. >> reporter: venezuela used his newly-granted powers to rule by decree to make two laws, he capped retailers profits and reorganization distribution of foreign currency. >> translator: i'm talking about the decree with the i'm the importance of the law and for the protection of the venezuela people. >> reporter: shop owners in venezuela fear they will have their profits cut with the new decree powers and stores have been seized and hundreds of business owners arrested and we have more from the capitol caracus. >> this is the neighborhood in caracus, the stronghold of the president and here you will find overwhelming support for his so called enabling act and it's expected he will force private business owners to reduce profits by 30% and meaning dishwashers and cds will be greatly reduced in price and we have spoke to a small family run business and how he feels about the new measures. >> translator: he came to venezuela 50 years ago from syria and running the family business for 30 years and has already voluntarily lowered his prices partly in fear of being closed down by the gove

business owners are bent on destroying venezuela's ailing economy. in bolivar square supporters were jooub lant. >> it's a war between the weak and the poor. they forced us to bend down. now president nicolas maduro conditions to libber aid us. >> translation: very proud of nicolas maduro. he's the man. he has left us, because nicolas maduro is his son. we are doing everything that we have been expecting. >> president nicolas maduro has gaoled 100 shopkeepers for charging too much. now he can force them to reduce prices. opposition leader says it latest move is a power grab and they fear they'd use the act to silence critics. >> at the end democracy loses because it loses spaces for open discussion. democracy loses spaces for citizen participation. >> this is president nicolas maduro's boldest move since coming to power, and it's popular amongst the poor. a 50-year-old former bus driver faces challenging times ahead. with sweeping new powers, nicolas maduro will have to deal with an economy in free fall. inflation is falling. there's a chronic shorta

. >> shoppers in venezuela frock to electronic stores after the government ordered them to slash their prices. >> stores have reopened on monday across venezuela after nicolas maduro sent the military into the store to slash prices and control the out of control inflation. as you can see, huge lines of people have been in line for two days to try to take advantage of the government-imposed prices. sunday night president nicolas maduro announced a series of measures that will take place in coming days. he said he will control prices of goods from food to clothing, and automobile, and will try to extend the punishment for crimes committed by alleged speculators. to do these things, he'll need special decree powers that the national assembly is expected to grant them some time this week. many economists in venezuela are worried that the new measures will make matters worse, and we have been speaking to people here. some of them are saying they are buying more than what they need, expecting new shortages and hoping to then resell at higher prices. of course, nicolas maduro rejects this not

. >> the president of venezuela says customers are being overcharged and orders troops into shops. >> we are in brazil for the indigenous games where organizers are aiming to target a global audience. [ ♪ theme ]. >>> hello. as many as 10,000 people are feared to have died in the philippines. typhoon haiyan sent ferocious winds and waves into homes and schools, burying people under tonnes of debris. >> reporter: this is the moment when the storm hit tacloban, a city of more than 200,000 people. monster winds whipped in from the coast with gusts of up to 2,000 k/hr. with it came flood water. people used mattresses to stay above the rising waters. >> i see electricity in the water - my legs are tingling >> reporter: this is the scene rescue teams are seeing as they reach isolated areas. >> translation: my father, mo mother, and child are missing. i accidentally let go of my child's hand. >> reporter: there's looting going on. >> we are opening many stores so people can have access to food. there's looting. we have deployed army as much as we can. we are trying to secure power and wate

that's why internationally venezuela stilvenezuela is stilt worth country. but prices are going up, and there is a general feeling that local currency is not very valuable any more. and that's why u.s. dollars are exchange eight or nine, even ten times higher on the illegal market. >> alessandro, thank you for that. reporting for us from caracas. >> now one example of how madero is trying to regulate the economy is forcing retailers to sell goods at fixed prices. sending soldiers to assist prices to a chain of electronic stores in caracas. they're accused of selling inventory at artificially high prices. many line up to take advantage of the new rates. south africa is in a nationwide scramble to sign up a new generation of voters. they're called the so-called born frees. elections will be held next year as the country celebrates 20 years of democracy. but many of those born the year nelson mandela became president don't seem all that interested in politics. we have more from johannesburg. >> ihe was born in a free south africa. he's registering to vote for t

