july one thousand nine hundred forty four the second world war was still underway now i asked dr ben steele why the allies were in such a hurry to establish a new monetary system here's what he said. well there were two reasons in particular first and foremost f.d.r. was anxious to use this conference to send a political message to the enemy axis powers that it was the allies in the united states in particular that had the compelling vision for the post-war era he believed that this could actually serve to bring the war to an earlier conclusion second the united states believes very passionately that it would be critical to reestablish a semblance of economic and monetary stability very quickly after the war to prevent the world from sinking back into a depression and conflict in this regard they were actually very unsuccessful and it took the marc. plan launched by the united states in one thousand nine hundred seven to a by the western european and indeed global economy now you have written a book about bretton woods the conference itself was the conference contentious and anyway. it was

yes but what exactly happened at the conference wasn't really a paradigm of cooperation dr ben steele the author of the battle of bretton woods argues in his book that that meeting was instead a way for the united states to neuter great britain and cement the importance of the us dollar when the allies met in bretton woods new hampshire in july in one nine hundred forty four the second world war was still underway now i asked dr ben steele why the allies were in such a hurry to establish a new monetary system here's what he said. well there were two reasons in particular first and foremost f.d.r. was anxious to use this conference to send a political message to the enemy axis powers that it was the allies in the united states in particular that had the compelling vision for the post-war era he believed that this could actually serve to bring the war to an earlier conclusion second the united states leaves very passionately that it would be critical to reestablish a semblance of economic and monetary stability very quickly after the war to prevent the world from sinking back into depre

he says he is here to listen to farmers listen to their grievances and to work with ben steele to solve the problems they're facing. so from international tuition for one why is this a sign in well at the agricultural sector it is a very important for france in general makes its worth seventy billion euro the year to the french economy that front is actually the biggest agriculture producer. i mean you're gonna it's also at the peak is set at beneficiary of these subsidies was more than not be the most important thing is for the farmers to hear our extensive presence of visitors who can see that or is that of the sun don't like the concert at the sweet counties are speaking earlier to add to the farmers' views and breezes these beautiful as a guest on hats at the time standing behind the thin year every year for twenty three years. time to frame it that a ninety two nieces colleagues have but i think that the visitors the most important. i once was is very important a friend's farm is that while other countries are meetings with maybe with a frame it's just realized at finding such as f

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thank you very much, ben steele, you are the best of the best. >> to help fuel today's stock market rallylet's bring in president and ceo. did the quiet day in the ukraine affect the stock market? >> i want to step back. i'm listening to all of these comments about the ukraine. it goes back to qe. they pegged their currency to the dollar. it seems like every emerging market crisis coming from countries that run out of dollar reserves to protect their currency and, you know, we just need to understand that as long as their is talk of a bailout, i think the markets are going to be calm. >> we've provided dollars to various countries. >> we give them dollars so they can sell our dollars and buy back our currency and protect our currency. >> think about it, you know what the biggest import of the ukraine is? you know what it is, larry? >> i'm going to guess it's natural gas. >> well, it might be. but one of the biggest is russian vodka. >> oh, no. >> oh, yeah. and so maybe russia doesn't want smirnoff, which i think is a british company, selling their vodka to -- >> i thought the ukraine was

ben foyt for all of us -- benefit for all of us. this creek runs to the russian river. bob rogers watching steel head trout such as this one. with the trout festival saturday all are eager for rain that will make the water cloudy and bring more fish upstream. >> they don't move when it's clearwater. they don't like the move in low water either. no one knows how much water to let out of reservoirs for fish and how much the save for people. scientist are working on a new high-definition storm prediction system. the cost could be $15 million, but water experts say noing when to release and when to hold flows that's priceless. and tell them what amount of rain will hit the reservoir above or below. that will have implications for the bay area and the state. this research is fast tracked. hoping to create a system of low level radar and censors to hone in on the rivers. it won't be ready this season but two years from now they will forecast where, when and how much rain will fall taking the guesswork out of managing our resource. >> the weather team is keeping you up to date outwitter, facebook and -- on twitter and facebook and

steel slightly exceed the code allowance. at a news conference today, caltrans said test results show bolts used to fasten earthquakes of shock absore bens to the eastern span deck held up will under attention. remember a year ago about a third of the initial batch of bolts broke when tightened. >>> asiana airlines is facing a first-ever fieven against airlines for the response it provided after the sfo crash last year. u.s. regulators said today they're imposing a half million dollar fine on the airline for failing to provide prompt and generous assistance to victims' families. there were 291 people on board. three passengers ended up being killed. many others were injured. regulators say it took as long as five days to reach all the relatives. asiana told the associated press today that it provided extensive support and continues to do so. >>> i just started screaming because i felt something. >> the victim of a stray bullet speaks on camera for the first time. her determination to make a full recovery and beat the odds. >>> hundreds of thousands more vehicles are being added to a massive automotive recall. the defect is now linked to

the casting of ben affleck as batman and now dorks have something to obsess over that a guy who plays nerdy characters will be portraying the man of steel'sis. andy, i go to you first. you are the king of dorks, nerds, losers, maybe. what is your take on the casting? >> bravo. i say bravo. he proved he can play a megla-maniac in "the social network" and he has been generally good in everything he has done. we don't know who this luther will be. a scientist, businessman? we don't know, greg. we just don't know. but either way luther is not super power. he is just super smart. eisenberg is good at playing people who are a little off. >> i am going on dennis rodman. i am big on rodman and he has done wonderful work with television. >> no, i got this. i got this! to me, i am not in casting casting and never will be. >> good qhois. good choice. i thought you would go with michael sara. >> i could have gone with that. i think he lives behind me. i have seen him on his bicycle. >> it is everybody in brooklyn. joanne, isn't it adorable how nerds get so excited about this sort of thing? >> one could say adorable. or not. i had to -- didn't know wh

ben quick. i don't know how i got that one. >> coyote. >> what does it stand for? >> it is a nickname my grandfather gave me as a baby. >> stalker steeld to work out on the pile, littlest guy out there. that's how i got those three. >> they call me outlaw. >> outlaw? >> yeah. >> self-explanatory? >> yes, it is self-explanatory. >> they call me doo like the coal miner's daughter and not the daughter part, dude. but doolittle on there. >> and the name hustle got me here, too, you know, so sometimes it ain't good to hustle. >> while nicknames are common in prison, we've discovered something else is as well, but it's not as harmless. >> what is that? >> prison-made whiskey. it's got prunes in it. they just wait until it ferments good. >> what does it smell like? >> it's got a strong whiskey aroma. >> inmate-manufactured alcohol goes by many names, prison julep, pruno, hooch, white lightning. whatever it is, our crews have seen it, heard about it, and smelled it. it exists in every prison we filmed in. >> alcohol is used daily. alcohol inside our correctional institutions are a very big problem because it only takes a small amount of time