and now to quÉbec.they announced plans for wide- ranging legislation aimed at keeping religion out of the workplace. it is called they quÉbec charter of values. if this measure is passed it would include a ban on state employees from wearing over religious symbols. that can be anything from muslim headscarves and jewish orcas to christian necklaces with the signs of the cross. it has ignited fierce debate about religious freedom. critics argue the laws are an attack of freedom of worship. supporters say the bill will help stop everyone equally. by adding special treatment for the religious at work and enforcing secularism. i was joined by jacob reams. to discuss this proposal and the chances of becoming law. i asked him to talk about quÉbec and its history of rejecting religious interference. pre-k's quÉbec famously was for a long time a very religious province. it was roughly run by a combination of politicians and the catholic church for most of the 20th century but in the 1960's it was something call

and now to quebec this week the canadian province announced plans for a wide ranging legislation aimed at keeping religion out of the workplace it's called the quebec charter of values and if this measure is passed it would include a ban on state employees from wearing overt religious symbols now that can be anything from muslim headscarves and jewish because to christian that crosses donning the sign of the cross it's a move that has ignited fierce debate about religious freedom critics argue that the laws are an attack on freedom of worship and multiculturalism however supporters of the measure say the bill would help treat everyone equally by ending special treatment for the religious outwork and enforcing secularism i was joined earlier by jacob reams a william lyon mackenzie king research fellow at harvard university's canada program to discuss this proposal and its chances of becoming a law in the near future i first asked him to talk about quebec and its history of rejecting religious interference québec famously it was for a very long time a very religious problem it was roughl

take a deeper look at that the director of inequality for all coming up and that the government of quebec is pushing for secular change all of this in a new proposal to ban people from wearing overt religious symbols we'll tell you more about that later in the show. it's friday september twentieth five pm in washington d.c. i know you're a david and you're watching r t. we begin today with syria the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons said today it had received an initial declaration from syria outlining the country's chemical weapons program a spokesman for the organization told the associated press that the declaration is quote being reviewed by our verification division the organization has not released details of what is in the declaration though they have made it clear that they are looking for ways to expedite the process of removing and destroying syria's chemical weapons stockpile this week members of the u.n. security council have been discussing the framework of a resolution aimed at detailing the way in which syria would transfer those weapons to international

we do not understand how quÉbec can threaten this value.undamental right. >> the debate has only just begun. some have already seized the opportunity to invite those happy with the charter to leave quÉbec regardless of their religion. >> a woman of indian descent won the miss america crown for the first time this week. she called it a victory for diversity in the usa. not everyone agrees. some made racist comments on twitter, renting her a terrorist -- branding her a terrorist. she has chosen to rise above that comment. she says she is first and foremost an american. >> three british workers -- abbas tarver, a midwife, and a paramedic. -- a bus driver, a midwife, and a paramedic. they do their jobs in some of the toughest conditions on the planet. >> that was a really cruel birth. >> that is one satisfied customer. >> how do you guys do this in these conditions? >> angie dimon is leaving her home in the welsh valleys and her job as a cardiff paramedic to work in guatemala city.

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quÉbec's u.s. special forces in the afghan -- >> u.s.special forces in the afghan army secure the compound. the taliban assault is a stark reminder of security challenges. us-led troops are reducing their presence ahead of a full withdrawal last year. >> 20 years ago today, the world celebrated a new hope with the signing of the historic oslo agreement, the first time both sides formally agreed to work toward a peaceful coexistence. two decades on, neighbors are still locked in discussion. >> 20 years ago, the oslo accords made many think piece was around the corner with israelis and palestinians acknowledging each other's rights to exist. >> today, together, with all of our hearts and our souls, we bid them peace. >> it was an historic moment that both the prime minister and the palestinian leader hoped would endorse -- indoor. >> we say to you today, in a loud and clear voice enough of blood and tears. enough. [applause] thank you. thank you. taylor. -- thank you. >> one year later, both men won the nobel peace prize. the oslo accords

if this is anything to go by, this was produced by an ontario hospital to lure quÉbec doctors to theighboring province with the image, "we don't care what is on your head, we care what is in it." twitter uses have been posting under the #putinforpeace. the russian president has saved the world from a serious international crisis and should be rewarded for his actions." not everyone shares this opinion, however. far from it. many have taken to the social network to say that russia is regularly guilty of human rights violations and its leader is not worthy of the prestigious award. web users can now explore the galapagos islands up the coast of ecuador with "google street view." a virtual visit during which you can discover the island's flora and fauna on land and in the water. the 178 anniversary of charles

