today it was hillary clinton in africa. the secretary of state was talking tough about islamic extremists in somalia and offering to expand and extend american support to that very tenuous government in that country. she said the militants there see somalia as a future haven for global terrorism. in tonight's lead focus, we look at clinton's visit to africa and its goals. on the second full day of her african tour, secretary of state hillary clinton was in nairobi, kenya. there she honored the victims of the 1998 bombings of the american embassies in kenya and in neighboring tanzania. tomorrow is the 11th anniversary of those bombings, which claimed the lives of more than 200 people. up to that point, the embassy attacks were among the most deadly carried out by al qaeda. today the presence of al qaeda in africa remains as much a concern as ever. later, mrs. clinton met in kenya with the president of somalia. he traveled there because of security concerns in his own country. she pledged to bolster efforts to fight smallen i

at a time whenen louis armstrong was on tour in africa, he was banned from south africa because peoplerican origin who didn't come from south africa could continental come in as endangered servants or migrant laborers. when sidney porirtier came in 1951 they came to south africa as endangered servants of the directors. lieu we armstrong too much influence, but his trumpet came. it made us very famous for most of the year. we appeared in just about every newspaper. then the music community found us and they nurtured us, five of us are still professional musicians today. >> charlie: five from that group. >> yeah.charlie: you stay in touch? >> oh, yeah. we're very good friends. we are all alive. i got meet louis armstrong about six years later when i was in school i went to the grammy awards. and he just said, the one thing you have got never to forget is where you came from. because when i talk, i never finish any sentence without talking about new orleans. >> charlie: new orleans, yes. when you came to the united states that was like -- >> 1960, september of 1960. >> charlie: of '06. >>

: africa wants to benefit from china's economic boom. the chinese are bullish on africa. they want the raw materials to fuel their ravenous economy. one-third of what's exported from africa to china is oil. but more and more goods are moving in the other direction. from china to africa. arriving, as it were, right on the continent's doorstep. all the goods that come from china to east africa arrive here at the port of mombasa. in fact, the massive cranes unloading the containerships are also made in china. it is just the first clue of the china connection. the mombasa to nairobi road, the vital link from the east coast to the interior of africa. it used to be the worst 350-mile stretch of road in the region. eight years ago a huge section was rebuilt by the chinese. ahmed abdullah has just begun his 1,200-mile journey from mombasa on the eastern edge of africa to congo. so what source of things imported from china are those trucks carrying? just about everything you can imagine from pots and pans to the most sophisticated computers, all

and south africa.r talks with jacobsen but, she flies to cape town where she will -- after talks with jacob zuma, she flies to cape town. what is going to be the headline out of the meeting between the president and hillary clinton? guest: she is very skilled as a diplomat, so i believe the key issue they will discuss will be in zimbabwe and how south africa can play a more forceful situation in improving that. she will probably talked about how cordial the relations are. there is a lot of talk about improving the relationship. it is false to talk about the relationship been frosty under the last it ministration. it was only over zimbabwe -- it has been frosty under the last administration. there is a strong relationship was strictly between the u.s. and south africa. host: if he went to get involved in our conversation about secretary clinton's trip to africa, the numbers are on the screen. you can also send as much as is by e-mail or by twitter. before we go to the phones, give us more details about

for the anc and i dot think anybody did for africa in the history of africa as much as miriam did. president the world bowed ater feet. when she opene her mouth to sing it was ve few, any, siers who could mch the magic that me out. >> charlie: she had voice that matched her hrt. >> oh,eah. i think tha she's le louis armstrong, somebody that caot be mourned, shee celebrated. >> charlie: you've said that before. en it went back, what were y expeing? >> well, i wasn't that uninfoed because, charlie, i lived in botswana for five years, iealized that i wouldn't goack to uth africa, chances are so slim and friend of mine, who was jor activist himself, wasiving in tswana, we'd grown up togetherhe said, in engnd where you live, you just statistic. if you come here, you can impart knledge, what you wantedo do when youent to the states. were right next door to musicians, everyeekend. i stted band then, m recor compy brought a mobil studio we started music school as well. we're so busy tha itecame a cuural center of sout africa. then apartheid government death squad came in, they bbed out abo

