. >> while there are signs of rebuilding, amidst it all today is a reminder that healing takes time and everyone has their own path. maria barr this morning still looks for hers. >> my home has always been my castle but i am still -- the realization of what has happened is hitting me again and i think maybe i will move. >> tonight's public ceremony will be at skyline college at 6:00, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> changes are coming in the wake of this explosion, last week the ntsb blamed pg&e in a report about the explosion, congress is still taking a closer look at its law and legislation is pending that would require automatic or remote control shut off valves, the mother of jessica morales is now heading up a non-profit group called the gas pipe safety foundation, which is pushing for strict controls over high pressured gas lines that return underneath neighborhoods. >>> a terror alert is prompting additional security measures in new york city and washington, d.c. as we near the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. members of the obama administration believe three people ar

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> amidst the hand-wringing over what caused this summer's riots in britain, many victims have been left to fend for themselves without the means to earn their living. welcome to dw-tv. also, today, hungary's farmers respond to steve's stealing their crops. and it looks like a five-star hotel. welcome to monaco's luxury prison. french craftsmen and build a medieval castle. the rights in britain this summer have had politicians and the media pondering why did it happen? who is to blame? are the punishment's tough enough? the victims seemed to have been largely forgotten. many lost their stock, the promises, even their homes, but they have been left to deal with compensation and insurance issues alone, wondering and whee and how they will continue in business. >> of charred piece of wood, all that is left of this effort is to restore i -- furniture store in croyden. morris is hard hit by the loss. >> it was in 1867 started by my great, great grandfather. it survived into the 1900's. then the first world war came. it survive

. >>> relations between pakistan and the united states took a turn for the worst over the weekend amidst the on-going fallout from a recent attack on the u.s. embassy in afghanistan. pakistani prime minister issued a passionate denial of american allegations that pakistan had provided support for the militants responsible for the attack. >> we strongly reject assertions of complicity with hakani. the allegations are confusion and pop see disarray within the u.s. establishment on the way forward in afghanistan. >> earlier this month, insurgents attacked the u.s. embassy in kabul with rockets and gunfire. they also fired on the headquarters of nato led security forces, at least 16 people were killed. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen on thursday accused pakistan's inter-services intelligence agency of providing support to the hakani network, the pakistan based militant group the u.s. says planned and conducted the assault. it was the first allegation of its kind in public by the most senior u.s. military officer. even so, the pakistani military declined to take act

the body of a journalist shot dead while covering the food crisis in somalia has been flown home amidst sorrow over his untimely death. the body of cameraman arrived in kol a rk kolaapor. he was killed on friday while covering a malaysian aid humanitarian mission in eastern africa. prime minister joined members of the victim's family for prayers at a mosque broadcast live on national television. >> this incident will not deter us from continuing our contribution for the sake of humanity. instead it will inspire us to continue our work. but of course, we will try to take all necessary precautions. >> somalia is suffering from drought and food shortages and famine has been declared in parts of the country. agencies say they need assistance feeding at least 3.7 million people or about half the country's population. >>> next, a scientific break through could potentially save thousands of lives from one of the deadliest diseases in tropical areas such as southeast asia. scientists in australia have found a way to reduce the transmission of dengai fever. by mosquitos. have succeeded in contai

amidst the foliage, the remains of japanese tanks and other rea remnants of the war can still be seen. the island is known as the isle of waves. in the battle for control over of the solomon islands, 60,000 japanese soldiers lost their lives. nearly half of them died of starvation. the group gathered to look for memories of japanese soldiers who lost their lives. this man is 85 years old. he was in the same unit as the photographer. he visits the site where he once buried the body of a fellow soldier. >> reporter: he calls out to his friend, knowing that he will not get an answer. >> translator: i buried him facing where we used to grow food because there was no food and he was starving. at least in his grave, i wanted him to be able to eat the potatoes that seemed almost ready to harvest. >> reporter: he and the others approach a large tree. before his friend passed away, he gave him a map of the area where he had buried the negatives. he starts digging. local residents soon join in to help. they dig for a while, but despite their efforts, they did not find any photos. during their v

just a look at the currency levels you can see there that the euro actually lost ground amidst all of that following the ism numbers. both in the u.s. and the contraction in the european manufacturing number as well. currently trading around 109. that compares to 111 just a couple of days ago. now the strong yen was las bit after factor in auto sales numbers. we had auto sales numbers for august in the yesterday. and that showed declines for the likes of toyota and honda for the month of august compared to a year earlier. toyota dropping close to 13% and honda around 24 percent in sales. nissan bucked the trend a little bit and actually showeded gains of around 19%. now, japan's own domestic sales numbers showing a contraction over all of just over 25%. again, discorruptions from older parts supplies since the march 11 disaster playing into those numbers as well. also, on the political front, as you mentioned there, some focus on the new cabinet of newly appointed prime minister noda. that will also be a factor. we will see how that plays into the markets. for now, much lower in the f

