duchy of warsaw which was then closely allied with france. both sides prepared for war it was this some makes this one should russia did. all absolutely they both sides knew it was coming neither side wanted alexander did not want to war and he told the poland he would not take the first step now who knows if he ever would have the pollie and took. a chance that alexander could have attacked oh of course it was they could have crossed it would alexander made a very concerted effort he got into an alliance with with the sweden he finished up the issue with with turkey with the ottoman empire where there had been a conflict and he boba lies to his troops and he made certain demands on the poland he he demanded at one point that napoleon abolished the duchy of warsaw be turning his back on the poles who he had promised to to to to protect. both sides made demands that they ought to have known the other side wasn't going to be able to take but there was room for agreement alexander could have been a little more willing to give in and the polian c

yes, the politicians in warsaw make the decisions.t, actually, these people in the small village are going to need to eventually stand up and say those decisions are wrong and we need to change them. narrator: regulska's concern for the little places is not nostalgic but geographic. the bulk of poland's population lives in the small towns and villages, not in the more-democratized cities. rejection of democracy in these regions, then, could jeopardize the people's freedom. as a geographer, regulska knows that diffusion of democracy will depend on the barriers and the carriers. in poland, democratic society seems to have taken root in the largest cities thanks to carriers such as the media... tourism... and universities, all of which help to spread new ideas and opportunities. but in the small towns and villages, change comes hard. ( rooster crowing ) here, regulska found thatemocratic practice as measured by voter turnout, the presence of nongovernmental organizations and citizens' initiatives-- is lagging badly. the barriers-- such a

have been blessed to have that work produced in new york, going on to the edinburgh festival, the warsaw theater festival. to me, those are great things when you can watch artists who think there is nowhere else that might be interested in you being a woman of color and telling your story and then getting excited about it. that is our biggest accomplishment. having artists have become better artists. what is. sheri coming back to brava, here you have this establish, amazing writer who has won a clue -- slew of awards. now she gets to director and work. even though she is this amazing, established writer, the truth is, she is being nurtured as a director and is being given some space to direct. >> the play is described as ceremony and -- where ceremony and theater me. in the indigenous tradition, when you turn 52, it is like the completion of an important era. the importance of the ceremony is to say, you are 52. whenever you have been caring for the first 52 years, it is time to let it go. really, here, they have given me carte blanche to do this. i think it is nice for me, in the sense

and, in warsaw. and 26 in kiev. and heating up. moving into east asia, monitoring typhoon -- jelawat. it will hit the island saturday morning. and head towards the okinawa island. gale force wind are affecting the island. on friday, we'll see gusts of 160 kilometers. that is going to be accompanied by waves up to 10 meters. as for rainfall, more than 350 millimeters possible in eastern taiwan. that could cause further flooding. and we have another storm, tropical storm -- ewiniar. we have reports of wind over 90 kilometers in the island. and waves will reach eight meters today. as the it moves towards the east -- some showers are possible in central portion of japan, but that is not going to be severe. and out towards the west. a low-pressure system is producing thundershowers in northeastern china as well as the korean peninsula. all right, moving into the americas, then, tropical storm, continues to weaken, and pull away from mexico, that is good news. and we have a long frontal line, stretching from the southern plains up into e

off towards the east, sunny skies in warsaw. here's the extended forecast. . >> we will be back with more updates in 30 minutes. i'm gene a totani in tokyo.

this is in warsaw, poland, they are building the thinnest house in the world.st point it is four feet and at the narrowest it is about 28 inches. that means that you are having to live in a space that is about this wide. ♪ it's going to be two stories. on the top level will be the bedroom and the stairs are actually going to go up and down with the touch of a button to become the floor of that first floor. >> man. >> this was actually built as an art installation. no one is actually going to be able to buy and live here, although they are going to open it up to artists and riders, to take up residence. >> this would be where you would stay if you wanted to write edgar allen poe-everything stories. >> where do you put your clotheses? >> under the bed. >> you get hot in that space. >> right this minute we do a lot of skype interviews, right? >> yes. >> we haven't done one like this. [ inaudible ]. >> apparently dina's owner missed her so much, he skyped with her and she had a list of woes. [ inaudible ]. >> she's trying to figure out now he's talking to me and us

