, the boy scouts and girl scouts of america.e who excel at national security, homeland security, and law enforcement arena as. finally, we serve america by sponsoring color ceremonies, for the july, memorial day, and veterans day. we're not unique. veterans and veterans' service organizations to which they belong support america every day in every way. we are grateful for the veterans of biting devotion to duty and humbled by their eternal sacrifices, their selfless service underwrites the freedom of thought, choice, and action necessary we all must have to pursue our respective dreams and aspirations. for that enforce a much more, we are in their eastern and debt. thank you. -- their internal debt. thank you. [applause] >> please welcome the hon. secretary of veterans affairs,, hinsecki. >> welcome, everyone, to this hallowed place. our purpose here today is to honor all of you, veterans of our great country. mr. president, first lady michelle obama, medal of honor recipients, distinguished members of congress, sectorial -- sec

come on, let's thank them all very much ♪ ♪ america, america, america ♪ america ♪ oh, god bless, godr feet. will you please welcome, governor mike huckabee? (applaus (applause) >> show him that you love him! >> >> great to be with you, tony. >> it's an honor to have you here, i've done your show and asked you if you ever come to branson and you kept your word and as you can see, this is the largest gathering of veterans in the united states of america on november 11th, our 18th year here, once again to the great american, governor mike huckabee. >> mike: tony, thank you very much. [applause] >> thank all of you for being here. first of all, what a joy it is to be in one of the greatest communities in america, branson, missouri, a beautiful place nestled here in the ozarks and some of the most hospitable people in the world and i get to be on the stage with one of the greatest american patriots that breathes american air today. tony orlando. >> thank you, governor. i have a very special honor for you. those are the veterans who have been here for the last 18 years and come back here.

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let's thank them all on this veterans day very much. ♪ america, america, america ♪ america ♪ god blessbody. and now while you are on your feet would you please welcome governor mike huckabee. [cheers and applause] show him how much you love him. [cheers and applause] [ laughter ] >> mike: great to be with you, tony. >> it is an honor to have you here. i have done your show. i have asked you can you ever come to branson and you kept your word. and as you can see this is the largest gathering of veterans in the united states of america on november 11th. this is our 18th year here once again for the great american governor, governor mike huckabee. >> mike: tony, thank you very much. thank all of you for being here. first of all, what a joy it is to be in one of the greatest communities in america. branson, missouri, beautiful place nevada here in the nest of the ozarks. some of the most hospitable people in the world. i get to be on the stage with one the greatest american patriots that breathes american air today, tony orlando. >> thank you. >> mike: the best. >> i have a very special ho

the news on bank of america. >>> and our own made in america. this man wants to create american jobs. so, why on earth would the u.s. government make him go home? >>> the defense rests in the michael jackson manslaughter case. what the pop star's brothers say they did to try to save his life. >>> and is it possible this is the happiest woman in america? what is she doing to power up her life? >>> good evening. we have a giant headline to tell you about tonight about health. the topic? breast cancer and alcohol, including wine. the results are in from the biggest study of its kind in history, by the american medical association. 100,000 women followed over 28 years. and the conclusion? less than a drink a day, even a glass of wine with dinner, could change the risk of breast cancer. in whom and why? so, we asked abc's andrea canning to break it all down for us tonight. >> reporter: the new study out today found compelling evidence that having even a single glass of wine each day raises your risk of breast cancer. >> in the past, we've known women

>> guest: well, voice of america is one of several u.s. funded international broadcasters, and we all come under something calledded the broadcasting board of governors. their structure is that there are -- there are four democrats and four republicans, and then there's the tie breaker which is the secretary of state, so a fifth democrat, and under them are voice of america, radio for europe, radio for asia, the middle east broadcasting network, and the cuban brad casting that's tv and radio mar tee. we have sister network, and the plan of this board is to try to consolidate them more. their vision is to have, eventually, one company, many brands. this will save money, and it will rationalize and consolidate and stream line u.s. international broadcasting overseas because like the rest of the federal government or those who are funded by the federal government, these are tight times for us in terms of budgets, and we have to do more with less. >> host: what's the current voa budget, and how many employees? >> guest: we have a budget of $20

