he is the first non britain to run what was until the crisis the biggest company in britain. he has to rebuild the company's image, especially in the u.s., where of course its reputation has suffered the most. >> first of all, listen closely to that accent. >> we will keep at this for years, we will not cut and run. >> the new chief comes from mississippi for the last month, he has been in charge of the response for the oil spill response. he missed out at the top job three years ago, now becomes the first american ever to run the company. the man on the right raised in the american south places the man on the left -- replaces the man on the left. now dudley will move to the center. >> we will learn a lot from this. the industry will learn a lot. there is no question that we will change as the company and from those companies, we will emerge from this wiser. >> robert dudley has over 30 years of experience and six years as head of the russian operations. he would like to keep british petroleum as a top producer of oil. >> you can count on men like these fishing in louisiana.

chairman has promised britain's backing. first, striking garment workers have clashed with police near the cambodian border. nine people were injured. the industry has been plagued by falling orders and stoppages over low pay. they produce clothing for some of the biggest western retailers. >> labor relations in this drama sector have been frayed in recent days, following the suspension of the union official. the arrival of the police hardly seemed to help matters. they can to enforce a court order to clear the streets. in the scuffle that followed, a handful workers were injured. >> when they came, they beat us with the electric batons. >> the move has been grim for some time. the global recession caused fallen orders and tens of thousands of job losses and a double-digit inflation. a recent $5 increase has not been well received. this would not be the image that big-name clients had in mind when they chose to make their clothes in cambodia the laws guaranteed -- in cambodia. the laws guaranteed fair wages and good working

britain's david cameron. the young political star everyone's talking about, weighing in on bp, lockerbie and obama. >>> race and reaction. a black federal employee resigns, saying the white house misunderstood something that happened 24 years ago. >>> and, the mailman and the moment. one postman, saving lives three times. >>> good evening tonight. a brand new british prime minister arrived at the white house, and you'll meet david cameron in a moment, as we ask him about everything from afghanistan to the storm surrounding british oil giant bp. it is now three months to the day since the oil spill began, a day on which bp began selling billions of dollars in assets. and, mud has become the latest hope for the end of that broken well. we'll begin with abc's matt gutman in baton rouge, louisiana, tonight, on this new idea. matt? >> reporter: diane, think of it this way. it's an arm wrestling match between this mud and that oil. now, engineers are going to use pumps four times bigger than this to try to jam that

look at europe, look at britain. they have the same problem, and they have more terror attacks the we do. to me, it is about the safety of the country. >> that state is home to 400,000 illegal immigrants, and authorities want to make life so hard for them that they leave. the effects are already being felt. in phoenix, this woman told me tell businesses near hers have closed in two months because the documented -- undocumented workers have fled. she did not want to be identified, but says she is afraid of arizonas tough stand and may go home. >> the whole system has been demonizing immigrants. >> at the courthouse, the protests continue. the new law has only temporarily halted an ongoing flashpoint for america's immigration debate. >> news of the quarterly will come as a relief to many people. many families in mexico rely on money sent back from relatives in the united states. we have been to one region in central mexico where tensions have been running high. >> it seems bound to become a ghost town. an estimated 60

and britain criticized the release of the libyan bomber. targeting the faithful, suicide bombers attacked a shia mosque. just three weeks after taking office, roger is new prime minister calls -- australia's new prime minister calls for an election in august. welcome to bbc news. i am juliet dunlop. engineers are now studying the results of pressure test to see along the cat can contain the leak. our correspondent reports. >> is this the moment that the state of bp's oil spill stretched to vanish from the waters of the gulf of mexico? a mile down, this is how it looked last night. the leak was gradually being turned off until the flow was cut to just a wisp of oil and then shut it totally. it is good news, although president obama warned americans to be cautious. >> one of the problems with having this camera down there is that, when the oil stops gushing, everybody feels like we're done and we are not. scientists are doing a number of test. they want to make sure that, by putting this cap on, the oil is not seeping out in elsewhere that co

he is establishing his own reputation in britain as well. on the ground in delhi, it is clear that pakistan will be on the table on talks between the prime minister and his indian counterpart tomorrow. david cameron has shown he is not shy of trying to set the agenda. bbc news. >> 100 days since the deep water horizon rig exploded in the gulf of mexico and triggered the worst oil spill in american history. oil is now clearing from the surface of the ec faster than expected, according to experts. -- from the start se of starta -- from the surface of the sea. st8 b)people have been killed n roadside bomb. it is thought nato forces were patrolling the area. french police have found the bodies of eight newborn babies found in france. the parents have been arrested. dogs are still searching two separate sites and in the village of villers-au-tertre. rescue workers have been sent you a town in northeast china where it is reported flooding has dropped 30,000 people. it is believed that a reservoir overflowed at jilin province. heavy rains and land

