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as a swedish filmmaker and journalist i always took the right of freedom of speech for granted. but as i came to learn it depends on the story you want to tell. in two thousand and nine i had made a film about a court case in los angeles where banana workers from nicaragua were suing old food company for the use of a banned pesticide i think claimed made them sterile along with other serious health effects and in november two thousand and seven the jury in the los angeles court delivered a groundbreaking verdict was found liable for malice and misconduct. my hope was that this would bring about better conditions for the fall workers to produce by us today. ever the message was extremely unpleasant so to get a film out would prove to be a journey full of obstacles. out . in the beginning or made two dozen nine who were ready to launch my film by anonymous. one morning a huge package from the us was delivered to our office. only a few days earlier we had launched the film's website announcing that we would have our world premiere in competition at the los angeles film festival. in

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as a swedish filmmaker and journalist i always took the right of freedom of speech for granted. but as i came to learn it depends on the story you want to tell. in two thousand and nine i had made a film about a court case in los angeles where banana workers from nicaragua were suing gold food company for the use of a banned pesticide i think claimed made them sterile along with other serious health effects and in november two thousand and seven the jury in the los angeles court delivered a groundbreaking verdict was found liable for malice and misconduct. my hope was that this would bring about better conditions for the farm workers to produce by us today. the message was extremely unpleasant so to get a film out would prove to be a journey full of obstacles. out . in the beginning or made two dozen nine were ready to launch my film by anonymous. one morning a huge package from the us was delivered to our office. only a few days earlier we had launched the film's website announcing that we would have our world premiere in competition at the los angeles film festival. inside thi

now the film has come to the attention of the swedish parliament. to do you like screen this film in the parliament fundamentally it's about the right of filmmakers to describe events. this is a means of showing our support of these rights so it's about freedom of speech exactly as finance and politics go global freedom of speech needs to follow suit the right to express your beliefs and to describe the course of events just picture if they are successful the thought what a devastating impact it would have on our future if filmmakers or journalists are no longer able to document events what about accountability in society. i mean this was when my social democrat callie. and i was looking at options one same very obvious to us a film that risked distribution bad must be shut. down for the kind of i appreciate your coming. so we meet again this is margaret the producer she's being sued. there's a saying movies are better at the movies but screening our film for parliament is certainly fantastic. and i'm incredibly proud i mean i sincerely hope this si

>> today on "earth focus," the future, swedish style. building a model eco-district in stockholm, growing urban food in skyscraper farms, expanding organic eateries, and using sunlight to purify water. innovative solutions from sweden that may transform the way we live, coming up on "earth focus." sweden, in the heart of scandinavia and at the edge of the arctic circle, is the fourth-largest country in europe. in fall and winter, the northern lights are on striking display here, and much of the pristine landscape is shaped by mountains, forests, and lakes. most of sweden's 9 million people, over 80%, live in cities like stockholm, the capital. gateway to the baltic sea, stockholm spans 14 islands and is said to be one of the cleanest cities in the world. here, residents have more than adopted an environmental spirit; it's part of their culture. >> sweden being ahead of the curve in terms of environmental issues--i think it's because most swedes still have a real connection to the environment around us. >> swedes' concern about the enviro

there was a swedish documentary maker who went to nicaragua he did a documentary on how pesticides of damage the health of workers there the problem was that was not the case these workers were recruited by by a lawyer down there who wanted to make a case he wanted to to he had a brief against dole basically and so he recruited a bunch of nicaraguan but at the harvesters to lie and say that their health was damaged in the swedish filmmaker made the documentary. and he didn't find out it was a fraud until the film was done this guy still wants to show the film because he went through the process of making that i criteria the reason r.t.o. . exactly what happened that day i don't know but a woman i killed. piers later is when i got arrested for. for a crime i did not do. we have numerous cases where police officers lie about polygraph results. innocent people to confess to police officers don't beat people anymore i mean it just doesn't happen really. in the course of interrogation why because there's been this is lightman no because the psychological techniques are more effective in ob

now the film has come to the attention of the swedish parliament. to do you like screen this film in the parliament even fundamentally it's about the right of filmmakers to describe events. this is a means of showing our support of these rights so it's about freedom of speech exactly as finance and politics go global freedom of speech needs to follow suit the right to express your beliefs and to describe the course of events just picture if they are successful the third what a devastating impact it would have on our future if filmmakers or journalists are no longer able to document events what about accountability in society. that i mean this was when my social democrat callie as to do a little walk and i was looking at options one same very obvious to us a film that risked distribution bad must be shot in parliament i think that if they're going to call i appreciate your coming. hi fred fred to guard. so we meet again this is margaret the producer she's being sued to. me there's a saying movies are better at the movies to get a but screening our fi

