i wander the streets of beijing. i am a 60 year old man begging for food and asking the government for justice, to right a wrong. >> reporter: but he expects to be arrested by the end of the summer, before the anniversary of the founding of the peoples republic of china on october 1. >> lehrer: since that report was produced, the chinese government has cracked down further on activists. for the first time, they've issued a regulation banning petitioners from traveling to beijing. >> lehrer: and finally tonight the analysis of shields and brooks. syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. mark, did the president's speech change the debit in any important way? >> yes, it did, jim. first of all it's reclaimed the terms of the debate from what happened in august. he has established ownership. admitted that he owns a plan, my plan. he got specific. and for the democrats who are somewhat -- who were with him but had some doubts, he gave an energy to it, a sense of urgency, and a passion

from the conditions in beijing, calling oneijing to be an outside authority. i think he sees change happening both ways. >> final question over here. >> buy and a local resident in the area. i want to thank you for your incrediblyrticulate thoughts. you have done such a beautiful job pushing for what his holiness has pushed for which is a non violent past. as a tibetan i worry about the increasing impatience among the under -- because you have an underprivileged point of view, ordinary tibetans. >> actually in the middle. >> i am embarrassed to be talking much more than i do. just before coming here i was talking to a gentleman, he said what most of us know, it really behooves the chinese government to talk to this dalai lama. more militant, more aggressive, the other thing there is easy to forget, the dalai lama knows the chinese born near china, he spent a year in china, no other tibetan has that experience. in terms of how you would like to see this, there are lots of people in the project, tibetans and the west, building schools, clinics, doing things that

beijing and you've been there, i have an office in beijing, i have got to tell you, beijing is a differentow because of the olympics and a more positive place because of the olympics. so how can you actually quantify what an olympics does for a community over generations? it's very hard to do, but you've got to have the platform. you've got to have the hotels and you've got to have the convention facilities so that people want to then come and the tourists locations, and chicago has that. it's ready for it now. wouldn't have been ready for it ten years ago, but it's ready for it now. >> mark, thank you very much, and viewers, please let us know whether you think it's a good use of the president's tame to go to copenhagen and lobby for chicago to get the olympics or whether get the olympics or you think there should be something else he should be doing. >>> chrysler, will it mean new models in america. that's next. >>> what does the future hold for chrysler? the ceo will soon detail the turn-around plan to the auto task force. phil has a closer look at what might be in it. hi, phil. >> hi,

live to beijing in a moment. but first from the correspondent barbara plant. >> it makes the point, save the rainforests and stop global warming. celebrities joined the environmental activist, making their pitch. time is short to deal with dangerous levels of greenhouse gases. it took a day to put up, 40 seconds to pull down. it stunts like this around new york city aims to rally the public as political leaders gathered to debate the climate change treaty. >> we need to come together in effected groups for global, mass action. history has demonstrated that when an individual effort can't change things, what is required is a critical mass of people. >> you can't see greenhouse cases, so in case you forget, a reminder -- right in the metal -- middle of manhattan. this is a carbon counter. right now it is 3.64 trillion metric tons. the message to world leaders is this is an urgent problem and something about it. the u.n. secretary general has traveled to the arctic to emphasize the world is heating up, hoping to bre

but, you also came back from -- were you in beijing? >> i was in beijing, ni hao.of applause. you got a big round of applause for that. some chinese. so you learned? >> yeah, just a little. that's all i know. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what does that mean? "hi"? >> -- thank you. that's about it. >> jimmy: so you say "hi" and "thank you." >> hi and thank you. and bukeqi,"no problem." >> jimmy: bukeqi is "no problem." >> or "you're welcome." >> jimmy: oh, it doesn't matter. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: bukeqi. >> yeah. >> jimmy: teach me it again, i'm sorry. >> ni hao. >> jimmy: ni hao. >> that's "hi." >> jimmy: yeah. >> xie xie. >> jimmy: xie xie. >> is "thank you." >> jimmy: yeah. >> and bukeqi so if you say thank you to me, i go, "bukeqi" or "meiwenti," that means "no problem. or "you're welcome." you got it? >> jimmy: no. i'm so lost. [ laughter ] i'm so bad at this. i know, i'm like -- >> that's only three words. >> jimmy: i know, i'm bad. i need rosetta stone. i really need that thing. ni hao? >> you know what's so difficult? they have tones, so if you get the t

