for the united states. this is "inside story." stay with us. means for the united states. o. >> must it could not? it you see? >> has been for many years. the two cases lined up together all the time. so that's been the case for a long time. the question as to whether that can be changed goes back to the issue of what other countries, what other big powers do. europe has a bigger economy if you take the european union together. india, again, is emerging. the united states and the other countries will have to play skillfully, militarily to balance the new factors in the world. >> david sedeny, sui jao, morena, thank you for being with me. >> bring did us to the end of this edition of "inside story." thanks for being with us. i am ray suarez. >> promising a united nation, new fighting in donetsk. we are live with the latest and on memorial day, honoring the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. >> and more coming up tonight at 6:00. >> the mountains of west virginia have provided generations with job

in the united states. the white house gathered the latest science and focusing on the here and now. will that get your attention? that's inside story. >> i'm ray suarez. from the earliest days from the signing of the protocol in 1997 this question has been quietly hidden in the debate. would you in st. charles, missouri or in rochester, new york, change the way you run your daily life or change the way you look at the world if climate change threatened to flood an island or brought mosquitoes. the latest focus of climate change focuses on the united states and the affect on americans instead of the big world full of people you don't know. the white house unveiled it's 2014 national climate assessment on tuesday. climate change is not a thing of the future, it's happening right now in every corner of the u.s. from increased hurricane risks in the northeast to longer droughts and bigger wildfires in the southwest. from longer more intense heat waves and public health risk notice midwest to an increased deman

future of the united states military. but is there a country as prepared as the united states is to make a difference anywhere on planet earth where there is a problem. >> yes, leadership doesn't have to be in every area. so soon china will be the number one economy in the world. there are countries, including american allies, which are merely providing leadership like australia on environment, climate change. india creating multiry level constitutions. i think 9 thing for the u.s. to do is to help lead. >> i'm not in favor of trying to do everything ourselves. what we should do is lead where we have key national interests. you see in asia what it looks like without u.s. leadership and without a navy we keep talking about and a profit to asia that is happening. meanwhile beijing can see what is happening with our military , and everyone is scared including countries that you would not automatically assume would want the u.s. around like vietnam. you're seeing a bit in the middle east, and when there is a withdraw of u.s.

welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. >>> we will start today's show with timothy geithner, the former secretary of the treasury, who is finally talking. why did he bail out the same banks that many blame for causing the global financial crisis? i will ask him. >>> and drones. the united states still uses them in many places around the world, but now it seems everybody has a drone. former terror official, richard clark, on the frightening future of the robotic killing machines. >>> also, in the internet age, is there something you wish you could hide? well, you're in luck, at least if you live in the european union. i'll explain and tell you about the conflict with freedom of speech. >>> and is china becoming more nationalist, more capitalist, more democratic? what do the people of china really want? kevin osnose of "the new yorker" tells us. but first here's my take. >>> president obama's pivot to asia has been widely praised, but many critics wished that he would infuse the policy with greater substa

the united states. since 2006, more than 70,000 deaths have resulted from drug related crime and violence in mexico. nearly a year and a half has passed since mexico's president came into office in december 2012. tonce that time, president nie has ushered in ambitious reforms that will prove significant to the success with a profound impact on u.s. economic relations and energy security. the skepticism and concerns regarding his move to centralize security policy has now moderated and is deflected in the recent successful capture of guzman. iin whos hope mexico's recent announcement to dedicate security resources to those regions will signify an ongoing effort to continue combating drug-related criminal threats and strengthening local police forces. i look forward to hearing about our involvement in mexico's southern border security efforts . in terms of human rights, how we can work with mexico to further protect journalism, human rights advocates and central american migrants. i look forward to hearin

united states? do we need to take her security in our own hands? because of that our are commitments are being called into question everywhere including on iran. the president has said he's willing to use force and i've taught to some of his closest advisers and they swear he says the same thing available office that he says in public that he wants to solve this diplomatically and doesn't want to have to use force but he's not going to allow -- if he doesn't have to. the problem is nobody believes that. the president does in a couple of his close advisers do and i do now that i've talked to them but the sense is the american public doesn't believe obama and i sense the iranians and israelis don't believe it's so i think in some ways that's the worst possible situation. the president is willing to use force but nobody believes it and in that situation iran might be tempted to cross those red lines and you get into a war that could've been avoided if we had more credibility. it's hard to address the i

