bbc news. >> you are watching "bbc world news." still to come -- silvio berlusconi's popularity is put to the test as italians get the polls. -- go to the polls. the former first lady of the philippines, and all the marcos, has launched a campaign for a seat in -- imelda marcos, has lost a campaign for a seat in congress. she says she is running to uphold political integrity and the truth. our south east asia correspondent has this report. >> 80 years old, but still going strong, imelda marcos hits the campaign trail. 44 years after her husband was forced from power by popular revolt, the former first lady is bidding for a seat in congress. the late president is still revered and the families stronghold. -- family's stronghold. >> it was only then we had territorial integrity, freedom, justice, democracy, and human rights. >> some might argue with that, but few -- the marcos legacy is tainted by allegations of corruption. but this is marcus territory. she is running to replace her son. her daughter is replaced -- her daughter is ru

>> and now "bbc world news." >> this is bbc world news today. new allegations of of a child sex abuse scandal and the catholic church shakes the vatican. questions raised whether pope benedict was himself involved in covering up abuse by a priest for a school -- at a school for deaf children bearded, we need to know why he did not let us know about him, why he did not let the police know about him and why he did not invent him and why he did not take his caller away from him. >> all smiles and brussels as france and germany agrees to strike a deal to help greece out of its economic crisis. when the choice is education or tradition, how can yet is making sure even nomadic children get to school. and ready for anything, but growing number of americans making sure they are prepared for any potential disaster. hello, and welcome. the child sex abuse scandal and the catholic church is threatening to end will the pope himself. as a senior cardinal boring and 1990's he is accused of failing to take action against an american priest suspected of molesti

bedford shire, bbc news. >> this is "gmt" from "bbc world news." the main headlines, tackling the deficit and boosting investment, the budget -- budget challenge for the election. benjamin netanyahu says that the peace process will stagnate if the u.s. does not leave the settlement process alone. and there reversing decades of mistrust between nations, the goal in washington is a new strategic partnership that deals with everything from building dams the building roads. they will be attempting to tackle the taliban. the former pakistan ambassador to the united states joins me now. thank you for being with us. biting the people will be surprised that there is any mistrust. how would you react? >> for the last 60 years, relations between the countries have had their ups and downs. pakistan has gone from being the biggest ally of the united states to being its most sanctioned. those decades of mistrust, as you put it, these talks are meant to get past that so that common ground can be found at a time that this pivotal for the region. the obama adminis

>> and now "bbc world news." >> this is "bbc world news today." a budget or a fiscal manifesto? the chancellor makes a case for korea electing labor -- for reelecting labour. >> to invest in our industrial future. >> they are just going to carry on spending, carry on farming, and carry on failing. -- carry on borrowing, and carry on failing. >> a security crackdown. militants are suspected of plotting attacks on key installations. and women and a talent show, attacking the radical muslim clerics. a powerful message could win her more than $1 million. hello, and welcome. the chancellor of the exchequer alex darling has said that labour has steered us out of recession but says that could be threatened by short-sided spending cuts. he said that he would urge finance ministers to go for a global tax on banking -- threaten by short-sighted spending cuts. they said the biggest risk was another several years of gordon brown. >> in normal times, alistair darling's box holds a budget, but this is something like a manifesto. a simple message to voters instead. do not trust the tories. bac

>> and now "bbc world news." >> this is "gmt" on "bbc world news." britain gets ready to expel an israeli diplomat from london following the expected assassination of a hamas leader by the mossad. i will be talking to a close ally of the israeli leader. >> we can discuss anything in the settlement negotiations, there are no preconditions. freezing jerusalem is on accepted. >> facing furious, googled tries to beat the chinese censors. the u.s. takes a top level delegation to mexico. hello, welcome to "gmt." in the next few hours the british foreign secretary is set to expel an israeli diplomat based in london following an allegation that was israeli agents that killed the senior hamas official in to buy earlier this year and that they were traveling on cloned the british track -- british passports. this is sort of confirmation of what many people have suspected of this entire affair. >> that is right, the suspicion was always that it was the israeli intelligence service to carry out the killing. it will not always be the case that the foreign secretar