this is the first time that a protest is venezuela is organized directly by demonstrators on social network and twitter in particular. they have a long, long list of complaints which go from the shortage of many basic goods and also the out of control inflation with prices going up by 50% and the government does recognize that some of these problems exist, but they say they are due to sabotage on the part of the opposition groups within the country, the united states and private interests and economic groups in the country. there is a local election coming up in december and so this will probably be just the first of a long series of rallies. >> here closer to home the washington redskins face pressure to change their team but the team is not alone. a california high school is now at the center of a similar controversy over its longstanding mascot. >> when cochella valley high met their opponents the team mascot was on the sidelines, whipping up fans, dancing with the cheerleaders, posing with the school belly dancer, an away game but it has been traditional at home sports events for the ar

either way venezuela's president can make law without approval from congress. many are worried this will hurt democracy. >> president nicolas maduro is one of the most powerful leaders in latin america. the enabling act passed by parliament allowing hugo chavez's successor to pass laws without consulting congress. he promised to wage a war on corruption and business owners bent on destroying the ailing economy. and in bolivar square supporters were jubilant. >> it's a war between the elite and the poor, forcing us to kneel down. they did what they wanted. now president nicolas maduro conditions to lib rate us. >> translation: we are proud of nicolas maduro. he is the man and the best gift that chavez left us. he is doing everything we have been expecting. president nicolas maduro has gaoled 100 shopkeepers for charging too much. he can force them to drop prices. the latest move is a power grab, and the opposition fear he'll use the act to silence critics. >> in the end democracy loses because democracy loses spaces for open discussion. democracy loses spaces fo

. >> the president of venezuela says consumers are overcharged and orders drops into the shops. >> in sport motogp mark marquez is on the verge of making history. details coming up. >> >>> the headlines. help is on the way for hundreds of thousands hit by typhoon haiyan. the city of tacloban has been devastated. at least 10,000 are estimated to have been ki. there's a trail of -- bean killed. there's a trail of destruction across the philippines. half a million people have been ordered to leave their homes and move to safer grounds. weather forecasters warn of rain and flooding. >> after three days of talks in switzerland western doints failed to reach -- diplomats failed to reach with iran clear ambitions. iran's president describes uranium enrichment as a red line that can't be lost. >> it's been 100 days since hassan rouhani took over the presidency. he is to fix the troubled economy and impose relations with the west. the nuclear industry was targeted and key companies, individuals and banks. this marks the beginning of economic decline. the resource-rich country saw oil exports a

venezuela's state sent the military to chain stores he says are overcharging. in brazil for the indigenous games featuring athletes from more than 40 different tribes later in sports, we will see the manual of the moment, the youngster who has rewritten the sports history books. in syria there has been heavy fighting for a third day at a major military base near aleppo's airport as they battle for control of the base. it is considered strategic because of its access to supply lines between aleppo and the turkish border. >> u.n. calling on kkatar to improve conditions. in catar for the past week. he cret sized housing standards and said the government can do better. hundreds of new construction projects are currently underway in preparation for the 2022 world cup. >> i have seen dwellings by my grant workers. these are shrulls. i think this is a stain in the reputation of qatar, the richest capital. they should not allow slums. there are means of making this better probably relatively quickly. >> in saudi arabia, police have fought with foreign workters protesti

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that is more than the entire co2 output for oil-producing venezuela. also a partner poland's largest electric company. it runs this power station - one of the largest fossil few power plants in the world. >> it's concerning, dangerous and we have to ensure that the conference is for the interests of people and the planet, and these companies and the bottom line is to ensure they make and maximise their profits. in my mind it's akin to having a cigarette company sponsoring a cancer conference and then at the end saying smoking does not cause cancer. >>. >> business is worried about climate change, it's an issue for many companies. biz has to be part of the solution. we can't do it but the engagement of business. how to help the vulnerable populations adapt will be on the agenda, as well as a new plan to replace the kyoto protocol. there's a growing awareness that emissions agreements must include developing nation, in particular india and china. since 1990 carbon dioxide emissions from the united states have remained constant. add to this the emissions