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beijing launched a stimulus program of $566 billion. has that been enough to keep the economy going? we have this report. >> on the banks of the yellow river, china's government is trying to solve an age-old problem. every year, the loss -- to the north of the country faces a drought while the south that's flooded. so they're building the world's largest grain. -- the world's largest drain. the middle section will be called under kilometers long. it's a bigger engineering project in the three gorges dam. they are trying to read engineer mother nature. in five years' time, billions of cubic meters of water will head south. china is careless and single- minded about these grand projects, but the jury is still out on whether this will actually work. there is no question about be released this is bringing to the chinese economy. the project has been on the drawing board since the days of chairman mao, c -- says the chief engineer. >> [inaudible] >> work started before the financial crisis, the government house record-breaking stimulus progr

they disagree with beijing this says that he has ulterior motives. >> it does not matter his religion, his visit here should be meaningful to all of us. it is not just about politics. >> even if people criticizing him, he still loves them. he does not differentiate. >> relations between taiwan and china have only recently improved following decades of tension. beijing has strongly criticized the visit as being politically motivated. 20,000 people have come up to see the dalai lama. they're looking for him to give them spiritual guidance, to help them deal with the typhoon and the economic downturn. >> he was a distinguished american film actor and producer but he got no star treatment from the british security services. he was recommended for interment in the 1950's for his supposed, and a sympathy. michael buchanan has this support. >> he was a distinguished actor and producer, most famous for rebuilding the shakespeare globe theater in london. earlier this year, his daughter traveled to the west to find out why her father had moved to britain. >> i believe you have a file on my fath

, beijing, london or paris, could kill hundreds of thousan kill hundreds of thousands of people.promotes >> reporter: the resolution maomotes disarmament, among suclear powers. calls for increased security for nuclear material. violate the ead punishes nations that violate the nuclear renproliferation treaty. not all countries, including north korea and iran, are on board. techno >> many countries want to control this dangerous technology, and prevent it from falling in the hands of errorists. weapons as deterren nowmany countries also still believe in the value of nuclear r econs as deterrent. >> reporter: the focus is now on the g-20 summit and preventing another economic catastrophe some of the lead issues the leaders will be tackling is putting limits on executive pay. and beefing up oversight of banks and market. washington. nuviana hurtado, abc news, washington. president obama >>> we're also learning of a major nuclear announcement. president obama and the leaders of britain and france, will accuse iran of a secret underground plant for nuclear fuel. and that is according

as melissa chan reports from beijing, that has left a lot of people hoping that they don't fall ill.reporter: every morning these residents in their 70s and 80s practice tai chi in the park. the exercise helps maintain health and longevity. for their age, they are in excellent health, but their age group also sees the most hospital visits, something they can ill afford. if you don't have money, you don't have any choice.$ñ(q if you don't have money, you don't go see the doctor. i haven't, we haven't had to spend tens of thousands of dollars. >> but that's just what you need in china tens of thousands of dollars when things go wrong. china once had universal health care, but the changes that create a market economy also saw the introduction of a multi-tiered and highly confusing health system. a decentralized, partly privatized, sometimes government subsidized frankenstein. it's very difficult to keep track of over a billion people's situations, but what information we have suggests the majority of chinese have no choice, but to pay entirely out of pocket for doctors and hospitals. >>

in china a massive campaign to vaccinate people against swine flu began in beijing today. it is thought to be the first nation to begin inoculating its population against the h1n1 virus. china has been among the world's leaders in developing a swine flu vaccine with no fewer than five chinese drugmakers involved in the effort. chinese officials hope to vaccinate 65 million people by the end of this year, about 5% of that country's population. in mexico officials are predicting as many as 5 million cases of swine flu this winter with some 2,000 deaths. earlier this year, mexico was ground zero for the pandemic but was able to bring it under control by shutting schools and businesses for several weeks. this time mexican officials promising such closures will be more focused. just recently, some 1400 schools in one northern city of mexico were closed after a reported outbreak. swine flu has hit south america hard and in particular brazil. brazil is now reporting some 900 deaths due to the pandemic, more than any other country in the world. according to the world health organi