the america's cup is 160 years old. comes a great responsibility on our shoulders to help reinvent the america's cup brand for the future and help bring it back to its glory days when everyone pretty much knew what the america's cup was, when dennis conner was busy losing it for the first time in its 150-year history. to help us achieve that, san francisco is the perfect choice. part of our mission and strategy to make it popular and bring it back to the masses is to allow the masses to have access to it. a lot of what you will hear me talking about will really be about public access and how for the first time in the history of the cup, the event will be able to be seen by live spectators, as opposed to taking place many miles offshore. another point of context -- this is not just a san francisco event or a california event. the america's cup represents the third largest economic impact of any sporting event in the world. one would be the fifa world cup. two would be the olympics. three is the america's cup here the las

a new type of america's cup. the races before have been off the coast, hard for spectators to you. not always in the -- always in very impressive votes, but not always the fastest racing yachts available. the plan is really now to go with these catamarans that are dramatic. we have seen them out on the day -- bay, and it is amazing to watch. speeds are impressive and it will be a new race and a new experience. the overview of my presentation will be sort of the even timeline -- even timeline, the various partners involved, the course area, some of the venues. i will leave the venue description to david. implementation plans, talk a little bit about the transportation strategy and go into question and answer. so there are three main parties to the host and a new agreement that the city signed in december 2010. city and county of san francisco, the america's cup event a 40 -- this is a group that is managing the planning for the event on land, and the america's cup organizing -- excuse me -- yes, organizing committ

in america. that means there are over $2.2 trillion of projects around the country, countless bridge countn countless comientsst communities around the country where people -- or roads or other projects, which need to be repaired, upgraded, or put in place at first instance. and we're that far behind, we're $2.2 trillion in deficit to we e ought to be doing. the american civil society of architects and engineers tells us that we have -- we could spend about $250 billion a year for the next 40 years just to bring our roads up to par, and we're not about to do that. we know, because we don't have the money. because we're not getting that kind of an appropriation now for our initiatives. so just listen to what oklahoma city mayor mick cornett says. "mayors see up close the deferred maintenance that's going on in the nation's cities. it's just a ticking time bomb. we also know that it puts people to work." well, cornett is president of the republican mayors and local officials coalition within the u.

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we have to change that and get america back in the future business. president clinton rises to face them in a dedicated public servant would be joined on stage tonight with one of the brightest young your citizens also a champion of the public service, chelsea clinton. chelsea clinton is a graduate of stanford, has earned a master's from colombia and is currently pursuing a doctorate at oxford. she's also working with the clinton foundation and the clinton will win initiative. her recent professional and academic work has focused on improving access to health care for citizens around the world on equal rights and education for children. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming president clinton and chelsea clinton. [applause] ..

. >>> and, made in america. our team goes door to door with a challenge. will you spend some of your christmas dollars to help create jobs? from dallas to pittsburgh, you have been answering the call. >>> good evening. tonight, we begin with an abc news exclusive investigation, an indictment of what the u.s. government does to some of the most vulnerable children in this country. we have spent a year investigating a horrible secret. tens of thousands of foster care children, even infants, given powerful drugs, at times in doses and combinations considered too risky even for adults. and remember this statistic. foster children are given these potent drugs at an alarming 13 times the rate of other children. tomorrow, a government gao report will paint a portrait of a grotesque failure to protect foster children. but over the past year, so many of them have come forward to us to tell us about their lives, young kids living sometimes as sleepwalkers, sometimes reeling out of control. >> these are the memds that i've been taking since i was 4. one, two, three -

we aren't out there hungry selling america and trying to attract new business in to america.e's not saying the american people have been lazy. he's saying the american government has been lazy about attracting businesses worldwide to come to the united states. and it turns out there's more. >> and we think that we can do much better than we are doing right now. because of our federalist system, sometimes a foreign investor comes in and they have to navigate not only federal rules but they have to navigate state and local governments that may have their own sets of interests. being able to create, if not a one-stop shop, then at least no more than a couple of stops for people to be able to come to the united states and make investments. that's something that we want to encourage. >> okay. this is absolutely clear now. he's just talking about what state, local and federal government can do in a coordinated way to attract business to the united states, to do what china and india are doing right now, to do what all governments should be doing in a competitive world economy. he's