. >>> we last saw manny ramirez he was being released on bail in florida amidst charging of domesticnce. he abruptly retired after being accused of muscle enhancement drugs. he has now found a place to play without drug testing. the dominican republic has confirmed rodriguez is playing for a team. >>> both james hannah and his codefendant nelson walker were seen stuffing his pants with dolphin jerseys and hats. they were arrested in the parking lot and then came to court wearing dolphin jerseys. >>> tim lincecum gets kershaw tonight. we'll see you at 10:00. >> we continue to stay on top of breaking news. we got word that a 5-year-old tkpweuz girl was hit by a stray bullet. at this point we know the little girl was shot in the leg. she has been taken away in an ambulance to the hospital. we know her father who was with her was not hit. we have a ground crew headed here as well. we'll have more details coming up tonight on the 10 clock right here on ktvu news. here you go, pad thai, no peanuts. but does it have peanut oil? i'm not sure. everyone keep an eye on howard in case he starts

by july, amidst much controversy, the decision was made to hire alfred hertz, the recently retired conductorrk's metropolitan opera. the critics raved. hadley was out. hertz was in. >> hertz -- well, for one thing, you have to imagine a great big genial bear because he was a great big man -- horizontally, mostly. he had a big beard, and when he conducted -- this is a wonderful true story -- he perspired like crazy. one of the juniors in the orchestra was always assigned the task of going backstage after the concert and mopping down the maestro. >> narrator: everything about hertz was different -- he was short, bald, overweight, and a demanding perfectionist. the orchestra expanded, musicianship improved, and, in a first for any major orchestra in the united states, hertz hired women to play instruments other than harp. for the san francisco symphony, alfred hertz would make all the for the san francisco symphony, alfred hertz would make all the difference. >> narrator: under hertz, the san francisco symphony built a reputation for quickly using the latest technology to bring music to audienc

today iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad spoke before the united nations general assembly, this amidst a very tense atmosphere. [ indiscernible ] >> ahmadinejad blamed the u.s., europe and israel for creating the global recession. he also questioned the holocaust an event he has widely denounced. several countries left the assembly hall with the u.s. delegation being the first to leave this after ahmadinejad called the september 11th attacks mysterious. >>> two hikers in the meantime released from iran are resting in oman this morning but not before reuniting with loved ones there last night. josh fattal and shane bauer embraced their loved ones just yesterday. the court found them guilty of spying after they crossed into iran while hiking in iraq but a judge granted their release after oman paid a million dollars. >>> a nasa satellite on a collision course with earth. where nasa says it will not fall. >>> and will arnold tell all? the details about his new book and autobiography. >>> some major changes headed to facebook all revealed in the last hour or so. we'll have the latest in wh

american financial problem very much a global financial problem will come to wall street today con amidst max wolf who works in the financial industry is our tour guide here looking at people who've gone through ten unthinkable low probability events in a four month period when every time you think you can catch a breather there's another leg down atmospheres on trading floors and in a lot of these firms are few new aerial friends are gone bonuses are gone futures are unsure. it's been very difficult as we spoke people wanted to get into a conversation i mean the regular times i was in the bank examiner for ten years ok and i want to get the regular sort of the city called on i got offices it was good when you're around you know there was yes you see where all the guys are supposed to be watching you know what's going on and when i was about it's never been years ago you know we had surprises in the way they were the ones you know but we we got to homes around nobody got to enjoy around this i just wonder if you think the average person in america really grasped that to get across the roo