. >< de inmediato, todos los problemas fueron solucionadoy los jÓvenes pudieron viajar a beijing. >>e van a asustar mucho @ sigue es un paÍs lejano. >> impactcÑjckpuno ya estÁ aco alguien. >> en pleno corazÓn de beijing, estos colombianos se enfrentan al reto de acercar a los latinoamericanos al gigante de oriente. >> recientemente, formaron otra compaÑÍa, cuyo objetivo es auxiliar a empresarios que quieran negociar con los chinos. >> hubo ciertas personas que nos pregunto denuncia un humus chino. necesitaba que los acompaÑemos. >> asÍ, se convirtieron en el puente para muchos comerciantes que desconocen la mentalidad de los chinos. >> si te conocen y no estas pensando en los nÚmeros. >> su gestiÓn ha sido tan exitosa que en paÍses como costa rica, quieran aprender de ionprimer impactoh@h@primer imÓ representantes de compaÑÍas latinoamericanas en china para facilitar la relaciÓn. los fieles se trasladan a mÉxico para llevarnos a un centro de rehabilitaciÓn. [ mÚsica ] >> viviere o no. esta serÍa la pregunta de estos animales. >> estos animales estaban dentro de una jaula y solo se al

beijing is now studying a raft of 52 key projects, worth up to 25 billion dollars, associated with the new, shenzhen-style, low tax, low tariff, suez economic and trade zone. >>mohieldin: if you do all of these kinds of projects, you are not just aiming for one single country - even if it has 80 million inhabitants and a growing economy at averages of 5 to 7 percent during the last 5 years. the aim was, basically, the african continent and the arab world. >>reporter: the arrival of executives from china - and beyond - is also music to the ears of governments in central asia. while egypt is enhancing trade through the suez, uzbekistan plans a sophisticated silk road logistics hub. uzbekistan, rich in gold, uranium, oil and gas, is on a charm offensive to boost its fledgling economy and open-up - forging strategic alliances to develop these sectors plus vast swathes of quality farmland. >>karimova: and i think this is a very good point for the food security for china - issues for china, for the middle east. and obviously there is a potential in resources. we have to, i think, communicate

it's run by beijing's stimulus package. how much of the recovery is sustainable given that exports have not picked up. consumers aren't really spending all that. joining me to talk about that is the manager. gentlemen, nice to have you on the program. >> thank you. >> you know, china's recovery is not going to lift the rest of the world out of a recovery, because it's gdp of $3 trillion jers us the u.s. $13 trillion, and it's small. tell me how important it is to watch china for starters. then i want to ask you about the progress in terms of exports to consumer recovery. steve, what do you think? >> we look at china a lot as the driver for global growth. they do have a big impact on growth. what we were a little concerned about recently is some of the fast food numbers. mcdonald's reported, they have a small business but it's growing dramatically in china. sales are uncharacteristically cheap, or a little bit low right now. the interesting thing is the sales that are declining for them in china are in the industrial areas w

. >>> two days after president obama imposed tariffs on tires from china, beijing is retaliating by launching investigations into american exports of auto products and chicken parts. now, that's seen as first steps toward imposing tariffs on those products. chinese analysts predicted today natural rubber imports by china may fall 14% short of forecast thanks to president obama's decision to impose a tariff on 35% of chinese tires. >>> hugo chavez says russia is lending $2 billion to buy weapons. chavez claims the purchase is in response to move more u.s. troops into neighboring colombia. the weapons deal was made on the same trip to moscow during which chavez made venezuela to recognize the independence of two breakaway regions in the country of georgia. >>> and reports vary, but sometime within the next 24 hours, the iraqi journalist who threw his shoes on former president bush is expected to get a hero's welcome as he's let out of jail. it made him something of a celebrity in the arab world. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 6,605. s is

