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finally, by the way, i mentioned this on capitol hill. the way ahead for afghanistan clearly has to include again the development of human capital and the biggest contribution to that is of course basic education and it is very heartening to see this year there will be 8.2 million afghan children in school compared to less than one million under the taliban and some 37% of those according to the minister of education will be girls compared with a minuscule percentage under the taliban. >> i've been told i have time for one last question so i'm going to cheat and package one into it. west has written a well known book this year and he is alleging that the afghan security forces don't fight. and institution building and leadership, do they really fight? >> let me just do that. they do fight. you know, what is the best measure of that? you know, it is sort of a macabre measure but they fight and die. considerably higher numbers than our troopers. beyond that, actually, i often get asked, ok, general, when are the afghans going to step up to

he's 39 years old and the hottest newcomer on capitol hill. but senator marco rubio's kept a low profile, until now. tonight, his first national tv interview since being elected. so, is he running for president? >>> and, surfer girl. bethany hamilton was just 13 when a shark attack captured headlines and changed her life forever. she's riding high once again, and we've got the incredible story of her long fight to get back in the water. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," march 29th, 2011. >> good evening. i'm terry moran. we're going to begin with the revelation of a record of safety violations at america's nuclear plants. the united states is home to 104 reactors across 31 states. some of them located on fault lines. but nuclear regulatory commission safety records show more than 50 safety violations at u.s. nuclear plants from 2007 through 2011. and now there's a move on capitol hill to block licenses for new plants. here's pierre thomas

. >> couric: some controversial hearings begin tomorrow on capitol hill. their focus is the radicalization of american muslims. but as nancy cordes reports, many are expressing their objections. >> we need to be treated as partners, not as suspects. >> reporter: a group of muslim leaders gathered today to condemn tomorrow's hearing and the man behind it. >> the proposed hearing essentially casts doubt on an entire community. >> reporter: but republican peter king of new york contends he's just being practical by restricting the focus of his radicalization hearing to one group-- american muslims. >> there is no threat coming from members of other religions, other than acting as individuals. >> reporter: king's contention-- that muslims have been slow to report radicalization in their midst has sparked protests in new york and a rebuttal from the attorney general. >> leaders of the muslim community and the muslim community itself have contributed significantly to the resolution of many of the things that we have resolved over the course of the last 12 to 18

nancy cordes, cbs news, capitol hill. >> couric: a health scare for tennis star serena williams.gent says the 13-time grand slam winner was treated last week for a blood clot in her lungs. williams, who is 29, says she hopes to be back on the court by early summer. and coming up next, are universities recruiting star athletes and turning a blind eye to their criminal past? ,,,, >> couric: top college football teams are always on the hunt for talent. recruiters go to high schools to watch prospects in action, and, of course, check their records, their playing records. but what about their criminal records? colleges rarely check those, but cbs news and "sports illustrated" did. tonight, chief investigative correspondent armen keteyian shows you what we found. >> reporter: vileseni fauonuku was a one-man wrecking crew as a defensive lineman at bingham high in south jordan, utah, last fall. at six foot 290 pounds, a big reason the minors were the fourth ranked team in the nation. >> i love the kid and i would do what i could to try to help him in his life. >> reporter: but last march

. >>> capitol hill the scene of an emotional and oftentimes angry debate on the issue of homegrow: terror? >> there's nothing radical or un-american in holding these hearings. >> targeting of the muslim american community for the actions of a few is unjust. >> a very controversial debate today, lawmakers wanting to know are many american muslims looking the other way as terror groups do their recruiting in the united states. we have team coverage. tracy has local reaction to today's hearing but we begin with steve handlesman with a very fiery debate on capitol hill. >> reporter: thanks. good evening. on capitol hill it was definitely fiery, for several hours this house hearing called by new york republican peter king. he insists his goal was to prevent more terrorism in america not to question the patriotism of american muslims. the main point of the hearing was not controversial. >> that homegrown radicalization is part of al qaeda's strategy to continue attacking the united states. >> reporter: no question. radicalized virginia born doctor nadal hassan killed 14 people at ft. hood. carl

