the thing that astounds me not is that they have done it but they have had the skills people to do it without any colonial experience, and yet to the end of the african countries, that is a major achievement and far exceeds anything the british and french empire of the belgians and the dutch have succeeded in terms of imperial penetration of third-world countries. >> you start throwing these words around, imperial and stuff, and colonial -- >> well chosen, used advisedly. >> you are extremely good at this. i think it is a fair challenge you put. only the difference is, that the and buyers conquered and occupied these countries. the colonial meant taking over and governing the countries. the chinese and doing nothing of that sort. >> the colonials could not by those countries, there was nothing to buy. now there is something to buy and the chinese have bought it. it is very interesting, but it means they are no longer contained in china. they are global already. >> in the best sense of the term. exactly what we want people to do, and reston other countries, by their products and sells

astounded me. i wrote a letter to usda, saying that it was the worst thing i'd ever seen in pennsylvania and that if they could award funding, that they do so. and they did. they did. over $15 million, grant and loan, for that project. mcmillen: and it took years to get funding. what kept this project going was the steadfastness of the community -- they knew they needed sewage, and they just kept plugging along till we got through every issue that came up. the project will consist of 44 miles of line that we're going to put in, and a treatment plant. it will permanently eliminate the problem, the health hazards. i anticipate a definite regrowth in herminie, and it will be a good thing for everybody. zdravecky: maybe it won't help me too much because i'm an old lady, but whoever comes along after me will get the benefit. schwartz: there's nothing isolated about the herminie situation. it's a very common problem. it's a town that was built before current standards. this is not backwoods rural america

innocently went over and was playing with the bones and seemed fascinated -- >> that absolutely astounds meinterrupting you, but i never heard anything like that that ever happened. >> you see, you're doing a television show prompted by a book which was written which apparently is one parent's story which doesn't jibe with the other parent's story at all. >> which is exactly why we're here. that kind of an anecdote. now -- >> as far as i know, that never happened. that -- that sounds like the shows that people go on and talk about children mistreating animals and can you predict who's going to do something terrible somewhere down the line in his life. jeff's condition was proven to not have anything to do with his upbringing. i don't want parents frightened to death, thinking that the little things they do or the little things they miss are going to result in them having a child that is going to cause all of this pain and anguish. that isn't the way it happened. in my mind, you cannot tell how certain actions or reactions are going to be computed in a child's mind. so, the first thing i tho

it astounds me the courage he had in the face -- one man against -- staggering was he went against. he ran two of the fairest elections that were ever run in new york city. took the election bureau and made a separate bureau because someone like roosevelt running fair elections, he did reintroduce the nightstick. i am trying to think of some of the other -- i mean -- they like to credit him with founding the first police academy but talking about it, he endorsed the first shooting range. they already had a school of instruction in the building and a shooting range didn't directly lead to the police academy. it is tough to put your finger on. unbelievable effort. >> how few lessons were learned from the hole disaster in prohibition. >> a little clue that it doesn't work. but not really. roosevelt didn't favor prohibition. he said 1920s population would oppose it and the rule wouldn't work. he drank one or two glasses of white wine and champagne. he did not like red wine or beer or hard liquor but he also said he preferred dinner parties that weren't sober. >> who doesn't? >> you ment

still sort of astounds me.s, we will. >> right now you get paid to do pop news. >> what, did someone say pop news. lara, i love you so much. as we get started your seat cushion is a flotation device. janet jackson looks like she has everything under control much the singer showing off her brand-new body for the first time at the opening of an art exhibit. i got to say, wow! >> yeah. >> wow. now, janet says -- >> we say the wow. >> then you say the wow. >> oh, i keep reading. so she says she's been a yo-yo dieter and credits nutrisystem for helping her slim down. this time she started -- she shares -- wait, what? huh? >> she shared the real key do looking great. >> i'm sorry and here's the secret. >> it's about loving yourself and not letting anybody telling what you should look like. feeling good about who you are and accepting yourself and knowing that you're special and that's the thing. >> hear, hear. amen. >> looks just great. >> all right, turns out bruce willis -- thanks for asking, george, isn't a tough

