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still, the rain is comi down. >> angela merkel emerges victorious, promisinto pull germany ouof recession. very warwelcome to "bbc world news," broadcast for ouriewers on pbs in erica and aroundhe globe. i am of mi embley. coming up later for you -- we will -- d the british navy sink at this at boat? and at very different sort of talent. ukrainian arti to move it judges to tears. -- the ukrainian artist who moved judges to tears. hello to you. daysfter world lears urd iran to demonstrate its peaceful intentions, it has test fired some of its longest rang missiles, but to be capable of reachin israel, turkey, and american bes in the gu. international condemnation has been swift. irannly recently admitted to a second uranium enriment plant. but russ is urging rtraint. we have this report. >> the tests may he bee -- plant, but the message is unmistakable. -- may have beenong-plned, the mesge is unmistable. iran is not going to caveo international essure. this is the shahab3, and is sold at easily puts israel within the range. they also tested the sjjii missile for the fir time they say tt th

steve, thank you so much for comi on the program tonight. >> i appreciate it. thank you. >> paul: n, let's take a look at some stocks in the news tonight. anthose are the stocks in the news tonight, susi >> susie: paul, during tough times one ofhe last things pele think about is buying new clothes. the retail and fashion worl have been hit ha by the recessio nothose industries are fighting back. they're offering the first er "fashion's night out": it's worldwide initiati tonight, to bring cusmers into the stes. as erika miller explains, retailers are puing out all the ops to make a sale. reporter: gone are the days when retailers can just pu clotng on racks and expect it to sell. nowada, many stores find they must also create connection withheir brands. that's where fashion'sight out cos in-- it's a global retail extravaganza designeto lure men and women into the sres with after hrs events. ny well known chain stores a participating, iluding macys, angap. in additn to high end boutiques li calvin klein, that comny's c.e.o. tom murry says the goal is to get cust

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reports will be comi in the next feweeks, but have not been received as of yet. the president will maka decision basedn what he thinks in the best national securi interests of thicountry. >> suarez: theresident must ke his decision at a time th afghan war has become increasingly uopular and casuales are rising. soar this year, 194 americans have bn killed, including 51 in august, the deadlst month yet. thtoll kept rising today, as nato announced thaanother u.s. serve member was killed thursday in eastern afghantan. the cotry's volatile political situion has further mplicated the task ahead. last month presidential election was fraht with allegatis of fraud. nevertheless, at 9/11 observances today, some ldiers and commanders on the ground sa today they still draw spiration from what happened eight years ago. >> today's ceremy is very special and meaningful f most of us, certainly for amecans who felt the immedia impact of that attack that d, we all share sorrow and mourninfor those who lo. >> suarez: afghan presidt hamid karzai ao expressed condences today to the

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be on top of the world this weekend, but just six years ago spiderman and all his buddies at marvel comi, the hulk, fantastic four and the x men were bankrupt and looking like losers. it became a colossal fight between bankers and businessmen over the value of marvel's characters. according to a new book, the winners had supervision. >> one of the current heads of account said to a group of bankers spiderman alone is worth a billion dollars. he didn't mean from one movie. >> reporter: suddenly hollywood came casting and kqam, the superheros were back. it started with blade, a movie about one of marvel's lesser known characters but it was a hit and x men followed. >> when you hear the words comic book, for some reason it gets less respect than it deserves. it's great literature. these are great stories, great characters. >> reporter: it's literature for teen-age boys who fantasize about saving the world and getting the buxom girl, something they could never do in real life. as the primary artist for the spiderman comics, john draws two books a month. >> spiderman is this much fantly and t

>> well, you know i'd like that think comi out of thi really difficult recessionould crte different mind-set. that's now specific action but i would thk in effect that business opion, public opinion would ve an effe on director's responsibilities. i've been on boas of directors they are extremely psive in this area. 's very hard, ey find, to tell their chief executive, you know, you're not going t be in upper 20.. percenle because we're a good company and we can't standif you'r below the midpoint that's a terrible thing that spils everything up. bu somebody's got to say, you ow, that nd of criteria ought t go outhe window. >> rose: how do y sa that? >> well, you can say that, how do you do it. >> rose:'shat i mean. yojust said it. how do yo do it? you do it by.... >> wl, the onething that i have some sympathy wh which drives business crazy is having at least a vote by stockholders an advisor ve as to what the compensation practice shld be and since they are n so peonally involved inhe process,hey're not sitting fa to face with the execives that they're colng thealary of you may get restraini

you're to be congratulated for comi forward likthis.u should run for president. >> oh, there's a good idea. [laughter] >> the reason i said that -- you haven't mentioned the business schools and we had a president who had a business school education and that didn't seem tohelp. what advice would you give to people in the business schools to prevent something like this from happening? >> you know, it's funny you should ask that. about a month and half ago i was invited to speak to a conference of business school deans. the dean of sool of dartmouth who was the one invited me got up there and he said, you know, the problem isn't that we were teaching them the wrong models for all of the these securitizations and risk practices. the problem was, they weren't understanding what our models were all about. so which i'm sorry and i like the man a lot -- i think that' baloney. i really do think that's baloney. the business schools, you know, were absolutely crucial in developing a lot of the squirrely models that were used to structure, you kno