the horn of africa is a strategic location important to africa, important as we have seen with the piracyenge to global trade. we remain vigilant and focused on what we can do to assist other countries in dealing with the threat of terrorism. i think will is no doubt that the terrorists, particularly al qaeda, have suffered some setbacks. their financing is not what it once was. they don't have the freedom of movement, but as we just saw a few weeks ago in jakarta, they are part of a syndicate of terror and they, unfortunately have people on every continent who are prepared to commit violence. but i'm in africa in large measure to you know exemphasize the president's message in can nah, a message of responsibility, a message that good governance, transparency, accountability, are essential ingredients for economic growth and prosperity and to visit seven countries, starting here in kenya, that hold both promise and problems and to look for ways that the united states can be a more effective partner. >> you haven't sugarcoated the message about the problem of corruption and how it feeds in

and the influenc of china in africa and most of the wld is higher than it was lt year. >> reporter: africa's one benet of chin's economic boom. the cinese are bullish on africa. they want the raw materials to fuel their raveus econoy. one-third ofwhat's exorted from afrca tohina is oil. bumore and more goods are moving in the other direction. from china to afra. arriving, as it were, rht on thecontinent's doorstep. all the gds that come from china to east afca arrive here at the port of momba. in fact, the msive cranes unloading the containerships are also made in china. it is just the first ue of the china nnection. the mombasa to nairobi road, the vitalink from theast coast the interior of africa. it used to be the worst 350-mil stretch of road i the region. eight years ago a section was reilt by the chinese. ahmed abllah has just begun hi1,200-mile journey from mombasa on the etern edge of afca to congo. so what source of things impoirted from cna are those trks carrying? just about everything you imagine from pots and pan to the most shisticated computer, all chea go to the electnic sho

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most of them in sub-saharan africa. tonight, we're going to take a closer look at malaria, the toll it takes and what's being done about it. there is new hope. we report from a report from kenya in the town of siaya which is on the front lines of the battle. the story was produced by the international reporting project, shot and edited it by christina macgillivray and by shravan vidyarthi who narrates this report. >> reporter: this is the siaya district hospital in rural western kenya and it serves over 120,000 patients a year. like valerie, most of them are young children seeking treatment for malaria, one of the leading preventible causes of death in the world. >> malaria parasites. we've seen it many times every day. many times every day. i would say at least twice. >> reporter: malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes. and has existed for thousands of years. it's more virulent strains are found in sub-saharan africa. >> 90% of these deaths here in children of 5 years of age in sub-saharan africa. >> reporter: malaria is

i want to look at one or two people like south africa. basically, what we are seeing is this is continuing to get worse and it will go on getting worse, in fact, even when we have an economic recovery. just as one example, in the early 1990's in the u.k., we saw the recession and unemployment got worse and worse. we came out of the recession, and even then, normal people were getting laid off. actually, the economy was growing. you can get economic growth, and it does not necessarily mean jobs will come back. >> is a lagging indicator. >> that is right. >> can you localize it? >> yes. actually, this was pointed out in a report a couple of months ago -- really, as always happens when you have global downturn, the poor, women, and young people, those three categories are worst hit. geographically, the highest goals of unemployment -- south africa is the case. north africa, the middle east. that is where the highest levels of unemployment happen. east asia, the best levels of unemployment, largely because of the chinese experience. on the ot

policy as she went through africa? >> we're going to know the answer to that definitively only in a few months if we see any of the initiatives she laid on the table actually happen. but i can tell that you everywhere we went, they turned out numbers that i never saw before with secretary rice. it was really like a show. people waiting for hours to.their picture taken with her -- for hours to have their picture taken with her. the angolan minister fell in love with her. her just being her had an impact. it's a distraction back here on fox and msnbc and elsewhere but there she had real star power. >> a long trip. what was the strategic rationale between spending time in africa and so many other hotspots? >> you mentioned oil. is in a to counter growing chinese investment -- is that to counter growing chinese investment there? >> you see chinese development everywhere. they are doing deals where we'll build you a stadium, a road. you give us exclusive mining contracts. she didn't go that far but she was the first one to