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that's more than the entire output of venezuela. also a partner, poland's largest electric company. it runs this power station, one of the largest fossil fuel power plants in the world. >> it's very concerning, it's very dangerous and we've got to ensure that this conference is for the interests of people in the planet and these companies and their bottom line is to ensure that they continue to make or maximize their profit. in my mind this is akin to having cigarette companies sponsoring a conference on lung cancer and then being surprised when that conference says smoking is acceptable and should be encouraged. >> but others say the involvement of business and some of the dirtiest is welcome and necessary. >> business you know is really worried about climate change. it is a big issue for many companies. and business has to be part of the solutions to climate change as well, we can't do it without the active engagement of business. >> how to help the world's most vulnerable populations to adopt to a changing -- adapt to a chienging environment, and change kyoto protocol, and growin

that's more than the co2 outlook for oil-producing venezuela. also a partner - poland's largest electorate company. >> it runs this power station, one of the largest fossil fuel power plants in the world. >> it's concerning, dangerous and we have to ensure that that conference is for the interests of people in the planet. these companies and their bottom line is that theyto maximise their property. >> this is akin to a cigarette company sponsoring a cancer conference, and saying at the end that smoking is encouraged. >> business is worried about change. it's a big issue for companies. business has to be part of a solution to climate change. we can't do it without the active engagement of business. >> how to help populations adapt to climate change is on the agenda. and also to map out purt cuts and carbon emissions. there's a growing awareness that emissions must include developing nations. in particular, india and china. >> carbon dioxide emissions from the united states has remained more or less constant. add to this emissions from industriali

. >> venezuela's president mad euro accused twitter of hacking his it twitter account. 6,000 of his followers disappeared from his feed, and he says it's part of trying to destablilize his government. >> we are discovering a massive attack from the twitter company and the international right wing against blifivian patriots and others. they have attacked my account. they took away thousands of followers from my account - just like that. >>. >> trance transwhat are you trying to do, i'm making a call to multiply the visitors. if they take 6,000, let's multiply it by 20,000, 30,000. >> no doubt you are familiar with the mcdonald's happy field which includes a toy. for the next two weeks the toy will be swapped for books across american restaurants. it's caused anger among some community groups. >> for some a book instead of a toy inside a happy meal sounds like a good idea. >> instead of wasting time on toys that you don't use, i think books will be more useful. >> it's a good idea. instead of telling the kids it's about toys, it's encouraging literature. >> for two weeks the golden arches is re

spain, venezuela, brazil are among those with a presence there. >> translation: we are working with a lot of dedication towards foreign investment, convinced outside capital should play an important role in economic developments. >> trade is not looking bad, but descent can land you in gaol. youngsters are finding ways to express themselves and are telling the government what they want with rhyme. >> this man likes to rap about his life, family and cuba. his artistic name means "the potion." he says that here his music is perceived as a threat. >> i think that hip hop is not convenient for the government. our society had the same system for the last 50 years. our songs can open the hearts and minds of people. we represent what fires are about. >> in the land of sals sea, rhumba and cha, cha, cha, hip hop arrived in the 1980s. but it was only in the 1990s when the deposit authorised the first rap festival. >> this is the place where the rap was born. even though rap is not the most popular type of music, young people here tell us that they turn to it to express frustrations of daily li

more to come, including thousands of followers mysteriously disappear if venezuela's twitter account. who is to blame? and take a look at the problems of running the sudanese region of abdi -- abeyei, where government offices were destroyed a month after they opened. >>> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. pakistan put its security forces on red alert after the death of the taliban's leader. hakimullah mehsud was killed by a drone strike on friday. he was one of pakistan's most wanted men. >> a man carrying an assault rifle opened fire at los angeles airport killing a federal agent and wounding others. >> two supporters of greece's golden dawn have been killed outside the group's headquarters in athens. the party has been at the center of a government crackdown since december. >> the u.s. president and iraq's prime minister have been discussing how to stop the threat of al qaeda in iraq. nouri al-maliki is in washington to garner u.s. support to deal with violence in the country. barack obama says he wants an inclusive iraq and democratic elections should be held as soon as po

that's more than the entire co2 output for oil producing venezuela. also a partner, poland's largest electric company. it runs this power station one of the largest foss till fuel power plants in the world. >> it's very concerning, it's very dangerous, and we haven't got to ensure that this conference is for the interests of people in the planet, and these companies, and their bottom line is to ensure that they continue to mak make and maximize their profits. >> others say the involvement of business in some of the dirtiest is welcome and necessary. >> business, you know s worried about climate change. it's a big issue for the many companies, and business has to be part of the solutions as well. we can't do it without the active engagement of business. >> reporter: how to help in adapting to the changing climate, there is growing awareness that any new awareness agreement must include developing nations, in particular india and china. since 1990, the emissions of other industrialized countries and you even see a decline mirroring the recent down turn.