nbc's kelly o'donnell covered today's hearing on capitol hill. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, congressman king says the reaction is rabid and hysterical. but after the administration said al qaeda is trying to recruit inside the u.s., king says it's his duty to investigate. arriving with the extra security he requested, republican chairman peter king launched a preemptive strike against vocal and angry critics. >> there is nothing radical or unamerican in holding these hearings. >> reporter: for weeks king has been accused of discriminating against muslims by focusing only on islamic extremism inside the u.s. >> it's a backdown -- of political correctness. >> i don't see the benefit in stigmatizing, in finger pointing. >> reporter: democrats who tried to block the hearing even after it began say it played into enemy hands. >> this hearing focuses on american muslim community will be used by those who seek to inspire a new generation of suicide bombers. >> reporter: but no one expected what happened next. >> it's well

first got these extremists the greater minds american citizen tears and fears on capitol hill so what exactly will this congressional hearing on the radicalization of muslims need to and is this a flashback to mccarthyism. really as the next chapter continues to unfold in libya but it feature a strong u.s. role has the u.s. already learned its lesson. it's thursday march tenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine friends now you're watching our team well an emotional day on capitol hill today as the homeland security committee launched its hearing on the radicalization of muslims artie's kalen ford was there and has more. the committee on homeland security. chairman peter king launching his hearings on the radicalization of muslims in america complete with beefed up security dozens of cameras the forwarder of dramatic witnesses and someone to blame us about these extremist invaders from rape in the minds of american citizen thinks hearings have received much media attention since they were announced but some say the hearing still to look at the underlying causes of muslim radicali

is expected to meet tonight to talk about the city's participation in last week's hearings on capitol hill. 14 people are church for refusing to leave during a protest in berkeley last wednesday. they're out to protest public touch to public education. three arrested were charged with trespassing and misdemeanor the others were only charged with misdemeanor trespassing. other health plans, pleasant hill residents are being more of a man who may be impersonating the meter reader. in both cases the

when the effort reached capitol hill, i did most of the reporting on the house side, and haynes did most of the reporting on the senate side, but we were back and forth on both sides of the capitol, and both of us were talking to people in the administration and in the interest group community. what we did at the outset, brian, was to make arrangements, work out, and if you will, deals with many of the people who were clearly going to be important players in this whole process, from the administration, the white house, the departments, republicans, democrats on both sides of the capitol, and many of the people in the interest group community, where we would come talk to them regularly and debrief them about what was going on, and personally how they felt about what was going on, with the idea that these transcripts -- because all of the interviews were taped and then transcribed -- would be saved, and we would be writing about this retrospectively, not at the moment that we were interviewing them. c-span: what do you include in "the system?" >> guest: what we mean by "the system" is the

on capitol hill wearing stone magazine says on the officials ordered groups then as the psyops teams to put pressure on congressman this is in afghanistan to get more money and support for the war. you can take up a story. were u.s. lawmakers brainwashed by the military when making key decisions on supporting the escalation of war in afghanistan that's a question posed by rolling stone magazine which alleges lieutenant general william caldwell the man in charge of training in afghanistan ordered psychological operations against visiting senators and congressional delegations to manipulate them into backing more funding and troops for the war there is the head of a special unit that conducts psychological operations now information support operations said he was told to provide quote deeper and now lasse's of pressure points we could use to leverage the delegation for more funds. my job in psyops is to clean with people's heads you can't see any need to behave the way we want them to behave and perhaps and from doing that to our own people when you ask me to try