, sometimes the shameless -- the shamelessness of public figures, especially politicians, is astounding to meyou have to have a certain evil of shamelessness to be in public life and to run for office. to do that in this o was just mind boggling. i'm sorry, it's mind boggling. >> you have never been better at exmaining political thinking. it's all ego. >> how do i use this opportunity to reestablish my career. >> he could have gone away for 30 years and just beat the rap and he declared himself innocent and ready for political work again. >> late me weave that story in there -- >> we're running along watching the parade of these big egos coming down main street, and it's amazing. >> this is a long road to redemption, i have no doubt about that, but it did start on the right track. he made a statement close to an allocution, and he has to worry about what the department of justice will do next. it seems crazy to me they would waste more resources. i think the case has been a waste from the get go, but -- >> i think i know why he was good in a courtroom of regular people. we see a huge ego unle

that same board is here and it is astounding to me that they can allow this to happen again. we don't know what shoes to drop there. if you are looking for a pure play governance, this is the one. however if you are just looking for nat gas or energy, we don't know what else is on the balance sheet. i don't know. there could be. could there be other things? we see the reuters story about the hedge fund. that's another conflict of interest. how does he have time to do his day job at all? thank got they took the chairmanship away. now he has time for more conflict of interest. the board or this ceo. i don't know how they allow it. >> let's not forget, the assets have a value here. it's difficult right now to determine what that value is. when we see the option markets start to react and the big money players and acquiring that upside potential. that would be the time i would want to sniff around in chesapeake for now. we can waiver around. we are above 20. we pull back and we are at a 52-week low. there will be opportunities to trade this stock, not necessarily invest, but to t

. >> it's just sometimes the shamelessness of public figures, especially politicians, is astounding to meness to be in public life let alone to run for office. but to do that, in this occasion, was just mind-boggling. >> you've never been better at explaining the reality of political thirnking, which is it's all ego. >> how do i use this opportunity of a trial which could have put him away for 30 years. he's just beat the rap. he's declared himself innocent and ready for political leadership again. and he's also saying, and i had this child through this woman and that's something i want to talk about now. >> let me weave that story into the other story. >> we're running along, watching the parade of these big egos coming down main street. we're amazed by them. >> absolutely unbelievable. this is a long road to redemption for him. i have no doubt about that. however, it did start out on the right track. he made a statement that was close to an allocution, and he does have to worry what the department will do next. he still has to face that. >> when you see, and i see a huge ego unleashed,

to you. >> it was astounding to me >> ...the sort of origination of the subprime loans, the creation of the cdos-- that business is gone. all those credit default swaps... >> narrator: it would all come down to those credit default swaps. would they pay off as they were designed to do? >> we have known for generations that banks are susceptible to runs. banks can't function if everybody comes and wants their money at the same moment. >> ...merrill lynch, devastated by losses... >> lehman brothers and the fire sale of merrill lynch... >> narrator: this time it would be a run on an insurance company. aig was on the hook for $440 billion worth of credit default swaps. >> remember an insurance contract is only as good as the credit quality of the insurer. they have to pay you. and if ty can't pay you r whatever reason, then is whole process of risk transfer breaks down. >> ...we need to stabilize this industry. it can spread throughout the economy; it could be a very, very dangerous... >> september 18 of 2008, when... i ha

what astounds me, the senate, a democratic senate, has not come up with a budget in four years.hat is in violation of the law. the reason why you have a budget is -- it shows your priorities. it shows you where your philosophies are, where you want to spend money. then you can start talking about input. has nott obama's budget passed its own senate. they are playing like children. isresentative brian's but it dead on arrival whenever democrats -- representative ryan's budget is dead on arrival whenever democrats speak about it. at least, it could be a starting point. guest: that is right. it does not get nearly enough attention to the democrats are the majority party in the senate. they have a constitutional responsibility. it does such a priority. it is not actually the law. the republicans of the house, in the last two years, have a budgets. we support congressman ryan's budgets. we think they do not cut spending enough or live up to the amendments made in the budget control act in the shorter-term, which we think they should do. we have been critical of that. congress is not