the funeral of the assassinated former afghan president has taken place in kabul amidst strict security. he was killed on tuesday by a bomb hidden in a turban worn by a man claiming to be a taliban envoy. aid workers in pakistan say it's taking too long to get emergency supplies to parts of the country swamped by flooding. the disaster has killed more than 350 people and around eight million more are affected. our correspondent has traveled to the southern province where there's a desperate shortage of food, shelter and medicine. >> camped out alongside stagnant flood waters, more than a month into this disaster, here's what many flood victims call home. though millions are destitute, there are few aid agencies to be seen, but these families have been reached by say "save the children" mobile clinic. for jami, it's just in time. a family lost everything and she has borne the brunt. there's evidence of malnutrition, a constant menace in pakistan's pure south. her grandmother says they've had no money for food or medicine. jami doesn't have the strength to swat away the flies. the team de

are preparing to be the belarus side but who are enjoying their second ever appearance at the third amidst the castle on powerhouse starts of their title defense a fortnight ago but only gained a points from their whole past with milat however the belarus champions game against the czech side pulls then on the first match they also ended with a droll meeting all fourteen's art side with the points at peace in the standings. elsewhere to experience champions league outfits chelsea and valencia prepared to go head to head at then the solid english side league group even after beating by your liver comes in to nail it with a lengthy looking for a win after a drawing their opening game against bill james gang chelsea midfielder juan mata adds to the game's intrigue after completing he's moved from earlier this year. over to paralympic news now where the third. national award ceremony took place in moscow on tuesday the event names after the famous russian jim that's who was badly injured during competition in one thousand eighty one of the major awards going to four times paralympic champion r

different cities throughout california, and these were small business owners and they were not pest amidstic. i don't think america's small business owners are sitting around in a sunk. it's more money in the economy. it's not like we can fix the small business but we have to give people more money to spend. that's the what the concern is. >> the first question is about paying an employee. >> we're looking to hire a person, so what is the best way to structure a salary -- >> for a sales person, in case you didn't understand that. how do you structure salary? >> well, you can do 100% commission. i think that's tough. today's economic times you might be able to attract people, but once things pick up they are gone. an incentive keyed structure that plays into what you want to do. if you want to push new products, pay them more. existing products going, you don't have to pay them so much on a bonus structure. >> is there a place somebody can go to figure out the math? >> there are resources on the web that you can find, but it varies from industry to industry. and they all have little different

the korean government gave a bleak outlook on the nation's economy,... amidst heightening external uncertainties and faltering economic indicators. in its monthly economic assessment report published tuesday,... the ministry of strategy and finance said... although there has been steady improvement in korea's labor sector, rising consumer prices, currently hovering at around five percent, remains a problem. growing inflationary pressure, combined with downside risks for the global economy and an increasing volatility in financial markets at home and abroad, has expanded uncertainties for the country. the ministry said worsening economic indicators in advanced nations, mainly the united states and eurozone countries, have revived worries over a recession. the us economy has not been up to par with earlier expectations... with its gross domestic product growth slashed to an annual rate of one percent in the second quarter... from a preliminary estimate of 1-point-3 percent. and things are not looking much better in europe, with powerhouses like germany and france seeing stalled growth during the a

well we're certainly amidst very rough waters because it is now very obvious that the bundesbank the german central bank is firmly opposing the policy that the european central bank is following especially the buying of bonds of countries in trouble like greece spain italy and some others so on the other hand we see mrs merkel the chancellor merkel arguing that the euro will be safe that germany will stay in the euro but that's more or less not more or less but increasingly an isolated voice and i have the impression that mrs merkel inside of germany is more and more. floating towards an isolated position together with their finance minister schauble but the bundesbank the public opinion both of them very important are more and more turning against the euro now some experts have also been saying all along that bailing out countries was the wrong thing to do do you think the time has come for more drastic measures yes indeed i think there are structural problems with the eurozone construction and the major problem is that we don't have a political union so that there is no conversions

lower manhattan home and as they continue to stand their ground over grievances such as inequality amidst growing wealth and power of the country's top one percent the movement appears to be spreading in chicago you can see this amateur video shows a group of protesters and part of the federal reserve bank there now this is day eleven of protests protesters are actually sleeping outside to get their message heard in colorado protesters took to the streets of downtown denver they rallied around the denver. newspaper and eventually ended up outside of the capitol building and finally on the west coast in los angeles once again signs and protests this time to protesters took their message to the overpass to yell as passing cars went by so this is going on all over the country and here now on our show from new york activist christina dulles was actually arrested during the new york protests thanks for being on the show so from what i understand you were arrested for allegedly videotaping i want to talk about if you feel like your rights to freedom of speech freedom of assembly are have been v