nbc bay area's steve handelsman now joins us from capitol hill. steve, what's the political timeline here for president obama? any indication yet? >> reporter: well, raj, here's the problem, politically, for the president and maybe more so for congress. they're on recess here. they're out of the loop on libya and not liking it. president obama isn't a message to congress today, promising the u.s. military involvement over there will be limited. but a lot of lawmakers say they should have had more influence, more input. they've got questions, essentially, wondering if it's good for americans to side with one group of libyans. last week, they looked doomed, but libyan rebels in their eastern stronghold of benghazi have new hope. thanks to american f-15 pilots and british pilots, french pilots in their mirages. they're hammering moammar gadhafi's forces again today. a coordinated attack that president obama promised today in chile will not be led by the u.s. for long. >> there's going to be a transition taking place in which we have a range of coalit

. >>> also ahead, anger and frustration from muslim americans before some capitol hill hearings this week. they say the u.s. government is unfairly targeting them because of their religion. >>> you know she's got the golden touch. oprah winfrey has a knack for identifying new tv talent. we're going to meet a young comic in a wheelchair who is so promising he's landed his own show. >> on her network. inspiring story. >>> the fighting in libya has escalated drastically. gadhafi's military used gun ships, helicopters and rockets. to pound rebel forces. >> hospitals are now trying to cope with the constant flow of wounded fighters. lama hasan reports from benghazi. >> reporter: fierce battles raged on sunday's rebel fighters pushing westward toward tripoli were met by air attacks and

these hearings on capitol hill aren't targeting you, your family, really, are they? >> well, in a sense they are. you know, they're associating the religion with terrorism. >> if the mosque itself, the place of worship, is labeled as radical, then if i go there, i'm going to be radical as well. >> reporter: there are about 250 muslim families in this town of about 100,000 people. they say they've lived here in peace for decades until last year when the proposed expansion of a mosque inflamed emotions. it was last fall as controversy also swirled around the proposed islamic center near ground zero that we first visited the sbenatys. since we met last, have things gotten better? >> i wish. it's like a roller coaster ride unfortunately. >> reporter: for instance, two tennessee lawmakers recently introduced a bill that criminalizes some aspects of shariah or islamic law. can you understand how some americans would be scared, would be fearful of islamic radicals? >> i do. definitely. i'm afraid of radicals. i mean, everybody should be afraid of radicals. but we've got to

organize this thing yesterday you guys went after bank of america you went to capitol hill and you you know went after speaker john boehner what about barack obama world do you think it's an obvious you know. the broke obama presidency i think a lot of us would say that it has not lived up to the to the obama campaign. and you know. that the i think that you know barack obama probably wakes up every night with in cold sweats worried about you know double the double dip recession or that this could this could all get worse and you know but the problem is that meanwhile he's advised by a set of people who are trying to rebuild a system a financial system and never really worked in the first place and that was that was flawed from that's been thought for a long time. so you know they're worried about they're worried about losing these big contributions especially after citizens united and you know i think it's there are a lot of pragmatic decisions being made i think it's up to the people to lead a movement that's really going to take. ability that's really going to force accountability f

the news coming out of capitol hill two weeks ago. an n.b.c. wall street journal poll results released showing eighty one percent of americans supporting placing a surtax on millionaires to resort to reduce the deficit today congresswoman jan schakowsky is listening to the american people she introduced legislation that creates new higher tax brackets for people making a million dollars a year all the way up to a billion dollars a year currently our tax code doesn't distinguish between someone making three hundred eighty thousand bucks a year and a hedge fund manager making three billion dollars a year it goes pay the top rate of thirty five percent but under congresswoman schakowsky is a new proposal known as the fairness in taxation act millionaires and billionaires won't get off quite as easily people who make between one million and ten million will now pay a forty five percent tax rate you soon numbers on the screen ten to twenty million forty six percent rate twenty one hundred million forty seven hundred million to a billion forty eight

