although we made more than 100 requests, no one would let bob simon into a mine in harlan county.sthand how mining can be so dangerous, he visited a mine in neighboring pike county. >> is everybody all right? okay. >> the tunnel is 5 to 7 feet high and 20 feet across. you can hear the coal's ominous snap, crackle, and pop caused by the enormous weight of the mountain above us, pressing down on the coal seam. the tunnel is so long that miners don't walk to work. they squeeze into squat little rail cars called "man trips" for a 20-minute commute that feels less like disneyland and more like a ride into hell. on both sides of the tracks, we saw rocks that had fallen from the ceiling. the black coal walls of the tunnel had been sprayed with crushed limestone to control the amount of coal dust in the air. coal dust can fuel explosions. it also causes a fatal illness, black lung disease. this is the face of the mine, two miles from the shaft and 1,400 feet underground, and this machine is called a continuous miner. it claws its way through the mountain, mining coal and digging a tunnel

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but as bob simon first reported in 2007, getting there was half the fun. >> after a 20-hour flight toarta, indonesia, followed by a 7-hour plane ride to new guinea, we had concluded the easy part of the trip. we then boarded a single-engine plane with bruce beehler, the lead scientist from conservation international, which stirred the world with its discoveries in 2005. after an hour in the air, we were looking for a grass runway. we skirted the treetops and touched down. [people singing in native language] we landed right in the middle of a party. the guests of honor: us. >> all: [singing] >> what is going on? >> whoa, that's quite a welcome. >> who are these people? >> these are the papasena people. they seem to like you. >> when the papasena people like you, they dab you with clay. the village of papasena was our jumping-off point for the final leg up to the rain forest the next day. since the villagers owned the land we wanted to visit, we needed their blessing. >> hello mama. >> bruce was looking for one villager in particular, pak timothy, the papasena chief, the man we hoped wo

but as bob simon first reported in 2007, getting there was half the fun. >> after a 20-hour flight to indonesia, followed by a 7-hour plane ride to new guinea, we had concluded the easy part of the trip. we then boarded a single-engine plane with bruce beehler, the lead scientist from conservation international, which stirred the world with its discoveries in 2005. after an hour in the air, we were looking for a grass runway. we skirted the treetops and touched down. [people singing in native language] we landed right in the middle of a party. the guests of honor: us. >> all: [singing] >> what is going on? >> whoa, that's quite a welcome. >> who are these people? >> these are the papasena people. they seem to like you. >> when the papasena people like you, they dab you with clay. the village of papasena was our jumping-off point for the final leg up to the rain forest the next day. since the villagers owned the land we wanted to visit, we needed their blessing. >> hello mama. >> bruce was looking for one villager in particular, pak timothy, the papasena chief, the man we hoped would s

too far. >> simon: her odd behavior was out there for everyone to see-- the intimate way she kissed her brother in public, the vials of blood she and her second husband, billy bobore around their necks. angelina acknowledges she's taken quite a walk on the wild side, but says she's moved on. >> jolie: i'm angie. >> simon: in recent years, she has been traveling the world as a goodwill ambassador for the u.n. she's visited more than 20 countries, primarily to work with refugees. you used to be a pretty bad girl. now, you are a u.n. ambassador. you are a member of the council on foreign relations. >> jolie: uh-huh. >> simon: you're a humanitarian activist. do you ever miss being a bad girl? >> jolie: i'm still a bad girl. >> simon: yeah? >> jolie: ( laughs ) you know, i still have that side of me that is... it's just... it's in its place now. it belongs... it... you know, it belongs to brad, or it belongs to our adventures. >> simon: angelina and brad pitt have had three children together. she also adopted three from three different countries-- cambodia, ethiopia and vietnam. for years, before they finally got engaged, the tabloids had the couple splitting up one

