February 13, 2018: Hour 1

In hour one of Here & Now's Feb. 13, 2018 full broadcast, NPR's Greg Myre joins us to discuss the latest as top intelligence officials testify about global threats before a Senate committee Tuesday. Also, we continue our series on China's "Belt and Road" initiative with a look at Khorgos, a remote town in Kazakhstan that's undergoing rapid development as a result of Chinese investment in a massive "dry port." And the much-anticipated Marvel superhero movie "Black Panther," the first to star a majority black cast, opens Friday. Author and journalist Jesse J. Holland says Hollywood executives now realize that "you can tell these types of stories, with characters of different colors and gender, and everyone will want to see them." You can read and hear more at hereandnow.org, follow us on Twitter and join the conversation on Facebook and Tumblr.