in terms of the balkans, yeah, let the europeans take the lead there. we have wealthy nations in europe, with a large population, that, leave it all to the united states. and it is true. no one thing costs a lot of money. well, let me go back on, the weapons. as the price of the, ratification in the senate, of the nuclear weapons treaty last year, the republicans, to keep it from getting the 2/3 vote or give it the 2/3 vote insisted on spending tens of billions more over the years on enhancing the nuclear arsenal in ways the military doesn't think is necessary. tens of billions. >> there are cards on your chairs. fill out the cards. they'll be collected. we'll start feeding them into the debate. back to israel. the survey shows the obama administration's middle east policy has gained ground among jewish voters. with 58% approving. and 40% disapproving the president's handling of u.s. israel relations. while just last fall the results were that 40% approving. 53% das proisapproving. is this a referendum on the president's approach to israel. bill. >> imp

so a bit of a break in the balkans before more thunderstorms appear. to the southwest, while it stays mostly dry but very hot. his bonn 30 degrees. up to about 34 on your wednesday. and there are some heat watches posted for spain. fairly chilly in london. 13 degrees here and in paris. berlin down to 13 on wednesday as well. moscow will be warming up to about 20 degrees to the middle of the week. here's your extended forecast. >>> a concert was held in moscow to support japan's recovery from the march 11th disaster last year and to deepen bilateral exchanges. ♪ nearly 5,000 people turned up at the kremlin concert hall. ♪ japanese singer kayoko sang apa japanese song accompanied by an ethnic russian instrument. she also sang a russian piece to the applause of the audience. ♪ russian singer anita sang another japanese song which is popular in russia. performances at the concert also included demonstrations by

bush 20 years ago, but the balkans, the western balkans.re not yet at peace and are not economically successful and we are not on track firmly with nato. that is unfinished business with which russia will have some degree of activity. we want to get along with russia and work with them for that end. secondly, as a partner, i don't understand why some people think that russia is the number one adversary of the night states. we need russia in afghanistan. russia is helping us to resupply our forces in afghanistan. we have an interest and support -- supporting counter-terrorism. russia is interested in that, too. we set out to look at the leadership within the alliance. 20 years ago. but, the balkans, the western wall, they are not yet at peace, they are not yet economically successful, and most are not successfully on track to the european union and nato. russia will have some degree of activity. we want to get along with russia and work with russia to that end. secondly, as a partner, and this is why i do not understand why some people think

my name is -- [inaudible] i'm frommal al-jazeera balkans. in gordon, secretary clinton said in chicago that this was the last non-enlargement may toe summit. what does it mean for macedonia, bosnia herzegovina and how creation can be to those countries would come sooner, nato memberses? and second the serbian president is hard nationalist, you know that. and how to deal with him, especially talking about kosovo and bosnia? thank you. >> thank you. thanks. phil? >> well, the question about china takes me a little bit farther away from my presentation on obama's europe record than i would like to go, but i would say, i mean, it's not unrelated in that people shouldn't think about the challenges we face in china as some alternative to what we're trying to do with europe. and when i present a record of engagement with europe in dealing with the rest of the world, it is a recognition of the reality that it is precisely because we face such tremendous challenges in other parts of the world including those that you mentioned about china that we nee

because there was a relationship between the leadership in the balkans at the time, and he was famously found living a secret life not long ago in that area and there was a relationship between he and rad costume ma lad itch. just looking at the level, the depth of detail here, peter, they are going into every little nook and cranny of what happened so violently for so many years. yes, immensely complex. that's why these things take so long. there was a reference to the seizure of notebooks by the police from a home of the general in belgrade. saying the choice by ratko ma lad itch had been chosen as the commander of the bosnian serb to help achieve the goal of the bosnian serb which ultimately resulted in genocide. >> thank you peter. at the hague. what's going on in the hague is not the only prominent case being held there. charles taylor is expected to address the international criminal court which recently found him guilty of war crimes in the neighboring sierraly-on-, the first to be convicted there and his last to have his say before he is sentenced later this month. france and ge