sergeant bo bergdahl is coming back to the united states. we're live in the united states. randall, remind us about sergeant boberg doll's case. >> well, he was captured when he was a private back in june o of 2009. a month later the taliban released a video and it was confirmed that it was mr. bergdahl. he was held captive. we're not sure if it was afghanistan, pakistan, but between the two countries, but the taliban have held him. they have released several videos, it turns out not only in 2009, but they used them as a propaganda tool through the years in 2010 and in 2011 in his initial videos. he only gave his place of birth, which is idaho. his deployment to afghanistan, and the fact that he was captured in all of those videos is asked for the release of taliban detainees. bergdahl also talked about the fact that he didn't think that the u.s. needed to be in the war. of course, he was a prisoner of war, and obviously he was being subjected to coercion for any of the statements he was making. but it was always believed as analysts aj green pointed out that he would be us

united states did not believe they were in the same place? would they act because they don't want to be dependent on someone else? i cannot think for the israelis nor can i speak for any country, but the israelis and the u.s. are very tightly, closely related on intelligence on this. there is very little that we in terms of where they are? >> yes. thehat do you make of ayatollah when he says it's against our religion to have a nuclear weapons? you can't go to bed on that. >> i appreciate him saying that, but every indication that we've seen is it does not connect necessarily with where their military has been going on this. i hope the ayatollah believes that. base my can only analysis and judgment as secretary of defense, certainly, who has a responsibility to the security of this country based on their actions, not their words. >> the president of iran seems to be pretty optimistic that we will make a deal. is that your impression we are optimistic and making progress? >> they think it's possible. they have been saying some positive things a

already being felt in the united states. president obama says this is an issue that will impact our kids and grandkids unless we do something about it. it brings me to my question of the week. which country has the highest percentage of residents who say global climate change is a major threat? united states, china, south korea or greece? stay tuned, we'll tell you the correct answer. this week's book of the week is john nickelthwaite "the fourth revolution." this is by two top editors of the economist and it tells about revitalizing western government or governments anywhere. the book will be out thursday but you can order it now. >>> now for "the last look." today marks the hundredth official mother's day in the united states. and countries around the world except antarctica has picked up the practice. perhaps you can go outside and pick flowers from the garden. if you do, you will be in the minority that have actually given mom flowers that were locally grown. let's imagine the world flower trade as a bouquet of 100 roses

united states is united states because of the use of force. if you look at england if you are a brett the brits take umbrage if you are a scotsman and you say you are english or you say i'm scott tron irish. i didn't voluntarily join this group. almost every entity that you see that's a power has resulted -- take germany. pressure is the one at germ -- germinated modern germany. when you start unpacking this issue so the logical way of course is ironically the theme of the battle canada. we have federalism. canada has federalism and if quÉbec decided to vote itself out of its confederation i don't think ottawa would have used force. trudeau used force because they use violence but if they had been more -- and misuse the ballot box i think ottawa would have had to have said this is the will of the individual of this group. in the question is which is the empire question, of all the small entities how did they sustain themselves and the genius of the american logic is you sustain yourself by signing up to our market value which is another book

countries how people perceive the united states. indians come out on top expressing their liking for the united states. so there is huge support among the people for the united states. and you also see that because 3 million indians live here, and all the world is unified. they can see through the television, internet and other media, they're well-connected through twitter facebook and whatnot. there is a lot of good will on the part of the people, no doubt. but remember i totally agree with the ambassador, national interest is going to determine the relationships, and just as here in the united states we work in the national interest more broadly defined and in an enlightened sort of way. the same is on the indian side. the reaction has always been those personal things that happened to them will remain national policies, so clearly they have to work in the national, and he knows that a good relationship both politically and economically is an integral part to bringing good things to india. >> alyssa ayres, is there nor confident p