. >> a flight to venezuela could prove to be a tough ticket. all trips there being booked months in advance. it seems a loophole in that countries economy is to blame. we have more. >> this woman has been waiting months for her children to come visit from spain. they got their passports and money. she even booked the hotels for the holidays. what she can't find are the airline tickets. >> it's been an odyssey. there are no tickets in or out until next year. i've been to at least six or seven travel agencies. my sister is stuck in miami for a month trying to get back here. >> the reason has nothing to do with the airline service. venezuelans can exchange their money for u.s. dollars only under strict circumstances, one of which is traveling overseas, so thousands of them have been buying every available ticket in a scheme that guarantees huge benefits. >> with a valid ticket, venezuelans can get a credit card with up to $3,000 at a cheap state-set rate. once abroad, they turn the credit into dollars, with cash in hand, they resell back at home a

thousands of people are demonstrating in venezuela. they're objecting to special powers given to their leader this week. he cited fighting corruption. >>> thai skin care company has apologized for an effort of whitening cream. critics say racism in the scholarship for those with fairest skin. >> reporter: like many young thai women, she does not like the way she looks. >> i think i'm dark. >> reporter: the 23-year-old wants her skin to be whiter. >> i like people with fair skin, and i think almost all thai girls prefer scare kin. people with fair skin have more advantages. >> reporter: thailand's skin industry is worth more than half a billion dollars a year and one of its biggest products is whiten products. making whitening creams and locations, one of the thailand's biggest companies, it helped a contest calling for female wearing school uniform holding a whitening product. >> the face of the thai beauty industry has pale skin. women are told they need to be whiter to be pretty but the bias goes deeper than skin color. >> if you loo

. >> venezuela's president has accused twitter of attacking his account as part of a right wing plot. maduro says more than 6000 of his 1.4 million followers mysteriously disappeared from his feed. he says it is a part of the plan to destabilize his government. we are investigating an attack from ththey took thousands of fs from my account like that. what are you trying to do. >> if they take away 10,000 followers and let's multiply but 20,000 or 30,000 or 40,000. >> a u.s. company wants to take over one of the australia's biggest agriculture groups. it's proving controversial with the new australian government and we explain why. >> you a long australia's east coast, the farmers are worried the huge grain industry is at a cross road. the company who has a huge monopoly is at a point of being sold to buyers in the united states. a large market share that the grain corp has to sell it off to a foreign industry is a big concern for growers. they have approved the sale saying it won't hurt the competition. the final say rests with the prime minister. a big part of tony abbott's message i

grilled on the hill and janet yellen answering questions in the senate hearing and the president of venezuela is asking for unlimited powers. plus trinkets and bryces of art destroying a massive stockpile of ivory to make a point and we leave you here with a gorgeous shot of capitol hill and the dome where the healthcare law will be thell be big story toda. ♪ power of the people until we restore our freedoms ♪ good morning and welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie si, straight ahead when janet yellen talks they listen and what they had to say at her confirmation hearing but let's look at the temperatures across the nation and metrologist nicole mitchell is back. >> people will enjoy the forecast because it means mild air for places from the midwest to the south that we have had the cool stuff and the high pressure sitting in place the flow on the backside of that has more air south to north and milder temperatures and even right now we have more temperatures in the 40s and 50s in the south starting the day versus below freezing yesterday and you will notice the improvement hea

let's get more on venezuela. the president is asking parliament to grant special powers. the president would be able to govern by decree for 12 months. he says he needs the extra power to battle corruption and boost the economy. but critics say he'll use the extra powers to clamp down on his opponents. let's speak to berry featherman. what do you make of this move by maduro, his predecessor, h hhu hue -- used these techniques as well, didn't he? >> he did. it is very troubling. the economy has suffered in recent years despite, you know, the high price of oil, the country has still taken huge loans from the chinese, and largely that's been the result of the policies that were instituted under president chavez, and have continued under this president. so i think this is a troubling sign, and a bit of a sign of desperation especially given the low poll numbers. >> we saw a couple of weeks ago, maduro forcing thousands of businesses to cut their costs, now this move, which you say is troubling. is any of this actually helping the economy? >> i don't see it helping at all. in