>>catherine: and emotional day on capitol hill.eland security is accused of conducting a witch hunt. the charge that it completely rejects. >> to surrender to political correctness and an abdication of what i believe the main responsibility to protect america from the terrorist attack. >> . democratic colleagues says that he is doing just the opposite. right into al qaeda right now around the world. congress broke down in tears american aromatic who died at 911. >> we were speculating that she was perhaps one of the attackers because she was muslim. it is only one the bodies were identified that the true identity was exposed. the u.s. has a significant problem with radicals. i am a muslim. and i realize that it is my problem and christians, jews, non- moslems cannot solve non- muslim radicals. the first elected member of congress tearfully described the sacrifices of a muslim american after the 911 attacks. placing the blame on the minority of muslims. >> it is true, the specific individuals including some that are muslims are viol

classified briefing on the military mission in libya is being held on capitol hill.onday president obama laid out his decisions to the nation why we are in libya. this morning the president sent key members of his staff to capitol hill for a face-to-face meeting with members of congress to inform them of the progress so far in libya. the supreme court seems to be leaning to blocking a sex discrimination suit against walmart. if it does it could be harder for other workers to bring class action claims. the suit was filed 10 years ago by a bay area woman. she says walmart favors men over women. if the suit proceeds walmart could lose billions. india and pakistan over cricket. >> i don't know that much about it. i do know however that pakistan and india's prime ministers are at this match and 100 million people are watching it. this is happening mostly on the internet through espn but this is a tremendous game. they hope it will build good will between both countries but if you have some co-workers this morning who are bleary-eyed this happened over night. there you go

king's investigation into the radicalization of muslims in america so bring you the latest from capitol hill and we'll look into how this move by washington could increase tensions towards the most of the american community then we're hearing drum beats for war with libya for american politicians and pundits and makes us wonder have we learned nothing from our past the protests in wisconsin have reached a new level after the g.o.p. passed legislation to strip the unions of their collective bargaining rights without the democrats present for the vote so is this the end or just the beginning for democratic activism and pimco has dropped all of its us bonds car i can't is giving investors their money back do these two know something that we don't and the a.o.l. having to post merger is causing quite a few job casualties but don't worry they have plenty of non-paid writers to fill those spots some are even now protesting the huffington post and we'll find out why details on all those stories and much more but first our top story. today marks the start of the homeland six house homeland security

but on capitol hill there is concern. they had a moment of silence for japan yesterday, but lawmakers are divided between a wait and see mode based on what's going on in japan and not being reactionary, as some say, creating new policies at this point. the white house brought in the chief of the nuclear regulatory commission to reassure americans that our plants are safe that they are built to withstand earthquakes, tsunamis, but not what has been upgraded to a 9.0 in japan. meantime eight u.s. warships are backing up because of concerns about radiation leaking there. >> tracie potts in washington. tracy, thank you. >>> here is a look at other news making headlines. a dolphin gave sight series an up close and personal encounter when it leaped out of the water into a charter boat. it took a crew of 10 men with towels and ropes to lift it back into the water. one woman on board suffered an ankle sprain. no other injuries reported. >>> in georgia two young girls set up sidewalk art for a good cause. moved by the devastation

minds american citizens tears and fears on capitol hill so what exactly will this congressional hearing on the radicalization of muslims lead to and is it a flashback to mccarthyism. was it. and as the next chapter continues to unfold in libya put it feature strong u.s. role or has the u.s. already on its last. thursday march tenth seven pm in washington d.c. and christine for sound and watching our team i want to start now with some breaking news the moment many people have been waiting for and many others dreaded in the state capital of wisconsin this afternoon lawmakers there passed a controversial budget repair bill that strips the rights of collective bargaining by public sector workers the vote passed fifty three to forty two some calling it yet another surprise vote a lot of this legislation heads to the governor's desk the labor war in wisconsin and the tension there now heating up and plans. for a general strike could now be in the works as well i'm here to talk about the implications of this is robert craig executive director of citizen action of wisconsin robert first questio

to close the capitol hill -- to close to capitol hill. >> exactly. >> and i want to use it. >> last word. see you next week. for a transcript of this broadcast, log on to insidewashington.tv.