people like me to do the things most people take for granted household chores doing the laundry cooking moreover if this made it possible for us to go out to live. this would be astounding progress for people like me. it's hope the first fully automated robot bodies will be online by twenty forty five lee. it's years before we could see science fiction become science funked. well that's going to do it for us for tonight but don't forget to tune in next week we've got a brand new line up going on the offensive russia is ramping up its rhetoric against the u.s. going as far as to threaten preemptive military action if president obama doesn't change his ways the obama administration has been changing some of its policies but apparently not fast enough to keep its russian counterparts at bay next weeks well next week we'll bring you the latest in this missile mellow drama and we told you a few weeks ago about the michigan department of natural resources actually raiding farms and threatening to slaughter pigs across the state all of this because certain types of pigs are deemed feral and therefore not fit to keep and not to sell by the government but farmers there are devas

>> >> navy steels are as highly trained, as good as any force on earth, and the thing to me which is astoundingis that, so as to all of our forces they got the publicity you can see how good every say lohr and coast guard around the world, same level of dedication, same level of skill, doing things that are a long way from home. the navy and marine corps is called america's away team because if we do the job like the seals did that job we are usually a long way from home and unlike the seals that night, we usually don't get much attention for doing the job of protecting america. the military dictates policy and there is less of a role for diplomacy. i don't think that is true, i think. >> the late richard holbrook used to raise that point, i think the person you interviewed, bob gates, a week ago, made it a point of saying the military should not drive diplomacy and that there were tasks that the state department that diplomats were far more suited than the military for, secretary panetta makes the same point over and over again that there are some things in terms of economic development, there

. >> nathan gutman joins me now, journalist. it's astounding, a right analogy.ney say call the whole things off and be buddies. >> things they can do with a parliamentary system. he wanted to dissolve the kdnisset in order to strengthen his base but then the last moment as the kdnesset was getting ready to vote we sat with the head of kadima and now has 94 members of kdnesset out of 120. he's basically unchallenged. one of his rivals called it the biggest coalition since romania. >> you know aaron david miller, here in the united states, negotiator for the clinton administration in the middle east peace talks, he wrote this on cnn.com, "he's the king of israel and we may just have to get used to it." is benjamin netanyahu the king of israel? >> he's definitely unchallenged. he has the strongest coalition ever. it will be unimaginable to actually defeat netanyahu right now before the elections and probably before because kadima co-opted into his coalition. it would be difficult to see netanyahu go away. >> more likely or less likely or doesn't make a difference i

me you and him. >> no interest whatsoever. >> bill: you could hit whim oblique references he wouldn't understand. >>, what like balancing the budget? [ laughter ] >> bill: oh. miller. >> who wants to get in that deep. most astounding part on "the view" he not only knew who kim kardashian was but he knew the exact date when bruce jenner turned into mr. driesdale secretary. >> that's beverly hill billies. >> except for you. we are old men. >> bill: you have suggestions for mitt romney's campaign, right? >> listen. i have got two. i called on campaign. i worked for like three politicians in my life or tried to. the only one who gave you decent bounce was w. at least he could talk to you. the other two you can't get ahold of. they are stars. i called romney pitched good idea that debt clock. like the birth clock outside

astound has reached new heights. bbc news, new york. >> just before we take a break, let me tell you about the first u.k. clinical trials of an electronic eye impact which has exceeded all expectations. that's according to scientists. two people with a genetic eye condition were fitted with the wireless device in april. now they can detect light and find like objects on a black background. a reminder of our top story on gmt. chinese dissident chen guangcheng says he has been unable to meet u.s. officials to discuss his desire to leave the country. that is all for the moment. do stay with us on "bbc world news." come. is plenty more to compan >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to guide you through the business strategies and opportunities of international commerce. we put our extended, global network to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to majo

