[inaudible] >> right, go to albania exactly. actually albania was on lonely planets 2011. they recommended it as one of the best places to go because it is still very cheap but it's actually very beautiful. it's right on the mediterranean and we really had a nice time. the food is excellent. any other questions? >> did oss evolve into the cia? >> i believe that was in the 50s. after the war there was a lot of talk about whether the oss should stay as one. it was our nation's first intelligence agency. weather should stay as one agency or be divided into others and i'm certainly not an expert in that but i believe that is what happened. and i think the oss decided, a lot of people don't know what the oss is sent it's an important part of our country's history. because they were really groundbreaking in what they did. >> i don't know if you can talk about this or not but. [inaudible] >> i hope so. [laughter] that's a good question. i spend a lot of time casting in my mind but that would be a fun thing to do. i just think it has movie potential and let's hope that happens. [i

>> right, go to albania, exactly. [laughter] budget after the albania was on lonely planets 2011. i think the recommended as one of the best places to go because it is still very cheap but it's actually very beautiful. it's right on the mediterranean. we really had a nice time. the food is excellent. >> any other questions? >> when did the oss ewald into the cia? >> i believe that was in the '50s after the war there was a lot of talk about whether the oss should stay as one. it was her nation's first intelligence agency. whether it should stay as one agency or be divided into others, and i'm certain i'm not an expert on that, but i believe that's what happened. and i think, the oss societal a lot of people don't know what the oss is and i think it was such an important part of our countries history because they were really groundbreaking in what they did. >> i don't like to talk about this or not, but --.net. >> i hope so. >> who would star as harold? >> a good question. i have not spent a lot of time casting in my mind, but that would be a very fun thing to do. i do think it has

holes close in albania with both sides claiming victory. and brazil beat italy to move into the semifinals while the wave of protests across the country continues.

they said he will make economic reforms and both want albania and the european union. amber ship of the eu is a cost this -- is a difficult prospect. they've had to deal with corruption which has made it one of europe's orest entries. they say the only step is a fair electoral process. >> we need to define if we are a democracy or not a democracy. we have had a very high level isnepotism and corruption the main problem in this country. you cannot have economic growth and development with this corrupt system. >> and that will be the challenge for whoever wins the election. unemployment is rising and the deficit is growing. albanians are fed up with politicians who say much but do little, leaving them with no option but to leave here is already a number of the population lives and works abroad many more would like to follow. claim theypolice smashed two major criminal drug rings. they made 84 arrests. the drugs are said to have come from china and greece. at least 20 people have been killed in a bus crash in montenegro. the bus fell 40 meters into the canyon and three pe

holes close in albania with both sides claiming victory. and brazil beat italy to move into the semifinals while the wave of protests across the country continues. edward snowden has arrived in russia from hong kong where he has been hiding out. ecuador says he has requested asylum. it is being reported the u.s. has revoked snowden's passport in an attempt to stop him from traveling. >> edward snowden is believed to have been on this flight from hong kong which arrived in moscow on sunday afternoon. wikileaks says he was traveling with diplomats who are helping him with his onward journey. amid speculation about his final destination, the ambassador was seen at an airport hotel. the foreign minister later conserve -- confirmed he sought political asylum there. >> we are prepared to accept that petition and make a decision. i can't say what the decision will be, but we will study it thoroughly. >> he fled hong kong after the u.s. sought his extradition. authorities rejected the request on a technicality, but the u.s. says it will continue to

we have this report on the voting in albania. it is shrouded in disputes. there but allegations of corruption. that is a worry for international observers. >> i expect the best for albania and its people. to achieve the results the citizens want like integration into the european union. >> the current prime minister and leader of the democratic party is seeking a third consecutive term. he is facing competition from formerialists led by a mayor. the rivalry has been anything but polite. both men have been making similar promises to the voters. both parties have said they will make economic reform. both want out in the in the european union. membership is a distant prospect. they've had to deal with car levels of corruption. the e.u. says the only step in the right direction would be a fair electoral process. a it will be fine if we are democracy or not. we have a high level of nepotism. corruption is the main problem in this country. you cannot have economic growth and development with a corrupt system. >> that will be the challenge for whoever wins the ele

for the past seven years, albania's capital has been his home. his journey has been traumatic, one that saw him into her a five-year imprisonment at guantÁnamo bay. first three champs, i was held in a cage that was three meters square. in the fourth camp, there were 10 of us held together in a bigger cage. >> a finally classified him as no longer enemy combatants. his release came much later as no country was prepared to take him in. >> after questioning, americans said they were innocent and they had been captured by the state. >> while he relies on state handouts, he attempted to carve out a new life i helping out at a pizza parlor. he hopes to open his own restaurant one day, what so far, that is a distant dream. the reality is that he and others in his situation are trapped in limbo here. the shackles for a life of dependency as a refugee. that is because the military will not grant him citizenship. he is unsure if they ever will. group ofepting a detainees, albania considers itself a loyal ally of the u.s. it is refusing to take anymore sti