hillary clinton's tour of africa finds her in south africa where she's scheduled to meet with nelsonandela. she spoke to us about her husband's mission to north korea. >> so, president clinton comes back. he spends three hours talking to the leader of north korea, kim jong-il. what was his impression of him? >> we're going to get a full debriefing. we haven't had a chance. >> you must have spoken to him on the phone? >> i do. i have a policy i'm not going to talk about what i talk to my husband about, fareed. but we're hoping that without it being part of the mission in any way, the fact that this was done be will perhaps lead the north koreans to recognize that they can have a positive relationship with us. >> but the bill clinton mission was unorthodox. here you have a former president going on what appeared to be a state visit from the way in which he was greeted being received by north korea's top nuclear negotiator. >> this, as you know, came from the families. i mean, this was a message that laura and euna were given by the north koreans which they passed on to their families a

is america ready to assist africa to do that?hank you. >> well, the short answer to that question is yes, we are, and it is one of president obama's highest priorities. as you know, we passed a bill through our house, and, of course, this was after eight years of our prior administration denying that it was a problem, but you've now had four years of drought. you do have 10 million people facing hunger. africa will be one of the hardest hit places in the world because of climate change. the united states is now under president obama's leadership, accepting our responsibility for having been historically the world's largest green gas emitter. >> secretary of state? >> yes. yes. >> now, hold on. hold on. secretary of state? >> yes. >> i want to make a very, very strong statement. america or anybody will not help kenya to change. that help will come from us. >> yes. >> what you can do is one thing. help us change our attitude. change our attitude. and i'm coming to that. the selfishness that we suffer -- i mean, the impunity that we

. >>> and from south africa, another approach in the fight against aids. can these simple sports drills save children from a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of their countrymen every year? >>> made possible in part by the following funders -- r support has also been provided by the peter j. peterson foundation. dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. >>> good evening. i'm daljit dhaliwal. he may not exactly be the barack obama of japan, but the man expected to become the country's next prime minister is talking about shaking things up in a way that japan has rarely seen. hatoyami will bring more liberal politics and government after his party swept to power in yesterday's parliamentary elections. and the way that japan does business with the united states and other powers is also going to change. because japan is one of america's most important allies, we will talk about all of this in depth tonight. but first, we want to show you how it played out and the way it looked on televi

so you see a great deal of focus taking place in africa. we've seen what has taken place off the coast of somalia, with the piracy and the kidnapping, or at least the hostage taking for ransom. and so i think that the world has got to join together and say, this is a threat that has global implications. it's not just directly against the united states or a few other countries, but it is global in nature. and so we have tried to respond to that. when i was in office, we created something called the african crisis response initiative. that was with involved in training african nations more peacekeeping missions, making sure that the african people defend themselves, as best as possible. we have created something called the africom, something set up to help those countries that wish to have proper training and assistance and logistical help whenever it's needed. so we're committed to helping the african nations to help themselves to resist this kind of increase in terrorism. >> but, let me tell you a little bit about what hillary clinton has b

. >> is africa a failed continent?> a failed continent? >> we have a president >>> okay, hillary took a question about what allegedly about what allegedly mr. clinton thinks about chinese trade in the congo. >> what does mr. clinton think through the mouth of mrs. clinton? >> you want me to tell you what my husband thinks? my husband is not the secretary of state, i am. you ask my opinion, i will tell you my opinion. i'm not going to be channeling my husband. >> question, why did this question touch a nerve with hillary? is it the point you made earlier? >> it's a long, hard trip and she let down her guard. that dominated her whole trip. >> they mentioned clinton. about mitchell, about biden, all getting a piece of the state department. >> about clinton bringing back the two hostages and him being in vegas. >> she supported that. she was in boston. >> is hillary clinton a figure head, a token? >> no, she is a substantial person and she could have used a little more humor in that answer, but she has 3 1/2 more years, sh

is america ready to assist africa to do that? thank you. >> the short answer to that question is yes, we are, and it is one of president obama's highest priorities. as you know, we passed a bill through our house, and, of course, this was after eight years of our prior administration denying that it was a problem, but you've now had four years of drought. you have 10 million people facing hunger. africa will be one of the hardest hit places in the world because of climate change. the united states is now under president obama's leadership accepting our responsibility for having been historically the world's largest green gas emitter. >> hold on, hold on, secretary of state? >> yes. >> i want to make a very, very strong statement. america or anybody will not help kenya to change. that help will come from us. >> yes. >> what you can do is one thing, help us change our attitude. change our attitude. and i'm coming to that. the selfishness that we suffer -- i mean, the impunity that we suffer, the corruption that we suffer, the bad g

