what did the united nations do, if anything, to try to ameliorate the civil war that's been raging in syria? arguably the united states has been not adept diplomatically, nor have any of the allies that we've all sort of ignored it until it hit europe's front

when the united states talks about doing its part, let's stop for a second and recognize that over the last calendar year, the united states has beenperating in syria, has been bombing isis targets, and yet isis took how myra. the united states has been bombing isis targets in iraq and yet there is been no move to take mosul back from the islamic state. meanwhile, of the $509 provided by the united states to create a army, general austin, the head of central command, was asked, how many fighters does this 500 million produce? and he said quite candidly, perhaps four or five. not 400 or 500, but four or five. meanwhile, many of these fighters have turned themselves over to the al qaeda affiliate al nusra. there's something wrong with the american strategy as it is currently in place in iraq and syria, and i think there needs to be a serious rethink and perhaps if there is a road to peace a some kind offer by the iranians, wish -- which the russians are taking for, think the americans need to be at the table for this. there is no point in putting your ego before the suffering of the syrian people. and by ego, i mean all of these grea

has been hacked and has compromised former and current federal workers. united airlines united statesas been hacked. xi is addressing it. looking ahead to what is happening, we will see if the words translate into action. we have a pew study that came out that said that cyber security and cyber espionage is one of the top three issues for americans looking overseas to china. emily: what can you tell us about any progress that was made at the meeting between xi and the tech leaders, like tim cook. >> it is good that you brought them up. it was a closed door meeting. we do not exactly know what came out of that. we did see tim cook leaving and we got good footage. in terms of what happened behind the closed doors, that is for the 30 executives from the united states and china to digest and talk amongst themselves. emily: all right. in seattle, at boeing, thank you for your report today. i want to talk about the visit and what the president had to say. we do not know what went on behind closed doors. how productive do you imagine something like this is? >> i don't know. i am not there an

additional steps the united states can take to help the rest of the international community as they confront this significant humanitarian crisis. for years the united states has been playing a leading role in this response. the united states is the largest donor to ongoing human -- human efforts. these are countries in the region and around the world. these are countries with self-obligation to support these countries, but the announcement yesterday is obviously only one component of our response, but i do think should serve as and i lust -- illustration that the united states is stepping up our efforts and other countries need to as well. [inaudible] >> this is a process that is being carried out with a sense of urgency. >> finally, do you have any comment on the report today that -- [inaudible [inaudible] >> influence where the president will stay when he's not at the white house. these consideration are from available space to cost and to security and while i don't have the details on the specific arrangement that's in place with the president's trip to new york in a couple of weeks, you know, i can't confirm the reports that the president will stay and it will

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united states in and around southeast asia did come here. but in we were to compare the number of people able to come legally from afghanistan and iran where the united states has been fighting for years, is that a large number. >> i'm not sure that it's a large number, but the good thing, any iraqi working with the u.s. government is going through the process of coming here. and i think that we managed to bring in a large number of iraqis or afghanis, and fact, we came up with a special visa for them. >> they have been complaining that the process is very slow, and it's dangerous when they're back in afghanistan and considered collaborate. >> i agree with you, and we have been expanding the process, and some of the folks are already working for the u.s. government. so we have a much better understanding of who they are, but post-9-1-1, the security process, makes it very difficult to have a quick deployment of and processing it immediately after that. >> . >> this is a story that you understand, not only from the point of view of a government official, but you lived this, didn't you? >> absolutely. i was a refugee myself. and i came into the country in 1982. but be

response and feeling towards the trial is that she feels her husband has been stabbed in the back by people that supported united states. sure, tv has evolved over the years. it's gotten squarer. brighter. bigger. it's gotten thinner. even curvier. but what's next? for all binge watchers. movie geeks. sports freaks. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. >>> individuals prepared to carry out terrorist acts are in this country. >> one of the dangers that we individuals. >> we have a home-grown terrorism problem. >> we uncovered plots that never game came to light. by doing so i saved the lives of many new yorkers. >> the right thing to do was groups. >> we need to be looked at as partners, not suspects >>> welcome back, the mayor of south windsor connecticut joins us. he's the first muslim mayor, and a consultant for the multicultural advisory committee. thank you for joining us. there's a problem with home-grown radicalism. young men going to fight for i.s.i.l. we saw what happened in texas. is there some connection, f not direct, with the radicalism. what are you going to stop it? >> this is a big issu

