we talk to richard mcgregor of "the financial times" and damien ma of the youra-- your asia group. >> to put political context, let's remember many of the top leaders don't like him as a politician precisely because of his western style charisma, that rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. and i think he was in some sense banished out of chongqing from beijing where he was a finance minister. he tried to make a name for himself doing all these red songs, maoist cultural revolutionary shenanigans that r i think, disturned the top leadership at some point. >> rose: and then there's the sudan where george clooney and john prendergast recently returned from south sudan. they testified before congress in washington and met with the president and the secretary of state. >> we were the u.n. the day that the south announced before the referendum they announced if there is a vote for independence for the south, we will support them. and the minute that happened, everything changed for the south. the idea before that was there's a great possibility of a real civil war like a bloody war that was

and now we're turning to washington, d.c., and damien ma.cyst with the eurasia group, and a columnist for "the atlantic." welcome inside "the war room"." >> thank you very much. >> this is the united states government going to bat for solar manufacturers here. good idea or not? >> well, i think it depends on where you sit. i think for some people it could potential raise the cost of solar. to others i think it might be the right policy to really, you know, make sure that the chinese are not, you know, basically dumping cheap solar panels into the united states. >> if you want to create jobs in the u.s., though don't you want to do everything you can. play offense and defense on behalf of your job providers to try to level the playing field, because the reason why those tariffs were adopted is because there was unfair subsidies by the chinese government which made their solar panels much cheaper, right? >> that is true although the rate was fairly low. but the bottom line is these trade cases are important but they are a short-term band aid s

good morning, damien. >> reporter: good morning, laura, it's unclear if there'll be any search today or how extensive that search will be. we'll keep you posted. but you're right, nobody has heard from sierra lamar since she disappeared on friday. they spent the last two days looking for her in the fields next to her house. her mother says sierra has never run away and showed no indications she was attempting to do so. her cell phone is now dead so deputies are not able to track it. the 15-year-old left for school friday morning at 6:00 a.m. just like any other day. but her mother wasn't notified until late friday that sierra never showed up at her high school. so she dialed 911 and the search began. deputies say the other troubling thing is there are no witnesses. no one has seen or heard from sierra since she left home. >> it's just out of character. she always, you know, maintains contact and sometimes i'll have to text her twice to get a response, but she always texts back right away. >> reporter: sierra is a 15-year-old sophomore here. some of her family lives in fremont, but th

my colleague damien has been on a town of the northeast coast to meet a family caught up in the disaster. >> shadows on the landscape are all that's left of yuriage. a void of memories. for tatsu ya, it's the memory of the smile his wife gave him right here in their two-story house as he left for work. >> i just wish i could go back in time, he says. go back to that day. if only i could have saved her. >> he is burdened by guilt that he did not. as the tsunami swept in, he managed to get their two children inside buildings. seconds later, she was carried away by the wave. today, the 7-year-old and the little brother, 4, are laughing again. it's taken a year, he says. >> they cry out in their sleep. when i see the sadness, i struggle to know what to say. my heart aches. >> tsunami killed 1,000 of the town's 7,000 people, the final tally shows sms one year on, and the government is now burning the little that remains. they now want to raise the ground three meters higher and build this town again. hundreds of miles along the coast, it's the same story. dozens of communities that were erase

i wrote down two word here when working with damien and chloe on our staff about the formulation of questions and they are two word that i think make sense for what we're trying to do, at least what i hope we can do. one is solidarity and one is commitment that, we immediate to figure out a way to not just express outrage and not just talk about solidarity but figure out ways to in fact bring about a policy or strategy that will demonstrate, that will prove in a sense our sol d.a. dart with the syrian people. that's one priority. the other is a commitment to a number of priorities but commitment certainly to humanitarian and medical assistance. if we're going to say, as i think it is the consensus position that, this should not be a military engagement on our part, if we say that, we better get the other part right. and the other parts are humanitarian and medical assistance. my first question is for mr. feltman. i know the friends of syria meeting took place and that was very positive and i know we have a commitment of $10 million to the refugees and idps but i want to get a better sense of