. >>> one of the big focuses is africa. the launching of africa command a renewed focus on it. the secretary of state spent an enormous amount of time traveling through africa. how is that engagement being received. chris of it let me take it to you because francis has -- france has been interested in africa and remains actively engaged. will this be a meaningful engagement? there is permanence and how does the u.s. overcome some skepticism of local countries that look at this just as the u.s. johnny come lately to the party. >> i think as far as france is concerned there is a lot of tension between africa and former colonies and the french government because president sarkozy had a speech that wasn't well received. i think the u.s. can actually take advantage of that. and not quite sure i understand the strategy completely for why africa and don't think it's very clear and the africa command shows that can see they are talking about it. we are waiting for concrete realization. we have to wait and see, i guess. >> what's the view on russia? russia has been increasingly a little

now africa is the second stop on the tour. bbc news, johannesburg. >> is being reported that police in indonesia have shot dead one of southeast asia's most wanted terrorist suspects. officials have been involved in a long shootout outside the house where the suspected infamous militant was holed up. one was thought to be the alleged mastermind of the bali bombings and the twin suicide attacks on jakarta hotels last month. deaths are unconfirmed. the iraqi police say people have been killed in attacks targeting shia muslims. bomb attack six people last week. this as shia muslims are marking one of their biggest religious holidays. the leader of the tamil tiger rebels has been arrested in shrill lompoc. he took over the leadership after the former leader was killed in a military offensive in may. a moscow court has rejected the petition by the family of the murder journalist for a new investigation into her killing. -- the family of the murder journalist for a new investigation into her killing. french tourists are among the 12

i'm talking about africa.s part of our emerging markets week, we're going to speak with our guest who says areas like angola are proving to be the real thing now as far as investments. marion mulberger is from deutsche bank and joins us from frankfurt. people have been talking about africa being the next frontier, africa getting ready to explode for some time now. given what we've seen with the global crisis, has that sort of dahntayed that picture? >> i think it has maybe interrupted the african nation, but i think it has not reversed it. i think it's time for them to show that they have done their homework, that they have restructured their banking sectors to start off again from after the crisis is over. >> james, any interest in africa? any comments or questions to our guest? >> i find africa a fascinating opportunity. not the least because i find it variability. i look at egypt, telecommunications companies, in africa, very advanced financial services and mining. when you look at the region, where are the

now in south africa u.s.n relations have been pretty prick eliy prickly bush administration. one of the reasons why because of disagreements on zimbabwe. the obama administration seems more accommodating of south africa's quiet diplomacy in that country and trying to resolve the crisis in zimbabwe. let's take a look. it was more than niceties from arrival to departure as u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton met with her south african counterpart on the second leg of her seven-nation africa tour. they agreed to forge stronger ties and improve trade relations. they even said they agreed to work together on the issue of zimbabwe. zimbabwe president robert mugabe's party has been accused of intimidating, harassing and even arresting opposition in an attempt many believe to seize control of the country's parliament. but there was no pressure from mrs. clinton for south africa to act. >> well, there is no need for promises. south africa is very aware of the challenges posed by the political crisis in zimbabwe be

george bush did a lot for africa.hey will have much to achieve. >> football is big business and of the region's premier league goes way beyond the country's borders. it started in 1992. the league is expected to earn over 1.5 billion this season. matthew price looks at the impact the league is having. >> this is how the big game begins here in america, even when the game itself as a decidedly foreign imports. this is not your average futbol match. nor are they your average joe c. vance. this friendly -- your average chelsea fans >> [unintelligible] tens of thousands of tickets selling out. and yet, it is swallowed by the big three american football, baseball and basketball. >> the premier league will expand here. >> anyone looking at the progress has to be pretty impressed. in december -- on president in terms of what is going on -- it is unprecedented in terms of whsts going on out there on the field. >> the children are involved and it takes up by qualifier. -- like while from oupoint wild. craigslist ( futbol will

