on behalf of all of us at the america's cup, all my colleagues, and everyone even associated with the cup in any way, we are pleased that the new mayor lee has chosen to stand up and recognize the cut so early in his term. it is a great sign of support and confidence in what we're doing. i have to say the whole city has warmly and enthusiastically embraced as. we feel like everyone is reaching out to us to offer a hand to help us make this the bet -- the best event possible. ou

on behalf of all of us at the america's cup, all my colleagues, and everyone even associated with the cup in any way, we are pleased that the new mayor lee has chosen to stand up and recognize the cut so early in his term. it is a great sign of support and confidence in what we're doing. i have to say the whole city has warmly and enthusiastically embraced as. we feel like everyone is reaching out to us to offer a hand to help us make this the bet -- the best event possible. our job is to stage this event, working very closely together with the people from the city, the board of supervisors, the port authority, all the citizens of san francisco. the cup is coming home. it has been gone for a long time, and it is our job, together with all of you, to show the world what this cop really can be. to break this new crown, to take it to the place where it is going to become a worldwide spectacle, not just among the sailing community, but a global sporting spectacle. we have the most perfect place, everyone agrees. we have the sunshine with maybe a little bit more wind, but when we get that,

i hope you all take the time, because the world series trophy is here today, as is the america's cup . how about that? eat your heart out, new york city. [applause] but one thing we all discovered is that sense of spirit, that sense of pride and optimism that only sports can provide. you cannot legislate spirit. you cannot legislate pride. sports have a way of elevating human spirit. when people come together and celebrate a common cause, a common experience. it was a remarkable thing. we saw world series. i remember we saw larry. we joked and said, we can do all this soon with the america's cup. that is what we are about to experience. 7.2 million people in this immediate region. a race that is oftentimes hard to see will be impossible to miss here in san francisco. [applause] people that had no idea -- they think it is a big deal. they are enthusiastic about the economic investment, excited about the transformation that's about to take place on our peir -- i still think they do not know what is about to happen. they are going to fall in love with something they may never have experi

we joked and said, we can do all this soon with the america's cup. that is what we are about to experience. 7.2 million people in this immediate region. a race that is oftentimes hard to see will be impossible to miss here in san francisco. [applause] people that had no idea -- they think it is a big deal. they are enthusiastic about the economic investment, excited about the transformation that's about to take place on our peir -- i still think they do not know what is about to happen. they are going to fall in love with something they may never have experienced or knew. they're going to see things they never could have imagined. they're going to come together, not just as san franciscans for californians, but as americans, around this extraordinary 34th america's cup. i could not be more proud in more honored by this moment and the extraordinary moment that we will share together over the course of the next few years. it's in that spirit of optimism, in that hope and expectation that all of you will be part of this, because you have brought us this

all the different agencies. we will be partnering through that office with the america's cup organizing committee on all the private fund raising that has to get done and also the obligations. we will also be working on a plan that promotes this city and the best we have been able to do. i know we have done a great defense in the city from the world series two super bowls and so forth. as i said earlier, this event will be a combination of all of those great events put together for literally the year -- the next two years leading up to it. so, of course, we will be promoting all of our great benefits and local restaurants, hotels, retailers, manufacturers, big businesses, but also small businesses. they are really a backbone. once that i have served for many years. they will be included in all of the development and planning for this. our community relations -- i said it earlier people in hong kong did not know what the america's cup was all about. people in chinatown are still learning, and they are going to get a great dose of my opportunity to explain to all the communities what this is about and how inclusive i

historically, relatively few people have seen america's cups. that is all about to change.this cup in but san francisco bay, the most spectacular amphitheater for sailing that god created on this earth. [applause] of hundreds of thousands of people will be able to watch these races, whether they are cheering on their favorite team, or in one of the office buildings that are in downtown san francisco. they could be in sausalito or any place on the shoreline, or in the buildings around the bay. people are lucky enough to the palms on broadway can look out their window. [laughter] it is really very unusual. for the first time, the america's cup will be witnessed by hundreds of thousands of spectators because of this spectacular venue. also for the first time in a very long time, the america's cup will be racing in the fastest boats on the planet. typically, the america's cup boats -- they were boats you could go out and buy. not anymore. these new 72-footers, they will routinely go 30 knots. if you are not easily frightened, they can probably reach 40 knots in that crazy san f