it does not change our approach to the balkans or serbia. we want to see the serbians pursue the european path. we think that requires coming to terms with coast of help. >> -- koscovo. thinkinge join me in th our guests for this great discussion we have had. thank you again, phil. we will move seamlessly to the next panel. if you want to take a one or two bennett -- we will start the next panel in two minutes. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> president obama pays tribute to those who lost their lives serving the united states. she outlines the republican plan for job creation and economic growth. >> this weekend folks across the country are opening up the pool, firing up the grill and taking a moment to relax. memorial day is more than a three day weekend. in town squares and national cemeteries, and public services and moments of reflection, we will honor those who love their country enough to sacrifice their own lives for it. this memorial day, m

but operationalize those values, particularly in the enlargement agenda, whether that's the western balkans and the eastern partnership countries and beyond. that's our fundamental challenge. it is a bipartisan purpose. i want to underscore because high lie the differences perhaps of democrat and republican. our policy is best when it's bipartisan. and enlargement, the nato enlargement point has been successful because it's been bipartisan. it has to be bipartisan. so with that thank you so much. >> thank you, miss conley. secretary tauscher, the floor is yours. >> i'm not here as a member of congress for seven years nor the secretary or the special envoy for strategic defense. i'm here for the scowcroft center. kurt and i have known each other for a long time and heather, i've read many of your pieces and appreciate a lot of what you've said. since i'm the only person in the room that has practiced the dark art of politics and actually been elected. when the obama administration came into office, we fond ourselves with a number of significant situations that immediately caused a pause to p

you well we should ask if they ring true to an afghan or to a libyan or to a lot of people in the balkans the issue is that obama sees nato as securing western influence and western power and western security. he says. and enough to know that nato is not about. progressing democracy or or transporting freedom to the war world and so forth afghanistan is a perfect example nato has laid waste to that country for a decade every aspect of the stated mission has failed. for virtually every six month period since obama began his surge. violence and bloodshed has increased so so in terms of stability and security and freedom i don't think that that applies to the people that have been living under the boot of nato for so long ok again you're showing it to you and more so what do you think about what john just said there because you know there was a lot of pomp and circumstance in chicago but really the alliance can't really claim any success whatsoever particularly in when you look at afghanistan i was very patient first of all i must mention that this is not a military alliance it is a politica

in the balkan states. and who was there? you, the men in uniform. you have fought. you have protected people all over the world since america's existence. look at these men here. and i said sincerely and i mean it. i wouldn't be sitting here, my friends wouldn't be sitting here, if it wasn't for these men that liberated us, that defeated the nazis and gave us a new life. gave us a new chance. i came to the united states with nothing, as a living skeleton. i kissed the ground when i came to this country. not because the ground is so sweet there, not because there was chocolate on the ground, but because this country gave me the opportunity that i could not find any place in the world. it gave me the opportunity to restore my life and to prove to the world that i'm not useless, that i didn't have to be killed, and that i can be effective. and thank god, i have three generations that are very proudly, my son, i have three children, my son is over here. a very high position in the united states. my grandson, i have three children, three grandsons, and two great-grandson

. >> commissioner mcdowell, you mentioned in your extended testimony the potential outcome of a balkanized internet if pro-regulation nations are successful in december. could you perhaps expand on this and what would be the consequences for the united states and other countries? >> whether it's december or sometime in the future -- by the way, i would like to suggest to the committee that maybe we do a post wicket hearing at some point maybe early next year to see how things went and what is going to happen in the future. what i mean by balkanized internet, would there be countries that would opt out of the current multistakeholder model and thues this top-down regulatory regime, in which case, you know, the internet is a network of networks without borders. and it would really create an engineering morass. at a minimum, this would create chaos and confusion and economic uncertainty. that always leads to increased costs. in increased costs are always passed on to end-user consumers. that's at a minimum. at a maximum, we would see a willing of the proliferation of political freedom and pro

membership plans and will determine its policy towards reconciliation with its balkan neighbors including kosovo war torn by political expert marco gets seek for more and he's joining us live in london interesting isn't it nicholas of course recognizes being pro russian even involved with the had links with the pro russian radical party now we're hearing him saying that he's in favor of the as he in effect sold out to those who would put such faith in his nationalistic policies. i think recognize the kind of reality of the serbian voting population i mean the problem for voters is that they're surrounded by nato countries their media is owned by nato countries whether directly or indirectly and all the strings so far have been called by if you like the pro nato lobby so any politician who wants to get anywhere in serbia certainly not going to be to nato he's going to take a much more pro. e.u. pro western line otherwise he'll be attacked by the media not defended by the ngos and generally will be political dead meat so i think nicholas was recognize that reality which prevails and has pre