united states. >> in the united states, yes. >> how did you get into it? >> i didn't really start wanting to write a book, i wanted to read books on those. i'd been read ago lot about maroons, you know, in jamaica and brazil, in cuba, suriname, and i was looking for information who they were, what they were doing, where they lived. and is really i couldn't find anything. i mean, some scattered references, you know, a chapter here and there, something on a particular community of something on a particular region but nothing really comprehensive and detailed covering the entire time of -- [inaudible] so i said, well maybe, you know, there's nothing to really find. let me just look, and as i started to look, i found actually a lot of things, and so i decided to write the book. >> excellent. there is p a vast literature on slavery in the united states as you well know. why do you think this particular aspect was very neglected? and you're quite right, this is really the first book about maroons as a general phenomenon in american and southern history. there we

that is the equivalent of the united states. these are huge numbers of people, and there are, as you say, refugee cities in lebanon, jordan and turkey. this is another reason why the u.n. security council needs to take strong action to ensure that humanitarian aid gets into syria, which the syrian government blocked, as well as some opposition groups. there needs to be a solution to the conflict involving accountability and the international criminal court holding people accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity. when wars end, is it part of the global settlement that everybody goes home? is syria necessarily going to want the back. >> one hopes so. the people of syria deserve to be able to return to their villages, sis and communities, the rite of return is an internationally recognised right that needs to be uphold. other countries need to facilitate resettlement. in 2013 the united states allowed the resettlement of 36 syrian refugee. >> 36. >> 36 in 2013. >> if bashar al-assad for the near term remains in charge

she is the united states national security advisor to the president of the united states. she has served in that role since july of 2013. previously, she was the united states ambassador to the united nations. the obama administration has received some criticism recently for perceived reentrenchment in foreign policy. the president spoke yesterday at west point and hit back. >> ultimately, global leadership requires us to see the world as it is with all its danger and uncertainty. we have to be prepared for the worst, prepared for every contingency. but american leadership also requires us to see the world as it should be. a place where the aspirations of individual human beings really matters. where hopes and not just fears govern. where the truth is written into our founding documents can steer the currents of history in a direction of justice. >> charlie: i am pleased to have susan rice back at this table, welcome. >> thanks, charlie, good to be back. >> charlie: the president is making a series of speeches on foreign policy beginning with his commencement speech at wes

topic of what the united states is going to do. more fun aspect, less of independence, more fun aspect of understanding how will this impact the mid-and long-term oil markets and prices and structures. we talked a lot about gas but with the same changes, radical change in all markets around world today that are happening in gas. edges slightly different. big change from days were open dominated the market new players and with most opec countries today producing maximum capacity for variety of reasons some for such consent for clinical instability, so for technical reasons and some because that's the most they can do. the question of what happens to the market if the united states starts exporting is one that is fascinating those who follow the energy market. >> let me complete that thought. prices drop worldwide. if we start exporting. correct or not correct? >> i think it would depend on the -- i've learned one thing in this business is that any prediction on oil prices those who make those predictions are usually regret them late

the russian federation, the european union, and the united states in geneva on april 17. presidentialthere elections remain a top priority of the government of ukraine. all attempts of russia to blame the government of ukraine or allegedly ailing to implement their agreements and we state that despite numerous calls from the internationalist community, the federation is taking no efforts to the escalate the situation and implement the geneva agreement. instead, russia's strongly -- and russia strongly supports extreme groups operating in the eastern regions of new ukraine. endangering civilians, taking hostages, and creating an atmosphere of terror and violence. as well as protection of rights and fundamental freedoms of all feed him of ukraine remain a top priority for the government of ukraine. therefore, the purpose of the counterterrorist operation has been renewed and it is to isolate illegal militants from situations. thecommandment of operation as required heavily armed illegal militants to immediately free are hostages, including osce monitors and to stop violence

we will ask and the united -- and the united states. we will talk to a man who has been sanctioned by the united states. >> what else are we watching? >> germany in about an hour's time. that's get a first look at these equity markets for you. futures are a little bit lower through the morning. five weeks of gains we have had. would we make it a sixth? everything is pretty much flat. look at the fx market. euro-dollar continues to grind lower. about .1%. a flurry of german data through the morning, but everyone is talking about france, contracting pmi. the big one today is german business confidence. we are expecting that to be a little bit lower as well. >> let's pick up on some of the top market news today. james bevins is the cio at ccla investment management. good morning. are you worried that the german economy is chugging along nicely, spain is picking up, france is not, and neither is italy. >> not desperately. disappointing, but in the context of what we have zone, i thinkro we will see a sustained pickup in growth in the second