. >> we are discovering a massive attack from the twitter company against venezuela and compatriots. they've even attacked my account. they just took followers away from my account just like this. what are you trying to do? i'm making a call, then they take away 10,000 followers. that's multiplied by 30,000 to 40,000. >> a bid to take over australia's grain country is testing the country's new coalition government. many farmers are worried that the sale will increase their cost and they have high level political backing. >> in australia farmers are worried. the company that has a near monopoly on grain transportation is on the point to being sold to buyers in the united states. >> they're selling off infrastructure, and selling it off to a foreign entity is a concern to growers. >> reporter: they have approved the sale saying it will not hurt competition. but the final sale rests on the finance prime minister. and he is under pressure. leading a right of center coalition government and their junior partners are against the sale. farmers are worried that costs will rise if the industr

hearing nothing out of venezuela from nicholas madura, the president there, former president who passed away hugo chavez, was a big supporter. he put on twitter he tweeted that he had just received congratulations from daniel orteg ah a, a former revolution, we're not seeing a lot of love from the left for the zolia and castro family and not seeing much more than them calling people to protest here in honduras. >> thanks so much. adam rainey there. still to come, sport, head of the champions league clash against marseilles, details coming up. is damaged by ice, used to keep it cold during transit. but this device could .change all that. it's called the organ care system, or... heart in a box. it works by hooking up the heart to this machine. it pumps it full of warm blood, and a formula containing a proprietary mix of nutrients. >> it's warm, >> it's warm, it's beating... it's functioning, it's just functioning as if it's in your body. >> doctors are also seeing promising results, using the organ care system on other organs, such as lungs. >> for more information on this, and other tech

that's more than the entire co2 output for oil producing venezuela. also a partner - poland's largest trick company. it runs this power stakes, a large fossil fuel power plant in the world. >> it's concerning and dangerous and we have to ensure that this conference is for the interests of people on the planet. these companies, and their bottom line is to ensure that they continue to make a max miss profits. in my mind this is akin to having cigarette companies sponsoring a conference on lung cancer and then surprised when the conference says, "smoking is acceptable and should be encouraged." others in business say it's welcome and necessary. >> business is worried about climate change, it's an issue. they have to be part of the solution, they can't do it without business. >> how to help vulnerable populations is on the agenda, as well as a new plan to replace the kito protocol and map out cuts and carbon emissions. new emissions agreements must include developing nations, india and china. >> carbon dioxide emissions from the united states remained mor

she is going to try and call for a new constitution, put in place venezuela style socialism. that is going to earn the hatred of the rich. >> voters are split about what her victory can mean. >> there will be violence in the country. she won't be governing, it will be her husband. >> capitalists have painted her in this negative light, but the people aren't as ignorant as they used to be. they know the alternative is castro. if they win, the former first couple will feel state of indiana indicated, but know that they will be watched or missteps. >> illinois is now the 16t 16th state to legalize same-sex marriage. governor pat quinn signing that law wednesday at the university of chicago on the desk that abraham lincoln wrote his inaugural address in 1861. that law set to take effect june 1. john henry smith here with sports of a big trade in major league baseball. >> prince fielder as a kid was a batboy for the tigers. two seasons after signing him to a nine year $214 million contract, he is traded to the the accident rangers for ian kinsler. fielder had a limited no trade cl

either way, venezuelas president was now able to rule by presidential decree, meaning he can make laws without approval from congress. congress voted to give him those powers. many worry this is going to hurt democracy. aljazeera's andy gallagher is inca rack cuss. >> the president is now one of the most powerful leaders. his supporters were job rant. >> it's a war between the elite and the poor. they have forced us to kneel down. they did whatever they wanted until president chavez came, and now this president continues to liberate us. >> we are very proud of him. he's a man and he was the best gift that chavez left us, because he is his son and he's doing everything that we have been expecting. >> the president has jailed 100 shop keepers for charging too much. he can force them to reduce prices and take control of businesses viewed as corrupt. opposition leaders say this latest move is a blatant power grab and fear he'll use the act to silence critics. >> at the end, democracy loses, because it loses spaces for open discussion. democracy loses spaces for citizen participation. >> th