. >> reporter: describe the battle of quebec. >> quebec -- i'm not familiar with that one. >> reporter: if you had a difficult math problem today, how would you solve the problem? >> you could use a calculator. >> reporter: oh, how times have changed. one thing has remained constant. no matter what the questions, kids still stress over exams, proving the more things change, the more they do stay the same. kevin tibbles, nbc news, shepherdsville, kentucky. >>> back to present day, that's our broadcast on a monday night as we start off a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> right now at 6:00, a live look above that fire making a steady march through extremely p of the east bay. good evening, thanks for joining us. >> the mt. diablo fire is burning in contra costa county. people across the bay area are feeling the impact. live look now from our nbc chopper. the wildfire has more than doubled in size since it broke out yesterday, growing to more than 4,000 acres. there are quality, air quality c

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situation we have severe weather warnings in place from michigan to maine as well as southern parts of quebec and new brunswick. even tornados not be ruled out. large hail and damaging winds are also possible. across the west, flooding rain continue across the four corners region and that raises the potential for flattening land swlooirnds further but the rain won't fall in much-needed areas like california. several wildfires are still growing across the state. temperatures are really, really high across seattle. 30 with plenty of sunshine. 27 degrees in los angeles. meanwhile, heat is easing across the northeast into the 20s in chicago and 29 degrees in new york city. that's five degrees cooler than what we saw on wednesday. further down toward the south, still hot in houston at 34 degrees and 31 for you in miami on your thursday. and here's your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks very much for joining us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> i see some repeaters in the audience. this is the fourth event of five that

lawmakers in quebec are trying to prevent government workers wearing religious head covings. the workers and supporters are fighting back. >> a proposal to get rid of syria's chemical weapons comes days after diplomatic scrambling. we'll take a look at how it came together. >> the government wants to ban government employees in koubek from wearing head scarves. it would apply to police officers and other government employees. opponents came out to protest. thousands marched through montreal calling on party leaders to put an end to politics of division. the protest drew mus -- muslims, sikhs and those with no reliage ace affiliation. >> president obama will kick off a week of economic talks with a speech from the rose garden. he'll mark five years since the collapse of lehmann brothers and the star of the financial crisis. the president is expected to urge congress to hept strengthen the middle class. the schedule this week includes an appearance with the business roundtable made up of ceos from some of the biggest companies. a week ago u.s. officials appear to have given up

in july a train carrying oil derailed and exploded in a small town near quebec, killing 47 people. >>> this morning the nation's capitol hearings on last year's deadly benghazi attack picking up. today the house oversight and government reform committee reviewing the attack on the u.s. consulate and asking what it is calling unanswered questions. among those testifying admiral mike mullen t vice chairman of the benghazi accountability review board, the chairman of that board former ambassador thomas pickering will be testifying. bay area native and u.s. ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans all died in that attack. >> the washington navy yard is open for business again this morning, most workers will be allowed to return for work today even as questions remain about how a shooter was able to get in and whether gun control laws would have made a difference. the building where contractor aaron alexis shot and killed a dozen people on monday is still closed, so is the gym in which the fbi is using as a base. the veterans administration revealed it treated alexis for in