back to the united states? >> he could do that now. >> if you were to come back to the sdmrus, with the u.s. media and political elites, when they are in public, they say, he should man up. if he thinks that he did the right thing, come back to court and make his case before a jury. the reality is, which they know but hide when speaking publically is that the way the law works, if you are accused of violating the espionage act, the fact you worked as a whistleblower in court under those charges and so, it is not a fair trial or fight. his conviction would be virtually guaranteed. there is no reason why he should meekly submit to that. >> we have from linda, she said how many agents had to be removed because their cover had been blown and they were in danger? none. none that the u.s. government identified. the u.s. government makes these claims without any evidence every time there is unwanted disclosures going back to daniel els bergenhagen and it turns out evidence. >> that's the case here. >> coming up, has h

the invasion by the united states of america. many of us were very doubtful about libya, to be sure, and many democrats followed our republican colleagues who argued very forcefully for intervention in libya and democrats were quite split on it. senator mccain, who was the last standard bearer in 2008, the leader on foreign policy, he said in 2011, some still argue we should be cautious about helping the libyan opposition, warning that we do not know enough about them or that their victory could pave a way for al qaeda takeover. how do your sponsor that argument? >> i think he was incorrect. we did not know enough about the rebels at the time which was testified to by the members of the intelligence committee. >> do we know enough about them now? even if we did, one wonders whether that could have moved us one way or the other as we saw this dictator in power. dr. wehrey, it seems that senator mccain was saying if we do not intervene, the war might have dragged on longer and al qaeda might have been strengthened. do you agree tha

but it's also a threat to the united states. whether these groups claim to be affiliated with al qaeda, or don't claim the al qaeda franchise, whether their chief focus is local and their secondary forces -- focus is worldwide jihad, or the reverse, the war against violent extremism is not one that we can declare to be over just because we're tired of it. it has been one of our longest conflicts, exceeded at this point only by the cold war. but it has to be won. we have to turn off the money to groups like boko haram. and i hope that we'll get some testimony as to the gulf oil, and state and other money that is or is not being detected, going to these groups. and we have to provide the military aid to the nigerian government and other host governments. to deal with this extremism. i yield back. >> thank you. lastly, we go to for one minute to mr. ted poe, a former judge and subcommittee on the -- subcommittee chair on terrorism, nonproliferation and trade. >> boko haram showed the world its evil ways when it arrogantly kidnapped

he's from the united states army, the 82nd airborne. specialist lavonne, if i pronounced his name right, is joining us. for those of you who maybe watched on c-span, this young man who's walked in here, appears to be a double amputee. a man who has served our nation, and i'm delighted that he is here today. we don't have -- we will not have him come and make testimony today. but him being here, on behalf of not just his branch of service, the united states army, but also representing what i grew up with, and all of us understanding the 82nd airborne as an important component of our fighting force. and the men and women, representing the men and women of the united states military today. so specialist, we want to thank you for being here today. the debate that is going on is one where we're trying to determine the policies as we move forward in this next year. and it is the gentleman from washington and the gentleman from california, the ranking member and the chairman, who are bringing together a bill which was unanimously reported out

the united states topped the table. perhaps more surprisingly china game second with india third followed by russia, brazil, mexico, egypt, germany, pakistan and indonesia. researchers say this is the most comprehensive study of its kind. more women in developing countries were overweight than men because they say multitasking and looking after the family means less time to exercise. rates were higher for men in developed countries. the study called for urgent action to tackle the immediate crisis and help future generations fight what has become one of the most pressing problems of our time. bbc news. >> let's get more with the spokesman for the national obesity forum here in britain. this is going to cause huge problems for health care systems around the world. why is it in china and india more are becoming clinically obese? >> unfortunately there's a lot of western habits taken on by those. it is destroying the culture in food. i won't mention the firm. you know who the firm might be. also, it is perceived in those c

in the united states. after this latest terror trial in new york ended in conviction, we asked, why are we trying terror suspects anywhere else? it's the "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. a jury has decided a mom at the possible in london, is guilty of 11 terror charges. american prospects charged the preacher with organizing the kidnapping of western tourists, and thing to establish a terrorist training camp in oregon. the jury deliberated on two days after a six week trial. the trial held at the district court in manhattan. in the united states, when the obama came to washington in 2009, the new president and the attorney general, eric holder, said that there was nothing stopping the u.s. from trying suspects on american soil in normally constituted criminal courts. it was an implicit knock at the bush administration, and suspects held in guantanamo. the system for trying suspects for terrorism-related crimes is the "inside story." masari faces life in prison after the jury arrested a verdict on