committee is therefore allowed to spend, yet we have learned something that's disappointing, really astounding to me. the numbers filed by chairman conrad, my good friend who is a fair and able chairman, are not, in fact, the spending levels of the c.b.o. baseline, as the statute sets forth. instead, the discretionary outlay total submitted by the chairman to the committees for fiscal year 2013 is derived from the president's budget. not from the c.b.o. baseline. the discretionary spending allocation for the senate is therefore inflated by about $14 billion more than what was agreed to just last august. we told the american people we would raise the debt ceiling, continue to borrow money but we were going to reduce spending. so let me repeat that. these allocation levels have been inflated by $14 billion to match the president's budget, not the c.b.o. baseline that the b.c.a. committee was working from. it raises outlay levels over that august agreement, and that i submit was a solemn agreement between the members of congress, both the senate and the house, the american people and the president hims

me that is one area of opportunity. some of these gold stocks are astounding. if you own them, they are mainly cheap but they are cheap as businesses as well as hedges. >> why is it that gold prices have moved higher and the gold stocks have not kept up? >> i don't know. >> that seems like an opportunity right there. >> here's my sophisticated analysis of this. they really hate gold stocks. >> yeah. but you're a gold bull. here we are with gold, 1594 is where gold closed tonight. do you think it's going higher from here? >> yes. i think that but i can't substantiate that with anything resembling a graham and dodd authorized analysis. i think it will move higher. to me the gold prices are a resip pra cal of the world's trust. i think gold will do better or the currencies -- another way of looking at the currencies will do worse. >> and we should point out that goldman sachs is forecasting a rally as well. it will advance to 1480. >> i'd like to know how they get to 40. anything beyond the decimal point -- >> that's very good. you're worried about regulation as w

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astounding number -- 50% higher for female retirees. we have to break the glass ceiling if we're going to preserve the economic security of generations of american women and their families. let me also, i saw scott frye here. he's here. he's the deputy commissioner for legislation, and of course, thank you so much caroline collman for coming. she's the deputy social security commissioner. appreciate you being here. we are very honored to open this briefing and hear congresswoman el noer holmes morten. the congresswoman understands the challenges facing retirees, especially women retirees, and elder women of r color. she has been, as we all know, a tireless champion of equality and equity for civil rights. the issues addressed in our report that we're releasing this morning speak to exactly the kind of parody she's championed throughout her distinguished career. we're very honored to have you here congresswoman. please welcome the congresswoman. >> thank you very much. this briefing should be particularly welcome in the halls of the congress. its a beautiful cover and a very readable report. it's not like your government reports. it's a report meant to be read not only by member

me it's just a marvel. i started out with pencil and paper and that was our high technology 50 years ago in archaeology. but this is just astounding. and without it we would be really hard put to keep track of all the thousands of pieces of data that come out. >> next caller is bill in lakewood, colorado. bill? >> caller: yeah, dr. kelso, this is bill hughes and i wanted to thank you for what you did. i was stationed at ft. houston back in 1966. and i spent many weekends trying to find jamestown. and i was totally amazed that it wasn't -- couldn't find it. that's one. two, i did find in the church in williamsburg, i did find george washington's grandmother. i was doing some rubbings on the old -- so, i don't know if it's true or not, but i was always, you know, i have a picture of that gravestone. i was really enthusiastic. but i want to thank you. you really filled a big void in my life. >> well, i'm glad we could find jamestown finally, that's good. >> bill kelso's book "jamestown the buried truth" if you want some further details -- if you can't get to the site or you've been there and you want more information, the book "james

me to swim. lot of people think that is crazy that i say that and i'm positive that he did. >> reporter: she wanted him buried over memorial day weekend. >> i have been astounded by how many people have come forward and have acknowledged that he is a hero. >> reporter: in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu. >> cal ocea has cited three veteran as fairs facilities for unsafe and unhealthy working conditions. the va facilities in martinez, oakland and fairfield were all flagged. the va hospital in may their was also cited. some included blocked doors and routes, electrical hazards and exposure to contaminated needles. >> it brought new life to three young people. the rare medical feat to transplant three hearts in three days. >> and protecting your privacy. another step in making sure employers cannot ask for your facebook password. . >>> greek theater has been declared safe after six months of retrofit work. before the work it was rated very poor for safety. the greek theater is right next to the haywood fault. the fit project cost $9 million. >> a sailing regada got underway on the bay. the first allowed since the deadly boat crash. we caught the start of the cup to

