having air china taking out citic's share is fine, as well. as i said wab we now have two strong shareholders absolutely committed to aviation. >> checking shares, they're trading up 83.3 in hong kong, up 1.83%. >>> christine, retailers could get a boost this month as the average retailer has put off its school shopping. sales and coupons have influenced nearly half the purchase this season already. some states have shifted tax-free shopping days into august and many schools will open later in september this year because of the timing of the labor day holiday. back to school is the industry's second bipgest selling period after christmas. >>> u.s. authorities have busted what could be the largest identity theft case ever. involving more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers, an international case. three men, american albert gonzalez and two russians hacked into the services of credit card processor heartland credit card services and four other companies. they stole realtime data as it was being entered by card holders. gonzalez, in ja

some earnings coming out, for example, some of the airline companies in china, air china, for example, coming up with better than expected results and that helped to improve market sentiment on this wednesday here in asia. as for crude oil prices, let's check on the numbers for you now and see how nymex light sweet crude is doing for you at the moment. a gain of 41 cents here. brent crude, front month contract, trading a bit higher, as well, currently standing at $72.34. the weekly u.s. inventory reports coming out today, 10:30 new york time, a dow jones forecast is calling for oil to fall by 600,000 barrels, gasoline to drop by 1.1 million barrels and distillates to rise by 300,000 barrels. what does this wednesday have in store for u.s. stocks? for that, we'll check in with mike in the u.s. good morning to you, mike. good afternoon and thank you, maura. kind of an interesting move in oil after hitting $75 a barrel and closing lower. but here in the states, it looks like the dow, at least, could roll a lucky seven when the opening bell rings in, what, 5 1/2 hours from now? all of the

after meeting with them, they pardoned them who were air forced on march 17, near the north korean china border and ordered their release. it's unclear what, if anything, north korea will receive in return, but some analysts say that the prestige of a visit from a former united states president may be enough. >> the connections and the history, all point to bill clinton being the right man at the right moment. >> i think it is highly unlikely he would go there without some signal from the north koreans in advance that this trip was going to be successful. >> ling and lee who worked for current tv were charged and convicted of illegal entry and so-called hostile acts, sentenced to 12 years in hard labor. in recent months, north korea, they have antagonized them with nuclear and missile tests. the white house press secretary, robert gibs, calls it a private mission and responded to criticism that a visit from a big name like clinton rewards north korea's prosacktive behavior -- prosrabgtive efforts. >> we hope that the north koreans would look at it the same way. >> the white house denies

air quality is very boring. chemical leaks are common in china and they are often blamed on lax enforcement and and our mental rules and poor training of workers. docks and lax environmental rules -- and for environmental rules. >> the iraqi government is considering shutting down access to some web sites. an inquiry is reported that suggests systematic corruption in the island administrations of turks and caicos. they have been suspended for up to two years. searchers in boston believed to have discovered a drug that might help stop cancer from spreading. the compound has killed breast cancer stem cells and slowed tumor growth. mass production is still some way off. seven countries, 11 days, it is quite a rollercoaster. hillary clinton completed her tour of africa today. this was a trip eclipsed at the start by her husband's secret mission to north korea. then there was the press conference where she lost her legendary cool. >> when hillary clinton stepped off the plane, she was completing the most extensive foreign tour since becoming secretary of state. 11 days, seven countries. as the convoy of the first africa

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market breaks out to the down side, there's very little -- there's a lost air under the market as we talked about before. china is doing a lot buying. they're one of the only positive things going for the beans other than some sort of supply disaster. that will be the key. you want something that has a good, powerful position yet doesn't get on the topside eye guess my goal so keep the farmer in business, he needs to know his cost of production and what he has to be in it. i know markers have other ways of achieving these goals. >> first thing think about this market going into august is that everybody needs to keep an open mind. i've been trading many, many years that. soybean market just when you think you have it figured out, it will flip around on you. personally, i know the word personally, i think soybeans are explosive if we hit any kind of bad weather in august and particularly if we hit an early frost in the eastern corn belt. as late as this crop is and and as demand pull oriented is, i think you would see a sheer panic in the soy complex. that's why i don't want to be short in the cash market or the