>>> and made in america. should all our christmas spending go to china? what if we just buy one gift made by americans here at home? how many jobs could we create right here? >>> good evening. a judge in los angeles erupted in anger today at doctors who compromise themselves to patients. the judge in the michael jackson case sentenced dr. conrad murray to four years behind bars for his role in jackson's death. and blasted him as a disgrace to medicine. abc's jim avila has covered this case from the beginning. >> reporter: conrad murray leaving court for nearly two years in los angeles county jail. blow kisses to his mother and girlfriend. but he had none for the judge, who had just sentenced him to the maximum for killing michael jackson. >> i thought he was open ll lly hostile. >> reporter: judge michael pastor became the story today, not just for rejecting conrad murray's plea for probation and instead sentencing michael jackson's former doctor, seen in today's booking photo to four years, no electronic monitoring or house arrest, a judgment that becaus

that is what america's all about.hts come from our creator. this is the reason that we should all be right to life. we should believe in life and liberty, but if this follows, if this follows the we have a natural right to our life and liberty, shouldn't it also follow these should have the right to the efforts of your labor, which implies there should be no income tax the income tax is the worst of it, national sales tax would be a disaster, but the income tax implies that the government owns all of revenues and allow us to keep what they want under certain conditions. if you believe in liberty, free-market, and contracts, sound money, a sensible foreign policy, we could be back on our feet rather shortly. that is what i advocate and work for. thank you very much. [applause] [applause] >> a great country who acquires a better direction. renewed future mates and renewed present. >> the last great hope of mankind. >> this time to get america working again. >> we don't need a president to apologize for america. i believ

we are really excited about america's cup. i want to recognize peter elbert. he is somewhere in the audience. he has been a godsend for us on these issues. we know we cannot move tens of thousands of extra people around the city by car. we cannot do it only with transit. we're going to need to count on bikes as an option. i commend the mayor's office, the port, and the mta for thinking ahead on this. they're already thinking about bike-sharing program. they're thinking about secure bike parking valet. we want to make sure they're parked safely come out of the way of pedestrians, and not in the way of reviewing our commerce. we are excited about finding those locations. what is the most appropriate place for bike parking? we're going to have to think about these things. these are going to be a lot of folks who may not be used to riding. it could be some of the coming in, taking barred from the east bay, and then jumping on a bike share. we want to make sure there said, confident, knowledgeable, and respectful. one idea that we have is an idea of creating a bike

they do not recognize america. they want america back. i think it should be called the occupier -- called reoccupy america. this country has been the country of greed rather than need, and we find ourselves in a situation where they are saying enough is enough, so what they are really doing is saying, this is my home, and i am ready to defend my home. i do not want someone taking over my home. america is being foreclosed upon. it is being a tank erupted upon. -- being bankrupted upon, so i see people saying i want my country back. there are many america's fighting for the soul of our country, and one is the america that aspired to overthrow the democratic president of she lay -- of chile many years ago and the other is the america that has welcomed me. it is a different america. the question is which of these is going to prevail. as someone who was brought up in the united states, i was as american as anyone. . was a yankees fan i was a kid in new york. i like the dodgers and giants as well. i collected baseball cards as a kid, and then i

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do you want an america, do you want an america that is creating more opportunity, not less? an america that regardless of race or ethnicity or gender or sexual orientation, allows for opportunity? do you want one that has a functioning immigration system? do you want an america that is an america for every single person to achieve and to climb the ladder of success? i tell you that those are the choices. those are the choices that will be made every day and especially a year from now and 2012. those are the kinds of choices that this president is making every single day. let me give you some examples of the things that we have been able to do over the past three years. one example, when it comes to education and i'm here to tell you they said it could not be done. they said, you will never be able to pull back the subsidies from the banks to pass the largest education bill, the largest higher education bill since the g.i. bill by president obama said oh yes i can, and we did it. as a result of that, thank you. as a result of that we are talking about billions of dollars to m