a beijing put under the gold market, but he's blasting bernanke's policies, steve. >> and rightly so. one of the biggest mistakes of the bush administration was its weak dollar policy, aided and abetted by the video ral reserve. helped create a disaster. i would have thought for political reasons this administration would have gone off of that and gone back to a kennedy-reagan strong dollar but they haven't done so. the creditors are saying if you don't strengthen your dollar you're going to pay a price for it. very simple. >> steve forbes, talk to me on how we way the tuition? >> we're going to pay it in the fact that the credit system isn't working fully again. consumers still have a hard time getting credit. we're going to pay for unnecessarily slow growth, jobless recovery. that's pretty stiff. that's trillions of dollars in tuition. unnecessary. >> dave gilmore, you heard steve forbes and you heard the chinese spokesperson, what do you make of all this? this is a nasty story and a market-moving story. >> the chinese are not of one view on the future of the u.s. dollar or governme

kill it remains to be seen whether there will be welcomed with open arms do they greet this with the beijing model of an open economy? or perhaps with the concern that if cuba opens up its economy anymore it could create a instability? everything changes. even though his brother is in charge but everything is so different. the things that he does allow the tapes. he paced the market economy he prefers to have his people die and starving and that of helping them. the more obvious example the most obvious example i would say this it are a culture. is underused and useless and he doesn't want to open the possibility of having former scrolled the land as they which they have to go with it want that the price that they want. they don't believe and they don't allow the market economy. when fear is gone he may change things. in agriculture is a key component of these new treasury rules. a lot more trouble on the part of u.s. and to keeping treasure we have to leave it there we appreciate it professor at antonio mall hours at depaul university. gold it reaches the $1,000 an ounce market this week. d

. >>> last year's host city, beijing, is virtually shut down today, as china prepares to host 60 yearsunist rule tomorrow. >>> coming up later on "good morning america," former model kathy ireland, becomes the latest contestant to be bumped off "dancing with the stars." tom delay is hanging in there. >> kathy ireland will beoining us live. and who does she think will run away with the mirrorball trophy? we'll get her take on it, as she departs the show. >> the tango was the end of it for her. >> shouldn't havdanced the tango. she didn't have a choice, i guess. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, "america this morning" continues after this. when it comes to things you care about, leave nothing to chance travelers. insurance for auto, home and business. town house toppers-- the only cracker with raised edges... to keep dip in its place. town house toppers-- part .of the town house family., when it comes to toppings, we've got the edge. town house toppers-- the only cracker with raised edges... to keep dip in its place. town house toppers-- part of the town

they have subsequently done that and i know that...i'm justback from beijing a chief negotiator for t koans whose name is als kim was in beijing for high-level dcussions with the chise as part of the 60th niversary of the p.r.c. but obviously ey were talking about a path movin forward. t, you know again, i'm a prive citizen, was gd to be able to do my part to accompany esident clinton to brinthose women home but now it's up to the administration to dede how they're going to proceed. rose: do you believe... thi is my last questn. do you believe that someho in those meetings that there was the possibilitof opening the door and achieving a kind of denucleazed north korea? >> i believehat e dect applicatn of both pressure and sanctions and diplomacy can result in a denucarized korean peninsula. so i thinkhat... i think... i didn't heaanything that led me to belve otherwise. i think we need to stay with it and keep the diplomatic pressure on north kor remai open to plomacy, dialogue, and discussion and i thinkthat we can achieve at result. >> rose: john thank you so much. we've kept you lo

in china a massiveampaign to vaccinate pele against swine flu began in beijing today. it is thought to be the first nation to begin inoculating its population against the1n1 virus. cha has been among the worls leaders in develong a sne flu vaccine wi no fewer than five chinese druakers involved in theeffort. ch hinese officials ho to vaccinate 5% of th country's population. mexico officialsre predictings many as 5 milon cases of swine flu this wint with som 2,000 deaths. rlier this year, mexico was ground zero f the pandemic bu was t bring it under control forshutting schools and business for several weeks. this time mexican officials are promising such csures will be more fused. justrecently, some 1400 schools in one nohern city were closed after a reported obreak. swinflu has hitouth america hard and in particular brazil. brazil is now reporng so 900 deaths due to the pandemic, more than any other untry in the world. according to the worldealth organization, the are now nearly 300,000 cases of swine flu worldwide with nearly 3,500 deaths. om hong kong today, there wa