it's a town in china where you can't breathe the air or drink the water, a town where the blood of thehildren is laced with lead. it's worth risking a visit because much of the poison is coming out of the homes, schools and offices of america. this is a story about recycling, about how your best intentions to be green can be channeled into an underground sewer that flows from the united states and into "the wasteland." that wasteland is piled with the burning remains of some of the most expensive, sophisticated stuff that consumers crave. and we discovered that the gangs who run this place wanted to keep it a secret. >> translator: he said if we don't leave, we may get beaten up. >> pelley: what are they hiding? the answer lies in the first law of the digital age: newer is better. in with the next thing, and out with the old tv, phone or computer. all of this becomes obsolete, electronic garbage called e- waste. you know, my computer seems like such a smooth, clean machine. what's inside it? >> allen hershkowitz: lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium, polyvinyl chlorides. all of these mater

bay jang correspondent, emily chang, out doing a serious story, hundreds of children in china being poisoned by the air land they walk on by a lead and zinc smell ter in this part of china. she shot backstory video showing the things crews go through when they are reporting in china. the eye of the government is always on foreign correspondents. in this case, emily telling the story of those poisoned kids led to a pretty hairy road trip. >> reporter: according to government test results, the lead content in the air near the plant is more than six times higher than it is at monitoring stations in surrounding areas. it doesn't look any different, feel any different or smell any different. that's why this is so dangerous. what is really so surprising is how close these homes are to the plant, itself. all these people were supposedly going to be relocated before the plant opened but the relocation got stalled and all of these people are still living right here. as soon as we got out of the car to shoot the smelting plant, several police drove by as well as a black car. someone got out, took down our licens

his remains, found in the iraqi desert, are expected to arrive at the air station in florida. chinaay appeal a world trade organization ruling that its limits on the sale of books, films, and music from the u.s. are unfair. china's commerce ministry spokesman said in a statement that the nation regrets the decision. the ruling, handed down in june, was made public yesterday. betsey wright, former aide to bill clinton, it is facing 51 fennel -- felony charges, in an attempt to smuggle needles and knives to arkansas' death row. she was chief of staff of the arkansas governor's office and deputy chairman of this 1992 provincial campaign. those are the sum as -- some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> "washington journal" continues. host: let me introduce you, as promised, to the mayor of indianapolis, greg ballard, joining us live from the capital city. thank you for being with us. guest: @ thank you. host: our goal is to learn how your city is doing in the face of this economic downturn we have been struggling with for the past year and a half. i read in the local press that

air as thousands people watch below. the latest on the scene in new york. >>> quarantine in china. the last of the local students are back in the states after the swine flu fears. >>> and it's the right of passage to the new season, fan appreciation day and we'll tell you how it turned into a record breaking. good morning. i'm melanie alnwick. sarah is off today. >>> and plus the health care debate and the first day for sonia sotomayor. >>> the mercury stepped up yesterday. get ready for a summer scorcher. tuckerarnes is tracking things from down in the weather center. tucker, how bad will it get? >> it will be pretty bad by tomorrow. our hottest temperatures of the season set to arrive later today as we'll be well into the 90s and by tomorrow maybe 100 degrees here at reagan national. let's start with a look at current conditions. and right now as you head out the door, not terrible. muggy with humidity way up. dew point temperatures in the low 70s, but the air temperature ickrght w isno e. an onal 74 and dulles n and bwi marshall 73. it will be down right hot later due to the sho