at the moment, jacob zuma has quite a lot on his plate in south africa. there has been on rest in the township. in the two months he has been in office, we have not seen a real sign that he will take things a step forward and get heavily involved in zimbabwe's government. the power-sharing agreement is in place. i think zimbabwe will continue to take a key interest. >> we are getting breaking news out of northern iraq. an iraqi police officials said a parked car bomb exploded near a shi'ite mosque. reuters is reporting that 52 have been injured. the ap says dozens. it is the latest. three bombs killed seven people and injured dozens. more on that online at bbc.com. . we are expecting those american jobs figures. tell us exactly what is going on. >> i think the expectation is that we will see more jobs lost in july. we will find out exactly how many in about one hour. if you look earlier this week, a report focused on the private sector. it said that 371,000 jobs were lost in july could we have not seen any stabilization. the unemployment rate in the u.s.

to africa.she will travel to kenya, south africa, angola, the democratic republic of congo, nigeria, liberia, starting on august 4, returning to the nine states on august 14. the triple start at the u.s. sub-saharan africa trade and cooperation forum in nairobi, kenya, where she will deliver a speech at the ministerial opening ceremony of the form on august 5. the secretary's trip comes three weeks after president obama's trip to ghana, and will underscored the administration's commitment to making africa and priority in u.s. foreign policy. this is the earliest. -- this is the earliest. by the secretary of state and the president to africa of any previous administration. the secretary will underlined america's commitment to partner with governments in the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and private citizens to build societies where each individual can realize their full potential. the secretary's trip follows the themes laid out by president obama during his visit to ghana -- su

south africa produces 80% of the world's platinum.he strike is expected to push up the price of the precious metal which is used in everything from jewelry to catalytic converters in cars. africa's mineral wealth has long been both a blessing and a curse for that continent. there, it's been a cause of wars, coups, and revolutions. that's the subject of this excerpt from the latest edition of "wide angle," called "once upon a coup." it's the story of how the discovery of a vast oil reserve in the tiny west african nation of equatorial guinea caught not just the attention of american oil companies but that of an international gang of mercenaries. >> presi obiang leads one of the world's least understood oil states. >> he's very intelligent. he is very intelligent. not the evil man, the media has always made him out to be. >> obiang has his defenders. his country though, its capital standing on a mysterious volcanic island, is home to stories of torture. >> it's certainly one of the worst countries that i have seen. the prison conditions

we believe that it is important that history be rewritten so that africa's place, black africa's place innate will be shor the contrutions to black africans to the making of war civilization civilizations. what ourindings are about. before i begin my talk, let me first of all acknowledge the following, the first lady of the federal republic of nigeria for support she gives to research, a new vision. whom we, the citizen foundly call the boy king. foris contributions and his suort. and for air support for this project and for the faith in my home state where intellectuals like me can function where academics and new ideas can thrive. the epics of the organization for power and the war presentation of the and put in the stamp of support on our new publication. i stand here today not just as myself alone, but as head of the team set up in 2004 on the united nations form of culture. the united nations forms of arts and culture is a program ofhe secretary of the uscd of which i happen to be the nigeria representive and ambassador. this has it in knowledge such as dr. jay reback coo, an indi

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. >> defiant crowds greet south africa's winning athlete, caster semanya, facing a gender test. and we look at some classics of american advertising. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london and 6:00 a.m. and one in texas, when newly these court documents revealed that there were lethal levels of a prescription-only anesthetic in michael jackson's body when he died. reports, so far unconfirmed, said the coroner concluded jackson's death was homicide. though that does not necessarily mean a crime was committed. it paints a picture of the pop star as a chronic insomniacs who was increasingly dependent on a cocktail of drugs. from los angeles, a report. >> despite looking healthy in rehearsals, michael jackson was dependent on drugs to help him sleep. now court documents show his body contained lead beloved -- levels of a powerful anesthetic. propfiol is normally used to anesthetize hospital patients before surgery. now close friends say he often board about the star's drug use. >> i am absolutely not surprised. i have witnessed myself things, and certain events with michael