. >> quebec's government wants to ban public employees from wearing religious symbols.he proposed measure was unveiled and would apply to teachers, police officers and others, promoting a secular society. those against it came out to protest. >> thousands marching through the streets of mounted rail on saturday to denounce it. those protestors were with religious communities and those not. >> a somber memorial service taking place is next on aljazeera. ç] >> in colorado, it is range again. rain falling much of the night is expected to continue through the late afternoon. the flood zone is east of the rocky mountains and the size of connecticut. a fifth person is confirmed dead after her house was washed away. rescue workers are issuing a stern warning, get out now or face the possibility of being trapped for weeks without water or electricity. people have been rescued, hundreds of people have still yet to be heard from. >> attorney general holder and condoleezza rice are marking the anniversary of the bombing by the ku klux klan that killed four little girls and injured

will take a deeper look at that the director of inequality for all coming up and the government of quebec is pushing for secular change all of this in a new proposal to ban people from wearing overt religious symbols we'll tell you more about that later in the show.

but that's little comfort to families in quebec. 47 died when d.o.t. 111 derailed this summer. this is what's left after dozens of tankers full of crude oil crashed and burned, wiping out an entire downtown. one of those killed, kareen champagne. her brother martin now cares for her two children. >> this destroyed us. >> reporter: the railroads say there's only a tiny, tiny chance that anything would ever happen. >> we got the tiny chance here. it killed a lot of good people. >> reporter: steve morrissey's family is taking no chances, preparing an emergency evacuation plan in case of an accident. >> i have told my family that it would be not a matter of if but a matter of when. it's just a matter of how we stay prepared. >> reporter: lisa myers, nbc news, barrington, illinois. >>> and we turn now to news out today on what is both an emerging trend and an emerging health issue, the popularity of e-cigarettes. we're seeing them more and more, both in ads and out in the public. and new numbers back that up. the cdc said today almost 1.8 million middle and high school students have

of montreal to protest against the so-called charter of values opposed by the governing party of québecthe controversial bill sparked anger as it seeks to ban public workers from wearing overt symbols of religion including the jobs turbans and large crucifixes lead to heated debate across the country but so far pinion polls indicate that only the party. actually backs the move. more than iraq a suicide bomber has killed twenty people and left thirty others wounded after apparently targeting the shabaka ethnic minority saturday saw a number of attacks across the country that left at least five others dead the country is currently enduring the deadliest violence in five years with more than four thousand deaths since april. and coming up it's our documentary on how you can become a billionaire just by bottling water. cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want. choose your language. of choice make you know if you're going to stay still some. choose to use the consensus get to. choose the opinions that invigorating good. choose the stories get into the life choos

and in the '70s and even the '80s in quebec, the power would go off a lot, and we'd be fine. cold running water and showers. so it was like we didn't miss a beat. >> i want it work on things that help improve the world, and that's really big for me. i think that we have such a beautiful planet and incredible animal. i just think that there's a better way it live on the planet. so that definitely has driven my last number of projects. i'm really interested in the environment and seeing what i can do to help. >> so a big part of our footprint, close to 50% is related to buildings. and the beautiful thing about buildings is we have the technologies. we can actually do something about it. there are way that you can build that allow you to really reduce your footprint. so the nice thing about living an edited life is that essentially it will give you time. and really life's p time, right? life is about experience. life's about connecting with people, friends and family. that's the stuff that you want. >> we sort of built these large separate castles for ourselves and really aliena

first in the world then claim bronze stores adopted country at this year's world championships in quebecand says he's now used to representing russia so it's been like this for a while now so it's not too too new for me. if you're good you know we had a great offseason now it's starting to get into the winter dancer. it's nice to be back on so. meanwhile that arsenal will be targeting olympic gold in sochi i'm a twenty four year old says she'll be trying to avoid any distractions in the build up something a husband has been teaching or to me she brought a new attitude because he has a way he's way more aggressive than i am he made me a little more aggressive more like a more more of a boss if you're if you will and. he made me engage in whatever i'm doing in life do it one hundred percent. following russia's initial success in cuba wilds grauman's in the parallel giant slalom at the twenty thirty will championships was topped by cutting up the big issue of who took gold in the parallels flour all of which bodes well for russia's medal chances at the olympics but while it says plenty stil