architects are claiming the newest home in warsaw is the slimmest property in the world. measured 4 feet at its widest and 2 feet at its narrowest, the owner may have trouble even flipping an egg in there. the creator says he wanted the house to be restricting, something he looks to have accomplished. >>> in england one super serpent has a visit to the vet. so if you thought it was tough to get your kids to a doctor's appointment, try this 23-foot-long python, which required the aid of seven keepers for its annual checkup. it weighs almost 200 pounds and is considered one of the largest in the country. >>> and, finally, in south korea, why wait for halloween for some horror. thrill seekers spent the night in a faux village dressed as ghosts as they roam around at will. ooh, that's scary. and instead of celebrating all things spooky during the fall, south koreans believe a good scare is a good way to keep cool during the summer heat. i don't understand that theory. >>> have you ever done one of those things at a theme park where it turns into a haunted house? have you done

. >> the movement was established in 1961 as a counterweight to nato, and the soviet-led warsaw pact. 25 countries were included back then. today, the number has swelled to 120. it is a very diverse collection from india and post-communist cuba to still secretive north korea. another 17 countries have observer status including brazil, china, and serbia. iran has sought out support in the crisis over its nuclear program, but the response has been mixed. united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon called on the country's leaders to improve cooperation with atomic energy watchdogs. the diverging positions have also frustrated and other iranian goal -- to establish the non-allied countries as an alternative to the united nations security council. this will not get the backing of most of the other non-aligned states. >> some of them would rather take a seat in the security council. that certainly applies for the larger countries like india. possibly also indonesia and others. many of the non-allied countries have no interest in any form of confrontation with the great powers. >> signs are

taking a look at your temperatures, paris, london, warsaw, you'll be feeling very warm temperatures. in fact, paris, you'll be seeing 30 degrees on your sunday. so we had a taste of that autumn weather and then back to summer again. but moscow, a different story. it will be plummeting into the low teens for your two-day outlook. here's your extended outlook. >>> we'll be back with more updates in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us. have a great day wherever you are. >> "california's gold" is produced in association with kcet los angeles and is seen statewide on california public television. this series is endorsed by the california teachers association, the california school boards association, and the california library association. [bells ringing] their glory days were from the early 1870s to about 1910, and they literally revolutionized firefighting. they were mobile and fast and came in all shapes and sizes. they were drawn by horses and their water pumps powered s

paris, london, warsaw, you'll be feeling very warm temperatures. in fact, paris, you'll be seeing 30 degrees on your sunday. so we had a taste of that autumn weather and then back to summer again. but moscow, a different story. it will be plummeting into the low teens for your two-day outlook. here's your extended outlook. >>> we'll be back with more updates in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani in tokyo.

he was posted in london, frankfurt, warsaw and washington and covered everything in between. he was part of a class of canadian tv journalists that included jennings and safer. he once said of his native manitoba, 11 months of bad weather, one month of good skating. henry champ was 75 years old. >>> when we come back here tonight, living on a much smaller scale, bordering on claustrophobic. ♪ little boxes on the hillside >>> next at 6:00, will the death penalty proposition really save money? >>> new details about an attempted kidnapping at a local school and a significant shift for those self-driving cars. >>> finally tonight, san francisco is among the country's priciest cities, the housing prices there the highest in the country so now they're trying to think of doing something new, apartments that are not much bigger than a mini storage unit. as you're watching this, if you have a backyard, please remember to count your blessings. our report from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: when wayne and tara got married, they knew they would be close. but when wayne moved into h