and the warnings here in britain that this fast-growing activity could live up to its grim name. an afghan army recruit has again turned on foreigners. this time, two american civilians were shot dead at a training base in northern afghanistan. an afghan soldier and the suspected gunman were also killed. it is the second such incident in as many weeks and comes just as representatives of 70 countries descended on kabul to the skies the country's future. president karzai told the conference that he wants afghan forces to take control of total security for the country by the end of 2013. >> he is the president of a nation at war, buddy has been accused of presiding over incompetency and corruption. now, he is quoted as the man who can turn things around. today, more than 70 nations came to kabul to give him that backing. in return, he promised to take control of security in just four years, repeating a pledge that his troops will take over for foreign forces in 2014. welcome news for many. >> if the aim of the whole international community here is for the afghan national security f

a lot of people in britain and other states are very angry. but no one has yet managed to show -- it stretches credibility of it -- a direct link between bp lobbying and his release. host: this was just released today that both the scottish government and the u.k. government have denied bp lobbying for his release. it says it has yet to receive an east is a request in the senate inquiry. certainly, it is something they will be talking about. guest: yes, it will. although, it was a scottish decision. i think there is a lot of politics going on in this and it has proved to be an and barbara the decision to release him. there is a certain element in which the scottish government is kicking back and if it can transfer blame to the larger government, it will do so. cameron was not elected then. cameron of the time was on record of being -- as being critical of the release ofal- megrahi. i think he would say to the american people, i am angry like you. host: let's go to chris in connecticut. caller: the realy here is that what this also shows is tha

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i lived in britain for 27 years. i do speak to my mother-in-law a couple of times a week and i am kind of surprised at her attitude. she has said that the british people are a bit miffed about the reaction in america. and wondering -- my husband is in the auto industry and already they are distancing bp of it because they are changing the stickers on their cars. can you relate to us -- because i have not been there in a while -- what the british reaction is to these allegations over bp and the convicted bomber being let go? guest: i think there has been a sort of interesting development in the popular views of the united states depending on politics. i think it is fair to say that your previous president, george bush, was never popular in britain. therefore, there was a real excitement about the election of barack obama, who seems to be so very different. what has happened is that the critical language being used by american politicians against bp has rekindled some of those feelings of caution, if you like, about am

is to chair a congressional inquiry into the locker the bomber says he may send investigators to britain. senator robert menendez says he wants to question some witnesses in the uk. the scottish and former british secretary as well as executive tony hayward refused to testify on capitol hill. >> we will be sending individuals and taking those who made the offer on having some trouble abroad to great britain and to scotland, to interview the individuals and to ask questions and get a thorough understanding of how the came to their decisions. hasrizona's governor appealed against the federal court decision to block parts of a federal immigration law before it came into effect. the court issued a temporary injunction against a requirement that police check the immigration status of anyone the stop, and blocking the requirement to hold emigration papers. the clash with lorry drivers despite a government order to end a strike. the government is using emergency orders to force the workers back to work after a few days of strike. the un cultural organization unesco has removed a site from its l

. >> america and britain would like the president to do more to stamp out corruption but the big thing was putting afghans in charge. in the middle of this group, the u.s. secretary of state and hamid karzai. the announcements made are important, this is about style and substance, showing that they can support president karzai and bring their troops home. past promises have been broken so i asked the president about what the differences would be. >> the differences are that we can shed the capacity of the army. -- we can show the capacity of the army. the ability and good of our soldiers. >> any pullout depends on demand coming into land. with four stars on his hat, david petraeus is a new commander. he has the daunting task of getting the force is ready. the news has come that another soldier has turned his guns on his trainers. this raises fear that the taliban may be infiltrating. bringing british troops home depends on stopping the taliban. this was the scene for u.k. forces last summer, this year the fighting is just as hard. the casualties are also graves. -- are also just as gra

in britain and america. scottish authorities decided to allow him to go home to die in libya. now hillary clinton has spoken to william hague about the growing concern. >> it is an insult to the families of the victims of the bombing of pan am flight 13. legitimate concerns were raised about the medical information that led to the decision. people of raised -- have raised questions about the prisoner transfer agreements. we will look to the british government to help us fully understand the basis of the decision that led up to his release. >> here on in washington, there is real anger over the circumstances surrounding his release. the scottish government insists it acted independently. the british government said bp did not influence the decision, and bp says it was not involved in discussions about sending the bomber home. al-megrahi's continuing health has angered groups representing the lockerbie victims. >> now looks like he may outlive all of us. the next book will be the anniversary of his release, au