this is the complexity of africa. the first time the president and secretary of state have been to africa. a tough, important assignment. the fact that she just responded as she did to that question -- i just said, "hey, good for you." you are the secretary of state. >> as your only female representative, i thought was terrific. but the question was offensive. >> it was a mistake. >> if you listen to the translation -- >> the question was demeaning and offensive and i am proud of her for taking it right back. >> i am sympathetic, and i do not think it was all about being overshadowed by her husband i think it is the fact that you have richard holbrooke in charge of afghanistan and pakistan, george mitchell in charge of the middle east, envoys here and there, and her husband that is the hero out of korea, and she is in the condo. -- congo. obama besides the world in every european capital, and she is kinhasa. i'm sure it is a lovely spot. actually, it is a hell hole. she is given africa, which on the skill of american

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. >>> there's word of labounrest in south africa.iners at onof the world's largest platinum companies he gone on strike. south afca produces 80% of the world's platinum the strike is expected tpush uphe price of the precious metal which issed in everything from jewelry to catalytic convertersn cars. africa's mineral wealth halong been both a essing and a curse for that continent. there, it's been a causef warscoups, and revolutions. that's the sject of this excerpt from the latt edition of "wide angle," called "oe upon aoup." it's the storyf how the discery of a vast oil reserve in the tiny west african natn of equatorial inea caught not justhe attention of american oil companiebut that of an international gang of mercenaries. >> psi obian leads e of the world's least understood oil stas. >> he's very intligent. he is ve intelligent. not thevil man, the media has always made him t to be. >> obig has his defenders. s country though, its capita anding on a mysterious volcanic island, is me to stories oforture. >> it's certaiy one of th

china, remember, is the largest player in so many countries in africa right now. it is basically, has moved the united states off center stage. the chinese are building vast projects, dams and so on, all over africa in return for natural resources. they want oil in places, like angola and various -- number of other places. sudan. so really this is critical quarter you said to try to get back into that area that china has dominated. equally, china's important in the north korean equation as well. so i find the interplay, the undercurrent of china in all of this, very intriguing. and the united states does have to reassert itself especially if africa now. >> and then on top of that, china owns a great deal of our debt. >> well, and in terms of that ina and the united states, the united states most powerful weapon, maybe you have a president now who is the son of kenya, as hillary clinton mentioned. and that gives -- you know that has a real resonance in terms of actually trying to affect change over there. a continent where it is very hard to affect zmierchl we're g

breakfast every day and breakfast in south africa, the standards in south africa are so high you get lovely breakfast. it will hold you until 5:00 in the afternoon. >> and then a chance to go on is a farry. >> in capetown you have four days to see the magnificent sites the history, the culture, the mountains. you can be busy or relaxed and then fly up and go on is a farry and safari you have a choice of lodges, as well. i have you have ivory tree lodge, kazuka tree lodge. all of these choices. are in nonmalaria areas. you don't need malaria tablets. you don't need a visa if you are an american citizen. once you get on board your vacation begins. you have extra seats, room between each seat in economy. you have complimentary south african wines. you have your meals, a great crew and you are in cape town by lunchtime the next day. >> you can go shopping. >> you can shop because of the rand against the dollar it is based on the dollars to you can wine, dine and shop. we have other specials, south africa in style which is 1999, which includes hotel and spa and a winter style which is a s

the manager of africa world connect at the national peace corps association. thank you for being with us. that was a mouthful saying what you are manager of. what is the organization? >> it is a brand new on-line community where people who have lived and worked in africa, including members of the african, return peace corps volunteers and peace corps volunteers come together and discuss their best ideas for development in africa. >> why did you believe on-line would be the best way to formulate ideas? >> we want a diverse number of people to participate in the site. right now we have users from over 50 countries adding their ideas. so we it that being on-line was the best way reach a massive audience and get in touch with people who have had these experiences. >> reporter: as i said, secretary hillary clinton is in africa now. she was just in angola in the congo and has been talking about enormous economic po ten national many of these countries and how we should help them develop their potential and how it could help develop the united states. what about the

