Feared dead after one of the strongest typhoons in World History devastates the philippines. We will get a live report from the philippines and go to poland where the u. N. Climate change summit has just opened up. We will speak with Naderev Yeb Sano, the chief negotiator for the philippines. A year ago he delivered an emotional appeal to the world. I appeal to the leaders around the world to open their eyes. I appeal to ministers. The outcome of our work is not about what our political masters want. What is demanded by 7 billion people. Appeal no more delays, no more excuses. As we mark veterans day, we will speak to ann jones, author of they were soldiers how the wounded return from americas warsthe untold story. To democracy now is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. Email your comments to outreach democracynow. Org or mail them to democracy now p. O. Box 693 new york, new york 10013. Nearly 1000 people are confirmed dead so far but the toll is exp
It will give the iaea greater access to its sites. Speaking during a visit to iran, the iaea chief yukiya amano said the roadmap will be implemented over the next three months. The deputy minister of industry has been shot dead in tire on. Killinghe first known of a top iranian official in years. The u. N. Climate summit begins today in warsaw, poland. Negotiators are focused on reaching a deal for 2015. On the eve of the summit, a group of environmentalists staged a processed. Climate change is impacting our hunger and food production, so we are here at the start of the climate talks in warsaw to call on governments to take action against Climate Change. We want to see images reduced and we want to see money for poor people in developing countries to be able to adapt. We see the impacts of Climate Change. Tune in next week. We will be broadcasting live from the u. N. Climate summit in warsaw, poland. At least five people have been killed in two drone strikes in yemen. The victims were
This is just the first baby step in that direction. Were animating the inanimate world around us. If you project forward a little bit, its mind boggling to even thing what will be possible in a short period of time. And its not surprising that this is creating a certain angst about technology. The second revolution thats occurring, every bit as profound, which is made possible by this first revolution, is the biotech revolution. And whats happening there is that life through us, through our cerebral cortises, through all of our devices is learning the processes, understanding at an intimate level the processes of life at such a level that we can begin to intervene and tweak them and adjust them in ways and thats something thats a central part of all the possibilities of medicine and biology and Life Sciences that are arriving today. Its a step that nothing will ever be the same. Its like life is beginning to control its own future and were starting to alter the world around us to where
Cspan, created by americas Cable Companies in 1979, brought to you as a Public Service by your television provider. And as we continue our series on the communicators talking with some of the Telecommunications Associations headquartered here in washington, week were joined by Shirley Bloomfield who is the head of the ntca, the Rural Broadband association. Shes here to talk about some of the legislative and policy issues that her association faces. Ms. Medical bloomfield, what ise ntca, first of all . Guest a National Trade association, and we represent 90 small local providers that are in pretty much every state in this country who provide what used to be, you know, just basic telephone service. Theyre now broadband providers. Theyve also become kind of the onestop shop Tech Service Providers for tear communities. They do video, wireless, data centers, they do whatever Technology Needs their communities actually require. So they actually represent their interests here in washington d.
I think i first learned about l when i was in congress and i have the opportunity to be able to learn about it. I stayed with several members of us who stayede of in washington. We stayed together. I think its fair to say it was animal house on capitol hill. [laughter] one of the members as pointed out in the photograph was chuck schumer, someone you all know and has a tremendous passion for israel. The bottom of the house in this living room area and we made a bed. I tried to get him to say a hail mary and he made me say the shema. We tried to cover all the bases and we did. I learned a lot from him. The reason i guess i isticularly appreciate because i am the son of immigrants. Daughter,ur the son, grandchildren of immigrants. That story we know well. My parents came to this country in the early 1930s. We had very little money, knew very little english, few skills. Islandme through ellis and managed to make their way to my hometown of monterey. Why did he travel all of that distance