. >> but the journey was meant to be about creating jobs in britain. while some deals have been sealed, it has taken a different direction, leaving some wondering if honesty is the best foreign policy. >> one of the busiest airports in moscow -- russians board and a passenger jet described -- disguised as medics to detain the man who tried to take over the plane. all passengers and crew were released unharmed. citigroup must pay $75 million to settle civil charges that misled investors about its potential losses from subprime mortgages in 2007. the bank had said the exposure was $13 billion or less. the sec said it exceeded $50 billion. a set of false teeth borne by the winston churchill were sold at auction for nearly $24,000. the final bid was four times higher than expected. we reported this last night -- debentures were designed to preserve his particular way of speaking. a woman in northern france is under investigation for the murder of eight newborn babies. the 45-year-old was arrested in a small village where the bodies were discovered. the hus

and great britain. i don't think there will be any short-term or long-term adverse impact. i think this is a natural spill, a natural disaster. its impact is a natural disaster and i think there will have to be a resolution. i don't think politically. i think the ties between the united states and america are too strong for this one example to color that relationship. you're right. i've got a conference call now. i want to thank everybody. i particularly want to thank steve wermiel who was very, very understanding. i was going to be here last week and got called down to the gulf because of this horrible accident. i want to make it up in some small way. i hope i have and hope i will be invited back by steve. lately, it's practically the only time i see him and i always like seeing steve. president obama announced the awarding of $2 billion from the economic stimulus program to two stroller -- two smaller companies in that creating jobs and solar clean energy. senator saxby chambliss is the republican add

britain's stop the war coalition says the nico. down who could mark the beginning of the end of the campaign the whistleblower was only within the six bodies coveralls which included civilian deaths in the past link between pocus on intelligence on its home and. a federal judge has blocked parts of arizona this controversial new immigration bill among all the things she dropped the requirement that immigrants to carry paid little planes because it say the rest of the bill was still in college is racial profiling. there was chipping from heat on small good temperatures having been close to forty degrees celsius for nine days running stuff also selma since records began one hundred years ago. more news in just fifteen minutes time sports without injury. hello there thanks for watching the sport here on r.t. and this is what is coming out. new territory simply to get their first taste of european football it seems to reach the. bitter exit mera donna says he feels betrayed after losing the job as argentina coach. and match the medals

one of britain's largest peace routes the stop the war coalition says the leak of files on the campaign in afghanistan would mark the beginning of the year out of the war. by whistleblower groups we can lease is continuing to be felt. the federal judge has blocked parts of arizona's controversial new law designed to stamp out illegal immigration and penalize anyone helping undocumented workers critics say the legislation still encourages racial profiling. and hot of the heels of anna chapman and other so-called has been arrested in the u.s. the twenty four year old born american citizen is suspected of smuggling controlled on to iraq. as we have here in our t. and a farmer joins us now. hearing angry that the big names in football are now getting it all their own way. among some of the teens struggling to qualify for the champions league football next season well tonight the rushing to get their first taste of european action that in my. fellow that welcome to the sport thanks for joining me and these are the headlines the medals keep coming in barcelona is russia playing five european

to participate in this tournament only to find out that britain won't allow the team into the country unless they have the proper documentation c. as of now they have passports issued by their tribal federation which the u.k. said they will not accept while the british and us travel out already say the team being detained should come as no surprise the team thinks that those passports that they have should be recognized because they are not united states citizens and they've vigorously assert their sovereignty from the u.s. now earlier we spoke with drew bucktooth one of the team members earlier about the problem and asking why they don't want a standard us passport. we've been a sovereign nation and if we give into using the passports this time in my sort of precedence for them to say we don't use it all the time and it would just be taking another piece of our sovereignty away from us. now eventually the players did it get a waiver from secretary of state hillary clinton which allowed the team to travel to britain but the bigger question still remains can the area quite continue to