department of commerce, the united states trade representative, and the united states international trade commission to report to congress on the sanctions they can bring against companies that benefit from information acquired by hacking into private computers in the united states. the justice department recently indicted five chinese military officers for stealing commercially valuable information from a number of companies in the united states. these indictments highlight what we have known for a long time, namely, that china and governments around the world are hacking into computers into the united states and using that information they steal for their own economic advantage. these hackers have targeted the offices of westing house, u.s. steel, the united steelworkers union, algony technologies and solar world, five of which are located in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. the information they stole helped chinese companies in negotiations or trade disputes with each of the targeted organizations. while these indictments are the first of their kind, businesses in the united states have

in the united states marine corps. [applause] our hearts and prayers go out to the families of all these midshipmen and their friend here at the academy. this sense of loss will be familiar to some of the sailors and marines that you will all soon command. you will lead people who may have lost friends to combat, accidents or suicide. you'll lead people who may be struggle with their own challenges like stress mental health or drug and alcohol abuse. when they come to you for help it doesn't mean they're weak. it means they're strong, because asking for help when you need it takes courage and strength. what we need to remember what our entire country needs to remember, is that these brave individuals don't need to be avoided or stigmatized. they need to be embraced, they need to be helped be they need leaders, leaders with compassion and humility. leaders they know and trust and will go the extra mile for them. they need leaders like their parents, their friends, the instructors, the mentors here today that helped you

is a client state for the united states. >> finally, the search that happened in 2009 were something like 100,000 u.s. soldiers were there. as you reflect back on it and are reporting on it there in afghanistan, what effect did it have? >> the surgical was to defeat the taliban and leave terrorismn without and every day deprivations that we see, then the surge failed. what it has done is it is cap the taliban in the villages and cap the afghan government in the cities and the afghans in between these two sides. if you are an afghan, is -- you can't be neutral. if you live in the city, you have to support the government. >> anand gopal, thank you for being with us. the title of his book is, "no good men among the living: america, the taliban, and the war through afghan eyes." anand gopal is a journalist and fellow at the new america foundation. thank you for joining us. when we come back, we will talk about the nearly 300 schoolgirls who were kidnapped in nigeria. what is happening now and will the crisis there be used to justify increased u.s. militarization in africa? stay with us.

united states and the i.m.f.? >> the i.m.f. is doing a lot. we know kiev is losing legitimacy every hour because what the russians are doing in southeast ukraine and can't be stopped. if we want toe balance it out, we better support the ukrainians so some of the legitimacy comes back. a know a lot of the money you give to ukraine will go into a rat hole. but again, compared to the damage we're doing the international order by trying to isolate the russians with no effect -- >> charlie: the president just said if the russians can go into ukraine and have their way. >> if you're asking me am i happy with the russians taking crimea, the answer is no. >> charlie: we're past crimea. am i happy with the russians having occupied 12 cities, police stations, legislators and giving weapons to locals and having clearly russian forces on the ground, i'm not happy with that either. i'm saying given that we are not considering military action and escalation of sanctions won't work we'll have to look at what's feasible. >> charl

united states compared to europe -- which, by the way, is critical to the united states. europe is our largest import market. look at what we have done to drive the energy here down to a quarter of what it is. look at what we have done -- by the way, there is one bad thing. we have taken 45% of the jobs out of the manufacturing business. did we get rid of -- supply chain management, now we are a country with people without jobs and we have jobs without people because we need really skilled folks to do this. we are a sophisticated -- we are the most reductive economy in the world. -- the most productive economy in the ruler -- world. a lot of our big ideas are going on right under our nose. but i do absolutely agree that people look at the united states and wonder now, can we do it or will we do it? that is a fundamental issue and that problem is not all about government or people around the world. it is all about our own citizens, who have gotten comfortable, do not like conflict. do not like risk. do not like to work too hard. i think we need to stop and think with our c