nbc's tracie potts joins from yous washington with those details and the latest reaction from capitol hilltracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. the american medical association did a survey to find out if our states are ready to deal with a nuclear disaster. what they found is almost three-quarters have minimal plans to monitor radiation exposure. over half had minimal plans at all. one in five, they said, had no plans. now congress wants to know are our nuclear plants prepared? they're asking for full testimony from the nuclear regulatory commission on safety at u.s. plants, especially those near fault lines. can they with stand a magnitude 9 earthquake like we saw in japan? here inç the u.s. a lot of peoe are concerned about radiation exposure. there has been a run on potassium iodide here which protects against radiation exposure. one retailer says he has a backlog of 3,000 orders. lynn. >> tracie potts for us in washington. tracie, thanks. now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. home video from a viewer in oregon shows boats tosse

not everyone here on capitol hill agrees. in fact, some lawmakers who both support and are against this action say he should have consulted congress first. he may have overstepped his constitutional authority by doing so. one lawmaker, dennis kucinich of ohio, is calling it possible an impeachable offense and is seeking a resolution to stop all action immediately in libya on behalf of the united states. even supporters say he's got to come back and seek an authorization of force from congress. how long might we be involved? secretary of state clinton says the u.s. is receiving reports, top advisers to gadhafi may want out. they're reaching out to those in europe to see if there may be options to bring this to an end. lynn? >> tracie potts there in washington. tracies, thank you. >>> to japan now where black smoke has been seen emerging from unit three of the crippled fukushima daiichi nuclear plant prompts a new evacuation of all the workers from the complex. officials had reported some progress yesterday after hooking up pow

capitol hill will be holding some hearings about libya. what is the president going to have to do in terms of addressing congress through his speech tomorrow night? >> he will have to take care of some bruised feelings. one, house aides said to me we wish he had consulted us as much as the arab league. the president has to say why he made the decision he made. why was it in the u.s. national interest to stop a massacre, why is it not in the u.s. national interest to use military might to get qaddafi out of office. congress wants to know if there is a new obama doctrine, just exactly what it is. it is not just about libya, but it is also how does this affect u.s. policy in all these other countries in the middle east and northern africa that are changing so rapidly. >> and quickly, john, are the republicans speaking with one voice on libya? >> no. there are many different voices. there are those who didn't want any intervention at all. there are those who want more intervention, a military strike on qaddafi himself. and then of course there

one senator calling for hearings here on capitol hill about the whole situation in libya.aura, as you eluded to, interesting new poll results this morning. a new poll found that 60% of americans support the action in libya. 20% of them strongly supporting it. it also found that eight in ten say we should be doing more to get moammar gadhafi out. live from capitol hill, tracie potts for "today in the bay." >> like always, very vocal about it. thank you, tracie. >>> a bay area youth football league is under scrutiny this morning as a coach faces accusations of child molestation. 28-year-old michael hagan is charged with molesting one of his players during a three-month period last year. he coached in the oakland youth program but was recently fired. he's scheduled to enter a plea next week. >>> day four of the barry bonds trial will get underway in a few hours. mike murphy, the giants' equipment manager, was on the stand yesterday. steve hoskins says greg anderson admitting to ejecting bonds with steroids. he also told the jury he saw bonds walk into a room with anderson who

what is your message to capitol hill when you meet with legislators? >> there are three major issues we are facing. those are spectrum allocation, re- transmission consent, and the performance royalty issue on the radio side and how weak reconcile mutual dependence of radio and performers. they need us. we need them. their market was broken by the internet. people do not buy music anymore. that is unfortunate. we do not want to break radio in trying to resolve this. >> has three television been broken by the internet? -- has free television been broken by the internet? >> no. the have argued for payment of produced content. we asked for the same consideration. when they take our content and put it through their pipes or bounces off the satellite, we feel we are owed something. of all the programming that the majorityttch, are broadcast content. people like to watch things like. they like super bowl, baseball, "office. of these things are expensive to produce. we believe we deserve to be paid for them to keep broadcasting in the best of content. >> the