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simon, bob, has anything changed? what should i take away from all of this, simon?e we dodged a bullet, didn't we? least worst outcome. the problem is that because you don't have a panic or capitulation, it's actually if we don't get movement from them by the end of the week certainly the politicians, we are not in a good place. >> the can is not kicked down the road very far but i don't think the break-up of the euro is imminent and there's a signal of a willingness, this week signals it makes the markets more calm and not a lot of people invested in stocks right now. >> sort of agreeing with both of you, actually. the can is ticked but not as far. let's talk about microsoft. rumors flying about a microsoft design tablet. a big announcement later today. others speculate a kindle killer or a direct competitor with the mighty ipad. >> i can tell you, remember what happened with some of the other stuff they tried doing so well. i guess they could bring in -- remember the zune? they were killed on that. microsoft windows and the xbox, they might be able to make a table

joining me today is michael simons and bob engel. >> hi. >> bob, i want to start with you.hristie knew he wanted to have a job in politics and a conversation he had with a second grade teacher. that is how far back it goes. what was that conversation? >> he was seven when most kids wanted to be firemen or spiderman. he was by the flag pole. the teacher went out to find out what was going on. he said when i grow up, i'm going to be president. that was seven. when he was 10, he said he wanted a law book. >> he goes back to being a toddler and above. christie is known now as an adult for this blunt political style. he shoots from the hip, really speaks his mind. it doesn't seem to hurt him politically. he talks about this because this is how he grew up. he claims this is the family style that he was raised in. >> right. they would talk everything out. they did not hold back if they had an argument. it wasn't a sign of weakness. it was a sign of love. he does that now. he says what he thinks. it works for him. he is not faking it when he does all that. it is not the entire stor

in chris christie come the inside story of his rise to power, bob engle and michael simon explores thelife and career of the new jersey governor. look for these titles and book stores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on book tv and booktv.org. >> here is a quick look at some of the upcoming book fairs and festivals around the country. on june 4 -- 05, we will be in new york city. this will feature both tvs coverage of the week june 16 and 17. on june 9 and 10th, book tv will be light from chicago. we will be covering 12 author panels over the weekends weekend. for continually updated information on the festival, visit our website at booktv.org. the mill bookwork festival will be the end of june, in belfast, mainemac, will host the belfast perfectible. this will feature question and answer sessions and maine's local history. for a complete list of book fairs and festivals, visit booktv.org and click on the book fairs tab at the top of the page. also, please let us know about bookers in your area. e-mail us at booktv@c-span.org. >> i wanted to read one of the

in chris christie, journalist bob ingle and michael simons explore the life and career of the new jersey governor. look for these titles in the bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >>> i know many of you might not have been born in 1973 and '4 when watergate took place. but richard nixon won, in one of the biggest landslides in the history of the united states, which meant that most americans who voted in that election voted for him. yet when facts came out suggesting that laws were violated, the american people -- including the overwhelming majority who had supported richard nixon -- said, congress, you have to investigate, we have to have a special prosecutor, the laws have to be enforced no matter what. and in the end when the house judiciary committee acted on a bipartisan basis to vote for the impeachment of richard nixon, the country overwhelmingly supported that verdict. and what did that tell us? that more important than any political party and more important than any president of the united states and more importan

. >>> and legendary singer-songwriter paul simon on the surprising prevalence of spiritual themes in his music. >>> welcome, i'm kim lawton, sitting in for bob abernethy. thank you for joining us. the vatican this week pledged to restore trust amid a scandal over leaked documents that led to the arrest of pope benedict the xvi's butler. paolo gabriele was benedict's private assistant who was often seen riding in the front of the popemobile. he was arrested last week after holy see police found confidential papal documents at his home in the vatican city state. gabriele is being detained in the holy see while vatican investigators determine whether he periodically leaked private documents, including some to an italian journalist, who used them in a book. there has been intense speculation over who else may be involved in the so-called "vatileaks" scandal, including possibly high-ranking church officials. on wednesday, benedict said the events have brought sadness to his heart, adding that he was grateful to those who serve him loyally. he also criticized the media for spreading what he called "exaggerated" and "gratuitous" rumors. >>> here in

bob is wonderful. he has been with simon & shuster for a long time and we have a great working report but we have thatrapport with all of our authors. >> host: will there be galleys to that? guest code there will not be galleys to that book. >> host: one book that did not have galleys julia prosser it you have been working on, david maraniss, barack obama, the story. what kind of fort. do with mr. marinus on that? >> guest: well, we work together to make sure the book is discussed in the light that really shows how enormous amount of work that went into it. marinus traveled the globe and sat down with over 300 people to get the real story and to find all the characters that really hedged obama's life and it's a generational story. it's a global story and so we want to share all of that. not just wet is excerpted. >> host: booktv did a special with that book as well, but so we worked with you quite a bit on this. what is it like setting up a publicity tour for an author of a book that sites? >> guest: it's funny this one is really change. sometime you think the plants are going to go in one direction a

