today, i'm heading out with arianna torello and blake marin from the university of california, santa cruzthey're on board studying whales — equipped with some unusual kit. blake, what are you guys going to be doing out on the boat today? so we're heading out to collect some data on whales. we've got a drone we're going to be using to measure their body condition. uh-huh. and then we've also got a crossbow up here, which we're going to be using to collect some skin and blubber — some remote biopsy samples from them. we'll catch you out on the water. thank you. we'll see you. we'll see you in a bit. it isn't long before blake's drone spots its first signs of whales spouting air. coming up. 0h, there's a calf. because blake and arianna are going to be using a crossbow and a drone, we're riding parallel to them on a separate boat. we're going to have to keep a distance of about 100 or so metres when they spot a whale, just to ensure that we don't agitate the animal and they keep it as calm as possible. yeah, i can see one over there. they're going to be really careful not to injure the whales

kazem is also a postdoctoral fellow at the university of california santa cruz, where she is producing a documentary about women's struggles in afghanistan against the taliban regime. before that, she spent 17 years as a journalist and filmmaker, including a decade reporting on the afghanistan war and rebuilding efforts. thank you for joining us. and then, our second guest, online joining us, dr. nader nadery, a senior fellow with the wilson center and is a fellow with the hoover institution of stanford. his background spans civil society, private sector, institution building, government, and research. he is an internationally known advocate for human rights and justice and has firsthand experience in the negotiating of peace. chairman of the civil service commission and strategic advisor to the outgoing president on human rights. madam chair, i yield back. >> ambassador newman, you are recognized for opening statements. >> thank you. i'm honored to appear before you today after serving. it is important to remember that memory alone can distort events over time. when i wrote my book on