i mean, that will keep even peace in places like the balkans. i don't think that's practical. i think it's much too high a risk to run. even president obama thinks it's too high a risk to run. at least he's rejected those people within his own party who wanted withdrawal from afghanistan or radical cuts in the defense budget. >> bill, is there a difference between the parties on american exceptionali exceptionalism, on american responsibility? >> i don't know about -- american exceptionalism is a term, an interesting term in political science and history. i don't like particularly its use in current debate. i just don't know quite what people mean by it. america should stand for american principles. the republicans have a more pro-bust, vigorous, if you want to use less than nice adjectives, interventionics -- i don't know what -- i'll let barney provide the negative ak j adjectives. there are many who share the view and some dissent from the view. i think there will be a difference in foreign and defense policy between president obama and governor romney. i don't think it wil

from the cold war and the balkans, to afghanistan and libya. that's the spirit we need to maintain. when we last met, we agreed on a bold plan of action to make sure we have the tools for an uncertain strategic landscape. we have the -- the collective defense capabilities, with the security needs. we will pull all resources. the initiatives we endorse today will allow each of our nation's will achieve alone. we will need first as allies and with president karzai, to charge the next phase of the transition period we will stand and gather, united. we will be meeting with nato's neighbors, and our partners who have been so critical as in afghanistan and libya. this is a reminder that nato is of for the global security partners on earth. thank you, mr. secretary general for your outstanding leadership and thank you to all our fellow leaders, who are here. welcome to chicago. and we will sustain and strengthen the most successful alliance the world has ever known. >> coming up next, two hours of q and a, with both parts of the interview with lyndon johnson. and later, david cameron takes

. >> she helped bring peace to the balkans. >> reporter: the winningest coach in history. >> when i think about my two daughters who are tall and gifted and knowing because of folks like coach summit, they're standing up straight and diving after loose balances. >> reporter: and a rock legend who inspired generations with his songs. >> i remember in college listening to bob dylan and my world opening up. >> reporter: the president said the honorees have made an impact on his life. karen trave travers, abc. >>> hot conditions. we've got cooler air trying to punch in out of the west. the contrast between the two storms flaring up pretty big ones. give you a closer look. taneytown getting downpour tment will eventually move into the manchester area. skies turning darker in this direction. further out you can see a secondary shot south of hagerstown. that is a very healthy even severe thunderstorm crossing i-70 to the west. i want to show you the motion. if you look here, this is not a line that's rapidly moving east. it's a line drifting more north or north of east. yes, eventually we think

critics point out that the tribe you know has never issued an indictment for nato officials involved in balkan wars is that a fair claim what do you think well for me that some of us did not know it was this side to side the importance of you know from. the support from diplomatic support and from the military support and at the end of the war we clearly got better. military engagement or. fortunately the other side didn't confront and. probably they have some joint plans i mean. other side in this conflict. but. you can see that clinton was not interested in investigating any of these plans it's no secret to anyone that your father's arrest was a turning point in serbia's beat to join the e.u. this year ten months after the arrest european council granted serbia official candidate status for you membership do you feel like your father was sort of a pawn in serbia's political game and no i don't think that he was upon he was probably. some kind of tool for pressure. and. the problems in serbia will not be sold on or not sold with his extradition to this was of course i don't have an actual i'm

ideals, secretary albright advanced peace in the middle east, nuclear arms control, justice in the balkansman rights around the world. with unwavering leadership and continued engagement with the global community, she continues her noble pursuit of freedom and dignity for all people. >> i think this goes very well with your broach. [the medal is presented] [applause] >> john doar. as african americans strove for justice, john doar led federal efforts to defend equality and enforce civil rights. risking his life to confront the injustices around him, he prevented a violent riot, obtained convictions for the killings of civil rights activists, and stood by the first african american student at the university of mississippi on his first day of class. during pivotal moments in the civil rights movement and in the troubled times of the watergate scandal, john doar fought to protect the core values of liberty, equality and democracy that have made america a leader among nations. [applause] [the medal is presented] >> bill foege. >> he is pretty tall. >> a distinguished physician and epidemiologi