now the film has come to the attention of the swedish parliament. do you know why screen this film in the parliament. fundamentally it's about the right of filmmakers to describe events. this is a means of showing our support of these rights so it's about freedom of speech exactly as finance and politics go global freedom of speech needs to follow suit the right to express your beliefs and to describe the course of events just picture if they are successful. what a devastating impact it would have on our future if filmmakers or journalists are no longer able to document events what about accountability in society. i mean this was when my social democrat callie as to do a little walk and i was looking at options one same very obvious to us a film that risked distribution bad must be shown that makes them think that the critical i appreciate your coming. from a traitor since so we meet again this is margaret the producer she's being sued to . me there's a saying movies are better at the movies but screening our film for parliament is certainly fantast

now the film has come to the attention of the swedish parliament. to do you like screen this film in the parliament even fundamentally it's about the right of filmmakers to describe events. this is a means of showing our support of these rights so it's about freedom of speech exactly as finance and politics go global freedom of speech needs to follow suit the right to express your beliefs and to describe the course of events just picture if they are successful the third what a devastating impact it would have on our future if filmmakers or journalists are no longer able to document events what about accountability in society. that i mean this was when my social democrat callie as to do a little walk and i was looking at options one same very obvious to us a film that risked distribution bad must be shot in parliament i think that if they're going to call i appreciate your coming. hi fred fred to guard. so we meet again this is margaret the producer she's being sued to. me there's a saying movies are better at the movies to get a but screening our fi

as a swedish filmmaker and journalist i always took the right of freedom of speech for granted. but i think came to learn it depends on the story you want to tell. in two thousand and nine i had made a film about a court case in los angeles where banana workers from nicaragua were suing the old food company for the use of a banned pesticide that they claimed made them sterile along with other serious health effects and in november two thousand and seven the jury in the los angeles court delivered a groundbreaking verdict was found liable for malice and misconduct. my hope was that this story would bring about better conditions for the fall workers to produce by us today for ever the message was extremely unpleasant so to get a film out would prove to be a journey full of obstacles. out . in the beginning or made two dozen nine were ready to launch my film by anonymous. one morning a huge package from the us was delivered to our office. only a few days earlier we had launched the film's website announcing that we would have our world premiere in competition at the los angeles fil

and the swedish are asking on the behalf of the u.s. because we do not have formal diplomatic ties with north korea. the state department also said today that the swedish have been asking every day to see meryl newman and that north korea has declined that request, rejected that request every time. the family says he was there as a legal tourist. so not only are they wondering how he's being treated and his health condition. they are wondering, why was he detained in the first place? stephanie trong, nbc bay area news. >>> it's been quite a mess for b.a.r.t. on many fronts. tonight, b.a.r.t. says technology is to blame for this morning's major shutdown. tens of thousands of people were left scrambling to find alternate transportation. kimberly tere went along for the ride as b.a.r.t. uncovered the problem and joins us with the details. the big question, could this happen again? >> reporter: raj, b.a.r.t. is certainly hoping it won't. this is the first time in years a major computer glitch has shut down the system. it took hours to get t

wanted to tell the whole world what was going on but i didn't so when i was interviewed for a local swedish t.v. news i did not give the reporter to full story i didn't tell her about the letters from told that we might not be able to show our film. i was doing a segment on this film that was about to compete at the l.a. festival. all sound a few days later i received a long letter any mail from those p.r. agency in washington. that is to want to look at the documentary was based on false accusations and lies my initial reaction was fear i was scared to think it made me very uncomfortable i mean this was a tiny segment aired by

. >> i was born in iran, i'm a swedish citizen. >> stephen: you're a swedish citizen. well, i don't trust those bastards, either. (laughter) so you're not an american citizen. >> i'm a green card holder. >> stephen: okay, i've seen "homeland." spoiler alert: there's no reason to trust you. >> you question loyalty at the same time you're praise the french when they're celebrating a setback in american foreign policy. >> no, they're holding the line against the mullahs -- anyone whose flag has red white and blue on it, my friend. (laughter) well, thank you so much for joining me. trita parsi, the national iranian american council. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause). >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. folks, you know, as a member of the upper middle stinking rich i say in only the world's finest hotels. but at a certain point luxury familiarity breeds rarefied contempt. (laughter) i mean, you've seen one cigar humidor you've seen them all. that's why i like to mix it up sometimes and go glamour camping. or glamping. (laughter) there's no be

