tim kill cox reports from athens. >> the acropolis.or many, a strategic vantage point to watch hostile forces approaching from abroad. today athens finds itself under attack once again, teetering on the eng of financial catastrophe and risking taking much of rest of europe with it. this port is one of the busiest in europe. millions of tourists leaves from here for the greek olds. but this is now up for sale in one of the biggest and most controversial privatization plans the world has seen. the latest blow for national pride, and for greeks still reeling from recession and previous austerity packages. the sense of uncertainty in crisis runs through the whole of greek society. he is a married hotel worker who hasn't had a pay raise in three years. he is mortgage-free, but relies on his wife's income as well. >> life is growing more expensive. it is not only that prices get higher, but we have to pay more money for taxation and insurance. >> greeks describe their country as a poor one full of rich people. >> there is a tremendous sense

unlike your reaction to professor cox's testimony. >> legal and all it says and professor cox and i have about the impact of the storage essential decisions on particular issue before the court they are. but i do think whatever will in most cases the cause of action and that was true as mr. alt mentioned after predicating ability ndv sec rudy and again in the dog frank rejected arguments that expanded liability and further expanded from what it is done in 1994, the sec's power to both bring enforcement actions and also to obtain money to deposit into fair funds account for the benefit who can prove injury to. whether the law says there is a private right of action for ever around. it's likely the law doesn't say there's a private right of action for every wrong in this session the context of aiding and abetting, dave and mary and the statutory context and the conemaugh context to create those things because they recognize once you move away anyone who helps something do something wrong even though conduct is legal, they have intent to help the wrongdoer. her out again the issue about whe

lee cox will move quickly to remove the reports and detailed findings and improve the safety. it is a few feet from where it occurred. >> what are they going to do in the future. >> when it comes to the cost of underground testing, pg&e will ask that they don't pass them along to consumers. cost of replacing pipe lines may be another issue. >> they will look hard at who pays . they are going to submit a plan. pg&e as we know started that lengthy process. there is a somber ceremony taking place in st. mary's cathedral. a vigil will take place at 7:00 for lieutenant vin cent perers and firefighter/paramedic anthony valerio. they were killed a week ago and served in station 26 and diamond height and it is fire they were fighting was a short distance from the fire house. one of those caskets is there right now and people are standing there and paying tribute to two men who died so bravely in service for the city and people they were trying to save. there is a big crowd there and the second casket in st. mary's cathedral for a vigil. this is for lieutenant perez and firefighter val

professor cox, i want to ask you about this. the example you mention about the walmart litigants are now filing with the eeoc. the last time i checked, the eeoc had a backlog of 86,000 private sector charges, and the eeoc has stated that quote the private right of access to the judicial forum to adjudicate claims is an essential part of the statutory enforcement scheme. relevance of the at&t case the gal report found that the fcc doesn't regulate carriers contract. it has few rules that address services consumers receive from wireless phone carriers and conduct little monitoring of consumer complaints and does not enforce its billing rules for wireless carriers. professor cox, what is your understanding of the role american citizens play in our civil justice system? are they redundant because there are already government and enforcement mechanisms? >> they are hardly redundant. they are necessary. this has been something that has been recognized repeatedly by the courts particularly the supreme court that we have found that cong

and santa clara county wants to keep children in other countries from being exposed to cox i i -- toxins. the ordinance goes into effect next year. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee keeps saying he's not running but lots of people are trying to draft him. today supporters opened a campaign office. they say as many as 1500 people have already signed petitions asking the mayor to reconsider. lee says while he's flattered he wants to focus on the job he's doing now. >> it's just not been part of my nature to be in a campaign and especially with so many other people that are running for mayor. they deserve to really be heard. >> reporter: mayor lee said he would rather concentrate on doing the best job he can as mayor and go back to his old job job. >>> the much needed break residents needed to keep more of their town from being submerged. >> there's so much more to giving than just what we do in restaurants. >> reporter: and a chef serving up just what the doctor ordered for some very sick children. >>> cooler temperatures, some chances of fog in the morning and some showers on the way. i'll h