those of us who live in suburban america all have one of these within five miles of home. what led his life going on as an independent or to intersect all of these lives so violently and perhaps-- perhaps-- change our national conversation. >> rose: we continue our conversation about the tragedy in tucson and the implications of it with jon meacham and ezra klein. >> you have to be willing to acknowledge that both sides are not... that there is almost always common ground. there's not always common ground. and the middle way is not always the right way. but sometimes it is. and what's become very, very difficult is for any person seeking votes to make that point in a competitive race. because the bases of both parties have become increasingly ideologically pure. >> one of the difficulties we're having is a lotof our representatives and a lot of our leaders no feel like it's their role to be the adult in the room, to say "listen, we may not like this bill, we may disagree with it but it is not the end of the world. it is not the be all; end all. we can modify it, we can cha

tonight, across america, all of us will gather in our living rooms and offices to reflect together on what happened in that tragedy in tucson. the president will seek to unite the country, speaking at a giant stadium at the university of arizona, about the lives lost and also paying tribute to those who tried to save them. as a half a mile away, in the hospital, the wounded still fight to heal. and, we have a picture tonight of a bedside vigil. astronaut mark kelly, sitting through long hours of uncertainty, holding the hand of his wife, congresswoman gabrielle giffords, so that she will sense he is there. today, doctors said she is making small movements on her own as they lessen the sedation. so, let us begin tonight with dan harris who has been reporting in tucson all day. >> reporter: all day, they lined up, thousands of people, hours in advance of tonight's memorial service. linda kay gross camped out overnight. why was this event so important to you that you decided to stay here all night in order to get here? >> because we live here. >> one person who caused this major tragedy

devaluation of the dollar so we have much more places and we have more taxes now so i think that america's. all across the board maybe the richest one percent of america has lost a great deal of your life right j s kim thanks again for being on the kaiser report ok. and that's going to do it for this edition of the kaiser report with me max kaiser and stacy herbert i want to thank my guest j.s. kim of smart knowledge you dot com if you want to send me an email pleased to report at r t t v e r.

america all right sam we're going to jump and then we're going to go ahead stanley go ahead ok i agree with doug that we need more market economy and bridou monopolies but also we need the support of the international community. to fight corruption as an example of our high administration of court have established our board president drive in brazil at aristide's store our money in the case of. where our. money do you as to help we can period that money for example if you we can set an example we board president president aristide is on the docket all social documents of the country showing that. it is that in the long run. nine hundred million dollars of that country and if we can get that money back. you will know that begin to do that anymore nic if i can go to you i mean it is go ahead easily go ahead real quick go ahead i was going to say we've already established that there's a difference between who is a dictator who is not a dictator and i've said that with regards to do the president aristide but i just want to make the point with respect to something that mr ducasse just said

america. it is in fewer hands, this first precinct in the 2012 race, it is in fewer hands, iowa, that this question will be decided. do not forget. it is not all the politicians who are going to come through here. it is not the speakers who are going to come through here who will decide whether america will go on as the exceptional, indispensable nation. it will be iowans who will make that decision. you will be the ones who decide. that is why i am is so excited. i feel like i know you because i was born here. i was raised here. these are my values. i feel like we understand each other. i trust you with that decision. but i also charge you with that decision today. you must remember, it is your decision going forward in the next 24 months. you must answer these questions about what kind of country we can have. we cannot look to short-term interests. this is too big. we cannot fail. this is too important. even the french figured this out, after all. we have been a country for 100 years. they struck the statue of liberty and lady liberty held the torch. they put it in new york harbor. even the french figure out that we are the torch of the worl