oakland and a little warmer with 74 degrees in washington, d.c the weekend, high pressure across quebec, ontario region, dry and pleasant all weekend long into next week. very little changing. except it may get a little warmer by the middle of next week. >> >> mark viviano joins us with a preview of the game and predickions. >> the ravens are clearly a better team than the buffalo bills. having to play on the road could make it more of a challenge for the ravens. final preparations in the serine setting of owe wings mill. knowing buffalo will be a different atmosphere. it will be a loud crowd and ravens will face a different style of offense lead by rookie quarterback ej manuel. >> if you are a football player, you don't want the same thing every time, you want something a little different. we love that we can play against the up and rising quarterbacks. >> reporter: on the rise, right, >> baltimore ravens go on the road take on the buffalo bills, rookie quarterback. i think the ravens roll, 24-13, baltimore ravens. >>> ravens go back on the road, opening up in denver. i don't think tha

. >> quebec's government wants to ban public employees from wearing religious symbols.the measure was un-vailed this week - playing to police officers, teachers and others. the government said it would promote a secular society. hundreds came out in protest. >> leader are wanting to put an end to politics of division. muslim, sikh and jewish communities took part. others with no religious beliefs took place . >> one of america's great lakes is being strangled by a toxic algae. it's having an affect on the tourist industry. >> this lake is choking. an underwater forest of toxic algae is suffocating the lake. >> it's out of control. little is being done. it's toxic no animals - fish, et cetera, will avoid it. it's like a gooey green slime. without much benefit to the natural system. so it is totally disgusting. >> fertiliser from north america's richest farmland - washed into the water by spring rains - overfed the algae. it blooms in summer, sucking up oxygen, the green bohemeth is growing. >> you see it on the beaches. it's a foot deep of algae, you didn't see it before

guardrail into the train, train safety has been under scrutiny in canada after a train derailed in quÉbechat accident left 47 dead. and crews are trying to stop a pickup truck from falling off a bridge in new jersey. the police say the pickup truck was towing a camper this morning, and sam how flipped over and broke apart. luckily no one was hurt but crews are trying to tow the truck off the bridge. >>> the mother of a man shot ten times by police in north carolina over the weekend says she forgives the officer who gunned down her son but that she doesn't want justice. officer randall carrick has been charged with manslaughter after shooting ferrell who played coming football at florida a&m. approached a woman's house after being in a car crash. this is a portion of the 911 call. >> i need help. >> where are you at? >> there is a guy breaking in my front door. >> there is a guy breaking in your front door. >> he's trying to kick it down. >> okay. >> do you know this person? >> yeah, he's a black man. i opened the door. i thought it was my husband. i joke woke up. i was asleep. oh, my god,

just back in july a train carrying oil derailed and exploded in a small town in quebec killing 46. >>the death toll is rising as hurricane manuel moves up the mexico coast. look at the weather radar where the storm is moving northeast of cabo san lucas and into baja california. mexico's government says 80 people have died because of the flooding and 58 others are now missing after a massive landslide smashed through a tiny village in the southern mountains. emergency teams are using helicopters to try to evacuate hundreds from the people. many from whom are injured. look at that. mexican officials say the rain left 40 to 60,000 tourists stranded in acapulco. so far only 10,000 tourists have been able to fly out of the city on 88 flights. >> rough down there. 6:26. still ahead we'll tell you about the navy yard and washington, d.c. now reopening just three 1@bé new details about the shoor and how he managed to get security clearance in the first place. >> also, aw dare devil pilot ded after a stunt goes wrong. we'll tell you about the scene from top gun he was trying to re-create. what

see the high pressure in the area of quebec that is circulating a south east wind blow that is dry andby late friday afternoon in the planes but the big story short term is the mountains. the white and pink, that is where snow is coming down at high elevations. up to 16 in. of snow in some of the mountains of wyoming has the showers moved out into the plans but state west of ross until late in the day saturday. at this point we haven't viceroys for frost and freeze in blue in nevada. advisories for fire potential in beige with high winds and those of the winter storm watches and warnings and snow advisories of montana. a fog adviser in the upper midwest. this is accumulating snow. it does not hit the higher peaks with the big accumulations will occur. but here is what we expect for temperatures. we are about 1.8 degrees above normal. next week a cool down arrives. not and the brain. for tens of an inch average from the various models. seven tenths of 1 in. closer to normal. we have a harvest under way at area farms. 75 is the forecast for to mile warmer than today's 70. around 80 satur