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reports from the state department are north korea allowed swedish embassy officials to visit merrill newman. al jazeera is following the story and will bring you more as soon as we have it. >> still ahead on al jazeera america - many in ireland call for the united nations to solve the controversy over the nation's abortion laws. the white house is accused of blocking photographer's access. and a disturbing trend in puerto rico, why more and more people are leaving the country. cash ooffs harbour >> 50,000 puerto ricans are leaving their homeland every year, the most in years. puerto rico has the highest unemployment rate in the u.s. casey kauffman shows us one business there is booming. >> unemployment here is twice the national average. but this man has never worked so much. his moving company can barely keep up with the requests. >> translation: most goes abroad. orlando, miami, texas, new york. we have local jobs, but it is care. >> mr and mrs lopez lived in the u.s. and came back to puerto rico for retirement. all of their children and relatives are in florida. >> translation: i

in fact, we understand from the state department that on saturday a swedish diplomat did visit newman. we haven't had word about the state of his health right now but certainly that swedish diplomats had access. u.s. diplomats can't meet because north korea and the u.s. don't have diplomatic ties. when one looks at the video where he reads his confession, he looks in reasonable health. >> now, do you think his apology is going to help him any in this case? >> caller: that really is the big question now. in the past, it may have been sufficient to make this kind of public apology to then be granted some kind of pardon and be sent on your way. because of the issues right now, it's not quite clear. i have been talking to a number of political analysts here in japan who followed the north korean situation and they say they believed his confession may be enough for the north korean in terms of propaganda purposes and may be ready to release him. they say quite probably the north koreans will be looking at a diplomatic context to work out logistics and may insist on handing over newman to a

the swedish department start is coordinating with the korean embassy. he was traveling with a friend who lives at the same retirement home in palo alto. the day before they were to leave he met with officials in north korea and his son told him the officials asked him about his army service in the korean war and the next day, october 26, five minutes before take off, he wases cored -- was escorted off the plane. the family is in the dark. >> we have not heard anything. we have worked through the state department from the day he was supposed to depart through the contact made by his traveling companion to the embassy in beijing and that started the diplomatic wheels turning. >> on tuesday, three weeks after he was taken off the plane there was a plan coat warping against all american travel in north korea the first wanting since they me began allowing tourists in 1995. >> new this morning, rumors are circulating around san francisco's city hall that the mayor could be on his way out. this morning, it is reported he could be the next united states ambassa

the israelis, the swedish, actually a swedish medical team had moved up 52 the northern part of cebu. so there were different international groups coming in and it seems to be some effort that says each country takes quadrant. it is a difficult logistical problem. >> what about these thousands of people that have been lining out of these airports to get out. how is that process going? >> yeah, it is difficult. so when aid agencies and the relief aircraft move into an area say eastern samar they are able to bring in planes. we haven't been to all of these locations but we understand that some of the bigger ones is people queued up lined up to get on board some of these aircraft coming out. i was talk some time ago to an air force officer who said i've got a list of some of these people who want to go back into these areas to see if they can find friends and families and help out. a steady flow of people wanting to go back in. the lady we talked to a short time ago with her daughter, they know the imr chance of having supplies and food, she said even if i had the money right now, and i

how the swedish emacy is involved and the -- embassy is involved and the man's son tells us how he was taken into captivity. >> plus california goes against a request from president obama. the decision that cancels insurance policies for hundreds of thousands of people. [ male announcer ] you can change your tomorrow if you do something today. and there's never been a better time because this year, devry university has $45 million dollars in need and merit-based scholarships and grants available to those who qualify. and this degree can make a difference. in 2012, 90% of devry university grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field within 6 months. now is your time. apply by january 6th and find your career success in the bay area. visit devry.edu. . >>> our coverage of cover california. how many people enrolled in the program. new numbers show 30,000 people signed up. and the majority of those people are older. the report shows 56% are between 45-64 years old. 23% were between 18-34. the numbers are not the only news. this afternoon california decided against extending