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. >>> comi up at eight, breaking news, not one but two earthquakes.ia and one in indonesia. >>> some of the most popular cars being recalled this morning. the experts with a warning before getting behind the wheel. >>> texting while driving will be illegal in maryland tomorrow. good wednesday morning i'm alson seymore. >> and i'm steve perkins. the islands are half way from hawaii to new zealand. here's some of the latest imagines. the earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 to 8.3. so strong t generated tsunami waves that killed at least 99 people. authorities expect the death toll to go up because dozens are still missing. villages have been flattened, some flooded. the white house has declared a major disaster in samatra. >> half an hour ago this morning, another powerful earthquake hitting in indianay thesey. a tsunami a-- in indonesia. a tsunami warning was reported but now it has expired. details has they come around. >> a ring of fire. that's the most earthquake activity zone. >> and nonetheless, rather unusual to see two earthquakes within that per

. >>> comi >>> coming up in the next half hour with these cooler temperatures in the great lakes andew england also come some big winds today and tonight. we'll talk about that. robin? >> all right, sam. >>> what began as one woman's revolt could spark a national revolution. after bank of america raised a california woman's interest rates on her credit card, she unleashed her anger online. her video went viral and now her bank is responding and other disgruntled customers are taking notice. dan harris has more. >> there comes a time when we must make a stand and my time is now. >> reporter: after anne says bank of america jacked up her credit card rates and refused to lower them. >> 30% apr. i could get a better rate from a loan shark. >> reporter: she took her case to youtube. >> i'm staging a debtors' revolt right here right now and thereby refuse to pay you one more red cent on your 30% credit card account. >> reporter: the video went viral with more than 300,000 views. and then came this triumphant encore video in which she announced a bank of america executive had called her to

. >> comy dad is all about the exa school. >> really?ke the classroom at home if he had to. all right. >> that i might be part of. >> i know you would. >>> listen to this, in case you hadn't noticed a second wave of h1n1 or swine flu pandemic is sweeping the countries. doctors, health clinics hospitals and schools are seeing an increasing number of patients with flu symptoms. 26 states are reporting widespread flu activity. 16,000 students were affected. the first swine flu vaccine will be ready next month. >>> here is good news in a bad economy. gas prices are going down. they are at $2.50, the aaa national average is 11 cents cheaper than last month. this is because the recession and fewer people working. >>> you can help save endangered gorillas and pick up facebook friends in the process. uganda's wildlife authority has a fund-raising program to connect you to a specific gorilla for a buck. follow this animal on twitter. there are dozens of gorillas from five different groups to choose from. getting you hooked up will cost you $1. th

behead h1n1 influenza throughout the summer and summer camps and now with colleges and schools comi back into session we are seeing more cases. the good news is that so far, everything that we have seen both in this country and abroad, shows that the virus has not changed become more deadly. that means that although it may affect lots of people, most people will not be severely ill. however, the h1n1 influenza and influence the generally is unpredictable and that means two things. first, we have to vigorously monitored to see whether is changi, who it is affecting in what is happening with the then second, we have to be ready and prepared to change our approach depending on what the virus does. today cdc is releasing additional data on some tragic pediatric fatalities that occurred in the spring and that will provide you with more information on that. in addition on flu.gov the can see report that outlines the experience with h1n1 influenza in five countriesn the southern hemisphere and the experience inhose five countries is very similar to what happened in this country in the spring. l

how many times could we spot him comi through the door way or on to an elevator, his hair white as the surf and think, "here comes history itsel" as the youngest child in one of the most influential political families in u.s. history, ted kennedy had enormous shoes to fill. yet, in nearly 50 years of service as a young senator, a candidate for president, a legislative force, and an elder statesman, it is hard to argue that he didn't fill those shoes in part he wrote all by himself. it's hard to imagine the senate without ted thundering on the floor. it will be harder still, i'm sure, for the kennedy family to ink of a future without him. you could say all of these things and more about the late senator from massachusetts, and you could also say this: edward moore kennedy will always have a warm place in our hearts. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time be reserved. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to a period of morning business until 12:30 with the time equally divided and controlled between two leaders

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