around the world. we have done an outstanding job in going after directly al qaeda in this border region between pakistan and afghanistan. we could not have been as successful as we have been without the cooperation of the pakistan government. so, on a whole range of issues, they have been an effective partner with us. what is also true is that our goal of being able to transition out of afghanistan and leave a stable government behind, one that is independent and one is respectful of human rights and one that is democratic that pakistan has been more ambivalent of our goals there. i think they have hedged their

bets in terms of what afghanistan would look like. part of hedging their bets is having interactions with some of the unsavory characters whom they might think takeover in afghanistan after coalition forces have left. what we tried to persuade pakistan is it is of their interest to have a stable afghanistan. they should not be feeling threatened by a stable independent afghanistan. we tried to get conversations between afghans and pakistans going more effectively in the past. we still have more work to do. there is no doubt there is some connections. pakistani military has with certain individuals that we find

troubling. i have said that publicly and i have said it privately to pakistani officials as well. they see their security interests threatened by an independent afghanistan in part because they think it will ally itself to india. part of what we want to do is actually get pakistan to realize that a peaceful approach toward india would be in everybody's best interests and would help pakistan develop. one of the biggest problems in pakistan right now is poverty and illiteracy and lack of development. you know, civil institutions that are not strong enough to deliver for the pakistani people. in that environment, you have seen extremism degree.

you have seen militants grow that doesn't just threaten our efforts in afghanistan, but threatens the pakistani government and pakistani people as well. trying to get and that orientation is not easy. you know, we will constantly evaluate our relationship with pakistan based on the overall protecting to help america and our interests. we have a great desire to help the pakistani people strengthen their own society and their own government. so, i would be hesitant to punish aid for flood victims in pakistan because of poor decisions by their intelligence

services. there's no doubt that we're not going to feel comfortable with a long-term strategic relationship with pakistan. if we don't think they are mindful of our interests as well. i'll make this last question. amir. >> reporter: thank you, mr. president. >> caught you by surprise in. >> reporter: you did. what should european leaders do to resolve the debt crisis going forward? secondly, how risky is this continued situation to the u.s. economy? finally, do you feel the european leaders are negligent in pushing austerity too soon? >> those are good questions.

the biggest head wind the american economy is facing right now is uncertainty about europe. it is affecting global markets. the slowdown that we're seeing is not just happening here in the united states. it is happening everywhere. even in some of the emerging markets like china. you are seeing greater caution and less investment. deep concern. in some ways, you know, as frustrating as the financial sector has been here in the united states after the lehman collapse, the aggressive actions that were taken right after lehman did help us to strengthen the financial sector and the banking sector in ways that europe did not fully go through. and, you know, uncertainty

around greece and their ability to pay their debts runs on in the capital markets and runs on the debt that many of these southern european countries have been facing as well as ireland and portugal. all of that has put severe strain on the world financial markets. i have spoken with angela merkl. they want to act to prevent a sovereign debt crisis from spinning out of control. they committed to the european project. their politics is tough.

because essentially they have to get agreement with not only their own parliaments, but they have to get agreement with 20 parliaments or 24 parliaments or 27 parliaments. and engineering that kind of coordinated action is very difficult. you know, what i have been seeing over the last month is a recognition by european leaders of the urgency of the situation. nobody is going to be affected more than they will be if the situation there spins out of control. i'm confident that they want to get this done. i think there are some technical issues they are working on in terms of how they get a big enough -- how do they get enough fire power to let the markets know they will be standing

behind euro members who may be in a weaker position. they have to act fast and we have a g-20 meeting coming up in november. my strong hope is by the time of the g-20 meeting that they have a very clear, concrete plan of action that is sufficient to the task. it will have an affect in the united states. it will continue to have an affect on our economy because the world is now inner connected in ways that it has never been before. and that's one of the biggest challenges that we have post 2008 after this financial crisis is that america has always been -- over the last 20 years has been the engine for world economic growth. we were the purchasers of last

resort. we were the importers of last resort. we would stimulate our economies and american consumers would buy stuff around the world. if they got into trouble, they could always say we will sell to the u.s. we're now going through a situation where families are cutting back and trying to reduce their debts. you know, businesses are more cautious. the u.s. government has its own fiscal challenges. we have to make sure we live within our own means and do it gradually and not in ways that immediately affect our fragile economy. europe will not export its way out of the problem. they will have to fix that problem. part of the goal that i have been trying to promote for the last two years and i'll repeat with the g-20, more balanced

economic growth worldwide. we have to get into a posture where the u.s. is a big market and we will welcome goods from all around the world. we also have to sell goods from around the world. we can't just be running up our debt in order to help other folks' economies. we have to have, as not only families and businesses and our government, we have to make sure that we're being prudent and we're producing here in the united states. that will create strong middle class jobs in the united states. i think part of what's going on for the country in general is this sense of a lot of that debt that had been built up prior to 2008 that we were living on borrowed time because the underlying fundamentals of the economy were not as strong as they needed to be.