zeier a beijing. >>> now our signature report, part two of our lo this week at women in the muslim world. tonit we want to exple some the pressures that you muslim women face, particularly those who become pregnant ou of wedlock. recently egyptiaborn corresndent holda osman traveled toorocco where she met one such wom and anoth der woman who rescueder and other yog, single mothers o are often shunned, shamed and scorned. >> her daughter fat ima is almo a year old. ke most young moers, maria delights in fa timma. fat ima has never met herrand parents although theyive close by, that's because of sothing she doesn'have, a husband. >> translator: having a child without a father isot aneasy thing. >> when merriam was jt 19 years old and still a stunt, she got pregnan her boriend refused to marry her and in moroccan society, bearing a child witut being marry side source of dp shame. meryem said e considered suicide. instead, she ran away without tellg her parents abo her condition. >> translator: i felt confused. i didn't know what to do i mean should i go home or go ba? where should i go? i w

. >> mÁs de 30 mil personas se dieron cita en beijing china para entrar al libro univisionpn hablandoocer sus medidas y las historias vividas entre sus diminutas paredes. [ mÚsica ] >>> esta es la iglesia (...) de solamente 99, 1. >> puede pensar que estoy sobre un suelo comÚn y corriente, pero no es asÍ, venga por aquí para que vea, esto que tiene aquÍ es agua congelada, estoy en un estanque y el agua se ha congelado, usted puede ver que esta iglesia estÁ en el medio de un estanque. estÁ construida sobre una isla artificial. la familia mason tardÓ unos 8 meses. la idea fue del fallecido chad, el padre de la familia. >> asegura que su padre siempre quiso construir un monumento a dios ya que la presencia divina estarÍa en la mente de los que vieran la edificaciÓn. y decidiÓ construirla chiquita. >> esta es la iglesia por dentro. guau, quÉ pequeÑa, sÓlo hay espacio para las dos sillas y obviamente para el sacerdote que va a dar misa. tambiÉn se da la oportunidad de venir a las personas a meditar. >> los vitrales de palomas con vistosos colores, pero al subir la temperatura el estilo cam

innocent and that the case against him is a witch hunt by the current government aimed at pleasing beijinghis wife was also sentenced to life in prison. another 12 defendants, including his children and former staff, were convicted and sentenced to life terms. in an act of defiance, he boycotted the hearing. he is expected to appeal the ruling. >> see the news unfold. go to bbc.com/news it is easy to watch the one- minute world news video summary. you can read the latest headlines, but at the top stories from around the globe, and played the video reports. discover more about the subjects that interest you. find out what issues the world is talking about right now. for bbc news online, go to bbc.com/news and watched the news unfold. >> it is good to have you with us on "bbc world news." here are the latest headlines. on the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, silence marked the moment the first plane hit the world trade center. speculation is mounting in israel about the arctic sea container ship and how it was stopped from delivering missiles to iran. the sports minister of south afri

speedo gave phelps a $1 million bonus for winning a record eight gold medals at the beijing olympics. >>> maryland's most powerful doppler radar continues to track scattered showers across the region with the majority of the rainfall up to the north of us, up in the pennsylvania area, as a matter of fact, we're going to zoom into the northern sections of what we're talking about. the scattered showers we have in the region basically, well, giving us some pretty heavy rainfall across the area, over the next 36 hours more rain on tap. the forecast for the next couple of hours -- mostly cloudy, a few showers, temperatures will be in the 70s. complete forecast coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> governor martin o'malley is praising maryland's expanded use of dna samples as a crime-fighting tool. the new law which went into effect last year takes dna samples from people charged with a violent crime instead of only convicted felons. >> they are in a country where -- ( indiscernible ). the merger dna technology with innovative public policy and dedicated law enforcement is to take more vio

the most chilling things i've ever read in your father's memoirs where he and mao are talking in beijing and mao says, i'm not worried about losing a half a billion people as long as we win. >> yeah. so it is many cases we are talking that the u2 flight, it was my own