this is cox conserves heroes award. they will be giving out $10,000 to local heroes.nominations. visit us on ktvu.com cox conserves heroes. [ music ] >>> a lawsuit was filed today in an effort to stop a proposed ban on mail circumcision in san francisco. muslim and jewish groups joined forces to renounce the lawsuit on the steps of city hall. it would make it a criminal offense to circumcise children. religious communities say the law is an attack on their beliefs. >>> as jews, we take the threat of banning circumcision personally. this measure singles us out along with the muslim community as i will legitimate and un wanted in our own city. >>> the opponent's lawsuit argues it's against state law for local governments to restrict medical procedures. supporters of the ballot measures measures say circumcision is a form of genital mutilation. >>> women with silicone breast plants often have problems with scarring. 20% to 40% who receive implants for augmentation had them removed within ten years. and 40 to 70% of women who got them for reconstruction after breast cance

cox knows he has to find something else to hang his hat on. going to be the best baseball player in the world, which will make me the best baseball player in the world's father. [imitates cheering crowd] can't you hear it, jack? can't you hear it? j.d.: still, it's not that daunting if you look around and see what other people have to deal with. good night, dr. casey. good night, j.d. ♪ oh, oh, yeah ♪ sing out, yeah ♪ and everything's not lost ♪ central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show with jon stewart." captioning sponsored by comedy central [theme song playing] [applause] >> jon: hi, everybody. welcome to "the daily show." my name is jon stewart. thank you very much. my name is jon stewart. we got a good one tonight. my guest tonight, larry king. he is the long time host of "larry king, live!." [pronounced like jon is begging him to stay alive] sorry, that's "larry king live." i apologize. anyway, as -- no! oh, i forgot, last night on the show, i had an accident. if you were watching last night's show, in the mi

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well, for five years, hannele cox has been fighting a bacteria she picked up by putting her hand into fish tank. she is an equestrian and avid gymnast who once had high hopes. >> my dream was to go to the olympics. i was state champion. >> reporter: she can no longer compete. she has been battling an infection in her hand that spread to her bones. >> tons of medication hasn't worked. i mean, i have gone through two surgeries and those don't work, either. >> reporter: the infection is so severe the 13-year-old shakes with pain. >> it's constant. it's sharp. >> reporter: hannele is infected with mycobacterium marinum. she got it in a fish tank in 2006. this inspection spread deeper and keeps getting worse. >> i have been looking for five years for somebody who treated this successfully. >> reporter: that search led to denver and national jewish health. >> we have successfully treated these kinds of infections in the past. >> can you help this teenager? >> we'll have to see. >> reporter: she could be here three weeks on a potent mix of antibiotics. but if they can't stop the infection, s

and they sort of tricked it out with all the victorian fill debris they could cox up -- filigri they could come up with, japanese fans, curtains, cushions it became sort of a fashionable, bohemian thing to do that other people took up the idea, rented these clubhouses from sutro, and many of them were -- there were superior court judges, clerks who rented these. it was sort of a weekend get away. there were all sorts of cars lined up on the great highway. again, these people were renting. so they can't do too much to the cars. they can kind of fix up the inside. but the outside pretty much has to stay the same so they do look like old horse cars or street cars on the great highway. this car in the center was mrs. gun's. mrs. gun ran a restaurant there with permission. she was sort of like the soup nazi on "seinfeld." she kind of served you if she liked you. if she didn't like your face, you were out and banned from the place for life. she was a character that everybody kind of had a soft spot for. she was there until the 1920's when she passed away. now, the other thing that's kind o

. >> cox says one of the worst offenders is a hair relaxer marketed at kids.ur attempts to get comments from two of the companies were unsuccessful. >>> big health benefits adding olive oil to your diet but not just any kind. dr. kim mulvihill joins us. so what should we look for? >> reporter: those who use extra virgin olive oil in their diet got a dose of extra protection against stroke. >>> reporter: 60-year-old sherry's cholesterol was high putting her at risk for heart attack and stroke. so she made big diet changes. >> i'm eating less fat and i'm trying to eat more fruits and vegetables and nuts, beans. >> reporter: new research shows adding another ingredient, olive oil, could also improve her health. a study of 7600 people over 65 in france finds those who regularly used olive oil for cooking and dressing have a 41% lower risk of stroke. >> it's omega-3 fatty acids and we know that these decrease inflammation, decrease cholesterol, dilate the arteries. >> reporter: in north beach, patrons savored the news. >>> i like it. it tastes good. >> i love olive