one of britain's largest peace groups the stop the war coalition says the leak of files on a campaign in afghanistan to mark the beginning of the end of the war the fallout caused by a whistleblower group weekly leaks is continuing to be felt. a federal judge has blocked hearts of arizona's controversial new law designed to stamp out all new immigration and penalize anyone helping undocumented workers critics say the legislation still encourages. racial profiling and discrimination. hot of the heels of out of chapman and other so-called from fatah has been arrested in the u.s. the twenty four year old lothian born american citizen is suspected of smuggling controlled funding wittman's to russia. now this we have lines here on our t.v. time now for sports of date with the new farmer don't go away. thank. you. hello there welcome to the sports update and these are the headlines. the medals keep coming in barcelona of russia claim five on day two of the european athletics championships. while the kings of sprint bowl game power will face each other next month for their third showdown thi

and former russian colonel sergei skripal was arrested in 2004 and convicted of spying for britain. he is apparently in poor health. white house officials said today they considered a swap even before the ten sleeper agents were arrested. after the arrests, cia director leon panetta reportedly approached his russian counterpart with the swap proposal. georgetown university professor charles kupchan said today he thinks ultimately the deal was good for the u.s.-russia relationship. >> i think that we have to proceed with eyes wide open. russia may go back to being an aggressor state but at this point the trend lines are still positive ones. the stakes are so high that i think the obama administration is doing the right thing by trying to pov as quickly as possible to contain the spy scandal and prevent it from getting in the way of improving cooperation between the u.s. and russia. >> woodruff: but kramer had a different perspective on

so, it's necessary for britain to tighten its belt and prove that we can live within our means. and having won the election on that basis, and formed a coalition government on that basis, i want to demonstrate that that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: you don't look at the united states and in any way say, you are continuing to stimulate yourself into a point of no return? >> well, president obama himself

the biggest and most effective armies in the world it has nuclear weapons it has a huge d asper in britain and therefore in europe. and when it comes to controlling terrorism against the west i stress against the west in the west not in afghanistan pakistan has in fact been an indispensable and very useful ally in tackling al qaeda so america simply can't do without them even though when it comes to afghanistan and the afghan taliban pakistan continues to follow what is in effect a very different agenda down i'd like to go to you in dubai that's a very good point a different agenda i mean of course the united states and pakistan have mutual interest on a number of things but not on everything i mean a lot of people within the even the political establishment in pakistan which are saying that the united states with its policies is infringing upon the sovereignty of pakistan and it's extremely unpopular and there are charges pakistan will just go so far in dealing with the taliban within its own territory and its access to afghanistan so not a perfect relationship are far from perfect. i thi

they want the best for britain. conservative party has always been a party that puts the national interest first, and the best thing, the national interest, the best thing for britain now is a new government that works together in the national interest, and i hope with all my heart that is something we can achieve. that is all i have to say for now. i hope you understand, but i will not be taking questions because this urgent work must begin. thank you. >> we leave the british leader's speeches. you can find them in their entirety at c-span.org. next, president obama on the latest unemployment numbers released today. the labor department report shows unemployment rising to 9.9% in >> in my day, i said he was and still is the best dressed da mayor in the nation. am i correct, everybody? willie brown. [applause] you will need him again, but please help me welcome send francisco assessor phil king, supervisor david chiu, carmen chu. [applause] supervisor eric mar, right here. [applause] public defender jeff adachi. it

and i think britain should be a country that sticks to its word.and i have to say, even to those who take a more-headed approach to these things, overseas aid is in our domestic interest. you think of the problems of -- that world poverty causes it's in our interest and in our national security to deliver this. t above all britain is sticking to its word i found at the g8 and the g20 give us the opportunity to have some moral authority and moral leadership on this vital issue. >> how can the prime minister th hundreds of thousands of public sector workers, the victims of the financial crash, were unquestionably will lose their jobs because of the huge public service cuts to come. when the -- when the bankers and the super rich, the architects of the financial crash, whose wealth according to the sunday times whose riches grew 77 billion pounds this year stand to lose neither their jobs nor their income and their wealth. is that what you mean fire everybody together? >> the prime minister. >> the right honorable gentleman fought the last election on

he said, "i think that sign has gone up around the world saying britain is serious about sorting out its economic mess." he is right. it is a pity he did not say it when he was in office. >> the right honorable gentleman has not answered the question about the 1.3 million. he has not agreed to publish those documents. he should know what abject misery this unemployment will3 families, and to communities. can he tell us now how much extra it will cost in unemployment benefits? >> the right honorable and learned lady does not seem to understand. unemployment will be falling during this parliament. we have published the full figures, but it is not now us publishing the figures, it is the office for budget responsibility. she must understand that this is something the labour party now supports. let me repeat, the figures show that unemployment in the public sector would be higher under labour's plans next year and the year after. when she gets to her feet, perhaps she will tell us whether she now supports the pay freeze to keep unemployment down? >> mr. speaker, you can always tell when