on cuba, the united states has been always totally isolated for decades. you look, say, at the annual votes in the un's general assembly on the u.s. embargo, really reported, but the u.s. essentially votes along. the last one israel joined. but of course, israel violates the embargo, they just have to join because they have to join with the master. occasionally, the marshall islands or someone else joins. and in the hemisphere, the united states has been totally isolated for years. conferencesisphere have foundered because the united states will something not join the rest of the hemisphere in the major issues that are discussed. last month in colombia, the two major issues were admitting cuba into the hemisphere, the u.s. and canada refused and everyone else agreed and then the u.s. drug war, which is devastating latin america and they want to get out of it, but the u.s. and canada don't agree. that is actually the background for obama's acceptance of steps towards mobilization of relations with cuba. another conference is coming up in panama, and if the

united states government. that was it. there was - there were no intelligence committees, there was no oversight. organisations, overseeing the intelligence community. there was inspectors general. none of that. that has all been brought in effect within the last 28 years or so. the united states has the most overseen in detail, and overseen intelligence operation in the world. no country that starts cit sighing the united states for not having enough oversight has anything approaching it. >> i want to talk more about oversight. and the report on enhanced interrogation februarying neecks -- techniques. to many, torture, oversight. >> talk about it now. >> let's talk about it. >> okay. >> you have pushed back. right. the set comes, studies this, and says it was not effective. torture was not effective. waterboarding was not effective. parties. >> people freezing to death in a place called the salt pit in afghanistan. right. rectal hydration. these were not effective, according to the senate torture report. yet in the days after its release, you told b.b.c. radio that you would opt for waterboarding. the senate report said it didn't work, and it's illegal. is this the stuff to justify? >> it depends on the circu

has been sleeping, and has been doing so for a couple of years. what the united states needs to do is work with the allies to ensure that there is not a militarization. arctic by russia, and seek for consider cooperation to ensure they can pursue economic opportunities in terms of resource development in cooperate i don't think that a law featuring the mechanism stopping russia. it's working with n.a.t.o. allies to ensure russia is not too militarized. >> all of the countries that have borders, except the united states, have signed the treaty. >> well, the u.s. needs to be a leader. they failed to do so. that is problematic. they can do so without being privy that we have been sleeping at the wheel while other nations developed in the arctic. it speaks to the failure of the obama administration, in terms of recognising importance with a change in climate and russia's aggression. >> you know that russia has 40 ice brakers, the u.s. has two, one the end of a useful life. you can't blame that on president obama. >> no, and it's not just president obama's fault or the obama

so far the united states has been able to stand alone and the feds say they were independent that once the unemployment rate got below a certain level, they would raise rates. but what they're not the saying to me is even more important because they're obviously worried about the u.s. economy. we're not doing bad. this is not a depression, but we're not doing great either and that's what the fed is saying i think here in not raising rates and that is worrworrisome. >> people like me and others with money in their 401(k) see triple digit swings and they get worried. but if you take a broader perspective, should they be putting their money in safe havens like gold and treasuries? >> people are scared because the signs are just really worrisome and then what happens is fear begets more fear and then you become inactive and you don't increase capital formation and you don't invest. it's a negative cycle which individuals can't break and the government has to help break and regulation has to come down. but definitely given everything we're seeing, some of your money has to be put in a safe

investigation launched into sev blatter -- sepp blatter >>> ammunition and equipment supplied by the united states has been handed over to syrian rebel group that is linked to al qaeda. congress approved 500 million u.s. programme to train and equip 5,000 u.s. rebels. the pentagon admitted a rebel unit passed ammunition. two fighters - it's believed was in return for safe passage. al nusra front originated as a fighting group, and later affiliated with al qaeda. it's parts of a larger coalition fighting to bring down the bashar al-assad government. unlike al qaeda, it doesn't knowingly target foreigners or foreign interests. it is fighting i.s.i.l. in syria. a senior fellow at the washington institute for middle east policies says future policies must involve the removal of bashar al-assad. >> the announcement of the turn over the weapons of force is a maj major disappointment, but it's not the first time they had though contend with al nusra and it's oftentimes weapons moved into syria that they do have to be handed over to groups. more bad news. any solutions in syria, a whole country solution has to hav