. >> crunch time on capitol hill. how many days are left before the government once out of money. -- runs out of money. >>> and coming up on consumerwatch a local company swimming in complaints. what you can do to protect yourself. >> monday, the last day of february, here we go again welcoming a new month with rain. we'll have the forecast coming up. ,, obama administration. the pentagon says its moving armed >>> all options on the table for dealing with libya yeah, that word from the obama administration today. the pentagon is moving armed forces north region to be prepared. earlier today of the european union raised the pressure on moammar qaddafi. >>> the clock is ticking on capitol hill. the u.s. government will close on friday if there is no budget. lawmakers may pass a short version to buy a few weeks to debate the full spending plan. >>> actor charlie sheen says he is at war with cbs. he made the rounds on competing network tv shows this morning to trash talk the producer of his hit show. now his long-time pub

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a fight on the way on capitol hill.leground is the capitol hill's cafeteria. >> when nancy pelosi became speaker, this was her pet project. replaced the freedom fries as republicans called them bringing in organic food and lots of recycling. >> she made everything about this cafeteria more environmentally friendly. no more plastic. these forks and knives are made out of corn-based material now. the problem is it doesn't always work so well. the see, the spoons, well, they tend to melt after a while after they've been in your soup. >> now enough is enough. they added the flimsy utensils, the $475,000 bucks a year it costs to truck it all out to a composting facility in virginia. >> it didn't work. let's not perpetuate this. it costs more money, doesn't work. >> a democratic who rides to the capitol on his bicycle is fighting back. >> are you upset to see this go? >> we will not go quietly. this is what progressive employers are doing if congress wants to take a step backward, so be it. >> pelosi set out to make the capit

kelly o'donnell our capitol hill correspondent starting us off tonight. kelly, thanks. >>> now to another major story tonight, the weather. severe weather hit today over a multi-state area in the south, including severe localized damage from tornados, and it now sets up the possibility of another day of severe weather torrow. it is a massive system, as you see stretching from louisiana north to new york, and by the time it's over and blows north and east and out to sea, 100 million americans will have been affected by this storm. it includes lots of rain and in areas already flooded, now things can get a bit desperate. we start our coverage tonight at the weather channel with meteorologist chris warren. hey, chris, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. here's another look at that storm. the south in here, this is where we have that severe weather threat. the heart of the storm up here is moving into the mid-atlantic and into the northeast. this is a slow-moving storm, so it's going to spend more time over any given area, which means it's

. >>> well, security is being stepped up on capitol hill, ahead of a hearing today, into muslim radicalsnew york congressman peter king has come under intense criticism for holding these hearings. john hendren reports, now, from washington. >> reporter: muslim-americans say this is the new mccarthyism. >> mohammed was a child molester. mohammed was a pervert. >> reporter: outside a fund-raiser for muslim charities in california's conservative orange county, protesters targeted muslims, as pundits were targeted by congressional leaders in the 1950s. muslim-american leaders say this is the new senator mccarthy, new york congressman peter king. he's chairing a thursday hearing entitled radicalization in the muslim-american community in the house. >> a body that, let's be fair, has done this before. the house on american activities committee was a central ingredient in the mccarthyism, that representative king now aims to replicate. >> reporter: king is unapologetic. >> when the major threat to the united states today is coming from al qaeda and al qaeda is attempting to recruit in this coun