usain bolt ran exactly the same time when he set a new world record at the beijing olympics but the jamaicanas since lowered that mark. and the second fastest woman in history posted 10.64 and 100- meters. but still some way off of the world record. loudest cheer for china's famous -- favored track and field athlete, world record-holder in hurdles. back in competition for the first time since his injury but he looked very good indeed. they both cross the line the same time but the american was given the wind. let us wait to see the slow motion and see if you could pick the winner on the line. major league's baseball playoffs. two of the leading teams consolidated their position that the top of their divisions. l.a. dodgers, trying to win consecutive titles on the national league west for the first time since the late 1970's. they beat the san francisco giants. they fell behind in the top of the first but here they are -- two-run home run in the second. in the form, -- fourth, 2-run single. holding on to win. los angeles angels -- texas, team up a formerly owned by george w. bush. this effect

. >> just one nuclear weapon exploded in a city, be it new york or moscow, tokyo, beijing, london or paris, could kill hundreds of thousands of people. >> reporter: the resolution promotes disarmament among nuclear powers like the u.s., china and russia. calls for beefed up security for nuclear materials and underlines punishments for nations that violate the nuclear non proliferation treaty. george shultz, president reagan's secretary of state, was on hand today. he was quoted. >> i quote, "a nuclear war --" >> cannot be won and must -- >> "never be fought." >> this was his dream. to find a world without nuclear weapons. so, i can imagine right now, ronald reagan is smiling. >> reporter: many observers say a world without nuclear weapons is not realistic, but working towards the goal is important in order to discourage other countries from obtaining the weapons. >> many countries want to control the dangerous technology, prevent it from falling into the hands of terrorists. but many countries also still believe in the value of nuclear weapons as a deterrent. >> reporter: but beyond

celia hatton, cbs news, beijing. >> couric: by plane and boat, supplies are headed for samoas tonightre than a thousand people lost their homes in american samoa when four giant waves crashed assure. residents had little time to get to higher ground as bill whitaker reports. >> reporter: just 20 minutes after the magnitude 8 earthquake hit pago pago, the capital of american samoa, the first wave of the tsunami hit. it roared ashore, sweeping away trucks, houses, everything in its path. with no time to run, the couple shooting this video prayed. >> lord,rot the things that are going on here. >> reporter: a rapid series of waves... >> this is the second wave. >> reporter: ...four in all 15 to to feet high pushed in as far as a mile like a river of mud. one mother watched helplessly as her three young children playing on the beach were swept away. >> the tsunami came in fast, really fast. and it swept the whole area over here. >> reporter: in its wake, a debris field breath taking in its scope. collapsed houses, buses, boats tossed like toys, a car in a second story window. on the nearby

china is blasting president obama for slapping tariffs on chinese tires, beijing calling it an act oftionism and a violation of global trade protocol. president obama agreed to the tariffs after the international trade commission said cheap chinese tires hurting the u.s. tire industry, and saying that tires from china cost jobs, and a massive rally is underway in the nation's capital, thousands are gathering to protest big government and high taxes. from all over the country they arrived, including members of the tea party express, and join fox new's glenn beck for his september 12 project, another reason to keep it on fox today. he has a special two-hour live show, only on the fox news channel, 1:00 p.m. eastern. i'm jamie colby. keep it on fox. >> american taxpayers will likely lose tens of billions in the auto bailout but that's the latest from the congressional oversight office. jack says that's great. you got to explain. >> look, the way i see it, the only way we're going to recoup money we lent and gave to detroit is if we cut down on the regulations that are choking these compa

beijing, open your eyes. that flashy new weapon that you will display in tomorrow's military parade, it is no substitute for the torchlight of the godess of freedom, the godess of democracy, torn down in tiananmen square. use the october 1 movement, that anniversary, to immediately release democratic activist liu xiaobo. that would be the best way to commemorate china's national day. i urge all of my colleagues to join us in vigorous support for this important resolution. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from california. mr. berman: yes, mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield to the sponsor of this very important resolution, mr. minnick, four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. ms. minnick: mr. speaker, i want to thank the chairman and ranking member for their leadership and for bringing this important issue to the floor. on may 16 i delivered the commencement address t