china. budist spiritual leader denied an poitic and as he bga to,quot pely hanitaran ission alloomfort victims taiwan'sors sto in 50 yes. >>poe iss officials a investigating a air sho crash thatkilled two pilots suay. a ane turned in the air, then oppi behind trees. while e ofcial cause is no known, oneofficial suspected a ssibleir ri. >> and n here's a ok at how all streetill kick o the day >>>heow dropped 36 points on friday. s&p lost 2 points. nasdaqudge up 1 int. taki alo overseas trding ts morning, the kee fell41 points, wile the han se trped up374 poin. >>> the queson of glob econoic recove i sll a pret major case for onrn china's mainindex dropped6%o a thremont low toda shanghailifted sres and now onrack topost lossesof 21% august, only the scond month thatheomposi inde has flen 20%n the last 15 yea. >> back me, investorsill be lookg tohake off chnaas well a friday's bleak rad o nsuerentiment no at a four-nlow. >> while spendin edg slhtly due t cash fo ue urchases. > upbeat earnings om tel. teraising its third quarter revenue. tiffa&company sa tot that not all the blue chips were eingre tifany's surged 11fter lifting itforecast sed on strg second qrt sal

china. buddhist spiritual leader denied any political agenda as he began to, quote, purely humanitarian mission all to comfort victims of taiwan's worst storm in 50 years. >>> poe issue officials are investigating an air show crash that killed two pilots sunday. a plane turned in the air, then dropping behind trees. while the official cause is not known, one official suspected a possible bird strike. >> and now here's a look at how wall street will kick off the day. >>> the dow dropped 36 points on friday. s&p lost 2 points. nasdaq nudged up 1 point. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, the knee fell 41 points, while the hang seng tripped up 374 points. >>> the question of global economic recovery is still a pretty major cause for concern. china's main index dropped 6% to a three-month low today. shanghai lifted shares and now on track to post losses of 21% in august, only the second month that the composite index has fallen 20% in the last 15 years. >> back home, investors will be looking to shake off china as well as friday's bleak read on consumer sentiment now at a four-month low. >>> while spending edged up slightly due to cash for clunkers purchases. >>> upbeat earnings from intel. af

you want to go to china and leave the greatest economy the world has ever known, be my guest. i'll pay your air fare. >> i don't think it's a matter -- >> i believe this country, we are -- we elect people to make this a nice place to live, to raise your family, to have opportunities of all different stripes. if you have to go to a developing nation to do that, oh, my gosh. >> i'm going to france. i'm going to france, i'm not going to china. >> listen quick. >> i get a meal in france. i can get a decent pair of shoes in france. >> chris gardner, i will send you a postcard from our fact-finding mission in shanghai. >> four out of five say the recession is over. i guess in the pinstripe suits they can figure out the recession is over or almost over. what do you think, is it over, chris? >> do me a favor. i'll be give being the key note address at wayne state university in detroit next week. give me the names of those economists so i can tell 1,000 people in detroit that the recession is over. >> the same economists who were hesitant to tell us we were in a recession while the dow was down to 7500

airs weekdays at 10:00 a.m. here on wjz 13. >>> american companies are making changes when it comes to selling their food products in china. >> in the orient, for example, can you buy blueberry potato chips. and each aloe juice from minute maid. they have tweaked their products. for lays potato chips, that includes cucumber, lichee and mango. i'm sure salt and vinegar would be weird to them. >> yeah, i'm sure. >>> orioles take on the a's tonight. o's are fighting to find some answers to their struggles. speaking of fights. the ravens fighting each other in training camp. a good scuffle breaks out. we'll hear from one of the combatants when eyewitness news continues. when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating or driving while not fully awake with memory loss for the event as well as abnormal behaviors such as

. >> pinatas, packing material, paper cups, air filters, dollar bills, like a cheap mummy costume, our lives are wrapped in paper. from its origins in chinago -- >> this is space paper and made aboard the columbia space shuttle to. >> a trip into outer space, paper's trail has been a long and winding one. >> paper clothing is a lot more sturdy than people give it credit for, you can wash paper clothing. >> cindy bowden is the director of the robert c williams paper museum at georgia tech. she will take paper over plastic any day. >> when you talk about preserving and con serving artifacts, if they are data on a cd or data on a three-inch diskette or whatever it happened to be, that data disintegrates a lot faster than paper ever will. we have paper in the museums from 700 ad, it is still here. >> but for a commodity with such a storied history, paper's image is routinely beaten to a pulp. >> piles of paper are scorned as signs of in efficiency, letters on paper are extent on what is derisively known as snail mail, and where do the lay about of the search advice the office work, a paper company? listen up, let's start from the ground up. >