america. the streets are connected in america. we've got to encourage main street and wall street and the suburban streets and the urban streets. we've got to come together as a people. when president obama was candidate obama he campaigned with a message of unity and change. he just hasn't delivered. he's done the exact opposite of what he promised in the campaign. and the american people want to see a leader who is not in this race for themselves, but is in this race for america and can bring us together, can work across the isle to get america on the solid economic foundation it needs, that can turn us into the job creating machine we've always been and can make it good to be middle class in america again. >> you've gone through a fair amount of scrutiny, and we will go through some of the issues you have had to dole with during the campaign. we go back to 2007 and 2008, we read a lot about president obama. reverend wright, bill ayers, acorn, community organizer. he was asked one question a

it is the tipping point between what america has always been and still is and what america can become. this is what i have come to speak to you about today. there is a ladder of success in america. however, it is a latter bill not by washington, but by hard work, responsibility, and the initiative of the people of our country. my grandmother worked her fingers to the bone so that her sons could have a better life than she did. her son, my dad, did not disappoint her. he respected her sacrifice to send him to college and took that opportunity to start his own business in real estate with little more than the drive to succeed. emulating my grandmother's work ethic, he was able to provide a quality of life for my brothers, my mother, and me. why? for the very same reasons that inspired my grandmother's. he wanted a better life for all of us. it is this foundation -- hard work, faith, family, and opportunity -- that provides each of us with the prospect of unlimited potential in america. each generation is able to get a little further ahead, climbing up the ladder of success in our societ

here in america, it's bargaining transfer day is. do you know where your cash is. the folks leading the charge against big banks, say that americans should tack their big bank dough and run to small banks and if everyone follows suit wouldn't that be a bank run and wouldn't that be bad? >> our julie banderas is on bargaining transfer day. >> many people. hundreds of thousands have octobered on this 650,000 bank customers, estimated to have taken their money out of beg banks and transferred them into credit unions where they know they won't be charged with checking account or debit account fees. this, after bank of america had issued that $5 debit card fee, which they have since canceled, but it doesn't matter for a lot of the people who are just angry at these big banks and they're moving to the smaller ones. amounting to 2, to 4.5 billion dollars actually in new savings accounts, according to a national survey of credit unions by the credit union national association, by the end of this weekend, the number of accounts that the credit unions and community banks cou

what was the essential thing to do for america and america's future?he president did not -- 9 the president did not make choices based on politics. he made them because of his principles. he did not make choices for the next election, he made them for the next generation. trust me. i know this firsthand. he did not make decisions based on if they were quick or politically convenient, because i wanted him to go with decisions that were quick and politically convenient and i did not win any of those fights. president obama never tailored what he believed to the moment. compare that for a second to mitt romney, who was once pro- choice, now is not. he was once pro gay rights, and now he is night -- is not. he was once in favor of gun control. now he is not. he supported immigration reform. now he does not. he supported national health care reform with a mandate. now he does not. mitt romney says he is a man of steadiness and consistency. if that is true, i am a linebacker for the chicago bears. [laughter] [applause] now, i want you to take a step back. wh

we are the voice of america. we are not going to be able to buy ourselves turn it around negative poles if people feel strongly enough and if there are enough sources of affirmation coming out to -- more propaganda coming out. this is just one tool in the arsenal of the united states to reach those audiences. it is a very important one. i can't take responsibility for the u.s. image as a whole. have we wasted money? frankly, i think we are very cost-effective. i do think that this is an institution that is in need of a lot of change right now. mainly because of the way human beings communicate with each other is -- the ways are changing so rapidly. we really are in a communications revolution right now. think of the cell phone. six or seven years ago there were 6000 cell phones. now depending on who is counting, 10 or 15 million of them. that is a platform with which one can reach people with news. it is not just a telephone. we have a very successful internet program in many different languages. now they are bui

america." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is a special edition of "bbc world news america" reporting from outside the white house. good buying berlusconi -- the italian prime minister will resign after suffering a humility -- humiliating defeat in parliament. a pennsylvania town built to house america's growing middle class now records its demise. and he has corresponded with countless world leaders -- we introduce you to the brooklyn panned out whose mail is making history. >> i only do this as a hobby and a cia agent said it's a helluva hockey. -- helluva hockey. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. we're coming live from the white house to mark one

