not seen the indication beyond rand paul and maybe mike leigh to try to move this within the caucus itself. you re absolutely right. that s where it s going to get the traction. particularly on an issue like the voting rights act, which it s fundamental. it s basic. we ve fought for that back in the 1960s. we stood with the african-american community to get that passed. and yet now we re going to walk away from it. i think these things that we ll see rand paul push out on. we ll see other candidates begin to do the same. whether or not that gravitates to legislative action with john boehner and mitch mcconnell i hope it does but that remains to be seen. i think there s some real penalty points that could be paint paid if not. indeed. thank you, as always guys. coming up the devastation in nepal that no one is talking about. more on that coming up next.
and disorganization which is setting if right now in those areas. in a country it must be said where the political situation has been far from stable for a very long time. nbc s waj kahn. thanks for the update. you can visit our website to learn how you can help those affected by the earthquake in nepal. coming up, baltimore s mayor is dialing back her use of the word thug. but the white house is not. we will discuss why some are saying the t word has replaced the n word. just ahead.
rising nepal s devastating earthquake left many of the country s iconic world heritage sites in ruins. perhaps most spectacular in its destruction, the derara tower, built in 1832 which allowed sight seers to view katmandu from 200 feet up. as many as 180 are believed to have died when it collapsed. google earth images compiled by the new york times show the dramatic impact on katmandu s durbar square where the temple built in 1690 was levelled. around the quake zone, several of the country s most important temples are no longer places of worship, no longer a draw for tourists, but simply piles of rubble. while the quake survivors remain the top priority you necessary co, the organization that names those world heritage sites, unesco has vowed its assistance to help nepal reconstruct. that is all for now. the ed show is coming up. good evening, americans, and welcome to the ed show.
of the 1,700 homes in the village have been flattened. but amid the devastation, there are signs of hope. this nepalese man was rescued tuesday after being stuck under a collapsed building for over 80 hours with three dead bodies and nothing to eat or drink. in katmandu vendors have begun to return to the streets, and on mount everest, nbc news captured these exclusive images of the peak s base camp. officials believe they have rescued all the climbers from the cliff s upper reaches, but many are still stuck at base camp, 17,000 feet above sea level, and a one to two-week trek from major towns. joining me now from katmandu nepal, how long is it estimated until climbers can leave base camp or get evacuated out of base camp? reporter: hi, alex. it s already started, really.
a lot of climbers have decided to take the dignified approach and they climbed up. injured climbers have already been evacuated really but a lot of people have this option of paying for their chopper ride down as well. but there s still hundreds of people out there. most of the injured have been evaced. but a lot of people are climbing down, and the climb is anywhere from three to five days. what about the aid situation? we know a lot of these villages are really hard to access, even in god timeod times. what about accessibility in remote parts of nepal? reporter: well, that s the real story. out in the weshtern districts, bitterness is beginning to set in. the number of casualties we re not close to estimating it.