polls are now closed in albania's general election, but the vote was marred by violence. one candidate was shot and a supporter of a rival party was killed near a polling station on sunday. also overshadowed by a dispute of who certify the ballots. the victory cries from a supporter of the ruling party. the results are not yet in. here at the maine democratic party offices, every attempt has been made to rouse the prime minister's followers. but the election is far from over. voting for a new prime minister has always been a fraud event. he ruling between -- competition has been fierce. there is much to gain from winning an election. >> either way you vote, it is very unlikely you will produce a non-corrupt coalition or a coalition not accused of corruption. in this respect, elections do not necessarily produce more accountability. instead, what they produce is the replacement of different clientele. one clientele being replaced by another. that is why people vote more with their pockets than with their hearts or minds. >> the polling station in the northern city -- the a

booktv, a former writer for national geographic magazine accounts of emergency landing at nazi occupied albania in 1943. this was the secret rescue. this is one our. >> hello, good evening. it is a pleasure to be here tonight. ..

i fell off the wagon in albania in 2007. i remember. i have a confession the president always had two diet cokes and they were cold and there was a heat wave out there. >> greg: you stole the president's cokes? >> dana: i apologized. >> bob: caffeine is the only thing i've been addicted to. >> andrea: you are addicted to sugar. >> dana: now you have a new solution. >> bob: my blood sugar. >> dana: the solution is aroma therapy. >> bob: get one of these, you be will be in heaven. >> greg: all right. talking about fake illness. now we are going to talk about one. breaking news on sara, she has been fighting to get new set of lungs but was put at the bottom of list because she is not an adult. we'll have the promising news next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ larry ] younow throughout history, folks have suffered from frequent heartburn but now, thanks to treating with prilosec otc, we don't have to suffer like they used to. [ bell dings ] ♪ [ horse whinnies ] getting heartburn and then treating day after day is a thing of the past. b

i fell off the wagon in albania in 2007. i remember. i have a confession the president always had two diet cokes and they were cold and there was a heat wave out there. >> greg: you stole the president's cokes? >> dana: i apologized. >> bob: caffeine is the only thing i've been addicted to. >> andrea: you are addicted to sugar. >> dana: now you have a new solution. >> bob: my blood sugar. >> dana: the solution is aroma therapy. >> bob: get one of these, you be will be in heaven. >> greg: all right. talking about fake illness. now we are going to talk about one. breaking news on sara, she has been fighting to get new set of lungs but was put at the bottom of list because she is not an adult. we'll have the promising news next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> fox news alert. an update on the story we brought you on the five. a federal judge in philadelphia has made a dying ten-year-old eligible for donor lung. sara who was the bottom of the list of transplants because she was under 12. a u.s. district court judge is granting the te

the soviets, in late 1945, they're closing in, they're in albania, east prussia. they do know these civilians are trying to get out. they're very aware of the civilians aboard ships like the gustloff, but for alexander, this is a target he could not resist, and again, because of the -- animosity is an understatement between germany and the soviet union at that time. this is what he considered a legitimate target. this is captain wilhelm, and one of four captains aboard the gustloff. why four captains? well, there are military aboard, and so he was in charge of them. then there are all the civilians, and so the civilians captain is a frederick peterson. the two do not agree on anything, except perhaps their destination. zahn wanted to travel as fast as possible. he was pushing to go 15 knots per hour. peterson wanted to hold back. he was concerned that the gustloff, which had been in dry dock for almost five years at this point, wouldn't really be able to withstand going fast. they disagreed on what route to take. follow the coastal route? hug the coastline to avoi

albania is a member of nato that continues to contribute troops to the international security force in afghanistan and participated in the u.s.-led liberation of iraq and it now aspires to have membership in the european union. in contrast to the dictatorship it left behind, albanian churches and mosques are full, similarly marxist economics have been replaced with an expanding market economy. america needs to be especially grateful to the government of albania and to the albanian prime minister who has been a steadfast and courageous ally of the united states. recently, when the u.s. needed countries willing to provide asylum to members of the m.e.k., now stranded in iraq, the prime minister agreed to accept 210 members of that group, far more than any other country. that was a sign of good faith and friendship for america. it will not soon be forgotten and it took real courage on the part of the prime minister to make this generous offer. we will not forget his friendship. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 260 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the commi