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united states? >> i think there's a risk of some stories that the nsa is particularly angry about but by and large the cost for the united states to take action against me is too high. >> one of the personal opinions that is making news are your comments about hillary clinton the former secretary of state. why did you -- where does this come from? >> you know, i -- the context for the interview was that a journalist from gq come down to rio de janeiro where i live and essentially followed me around for three days. we spent a lot of time talking to each other. when that happened we spoke where extensively. this kind of die tha dynastic sn politicians who are rewarded for always be very calculating, devoid of passion, she supported the war in iraq, militarism in the world and i just don't think she's a candidate who is worth getting excited about. quite the opposite. >> is there one you are excited about? what should the next president of the united states be thinking about whether it comes to the nsa

with the united states. can you explain in more detail what their willingness or is how the willingnes to cooperate is manife manifesting itself and what can we do? >> again, i think it is significant that some islamic who were foes of the united states, they are in the parliament and in ministry and meeting the diplomats and the ambassadors there. they look at the area where we can help as applying what we know in democracy and how you run a parliament. i was there before this change. people had no role in their own self-governing. it is all new to them. they had no experience in anything we have from a local level. they are sending delegations to learn how to run a town counsel, federalism examples, how do you oversee a budget. just basic things and the united states has an important role. there is a need for security. the former prime minister came and asked for united states help to train the new libyan army. we stepped up along with turkey, britain, italy and morocco and we are prepared to help in that

policy of the united states. okay last question him out to get the secrets that sad victory and a clinic said he had a history of corruption in ukraine and when he was accused of calling up the place i lived on protesters who was demonized by a lot of people saying it is inappropriate to do. now the government in kiev is using force against protesters in eastern ukraine calling anti operations and so on. foreign minister sergei lavrov said. this is a practice of double standards by western countries in kiev what you think about this again we are in the weeds there were in a tactical details which are important for day to day operations perhaps but they don't really matter in the greater scheme of things. everyone has some built on the side of the united states the eu ukraine itself. um moscow there's this there is tactical days in the current deal on all sides. and i just admitted that the united states there is a large burden for its expansion into we need to forget that we need to push that aside and think abou

sell of them made it all the way to the united states. carol mckinley has the report. >> i ran from south sudan from the civil war and i was a refugee in nairobi. >> this is the first time her relatives and friends have been together since they fled more than 20 years ago. some have traveled thousands of miles for this reunion. >> you know we have in sudan we say mountains will never meet but humans will always meet even if it's like hundred years. >> over a decade of civil war, tens of thousands of sudanese children ended up as outcasts in refugee camps. they were dubbed the lost boys and girls. at six years of age cecilia seamed bound for slavery. >> if you don't have parents, it's so hard for you to go to school. because these people want you to have stuff like cleaning, because these kids don't have parents. they can give you away for marriage, and get bride price. >> but cecilia is an independent woman with a college degree, thanks to debra bronstein. inspired by the narrative of exodus she persuaded her congregation to adopt these.

and they have the united states. >> rose: they have the united states, that's true. let me finally get your feelings about iran and whether you think -- do you view him as a true moderate and reformer. >> i think he is. i don't know the person, i met him once in my life before when he was responsible. i think he look that he is thinking to change policy. is it all in his hand part of it in his hand and part of it in other hands and iran, that's another question. i believe if he's a moderate. that means there's a decision that this is the new way in iran to be taken. >> rose: meaning if he's moderate the supreme leader has approved that, the direction to go. >> exactly. if he does not approve the direction, i think he will have a lot of difficulties to do what he should do. >> rose: do you think the supreme leader's giving him a chance so to speak since he was elected. >> maybe, maybe. but also anyone elected have to be accepted by the leader in iran which that's their system and you have to respect it. but let me put it this i with a, i'm very happy to see between ir