wanted, and our generation i think faces that darkest of all questions, because the failure to honor a bleak convey the rightful inheritance to america will be no less a threat and require no less a response from all of us. the answer is not with our political figures, i want you to know that. that is what lincoln told us. it is with each one of you here in this room, and time is running out. if you look at the debt that has been accumulated from the time george washington took the presidency on his very first day until the day george bush left as president, all 43 presidents. if you take all the debt combined, all of that debt is less than the debt that was accumulated by barack obama in just one year. that is the level of debt and spending we have engaged in. this is not hyperbole. in the second year of his presidency, we saw a debt level almost equal to that. in fact, it is even more. on the books it says $1.29 trillion in debt. it was $1.40 trillion in the first year of barack obama's presidency. that does not include the $200 billion we spent on fannie mae and freddie mac. my youngest daughter is 16 years old. by the time she re

so-called colored revolutions that took place in the post soviet space have the fingerprints of america all over them artes alexei had a chef he takes a closer look at their similarities. georgio two thousand and three. and ukraine two thousand four. cutest on two thousand and five. and egypt twenty eleven i think these are all completely different rules well think again and not only because they're raised fist was one of their symbols if you look more closely you look at the people who are leading those are being coached in the they're being coached by u.s. intelligence services the same way the orange revolution was in the roles revolution was talking freely and in georgia a string of revolutions some bloodless some more to rock the boat soviet space at the beginning of the twenty first century there were a number of common factors an uprising against the regime rooted in a popular dissatisfaction with standards of living hence the collective name colored revolutions amazingly the outcomes have been quite similar to six years ago key of independence square was the birthplace of the orange

russian activists to build up their relations with their administration with very true lying on america . all the members of their position also seem to believe that the recent reset of relations between russia and the united states have been there has been a bad influence do human rights activists is specially in the north caucasus they're saying that after the murder over the police to meet or had over chechnya ramzan couldn't have as many given given carte blanche for other murders and should be recognized as a persona non grata by the united states where mr mark for has said that he doesn't see that happening and those are all domestic issues and there's no way that the united states is turning a blind eye to the human rights violations in the country and that if they do occur the u.s. does express its concerns out loud but i tell you russia's various opposition factions have often faced criticism in their own country. was the u.s. . well the report prepared by the u.s. ambassador to russia has concluded that basically the opposition in the country is on sustained and immature he's also r

i did an analysis of the catalogs of the ten, of the major houses in america, all of them from 1950, '60, '70, etc., to 2000 when the book came out. and you look at them in retrospect and harper, for instance, which is now all show biz biographies and right-wing propaganda -- >> and our book about the financial crisis. [laughter] >> congratulations. but, you know, you look at 1950s, '60s, those kind of books look like university press catalogs and very good university press catalogs. i mean, they were publishing lists, you know, like the ones e we mentioned. and, you know, with the civil rights movement, with the vietnam war there was a huge, huge cascade of political stuff from everybody. things changed enormously, and that's my argument, when the takeover changed ownership. but in those days if you look at what publishing was about not just in the u.s., but everywhere else, it was very open. and, you know, you had a huge amount of stuff coming out in the post-mccarthy years, in the '60s. you know, it's interesting to look and say, you know, was '68 because of all these books or was

that is the essence of america. you all understand that difference. you understand our dna in america is different than any place in the world, certainly from the country's from which it was founded. at the heart is this phrase -- we are endowed with certain unalienable rights. that is what makes us different than folks we see as our allies, even as people we see similar to laws, but they are not. -- similar to us, but they are not. if you think about what the founders were trying to get across, it is revolutionary. we came from a continent where that is not true. we came from a continent where the belief was that knob gave rights through the cayman -- that god gave rights to the kenyan richard -- the king, and he spread it around. we did not believe that. we believe everyone has rights. the fund -- the foundation of everything in is the foundation in the belief of god, and that is a revolutionary concept. people came to this country over the past 200 years because of that promise of respecting the dignity of every human life, respecting the dignity of

america fights back. we direct vast sums into new technologies and better education. but all this requires money bad americans squandered already. this leads to protectionism. america has not benefited from globalization and will be harmed far less by a debt default. despite the nuclear option, this ends up being most likely. >> we spoke to one economist from the hudson institute. >> you seem to be suggesting that america is about 2/[unintelligible] >> quite the contrary. my book is is essentially arguing that the u.s. and europe has a chance to turn things around. if you read the subtitles, specifically because there are choices that should be made. that could actually avert the intending dim. >> you talk about defaulting on the debt. you talk about the move to protection that you would not choose. but that might be an option. >> first of all, both default and protectionism are options. in the case of protectionism, the reality is most countries around the world to participate in protectionism. the case of africana and subsidies against agricultural products is a case in poi