you can see in quebec city, we're at 40 degrees right now.y the end of the day, i think we'll be in the 60's and 70's, cleveland at 60. new york city, 58 right now. saturday and sunday, it's going to heat up. there's a strengthening ridge of high pressure ushering in a gorgeous weekend. overnight lows are going to fall back in the 60's. if you're looking for the heat, it is certainly concentrated across the north central plains. the area could use rain, but unfortunately, i think we're going to stay dry here in minneapolis down into omaha and kansas city, rapid city into denver. i think we could see showers and thunderstorms firing up. in the northwest, we have an area of low pressure, making its way on that it's going to usher in more showers and thunderstorms out there along i-five from seattle into portland. as a matter of fact, yesterday, we had some gusty thunderstorms producing hail about two inches in diameter. in addition to that, we also had torrential downpours. you are looking at footage that came in out of seattle and heavy rain d

the project took me from quÉbec city in canada to the carolinas along the east coast to scotland intoengland, to holland. postcode let's start with those privates to the west. why scotland? i can understand england, but why scotland, bring people to understanding. i would a book on race troubled history of american university, why scotland? >> guest: is in the sections about the rise of race and racial pot. scotland is a tremendous influence on the rise of colonial but america can ultimately on their exit the united states is a nation. scottish immigrant are the largest group of free people to cross. this is the largest group of free people to cross the atlantic in the 18th century in the decades before the american revolution. there are places like the pennsylvania backcountry, carolinas, westwood kentucky tours georgia. and with this enormous migration also comes the migration of ideas. the scottish universities play a key role in helping to modernize the colonial american colleges, the scottish faculty succumb to teach in the america, scottish ministers over some of these tools. lo

>> guest: the project took me from quÉbec city in canada to the carolinas along the east coast to scotlandand to england to holland. >> host: lets start with those that are the farthest away. why scotland? i can understand england but why scotland? bring people to an understanding why a book on race and slavery and the troubled history of american universities why scotland? >> guest: it's in the sections that are about the rise of raache -- race and racial thought. scotland has a tremendous influence on the lives of colonial north america and ultimately on the united states as a nation. scottish immigrants are the largest group of free people. >> host: is that where the term redneck came from? >> guest: this is the largest group of free people to cross the atlantic in the decades before the american revolution. they are filling in places like the pennsylvania that country in and the carolinas west towards kentucky. >> host: appalachia. >> guest: right, right with this enormous migration also comes the migration of ideas. the scottish universities played a key role in helping to modernize t

>> guest: from, you know, quebec city in canada to the carolina along the east coast and stock land, england, holland. >> host:let start with those that are farrest away. >> guest: okay. >> host: why scotland? i could understand england. why scott -- scotland bring feement understand -- understanding. why would a book on race, slavery, and the troubled history of university. >> guest: it's in the race part. in the section about the rise of race and racial thought. scot hand -- scotland had and ultimately on the rise of the united states as a nation an independent nation. scottish immigrants are the largest group of free people to cross. >> host: isn't that where the term red neck came from? >> guest: the larkest group of free people to cross the atlantic -- >> host: were scottish. >> guest: in the decades before the american revolution. they're filling in places like the pennsylvania back country, the carolinas, western kentucky. toward georgia and appalachia. with this enormous migration comes a migration of ideas. the scottish universities played a key role in helping to modernize