. >> the lines are from venezuela. the president announced the reason prices were so high in the country weren't because of his policies causing rampant inflation, it's because there were greedy get rich quick business men charging people too much you money. he forced prices lower, occupied several electronic store, arrested the managers. people have been able to go in and buy electronics much cheaper than previously. >> how much of a cut are we talking? >> from 40,000 to 20,000. there's the black market and official rate. if the official rate is better, see if you can actually get the. the country pumps so much oil but everything is gone. >> this country is use to growing short. they're running out of stuff. it's an economic low. >> so you didn't get one then, you're not ever getting one? >> exactly. >> venezuela bonds are more widely held than you expect. it's one of the places you can get yield. there's venezuela, puerto rico. this ises the price of the bond. here's the price. it is really hitting the fan. this is r

and venezuela and argentina, we had similar challenges as well. >> is that the new normal? >> i've been going to latin america for 30 years and there's been ups and downs. i think you have an enormous growth opportunity. 3 out of 10 households have pay tv. we have the preeminent service, the best brand down there. but certainly you look at inflation and some of the macro conditions, one has to be i would say balanced in terms of how we're approaching the business right now. so i'm not surprised that we're seeing a little bit of a slowdown in the growth, but frankly, in local currency, for example, our brazil business still had 15% revenue and profit growth in log currecal currency. >> you're going to take the currency -- >> you have to look at the long term. >> let's get to the u.s. you added more subscribers. some say it must have been the cbs/time warner dispute. >> less than 5%. >> you say you make a point of not going after these guys during these disputes. why? >> what goes around comes around. retransition fees, it's an unfortunate part of the landscape. we don't thin

it took years her hugo chavez to take venezuela down to this point. maduro believes by doubling down on those very policies, he's somehow going to get a different outcome. so on points one through five, venezuela is on a fast track to ruin. the world saw this coming under chavez. we hope for change, but in his dying days, chavez picked a mini-me to stay the course. the only reason venezuela has been able to survive given this record of ruined policies has been its oil wealth, this has given the government the revenues to cushion it from its effects of disasters. the sad reality that venezuela is wasting the world's largest oil reserves, it could be as wealthy as saudi arabia or qatar. and it could be healthier than mexico and brazil. instead it is looking more and more like north korea. >>> up next, i have one of my favorite historians on the show, robert carro who takes us back to one of the most important moments in history, the says is a assassination of john f. kennedy. merch comes back, i'm not happy. use ups. they make returns easy. unhappy cust

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. >>> christmas coming early in venezuela by presidential order. imagine this, the president mass kicked off an early christmas season to help bring, as he puts it happiness for everyone. he lit the lights at presidential pal lance, announced workers getting early christmas presents. receive two-thirds of bonuses and pensions a month ahead of time. critics are saying he's trying to get more votes for elections which are on december 8th. >>> that's it for "around the world." i'm suzanne malveaux. have a great afternoon. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> right now the pressure's growing to delay a key part of obama care and some of the pressure actually coming from anxious democrats. we'll get the latest reaction from the white house, stand by. >>> right now, on the floor of the new york stock exchange, twitter is making its public debut and the shares, so far, they are soaring. >>> also right now, the family of kendrick johnson speaking out. he's that georgia teenager found dead inside a rolled up gym mat at his high school. now new school survei