today wall street gets february auto sales numbers and hears from ben bernanke on capitol hill. on monday, stocks finished higher after oil prices stabilized. the dow gained 96 points while the nasdaq added 1. >>> those gains closed out the third straight up month for stocks pushed higher by strong corporate earnings and a string of mergers. for february, the dow gained 2.8%, the nasdaq 3% and the s&p 500 3.2%. >>> the white house is urging congress to move on mortgage finance reform. timothy geithner will ask lawmakers to approve legislation overhauling fannie mae and freddie mac within two years. they own or guarantee half of u.s. mortgages but they nearly collapsed in 2008 and have only survived since on a steady diet of taxpayer aid. >>> consumer reports has named japanese automakers honda, subaru and toyota the best all-around carmakers for the third year in a row. in its annual car issue, the magazine also said ford improved the most since last year. chrysler came in last with gm close to the bottom. >>> and the magazine also had harsh words for the new chevy volt saying t

own way by psychologically manipulating the country's decision makers of raising her calls on capitol hill rolling stone magazine says army officials order groups known as psyops teams to put pressure on congressman visiting afghanistan to get more money and support for the war out is going to takes up the story for r.t. . were u.s. lawmakers brainwashed by the military when making key decisions on supporting the escalation of war in afghanistan that's a question posed by rolling stone magazine which alleges lieutenant general william caldwell the man in charge of training in afghanistan ordered psychological operations against visiting senators and congressional delegations to manipulate them into backing more funding and troops who were there they had a special unit that conduct psychological operations now term gain from asian support operations said he was told to provide quote the poor and now a series of pressure points we could use to leverage the delegation from more fronts. my job in psyops is to clear with people's heads to get the enemy to behave the way we want them to behave a

he had a capitol hill over of course with the military of the moon scott lots ball rolling get to keep caps. it's a new start for russia's police force with major changes kicking off today and it all begins in a change of name brought reforms were ordered for a series of high profile councils or public trust sink to an all time low as ours easier that in a lot of our report says a lot riding on the overhaul success. a change of tired old and hopefully a change in attitudes these law enforcement officers are abandoning their soviet era name of needs here in favor of the world the recognizable police for the government it's a first step down a long road towards modernizing the service and arresting a sharp decline in public perception. the people stressed of the boys in blue has been dealt a huge blow in recent years it's led to any zaya amongst officers and outrage from those they're supposed to protect it's against like a supermarket rampage by officer you opened fire an innocent shoppers killing two and wounding seven it was the final straw that fueled calls for reform but can changin

secretary of state hillary clinton they keep meeting on capitol hill this week. and the soviet union is first and last president celebrates his eightieth birthday mail gorbachev's considered the bad who put russia on the path towards democracy. in less than fifteen minutes first it's over to. well for those who have missed it there were a couple of talks in football last night were chelsea beating manchester united ever seen going out of the f.a. cup while the brazil legend roberta carlos how to date me to forget it is new russian club i believe the details. hello there you're watching the sporting this is what is coming up staying alive anonymous go get a bottle of win against an armory get to remain in the. last legends of the using debut brazil world cup winner roberta collins taste the feat designs isas and heat in the russian cup. and chelsea could you know the blues easily lead this team one at stamford bridge. in the first a normal moscow have that they could go in cup hopes alive after three one victory against a noun or a get out the inside started the m

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while they debate where the cuts come from, jon karl with new findings from capitol hill's watch dog.t wasn't hard for this group to find ideas. >> reporter: even when it comes to chickens and eggs, there's a tangle of overlapping and redundant programs. it's almost embarrassing. the food and drug administration is responsible for ensuring that eggs are safe, wholesome and properly labeled. the department of agriculture is responsible for eggs processed into egg products. the ag department is responsible for the health of young chicks, while the fda oversees the safety of the food that the chicks eat. got that? all told, 15 separate agencies have responsibility for food safety. in agency after agency, the report finds overlapping programs wasting billions of dollars, programs that are almost never assessed to see if they are actually working. case in point, roads and trains. report found 82 different programs with similar descriptions in ten different agencies. job training, 47 different programs, 44 of them overlapping. >> it makes us look like jack asses. what would you think? you'r