books, which published 10 years ago, i did an analysis of the catalogs of the 10 major houses in america. all of them from 1950s, '60s, '70s, et cetera to 2000. when the book came out. you know, you look at them in retrospect. you know, harper, for instance, which is new all showbiz boyography. >> and our book about the financial crisis. [laughter] >> congratulations of getting through. [laughter] >> but, you know, you look at 1950s, '60s, those catalogs look like university press catalogs, and very good university press catalogs. you know, they were publishing this like the ones we mentioned. you know, the civil rights movement, the vietnam war, there was a huge cascade of political stuff from everybody. things changed enormously and that's my argument when corporate takeover changed the ownership. but in those days, i mean if you look at what -- what publishing was about, not just in the u.s., but everywhere else, it was very open. you know, you had a huge amount of stuff coming out in the postmccarthy years, '60s, you know, it's interesting to look and say was '68 the cause of the book, or

he made a great play for that, didn't he, suggesting that's what america is all about at the moment, making sure jobs are created for the people of america. was that enough or was that just sort of hot air? >> today we take the president at his word and we look forward to working with him tomorrow in job creation. there is no question sustainable job creation happens in the priflet sector. our government does not create jobs. to the extent that we focus our attention on reducing the financial regulatory environment that is so abusive and onerous to private sector employers, we find ourselves in a position to see more jobs in the private sector. >> was there anything out with the domestic issues you would have wanted the president to have mentioned in his speech? was there anything more you would have wanted to hear from the president? >> i would have loved to hear him talk more about spending cuts. i would loved to have heard him say assigning the growth of our gdp to our population. there is a way to systematically change the way we do business in washington, d.c. >> republican tim s

in these pioneering efforts, we see what america is all about. we see what has in our past allowed us to not only weather rough storms but reach brighter days. it's got to remind us that we've got those same strengths. this is america. we still have that spirit of invasion, and that sense of optimism, that belief that if we work hard and we give it our all, that anything is possible in this country. the future belongs to us, and you at this plant, you are showing us the way forward. so thank you everybody and god bless you. god bless the united states of america. [cheers and applause] >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> on television, on radio and online, c-span, bringing public affairs to you. created by cable, it's washington your way. .

debacle with reverend jeremiah wright because not all of america necessarily needs to say that not all of america is christian but there is we do you think that. there can be a candidate who let's say comes in and says that he's devoted to jesus and that he's a christian but that he's also in support of gay marriage that he's in support of abortion and it can he then get the christian community behind him no absolutely not and what i want because most pressing issues well is because religion in america is personal and and is but it's also the holy writ that we make. everybody has to abide by even though it's a personal matter for someone like yourself whereas it's a personal matter for me why does someone else's religion have to inflict upon the laws that i live by well it's largely because we want to know how you're going to respond to the poor we don't want to hire going to respond to pretty much everybody and rather not you going to have compassion. fundamentally we again we fought president bush at the one hand he said that he was a great christian but the amount of on last killing

but america is an exceptional nation. in allhe chapters of human history there has never been anything quite like america. the american story has been cherished, advanced, and defended over the centuries. and it now falls to this generation to pass on to our children a nation that is stronger, more vibrant, more decent and better than the one we inherited. thank you and good night. >> lehrer: that was congressman paul ryan of wisconsin giving the republican response to president obama's state of the union address. now some closing thoughts from shields and gerson. that's syndicated columnist mark shields and "washington post" columnist michael gerson. as michael said there are two very contrasting views of the world or the united states of america, would you not say? >> i would certainly say that they are. congressman ryan made his case directly. and with the emphasis strong on spending. with president obama there was the sense of this is what we can do. and with congressman ryan there was a sense of if we don't do it, this is w