but vladimir putin is not trying to re-create the warsaw pact. he is not going to invade the baltic faith. the limited invasion of georgia is about all he could muster. he lacks the military bandwidth to take back central asia. he can forgive and maneuver around it, swedish banks are very busy and the baltic militas developing, yet the russians are trying to acquire electricity, grids, and other infrastructure and base in central and eastern europe, now that the european union lacks the financial capacity to help develop places like serbia and ukraine from the way they did in the early part of the last decade in the 1990s. so russia is not coming back as the former soviet union -- excuse me come in the new soviet union. it is a substantial, regional power that can be contained through normal means. through negotiations and arming our allies. particularly, why did the pools in the romanians go along with us, special forces in africa, not to think it's about everything we do. it's because the romanians and others know that it's not nato, per se, th

lucia >> in response to community outrage warsaw police overwhelmed by three homicides in one day, therea new policy of all games all the time and it appears to be an off. fluff member the market experienced a great date her. at the highest close since december of gaddafi 7. qr code >>pam: back to our decision to thousand of coverage. this is a live picture from a convention center in charlotte, north carolina. and the governor of montana is at the podium. everyone is awaiting the speech of a president obama. joining me now to talk about the convention, our political analyst. we just mentioned that the jobs report comes out tomorrow. everyone is waiting on those numbers. he had to show how he can move the country for, how does that tie in with this economic situation? >> right now it seems that is the talk about asians and choice. the choice about being in this together verses you are on your own. the question is, will the american people trust him with the next four years or are they going to do a knee-jerk reaction. for >> in this speech tonight he has outlined the goals. in the questi

council in warsaw, poland. mr. charles edwards is the acting inspector general of the department of homeland security. he has over 20 years of experience in the federal government, has held leadership positions in federal agencies including department of transportation, u.s. postal service, office of inspector general. the chair will now recognize ms. walter for her opening testimony. >> chairman miller, ranking members and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to highlight our work on preventing terrorist travel. we facilitate policy decisions from planning to implementation. we are the coordination point for interagency screening initiatives as well. as the 9/11 commission pointed out, targeting terrorist travel is one of the most powerful weapons we have to counter terrorist operations. it is imperative that we employ layers of security throughout the travel continuing to identify individuals that may pose a risk before they reach the united states. we recognize there is no one

extremely low water levels in a river exposing pieces of a 16th century castle in the capital city of warsaw important since no documents or sketches of the castle remain. the plan is to transport the larger pieces to a museum. >>> canada. owners of a farm say they've made the world's largest quick response code out of a corner made. quick response codes are those black and white squares that smart phones can scan to bring up a web site. the creators of the roughly 300,000 square foot maze say they've tested the corn field version from a helicopter and apparently it works. and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >> shep: i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. for the first time in decades, the u.s. and egypt may be allies? that's what president obama told the telemundo station. that would be a dramatic change in u.s. policy. here listen. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. they are a new government that is trying to find its way. >> shep: the presid

democracy would entail a potential imbalance between the east and west, and even a war between the warsaw pact and nato. it would be the world war. fortunately, those days are gone. hardly anyone would think in such terms nowadays. today, polenta -- poland, a free country that has developed without limitations shares its experience and benefits derived from transition to democracy and the element of humanitarian aid. we are a country that has been featuring an economic growth rate for the past 20 years. and for the sake of stability of european integration and an understanding of their processes to secure all of europe and its neighborhood. that is why we have acted in our efforts to bring together the two powers of europe once divided in the cold war. the u.n. program of eastern partnership that has been designed with poland and sweden as promoters. we offer support and share experience with his id to embark on a road of democratic transformation. in north africa, asia, and europe. to the extent that it is our response to become a we develop contacts with countries in different regions a

caller: i am a libertarian and i am warsaw.irst of all, four years is a long time that obama has had and all he has done is undermine the constitution, with the mdaa, tarp bailout, and socialist policies. i am 24 years of age and just got my social security statement. i have paid almost $10,000 in to social security -- social security. i will get none of that back, if changes are not made. i should have to -- i should have ways to opt out of paying that tax. our money is going down the drain. we have no options. no options for our future. we have been led to believe that there is this two party system and i have only two choices. who am i voting for? not mitt romney, and i am not voting for a socialist to does not agree with the constitution and will not stand up and defend the flag against domestic and foreign terrorists. i will be riding high and ron paul in my state or voting for gary johnson until the media, c- span, and everyone else such a acknowledging the fact that we have more than two choices. the two party system is