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there's word from the state department that north korea allowed swedish embassy officials to neat with merrill newman today. it comes as the u.s. is calling for the 85-year-old's release due to health and anal. north korea today released a video tape shot on november 9th shoeg merrill newman apoll chising for his role -- apologising sfor his role in the korean war. >> protests turned deadly, one killed and others hurt when gunshots from fired. >> 35 protesters in kiev arrested. they were demonstrating at independence square. police entered the crowds, swinging batons. protesters want the government to sign an agreement strengthening their relationship with pt european union. >> syria war has caused 2.2 million to flee to other countries. halve are children. i'm jonathan betz. for more go to aljazeera.com. beer. 200 million barrels are brewed in the u.s. annually. but not all beer is the same. craft beer is not your father's suddens. craft does not belong in your red to go cup. you don't chuck, you sip, you savor it. >> i love craft beer because it is very delicious, and it is constantl

i can confirm that our swedish protecting power has been informed by north korea of the detention of a u.s. citizen. we are working in close coordination with representatives of the embassy of sweden to resolve this issue and they also have requested actually on a daily basis access. >> is there any concern about this particular citizens health issues given the many reports about his advanced age for example? >> well given i can't confirm the identity of a detained individual is hard for me to speculate on other specific details. >> would that go to the swedish embassy's request for daily visits? >> it's not daily visits. they have requested on a daily basis and obviously they have not granted that access. >> and as ambassador chang have anything scheduled with north korea? >> he is in washington and i can confirm he is physically at his desk that i know he's in the building. >> they invited him again because they canceled the previous meeting? >> i'm not aware of any other invitation and i don't have any other updates on its plans. >> thank you. >> has the swedish embassy given any

i'm on a con man therapist who happens to have a swedish antique dealer as a patient. i'll pretend that makes sense. i think my con man might be after your swede and his laundered money. well, if that's h.r.'s money, your con man is in for a world of hurt. i'll stick with the con man, keep him out of trouble. i'll stick with the antique dealer, see where he leads. (auctioneer) we are going once. we are going twice. fair warning on this 1911 honus wagner baseball card. is sold, right here. number 103 for $900,000. [applause] tomorrow, you're gonna punch that guy's ticket. well, what do you know? (terney) what's the swede's therapist doing here? (shaw) hey, finch, we need to find out why everyone's so interested in the swede. (finch) so hayden's patient is an antiques dealer, and he spent a million dollars on a baseball card? (carter) and then tossed it into some cabinet like it was junk. i watched him do it. (finch) it's all very strange. and what business does an antique dealer have laundering h.r.'s money in the first place? and why do they want him dead now? turns ou

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by sven lindquist, who is luckily swedish, it's about the invention of racism, it is a brilliant brilliant book. exactly why it was that europeans having become over populated because they suppressed women and made women have babies. he doesn't quite say that part as he should, but then in order to take over other people's land invented the idea that those people were inferior. it's a brilliant, brilliant book. and let's keep this going. don't you love all this. at your table, keep doing it, keep handing around ideas. >> thank you. thank you for coming today. thank you all. thank you to our national press club staff for helping organize today's event. here's a reminder, you can find more information about the national press club online at www.press.org. thank you, we are adjourned. >>> if you're a middle or high school student. c-span's student cam competition wants to know, what is the most important issue congress should address. make a video and be sure to include c-span programming for your chance to win $5,000. the deadline is january 20th, get more info at student cam.org. >>> member

. >> the state department is working with the swedish embassy closely because the u.s. has no delictis to north korea. >>> a grisly discovery in rich mond. this happened near the end of wharf street. police got a call that the car was upside down in the water at 8:45 this morning. a tow truck pulled it from the water and police discovered the bo. they're not sure when the car ended up in the water or how. >> it went in backwards the way the car was laying in the water, but it's going to be an investigation to try to determine exactly what happened. >> the owner of the marina believes the victim was a man in his 40s who owned a boat there in richmond. >>> a car went over a cliff and plunged about 200 feet with four people inside. two women ejected from the car were not wearing seat belts. they're not at stanford hospital with major injuries. the driver and front passenger were wearing seat belts and only have minor injuries. >>> they thought he was carrying an assault rifle, but it turned out it was a replica gone. andy lopez was returning the gun to a friend when deputi

the swedish academy praised her for the way she examined her own society. >> the nobel prize for 2007 is ing.ded to doris less lessing was 88 when she was presented with the award, making her the oldest ever winner of the nobel literature prize. >> that is it from the newsroom. you are watching "france 24." do not go away. >> france will have to rewrite history if they are to avoid missing out on next summer's world cup. the french were trailing 2-0 ahead of the second leg in paris. a deficit no team has ever overturned in a european world cup playoff. the players were criticized by the national media following their performance on friday night. despite their predicament, the players believe they can qualify for brazil. i have hope. i still have great hope in our chances of qualifying. today have a lot of anger in me that will transform itself into positive energy to beat them. we have to play. football is a technical support. as a team, we have many qualities in this regard. we must show determination and a desire to succeed and qualify for the world cup because i cannot imagine fran