speaker, amidst all of this, there could not be a more fitting tribute to the brilliance of canadian forces and our pride of standing side by side with them other than the recent renaming of the maritime and air command of the royal canadian navy and the royal canadian air force. [cheers and applause] [applause] [applause] prime minister harper and i ensure that britain and canada keep our defenses strong. we also understand the impact we can have to punch our weight in the world and help achieve freedom, security, and democracy. it's not just about military might alone, but diplomacy, aide, culture, and the promotion of our values. britain is pleased to support the initiative on maternal and child health launched under harper's leadership at g8 last year, and we are invested -- [applause] and we are investing in programs to save the lives of 50,000 women in pregnancy and childbirth and stop a quarter of a million newborn babies dying need leslie. there are, of course -- [applause] of course, at a time when finances are tight, people question whether we should keep our aid commitment

with sources saying giants ownership fired newcomb amidst disagreement during the 3 year run. >> 5 ofstors. and as is the case in any partnership or family business, if you will, there are differences of opinions and deliberation is and discuss this good on whole range of issues. >>reporter: aside from the debate on had civiccly led to new kilometer doe par tour many question remain on day-to-day operation. today he says things will remain the same including the team may roll and stands on the potential move to san jose that the giants oppose. >> no change on that position. about it's a position that if our beard has. obviously a position that i have. >> giants message business as usual. it appeared to be anything but. >> time for transition in a healthy environment. nobody better able or more prepared to step in than larry and nobody more willing and prepared to step aside than me. >>reporter: on the field giants colorado. you are cute you get a baseball. i never got a ball there. if he ever got a ball. fichlt sandoval. powers 20th homer of the year. 2 nothing in the first. gonzalez

you know, this trip to north carolina really comes amidst all of that difficult news that you just mentioned, thomas, and then also some new difficult polling numbers, according to the latest bloomberg poll, 62% of americans disapprove of the president's handling of the economy and a majority of them believe that this jobs act will not decrease the unemployment rate, and we should mention that a number of economists disagree with that and have said that according to their projections they believe that the jobs act could decrease the unemployment rate. so it is against that backdrop that the president travels to north carolina and tries to make his push, and we expect him to continue these trips throughout the coming days and weeks. thomas? >> kristen welker at the white house, and we pointed out the president arriving in north carolina and msnbc will carry the president's remarks. today, his jobs push at 12:55 this afternoon, and that is coming to us from the university in raleigh. >>> two different states and two similar election results and more bad omens for democrats up for re-election n

he resigned amidst a firestorm of criticism for remarks he made during a visit to japan's crippled fukushimared to the evacuated communities around the plant as, quote, towns of death. he apologized as he announced his resignation. >> today i met prime minister noda. he's just accepted my proposal of the resignation from his post. i'm sorry he made people feel a sense of mistrust. i'm very sorry. >> cnn learned that the former government spokesman, yukio edano will take over for nado. >>> the democracy movement in the middle east has been given a major financial boost. g8 and arab governments are now writing out a $38 billion check to help arab countries rebuild their political systems and create new jobs across the region. that's almost double what they originally pledge. >>> now, that move is also helping shore up investor confidence in the region. john defterios is at cnn abu dhabi. this is obviously a considerable amount of money. is there a fear here that if these emerging democracies didn't get any funding like this that things could take a turn for the worse in the arab spring? >> i t

few short months at home was overseeing a herk lean task organizing and training a new iraqi army amidsty challenging security environment. i was impressed with his energy, his innovative thinking, and his resolve. and by the time he left in late 2005, he had grown the ranks to nearly 200,000 iraqi soldiers and police. a force that would prove crucial to winning the peace in the years that followed. and while this achievement by any measure would be considered astounding, i frankly wasn't that surprised. because by this time i knew like so many before me that when it comes to the art of the possible, there is general dave petraeus and then there's everybody else. i suspect it's been that way for a long, long time. for this was a young local boy who would sneak into west point to play on its historic athletic fields some say because the most beautiful along the hudson but i believe dave already knew this was where his true destiny awaited him. his classmates remember him as strategic, and measured, and teaches. someone who would one day and i quote, run the army in ten years and that was

