meanwhile, usain bolt redeems himself in a 100 meter race in croatia. jimmy yu has more... hello, i'm jimmy yu and welcome to world sports. starting off with football...it wasn't the best of days for powerhouse barcelona on tuesday as the team conceded one of the fastest goals ever scored in the champions league in a 2-2 draw to ac milan. thiago silva powered home a header in stoppage time to steal the draw for milan and barca's disappointment was compounded by the news that andres iniesta will be out for around four weeks after tearing a leg muscle shortly before halftime. meanwhile, chelsea's quest started in encouraging fashion with a 2-0 win over bayer leverkusen in group e. goals by brazil defender david luiz and spain forward juan mata gave chelsea the perfect start to the campaign. both goals were set up by spain striker fernando torres, who has been recently struggling with his form. over in croatia...world record holder usain bolt won the 100 meter dash at an iaaf world challenge event on tuesday in a personal season best time of 9.85 seconds. having been disqualif

nor the cost of how probable is this ration when for example the serbs could leave as they left croatia in one nine hundred ninety. the best possible solution would be to divide kosovo the northern part should reintegrate with serbia while this human community they would remain in kosovo should enjoy the protection of the serbian state through money stories in kosovo should have an extra tutorial status the arrogance of the great powers they continue encouraging kosovo's independence makes such a solution impossible however this solution could have been possible and would help stabilizing the situation in that part of the balkans for a long time. since we don't have the leverage to impose such a solution the only thing we can do is continue our policy of non-recognition of course who is independence we should be ready if necessary to give up our prospects over. this european path should not come at our expense when we are supposed to give up everything in return for a few concessions. mr president you are unquestionably following the process over the chair for the leader and do you get

swearing to be left second place croatia go to mozart and others like thais in order to look to strengthen their hold at the top of group team with a win it second goal from ball carrier group leaders the netherlands should have no problems against minnows san marino and portugal iranian t cement that place the top group h. with victory in cyprus elsewhere it's a running away with group c. should win in the faroe islands germany ten points clear in group a could become the first northern cyprus team to go through to the finals with a victory against neighbors austria russians group the rivals island and slack everything doesn't end with england's rivals montenegro travelled to wales off france top of group d. as well dana. at the world athletics championships maria mover has time to maiden gold in the women's draft and with a tournament record thread of seventy one meters and ninety nine centimeters in fact it was the second best result over twenty nine centimeters showing us the road record so. the russians were subprime loans of years ago and sort of an opinion it's two thousand dates. a

leadership a republican is supposed to stand trial in the hague however that was not the case with croatia or the bosnian muslims but this by the fact that the also dissipated in that war and also committed crimes however they were not held responsible for those crimes there is one common and unpleasant feeling among the serbs that there is no equal treatment of those who are parties to that war and committed crimes let's talk about the palestine and international relations the position of the western powers towards the palestine and their unwillingness to recognize the palestinian state looks like devil's double standards and many talk about double standards in the west in the clemency but far as i know you said that you will not allow the boston authorities to. recognize to to to take part in the recognition of the palestinian state why why are you on the side of the united states in this question or maybe this is sort of a and a muslim solidarity with israel or what. this is certainly a very special question and there's no simple answer to it wissink i think that kelly stand should beco

the fifth annual cultivator races in croatia. cultivators, tractors and plows. while the race pits farmer against farmer, the toughest competitor there proved to be the mud and hills. but kept things interesting. >>> well, diamonds may be a girl's best friend. this next gem could be a close second. the world's first gold and jewel encrusted car was unveiled in mumbai on monday. the bedazzled ride was made of 170 pounds of gold, 33 pounds of silver and a slew of assorted jewels. although it's not yet for sale, it's said to be worth $4.6 million. it needs like theme music as you're driving along, doesn't it? it's just too flashy. >> spend a ton of money on the car but save a ton of money on gas. >> a smart car. they're thinking there, right? >>> time for an early look at stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. the postal service issues its new save vanishing species stamp featuring the image of a tiger cub. the stamps will sell for 55 cents each with proceeds going to help save threatened species, including tigers, elephants and marine turtles. >>> fo

momcilo perisic has been found guilty of murder, persecution, and attacks on civilians in bosnia and croatia in the 1990's. the international war crimes court sentenced him to 27 years in prison. he was found guilty of helping to finance and plan war crimes, including the killing of 8000 muslim men and boys and that 42- month-long siege on sarajevo. in indonesia 12-year-old boy was killed in an earthquake and many homes collapsed near the western island of sumatra, magnitude 6.6. helicopters have begun lifting supplies to communities cut off by a powerful typhoon in central and western japan. almost 40 people have been killed. more than 50 are missing after the country's most powerful storm in seven years triggered landslides and flash floods. the prefecture was most heavily hit with rain up to 180 centimeters. roland buerk has more. >> days after the typhoon lashed western japan, rescuers are still hoping to find survivors. police teams are flying into the remote mountains. the death toll is rising and dozens of people are still missing. the airlift was taking in supplies. billeted are bein

