When i was 14 i realized because some of my friends got married young, that girls get married young in my village. It was important for me to discuss and plan my families they will say to you this is a life and death crisis for me because if i cant space the births of my children, i cant feed my children. Women in developing countries. When experts speak about the challenges these women face they speak of shocking statistics. Approximately 290,000 die every year from pregnancy related complications. More than 100,000 of those pregnancies are unintended. There are 80 million unintended pregnancies a year, half of them due to an unmet need for modern contraception. But behind each statistic is a woman with her own story. Hello, im bonnie erbe. In the United States contraception is widely available, although still a controversial political issue. So it can be hard to imagine the barriers faced by women in developing nations to access quality Reproductive Health services. This week on to t
Took a day off to go play golf in florida. I dont care, what do i care . Play golf. Played with a guy named tiger woods. This is our president playing golf this weekend. What do you think . That is your drop program at work. President obama mixing a little r r, mixing business. Good morning, im peter alexander, way too early, glad youre up with us on this tuesday, february 19th. A lot going on, new details coming on even as we speak in south africa, where olympian Oscar Pistorius is back in court for a bail hearing on the murder of his girlfriend. Well have more on a live update, even as we speak. And republicans say theyre being shut out by the white house on the big issues of the day, among them, gun control and immigration. Is it an excuse to pass the blame, on the coalition of the willing . And also, an explanation on the cruise ship, they called it the triumph, hardly a triumph, they returned home after being stranded for five days at sea. But as we just told you, well begin with
Begin with new details as south african olympic runner Oscar Pistorius returns to court on charges that he murdered his girlfriend, model reeva steencamp. Prosecutors say he put on the prosthetic legs, walked to the bathroom and shot reeva steencamp through the locked door. The 20yearold model will be buried today. His sponsors, nike and oakley among them, pulled their deals. Jim, the prosecutors today said this murder, they believe, was premeditated. Reporter that is right, peter, that is what the prosecution is going to be describing today in great detail. That is what has made this scene electric at this pretoria courtroom this morning, whereas you mentioned the sports icon, Oscar Pistorius, known better as the blade runner, appeared for the second time. Being charged with murder, premeditated murder of his girlfriend, reeva steencamp. Now the details of the thursday morning shooting at his home were described by the prosecution. We saw him wearing a gray suit and tie, weeping uncon