for them now is that people know that they realize that they see their income go going down they see cox's taxes taxes and nothing else unemployment you think unemployment is this is what they clearly you know realign employment where it's twenty five percent and this is a chaotic situation and the only responsible for this situation is international monetary fund the minister of finance this government has failed. this is british banks are getting jittery over greece apparently pulling billions out of funding the euro zone's they don't get stuck any more from a belgian parliament deputy speaker told me just earlier on tonight the cash designed to cure europe's struggling economies is being pocketed by the wealthy instead crises. are considered big opportunities by big financial institution which it mostly in the past and it is so much de where's the money gone well i think you don't have to look for the money has gone to financial institution to wealthy elites who are actually benefiting from this questions which kind of be a large true for what purpose and that is the question we had was

seems to go on it's easy to see why hundreds of thousands of muscovites next pets take to the city's coxing gardens at every possible chance ok it might not be the countryside play just proof that people strive for green trees fresh air and relaxation even though the russian capital is far greener than most think men and women of all ages still search for the latest treatments and cures. is located in the east of moscow the office alternative therapies visit by hundreds of patients every week services on offer here don't fit in the realm of conventional medicine this is completely terrified for example treatment is the method of using glass or plastic cups to create localized pressure by a vacuum the chinese have been doing this since ancient times by using heat inside the last of the bamboo cups strange but set to work. to provide not only magical treatments but also help to keep a body told unhealthy the rhythm of everyday life is washed nowadays and there are a lot of stressful situation. everywhere so it's very important to look after your health that easy to prevent a disease then took

cox. move. to. move to. the book. on. down the road be official on t.v. application two on the phone the i pod touch from the choose ops to synch all she life on the go see the ultimate on t.v.'s minefield comes an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the. welcome back here with our team here is a look at the top stories as nato continues its bombardment in support of the libyan uprising people in benghazi cry out against alleged atrocities committed by rebel forces meanwhile cracks emerge in a coalition strategy with countries that back the intervention now casting doubt over the mission of. president obama confirms his decision to withdraw ground troops currently deployed in afghanistan a third will be pulled out by next summer but people in a war torn country fear that fewer american soldiers will not mean less bombing of their homes and intensified u.s. drone attacks. the second bailout for greece is crippled economy take center stage at a meeting. in brussels and thursday that's while the greek prime minister pushes for even more cuts at

the president of cox communications incorporated pat esser. # we want to delve deeply into this. here is what we are going to start with. we are going to start with the fact that every time we go to these shows, but something is trending, and one of the things is the new amount of choice. it was really cable that needs to be the place of choice. 100 channels. everyone is so good with cable. that is awesome. but all of a sudden, there are hundreds of thousands of choices, not all of them having to do with cable. who knows what google and apple television are doing? what are you going to do to get it back, and i will start with you, because you really deal with the distributor part, but how do you get people back, to say cable is the place to be and not my computer? >> i really think it is all about a personalized experience. it is about my favorites and recommendations that work for me, and i think it is less about television or the internet. it is about what experience works for meat that can stay with me across different platforms, across the user interface, and wherever you go,

cox, va testimony's refers to a joint work group.s that your view the work of the group reduces the need for senator brown's collective bargaining bill? >> no, ma'am, i don't agree with that. the work group has concluded. there were unions that came to an agreement with the va, afge, which is the largest union the va did not come to agreement with the results of what the final product that the secretary offered. there was consensus in the work group from the va officials that came to the work group and everyone agreed then it went back to the secretary and he passed on what the work group had consensus on. and afg could not agree. i believe the legislation is very important. it's nothing more than the va gets to decide the pay, all of the rules, the regulations, if they write them, they should be willing to live by them. and all afg is asking is for them to live by their own rule and for a way to enforce that. >> thank you very. i appreciate it. i do have more questions to submit to all of you. i will turn it over for any questions t

i saw scores of people just dying of oil cox it's dumped all over the place was there texaco corp which was bought by chevron a seventeen year trial took place. chevron wanted that trial in ecuador because they said it's an honest court system and now they're saying it's corrupt because the ruling went against them well i used to be a fraud investigator for the united states government and i can tell you with my years of experience in risk getting oil and power that the evidence is overwhelming that the poisons they don't they're toxins all over the amazon got into the water supply and didn't warn the natives of the dangers of this stuff and i met with one chief some three year old son just went swimming in a swimming hole and in the amazon bear came up but poison and so died at general take no responsibility and what they're doing is they're saying we're not going to play and by the way we want to make sure that no other nation dares to take the actions of the ecuadorans and attempts to require us to clean up the mess we have me in compensate people we have injured and killed and we're