these facts will help stabilize the balkan. >> david, thank you. convicted war criminal and former liberian president charles taylor delivered a strident defense of his actions. addressing judges of the court which recently found him guilty, he charged it was all a conspiracy. we have this report. >> for a 64-year-old man facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life in jail, it was a remarkably composed performance. the main theme of what could be charles taylor's last 30 minutes in the limelight was that he was the victim of a conspiracy led by the united states. >> a conspiracy was born, all systems put into motion, and here i stand today. i never stood a chance. >> the former liberian president once again insisted on his innocence, saying he would never have supported the rebels who committed atrocities. in stark contrast to guilty judgment, he said he had been working for peace in sierra leone. >> what i did to help bring peace to sierra leone was done with honor. >> his speech will not change what happened in the sierra leone capita

and also with really helping to lead the alliance that intervened in the ethnic cleansing in the balkans currently teaching at georgetown. sort of on the other end of the spectrum, you have bob dylan, i can tell you a lot of journalists buzzing about bob dylan being at the white house today. he's of course one of the most renowned celebrated musician is of the 20th century, received 11 grammy awards and also is credited with playing a role in the civil rights movement. martin, i checked, he has written 600 songs. incredible. >> wow. >> reporter: yeah. amazing, right? also incredible, john glenn. of course astronaut senator from ohio. john glenn was the third american to travel to space, the first to orbit the earth and the oldest american to travel to space at 77 years of age. and tony morrison one of the most renounced authors of our time, written "beloved," "jazz," sgs song of solomon." >> i haven't read song of solomon. how are these recipients selected? does the president himself make the ultimate decision or is there a group of people who decide on this award? >> reporter: well, bas

did way to keep the deficit and posted any seizures me ram balkans principal joy is an owner who is african-american to our staff at the edges of go off by the drug tonight without commentary cbs five viewer and did, the display and salting. in such a racist and demeaning manner and under the guise of promoting education development. the quake that because elk grove says so-called back black and brown boys underperform compared to whites and asian boy is said teachers on 19 campuses in the district grass to id black and latino boys to boost them from basic to advanced. csi has learned he is held three separate meetings with ministers fighting to remove the pictures in slogan yet uncovered nothing to suggest anyone ever informed parents hypes but on monday the temperature's humbles all 19 schools. >>> the union president declined an on-camera interview but tells me by phone to his whenever photographs and close the photos of special needs kids eyes of love of sea brent of us permit the bracken on brown boys she says as the district but tony garcia declined an on-camera interview but did send this e-m

the balkan peninsula and widespread showers through turkey. staying hot and dry. 36 degrees in lisbon. 34 in madrid. i'll leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> nasa says the spacecraft dragon will return to earth on thursday after successfully docking with the international space station. nasa announced on wednesday that the unmanned spacecraft will detach from the space station at around 5:30 a.m. thursday u.s. eastern daylight time. it will then begin the journey home splashing in the pacific ocean thursday afternoo dragon was launched from florida on may 22nd. it became the first to dock three days later with its food and supplies. the spacecraft's mission was completed smoothly and the agency had achieved a difficult goal with its new private sector partner. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

out toward the southeast, we have the low moving across the balkan peninsula. that will be spreading to the black sea region. thunderstorms. let's talk about those temperatures. 30 degrees in lisbon. that will be moving up to 34 as we head on into wednesday. i'll leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour. in a last-ditch bid to avoid an election rerun, greece's president proposed forming a government of private sector technocrats. karolos papoulias made the proposal at a meeting with the leaders of two former ruling parties and one minor party. an ultra right party rejected the idea. the other leaders agreed to continue discussions on tuesday. former finance minister and leader of the third place pasok, said the negotiations would not be easy, but he wants to fulfill his responsibility. the second place radical left coalition reiterated it will not join any government that pushes austerity measures. the ministers from 17 euro nations on monday urged greece to swiftly form a stable government that can implement austerity measures. t

out toward the southeast, we have the low moving across the balkan peninsula. that will be spreading to the black sea region. thunderstorms. let's talk about those temperatures. 30 degrees in lisbon. that will be moving up to 34 as we head on into wednesday. i'll leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do join us again.