but tamron, this trip to north carolina really comes amidst some difficult polling numbers, quite frankly, today for the president. quorgd to the latest bloomberg poll, 51% of americans say they don't believe the jobs plan will infact decrease the unemployment rate. we should mention there are some economist who's dispute that and say according to their forecast, they think it will decrease the unemployment rate. the poll also shows that there is just a general frustration with politicians. 72% of americans believe that the country is just headed in the wrong direction. the president really trying to harness that frustration as he travels to sell his jobs plan to the american people. he was certainly doing that today in north carolina. but there is a bit of a battle brewing here. because republicans, while they say they support some measures within the president's jobs plan including decreasing pay roll taxes, they don't agree with his plan for paying for it. so that's where we're seeing the real fight evolve here. the president making the pitch to the american people, the idea is if he c

. >> suarez: so there are homes amidst areas where there's plenty to burn. i heard on a briefing earlier today the elected officials and appointed officials in bastrop county dealing a lot with homeowners. are there a lot of people to get out of the way? >> well, they've said 500... the county judge said this afternoon 576 homes are known to have been burned and he said that number might double. so it's a very fluid situation. a lot of people are looking for information. they're really not letting folks back because as you said, this fire is 30% contained. >> suarez: have people been complying with the orders to evac sfwhat have they been cooperating with law enforcement? >> i would think for the most part. i mean, the state officials are from governor perry on down have very much emphasized obey evacuation orders, do not cross barricades. that message has been very clear. but it's obviously a difficult time for a lot of people and state officials are also emphasizing, don't throw a lighted cigarette butt away and take other fire precautions. because it's a

this year, amidst all of the other talk, they are banking on the possibility that now that they are payingack as much as they can, the problem is that all of them are essentially starting to give back to the postal service some control over this period of the other is in the house, leaving things, demonstrating the potential gridlock that lies ahead. house and senate leaders can rarely agree on house legislation moving forward. >> there is a picture this morning of cliff duffy and tervor orlando. what has been their reaction? caller: they hang their hat on this very complex issue regarding future retiree health benefits. it is a bid wonky, appreciating these details, but essentially since 2006 congress said they had to start prepaying retiree health benefits. the argument by the postal service is that paying one-fifth of that would leave them in much better shape. and that they would not be experiencing these types of losses. the issue, and what the unions have proposed, is that back in the 1970's and 1980's, when the old civil service worker retirement pension system was in use, the posta

but, you know, amidst all this let's not forget this country is actually extraordinarily prosperous. in the past if you look at the overall picture in the past 20 years or 30 years as opposed to the past three years or two years, you see a very different picture of very important changes in the workforce, all kinds of people being channeled into occupations that did not exist years ago where otherwise they might have been in some lesser paying thing. and you take, for example, the whole i.t. industry, which is filled up with people and jobs that did not exist when i was a boy. and nobody even imagined them existing. and a lot of the young people in that business are not college graduates and said this is an opportunity for me in a well paying white collar type of job. i don't see this globalization process as having been that destructive over time, frankly. and i think in a short-term sense one could see that way when unemployment is very high but in the long term we've had a pretty prosperous 50 years here. >> host: adding to the sentiment of the caller here jobs overseas there's no

when the planes hit amidst all the chaos he ran inside tower one helping people escape to safety.ing him in alive. we have a photo to show you, a photo capturing the dramatic moments after his rescue from the rubble. only minutes later, minutes after this photo was taken the second tower fell. burying him alive again. he is joining us now to tell us a little about his story. twice? >> twice, yeah. i originally came out unhurt and my father was a police officer for 31 years. and i had military training. and you are always trained run to the catastrophe, don't run away. so i ran back to do as much help as i could. >> you woke up in the hospital, what did you think? >> i thought the terrorists were after me. the doctor looked at me and said you are bruce willis from unbreakable, because every bone in your body should be broken, yet you didn't even fracture a bone. >> how long did it take to get you out of rubble? >> i'm not sure they say it was a matter of hours. rescuers told the people that every bone in my body was broken from the position i was in. my left elbow came out of my sk

there is a bit of food news amidst all of this horrible news.ials say within the last 24 hours, this fire here in bastrop county is 30% contained now. that's a different number than what we've been hearing the past few days. it had been 0% contained. they are making progress, they say, but they -- but they are still a long way from having this under control. >> thank you for the update, chris. >>> closer to home a wildfire is threatening 650 homes in kern county. this fire started sunday after a small plane crashed into the remote area. the fire is 40% contained. the winds are blowing the fire towards already burned land. crews are using planes and helicopters to try to fight those flames. >>> 8:16. eight republican presidential candidates are expected to debate in southern california tonight at the reagan presidential library. as alison burns reports, it would be the first presidential debate for texas governor rick perry. alison? >> reporter: that's right, tori. all eyes will be on the new gop front-runner. texas governor rick perry has surged