and britain says he wants to go home. nothing had been heard of igor sutyagin since he went to the russian authorities. now in a statement released from his brother, he says he wants to return to his family. banks across europe are being assessed as to how they cope with a renewed recession. a british far-right politician has been barred from attending a garden party with the queen of buckingham palace. he has called the withdrawal of the invitation "deeply shocking." >> all dressed up, and nowhere to go. griffith wask invited to take tea with the queen. but he was barred from the palace. >> they have made it very clear. they will not discriminate against anyone, and i thought that was the right thing to do. >> the palace made it clear he had been kept away, but they could not keep them away from the microphone. >> i was invited as an elected member of the european parliament. it is symbolic. it is even more symbolic now that the political leaders have decided to kick me out. >> in the unlikely event he had wanted to, he

if a parent is britain often, it is very likely that the child is also bitten often. important in understanding genetic components is what makes the practice inviting for insects. >> there is some hope. one out of town of us are not been that all. it appears we are giving up a chemical that asks us. the next challenge is the holy grail of insect repellent. >> a set of false teeth worn by winston churchill as he led britain to victory in the second world war have been sold at auction. >> on the seas and oceans, we shall fight. we shall fight with growing strength in the air. >> the unmistakeable words of winston churchill. instant -- inspirational and instantly recognizable. churchill had a natural speech impediment, giving him a distinctive voice, which was a crucial tool in winning the second world war. an unlikely weapon, a set of gold dentures specifically designed to preserve his list and keep his voice faltered on the airwaves. -- but all turned on the airways. made by a young dental -- un- altered on the airwaves. made by a young dental technician. >> his papers

britain's defense secretary admits the u.k. and american troops used to depleted uranium munitions during the iraq war in two thousand and three its use is widely condemned because of the potential long term health effects such as cancer and birth abnormalities. washington has apologized to moscow for arresting a russian citizen without properly notifying the countries of origin the pilot was detained in liberia and transferred to the u.s. over his alleged involvement in drug trafficking. and all the sporting news is next with human. to have your company. today here on twenty four hour r t i am you know these are some of the stories we're covering feeling blue. monitor a long long suspense the entire world cup squad following their disastrous in south africa. championship winner tim clark not just up a bogey free run to take a share of the lead after day two that can be in the open. and off track it's a dog's life when you don't know which hurt to chase a brace the artificial one or. more on that shortly but let's kick things o

britain's defense secretary admits u.k. and american troops use depleted uranium an initial or muroc war in two thousand and three it's use is why do you condemn it because of the potential long term health effects such as tense with the militants. and washington has apologized to moscow for arresting a russian citizen without proper notifying the countries of forty's the pilot was detained in long period and transferred to mess with his alleged involvement in drug trafficking. longer than jews explores the ring of ancient cities and towns just outside the russian capital. hello and good to see you again now about seventy five kilometers north of moscow along the road. is the small town south of the main goal to ring the nations. of the next few weeks we'll be visiting several of these historic wonderful cities and towns day out on a beautiful something. you can see the journey. to just over the centuries many fasting throughout the journey is a long way from the second full day today it's about a two hour drive where you l

britain's former justice secretary jack straw says he will not attend a hearing concerning the lockerbie bomber, al-megrahi. the investigation will look into whether his release was linked to an oil deal between bp and libya. he is the only person convicted of the bombing that killed to under 70 people over lockerbie, including 109 americans. >> in may 2007, and tony blair looks on as the bp chief tony hayward signed a multimillion oil field in libya. fast forward to august 2009, at the lockerbie bomber arrives home, having been released by the scottish government on compassionate grounds. senators in washington are considering whether the issues were at their -- were ever linked. they want to talk to jack straw. he has declined their invitation. earlier, he gave this explanation. >> i cannot help them on the key issue, which i found out is the central concern from their letter. which is, why was it mr. al- megrahi released on compassionate grounds? i literally had nothing to do without. >> problems the justice secretary has said he will not be going to washington, and nor will the massa

one of britain's largest peace groups the stop the war coalition says the leak of files on the campaign in afghanistan is so embarrassing could mark the beginning of the aunt of the war the war reporter posted online by a whistleblower group wiki leaks suggest the situation on the ground is a far cry from the official picture of the conflict include details of civilian deaths at the hands of coalition troops as well.