looking marching fine for much of the country. there's lots of heat around particular cool central and northern areas, but there is tropical fi icon, alfred, spinning off the queen's in coast. it's going to bring half of this stuff as well as very high waves, gusty winds, and some very heavy rain to southern parts of queensland and northern parts of new south wales sunday in to monday. i think the fits cool down slightly across southern parts of w way past coming down into the high twenty's in terms of temperature. that is, that heat a cool central parts of australia. we could see 45 degrees celsius in some places in the very north and temperatures on as high in new zealand as lots of where the sunny weather to be enjoyed. on sunday, we are going to see the status of legend, some gloves the ruins, restore the stories of the civilizations that marked histor

are focusing in northern point here right across we'll see later sort of crazy and probably in the philippines and given that should be ready to be dry time of the year. it's surprising to see big thunderstorms around bank comp, puffing cambodia, and in vietnam coast dining. again, looking fairly wet. there's still snow to kind of a home show. you don't match big fat flakes. i think they have thoughts cause it was in some form or kind to the cold air will go across in towards tokyo. so you will drop down to 9 degrees. i don't think was any flights of snow this time, but there is the potential in land if at least you can see the terms of rising in china significantly, i think. and so you'll know, seeing hong kong after digital looking friday, took sadie drawing 9 foster line. okay. for carolie for the small items in the southern font of the bay if bang go on the wind virtually nonexistent. so popularity, sharon's in care of the light, $100.00 and the full. it's a dry and warming trend, particularly so on the western side of india harassed your box up to 37. not close at 566. this is what about

continuing to build in thailand and this some heavy rain that's expect is put into central parts of the philippines . we have got some flood watches and warnings out for places like the eastern side is, but it's in australia where we're seeing west of the weather over the next few days in terms of warnings. there's been issued for eastern pots of astray assigned to tropical fi cone. alfred. it has the weekend, but it's set to intensify as it shifts its way west. it's expected to make a land full in southern parts of queensland on a thursday night because the gusts the winds of a 120 kilometers per hour, the city wind is expected to be at $95.00. we also see some very heavy rain bringing a risk of some flooding and storm such as well, but for the rest of the country, it's a story of heat, with temperatures picking up across the north on wednesday. between 201120138 syrian military police, defective code named caesar, collected thousands of photographs of debt and torch and civilian detainees. what it says to do was sent to white department to watch me off to fling, syria is, sees a file saved his te

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one in new york, one in the philippines. am i missing any we in africa? yeah. you know what i mean. hawaii, baltimore. south. south bronx. yeah, yeah. how does that make you? good? god is good. god is good. how does that make you feel to see it? like, start from balboa to 30 years later? yeah, man, it feels really good to know that, you know, what started from the people, from the youth has blossomed and blew up, man, to go everywhere around this world and to touch people. yeah, yeah, it's amazing. that is amazing. and you're doing god's work and like. but why do you or why do youth join gangs anyways. i mean it's different now than it was back then, but it's almost the same. like, why do they join like, gangs? i mean, to be accepted. yeah. to be loved. it's more about acceptance and love. i mean, i can't speak for like as a whole. i can ask you, i can tell you why i did it. it was because i didn't feel loved at home. yeah, my daddy did. 16 in the state. my mama raised four kids by herself, and i had the type of mom that go to work, bust her butt, come home, pay the bills, and it's

cares equally about israelis as he would about a russian captive as he would about somebody from the philippines. we have gotten releases across the board because the president cares about saving lives. he is just a good human being and he knows he has the power to generate this type. >> is there any discussion about making weapons available to ukraine, making them less vulnerable because of missile strikes by russia, by drone strikes? is that a concern to the president? >> i don't understand the question. >> the question is about making defensive weapons available to ukraine? i realize there is a pause right now. >> we have been giving them plenty, but the largest discussion for us -- larger discussion for us is to get a peace deal done. we want to see peace. we want to see peace in the middle east. i should say the president wants to see peace and we follow our commander in chief. we want to see peace in the middle east. we want to see it all over the world. and we think all of these conflicts can be settled and we are proving it every day. >> you are talking also with the iranians to bring --

china's been very aggressive towards the philippines, towards australia, toward south korea, the vietnamey basically threaten war the other day said we are prepared to go to war right till the end and response to i think it was secretary pete hegseth or jd vance. whether it's a terrace or war who will fight to the very end. i think we better wake the [bleep] up and start beefing up our military that has been flatlined under the prior administration what you think? works absolutely did congressional testimony for the house armed services committee i recommended a 5% increase in defense spending much larger than anything in the buy demonstration for sure. and really did not give much pushback at all not surprising from republicans but not much pushback at all from the democrats. that means there is consensus occurring at least in the congress of the danger we are really facing here. i mean china, just look at their military they've been investing in this for 20 years. they outgun this and out manas in every single platform whether it is a missile platform, defensive missiles, a ship, excep

cares equally about israelis as he what about a russian captive, as he what about somebody from the philippines have gotten releases across the board because the president cares about saving lives. he's a good human being and knows he has the power to generate this. [crosstalk from reporters] >> discussions about making defensive -- left vulnerable. is at a concerns the president? sueco it's about making defensive weapons. >> think the larger discussion for us is to get a piece of deal done we want to see peace in the middle east. i should say, the president wants to see peace, and we follow our commander in chief. we want to see peace in the middle east. we want to see it all over the world. they can be settled and approving it every single day. speak are not talking to the iranians directly. >> also talking about the ceasefire and hostages -- >> i was like visiting israel. >> but is there something plans to come? >> with israelis -- every single day, they are our strategic partner. we view them as critical to the process. targets of the multiple times a day. i basically commute to the middle

nations like iran, and eventually also for china as they lick their chops looking toward taiwan and the philippinesnd the china a sea. molly: it would be quite something if russia made an agreement and gave back that territory. commander lippold, thank you figure your insights on this saturday morning -- thank you for your insights. >>> another air scare this morning. check out this new video coming in. this is a fedex plane if on fire making an emergency landing at a newark international airport in new jersey just minutes after takeoff. apparently, the engine burst into flames after the plane struck a bird, and as we mentioned, this was a fedex plane. reminder, this was not a passenger plane. so far no injuries reported, but no doubt yet another frightening moment for pilots and crew onboard a plane here in america. and for anyone on the ground who witnessed all a of this as well. >>> the house passing one big, beautiful budget bill, but will they be able to get senators onboard before the shutdown deadline less than two weeks away? republican congresswoman nancy mace is coming up. but first, doge

we need to work with allies in the region, countries like the philippines, india, japan, korea, australia, all of these partners fear the same thing we do: china that wants to remake the world in its image. together, we can over match china militarily, economically, and technologically. let's work with our friends. >> always good to have you on the program. thank you. >> thank you for your time. >> there is a lot we are about to hear at the state department when tammy bruce starts taking questions. i did mention the state department advisory did go out, an updated one. so many are leaving for spring break. i wonder if this will come up. they are issuing a to travelers. so many americans travel there. exercise increased caution when traveling to turks and caicos islands due to crime. according to the advisory, most of it occurs in certain parts of the islands where police may have limited investigatory resources. it's quite the warning. they have a long list of precautions you should take if you travel there. >> i've been a number of times -- probably, this different island a number of tim