. >> singing is an important part of culture in many balkan countries, and bulria is no exception. dunghe lonyearof ottoman rule, the songs give the bulgarians a feeling of belonging together. even today, there is acquired in almost every community, like in this town in the heart of the country -- there is a choir in almost every community. not everyone is happy when the men from the local quire turn up at their doorstep. >> they are called the black angels. they regularly venture forth to ensure that law and order is maintained here in their town. there employer is the town's mayor. the town is known for being home to bulgaria's largest weapons factory, but it is nearly bankrupt and owes millions of euros in unpaid taxes. that is not all. the town but the tax officer says many citizens are also in arrears, said the mayor made the black angels his tax collectors. >> i am very pleased with the black angels. they are a real success appear at firstthey were bringing in up to 40,000 level oa wk, about 20,000 euros. now, sometimes they collect as much as 30,000 euros, and very quickly a

we talked about it, but he covered the mideast and the balkans and based in cairo and had enormous war experience. he got there in i think 1929 and stayed until his pockets went empty and had to come back to the states and came back again in the 30s and covered spanish war and right on through. there were few people who knew as much and experience as much and who could report as well. he was the guy and on the frontline time and time again. i want to point out that his successor was a guy named wes gallagher, a predecessor of mine and his son, brian, is with us tonight. and wes took ed kennedy's place and became general manager. ed was on a track and an incredible track and responsible for some of the most difficult logistics of war coverage. in the aftermath, our understanding is that cooper helped find ed a job with a publisher who supported ed. ed lived a more quiet in california and he did a lot of teaching and did a lot of mentoring. he loved the big story and it was a huge thing from what he had done. he came home twice in ten years. it was a long way from there to santa barbara.

we have said from the start that europe will not be complete until all day balkans are integrated into transatlantic institutions. croatia's succession to the european union sends a strong signal that admittedly difficult reforms bring genuine progress. we are encouraged by the new bosnian government, efforts to meet the u.s. and nato integration requirements, including the passage of laws on census and state, as well as political agreements to solve a defense and state property issue. we look forward to seeing bosnia implement these requirements. we are pleased that cause so and serbia moving closer to europe -- you once again, the united states worked closely with its eu partners. we worked to ensure the and the recent elections in serbia that serbian citizens with dual nationality include those living in kosovo and can exercise their right to vote. the eu facilitated dialogue and the means for the two countries to address issues that complicate daily life for ordinary citizens, but not only to the extent that party is could dissipate in the resulting agreements. we welcome the new p

over towards europe, let's first start here in the southeast, because in the balkans, you have been seeing widespread thunderstorm activity. area of low pressure still lingering down here, bringing frequent lightning. gusty winds and heavy rains. behind that, you have the frontal boundary extending off to the alps. behind that, some fairer weather. this is reflecting in the forecast in northern italy here. we had the large earthquake yesterday. does look like on thursday some thunderstorm activity will be firing up here, accompanied by these rain showers. good news, after that front starts to push down to the south, partly cloudy skies will be setting in on friday and saturday. but looking at the rest of europe, though, here in london, actually rather cool there. 13 is expected for your high on sunday. toward berlin at 18. and even in moscow, a high of 15 on your thursday. now, here's a look at your extended outlook. >>> we'll be back with more news in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani in tokyo.

inclement weather will remain across parts of france, italy, the balkan peninsula into your wednesday. particularly stormy in the southern half of italy. thunderstorm warnings have been posted here. as for the high, 21 in rome. and 23 in paris. here's your extended forecast. >>> our lead stories this hour, western diplomats have warned for weeks that leaders in pyongyang were preparing for a third nuclear test. but the north koreans say they do not see one in their future. state media is reporting that they never considered another test, and they're focused instead on putting a satellite into space. the state-run korean central news agency coded a spokesperson for the foreign minister. the official warned north korean officials will have to take countermeasures if the u.s. continues to press for tougher sanctions. the senior u.s. diplomat for north korea is leaning on chinese leaders for their help. glyn davies wants them to stop further provocations. he made the comments after meeting with china's special representative for the korean peninsula. wu dow way chairs the talks. they shar

