benazir bhutto was awarded the united nations prize in the field of human rights. her legacy is detailed in the new documentary film "bhutto." >> she was pregnant and doing some of the campaign and she cleverly had fooled general zir because she knew they would get her medical records and find out when the baby was due and time the election exactly for that. so she got her records switched. >> i visited pakistan with part of a group of democratic party officials, and met with the general. he looked at me and said the worst mistake of my life was allowing your friend to live. and i related this story to benazir and she looked at me with any expression and she said he's right. >> people didn't watch the news had to pay attention when she came on the set. she was stunning. anyway, this film, "bhutto" was directed by wain bowman. thank you for being here. >> great to be here. >> what you told me, stunning this morning, is this is your first film. >> yeah. i bit off a big chunk, and it's an incredibly complex story, but i've always believed that it was a hugely missed op

it is the most high-profile assassination here since the killing of the former prime minister benazir bhutto2007. now, once again, there is chaos and lost. and all this at a time of political crisis. the government is hanging by a thread. pakistan's ruling party has been robbed of a stalwart, and the country has been robbed of an outspoken liberal. human rights workers say it a rare voice of courage is gone. >> the rising waters it seemed to be reaching their peak in australia. in queensland, a week's worth of rain is making its way towards the ocean, but the town of rockhampton lies in the air. they have cut the town's air and transport links. from there, we report. >> this is a day that salman taseerockhampton has braced itself for, with flood waters except to peek over the next few hours. more than 500 people have fled or been wrested from their homes. a coastal city at the mass of this river, this should be the last stop before the flood waters reached the ocean. but it is thought rockhampton could be under water for the next 10 days. when last hit by flooding in 1991, it became an islan

it is the most high-profile assassination since the killing of the former prime minister, benazir bhutto, in 2007. the country's government is hanging by a thread and the killing of salman taseer will add to its insecurity. the country has been robbed of an outspoken liberal, human rights workers say, a rare voice of courage is gone. >> a picture tells its own story, but the rising waters seem to be reaching their peak in australia. in queensland, a week's worth of rain is making its way to the ocean. floods have cut the town's air, road and rail links for the 75,000 inhabitants of rockhampton. from there, the bbc's nick bryant. >> this is the day that rockhampton has been bracing itself for, with flood waters expected to peak over the next few hours. these are the low lying fringes. 150 houses are already under water. more than 500 people have either fled or been rescued from their homes. a coastal city at the mouth of the swollen fitzroy river, this should be the last stop before the flood waters reach the ocean. but rockhampton could be under water for the next 10 days. when last hit

it is the most high-profile assassination here since the killing of the former prime minister benazir bhutto in 2007. once again, there is chaos and lost, and all this at a time of political crisis. the government is hanging by a thread. pakistan's ruling party has been rubbed of a stalwart, and the country has been robbed of an outspoken liberal. human rights workers say a rare voice of courage it is gone. bbc news, islamabad. >> the rising waters seem to be reaching their peak in australia. weeks' worth of rain is making its way north to the ocean along the swollen river, but a town lies in the way. they have cut the town's airport and road links and isolated the 70,000 inhabitants. >> this is a day that rockhampton has been bracing itself for, with flood waters expected to be governor next few hours. these are on its low-lying fringes, where 150 houses are already under water. more than 500 people have either fled or been rescued from their homes. the coastal city at the mouth of the swollen fitzroy river -- the should be the last stop before surging floodwaters reach the ocean. it is tho

harkat all jihadi islami this is a terrorist who has been implicated in assassination attempts on benazir bhutto on president bashar a he's been implicated in a coup attempt in one thousand nine hundred five in pakistan so he's clearly an enemy of the pakistani state now if pakistan cannot keep this kind of dangerous leader this threat to pakistan itself in jail i think that raises some very serious questions about the overall law and order situation in pakistan and you know that the pakistan military may believe that his relief serves some kind of tactical interest trying to control these militant groups which have become the. stein's monster for pakistan however i think that in the long run his release only weakens the authority of the state and in the long term that's going to be more instability in pakistan which is not only dangerous for pakistan it's frankly dangerous for the entire world all right i'm going to jump in right here we're going to go to a quick break and after that break we'll continue our discussion on pakistan today with our. lives and. sisters. mothers. if you want to live