the composition of it is the same of the oil we import from venezuela. it's actually liker than some of the oil that comes out of california. the speculation and that's pretty much what it is about the composition of oilsands is just that, speculation. you also have to keep in mind we get more old from canada than any other country in the world. it's been that way for a long time. most of that oil is coming out of the oilsands. this is not something new. this is not some new mix of oil that's coming in through keystone. there are a lot of other pipelines that are bringing oil in from canada. host: that was transcanada executive that we talked to in september when we visited the area about their keystone xl pipeline. we'll be talking to alex pourbaix coming up here in a minute. he's president of energy and oil pipeline. as our coverage continues, cushing, oklahoma we are live there with our cameras this morning. it is one of the so called tank farm terminals in cushing, oklahoma. they have about 90 storage tanks at embridge. there are 12 other companies t

concern when democratic institutions -- when democratic institutions are weekend, as we have seen in venezuela recently. in march of this year, the united states joined with many of you right here and this very room, as a matter fact, to affirm the independence and the mandate of the inter-american commission on human rights. tohave also joined together support the oas electoral observation missions are out the hemisphere, including the one for the election in honduras next week. all of the sea have an opportunity to help assure that this election is inclusive, peaceful and fair. and that the process is one that the honduran people can actually to expressorder their will. we, all of us, must do everything that we can to support the oas efforts to provide assistance and impartially observe the elections. there is no better expression of our strength in unity than following through on that effort . we also know well that the critical ingredient of a successful democracy is how we provide for our security at home for all our citizens. safe streets, safe neighborhoods, safe communities really do d

right now they're getting that heavy oil from venezuela, mexico and california and frankly, when you compare it to those types of oil, the g.h.g. emissions are identical. it's important to remember at the start. 80 to 90 percent of the emissions produced and using barrel of oil come out of the tail pipes of vehicles. ..... rightt but this economy now is very, very dependent on oil and gas. i cannot imagine a world where those products were not available to american consumers. [indiscernible] ofost: we are running out time here, capitol hill hearings in a moment, but what have you heard from the obama administration on when this state department report will be finalized? guest: we do not really hear much more than anyone else years, to be honest. our ceo was meeting with the state department last week. what we are looking at is we expect to see a final environmental impact statement issued by the state department sometime towards the end of the year. if you just look through the process, we are probably looking at something around three months or four months, give or take, is issued.i

heavy oiletting the from venezuela, mexico, and california. when you compare to those types of oil -- >> you can see all of this online. live to dallas to hear from president obama talking about the health care law. good evening. erton.e is edna tempora i bring greetings from oak cliff, texas. and greetings from brian carter in concorde baptist church. have the honor to present to you our commander-in-chief. on january 12, 2012, i was diagnosed with cancer. and i didthe hospital not do the paperwork right. i want to make sure that everybody understands affordable health care. so that no one else will be denied service for not doing the proper paperwork like i did. i know you have been waiting so i will not go through all the ay.ff i am supposed to sta i will introduce to you president barack obama. [applause] >> give edna a round of applause. [applause] it is wonderful to see all of you. let me make special mention to people that are here. your outstanding mayor is here. outstanding county judge clay jenkins who is doing a great job on afforda

refineries that are equipped to run this really heavy oil, and right now they are getting a lot of it from venezuela and mexico. advocates of the pipeline would say if these refineries need that heavy oil, let's get it from our neighbors up north. opponents would make the case is now to stop creating the infrastructure that enables this. host: the canadian government lobbying washington in "the complete witht" this graphic, showing there are 2.4 billion barrels per day coming from canada. on twitter, jodi says back when oil prices were $20 a barrel -- but now with $100 a barrel, the renewables are competitive. i prove it every day. are they competitive? guest: it depends what renewables and what part of the country you are talking about. there is renewable electricity, renewable fuel. i am not familiar of the top of my head with the cost. competitiveatively and they have the issue of less energy content per gallon of fuel. it depends. there are places in the country where the industry says you can go and build a wind farm that would be competitive with a whole plant or a nuclear plant. tricky becaus

we we heard from venezuela, heard from china, we heard from all kinds of nations that are starting to question what the united states is doing and the drone proliferation around the globe. and glacier lee we are starting to see some tiny its of movement within the congress. these are so small but significant. there will be legislation that says make public the memos that justify the use of drones. you think we would not even have to ask this, but we do and we need to see those memos. there are also some people in angress who recently hosted group of drone strike victim families from pakistan. it was the first time ever in 10 years of using the drone that congress has ever invited of the drone strikes to address them directly. were onlyely there five congress people who showed up to hear from them. the testimonies were devastating. i have never been in a congressional hearing where the translator is crying, where the congressman is crying, and where the audience is crying. this is when we heard from the raymont family, talking about how their 86-year-old fieldsther was in the picking o