china today. moving on, beginning talks of a possible integration of their air cargo operations, jal and nippon yusen will aim to complete the deal by end of april next year. according to media reports, the company which cooperates with jal in its air cargo business may be asked to provide capital for the deal. take a look at both shares. japan airlines flat, nippon yusen flat, mitsui and company down 1.3% on the nikkei. >> the decline in the services sector almost came to a halt in august. services pmi hits a 15-month high with a robust reading of 49.5. manufacturing activity also contracted at a far slower pace than expected with a better than expected reading of 47.9. well, he's done it again. usain bolt has smashed his own 200 meet record measuring 19.19 seconds. his exploits at the world championships in berlin have played him as the greatest sprinter ever. incredibl incredibly, he said hadn't run a good race. imagine how quickly he would have gone if he wasn't tired, chloe. >> incredible, really, faster than the speed of light. still much more to come. a former ubs banker and a swiss lawyer are

china ordered to turn back after a bomb threat. that is according to the chinese med yampt it left kabul in afghanistan and flying to an airport in western chin a. airafficer controllers were told not to let the airplane land. there was no bomb threat. >> floding in asia and iraq tears town unwanted symbols of the war. this is as we go around the world in 80 seconds. taiwan, a tipoon slamming in the island causing the worst flooding. dozens are missing and feared dead . the storm even causing a hotel to collapse in the raging flood waters, many areas reporting more than 80 inches of rain. >> india aa land slide triggered by heavy rains and leaving 43 people dead. police officials say three remote villages are buried. locals are dig through mud and rock look for those missing. extensive deportations left the region prone to land slide. new zealand. a church packed remembering those lost and wednesday in the ferry disaster. princess ferry sank with 149 people on board and 54 of them survived. police are investigating whether anyone could be criminally liable. >> iraq, sign of improvement as removal of protective blast walls on baghdad found on every s

air. we know that. you've been say for weeks you've got to watch china, you've got to watch china.ling us where we're going to be eventually? >> well, they certainly did. they topped out before the other markets. they had their rebound at the end of '08, long before we had our march bounce. and they had a bit of a sharper rally. they seem to have peaked out before we did. so they're a bit of a leading indicator. there is a good deal of concern about the validity of some of the economic statistics coming out. people are checking it out. as i said the other day, we're going to revert to watching the baltic index to see if there really is trade or whether they're just buying these things and putting them in a front lawn like some old country farm house. >> hey, art, my old friend. >> hi. >> quick question. what are the probabilities of the following scenario. that we're in a period of nothingness, where the market has no memory from week to week and really makes no progress to the upside and is not vulnerable much to the downside? >> well, i think that's a distinct possibility, and th

air traffic changes in that area. they have two weeks to come up with suggestions. >>> the world markets are showing some troubling signs. first, chinastock market plunged almost 6% to its lowest level in two months. oil prices slid below $66 a barrel, and investors may be jittery after friday's report showing weak u.s. consumer confidence. dow futures are down almost 2 pers2%. now for the good news in the bad economy. your kids can eat for friday at some restaurants. you ever notice those signs? "usa today" reports the international house of pancakes will offer free kid meals every night for a month. also, fazoli's has a kid eat free deal on tuesdays and weekends. kids can eat free at ikea on labor day weekend even if their parents buy nothing. interesting. >>> we have one storm across the southeastern u.s. and another one is losing steam and one big enough to be called a hurricane out there. michael vick is back on the practice field. we'll see how he did. >>> the storm season is here. tropical storm claudette is the first to hit the u.s. mainland this season. it came ashore near fort walton beach, florida this morning. right now i