broadcast, log onto -- for a transcript of this broadcast, log onto -- steves: while the coast is croatia's main draw, some of its best attractions are inland. we're delving into the croatian heartland. one of europe's top natural wonders is plitvice lakes national park. imagine niagara falls sliced and diced and sprinkled over a vast and heavily forested canyon. it's a lush and unforgettable valley of 16 terraced lakes laced together by waterfalls and miles of pleasant plank walks. boats glide visitors into the heart of the park. countless cascades and water that's strangely clear yet full of vibrant colors make plitvice a misty natural wonderland. fish seem to know there's not a hook for miles. carefully maintained trails and boardwalks let you get intimate with the wonder of the place. observant nature lovers can choose from hundreds of flower types to assemble a photographic bouquet. the stony formations drip down like the foliage because the grass and moss both direct the flow of the water and provide a kind of scaffolding for the slow and steady calcification process. naturalists call

lights in group after a wonderful win over israel in tel aviv mean the greeks remain in front of croatia by a point or brilliant individual effort by midfielder nina stenting israel's hopes of course vying for first ever european championships. so confirmation of those two results on creationists three one win over most of the top of your screen group eaters the netherlands went to chardon middle son marina robert percy puffing themselves to four goals and eleven one when portugal cemented their place a tough group h. with victory in cyprus it's really her running where groups see just the college age start the for a while and germany now eleven points their group they have become the first hosting team to qualify for the finals in ukraine and poland after thrashing neighbors austria six two wales recorded a great win overall to negril while a two one win over albania confronts a pretty. that's tennis on flushing meadows now with a third seed the maria sharapova has become one of the biggest weak one casualties of the us open the russian losing ice to flavia pennetta in three sets the. t

champion francesca schiavone the italian only needed fifty three minutes to defeat me on a new cute croatia six one six one score in this one thank you note the match is russia's fifteen seats that long business over had a few problems against britons in about a touch but a russian and this is a public chant give it a seventeen save or save three to verb round as are the ten and eleven seeds under the package and you need to get in conflict answer any williams was just too strong in a match against a character i checked before number one with five games to love up inside twenty minutes and went on to draw one that. let's turn to the world athletics championships where sprinter usain bolt has got through his first race since being disqualified from one hundred meter final making the semifinals of the two hundred meters by winning the seat comfortably the defending champ was a bit slow at the box maybe fell starting in one hundred meters was still on his mind but he did when he was eight and i'm a twenty point three zero seconds also on friday russia's women qualified for the final four by fo

spearheading the charge the italian the thirty one year old was in cruising all against mariana nutrition croatia seven seed conceding just two games on bridge to be six one six one went while eleven c felony yonkers which was too good for mike and patrick elaina dockage and i can express train. our former world number one golfer tiger woods is almost to be a captain's big for the bi annual presidents cup in australia in november the american superstar spoke after taking part in a charity event in the state of new. all and just happy to lead good people in the two captains picks for the tournament which pits a twelve strong american team against the rest of the world except europe woods is also planning to take part in a p.g.a. event in thailand it's to rediscover the form that saw him capture forty nine just the thirty five year old has been sidelined for most of the year when this for almost two years so return to the presidents cup team is more than welcome i really hope they'd ought not to play the term mr scherer so it's a little frustrating deal with injuries and try to battle back and abou

the women's side of francesca schiavone was in cruise control against other gonna do cheers from croatia the seventh seeded italian conceded just two games on which to be six one six one when eleven c. delayed a yankee veteran serve it was too good of the american particularly to duck it now because it's frustrating and another serbian another evanovich received a new phrase that often gets better said cops get retired. now former champions russia have maintained their perfect start to the european basketball championships and if your idea that they be class men aren't class in georgia me closely for routine match russia with a far out of the blocks third quarter run a school full of themselves packed within a basket however gave my twenty points by accident they were going to help russia to prevail in the forty second green from to gain so far. and finally n.h.l. heavyweights are exams out of that and whatever are joined by fellow i se us and a host of other celebrities for a charity ice hockey match here in moscow on wednesday night right half a million dollars to help local orphans an

in the united states puts our nation on par with countries like qatar the united arab emirates and croatia when it comes to infant mortality so what's the reason behind this disturbingly high rate of infant deaths this is a question of my next guest has struggled with tonya leave lewis joins me now she's an attorney author and former t.v. producer as well as a documentary filmmaker and like her husband spike lee a lifelong activist currently she is the spokesperson for the office of minority health's healthy baby begins with you campaign take a look at this short p.s.a. and we will bring tanya every year eight thousand african american children die during their first year of life eight pounds as a mother this really concerns me our babies are dying at three times the rate of weight babies before their first birth and our children need us to take action and i need your help take care of your health before during and after pregnancy get prenatal care and put your baby to sleep on his back healthy baby really does begin with. tiny welcome from our new york studio thanks for joining us and tha