>> united states is a main ally to the moderate opposition and the coalition with the score group of friends of syria that helped on humanitarian level with a plot of aid being provided by the united states. medicine, food, healthcare, education. we are looking forward to more cooperation and enhancement of the united states' aid. >> reporter: you have been urging a lot more in the way of military assistance to the rebel fighters, are you disappointed in president obama and the policy he's pursued on syria? >> of this, my first official visit we're looking forward the getting support in all aspects including military. united states has a big interest in saving syrian people and the region. syria is important geopolitically after three years of war i think that additional support from the united states will be a key factor in opening a window for resolution. >> reporter: street that what you plan to tell president obama if and when you meet him and his make tall security team that you'd like to see the u.s. provide more weapons, more training, more sophisticated weapons to the moderat

i look at the united states. feminism, i think, in america has been reduced to, where do you stand on abortion and if mitt romney has binders of women, this is a war on women. there is a real war on women worldwide. many in the united states have been silent about that. the sup >> sexual slavery. >> it's in the koran. it means you're owned sexual slaves. it's allowed. they why boca haram believe -- they read in the koran. >> and today take it literally. >> boca haram is the taliban as she said. honor killing is on the way to america. >> why are you saying it's coming to america? >> the burkas have come to america. the jihad is here. i've been studying honor killings and they're happening in america. they're happening in canada. they're happening all over europe. i think we have a teaching moment as the president as said right now. everybody's looking at nigeria. i would say we should kick the ass, so to speak, of the jihadists, by doing our very best to save these girls. there are many other girls in similar circ

that they are guaranteed by the constitution of the united states of america. when the majority leader refuses to let us vote on amendments and refuses to let us have a real discussion about america's biggest challenges, he is effectively gagging millions of americans who don't share his particular views. that's why the senate has become so dysfunctional, because of the majority leader and his conduct. i can only hope, indeed, mr. president, i can only pray that the majority leader will change his mind and act like the genuine leader that the united states senate deserves, unless, like an angry dictator. mr. president, i yield the floor, and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call:

34th president of the united states. president eisenhower was as war weary as the american public and people all over the world. he had written to his wife mimi in his words that he constantly wondered how civilization can stand war at all. he would lie awake at night smoking cigarettes and the knowledge privately that there was not one part of his body that did not panic but in his first formal address as president ike insisted that america had to remain engaged in the world. he said no nation's security and well-being can be lastingly achieved in isolation but only in effect if cooperation with fellow nations. in 1957 president eisenhower returned to paris where in his address to the first nato summit of heads of state he connected america's transatlantic commitments to vitality of our factories and mills and shipping of our trading centers are farms in our little businesses and to our rights at home, our rights to produce freely. freely think freely and pray freely. those who doubt the values of america's commitment s

united states than the united states does to try and understand afghanistan. their perceptions are also often incorrect, you know? such as the belief that barack obama was trying to support his fellow tribesman or, you know, the many things we do unintentionally are actually intentional which gives rise to conspiracy theories. so i think the main thing that i've gotten out of all of it is something that may not be evident to those who know me well, because i don't always act on it. but, which is a degree of humility about what we can actually accomplish in the world either for good or evil, because aye seen a lot of -- i've seen a lot of, you know, on the whole i would still say that the effort that we and international community made in afghanistan since 2001 was worth it. this week one feels that more than other weeks because of the successful conduct of the election. although we don't know yet if it's really successful because the purpose of an election, after all, is to choose a president, not to stand in line and have your fingers dyed. and the president

it was the hottest on record in the united states. a climate study just out says it's no coincidence suggesting americans are feeling the effects of climate change. the authors say we need to act fast to turn things around. the white house embraced the study calling it,able signs in what has been seen as the most extensive endorsement by the federal government yet ? >> it is affecting the american people already. summers are longer and hotter with longer periods of extended heat. wildfires start earlier in the spring and continue later into the fall. rain comes down in heavier downpours, people are experiencing changes in the length and severity of seasonal allergies and it climate a increasing. >> while government officials responded with strong words, innovators are responding with action from wearable technology like solar dresses to practical products like green toilets, some of the most creative minds around the globe are setting the course for a more environmentally conscious future. is it enough to reverse decades of damage? we

newest officers in the united states army. i'd like to acknowledge the army's leadership, general mchugh, secretary deonio and jack reid who was an aofficer here as well, and the class of 2014, i congratulate you on taking your place on the long gray line. among you is the first all female command team. and you also have a rhodes scholar. josh herbeck proves that west point accuracy extends beyond the three-point line. and to the entire class, let me reassure you in the final hours here at west point, and as commander in cheefshgs i hereby absolve all cadets that are on restriction for all minor offenses. [ applause ] let me just add that nobody did that for me when i was in school. i know you join me in extend ing a word of thanks to your families. joe demoss whose son james is graduating spoke for a whole lot of parents when he wrote me a letter about the sacrifices that you have made. deep insooide, he wrote, we wan to explode with pride at what they are committing to do in the service of our kcountry. like several graduate