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. >>> investigators in canada say crude oil on a train that exploded and leveled a small quebec towncially declared. the finding reports to lax inspections for the train. though it doesn't answer the biggest question, how did that train roll down the tracks, derail and then explode? >>> fish are dying off by the thousands in hawaii. suffocated by, of all things, molasses. there was a molasses spill. 1,400 tons of the syrup escaping through a leaky pipe into honolulu harbor. the fish coming closer to shore or up to the surface are gasping for breath. official say they plan to let nature take its course because really not much they can do to clean this up. people are told to stay out of the water since the dead fish could tract sharks or barracudas. crazy. >> they don't like molasses? >> apparently not. >>> this isn't moby dick but cool to see, nonetheless. pictures of a rare white -- a hump back whale! off the coast of australia. these images were captured by a boater as the whale named milaloo float near the great barrier reef. he is the most famous white humpback having first spotte

. >>> quebec's government wants to ban religious symbols. it would apply to teachers, doctors, and police officers and others. those against it came out to protest. thousands marched through the streets of montreal saturday to denounce the measure. the protest drew in members of muslim, sikh and jewish communities. others with no religious allegiance participated. >>> it is sunday night, and that means "talk to al jazeera" is on the air shortly. this week al jazeera's tony harris sits down with reza aslund and he's the author of "income quarters. "a controversial new book, zealot: the life and tyms of jesus of nazareth. like 20% of the fellow jews he could neither read or write. as an artisan and day laborer who lived at second lowest rung of the social status at his time just above the slave, indigent and beggar. he was as a poor marginal jew from the backwoods of galilee, the twijs definition of a nobody. despite that, he formed a movement through his charisma and the power of his teachings and not his education or status that was seen as

against tear gas that has a group of people affected by teargas use, and that includes people from quÉbecincludes people are in prison systems here that are affected by pepper spray, for example. i believe that's an important kind of movement to pursue and take forward. what do you think about that? what you think about other examples like that that we should continue? because web-based year and we need to think about that as well. what do we do? >> okay, look, i'll take that last, the , look, i'll take that last, the history one. >> the other question was over here. >> one question was, the soviet union. with the implosion of the soviet bloc, didn't that represent for the third world as it's been called, the loss of an alternative to a western domination? and the second is, what is your -- you wrote a very fine book, "arab spring, libyan winter," and the doctrine of responsibility to protest arthur peace. they came out of the u.n. the devastated, in my opinion, the whole libyan society. doesn't have represent the renewed version of the white man's version? >> great question. >> thank you

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> officials in canada say they now know why flames spread so quickly in the deadly train crash in quebec people were killed in the july 6th explosion and fire. investigators say documents incorrectly described fuel in the tanker cars as being less volatile than it actually was. they aren't sure if the error was deliberate. the investigation is ongoing. >>> yet another twist in the crisis in syria. today bashar al assad is confirming he will hand over his chemical weapons according to an interview with the russian tv channel. assad is giving all the credit to russia for his decision, not to the united states. david kay is the former chief weapons inspector in iraq and joins me now from washington. welcome. >> good morning, carol. >> so, assad said he will hand over all of his chemical weapons. should we believe him? >> we should verify. belief is not something that i think you want to have in this process. you go ahead. it's a play on the ronald reagan saying though in this case i wouldn't use the word "trust." it is important to verify. >> so russia of course believes assad and russia is

our attacks and quÉbec did not go well at all.ere not welcomed as liberators as had been assumed. that turned out to be one of a number of miscalculations the united states made. >> host: steve vogel very quickly. we have about 37 seconds left. how did the "star spangled banner" fit into the war of 1812? >> guest: this book tells that story. it was francis scott key was witnessing a dangerous moment in american history when he is in the bombardment after the attack of the fall of washington. he realizes that the fate of the country might hang on the outcome of that fight. if that flag isn't there in the morning he was very afraid for the future of the country. >> host: steve vogel author of "through the perilous fight" six weeks that saved a nation. he joins us and this is booktv on c-span2. coming up in just a minute is another event from the history biography tent at the national book festival. this would be marie arana and we will bring a light coverage. she has written a book about simon bolivar and it's called "bolivar" ameri

second major rail accident in canada in just the last three months following a crash in quebec whichled 47 people in july. >> awful image. the "wall street journal" reports that blackberry is planning to lay off 40% of its workforce before the end of the year. these massive cuts comes as the company struggles to compete with android and apple smartphones. blackberry cut 5,000 jobs last year. the company may be considering a sale similar to the deal between nokia and microsoft that happened earlier this month. >> lottery officials say the winning powerball ticket from wednesday's drawing was sold in lexington, south carolina. the ticket holder can claim an annuity or take it in lump sum. >> brian says he thinks about what he would do with that ever every day. he says take the lump sum. >> i would advise you not think about it. >> the "chicago tribune," the creator of plush toys beanie babies is facing tax evasion charges. he failed to report earnings on an offshore account. he's listed as number 209 on "forbes" magazine as richest americans. he won't notice the fine too much. >> why w