this will help, in time, stabilize the balkans. >> thank you very much. also in the hague today, as david suggested, a convicted war criminal and former liberian president, charles taylor, delivered a strident defense of his actions. the judges of the court recently found him guilty of war crimes in sierra leone. he was dressed with conspiracy. we have this report. -- he was charged with conspiracy. >> 464-year-old man faced with the possibility of spending the rest of -- for a 84-year-old man faced with the possibility of spending the rest of -- for a 64-year-old man faced with the possibility of spending the rest of his life in jail, he was remarkably composed. >> here i stand today. i never stood a chance. >> the former liberian president once again insisted on his innocence, saying he would never have supported rebels who committed atrocities. in stark contrast to the guilty judgment he has already received, he said he had been working for peace in the sierra leone. -- in sierra leone. >> what i did to help bring peace to sierra leone was done with ho

and also unstable weather is persisting there in towards the southeastern portions of the balkans. temperatures look like this, though. warsaw, 20. moscow at 24 accompanied by sunny skies. london and paris, you're seeing it cool down as that low is moving to the south with only a high of 18 and 20. now, let's talk about what we're all excited about on monday, the solar eclipse. unfortunately cloudy skies in taipei and hong kong do look like they're going to be on tap here. you might see some breaks in the clouds, sun peeking through there. but unfortunately it looks like overcast skies at this time in the early morning hours. farther to the east, osaka and tokyo, much better, some sunny skies, looks like they're going to be developing here in the early morning hours. 7:30 is looking like it is going to be the optimum viewing time in tokyo. make sure that you do use protection when you look at the sun. don't look directly at it, that would not be very safe at all. let's look across the pond because over towards the western portions of the americas, into the evening hours, that's whe

here in europe, it's a very clear picture of unstable weather in the balkans.ut towards the north, things are very clear and sunny for your thursday. so here's your outlook. and temperaturewise, looking at lisbon at 27 degrees. paris at 28. and you're going to be seeing rain here in moscow at 17 degrees. here's your extended forecast. >>> officials from a prominent organization say all female pop sensation akb 48 is leading japan's music industry by a long shot. they recognize the group for having the top four tracks in terms of copyright revenue during the 2011 fiscal year. it's the first time a single act has ever done that. ♪ executives from the copyright collection society announced the ranking of the top-earning songs for the business year through march 2011. they said akb's single heavy rotation earned the most in copyright revenue through broadcasting, music sales, and other income streams. ♪ the next three songs are ponytail and shoe, beginner, and everyday kachucha. sales can be attributed to the many appearances on music tv programs. that generated mo

and also unstable weather is persisting there in towards the southeastern portions of the balkans.emperatures look like this, though. warsaw, 20. moscow at 24 accompanied by sunny skies. london and paris, you're seeing it cool down as that low is moving to the south with only a high of 18 and 20. now, let's talk about what we're all excited about on monday, the solar eclipse. unfortunately cloudy skies in taipei and hong kong do look like they're going to be on tap here. you might see some breaks in the clouds, sun peeking through there. but unfortunately it looks like overcast skies at this time in the early morning hours. farther to the east, osaka and tokyo, much better, some sunny skies, looks like they're going to be developing here in the early morning hours. 7:30 is looking like it is going to be the optimum viewing time in tokyo. make sure that you do use protection when you look at the sun. don't look directly at it, that would not be very safe at all. let's look across the pond because over towards the western portions of the americas, into the evening hours, that's when

a balkanized internet would not promote global free trade or improve living standards and also an engineering morass, and undermine developing nations the most. as evidenced by today's panel, attempts to internet relevance rallied on a bipartisan basis. i'm grateful the distinguished stock contributor is here with me today. i encouraged my friend and colleague ambassador indication will name a held of the u.s. delegation to wict soon here in june and also note that my friend and colleague sec chairman jankowski has been working also tom raise awareness of this important issue as other key members of the obama administration. just saw danny white here in the lobby for a different event. invited him to this but he had to go. further buoyed by the leading role played by the private sector not only domestically but abroad as well. many entities of all stripes including public interest groups, telecommune kankmucommu companies, think tank, internet access service providers, nonprofit internet governance groups and network manufacturers, equipment manufacturer, network operator es standing together