should the legal drinking age in the united states be lowered to 18? michelle bernard. >> no, this is libertarianism gone mad. absolutely mad. i don't think it should be 18. i think it is great kids can vote, but people get drunk, they don't think properly. if i had my way, i would raise the minimum drinking age to 25. 18 is too low and 21 is too low. for every person that had a child die in a drunk driving accident, they would disagree. >> you have to be 18 before you can have a driver's license in switzerland. isn't that a good model for america? >> i disagree. one good model was 18 years old in d.c. for beer and 21 years old for liquor. i think when we go through new york. i think it was 18 years for both beer and liquor. 25, if you raise it to that age, you are going to get prohibition measure and tens and millions of lawbreakers every single weekend. >> that's what we already have. >> the idea that 18, 19, and 20-year-olds aren't drinking is a fantasy. so i think we might as well dispense with legal fiction and discuss raising the age of driving.

states and it's people, the next stop used to be a courtroom in the united states. after this latest terror trial in new york ended in conviction, we asked, why are we trying terror suspects anywhere else? it's the "inside story."

united states wants that's not in the u.s. interest. u.s. didn't create what happened in kiev nor did it exacerbate the issue in the in the crimea. the we understand that russia has a serious interest in what happens in the region however what we hope that both sides russia us and the europeans as well as your queens can get together and say what is one of the solutions to this can we have a peaceful vote on the twenty fifth of may. unaccompanied by force and by violence that would be helpful what would be the results of can we stick to the results of that election to the degree that we can then move forward do we look at more regional power or do we look at what what happens the russian language and what happens there those are things we need to look at the always see is now looking at that we need to support that effort you know there is a saying not only here in russia but mania american and western policy analysts say the americans and the west in general have very short memory and they they would rather prefer to forget y

this is the beginning salvo. it can't just be the united states. it's got to be the world coming together to set these standards. >> president ilves, are we ready to have that nuance conversation on an international stage? >> well -- >> first, your thoughts on the indictments. the moral equivalence is made. >> well, it's the first step. estoniy is the home of skipe. microsoft bought it but -- skype. microsoft bought it but r&d happened. we have the same problem as well. the name for this used to be mercantilism. states working for their economies and stealing and doing whatever it takes. i think one of the things, the direction we're going to have to go in, and it's going to be very tough, is actually we built up in the world democracies a clear firewall between the private sector and public sector. for very good reason. those are the countries that are uncorrupt. but we're going to have to do something, develop much better cooperation with the private sector. in terms of security clearances, what we're dong the government side. the government side

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you have said today that germany and the united states are united in efforts to de-escalate in the ukraine but have you been able to reach a common ground with the chancellor on sanctions particularly the russian energy sector? what is next if you are unable to? reports in the u.s. press suggest that you believe insident putin may not be touch with reality. is that which you believe, chancellor merkel? can you give us more insight into what he might be thinking? do you believe he is a threat to europe? >> obviously, every day we are watching the events in eastern ukraine and southern ukraine with concern. i think what you have seen over the course of the last several months in the midst of this crisis is remarkable unity between the united states and the european union and the response. time we havee offered a diplomatic approach that could resolve this issue. inhave been unified supporting the ukrainian government in kiev both economically and diplomatically and politically and we have said we would apply costs and consequences to the russians if they continued with their actions. that's

a high-speed train from china to the united states. so according to a report in the beijing times, chinese officials are considering building this high speed rail line. it would start in northern china, go up through russia and connect through canada into the united states. the proposed line would be more than 8,000 miles long that would be going from new york to los angeles nearly three times. it would also include an underwater tunnel stretching 125 miles. that's four times longer than the tunnel connecting england and france. david mackenzie in beijing begins our coverage of the story. when i first heard this, i said this is just absurd. but is this a real proposal or a publicity stunt? >>> you know, considering this was in state media and picked up a great deal here by official media and internationally, you know they're putting this out as a provocative statement, saying we can do this here in china, take a train all the way to anchorage on the other side of the earth. it speaks to what they want to say about their technical p pro