. >> and amidst all of this, mounting call potentially down the road for the syrian president. to be tried at the international criminal court for crimes against humanity. war crime, if you will. that movement is gaining strength. we'll check back with you tomorrow. thanks very, very much. >>> meanwhile, as change sweeps across the middle east. is now the time for a palestinian state? a potential showdown looming at the united nations. we'll talk about that and much more with jordan's foreign minister. he is standing by live. without ? or when you're distracted? when you're falling asleep at the wheel? do you know how you'll react? lexus can now precisely test the most unpredictable variable in a car -- the driver. when you pursue perfection, you don't just engineer the world's most advanced driving simulator. you engineer amazing. ♪ but not in my neighborhood. ♪ [ female announcer ] we're throwing away misperceptions about natural gas vehicles. more of the vehicles that fuel our lives use clean american natural gas today. it costs about 40 percent less than gasoline, so why ar

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mahmoud abbas making an unprecedented membership bid for palestinian statehood amidst cheers of solidarity from crowds in the west bank. moments later, the israeli president benjamin netanyahu made his case before the general assembly. we will sit down and talk to him about it. first, let's go to the cnn senior united nations correspondent richard roth who is over at the u.n. with the latest. richard, how did this all play out today? >> dramatic history, wolff, with perhaps an uncertain future. electric speeches inside of the assembly hall between abbas, a netanyahu, and each making the pitch within the hall which does favor the palestinians. abbas got much more applause and several ovations from groups of different countries and it is time for a palestinian spring as he held up the application for formal statehood at the u.n. to applause. >> translator: this is a copy of the application. [ applause ] i call upon mr. secretary-general to expedite transmittal of all requests to the security council. i call upon the distinguished members of the security council to vote in favor of our full m

here is another interesting fact amidst so many my colleague has brought up. it's such a great speech. if you look at that chart, from 1999 to 2007, before the recession hit, median income didn't go up. and that is a question we're going to have to pworpbd, and we -- ponder, and we need great minds like his to figure out the answer. if you just blame the recession and think it will come back up, it won't. the kind of structural changes my colleague talks about are so, so needed if we're not going to have a continually declining middle class, even in a period of growth. am i right about that? mr. bennet: i thank the senator from new york. you are right about that. and what you will see on another -- not tonight, but another slide is that we were already on this decline. and you know what? this is not news to people living in our states. it's not news to the people that are trying to figure out how to make ends meet week by week. this is not news to them. it's not news to the people that came to my town halls and said, "we cannot afford to send our kid to the be

wall street bracing for potentially choppy session today, though, amidst fears about europe's debt problemsg in poverty since last year and the most since the census started tracking this five decades ago. >>> president obama back on the road for his big jobs plan. today he's in north carolina. the white house says the president will emphasize the need for congress to pass this jobs bill and put americans back to work. >>> president obama's disapproval rating hits a an all-time high. according to an orc poll, 55% of americans do not think the president is doing a good job. >>> bob turner winning the election to fill anthony weiner's empty house seat. the first time a republican has captured the traditionally democratic ninth district. >>> fewer pat downs for kids. changing the way children are screened before they get on airplanes. pat downs will now be a resort for children under the age of 12 if things like metal detectors and scanners keep going off. >>> dish suffered an outage last night mostly affecting hd service. they hope it will all be fixed by this morning. >>> nasa says a dead sa