rivals second place croatia have gone from malta while england look to strengthen their hold at the top of group g. with a win at second bottom called area group eat leaders benevolent should have no problems against minnows son marino. into cement their place because of age with recent cyprus elsewhere italy running away with group c. should win the faro islands germany ten points clear in group a could become the first northern post team to go through to the finals with a victory against neighbors austria russia's groupie rivals arsenal slackness with a beating in dublin england's rivals montenegro travelled to wiles of france the top of group d. go to albania. now at the world athletics championships maria has made gold in the women's javelin with a two hundred record throw of seventy one metres and ninety nine centimeters in fact it was the second best result ever just twenty nine centimeters shy of a world record so a well deserved goal for the russian who also claimed wrongs in berlin two years ago and so over the pension it's in two thousand and eight. meanwhile there was less po

open champion francesca schiavone italia needed only fifty three minutes to beat mariano literature croatia six one six one was the final score there and in other matches for much i guess that was not so that had fewer problems against britain to learn about such a fellow russian and seventeenth seed and stressed the a profit chunk of that is also true to the third round as are the ten and eleven seeds petrovich angelina and which. i snuck in now with a week to go before the start of the fourth k.h. all season four teams are competing in the rose cup here in moscow on thursday to scabies outlands three two win over time and i thrashed ninety three no i legs knocked down i won't dominated the match scoring a goal in every period and tried not playing to the first strike and magic. on the up was also i think mine told you how much you can make something you're born into in russia goaltender recorded a shutout on his debut for his former club after spending four years going between the salad bar to live. in michigan for didn't win every game is about ecology that's why we mustn't underestimate

a lot of the secret was the croatia change, the serbia change, that the european union was offering in the future for the balkans. we played it very well and we should take away a message not of despair but of hope. but we should also learn very, very much -- this relates to the lady's final point -- to understand when the time it's come to leave, understand when there's a limit to how much more you can do. i agree with this lady very much. seizing the moment of bin laden's death would have been important. not because of course it made total sense. it would have been symbolic. everybody could stand up and say it doesn't matter. this is about -- this is what politicians do. this is the world in which we swim. seizing those moments, seizing those opportunities in order to follow what you believe is the right path, is the correct answer. on which i conclude. with many, many thanks to you all. and have a great evening. [applause] >> up next, former vice president cheney talks about his experienced during 9/11 and the lessons he learned since then. mr. cheney is interviewed by stephen hayes

his recent trip to croatia was play time. but vegas is part of his military duty, sort of.aining the prince is doing here in the u.s., it is tradition for the pilots to spend 48 hours in sin city. you know, we know how the royal family does appreciate tradition. so, you can understand that. >> vegas may be a military euphemism. >> yes. i have to go on military assignment. >>> and remember planking? people posting pictures of themselves laying flat with their arms at their sides? planking is so first half of 2011. now, the new thing is hanging. it requires hanging upside down. it's the brain trust of students batmanning all over campus. if you participate in this trend -- a reminder, josh, if you fail, you fall on your head. >> if try batmanning, i'm going to kill myself. >> it's a law of gravity. >>> finally, we want to congratulate harbor, the dog from colorado. he has the longest ears on dogs. call him the dumbo of the doug world. his ears span 12 1/2 inches on the right. 12 1/2 inches on the right. his ears are the same when harper was a puppy. it gives new meaning to th

we do for our people in the american health care system, we compare with countries like greece and croatia. we're down in the 30's in the rank, if you look at most of the quality measures. so incredibly overbloated expenditure and, at best, moderate performance are the two prevailing characteristics of our health care system, which means that there is a lot of ground to be gained. it has been quantified by president obama's own council of economic advisors, who estimated $700 billion every year -- $700 billion every year could be saved if we cleaned up the health care system and made it moderately efficient. we could save those $700 billion without harming the quality of care for americans. that seems like a big number, but actually the new england health care institute says that the number is $800 billion a year -- is $850 billion a year. and george bush's treasury secretary, secretary o'neill, who knows a lot about this from his time as c.e.o. as alcoa and as the person leading the pittsburgh regional health care initiative, combined with the leloulewingroup, they both agree number is $1