joe, raymond, jerry, , jay david cox. i thank all of you coming today with your testimony. >> but thanks for this opportunity for the american legion to make a presentation on pending legislation before the committee. we support the sanctity for internal rest for veterans act. people cannot protest within 120 feet of a funeral. we support the freedom of speech of the constitution. even protected speech is not permissible of all places at all times according to the supreme court ruling. the choice of where and when to conduct picketing is subject to reasonable time, place, with reasonable restrictions. it is not necessary to harm the grieving families. we want to protect the family's that are grieving -- families that are grieving. this bill would expand requirements for children that are receiving medical help from va. [unintelligible] the defense department had the authority it needed to extend coverage to young adults. it is only fair to afford children with the same eligibility. the american legion supports this bill.

comments from our story on the new smartphone app which would allow you to record police officers there cox said on you tube why do people feel such a need to record cops why can't people mind their own business i have to say here i think this commenter kind of misses the point recording police isn't about minding our own business or even getting into anyone else's it's not safeguarding our rights holding those in positions of power accountable if it's the police's role to keep us safe by routinely invading our privacy but it's up to us to make sure they're doing that in a proper and legal manner and haricots people feel the need to record jobs because they do routinely and i mean very often abuse their power so all police might have the guns the people of the cameras and they should be able to use them and i want to respond to a comment in our story about david petraeus is testimony on the use of torture and special exceptions or should quote reopen the dialogue but make be said on you tube paper trail as matthew alexander is a professional interrogator who used non-coercive interrogation

for everyone's sake that they're wrong but thank you so much for tracking that story for us courtney cox yes the same here thanks all right well from war to economic woes to the battle in education and it is often said that knowledge is power even president obama says that education is going to be the thing that keeps america competitive but for a time when so many american families are struggling just to make ends meet achieving access academic success is more and more hard for american schoolchildren now in california alone two point two million kids are living in poverty and thirteen percent of them are also homeless so imagine trying to go to school when you don't have a home or. profiles one homeless eighth grader who's fighting to succeed despite all odds. if i want to cast a vote this is fourteen years old man this is a lot of trite tokyo palmer has been forced to grow up faster than most kids after losing everything in hurricane katrina his father headed west but their move to the golden state has only led to poverty unemployment and ultimately homelessness is not a good thing fo

this through year's cox deserves heros reward.l be giving out $10,000 to local heros and we want your nomination. visit us at ktvu.com/cox to serve heros. >>> this afternoon, the giants look to take the rubber game with their divisional rival, the colorado rockies. it was scoreless until the 5th, brandon crawford's throw gets away from aubrey huff at first and a run scores for the rockies. san francisco down by 2 in the 6th, cody ross goes deep to left. the giants had a shot in the bottle of the 9th, but gunning down crawford's shot to end the game. the final score, 2-1 rockies. >>> the oakland a's are on the other side of the country, taking on the boston red sox. the double play ball goes through pedroia's legs and a run scores. the next better, cliff pennington doubled to left to score a run. two runs score to tie the game at 7. the a's and red sox battle. they each tack on one in the 11th, and then in the 14th, that's when j.d. drew hit one into the gap. the red sox win that one, 9-8. >>> a 9-year-old boy soaring into the reco

cox has been a leader in this one.things i learned as chairman is some of the creative programming that cox has been doing to increase adoption. starting in santa barbara, comcast made a very significant commitment in this regard in connection with the comcast nbc transaction. and they're energetically putting it in place. even with that we need to step this up a few notches, and i'm calling on the cable industry, other industries in the broadband economy to step up and help close the broadband gap. it's a big deal. i'm looking forward to working on it with you and everyone in the broadband economy, all stakeholders. at the f.c.c. i'm going to work with my fellow commissioners to launch a new task force that's going to focus attention on what can be done through public-private partnerships and other creative ideas. but i just don't think we can be satisfied with the pace of improvement on broadband adoption. we went from 65% to 67% in the last year. it's just not good enough. we have to step it up. >> mr. chairman, you