simon. thanks a lot. bob pisani here. do we owe this rally or not?n, deposit insurance, some kind of resolution fund also regulatory oversight. that's got people talking as well. that's definitely what's going on here. here is the problem. germany starting to push back. recently officials say we don't want a banking union right now. look at the headline. this is the real crux of the problem going on here. they don't want a banking union without a fiscal union. what does that mean, the germans aren't going to transfer billions and billions of euros to southern europe under any circumstances for the banks, sovereign unions. here is the quote of the day from one of the bank officials. whoever accepts liability, that would be the germans, also has to have the right to control. that's the heart of the issue. germans want control over where they are spending money. how southern european brethren are spending it of that's the problem. they are not going to give up the sovereignty, that's why it's so darn difficult, plotting from crisis to crisis. to make th

bob keeling has the story. >> i can just pay you in cash. whatever the [ bleep ] it is. >> you want to pay me in cash. >> ashley simone anderson appears to beg a bad situation worse. just before 3:00 yesterday morning, a trooper pulled her over on suspicion of speeding along orange avenue. then the trooper says she repeatedly tried to bribe him. >> there's no way i can pay you off, even like $3,000 in cash. >> ma'am, i'm going to tell you one more time to step out of the vehicle. >> reporter: mo make matters worse, anderson refused to get out of her charge, adding another charge. the felony bribery count is far worse than the original charges for which she was pulled officer. >> it's a misdemeanor, so yeah its a more serious offense, punishable with a more serious punishment. yeah, the bribery is significant, and we take that seriously. >> reporter: anderson told the trooper she needed to drive that morning, because her boyfriend, he couldn't, because, you guessed it, he had gotten a dui. she also brags about successfully bribing an officer in south florida before. >> i paid him probably $2,000. >> you had $2,000 cash on you? >> yes, i did.

simon johnson coming to the panel, 13 bankers. speaking of policy choices he worked with arguing with larry summers and bob rubin and alan greenspan. wanted to release a concept paper about the problem that derivatives would cost the country. larry summers called her and said there are 13 bankers in my office telling me if you release this concept paper, you could cause the worst financial crisis since the great depression. concept paper is dangerous. unregulated derivatives market, not dangerous. this administration and pointing at democrats, all of these cadres of followers passed around new york. everybody listening -- this is bobby's fault. bobby ended glass-steagall and made $50 million. so i think we need to bring that story and bring it hard because that is a chunk of the problem we at and it is not that complicated of a story. >> one of the big problems we had with the white house is they had the notion -- 30 points on the board and win every legislative battle. if you advance a proposal, that is a terrible thing. that is just bad political thinking. the public doesn't know or care. they know how the economy is doing which

simon wrote 13 bankers speaking of policy choices born with arguing with larry summers and bob reubennd i can't remember -- al lan greene -- alan greene span. she wanted to write a paper. larry summers called her and said i have 13 bankers in my office who are telling me if you release this paper, you could cause the worst financial crisis since the great depression. concept paper is dangerous. unregulatedded derifftives market not dangerous. the idea that this administration and plenty of democrats listen to the bobby -- that's what i call them, bob rube night his followers. they move around and pass around new york. everybody is listen together bobbies. this is bobby's fault. he ended -- and walked into city group the next day and made $50 million. we need to bring that story and brick it hard. that's chunk of the problem that we have and again, it's not that complicated of a story. >> i just want -- one of the big problems that you said, i think we had with the white house in the early months was they have the notion of -- so you to win every legislative battle. if you propose cong

this -- simon wrote 13 bankers and said, he was arguing with larry summers and bob rubin and alan greenspan. she wanted to release the concept papers about the problems that derivatives could cause the country. larry summers said i have 13 bankers in my office that say if you release this paper, you could cause the worst financial crisis since the great depression. the concepts of paper is dangerous. unregulated derivatives market not dangerous. ok. the idea that this administration and plenty listen to the bobbies. they move around in packs around the new york. everybody listening to the bobbies. this is his fault. he ended glass stiegel and got into citigroup the next day. we need to bring that story. it is not that complicated of a story. >> one of the biggest problems that we had with the white house in the early months is they had a notion of putting links on the board. you have to win every legislative battle. it is just a bad political thinking. the public does not know. the public does not care. they know two things. they know how the economy is doing. and they know what you stand f