not do we only have to put americans back to work now, but we have to ginvest in our education system and rebuilding our infrastructure. it is why we have to have a smarter energy policy. that is a huge source of us impo importing from other countries. all of those things will be important. all of those things will be challenging. they will be hard. right now, we have a problem of putting people back to work. that's why congress needs to pass this jobs bill. the last point i'll make. if bill's right and everybody on capitol hill is cynical and saying there is no way that the overall jobs bill passes in its

current form, we'll just keep on going at it. i want everybody to be clear. my intention is to insist that each part of this, i want an explanation as to why we shouldn't be doing it. each component part. putting people back to work rebuilding our roads. putting teachers back in the classroom. tax cuts for small businesses and middle class families. tax breaks for veterans. we will keep on going at it and hammering away until something gets done. i would love nothing more than to see congress act so aggressively that i can't campaign against them as ,,,,,,,,

hello again again. i'm jessica kartalija. >> don scott. >> police are looking for the per who abducted a baby. >> the child is safe but the kidnapper is still on the loose. police are so muching for tiona monique williams. she took a friend's baby while

babysitting. several hours later the baby was found safe with a relative. anyone with information on her location should call 911 immediately. >> we'll continue to follow the story and bring you the latest. tributes are pouring in for steve jobs who died yesterday at the age of 56. for many, the loss is a very personal loss. we have the latest for wjz. >> reporter: flowers and tributes pile up outside of apple's store in new york. and at the apple's headquarters flags fly at half-staff. >> steve jobs for me wasn't just the man who created i-forks-- iphone, ipad et cetera, but he

inspired me. >> reporter: as the iphone changed your life? >> i believe it has. can do whatever i want in the palm of my hand. >> reporter: here at new york's flag help is store flowers and messages adorn the steps and people have come from all over it pay their respect. what set apple apart was to take technology and simplify. apple's cofounder remembers. >> no ones had the common sense. >> reporter: it's fitting that many learned about jobs' death. the news ripped through facebook and twitter. cooperate executives from sony to facebook put aside their rivalries and sent messages on

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a pickup truck driver is dead after a chase. >> reporter: police say this behavior was crazy and the driver not only killed himself

but put everyone else on that road in danger. an erratic ride had all the makings of a catastrophe. it was 4:30 p.m., the start of rush hour wednesday. police say a man driving a dodge pickup truck was weaving through traffic, rapidly weaving his steering wheel back and forth. >> that's no respect for anybody. i'm surprised it didn't turn into a pileup. >> reporter: but it did turn deadly even though a state trooper tried to stop the truck. >> he was passing vehicles on the left side. vehicles were running off the roadway. >> reporter: others were forced to slam on their brake in the middle of the road. the driver finally lost chrome and ran -- control and ran into

a tree ending his life. mrs. say it's a miracle no one else was injured. >> going down that road at that our that could have been really bad. that could have been really, really bad. >> reporter: at this point police don't know why the driver was behaving that way, what motivated that way. he was the only person in that truck and they continue to investigate. police say the driver was not the owner of that pickup ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

welcome back. temperatures gradually going up. 64 at bwi-marshall. 55 in oklahoma. around the immediate metro area between 58 and 64. that's where we'll be about a five-degree difference between now and the afternoon. we have a calm reading. so the airport is pretty calm. high pressure is in control. no precipitation anywhere until you get to the west coast. we'll watch a high pressure system in control. a front drifting down behind it. it will drop our temperatures down to below our average. we got to 76 yesterday. today we'll top out in the upper 60s. with warmer air building in, we start to go back up. and then we'll be in the 80s. your sunset is at 6:41 with a northeast wind on the bay with no advisories in effect.

68 today. the normal is 70, nice with sunshine. overnight lows around 44 degrees. it will be clear and chilly. for the next five days 70 on friday, 76 on saturday. 80, 80 and 82. >> liking that. >> wow, inc,,,,,,,,,,

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