. >> reporter: just inside the front door of hanna lee cox's house is a large fesh tank. typically filled with neon answer at the time tras found found at any fish store. they had to idea it had a rare bacteria that threatens the tanl with amputation. >> i was trying to catch the fish and when i heard my mom coming i pulled my hand out and got a little scratch at the top where the plastic thing is to feed them. >> five days later it was red, swoth swollen and hot. >> i put per rox side, kept it covered and put neosporin and it was looking better but hasn't gone away. >> it lasted five years. a dozen doctors have tried several treatments but nothing is working the bacteria is spreading from her hand to her wrist. >> i had to give up volleyball, gymnastics and riding my horse. >> her hope is with a specialist in denver. >> i have been bnk been looking for five years for someone and didn't find it until now. >> she will have surgery to remove contaminated tissue and they will plant antibiotic beads to fight infection. the 8th grader is worried she may lose her hand but hasn'

on saturday, executives from time warner, viacom, cox, and comcast will talk about the state of their industry. on sunday, an interview with the fcc chairman and then a discussion on next year's presidential election with president obama's campaign strategist david axelrod and former rnc chairman ed gillespie. the convention coverage begins saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> your watch and cspan, bring you politics and public affairs every morning, "washington journal" connecting you with elected officials, policymakers, and journalists. watch live coverage of u.s. house of weekdays and weeknights, policy and supreme court oral arguments. on the weekends, you can see our signature interview programs. you can also watch our programming any time at c- span.org and it is searchable on our cspan video library. cspan, washington your way, a public service credit by america's cable companies. -- created by america's cable companies. >> remarks from the white house national economic council director gene sperling on the debt ceiling and the national debt. he spoke at the commi

on saturday, executives from time warner, viacom, cox, and comcast talk about the state of their industry. on sunday, an interview with fcc chairman julius genachowski and the discussion on next year's presidential election with president obama's campaign strategist, david axelrod and former rnc chairman ed gillespie. coverage of the convention begins saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. here is presidential candidate newt gingrich at the republican leadership conference last night in new orleans. this is 40 minutes. >> i want to cut through the challenge we have over the next 80 months. i want to ask some of these questions. how many of you think america is currently on the wrong track? raise your hand if you agree. virtually all of you, right? how many of you believe that washington will fight very hard against to getting back on the right track? think about this. this is the key question about the 2012 campaign. i want to make his case to you. it is very important to defeat president obama but that is not enough. we need to pick up 12 u.s. senate seats -- [applause] and we ne

visit us on ktvu.com cox conserves heroes. [ music ] >>> a lawsuit was filed today in an effort to stopd ban on mail circumcision in san francisco. muslim and jewish groups joined forces to renounce the lawsuit on the steps of city hall. it would make it a criminal offense to circumcise children. religious communities say the law is an attack on their beliefs. >>> as jews, we take the threat of banning circumcision personally. this measure singles us out along with the muslim community as i will legitimate and un wanted in our own city. >>> the opponent's lawsuit argues it's against state law for local governments to restrict medical procedures. supporters of the ballot measures measures say circumcision is a form of genital mutilation. >>> women with silicone breast plants often have problems with scarring. 20% to 40% who receive implants for augmentation had them removed within ten years. and 40 to 70% of women who got them for reconstruction after breast cancer surgery also had them removed. however, the fda says the silicone gel implants are safe. >>> there is word tonight one of th

cox yes. >> how much fear is there that, in case you happen to get hit, they have a problem on their hands? >> that is on the back of people's minds. but to be honest with you, we have people in much more dangerous places, like afghanistan, doing stories. while there is some risk, it is not a huge risk because the law enforcement people are pretty clear about keeping you sort of out of harm's way. you're there to report what is happening. but they do position themselves between you and what is happening. >> thomas tull time did you spend on this story? >> -- how much total time to spend on this story? >> we tried to do a lifecycle, work cycle with that particular team. that was all shot in one day, one night, and then produced and put on the air the next day. >> one thing that the fellow who had his face blocked out said was that he was after cars, money, and girls. is there any difference between what he wants and what some of the members of congress want? we just saw this week, cars, money, and girls. >> bad behavior is bad behavior, whether it is on wall street or on the street co

hannele cox got her hand -- put her hand and pulled it out of the fish tank in 2006. has been battling a bacteria commonly found in fish tanks called mycobacterium marinum. if the infection can't be stopped, hannele could lose her hand. but some doctors think they can help with a potential mix of antibiotics. >> we have successfully treated these kinds of infections in the past. >> trying to stay positive through all of this. >> hannele will undergo about three weeks of treatment to reduce her risk of exposure to this kind of bacteria. wear gloves before putting your hands in any kind of fish tank and wash with soap and water after you pull it out. >>> there is a new resident at the san francisco zoo. >> apparently she is a little shy when our cameras got there. take a look. this is martha the tiger. the 10-year-old apparently wanted to stay dry yesterday. she is not the only one. a nebraska zoo offered her as a donation after police had to kill san francisco's last female siberian tiger during the deadly christmas day mauling in 2007. zookeepers say they have already