>> in beijing is a good idea. but it is not 2003. this is 2009. the iranians are very close to completing a nuclear program. if you are going to talk, put in severe sanctions right now. maybe it will help. connell: so, the up front and it helps your position. -- sell, be up front and it helps your position. that -- so, be up front and it helps your position. >> we have hostile intentions coming out of iran. recent intelligence reports states that the iranian missile program, particularly in the short and medium-range area, is increasing. connell: what is israel going to do? >> we are hoping that the united states and its closest allies will at. your vital interests are at stake. oil in the middle east, access, together we have got to stop it. a big precaution. the best thing to do is to stop the iranian program now. >> 94 coming in. but, at -- thank you for coming in. tonight, mitt romney is going to be a special guest on the neil cavuto program. you do not want to miss it, mitt romney at 6:00 p.m. on fox business. is acorn really cut off? a taxpa

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the 36-year-old won the timed trial at the world championships to go with her gold medal from beijing. she took up the sport later after running triathlons gave her osteoarthritis in her hips. after saturday's road race in switzerland she's going to retire because she and her husband want to start a family. no relation to the other cycling armstrong by the way. >> i was wondering. thanks so much, rafer. >>> we told you earlier about new video of nagibullah zazi, denver terror suspect. you can see him buying large quaupts of a chemical used to make explosives. federal prosecutors say zsa zsa was planning one of the most significant terror attacks in the u.s. since 9/11. >> hydrogen peroxide bombs of a signature of somebody trained in an al qaeda training camp on the afghan/pakistan border. zazi admitted to attending a training camp. he's not just buying household products. fess' got the right turning he can turn these into effective bombs. >> zazi has been charged with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. prosecutors say they still haven't figured out where and when he wanted

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there was less support for tougher sanctions from russia's president, and outright resistance in beijing. >> we believe that sanctions and exerting pressure are not the way to solve problems, and are not conducive for the current diplomatic efforts on the iran nuclear issue. >> china made no promise to reduce its own nuclear aresenal and the security resolution doesn't require any nation to do so, but arms control experts from both parties applauded the prospect of new momentum towards a nuclear-free world. >> we are in a race between cooperation and catastrophe. i think that's what this day is all about. >> i imagine ronald reagan is smiling, and he deserves to smile. >> just a week from now, the u.s. joins the talks on the nuclear programs for the first time and officials say if tehran doesn't seriously negotiate, there will be a serious push for tougher sanctions, and that may be the first test of whether this new level of u.s. internationalism is paying off. bret. bret: wendell goler live on the north lawn. thank you. earlier today i talked with the polish president about the obama a

. >>> meanwhile, beijing is condemning a white house decision that impose trade penalties on productionnd manufacturer of chinese tires. the chinese government is describing president obama's new action as protectionist and a violation of global trade rules. all car and light truck tires that are coming from china. president obama says the tariffs are designed to protect american tire makers but not intended to spark a trade war. but critics say that he is pleasing to union leaders. have you heard this? general motors unveiling a bold new marketing strategy on monday telling you if you are looking to buy a car, buy one of theirs, you don't like it you just bring it back and you get a full reif fund no questions asked within 60 days. is this a savvy business move or a sign of desperation from a struggling automaker. joining me to talk about it is patricia powell, founder and ceo of the powell financial group. i knew you could bring back certain things, but a car that you've driw, under 4,000 miles you can take it back and turn over the keys? >> that is what they say. i went on the websit

i was in beijing in 1979. i was the chairman of the national border committee, negotiating with china on the border. this was in the south china sea. i understand that china always wants to be a superpower. that is understandable, because it has a huge population, a huge land area, and it is growing fast. nobody can in any way prevent the growing of china. we have to limit a stronger -- we have to live with a stronger china. we have to live with a china that is now getting stronger. politically, we are in a good mood. economic investment, vietnam- china relations, it is great. what we have to question china about its territory sovereignty. sometimes, it creates a problem. we understand that china also wants to have -- wants to enjoy the stability in the region like everyone else. so we keep talking to china and tell them in a candid way that we're is our territory and we are determined to -- tell them in a candid way that this is our territory and we are determined to defend it. of course, it is not easy to ne