This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show, so tell me whats on your mind by tweeting me at ali velshi, or facebook. Com ali velshi. It is summertime and the stock market is smoking hot and it needs to cool off or its going to burn up. Today, the dow came 2 points within 17,000, and still jumped 29 points, and set another record. The s p 500 also reached a new record, up 7 10 of a percent, and the nasdaq up just over a percent for a 17 year high. This is not a bad way to start the second half of the year, and check out the 23 jump that the s p 500 has enjoyed in the last year, including a nearly 7 gain so far in 2014. Give credit to americas steadily recovering economy, which includes a stronger job market, decent Consumer Spending and relatively solid corporate profits, and lets not forget those very low Interest Rates and the central bank that have been pumping money into the global economy. This seams like good news for the half of americans who own stocks o
The american journalist at the center of the story lives in brazil. Weve had to come to rio to speak to Glenn Greenwald. He hasnt returned to the United States since he broke the story about the nsa surveillance programs for fear of being prosecuted. The nsas goal really is the elimination of privacy globally. It is literally a system designed to monitor all forms of Human Behavior inside the United States, which is the ultimate surveillance state. Last december, Glenn Greenwald received an email from a person who didnt identify himself. We still didnt know who he was, where he worked, but he was saying he had access to large amounts of very sensitive surveillance information that show the United States government was violating the law and abusing its power. Suddenly in my lap had dropped some of the most potent instruments for shining a light on what it is that they are doing, beyond your wildest dreams as a journalist. I had literally, physically couldnt breathe at points because of
Whats ahead. Former president jimmy carter,ing advocate for the treatment of women and girls. Ive seen tangible examples of how horribly women and girls are treated. Gender violence, he brings an extremely important voice to the conversation. Studying and memorizing the gettysburg address. Gluten are free. Why do you enjoy it . It makes you fat. We begin with a call for action from former president jimmy carter. , the deprivation and abuse of women and girls. False interpretation of religious text almost exclusive by powerful male leaders, to proclaim the lower status of women and girls. Growing tolerance of violence and warfare following the example set by the u. S. Has also played a role as violence has encouraged more violence. For that im honored to welcome the 39th president of the United States and the 2002 noble peace prize winner. Good to have you with us. Delighted. You have redefined what its like to be a former president of the United States. You are the only one who won the
Growing under light in an industrial warehouse in chicago. Zero pesticides 98 less water. Who needs Rolling Fields and who needs the sun . You have a lot more red than you do blue. Yes. Why is that. Specialising in ecology and evolution. The wild paradise smacked in the middle of an airport. Thats all honey in here. Yes. Conservationists are turning wasteland green, and using extraordinary measures to keep it that way. Here goes. Im phil torres. Im an entomologist. Thats our team, now lets do some science. Hey, guys, welcome to techknow, im phil torres, joined by marita davison, and crystal dilworth. As you think of a farm in the midwest you think of corn and wheat fields, its not the case these days. As research is scarce, farmers find Innovative Solutions to problems. Farmers are turned on its head, including going away from the field, and taking it indoors. Going indoors, stacking plants and growing problems in the absence of sunlight. It sounds like a science fair experiment. Its a
Rival protests. For and against houthi rebels. Also ahead. There has to be a way of bringing more forces. Iraqi Kurdish Forces tell al jazeera they cant drive out isil without foreign boots on the ground. Plus president under pressure, an u. N. Delegation in haiti as anger on the streets rises against him. First to ukraine where 27 people have been killed in rocket fire in the governmentheld port of mariupol. This is the scene on the ground after the strike hit a local market. Local Officials Say 97 people were injured. The fighting in ukraines east has been intensifying. Separatists already have the upper hand in donetsk. Two days ago shells hit a bus in the eastern city, 13 people were killed there. Now take a look at the devastation caused by fighting at donetsk airport utter destruction. The bodies of ukrainian soldiers litter the area. They were forced from the area earlier this week, and this is what the airport looked likely before a huge contrast. Lets go to Charles Stratford w