this is about what's right for america.ng any cuts to social security, medicare or medicaid. all this washington speech these guys are going out on the road making these speeches saying you know, i know and president obama knows. what about the people? did you notice how john boehner in the sound bite never mentioned, it's the american people. we have to matter. we have to matter. we call the shots. joining me now is senator bernie sanders of vermont. senator, good to have you with us tonight. >> good to be with you, ed. >> do you know who put social security on the table? can you give me some names sna? >> well, you know, you have the three people in the senate. the three democrats are patty murray, john kerry and max baucus. and what they are saying -- i mean, it's hard for me to defend this or explain it. the problem stems back to august when the democrats reached, and the president reached an absurd agreement with the republicans who were threatening not to lift the debt ceiling and cause an international financial cris

you're going after the fabric of america. the right wing republican governors understand who you're going after. do you really believe that people who make $50,000 a year, that have a goal just to pay off their home, and to have some kind of retirement and maybe be able to see the doctor with a little bit of health care, do you really think they're the enemy of the economy in this country? do you really believe that with your heart? do you really believe that you can't go to the wealthiest americans in this country, that these people are the problem? governor, governor, i have a chair for you. it's still here. come talk to your buddy, big eddie. you know, i want to talk to you, mr. kasich. right here. you know, you know, i mean, governor kasich, i understand, i understand it's easy for you to stand up in front of the microphone and give a conciliatory speech because you've had a lot of training over on fox news. i understand how you sit down with sean hannity and talk it over about how you've got this grand plan how you're go

this is why we need a renewal in america. wait a new type of leadership in america.u as your president is such i will lead this nation with your help. back to the top of the hill where it belongs. i will never apologize for the greatness of the united states of america. [applause] ♪ ♪ i am america [applause] >> european settler is seeking a better life built this country. that prospect -- as prosperity it grew, so did politicians honker for power. -- hunger for power. huge government pensions and benefits may bankrupt the country. mass of make work projects have made the nation poorer. this is not america. it is arden tina. -- argentina. it is one of the least economically free nations in the world and america is on the same course. history repeats itself. it is time to embrace economic freedom. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the chairman of americans for prosperity. ♪ >> thank you very much. i do mean thank each and every one of you. you are americans for prosperity. it is my pleasure to you bring you a gentleman that we had one of -- at our first meeting f

the bar pilots do everything we can to support the city and port, in their endeavor with the america's cup. when we signed up for this amendment, we understood that we could be inconvenienced with the america's cup. the amendment is stated, the event may be held on property, including in the immediate vicinity of the premise. last thursday, when we got the staff memo, that language was changed to where it would now be a potential alternative site on the south side, which would cause us a lot of problems moving our pilot boats. we have some concerns about the security on that. we had a meeting right away with peter and like to express our concerns about that. then on saturday, as you know, headlines about the changes to the super yacht. this article goes into detail on what may happen to appear 9. -- pier 9. and then i see further changes in the staff language, talking about public access to that apron. while we are very grateful for the work that has been done for our changing the rent here, but for any further amendments, we will need to have discussion on that. i want to let you know

president obama apologizes for america.ion, and if we are strong with a military and economy so strong, no one in the world will try to attempt to threaten us or attack our friends. >> are you with governor perry on declaring a no-fly zone over syria? >> new york this is not the time for no f-fly zone over syria. this time to use sanctions, covert actions. there are people in the military shifting over, becoming part of the rebel effort. we should support those efforts. we need to meet with the al low whites to make sure they have a future after assad so they don't have to link with him. he's getting pressure from turkey as well as saudi arabia. they're putting pressure on him. the arab league is putting pressure on him. by the way, they have 5,000 tanks in syria. a no-fly zone wouldn't be right military action. maybe a no drive zone. this is -- this is a nation -- this is a nation which is not bombing its people at this point, and right course is not military. >> ready to wrap it up. let's me have governor perry react. >>