i've done a lot of work in albania, and when albania first opened up when i was here in the early 1990s and i went there, i asked them what happened during the cold war when you had the most repressive dictatorship, how did you know what was going on? and they said that the voice of america was important. they all listened to it. they listened to some television from italy. but voice of america was instrumental, and i believe it was trumpettal then, it was instrumental during the cold war, and it was instrumental now. so as the voa adage goes, tell the truth and let the world decide. i believe that. thank you, mr. chairman. >> i thank you, mr. engel. we're going to go now to our witnesses. we've within joined by -- been joined by three who all previously served on the broadcasting board of governors. the honorable james glassman served as undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs before he became chairman of the broadcasting board of governors from 2007 to 2008. mr. wimbush, honorable enders wimbush, is the executive director for strategy and development at the nat

the soviets at this point in late 1945 as they're closing in, they are in albania, east prussia. they do know that the civilians are trying to get out. they're very aware of the civilians aboard ships like the gustloff. but for alexander, this was a target he could not resist it and again, because of the, these animosities are an understatement between germany and the soviet union at that time. this is for him what he considered a legitimate target. this is another captain, one of four captains aboard the gustloff. y. four captains? well, there are military aboard and so he is in charge of them. then there are all the civilians, and so the civilian captain is peterson. the two of them do not agree on anything. except perhaps their destination. john wanted to travel as fast as possible. he was pushing you to 50 knots per hour. peterson wanted to hold back. he was concerned that the gustloff which had been in dry dock for almost five years at this point wouldn't really be able to withstand going so fast. they disagreed on what route to take. they disagree, should a zigzag osha they

transport plane carrying 26 american army and air force medics and flight nurses into nazi occupying albania in november of 1943. this is about an hour. [applause]

commanded units at every echelon from platoon to theatre duty in germany, albania, during nd united states more than 35 years of service. met in kirkuk in 2003. only the second american officer to command at the division corps and army conflict ng the same during his time in iraq, since vietnam the second to do that. he knows his profession from all sides. after his first assignment with u.s. army europe he was ssigned to the 18th airborne corps fort bragg where he ommanded it batteries and was ballo officer. operations he led the division during freedom.n iraqi from december 2006 to february commanding ed as a general multinational corps as the operational commander of the forces. willnk military historians be looking at that. e served as commander general multinational force iraq and u.s. forces iraq from september september 2010. commanded ly he united states joint forces command. e's served as assistant to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff where he was the primary secretaries sor to of state powell and rice, lots lots of responsibility. general odierno, we are honored to have y

>> it started in albania. the first time in my life when that crash happened, i realized i was not indestructible. i kind of thought i was at the time. >>brian: what happened? >> good friends of mine were helping train local people there on a special operations training mission and didn't make it over a mountaintop. i tried to help out on the rescue and felt helpless so i decided i would do something to commemorate their lives. >>brian: captain, you decided for a similar reason? >> yeah. i heard about this team for a few years now and i wanted to get involved and support the team because i liked what they represent and it sound a really positive message. >>brian: then you have senior master sergeant rob disney. you served in war zones. in fact, you were actually shot in the face? >> that is correct. >>brian: what was that like? >> like getting hit with a sledgehammer. >>brian: you look great. you've recovered? >> so far so good. >>brian: how did it change your life? >> it really made me think about what i want

one of mania first opened up in albania first-- howed up, and i asked them they knew what was going on, and they said the voice of america was important. they listened to it and television from italy, but it was instrumental then and during the cold war. so, as the adage goes, tell the truth and let the world decide. i believe that. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. we are going to go now to our was -- witnesses. we have been joined by three who all previously joined on the brautigan -- served on the broadcasting board of governors. the honorable james glassman served on the board of public affairs before he became chairman from 2007 through 2008. is honorable enders wimbush the executive director for strategy and development at the national bureau for asian research. he was a member of the board from 2010-2012, and was also the director of radio free liberty 1993 as the iron curtain fell. -- honorable jeff hirschberg his eight-year tenure on the broadcasting board of governors began in 2002. before that, he worked at the department of justice where he was a special attorney to th

oleg queso from albania at the age of 5. what a superstar. valedictorian of her high school class, she is now a pre-med student in the honors program at the university of michigan. her dream is to become a surgical oncologist. can we use more of these? you bet. in 2011 i invited her to testify at the dream act. she was the first undocumented person to testify before the united states senate. after receiving deferred action this fringe sprirng, ola interned in the office of my friend, senator carl levin. here is someone that a few of those following the debate may raise. tola olabumi. she was brought to the united states from nigeria when she was a child. in in 2002 she graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from washington and lee university in virginia. for ten years, ten years, after graduating from college, she couldn't work as an engineer. she spent her time working to pass the dream act. since receiving the deferred action, she is working as an advocate for comprehensive immigration reform with ther? for community change. last w