they made several trips south of the border and went to puerto rico and colombia, and venezuela, and costa rica. where else have they gone? >> she felt it was not her duty to travel to mystically. >> she tended to travel by herself or with the family for vacations. >> she knew how important it was for her to go with him. >> how important was this to advancing foreign-policy? >> i think that for jackie to get the receptions like the kind that they did in 19 61, or when they went to vienna, this was 10 times -- the leader of the soviet union, nikita khrushchev, this was the time when the united states was trying to make the point that they were a rising power and the third world countries should align with us. >> next is dennis in brooklyn. you are on the air. >> thank you, susan, and thank you for the program. we have mentioned that mrs. kennedy had a big influence on the arts, style and culture. i am curious with how she finished that you lisi's quote earlier during the campaign -- she was incredibly well read, was this her education or her upbringing, that fueled her intelligence? >

country but as a continent, acknowledging that our friends in canada are better trading partners than venezuela. let's build the plibes and infrastructure necessary. let's -- pipelines and infrastructure necessary. let's put america back to work by becoming more energy secure. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. lamalfa, for five minutes. mr. lamalfa: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to share some of the stories that fellow californians in my district are having with the impact under the a.c.a., the obamacare plan. a funny thing happened on the way to government-run health care nirvana, 1.1 million californians have lost their health care coverage. in fact, for every one person who has selected a new a.c.a. obamacare plan, 40 people have received cancellation notices. they find that their costs are going to increase, especially in rural california where choices are more limited of plans of places to seek health care. their access to health care is being jeopardized. the law is

that is venezuela in particular. so even there we see the same fact they you better get your policies strain out and -- policies strain out and we hope they do it. >> cautiously optimistic. stan fisher? >> cautious as well. easy credit has been largely responsible for the market boom as is china's own development. i think stan is absolutely right. there is so much attention now paid to tapering and said hello see spilling over to -- and fed policy spilling over to the emerging market. it's like blaming it on the bossa nova. it is saying that the fed is not responsible for structural problems in emerging economies. if you take china for example, some of the recent economic to balance having good that it is economic developments are good. still he financial sector whose policies don't work. structural reforms are needed likewise in india. around the world, rather than looking at big monetary or macro factors, these are individual policy factors. africa remains really an exciting bright spot particularly for the climate

they made several trips south of the border and went to puerto rico and colombia, and venezuela, and costa rica. where else have they gone? >> she felt it was not her duty to travel to mystically. >> she tended to travel by herself or with the family for vacations. >> she knew how important it was for her to go with him. >> how important was this to advancing foreign-policy? >> i think that for jackie to get the receptions like the kind that they did in 19 61, or when they went to vienna, this was 10 times -- the leader of the soviet union, nikita khrushchev, this was the time when the united states was trying to make the point that they were a rising power and the third world countries should align with us. >> next is dennis in brooklyn. you are on the air. >> thank you, susan, and thank you for the program. we have mentioned that mrs. kennedy had a big influence on the arts, style and culture. i am curious with how she finished that ulysses quote earlier during the campaign -- she was incredibly well read, was this her education or her upbringing, that fueled her intelligence? >> i

that is venezuela in particular. so even there we see the same fact they you better get your policies strain out and we hope they do it. >> cautiously optimistic. stan fisher? >> cautious as well. easy credit has been largely responsible for the market boom as is china's own development. i think stan is absolutely right. there is so much attention now paid to tapering and fed policy spilling over to the emerging market. it's like blaming it on the bossa nova. it is saying that the fed is not responsible for structural problems in emerging economies. if you take china for example, some of the recent economic to balance having good that it is still he financial sector whose policies don't work. structural reforms are needed likewise in india. around the world, rather than looking at big monetary or macro factors, these are individual policy factors. africa remains really an exciting bright spot particularly for the climate in entrepreneurship. in my own school, we have been on the ground for a decade training people wh