then one emerged amidst the rubble at ground zero. >> the whole building was blown out.eater and inside of that were four crosses that stood straight up and down made out of steel. >> brian: that was the scene from the documentary, "the cross and the towers ." joining us now is the film's executive producer, scott per kins. we're rereleasing this, right? >> that's correct. >> brian: so it's now out. the cross just happened. who stumbled upon it? >> well, on the second day of search and rescue, a lot of the heros of that day, those that went in when many were coming out and they were digging beneath the rubble, looking for survivors, they came to this underground cavern and then four steel i beams from the trade towers were standing there ask they resembled these crosses. the crosses at that time then were there and they ministered to quite a few people on site. >> brian: where are the crosses today? >> they're currently relocated down to the 9-11 memorial. >> brian: who has a problem with this? >> well, there is an atheist, the american atheist group has filed suit to re

so this is often done amidst great fanfare and timing that's very crucial behind it.know that there are some camera crews outside the prison in iran. our assumption is that the two will be released into swiss custody and flown on a private jet that has been sitting in tehran to whisk them to freedom for some days now. back to you. >> gretchen: amazing developments with those two american hikers. amy, thank you for that report. >> brian: the united nations is convening their meeting. i'll tell you what, the big story will be when the president of the united states gets behind the microphone, speaks for about 45 minutes at which time he is going to address reportedly the push by the palestinians to declare themselves their own state and put it to a vote. he's meeting with benjamin netanyahu one on one and abbas. he'll pull him aside today in new york. >> gretchen: it's interesting the timing. why now? we're on the precipice, to use a rick perry word, we're on the precipice of this whole thing coming to be. it looks like the palestinians are going to get the votes in the

amidst debates whether the dni is a leader or coordinator, i offer a new model. the dni should be an enabler. marshaling them and stand aside to have the operates, find, fix, and finish the target. this is critical reflecting the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and what we learned about the enemy. the dominant characteristic is what they say is a state of constant evolution. in the years after 9/11, al-qaeda was interested only in large scale mass casualty events like 9/11. now there's smaller scale tactics like truck bombs and bombs on airplanes. we heard there was a debate within al-qaeda whether the focus on attacks against the u.s. or hold territory. now they are in control of parts of yes , yemen. there's debates about the leadership of ayman al-zawahiri. some say he's an effectless leader. this melee complacency ahead. the threat from terrorism has significantly waned and the trrlses could be near defeat. this is a dangerous assumption. these changes in the tactics, goals, and leadership, and strength of achi da make us be flexible and nimble as we move forward. w

most major roles have been adopted amidst claims to be bad for the economy and bad for employment. in contrast, the doomsday predictions, history shown again and again we can clean up pollution, create jobs and grow our economy all at the same time. over the same 40 years since the clean air act was passed, the gross domestic product of the united states grew by more than 200%. for some would have us believe that job killing describes epa's regulations. it is misleading to say that enforcement of our nation's environmental laws is bad for the economy and employment. it isn't. then they should never have to choose between a job in a healthy environment. they are entitled to those. we must regulate sensibly in a manner that does not create undue burdens and carefully considers that the benefits and costs. however in doing so, we must not lose sight of the reasons for implementation of environmental regulations. these regulations are necessary to ensure americans have clean air to breathe and clean water to drink. americans are no less entitled to receive current environment during di

in that world, even amidst the post-war devastation, developed economies' share of global gdp was about 80%, with the united states alone accounting for over 40%. in that world, developed economies accounted for over two thirds of trade. in that world, most of today's developing countries were still colonies. for almost seventy years now, the multilateral architecture of 1944 has persisted. it has creaked and groaned - with currency and oil shocks in the 1970s, developing countries' debt debacles in the 1980s, and expansions and crashes in the 1990s - but the system has remained broadly intact. for all its weaknesses, critics, and patch-ups, the bretton woods system provided the enabling framework for the greatest era of growth and the largest, most successful, economic transformation over the shortest time in history. some nations but the bretton woods system itself is not inviolate, cast in stone for all time. the key insight the founders of bretton woods left us was the need for wisdom to recognize when something qualitatively new is going on, and for the wit and will to face and acc

madam speaker, amids a spending spree, amidst spiraling prices and chronic shortages, to tear down four perfectly good hydroelectric dams at enormous cause is insane, and to claim this is good for the economy gives us chilling insight to the breathtakingly bad judgment that is misguiding our nation from the white house. the president was right about one thing when he spoke here several weeks ago, 14 months is a long time to wait to correct the problem. . fortunately the administration will need congressional approval to move forward with this lunacy and that will require action by this house. earlier this year the house voted to put a stop to this nonsense. i trust it will exercise that same good judgment as the administration proceeds with its folly. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, for five minutes. mr. garamendi: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to celebrate a very, very special birthday. it is the 50th birthday of the united states peace corps. an incredible organization that was started by president john