. >> a swedish company has developed an inplatible bicycle helmet. >> oh. the bike accident was planned. >> it was used for the first time in canada, where it actually saved a life. here's the video. there's the mayor. mayor ford. he runs over this woman. oh, look at this. saves a life. >> the crack-smoking mayor of toronto -- is at it again. amid the chaos, mayor ford nearly knocked a councilwoman to the ground, as he ran across the room. >> she got into politics thinking, this may be a dirty, unrewarding business. at least i'll never have to worry about going to work and being trampled by a crackhead. >> did you see the video of the couple that did the dance routine from "dirty dancing" at their wedding? i think they were inspired by this couple up in canada. take a look. >> all i can remember is my eyes locking with his. ♪ i had the time of my life >> good stuff. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." and have a great friday, everyone. >> it was day that changed our country. we take a look bac

we have had no word on the state of his health, whether the medication sent to him through the swedish embassy in north korea has before delivered to him. the u.s. diplomat has been cold that they have held an american man but they have not confirmed that it is newman. >>> new delays in enrollment in the affordable care act. >> there's probably about a hundred people living in the extreme tiny houses... >> is going small part of a big movement? >> part of the reason for moving into a tiny house is to get rid of all this "stuff"... >> what you gain by having less... >> let's think about giving up mcmasions... >> a tiny american dream, al jazeera america presents... tiny: a story about living small premiers tomorrow 9 eastern. >> now the syrian chemical weapons have been made inoperable. the next task is to destroyed the arsenal. that is something that is easier said than done. >> reporter: we will have that for you shortly. president obama used his weekly address to tell america how the economy is improving boost 200,000 americans went back to work last month. the american auto industry

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contrast and fortune for the frenchman, he won in emphatic style at the swedish resort. all 20ng champion, targets good across the line nearly two minutes ahead of his nearest rival. the austrian did enough to finish second. mr. just once at the shooting just once at the shooting range and was just barely able to hold off his fellow austrian who also missed just once. ricardo just too good on the day. france will start in a dutch city. trial.lometer time it will be the sixth better city to host that. lme praiseprudeho the city for integrating cycling in everyday life. >> there is passion and enthusiasm, desire, love for cycling and the tour de france, there are more bikes than inhabitants in utrecht. not only the passion but also the youth. >> it will follow in the footsteps of amsterdam and rotterdam among the dutch cities that hosted the tour's opening. s of liveurs and hour covering of the first aid and big part of the second stage. saturday and sunday they will stay in the city for approximately, i think, 25-30 kilometers. >> despite rigid cycling history netherlands

state department won't confirm that he is being held but they say the united states is working with the swedish embassy and china to resolve the issue. >> north korea could send a different signal. it is a matter of some wonderment they haven't yet moved on that. >> he is the second american being held in north korea. he was arrested last year and ceptanced to 15 years -- sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. his son says his father had all the proper visas to his visit to north korea but authorities escsorted him off the plane -- escorted him off the plane after he discussed his service record. >> the meeting concluded. i understand my dad was bothered but didn't go into detail. >> he says his father suffers from a heart condition. medication was delivered to the north koreans. but he says he doesn't know if his father received it. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. scientists issued a warning today saying a big part of california is sinking. and that could have an impact on our water supply. too much water is pumped out of the central valley and too little rape is replacing -- rain is replacing it. ktvu's j

>> the bill is inspired by a swedish law which has reduced street pocket -- prostitution. the french government hopes to have a similar effect. we will have to wait until wednesday for a vote by lawmakers. italy's former prime minister silvio berlusconi has been ousted from parliament and stripped of legal action but now he faces accusations of bribing witnesses. that is in relation to his the gari is -- his notorious buna bunga parties. his seat inof parliament, silvio berlusconi finds himself facing more legal woes. an italian court has accused the ofmer prime minister evidence tampering. the accusation came from the trial of three of his former associates, charged with procuring prostitutes for parties at his house. the court alleges witnesses related to his notorious bunga b unga parties were paid off. there is evidence he paid money and other benefits to young women who had taken part in the parties. in exchange for monthly payments of 2500 euros, the witnesses offered identical testimony in court, denying the parties had sexual overtones. of paying fored sex with a f