the book i look at both what is happening in the united states and also what is happening around the world. nixon has a few things in mind. there had been growing drug abuse in the united states. part of his domestic campaign was running on the mantra of law and order. theme.s a law and order he was looking at drugs and the menace of antiwar opponents and connecting them. it was one way to discredit them. there are various reasons why he declared the war on drugs. >> president's and and the nation's governors met today to discuss what the president a national problem, drugs. david shoemaker reports. it was an unlikely setting for a psychedelic happening. the president, vice president, cabinet officials and the nation's governors all meeting at the state department to worry over the drug problem, or the drug scene, depending on your age. nixon was not the first president. presidents before and after him -- rugs are a pretty -- drugs are a pretty easy political issue. beingeople can agree on tough on traffickers. it is a pretty easy issue for politicians to gain political capital. the countries i looked at were thailand, burma, and mexico

with this government, food and agriculture and medicine have been essentially something the united states has beenrading with cuba since the 1990s, but the expansion of these 14 categories and how they are defined by the executive office really comes down to the white house. what obama is saying is this is our ability to provide more support to the cuban private sector. it's not a lot of political callus that goes into this. people say is this an end run around the embargo, one analyst said no this is a full frontal assault on the embargo. it provides all kinds of new financing opportunities and trading opportunities and the ability for american businesses to engage with the cuban government and cuban nationals by hiring cuban employees. >> all right. david ariosto, thank you. >>> al jazeera america will have special coverage of pope francis's visit to cuba this weekend. >>> several students at a virginia high school plan to rally over a ban on confederate symbols. about 20 students were suspended yesterday for showing up to school with confederate flags on their backs or clothes. the school dress

. >>> well, the pope's visit to the united states has been extremely busy, and his stamina is remarkable, especially for somebody his age. >> but he also has a condition that can become very painful. medical reporter stephanie stahl explains. >> reporter: the 78 year-old pope has been moving slowly and occasionally limping, experts say it is probably from the back problems he has, lower back pain that is made worse with a lot of standing and sitting. >> i think he is in a considerable amount of pain. >> reporter: doctor jay, chief of rehabilitation medicine treats many patients with this problem. >> sciattic nerve comes out and runs through the pelvis and into the back side of the leg. >> so it runs on both sides. >> both side. >> i have had it, and basically it is unrelenting. you cannot getaway from it. >> reporter: he says it is usually caused when disk deteriorate and nerves around the spine get irritated and inflamed. it can be caused by an juror age, we don't necessity when the pope developed sciattica but when making a speech, in an airplane, pack in the little fiat, he will have

anchor: if we draw a parallel with what the united states has been doing, they have had drone wars going on in several parts of the world, and some have questioned the efficiency of those operations. where do you come down on that debate? >> i think it is different for each context. there's no denying the fact that the campaign of drone strikes, special operations raids and target intelligence operations against al qaeda has considerably reduced fat specific group cost -- that specific group's ability to act and move, but if we look at yemen, for example, there is evidence that there has been an awful lot of collateral damage and civilians who may have been killed. also, even worse, people on the ground may have been using the american information about individuals to take out rivals, so in the end, the u.s. inns of hitting people who are not even really a problem. favors david cameron expanding britain's military operations currently taking place in iraq to syria, meaning air raids on islamic state fighters in syria. how efficient would that be? with that represents a turning point? --

its relationship between russia and the united states has been tense ever since russia took over crimeand placed russian- backed forces in eastern ukraine. this will be the first face-to- face meeting of the two leaders in almost a year. >>> fallout continues in washington today following that surprise announcement by house speaker john boehner that he's stepping down from his leader post and resigning from congress. here is more on what prompted boehner's decision and the race to replace him. >> reporter: apart from who the next speaker will be, one of the big questions now is will this resignation actually fix anything? a divided republican house? in the short-term, boehner said he thinks he'll have a little more cooperation from some others around town, an apparent reference to the group of conservative members who were trying to force him out, meaning a short-term budget compromise is more likely to pass in the next few days before a partial government shutdown would occur. boehner didn't mince words, though, when talking about the uncompromising demands of the conservative wing of