that said, in every conflict, amidst the darkness and tragedy , routinely emerge the most incredible accounts of courage, selfless service, and sacrifice. that is what we remember as we look upon this beautiful memorial and paused briefly on occasions like this one to recount the tales of soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coastguardsman. senator bob dole himself an army veteran of world war ii, at the dedication ceremony held in may 2004, most appropriately set of this memorial, and quote, what rededicate today is not a memorial to war. rather, it is a tribute to the physical and moral courage that makes heroes out of form and city boys and inspires americans in every generation to lay down their lives for people they will never meet, for ideals that make life itself worth living." [applause] that is what we are called to do in our profession, the profession of arms, to carry on the peace won by the past generation, to preserve it for our children and our children's children, while passing the sense of duty, love of country, and selflessness that ensures they will do the same f

this year, amidst all of the other talk, they are banking on the possibility that now that they are paying back as much as they can, the problem is that all of them are essentially starting to give back to the postal service some control over this period of the other is in the house, leaving things, demonstrating the potential gridlock that lies ahead. house and senate leaders can rarely agree on house legislation moving forward. >> there is a picture this morning of cliff duffy and tervor orlando. what has been their reaction? >> just a reminder, the hearing on the post office live at 2:00 p.m., we're going to take you live to the press club, they're introducing mayor rudy giuliani . >> president george w. bush was largely out of sight that morning on air force one. it was our next speaker who assured americans that the country would survive. he had handled plenty of tough tasks in his career as prosecutor. our guest prosecuted mobsters and wall street financiers. he served as associate attorney general in the justice department in the reagan administration. when he became mayor in 1994,

amidst debates on whether the dni is a leader or a court nader, i offer a new model. should be in in a blurb. this means challenging fundamental assumptions, and at times, getting a side -- at times, it could mean standing alive. the dominant characteristic of the enemy -- they are in state of constant in evolution. in the years after 9/11, we hear al qaeda was only interested in large-scale events like 9/11. now we seem to be facing somewhat smaller scale tactics, like truck bombs and bombs on airplanes. we have heard there was a debate within al qaeda on whether the focus on attacks against the u.s. or to hold territory. elements of al qaeda now seem to be in control of parts of yemen. there's debate about the leadership. -- ofoticed some comments great concern and may indicate some complacency that lies ahead. i've seen numerous suggestions lately that the threat from terrorism has significantly waned and that the terrorists could be near defeat. this is a dangerous assumption. the changes remind us of the need to challenge fundamental assumptions and to be flexibl

i am truly proud to see the noble spirit of the japanese people even amidst this hardship. the nurses and trainees have evacuated 120 patients from hospitals. she stayed on at the hospital for several days, taking care of the patients in the absence of electricity and water supplies. in brazil, the children of a small rural town collected change and sent their contributions to us in a tin can. i heard that when asked why, one of the children answered that it was because japan, a friend of brazil, was suffering. university students in chile and nairobi in memory of japanese quake sang ahe earth quake popular japanese song. "let us walk looking up." they wished to deliver the song to the japanese people. these are only a few such stories among tens of thousands. the world expressed friendship and solidarity as well as praise for the japanese people immediately after the earthquake. on behalf of the people of japan, i express my heartfelt gratitude for the helping hand extended from all over the world. these bonds and the international community will be forever remembered by t

that said, in every conflict, amidst the darkness in tragedy, routinely emerge as the most talent, sacrificeat is what we remember as we look upon this beautiful memorial and pause briefly on occasions like this to recount the tale of soldiers, airmen, marines, and coast guard. senator bob dole, an army veteran of world -- of the second world war, in a ceremony of may, 2004, said, what we dedicate to did -- today, it is a tribute to the physical and moral courage that makes heroes and inspires americans and every generation to lay down their lives for people they will never meet, for ideals that make life itself worth living. [applause] that is what we are called to do in our profession. to carry on the peace won by past generations. to preserve it for our children and our children's children, while passing a sense of duty and a selflessness that ensures they will do the same for future generations. thanks to all of you for your service on behalf of our nation. your continued in strong support of men and women serving around the world today and their families. may god bless the united states