before we go i do want to ask you about the situation up on capitol hill. do you see the two sides getting together and finding a way to cobble together... >> i do. i hope it starts soon, because i don't believe what we have from the house is a serious economic plan. i think it's a ideological, extremist, reckless statement. if that were to be in fact put in place, it would contribute to the reversal of our recovery. it might even destroy our recovery. it will certainly deny us the competitiveness that we need to move with china, india and other countries into the future. i think it's a very dangerous plan. it cuts teachers. it cuts education. it cuts research. it cuts energy research. all the things we need to do, bob, to make america number one again and to move into the global marketplace, their budget sets us back. it's inconvertravertible that it hurts g.d.p.. it sets back g.d.p.. we will lose 700,000, 200,000, 500,000 jobs, whatever we lose. 200 to 700, it moves against the recovery that we've worked so hard to achieve. i think it is not... it's not a

what is your message to capitol hill when you meet with legislators? >> guest: well, there are three big issues that we're facing. there are many issues beyond that, but the ones of constant concern in congress are spectrum allocation, retransmission consent -- what broadcasters are paid for for their content -- and, of course, on the radio side is the whole performance royalty issue and how we reconcile mutual dependence of radio e and performers. they need us, we need them, and their market was broken by the internet. people don't buy music anymore, and that's unfortunate. but we don't want to break radio in trying to resolve this. >> host: has free television been broken by the internet? >> guest: no, because of retransmission consent just as cable and satellite argued for payment of their produced content, we asked for the same consideration that when they take our content and put it through their pipes or bounce it off their satellites, we feel like we're owed something, and i think it's important to remember that of all the programming that ameri

secretary of state hillary clinton and taking to capitol hill this week. and the soviet union's first sunglass president celebrates his eightieth birthday gorbachev considered the poor russia on the top of towards democracy. throughout his time in power gorbachev played a pivotal role in bringing about the end of the cold war the reunification of germany there's liberalism and put a strike on the soviet union caught up with him and that interview's coming your way next. mr gorbachev it's so great to have you with us today. to see you again mr gorbachev you're turning eighty did you ever think the world will look like this on your eightieth birthday. it's not easy to surprise people like me those who lived to see their eightieth birthday have seen a lot in life eighty is a lot we should thank god for giving us so many years because in eighty you already know a lot you've experienced many things i can view life in a primitive way that is a laugh is safer today compared to the late eighty's is this what if we look at the middle east for example in most countr

secretary of state hillary clinton a key meeting on capitol hill this week. and the soviet union's first down long as president celebrates in its year a new higher instead of the moniker russia all the paul towards democracy. all throughout his time in power played a pivotal role in bringing about the end of the cold war the unification of germany liberalism and a story came in the soviet union. because you know mr gorbachev it's so great to have you with us today good to see you again but mr gorbachev you're turning eighty did you ever think the world would look like this on your eightieth birthday. it's not easy to surprise people like me those who lived to see her eightieth birthday have seen a lot in life ese in the last we should thank god for giving us so many years and because it eighty you already know a lot of experience many things i can view life in a primitive way that's even laughter safer today compared to the late eighty's wealthiest is more if we look at the middle east for example in most countries where people took to the streets demanding r

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. >> we are joined by two reporters who cover capitol hill. go ahead with your questions. >> i wanted to ask a two-part question. how can you describe funding for planned parenthood as only a political issue given the stress the budget deficit and debt are facing and it is federal funds going to planned parenthood? number two, how you justify, given the state of the recovery, though maybe in recovery, and the things lawmakers have to choose from how do you justified spending on planned parenthood? >> to very good questions. what is important to remember is what the house leadership did. they singled out planned parenthood simply saying we could no longer provide health care services under the federal programs. by singling out planned parenthood, they did not save a dime of the budget or deficit. these services continue to go on. they're simply saying the nation's largest provider of these services can no longer provide them. from a fiscal point of view, which is very important we're all very fiscally conscious right now, we are the largest fam