>>reporter: the interim chairman and ceo of pg&e cox issued this statement today. we will move quickly to review the reports detailed findings and take further action to improve the safety quality and performance of our gas system. l tammy leaves a few feet from where the explosion occurred. >> i want an answer. why it happened. why it was allowed to happen. and what are they going to do in the future. >>reporter: when it comes to the cost of underground testing the p uc will ask these not be passed on to consumer. pg&e already asked share hold investigators bear those costs. the cost of replacing pipeline may be another issue. >> rest assured the p uc commissioners look at who pays and they haven't decided yet. >> new ty pipeline operator must now test everything that his not been tested. and replace what needs to be replaced. pg&e has already started that process. the in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> late this afternoon cal-trans finally cleared the last of the series of land slide through big sur. cal-trans working on this massive slide since april 14 near the s

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edward cox talks about president richard nixon. the complete weekend schedule and at cspan.org/history. >> this weekend on cspan2 tv. the government concealed the true magnitude of terrace concealment in the u.s.. matthew algeo recalls of the president's secret surgery. sign up for booktv alerts to receive updates in your in box. washington journal continues. host: president obama announced that the afghanistan mission would and by 2014. 2000 troops out by the end of this year and another 23,000 troops out by the end of 2012. we want to get your reaction to what you heard this morning and president obama's speech was night. we will put the numbers up on the screen. we will begin with a call from afghanistan war veteran, john in columbus, ohio. good morning. caller: hello. host: tell us about your service and your opinion of president obama's speech last night. caller: my service in afghanistan were short. i was wounded. i just want to say the american troops will do anything that the government and our country asks of them. it woul

namely stephanie gupta and paul cox on the minority staff. jeff ashford, chris mallard, kathy crenger, rebecca orr, ann marie and bill and ben nicholson who is the clerk of this committee on the majority side. i believe this bill reflects our best efforts to address our nation's most urgent needs, security and fiscal discipline. i urge my colleagues to support this measure and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from alabama reserves the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? mr. price: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i might utilize. i'm pleased that we're considering the fiscal year 2012 department of homeland security appropriations bill in a timely fashion and under an open rule. chairman alder --ed aer holet -- aderholt has been a true professional in the drafter of this bill and certainly want to share in his commendation of all of our staff on both sides of the aisle. for the second year in a row, overall funding for the department of homeland security will dr

joining me this hour, greg mcbribe and lynnette cox.er of the financial advice blog. holly in chester field, missouri says, my husband and i max out our 401(k) each year, we cannot contribute to a roth ira due to income limitations. should we invest in an ira or perhaps just a mutual fund? >> you can't invest directly in a roth ira because of your income limit. you can invest in a traditional ira, you won't get a tax deduction, but immediately convert that a roth ira. you'll have a minimal tax obligation and your future growth will be on a tax free basis. where it does get complicated if you have assets on a traditional basis. >> gino says i'm 70 years old and i'm retired, what's the best way to invest my ira with minimum withdrawals each year. i do not need the money to make my budge sunset. >> one thing i think people need to think about is a percentages of money you're going to withdraw on an annual basis. a lot of financial planners say a 3% to a 4% withdrawal rate is about right. so just as a guideline, they should look at -- withi

joining me this hour, greg mcbride, senior financial analyst and lynnette cox is founder of the financiale blog ask the money coach. okay. here's the first question. ann in alaska, i have money sitting in a savings account. my bank wants to invest it in a commodities basket for five years. the gains over the last year have been 6%. the principal is fdic-insured is this a wise move? greg, take you this one. >> if you've got money in a savings account that's because you may need it for emergency or other unplanned expense. you don't want to tie that up in a commodity basket or anything else. it will limit your financial flexible. the other thing to keep in mind with commodity baskets or other linked cd products there's often an early withdrawal penalty that can leave you in the red so even though the principal is fdic-insured, if you take the money out early you can end up in thery. also, there are other ways to invest in commodities if you're looking to add to that your portfolio. you don't have to jeopardize an emergency fund to do it. >> question number two, ryan in michigan says i'm 18.