and look out on america all together. >> some people love the idea, some of them think it's kind of forcedin a little too cute. >> we'll see. >> rep gifford husband will be there tonight he will be one of the guests, the intern credited with saving her life and the doctors who treated her in tucson also the appearance of the nine year-old girl killed by the gunman who shot the congresswoman's. >> some local business leaders will be attending the president's state of the union address tonight. business partners can drop and zack of santa cruz they had a dream of opening an organic whole made ice-cream shop. they had trouble finding lenders to help finance their dream. with the help of a recovery act low of $250,000, they were able to open the doors to the penny ice cream read last august. but there will be at the state of the union address. did you watch the state of the union address right here tonight on kron 4 they will provide complete coverage of that address and it all begins at 6:00. the new program aims to cut crime in east oakland by entering students after school in one of the cit

company so i applaud the selection that allows a creator to move forward and create jobs for all of america. i want to keep in mind that manufacturing is the employer of all people. women, persons with college educations, those who are in the trades, men, and young people so families can be hired by manufacturers. it's particularly important to me that women have an equal opportunity, particularly since we passed the pay equity bill in the last congress. finally, i also look forward to small, medium, minority, and women-owned businesses partnering with large businesses to create jobs because small businesses and minority-owned businesses can create jobs and be part of the infrastructure of jobsful when the president speaks tomorrow, i hope he speaks to all of america that all have the opportunity to retrieve the dream to make it in america. i thank the gentleman for having us this evening. mr. garamendi: we always thought of america as the left hand of opportunity, it has to be the land of opportunity forern in this country. we know if we're able to erebuild the manufacturing base in americ

america is so exciting. everybody deserves at least one chance to change the world. i would like to introduce the national economic adviser, the leader of all of us, mr. gene sperling. [applause] >> and not from chicago. [laughter] michigan. i'm happy to be here for the launch of startup america. president put out a statement today which kind of reflect the spirit you just heard from zoe. "star america is a national campaign -- start of america -- startup america is a national campaign." this has been a top party for this president from the start. i was proud myself in pushing through the small business jobs act, which was a strong measure on the lending side and on the tax incentive side. we know that that is just the start of what we have to do. we have to build on it. we have an understanding of the public does private partnership. we are announcing a policy measures. we're seeing the private sector coming to join us. there is overt $400 million of private sector commitments being made. these things are linked together. the more we're tearing down barriers, making lending and financing more possible for people, the more you get the momen

america. [cheers and applause] >> maryland, where are you? [cheers and applause] yeah, maryland is a really blue state. with all is on the march for life, aren't we? thank you for coming. for 18 years now, i've been the only representative from maryland. i'm glad to tell you in the 19th year, the delegation doubled. dr. andy harris joined us. andy? [cheers and applause] >> thank you very much. i want to say hi to my son, my daughter, and i want to thank all the students for life, the future of a movement. god bless you. [cheers and applause] >> well, thank you i'm steve from ohio. thank you all for being here. there's a buss load from senate tie, cleveland, and all over ohio. thank you for being here. let me recognize my mother who has 27 grand kids. if that's not pro-life, i don't know what is. thank you for coming here to protect and defend the sanctity of life. we need your help and it will happen. thank you all for being here. god bless. [cheers and applause] >> i'm another one from the great state of ohio. how are you doing? [cheers and applause] hey, i am so proud to stand with you today looking out acros

they want the america they were in love with. tavis: that is all we have time for. join us for the final conversation. you can get to the whole conversation by visiting our web site. good night from washington and keep the faith. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org tavis: join me next time for the third and final night of our conversation from washington, a "america's next chapter." >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. >> be more.

the paris fashion week i'm not really sure this one's going to play too well here in middle america. but we all know the airport security can go a bit overboard between the x. ray body scanners the limits on what you can take in your carry on bags and all the other restrictions we're now going to add something else to that list check out these toy soldiers and model figurines carrying a gun that's the part that they had the airport here's a little gun in a tizzy now a canadian couple that was carrying one of these tiny little statuettes so that they were stopped by security they were ordered to remove the little guy the soldier was carrying because it's considered a weapon that three inch plastic a rifle the toy soldier was carrying is a threat because even though it's the size of a pinkie. and it doesn't do anything it is still classified as a firearm and firearms are banned on planes now there is a ray of sunshine in this otherwise ridiculous story the couple did get to keep the toy gun but they had to break it off have it mailed back to their home in ontario because they couldn't go on the p