served adjunct professor at the air command and staff college where she lectured extensively on russian aerospace theory and practice. in 2007, she submitted testimony on china's military strategy for space to the u.s.-china economic and security review commission. but what made very unique? was her workmanlike focus on analyzing military trends. she was a pioneer, as one of the first female analyst in her field. though she was always modest about her work, her discoveries, both shaped u.s. policies and launched the careers of numerous other analysts, many in this room today, and ma other areas of inquiry. others with far less knowledge, no language skills, or really y expertise might have sout the limelight, but mary never did. when the chinese conducted their auspicious anti-satellite test january of 2007, time magazine tracked down mary, who quite rightfully should have a place as a talking head o every networon defense issues in thi town, but mary very kindly and patiently deferred. she was modest in the heart, and she always wanted to let her analytical work speak for her. she didet one major public recoition in 1)93 after the gulf war. she was awarded a

air, temperatures dropped by 1.2 degrees. the eruption so changed the landscape when they made a movie about it in 1969, it was called crackatoea. let's play "oddball." >> ain't making that up either. we begin in chinao years, this woman lived the life of a buddhist nun, making keeping her day job, kung fu master, a bit difficult. her hair gives her special powers. like the ability to cut paper in half. but in order to be officially recognized by fellow nuns, she needs to shave her head, forbidding her three-foot braid good-bye, she decides one last trick. to pull eight cars with her hair. attached with connecting rope and she managed to yank all of them about 100 feet. the ceremony to shave her head -- i don't know if they just didn't wait for it to pull off. and no barbers injured duringed procedure jshs to london, the nights lonely for the female gorilla at the zoo. without a male companion. had the zookeeper bring back gorilla porn. the pinups, future male companion who currently revise at a zoo in france oo-la-la, a french gorilla, meant to whet the appetite of the ladies get them acquainted. love at first sight. evidently not. love at first bite. all three of the lady apes greeted him by chewi

china and india and they market that. that obviously wasn't a very good marketing tool yesterday at that air show.ia 27 killed on impact to the ground. jane: to the city of chicago now where things have shut down. the city has shut down. we're not kidding here. jon: chicago is closed? jane: the budget cuts there have forced the city really to tell all nonessential workers stay home today, we're not going to pay you so don't show up. that means no garbage pickup, most of the city offices are closed, libraries won't open up. steve brown is essential to us. he's on the job. explain to me here who is furloughed. >> well, it's basically all public employees, minus those that work for the fire, police department, and emergency services. you hit a lot of the majors. garbage isn't going to be collected today, senior centers are close. medical and health clinics run by the city are not open. and city hall is shut down. it affects all of those folks. jane: i hate to say this but if you're looking to the future, chicago may not be alone in this. i suspect there may be other cities that are heading towards th

films that have been aired on line and we are moving forward with discussions about experts and planning expeditions. host: in "the wall street journal" about the typhoon heading chinaand the collapse of a hotel in china. has this been made worse by climate change? guest: i think there is very little question about the fact that climates' is being exacerbated by climate change. oceans are the primary driver of our climate systems. the reason climate change is a problem is because what it is doing for oceans. storms are increasing. desertification and droughts. precipitation patterns are changing drastically the, leading to conflicts. host: "the new york times" report on the front page, climate change is seen as threat to security. one of the war game drills, they reported they looked at the impact of a flood in countries like india and and parts of asia, and neighboring countries. guest: if you think about water as are most of will and life support system and the vehicle through which we will feel the impact of climate change, weather drought or desertification, floods, rising sea levels, melting glaciers, seasonality of rivers creag before they ran year round. all

china? that would be the first question. the second question would be, i'm wondering, as an exmilitary air force guy, why the former administration ran the defense budget you should a different line in the budget. and then i guess my last question is going to be, what did we get as average americans from the $700 billion blout of wall street and the banks from mr. bush and mr. paulson? i'll hang up and take your response off line. guest: that's a lot. i got a $250 check from the government and i'm on social security and my wife got one. we're wealthy folks. i'm not looking for transfer payments. did we borrow that money? yeah. i'll probably have to pay it back with interest. but i got one, too. i didn't understand the line about the defense. did you? i didn't quite get that one. but i certainly understand the bailout question. and i've written extensively on it. i think it was harmful on balance. basically scary. you had a situation where we were, the government was flailing around. this goes back to the bush administration. nationalizing some things, letting others go belly up. a lot of uncertainty out there. and certainly for s