under a ford administration, ignoring the fact, of course, that there were five soviet divisions in warsawampaigns' polsters said that ford was picking up one point a day on carter at that point. there was a pause in the momentum because there were doubts -- new doubts were raised about gerald ford. and he actually didn't move forward for five days until he finally apologized for making this misstatement. and then he started his momentum again, but he ends up losing 50-48. and had he not made that mistake or if he had fixed the mistake more quickly, he very well may have won in 1976. >> and gene robinson, this morning mitt romney, of course, backing off. he's not talking about -- not talking about the killing of the ambassador, not talking about -- not blaming barack obama for apologizing any more, certainly not this morning. it seems like he wants to move on. but the question is whether the combination of that and a flat republican national convention has led us to this point where barack obama's now opened up six, seven-point leads in the most critical swing states. >> yeah. you know, i

council in warsaw poland as well. and mr. charles edwards is the acting inspector general at the department of homeland security. he has over 20 as of experience in the federal government has held leadership positions including the transportation security of, the u.s. postal service's office of inspector general and the united states postal service. the chair would now recognize ms. walther for her opening testimony. >> chairman miller ranking member cuellar and distinguished members of the committee think it would you but it would have been to highlight her work on preventing terrorist travel. i had the have according office where we facilitate policy decisions from planning through implementation. we are the dhs coordination point for inter-agency screening initiatives as well. the 9/11 commission plan at targeting terrorist travel is one of the most powerful weapons we have for counterterrorist operations. today's threat violence is complex and multifaceted so is impaired of gameplay layers of security thrghout the travel

special assistant to the assistant secretary of state for consular affairs, in nassau, bahamas and warsaw and poland as well. quharls edwards is the acting inspector general, he has over 20 years experience in the federal government. held leadership positions at several agencies including the transportation security administration, u.s. postal service office of inspector general, and the united states postal service. the chair would recognize miss walter for her opening testimony. >> chairman miller, ranking member cuellar, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to highlight our work on preventing terrorist travel. i head the screening coordination office where we facilitate -- we are the destination point for screening initiatives as well. as the 9/11 commission pointed out, targeting terrorist travel is one of the most powerful weapons we have to counter terrorist operations. today's environment is complex and multifaceted so it is imperative we employ layers of security throughout the travel continuum, to identify individuals that may pose a risk b

behind that line -- [inaudible] warsaw, berlin, prague, vienna, budapest, belgrade, bucharest and sofiahese famous cities and the populations around them lie in what i must call the soviet sphere, and all are subject in one form or another, not only to soviet influence but to a very high and, in some cases, increasing measure of control from moscow. >> he said it better than i would have. now, churchill went on to talk about many soviet misdeeds. among them, displacing millions of germans from their homes, trying to destabilize even western europe, wanting to prevent at all costs democracy from being established in berlin, making outrageous demands in turkey and iran, and backing the economy is takeover attempt in china, or manchuria as he called it. even stated the utmost need of active diplomacy back when military strength, and sent of russia, that there's nothing to which they have less respect than for weakness, especially military weakness. churchill been linked his warning about communism to his founding -- sounded the alarm bell before world war ii which warned his listeners that

with russia still meeting buffer zones the collapse of the warsaw pact was not insecurities facing west poles and germans and french as a regional power flush with natural gas a poland and with significant stores of shale guest. this is living geography. your argument about russia is that it is too flat to? >> it has half of the world longitude it is flat to the reverse ryan north and south instead of east and west less people than bangladesh. so vladimir putin is the wage and of the deep geographical and security. that is how we should understand him. not as a mad man but as a traditional autocratic. >> one is the discussion of the berlin wall. to say it made us to optimistic the human agency the system of democracy would have a transforming power. the fall of the berlin wall rethought because we could get the red army added eastern europe and have day transformative affect that we would be open for democracy. it would be bloody and circuitous. i saw how the military particular the air force defeated geography. and the successful conclusion was a big factor to allow nato floor of the b