she's in africa.hich begs the question if hillary clinton's in africa and bill is in las vegas, why is bill twho woke up ten feet froma goat? >> by the way, the crowdy not laugh. hillary clinton realized the mistake and walked up afterward and shook his hand. >>> the federal reserve is going to announce its decision whether to raise the benchmark interest rate. right now it's ranging between zero and a quarter of a percentage point. that's not expected to change. investors will be watching for signs whether the fed believes the recession is ending. now if you are fed up with your power bills, you might want to go greener because this is good news in a bad economy. l.a. times reports solar panels are more afford oable than ever. manufacturers are cutting prices to move their inventory, plus the government has increased tax credited for solar power as part of the economic stimulus package. i would love to have those. i'll have to ask my husband about that. >>> a bakery is whipping up its success. stepha

then, secretary of state hillary clinton creates controversy in africa. behind the headlines, law firms struggle to retain women of color. [ ♪music ] >> bonnie: hello, i'm bonnie erbÉ. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. >> up first, health care pyrotechnics. across the nation, angry protesters stole the spotlight from members of congress, holding town hall meetings in their home districts while congress is in recess. that, to hehealth care reform. it seems the opposition's tactics are working, especially to sway independent voters. a new u.s.a. today/gallup poll finds 35% of independents saying they are now more sympathetic to protesters' concerns. among those concerns: higher taxes, health care coverage for illegal immigrants, and limits on coverage for the elderly and disabled. former alaska governor sarah palin referred to this alleged component of health care reform as "death panels" in which bureaucrats would decide whether senior citizens and disabled americans merit care. democrats say th

who, i believe, did a lot of good in africa. not only renew old ties, but also broaden our reach in certain countries that the united states clearly needs to engage in. angola, for example. but more importantly, i know how she might have come across to some people that she was not diplomatic, she was in the congo, east congo, there's a lot of gender violence. she showed a lot of emotion, so be it. >> this was like president obama's speech in ghana. a tough-love message in africa. continuing a policy tone that he set. this is what you saw the focus on the gaffe s the downside of the upside of her position as sekts of state. she's a global celebrity. she was extraordinarily public on these trips. part of the cost of celebrity, when you say something that isn't quite right, you get attention to it. she has to live with that. her ability to engage leaders and elites but public around the world because of the media attention she can attract. >> what surprised me, ed, she's so smart and savvy in so many ways, with the media, superfici

she is given africa. she has been heavy marginalizedead in the six months of this ainistration, as she proposed a policy, given a speech, or made a trip of any high importance? the answer is . it is all being done bothers. >> you can overste that. she and richardolbrooke our partners. richard holbrooke is not pushing her around. that is a pretty equalatch. >> but if you are secretaryf ate, kissinger george shtz, you are the guy who makes policy. you are the guy who en up in beijing, not richard holbrooke and you stuck in kinshasa. >> i agree with evann this -- richard horooke was a strong supporter of furs, and he did not get that job over h objecons or resistance. i wou say that this wasn important trip thashe just talk -- took. her importance when she went to asia as secrety of state -- when she comesn, she is basically a figure almost as big as the predent in visiting any place. >> i tnk that the wld has got enough problems -- we have so many hot ots now around the wod, that a team of envoys a good ide

it does not give bigger than nigeria when it comes to africa, caroline beard what is the central message. is it about corruption? >> that is what we are expecting it to be about. electoral reform and lack of electoral form and corruption are huge issues that tank nigeria's economy. corruption affects virtually every institution, virtually every sector. it certainly touches the lives of every single person. nigerians are certainly wanting this is -- expecting mrs. clinton to strike a tough tone. we are looking at the difference between what she says in public and private. diplomats here feel very, very uneasy about the future of nigeria. they fear they see more signs of deterioration then signs of progress in the country, democracy, if you like. and a lot of diplomats are saying that what mrs. clinton says in some ways will set the tone for how the international community will look at nigeria. >> thank you very much for that update. selena with the latest sports news. >> thank you very much. a lot coming up the jake first, one of the best players and one of the most decorated best of all