films that have been aired on line and we are moving forward with discussions about experts and planning expeditions. host: in "the wall street journal" about the typhoon heading chinad the collapse of a hotel in china. has this been made worse by climate change? guest: i think there is very little question about the fact that climates' is being exacerbated by climate change. oceans are the primary driver of our climate systems. the reason climate change is a problem is because what it is doing for oceans. storms are increasing. desertification and droughts. precipitation patterns are changing drastically the, leading to conflicts. host: "the new york times" report on the front page, climate change is seen as threat to security. one of the war game drills, they reported they looked at the impact of a flood in countries like india and and parts of asia, and neighboring countries. guest: if you think about water as are most of will and life support system and the vehicle through which we will feel the impact of climate change, weather drought or desertification, floods, rising sea levels, melting glaciers, seasonality of rivers creag before they ran year round. all of

served as adjunct professor at the air command of staff college where sh left extensively on russian aerospace theory and practice. in 2007 she submitted testimony on china's military strategy for space to the u.s./china economic security review commission. but what made mary unique was her workmanlike focus on analyzing military trends. she was a pioneer, as one of the first female analysts in her field. those she was always modest about her work, her discoveries both shaped u.s. policies and launch the careers of numerous other analysts, many in this room today, and many other areas of inquiry. others, with far less knowledge, no language skills, or any real expertise, mig have sought the limelight, but mary never did. when the chinese conducted their auspicious anti satellite test in january of 2007, time magazine tracked down mary, who should be a talking head on every show but she deferred. she lets analysts speak for her. she did get one major public recognition in 1993 after the gulf war. she was awarded a civilian medal by the chief of army intelligence for unique contributions to understanding russia's reaction to operation desert storm. mary fitz

air. that doesn't shouldabsolutely n, right? >> it's the landing gear that doesn't retract. >> the faster he pedals, he thinks he's speeding up. >> hey, alex, i just heard yesterday that a guy in china just invented the world's first wooden helicopter. >> does it work? >> apparently. he says he can go really, really high. it was high enough that you're going to die if it doesn't work. >> you know, i just thought of a name for it and then i thought i don't think i can say that on tv. >> give me a hint. >> no. i'm top line you. >> how do you think alex has survived in television? >> yeah. are you kidding? >> please top line me. >> oh, my god, al roker just ran into any studio. i jumped. i'm going to go and cream at him. >> all right, alex, by the way, keep your hands off of our joe. >> hey, alex, who is the real morning joe. >> you know who i work for, right? but i love you guys, too. >> oh, you mean charles? >> charles joseph, you're right. >> his middle name. all right. never mind. >> monica, when she gets asked that, she just pushes herself out of the shot. that's my advice, yeah. >> alex, thank you. have a great weekend. >> yeah, you, too. >>> coming up, we will get some of the of

aired online and we are moving forward with discussions with experts and planning our next round of expeditions. >> there's a picture this morning, actually, two two, in the "wall street journal" about the typhoon hitting china and the collapse of a hotel in china. has this been made worse in your opinion, by climate change? guest: i think there's very little question about the fact that climate is being exacerbated by climate change and oceans are the primary driver of our climate system and when we -- you know, the reason that climate change is a problem is because of what it's doing to oceans, and storms are increasing, desertification and droughts are spreading, and it's leading to conflicts such as darfur. >> "the new york times" reported on this on their front age, cly chat -- climate change seen as threat to u.s. security. they looked at the impact of floods in countries like india and parts of asia, what it would have on neighboring countries. guest: if you think about water as our most important life support system and the vehicle through which we'll feel the impacts of climate change whether it's drought, desertification, seasonality of rivers, where before they ran year-round, all of that is going