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>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its -- union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> saudi security crackdown. more than 100 militants arrested and accused of plotting attacks on oil facilities. edition resigns over his mishandling of child sex allegations. britain's finance minister delivers a pre-election budget. very warm welcome to "bbc world news" broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. coming up later, moments of collision. dramatic pictures emerge of two red arrow planes colliding, and a saudi woman's powerful column attacking radical muslim clerics could win her more than $1 million -- a saudi woman's powerful poem. hello to you. more than 100 suspected militants sai

>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from corporations. what can we do for you?u? >> and now "bbc world news." >> hundred their dead and many more are missing. food and water runs short of three days after the earthquake in chile. it is likely to be worse where aid has not yet reached. >> this is the main road that runs the chilean capital and epicenter was several hundreds of miles away. look at a force that must have been generated to do all this damage. >> iran is not cooperating. the head of the un's nuclear watchdog says it cannot confirm their nuclear activities are peaceful. a just and holy war -- radovan karadzic strikes a defiant tone as he begins his defense in the hague. welcome to bbc world news, broadcast on pbs in am

>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> the forged british passports allegedly used in an assassination, britain is expelling the israeli diplomat. >> the fact that this was done by a country that is a friend with significant diplomatic and personal ties to the uk only adds insult to injury. >> four german pensioners are found guilty of kidnapping and beating their financial advisor. coming up later, they are building the tallest dam in the world. what happens to its neighbors downstream? they are enduring the worst drought in a century. now western australia is hit by a hailstorm the size of golf balls. >> hello. for the first time in more than 20 years, britain is expelling an israeli dip

>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> this is "gmt." another twist in a european bureau crisis. -- euru crisis. or embarrassment for the catholic church, another accusations of the current pope coming from 14 years ago. 200 cases of alleged child abuse by an american priest. if there was fraud in the recount, he challenges the candidates to show them. >> they do not say which stations or which boxes. >> a mobile library bringing books to remote schools. hello. a 10 month blow -- 10 month low against the european -- against the american dollar. it all adds up to bad news for european union leaders as they tried to stop the troubles affecting the embattled bureau. -- euro. from brussels, he

jane hughes, bbc news. >> kind of easy to see why some people would say that's an invasion of privacyour own car. there was one figure there you might have been wondering about, 23.3 million pounds. they quoted that as the cost per year to britain's national health service. it's roughly about $35 million. >> there's no disputing the medical cost here and the cost on human life or whatever. but i still sort of think if there are certain bars, even, where people want to smoke, why not let smokers go there and just not go if you don't like the smoke? >>> democratic fears. the violence aimed at lawmakers who pushed for health care reform. who's calling for calm? >>> then, financial frustration. homeowners struggling with mortgages demand help and don't get it. one banker's response. >>> and, food fight. >> it's not only pizza, it's also the mac and cheese, mystery meats they give us. >> students demand healthier meals in the cafeteria. it's thursday, march 25th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i demanded pizza every day. >> it was a curious thing. you hear young people sayi

the "national journal's" ron brownstein and bbc world news america katty kay. first, senator john mccain, welcome back to "meet the press." >> thanks for having me back. >> the health care summit on tv, much anticipated. it happened many hours worth. what changed? >> i think the american people are much better informed and i think it was a good thing because i think there was an in-depth discussion with a lot of -- about a lot of issues and i'm glad that it happened. and it gave -- i think a lot of americans watched. i'm sure not all seven hours but i think it was a good forum, i think that the american people learned something and i hope that it could be the basis for us to have some serious negotiations. but we still have the fundamental problem. do we go on the partisan plan that was rammed through the senate and the house, or do we start over from the beginning? and we obviously, the apparently the president may be intent along with the speaker and the majority leader to go the 51-vote route which i'm sure we'll get into in the conversation. >> that's calle

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that in many, many countries, most countries in europe, there are government supported news organizations like the bbci am simply suggesting that there are ways to construct chinese walls, etc. does this country want to go in that direction a lot more? that is not my perception. it is not every government involvement implies in tandem much. it is important to make sure that that is the case, that you've structured properly. >> we had a session here on march 15 and that manipulation of government data to make it more accessible to anybody on line, but also some news organizations who do investigative reporting. the free press can do what it. not to be facetious, if you look back, we have the bill of rights. good intentions. for public interest, we had the fairness doctrine. someone say, it failed andrew broadcasters away from editorials on line. -- some would say that it failed. in the public interest, it had a detrimental effect on the free flow of information. i am not saying -- there is a reason for government and i acknowledge the beneficial aspects of government doing its own thing. but i think we

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