has been europe. we arrived at that conclusion last year. we looked at valuations in the united states. kind of rich. stocks are kind of expensive. in europe they were more attractive. the economy in europe was coming off the bottom. the united states, as we mentioned earlier, is getting closer to raising rates with each month whereas the european central bank is going to start printing a lot of money. they are doing quantitative easing and we still have an over weight to europe. >> steve woods with russell investments, thank you. >>> as we mentioned, there is a crunch of economic data leading into friday's big jobs report. that data could be a big week for the fed and for stocks. bob pisani takes a look at what the markets will be paying attention to. >> reporter: it's a tough week to focus on economics since the market is still dealing with last week's crazy volatility but economics are really important because, as stanley fischer said, what happens with the data in the next few weeks will determine if the fed will raise rates in september. fortunately, this is chock full of data star

. >>> the united states has been urging russia to stop providing military support to the syria government of assad, expected to be one of the top items obama will discuss with putin when they sit down next week for talks. >> president obama wilmake clear again that russia doubling down on their support for the assad regime is a losing bet. the likely consequence of them to do so is to expand the troubles in the country. >> he has to make constructive contributions to the u.s.-led coalition fight against the islami state militant group. they'll meet monday on the sidelineof the u.n. general assembly at putin's request. it's been one year since they last met. earnest says obama would renew a u.s. call for russia to keep commitments made in the cease fire agreements on ukraine. he says the meeting could lay groundwork for better coordination between the u.s. and russia. more than 700 people have been killed and 800 injured in a stampede near saudi arabia's holy city of mekkah. it took place in the annual p l pilgrimage or hajj. >> reporter: saudi authorities say the stampede occurred in the

[laughter] know, theer: as you united states has been the prime recipient of immigrants from the founding of our country. when we have had horrible crises like the vietnam war, that is when i became president. the united states was receiving immigrants from vietnam and cambodia. 12,000 a month. as we used to that, our good example to encourage the europeans and others to accept immigrants as well. i would hope there would be a similar reaction, maybe with germany. as you know, the german government started out with very open arms, and lately they have closed down their borders pretty strictly. meetingkel called for a tuesday to try to get all of the european countries to agree to accept a certain quota of immigrants. the total quota is about 125,000 per year, and the estimate is 400,000 per year. so even if they are generous and opening their borders, i don't know what will happen. the united states will also take -- i think president obama announced to take 10,000 in two years. just a tiny group of the total. the best thing is to deal with syria. that is the main origin of those people t

i will say as a general matter that the united states has long been and continues today to be committed to achieving niece the palestinians and israelis deserve and we have described the resolution of this conflict as a two-state solution. that results in two states for two peoples with a sovereign, viable and independent palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with a jewish and democratic israel. that's been our position for quite some time and that continues to be our position today. julia? >> reporter: thanks, josh. going back to russia's involvement in syria, you just told josh that the department is reviewing those actions. the deputy defense secretary told lawmakers on the hill today that russia's move was alarming and aggressive and had come before discussions that they were promised to have on deconflicting. is that same level of surprise being shared by the white house? >> i didn't see those particular comments. i think what is clear is that we have known for quite some time -- and i say "we" i'm including all of you -- because we've had active public discus

now, the idea that the united states needs to maintain large numbers of troops and large numbers of bases outside of the united states has basically been the question status quo, the unquestioned tenant of us foreign policy since the start of the cold war. i am happy to say that there are growing numbers of people across the political spectrum from right to left and everywhere in between and beyond your beginning to question the status quo. one of the most obvious reasons is the cost. overseas basesoverseas bases are extremely expensive compared to keeping troops on bases in the united states. by my estimate in 2014 on an annual basis we're spending around $85 billion per $85 billion per year to maintain bases and troops overseas, and that is a conservative estimate. that figure alonethat figure alone is larger than the budget of any government agency except the department of defense itself. and if you count -- that is not also count the cost of bases and iraq or afghanistan they're are still a goodly number in both countries. ifif you count the cost of bases and troops in those countries, the figure probably reaches somewhere around 1