extremists were the one who killed benazir bhutto, and at the same time india and pakistan become closer to solving the problem of kashmir. >> i am a sophomore from street louis, missouri -- from street louis, missouri. i want to know what real impact you expect your efforts to have on international policy. >> interesting question. somebody said, would you like to debate? if you are interested to know what i thought, read the book, so i do not worry about my legacy, because i am still studying theodore roosevelt or harry truman, and there is not going to be an objective history done on this and ministration for a long time. it is impossible for somebody who covered the white house as a correspondent to ride in and check if analysis of my presidency -- to write an objective analysis of my presidency, so i am confident about the legacy. residents are trying to shape their legacy, but their legacy has been shaped. is done. someday i believe it is going to be a fully established democracy in the middle east. i believe it will have an affect on other nations, but it will take time for that to

it was the most high-profile political killings in pakistan's benazir bhutto was assassinated three years ago. he was one of the moderate voices in the pakistan people's party. he has spoken out against softening blasphemy laws. that has angered islamists. >> salman taseer's opposition to blasphemy laws has cost him his life. he was apparently shot dead by one of his bodyguards and sought -- and died soon afterward. >> there were three gunshots and iran on to the street. he was lying in a pool of his own blood and security forces arrived soon after that. >> i was at home nearby and i heard some shots. i watched the governor being put into a vehicle. >> the governor of pakistan pause most populous province had often been at odds with the country's islamist parties because he supported freedom of speech. he angered many people with his support of a christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly insulting islam's profit, mohammad. iran has warned berlin not to press for release of two german journalist being held for a visa violations. a foreign ministry spokesman in tehran says the irania

they take their life into their handleds and while benazir bhutto stood up, the right was responsible for her murder. and this is a message passed to others >> the religious right thaw refer to, do they have positions in government? do they have political power? or is it power that's exerciseed in moments like this to cause mayhem? >> i think we have to be careful when we talk about the religious right in pakistan. i think the distinction between extremists and relative moderates in pakistan isn't in accord with our notions of extremism and moderation. i think what we're seeing is relative moderates, 500 clerks who are mentioned, they adhere to a rode to the moderate movement in pakistan -- delay consider themselves to be somewhat moderate and clearly make a distinction between themselves and those currently using violence and terrorism to pursue their own agenda. >> but they applauded this assassination? >> indeed they did. i think this just shows the extent to which the default position, if you will, in pakistan has moved sharply to the right and toward intolerance. >> the president

after all, the same extremists were the ones who killed benazir bhutto. in other words, it's a security problem inside pakistan. and at the same time, india and pakistan become closer in solving the problem of kashmir. >> who's got the mic? >> mr. president, my name's alex mace. i'm a sophomore from st. louis, missouri. some have suggested that in writing the decision points and establishing the bush institute that you're attempt -- trying to re-define your political legacy. i want to know how you respond to that criticism and what real impact do you expect your efforts to have on the direction of national policy? >> yes. interesting question. look, somebody the other day said, you know, "would you like to debate?" i said, "man, i'm through debating." if you're interested in what i thought, read the book. and so i don't really worry about my legacy because you know, i'm still studying theodore roosevelt or harry truman. and there's not going to be an objective history done on this administration for a long time. i mean it's impossible for somebody, for ex

the same extremists were the ones who killed benazir bhutto. it is a security problem inside a pakistan. at the same time india and pakistan become closer in solving the problem of cashmere. . who is that the microphone was margin >> i am a sophomore from missouri. your attempt to redefine your political legacy, how do you respond to that criticism and what real impact you expect your efforts to have on the direction of national policy. >> someone asked me if i wanted to debate. i am done debating. there is not going to be an objective history done on this administration for a long time. is it possible for someone to cover the white house as a correspondent to write an objective analysis of the presidency? that person will be covered by the papers. i am pretty comfortable about legacy. presidents of trying to save their legacy. well, their legacy has been shaped. it is done. sunday, i believe iraq is going to be --in other words, it's done and you know some day, i believe iraq is going to be a -- i know it's a democracy now, i think it's going