>>ose: a finally this evening a bit of culture with a great italian novelist umberto eco. >> it was important foc me to keepc the character far away fm the reader and far away fromc s in a way, at thatc point, well, as a writer it was also a pleasure to invent this disgus@ character and i did my best in doing that. >> rose: iran, top risks, third industrial@ revolution, ad umberto eco when we continue. funding for charlie rose w provided by th flowingga dc1rereo adtional funding provided by these fders. >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia and news and inrmation services worldwide.gvc captioning sponsored by rose communication from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: tonight weurn to the growg cces over iran, a repo issued by t united nationin november stated there is new evidence iranc is carryg t actities that suggest it is developin a nuclear device. e s.acnd other major western pors have responded by imposing increasing economic sanctions in late december iran threatened to block the strait ofc hormuz the wld's most imrtt poinin transit of oil since iran

. >> rose: the pragu "the prague , umberto eco, thank you. great to see you. pleasure. >> fundingor for charlie rose hs been provided by the coca-cola company, supporting this program since 2002. .. >> and american express. the additional funding provided by these funders. and by bloomberg. idpra ferovul oditi m aamend news and information services worldwide. be more. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. we wrap up our week devoted to poverty. then a conversation with noted theologian and "sojourners" magazine. we will discuss what are we can all play to solve an american tragedy. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with literacy one question at a time. >> brought to you by the aarp foundation. ♪ >> the w.k. kellogg foundation, improving the lives of vulnerable children. learn more at wkkf.org. ♪ america's kids and a better families. >> and by contributions to[capty kcet public television] tavis: while many of the men and women we