. >> congressman i think the way the economist with the quÉbec question is to look at the effects ofthe tax code of the country. >> their point is it's the spending that seems to be directly correlated to growth. the greater restraint in spending the greater overall economic growth these nations have had. you mentioned timing. just looking at the recent history of this country coolidge truman kennedy reagan and clinton all cut spending relative to gdp. hoover fdr johnson and bush all increase spending relative to gdp. the economy seemed to do better under the former policies than the latter. >> congressman president hoover for example and not to defend his economic policies exactly the gdp started to fall. spending rose as a shortage of gdp typically. >> he increased spending 60% during his four years in office a rather breathtaking amount. >> depends on explicit decisions about spending. >> but even factoring that out in nominal terms a 60% increase in a federal spending in four years is breathtaking it didn't seem to jumpstart the economy. >> most economists think that especially f

attorneys for the plaintiff say it could have been capped quebecer.respond the proceedout presented unforeseen challenges. it took bp 86 days to stop that spill. new information about the couple that won bacchus stowed of their daughter verne car, they want the girl's boy logical father and the cherokee nation to pay their legal expenses. he used the act. the court returned her t. sides fought for more than two years. alex rodriguez fwins the appeal of his 211 game suspension today. he'll go before an arbitrator arguing he doesn't deserve the suspensionor doping. he allegedly used a florida drug clinic, recruiting other players and lying about it. he was allowed to finish with the yankees when he filed his appeal. kate, over to you. >> thanks so much. the countdown to midnight is on less than cell phone hours now until a potential government shutdown so can it by a voided? here is your breakdown. both sides of the debate, live on the hill on the left. republican strategist on the right. good morning, we were joking, we have about five minutes to fix t

movable bit towards the midwest, right now we just heard the ohio river bridges in quÉbec in indiana.e recently finished the hoover dam bypass bridge in nevada and arizona your and a couple years ago, or for five years ago we finished building the tacoma bridge and we are currently underway with the alaskan way viaduct replacement of these pacific northwest which is in the state of washington. bottom line is, madam chairman, we build the nation's infrastructure. this is the most important jobs bill for construction workers that we have. and the reason we here today is because of the crisis of the highway trust fund. we thank you for bring a but his attention to so fully we can doo something with the with the time we got one year to get this thing kicks. we thank you for the great work you did on map-21, but i would like to turn you and hopefully if you don't have, i've extra copies of this that i included in my submission of testimony. it shows the amount of unemployment we have and construction. this is not a graph of my 401(k). it's worse. this is a graph of, we had and construction

. >> next, take us to quebec city. >> if you are looking for something with european flavor but you don't the iconic fairmont. it's very majestic. sits up on this hill. fairmont as a brand, you know what you are getting. very well appointed rooms. on average $205 a night on orbitz in the fall. >> great price. >> great city coming up in the south, savannah, georgia. >> one of my favorite southern cities. history and romance and southern hospitality. you can sit on the sidewalk and sip your sweet tea or take these wonderful walking tours they have of the squares and, you know, the architecture. >> and the people are so sweet in the south. so hospitable. >> and the hotel here is the westin savannah harbor golf resort and spa. you hop on a ferry and you are over on river street which is where everything is happening. $189 a night in the fall. >> great price. >> nice. >> aspen, colorado, is beautiful. >> i can't believe there are deals to be had in aspen. >> fall is the time to get the deals. a lot of people don't think about going in the fall. it's their off-season but it's beautiful this tim