i was astounded during the 2008 crisis to learn that a.i.g. had 400 regulators. are you telling me that 400 regulators missed the fact that this firm had taken on an enormous amount of risk and potentially take down the global system? it is not necessarily more regulators and more regulations that we need, but the regulation to be strong and effective and the regulators to not be asleep at the wheel and to allow some of these bankers to take risks gone wild. host: one of our viewers has a definitive opinion. this is richard from florida. good morning. caller: good morning. the banks that supposedly take back their loans, they did pay back 30%, but that money did not go to pay off the treasury bills finance the loan. it went to the general fund. that money is still out there just added to the debt. our economy is pretty much on life support. the federal reserve is printing money to monetize the debt. we have a president who does not believe in capitalism. he cannot and stated that publicly, that capitalism is basically failed. he seems to have a fascist formal policies that he is pu

astounding info leaked to the "new york times," shows a new obama. obama who personally picks who makes the kill list and who avoids it. obama willing to use drone strikes extensively. don't get me a president who is willing to kill bad guys but i recall a liberal who promised to close gitmo, bashed the iraq war and sued c.i.a. agen agents. if this were bush or dick cheney i'm sure you would give them a pass, too. >> bob: first, that is the president's duty. george bush kept a stack of cards in his desk. picture of terrorist on it. as they were killed he took them off, understandably the right thing to do. i mean cheney, the problem for cheney is i have been on his kill list. [ laughter ] i think obama has, he has changed. he has used drones. he has used special forces effectively. to even suggest that somehow there is something wrong with a kill list, for you to suggest that shows you how radically anti-obama you are. >> eric: do you think the last would be okay if president bush revealed a kill list? personally select who had was on it. >> dana: take a trip to fantasy land for a second. when i woke up this morning the first thing i saw was if you read anything today, make sure

astounded at the money moving into health care. and the activity around cancer-related issues. and the fact that technology has really enabled so much more. you have said to mence we have a moon shot opportunity right now to cure cancer is what you said to me. >> this is an historic moment in the history of science. never before has there been such a powerful confluence of technological capabilities that are game changing. the ability to seek once once for $1,000 which took billions of dollars in a decade only ten years ago. the nanotechnology advances in imaging and the ability to manipulate genes at will. all of these things that happen at one moment and essentially it's given us the complete tool box to understand cancer on a fundamental level and do something about it. >> are there companies out there -- i mean, from an investment standpoint, for our audience who is obviously looking for money-making opportunities trying to figure out how to capitalize on what's going on and this marriage of health care and technology and biotech, are there companies out there that you think are most promising and also what going to come out of this meeting do you think?

me you and him. >> no interest whatsoever. >> bill: you could hit whim oblique references he wouldn't understand. >>, what like balancing the budget? [ laughter ] >> bill: oh. miller. >> who wants to get in that deep. most astounding part on "the view" he not only knew who kim kardashian was but he knew the exact date when bruce jenner turned into mr. driesdale secretary. >> that's beverly hill billies. >> except for you. we are old men. >> bill: you have suggestions for mitt romney's campaign, right? >> listen. i have got two. i called on campaign. i worked for like three politicians in my life or tried to. the only one who gave you decent bounce was w. at least he could talk to you. the other two you can't get ahold of. they are stars. i called romney pitched good idea that debt clock. like the birth clock outside hard rock cafe flipping along, he steps in for 30 second commercial and says hi, i'm mitt romney. >> bill: the clock is right next to him. he doesn't say anything, he looks at it. 25 second mark. i approve this ad. i don't approve of that good solid ad. >> bill: debt is rising 30 billion per second. how many billion soldiers? you will would have him sit there. >> like with the hands in his pocket and w