c-span: nancy cox--who is she? >> guest: she's the--she heads the virology research at the centers for disease control in atlanta. c-span: what's that? >> guest: that's the nation--this is the--the national center where they look at thing--they're like the--the disease detectives. c-span: how big a place is it? >> guest: it's like a--it's like the national institutes of health here. it's a campuslike thing, with--with these--with lots of big buildings. c-span: who funds it? >> guest: the na--the federal government. c-span: a lot of money? >> guest: don't know, but i don't think it's enough. c-span: do you think it should be more whatever. >> guest: i think it should be more, yeah. c-span: now she got a call on this whole hong kong thing back in '97. >> guest: that's right. c-span: i mean--i mean, i'd be interested in knowing when do you start to panic? you know, when--when is... >> guest: well, she started to panic as soon as she heard that there was a bird flu killing kids. i mean, she was really scared. she got a

a senior financial analyst at bankrate.com and lanette cox is founder of ask the money coach.nnsylvania says i need to hire someone to help me navigate a possible short sale and deal with all three of my len dors. what kind of person can help me do that? >> believe it or not, probably a real estate agent best prepared. there's a lot of real estate agents out there who actually specialize in this. if you go through an organization like the national association of realtors, for example, they'll be able to connect you or point you in the right direction, get online and search for an agent in our area with an agent who specifically an agent who specifically deals with short sales and foreclosure. it's a long, drawn out process. you can't say, 60% down or 60% on the dollar and expect it to be approved. it doesn't work that way. you've got to package the short sale offer in a right way. but the real estate agent is probably the best person to help you do just that. >> they've had a lot of experience doing just that. jessica is florida says my family owns for a small, family-owned bu

chris cox, the former chairman of the s.e.c., when he spoke about this issue, said traditionally in america we have not wanted our own government large chunks of our own economy. he said on the road we're on, we're going to let chinese state owned enterprises and chinese owned companies and sovereign wealth funds owned by the government of china, we're going to end up with a foreign government owning large chunks of our economy. >> can you phrase your question? >> so the question is, is this the kind of road that the united states wants to be on or should we not make it a matter of very importance that we begin to rebalance our trade and move toward a balanced trade policy so we can stop the selling off of america to finance our trade deficits? >> either of you want to -- >> let me offer this. i think, you know, is this the road we want to be on? i think if in order to remedy its competitiveness challenges, the united states needs to >> if b we have to keep them fr bringing them back to america and using them in our economy to something, whether an asset or a good, then what does it say abo

lynnette cox, founder of the financial advice blog, ask the money coach.com.ly in chesterfield, missouri says my husband and i max out our 401(k) each year. we cannot contribute to a roth ira due to income limitations. if we invest in an i.r.a. we're not eligible for the tax deduction for the same reason. should we invest in an i.r.a. or perhaps just a mutual fund. great question. >> well, you can't invest directly in a roth i.r.a. because of your income limit but there is an end-around. what you can do is you can invest directly in a traditional i.r.a. you won't get a tax deduction, and then immediately convert that to a roth i.r.a. you will have a minimal tax obligation as a result of the conversion and future growth will be on a tax-free basis. where it does get more complicated, however, is if you have other assets that are already on a traditional i.r.a. basis and you are only converting a portion of that. >> okay. gino in alabama says i'm 70 years old and retired. what's the best way to invest my i.r.a. with minimum withdrawals each year? i do not need t

joining me, greg mcbride, and lynette cox.o says -- is now a good time to refinance a home loan? >> if you're looking to refinance a home right now, it's a great time to refinance and an awful time to refinance. it's actually both. it's great because interest rates are so low right now. i mean 4.5% for some borrowers and maybe even a little bit lower. it is an awl time, frankly, because everything has changed in the whole mortgage game. lenders are demanding higher credit scores than ever. you definitely got to have 700 or higher to get the best loan rates an terms. they also want you to have a significant amount of equity. we know home prices have fallen. you've also got to have documentation. of course the job to support the mortgage and also all your your assets, whatever you have to show to be able to say, yeah, i really can support it mortgage. so even though the environment from an interest rate standpoint is very attractive for people who want to refinance, the process of getting a loan from the lender might not be so e