public opinion in the united states has been very favorable. there have been half a dozen polls done since september 17. -- december 17. the positive reaction is typically north of 50% to even 70% approval for the new policy. as time goes on, that number has been trending upward rather than down. even the cuban-american community in south florida, the most conservative element of that community in the u.s., there has been positive supports. the cuban american community is about equally divided. some polls showing a slight majority in favor. sums show a slight majority against. is, even in that community, people have come to see that a more normal state to state relationship empowers them as a community to rebuild the bridges to their family on the island. that is something we have seen been going on in the cuban community. that kind of reconstruction of family ties. now, the president has made it even easier. the negative reaction has come largely from the republican congress. not all republicans, it is important to say. i said republicans in a

for sometime that the chinese government, one of the biggest holders of bonds outside the united states has been an active seller for several weeks. for "nightly business report," i'm bob pisani. >>> now to the wall of worry. the heads of some of the biggest companies in america have a long list of things they're concerned about. the quarterly survey of the business roundtable made up of corporations with more than $7 trillion in annual revenues cites growth, a strengthening dollar and a potential federal government shutdown as some of their top concerns. the chair of the group pointed specifically to congress as the top impediment to business expansion. specifically if lawmakers fail to fund the government beyond the end of this month and fail to increase the country's ability to borrow later this year. we've been following the story from washington. eamon, very concerned because of the impact this will have on business. what is the likelihood of a shutdown? >> that's right. this is one of those stories that continues to gather steam as we go toward the end of the month deadline to fund the u.s

than 30,000 foreign fighters were 100 different countries joining isis the threat in the united states has never been greater. >> we have had 5,000 individuals with person passports so that's a great concern when it comess to visa waiver countries. we have had over 250 americans travel from the united states to the region, many of whom have returned to the united states. >> at the same time we are learning the obama administration granted asylum to more than 1500 foreigners with ties to terrorist organizations last year because they were deemed to have provided support to the groups while under duress. those figures come from an annual report sent to congress this month fwby the u.s. citizenship and immigration services. all together it is not a pretty picture being painted here. >> thank you, garrett. >>> breaking overnight, kelly gibson danker is executed despite a call from pope frances to spare her life. she was convicted in the 1997 murder of her husband after convincing her lover to kill him. she was put to death after a five hour delay. she is the first female to be executed in five years. >>

iran deal which has been signed between tehran and the five permanent members of the counci security council, a w qulapt hachapter has started ben iran's relationship, that the united states has been prompted, forced he said, to set aside the sanctions that are in place and come to the table and talk. but it is a very long speech about half an hour for president rouhani, one of the key lines, we are prepared to bring democracy to syria. so that's a reaching-out from tehran and explanations to the rest of the world that they are prepared. remember tehran backs the syrian regime. they are prepared to bring democracy to work with the rest of the world, to bring democracy to syria. as you know, president assad feels there's democracy in place anyway in his country but the rest of the world feels that any elections held there have been a bit of a sham. nonetheless for president rouhani to have said that is probably the headline richelle. >> president rouhani denouncing terrorism and talking about democracy, also made the pivot to economic engagement, no surprise there either john. >> reporter: absolutely. this is what i believe the obama administration was hoping for when it w

the united states has a small initial opening for people fleeing syrian. al jazeera's adam may have been talking about the horrors back home. >> we are disappointed, really. >> zawir has given up on the u.s. government. we first met this syrian american in 2013, trying to find solace in his ohio garden between frustrating calls to the united states state department. >> this is zahir al watr. i'm an american citizen originally from syria, i'd like to get my brother and his family here. i really appreciate your help i really need your help so please give me call back, thank you very much. >> reporter: now two years later after failing to debt any help from the federal government, his sister is among the dead refugees . trying to escape syria with her two children like thousands of others she paid a smuggler to help them across the sea hoping to reach sweden. >> once they got to the first island, my sister was getting really sick. and once they hit the land, and they called and ambulance or something, on the way to the hospital she passed away. >> reporter: she died. why was it so important