we render that as a graphic and choose your adventure, do this, that, end up on an island in croatia.ts you will get it. if you give someone a title and show confidence in them, you will get far more based on what you're paying them. >> that plays into knowing your value, too. >> i have a good one. >> go. >> how to fix manufacturing. >> we went to dan acker son for this the ceo of general motors. what he comes up with is adaptability. the longer you lock in contracts, the longer you lock in the way you do business. the way you produce things, the more trouble you will be in. all about adaptability, contracts with uaw, they're in an interesting trade-off to choose between more jobs and higher pay. for acker son, he's willing to go either way, he just wants the flexibility to do whatever is required on any given day. >> he believes those jobs can come back? >> he believes those jobs can come back and are opening more plants and are coming back. >> can i raise this subject? >> please do. >> you say -- all this manufacturing in europe. how to decant wine in a blender. >> this is by nathan

needs a europe that is able to shoulder its responsibilities, a europe of 27, a europe of 28 when croatia joined. a europe which continues to point the way forward on trade or climate change. we have europe plus 20. let's turn our gaze to our neighbors in the south. we are seeing a sea change their that it's going to have a very substantial impact, not just on these peoples but also your. that's why europe should be proud. we were the first to stand side-by-side with the tunisians and egyptians and others who wanted freedom. that's why we support their aspirations, particularly to our partnerships for democracy and prosperity. the arab spring, i hope, will be an open door to peace for the whole region. based on a single palestinian state that lives in peace with the state of israel, which, of course, is what europe wants. [applause] but let's cast our gaze towards our neighbors to the east. on friday i shall be going also to be involved in eastern partnership summit. i will express and ambition for close ties and closer economic integration between ourselves and our partners in that regio

needs a europe which is able to shoulder its responsibilities, a europe of 27, a europe of 28 when croatia joins, a europe that continues to point the way forward -- albeit -- whether on trade or climate change. europe must remain in the vanguard of those issues. let's turn our gaze into our neighbors in the south. we are seeing a see change their that is going to have a very substantial impact, not just on those people's but also in europe so that is why we should be proud. we were the first to stand side by side next to the tunisian and the egyptian and others who want freedom. that is why we support there is legitimate aspirations, particularly through our partnerships for democracy and prosperity. the arab spring, i hope, will be an open door for peace for the whole reason -- region. based on a single palestinian state that lives in peace with the state of israel, which is of course what europe wants. but let's cast our gaze towards our neighbors to the east. on friday, i shall be going to warsaw for an eastern partnerships,. i will express an ambition for close ties and closer economi

. >> you want -- >> go to croatia, anywhere you want. >> get a gps. seriously. i just -- i'm going to be quiet. >> i'm a little tired. >> i'm going to be quiet. i'm glad for their family that they're home. but -- good. what's next? >> rem, they're playing rem. >> i cannot believe, one of the great songs of all time, rem, this band -- >> i wish overdrive would get back together. >> can you go? >> i can't take it today. it was parents' night last night. >> how did your daughter do? >> i've got nothing against gto. >> my daughter's 8th birthday. >> terry mcauliffe is on today. should we bring the vodka over to cti? >> he won't drink in front of the president, but let's do it. >> he won't? yeah he will. >>> up next after the break, mitt romney, corporations are people. >>> but first, here's ryan phillips with a check on the forecast. >> good morning to you. thank you. we've got rain on the way in all day long and through the weekend in the northeast. dry right now for new york and philadelphia. but rain's going to be settling in after the afternoon. locally heavy ra

i was telling her, like two years ago we were in croatia know he was jumping from the top of the theaterchief foreign affairs correspondent and host of "andrea mitchell reports" andrea mitchell. >> thank you. >> we still have eugene robinson and mike murphy in washington with us. so that's great. >> so what do you expect to happen this week? is there going to be a lot of talk? you've obviously been conducting an investigation. you expect that to go under a lot of attention this week on the flotilla? >> of course. we worked for one year on this inquiry. on september 2nd we handed our report to the secretary general of the united nations. we have to behave with the same ethics. i have to be very quiet, totally quiet, because our thought is in our report. >> so you have to be very quiet. >> of course. >> i wouldn't be good at that job. >> terrible actually. >> andrea? >> i think one of the real sadnesses to u.s. officials in particular was that there was an opportunity with your report, it sort of came down the middle, that said that israel had the right to go after the flotilla but used ex

i'm going to get you guys to croatia will see what happens. if i leave you in kuwait, so be it. we get to kuwait and a sort of forget about us. >> host: what do you mean by they forget about you? >> guest: the war is about to takeoff and they don't have people to come replace us. i'm guessing they realized they had to sort of leave us in place, that we were not going to be an effective unit without a speed and that unit. as a result of that, when we got the order for the word to kick off, we were ready to go. it dawned on me, i guess i am going into combat. i guess i am going to iraq. i was actually happy for it because i wanted to be with the unit of corson decommission. i think all of the females were expect that an excited about the idea of going with the unit and glad we had sort of been forgotten about. >> host: it is a crazy time because we had to vote in the congress whether we would go to iraq or not and that happened in october for the november election. we are sort of sit around, trying to figure over going to do. and of course we launch in march. so you find yourself