cox, va's testimony refers to a joint workgroup with unions and the va, is it your view of the work of that group which is ongoing now reduces the need for senator brown's request for bargaining bill? >> i don't agree with that whatsoever. the workgroup has concluded. there were unions that came to an agreement with the va, afg which is the largest union and va did not come to an agreement. with the results of what the final product and the secretary offered. there was consensus in the workgroup from the va officials that came to the workgroup and everyone agreed, then went back to the secretary and he pared down on what the workgroup had consensus on. and afge could not agree to those things. so i believe the legislation, is very important. it's nothing more than the va gets to decide that they, all the rules, all the regulations. if they write them they should be willing to live by them. and all afge is asking is for them to live by their own rules and for a way to enforce that. >> okay, thank you very much. i do have more questions. i will submit to all of you for answers in writing

then ed ward cox talks about his father in-law and then the mar key and his impact. get the complete weekend schedule on c-span.org/history. or have it e-mailed to you. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from new york, the u.s. equity capital markets reporter for the financial times. and he is here to talk to us about the impact of the greece and european debt crisis on u.s. financial markets and the economy as well as the state of u.s. markets overall. welcome to the "washington journal." guest: thanks for having me. host: what is the overall impact of the european debt problem on u.s. markets? guest: well, it's been sort of big picture risk that is have been weighing on u.s. investors' minds recently. obviously the primary concern is the u.s. economy, what's going to happen to it in the second half, what is fed policy going to be going forward. but europe represents what they call a tail risk. that is, that if greece were to default, if the crisis were to spread, that could clamp down on the availability of capital for banks which then spills directly

and i'm going to point you begin to don cox, he's a small business owner, he owns 15 pizza huts in alabama and he is very proud of his products and his employees. the health care regulation is on the top of his list and in 2014 done would provide all of his -- don would provide all of his employees with health insurance. only five pizza huts will be able to stay afloat. 10 out of the 15 will go bankrupt due to this health care law. they stand on the floor tonight and they submit to you that we need to make it in america and we can't make it in america due to their job-killing health care legislation. if don provides health insurance to all of his employees, then 10 pizza huts go bankrupt. and although when we're looking at his balance sheet he's making a profit, almost all of the profits are returned back into the business. last week when we stood on this floor, a couple of weeks ago i talked about remanufacturing, who spent $1 million adding onto their already 700,000 square foot facility in montgomery, alabama, where they provide over 1,000 jobs and that $1 million investment was to comp

after he purchased firearms and delivered to another parking lot, and special agent cox and i took pictures of them going from one vehicle to another, we had to follow the straw purchaser back to his house while knew the other guns were going the other way on the highway. i can't tell you the logic. >> we were given direction by the case agent or group supervisor. we were literally pulled off surveillances. we would make requests after a straw purchase exchange had taken place, we requested hey, this is a good opportunity to seize the firearms from unknown person, plus identify the unknown person, plus might be able to move up the chain. we were told point blank time and time again, absolutely not, no. >> i apologize for goinfast, i have limited time. you said you built a tracking device from stuff you bought at radio shack and you had one out of thousands of weapons, one that the agency provided for you that ran out of battery, is that correct? >> to my knowledge there was just the one, yes, sir. >> if you were trying to track guns, wouldn't a logical way be to embed a tracking device in t

. >> courteney cox, another beautiful woman on this list says that she's on a low carb diet. >> she looks like she never left her 20s. sles just like her friend, jennifer aniston. her big weakness is eggplant lasagna. >> okay. let's do our final. body moments of the year. no list would be complete without pippa. >> of course. >> specifically pippa's rear. >> definitely. at the royal wedding, not to take away from kate middleton but after the royal wedding everybody was talking about her bum. right now she has three facebook pages dedicated to that part of her body as well as her own twitter feed. >> kirstie alley, really slimmed down from dancing. >> that's right. besaw her shrink before our eyes week in and week out on "dancing with the stars." her own weight loss program, organic liaison. >> let's show beyonce's body moment. that dress. >> that dress, that performance. she just showed off a knockout figure but stepped up again and showed why she's a healthy role model. >> our own hoda kotb made the list. >> a little bit extra inspiration this morning for all of us. >> thank