. >> well, the united states has been watching wearily, antonio, as russia has been in recent weeks slowly building up its military presence in syria. the pentagon is not officially confirming that, but confirmings on social media postings showing an influx on russian military hardware on very heavily loaded cargo ships that are docked in the coastal port of near an airfield near-- >> latakia. a stronghold of president bashar al-assad, and also the heartland of his minority alawite sect. the descriptions include supposedly a bunch of modular housing that might presumably be used for russian troops as well as advance russian military team that has been setting up what appears to be a temporary air traffic control system that could increase the syrian air capability. and today the white house said frankly one of the reasons they're so concerned about this is that they really don't know what russia is up to. in the words of josh earnest who said that it is very difficult to decipher their intentions. russia said that it is simply helping the assad regime as it has in the past battle what it c

the united states has been sitting down with the saudi foreign minister and the russian foreign ministeren they say transition, they are not talking about him exiting on day one. he would not exit until isis is defeated. as you know, we are years off possibly from that happening. niall: i have been an outspoken critic to vladimir putin. if this had been a debating contest, he would have wanted hands down -- won it hands-down. his speechbama spent criticizing iran and criticizing russia. vacuum, we left a power in libya. the holes in the arguments are enormous. putin's position was a simpler one. we allow states to disintegrate and this has had desperate consequences. charlie: from the standpoint of whether there is room for these two countries to find someplace to attack isis. the other question on the table, assad regimethe had any success in fighting isis? carol: the white house is hope in terms of whether they can reach an agreement with russia is vladimir putin is not wedded to assad as a person, but to the regime. they can negotiate some kind of agreement where he steps down in seve

it's not quite the melting pot that the united states has been historically. can you really take in half a million asylum seekers every year even though you do need to grow your labor force? >> germany, that's a recent development, has become a country of immigrants. maybe not many people realize that in germany but 20% now of our population have an immigration background. so we are already a country of immigrants if you will. not all of them, but a huge percentage. and we need immigration. we are an aging society. and in the long run we need immigration. >> a final question. british prime minister david cameron is only talking about taking in 20,000 asylum seekers over five years and only those in middle eastern camps not those that have made it to europe. he said it would send a wrong message, a deadly crossing of the mediterranean. does he make a point? >> as i said before this is a real litmus test for european solidarity. every country has to do its share according to the capacity and the domestic economic situation. but we all have to do more to absorb th

in your experience has there ever been a serious proposal by the russians to work with the united states with an eye toward political transition in which assad is out of power? have they ever propose that or in the to assad? lastly, they imploded the russian talks as a serious situation, do you think that would be a useful step to take at this juncture? the russians assertion is that they would be going after the islamic state. thank you. >> thank you, let me say just a couple things about russia's posture toward political talk. first, russia russia has embraced, from the beginning the creation of a transitional governing body by consent. on on one hand it gives the government and the assad regime assay in what that transitioning governing body looks like but it also gives the opposition would not agree to something where assad stayed. i know some of these news reports have stepped up military supplies and the council actually agreed to a statement supporting efforts which include, and we we explicitly wrote this into the statement which was adopted by consensus, basically negotiation to

the coalition backed by the united states has been conducting air strikes in yemen since march. >>> the iraqi military sent four brand-new f-16 war planes into action against i.s.i.l. this weekend. the fighter jets are fresh in the united states, i.s.i.l. is suspected of launching a series of ground attacks in and around baghdad, that killed at least 11 civilians and wounded another 28. further north, i.s.i.l. has the city of haditha surrounded. fighting for control with the iraqi military at least two months now. officials have so far managed to hold on to power but the people who live there have e-are barely surviving. zeina khodr has the story. >> this is the only way to reach haditha. this air base in nearby eld baghdadi is the only life line. haditha is surrounded by i.s.i.l. fighters. the armed group has repeatedly launched offensives to capture one of the last remaining populations in anbar province that haven't fallen to them. >>> one sack of flower costs around $900, most of the time we sleep without eating because we can't afford to buy food. >> these people are poor. they pre

the coalition backed by the united states has been conducting air strikes in yemen since march. >>> the iraqi military just sent four brand-new f-16 war planes into action against i.s.i.l. this weekend. the fighter jets are fresh from the united states. i.s.i.l. is suspected of launching a series of ground attacks in and around baghdad that killed at least 11 civilians and wounded another 28. >>> france is calling on world leaders to be more aggressive about reducing their country's impact on climate change. leaders from nearly 16 nations gathered in paris today to start preliminary environmental negotiations. france says they're not meeting their targets as global temperatures keep climbing to all time highs. they say they can't wait for a miracle and very soon they they will suffer the consequences. in december they will meet in france for official u.n. talks for policy. our kevin corriveau is here for weather. kevin. >> it's been a fairly good labor day weekend, but some severe weather breaking out. i'll get to that in just a moment. take a look, in the south, not much in the way of