hi, damien. >> reporter: it is. good morning, marla. this is where the people of san jose came to honor its men and women in uniform, the san jose veterans memorial, the rededication will take place in the next couple of weeks. this is where they came to honor the men and women until vandals got to it. after that vandalism last year, we brought a vietnam veteran to see the damage caused. he was in disbelief, and said it was one of the most disgusting things he has ever seen. the glass panels were boarded up after someone shattered three of them. each costing $18,000. now this morning, gill came back to see the finished product. he tells us the donors and volunteered just brought pride back to san jose. this is a place where you honor freedom and the men and women who defend it. >> last night, it was very, very emotional. today it is emotional. to see this back up again means a lot to me and a lot of world war ii veterans, korean veterans, to sacrifice their life for us. >> reporter: the new panels are made of more durable glass, and it'

prosecutors say damien floyd headed up the operation. the operation delts about $2 million worth of drugs last year and is considered the largest drug network ever identified in county.coun blair there's a shutdown after one of the blast furnaces was reactivated and workers were welcomed back. they did not explain the reason for idling at the plant. ulysses currie has been removed from two committees. this is the senate rules committee and the executive nominations committee. senators expressed concern that he appeared and voted at last monday's meeting and he remains a member of the taxation committee but was removed back in 2010 after his indictment on felony indictment charges. >> a packed house in annapolis as the governor signs into law the same-sex marriage act. jennifer franciotti is live with what happens next. >> maryland is now officially the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage. that law is scheduled to take effect on january 1 of next year. opponents are working to get a referendum on the november ballot and put the iss

. >> police arrested four men, william smith, damien marberry, girard brun and samuel athawaka, all charged with theft, but an attorney for the shop said the police have it all wrong. >> it belonged to them. i think as the investigation continues, you'll find out that there's no connection. >> police also found more than a dozen large bottles of tide liquid detergent. >> the liquid tide story has gone national. it's such a problem across the country. >> in fact, some retailers are putting anti-theft devices on containers that can retail for close to $20. prince george's county police say you could expect more arrests. >>> andre horns by, the former prince george's county superintendent could be out of jail in months. after an appeal today a federal judge reduced his sentence to four years instead of six. hornsby has served 39 months of his sentence. in 2008 a jury found him guilty of steering school contracts to a girl friend and another friend. >> a mild night tonight, the temperature headed back up tomorrow. here's a live look from northeast d.c. how warm is it going to get tomorrow is th

damien louis is on the guest list.e thriller homeland which is one of the president's favorite shows. >> for one of the most exclusive dining shows a review on the new olive garden has made the critics, 85-year-old a star. she thinks of her has a reporter not a restaurant critic. >> i'm not pick agriculture part the meat or the shrimp, it's just -- i'm trying to describe restaurants. >> reporter: it's a recent description that put her in the spotlight. after decades of writing this review went viral. >> i didn't know what it was all about. i didn't -- i never heard it going viral. . >> reporter: she described having a lunch and salad with several black olives. she called them the largest and most beautiful restaurant in grand forks. >> hello? >> reporter: now her phone has been ringing off the hook with interview requests . >> obviously it's overwhelming, it's wild, crazy, all of that. >> reporter: while some are posting snarky comments she is not criticizing her critics. >> the fact is i don't care. >> reporter: late

damien, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john.ictim, if she is, in fact, a victim, her picture is up on that wall by the locker behind me. i guess everybody is just hoping she does walk into her classroom when that bell rings for class this morning. because search crews have spent the last three days looking for her. investigators say if this was an abduction, then they lost some valuable time by getting such a late start on this case because they were not notified until hours after her mom knew she was missing. she has no history of running away and there are no indications that's what happened. it is a possibility deputies have not ruled out completely. sierra catches the bus for school not far from her home. her mother tells nbc bay area, everything was normal when she left for school friday morning. she's upset the school didn't notify her of the absence until late friday. >> the school notified us she was not in attendance at 6:00 we received an e-mail. i wasn't happy when i was notified that late because i felt that we could

damien lewis. >> [inaudible] >> what do i want to tell them?[inaudible] there was that moment in the new york times op ed, it seemed we crossed into the cultural zeitgeist. president obama's foreign policy -- when does he watch tv? that is what i'm going to ask him. [inaudible] >> mr. warren buffet. mrs. buffet. the honorable tina chen. mr. john w. thompson. mrs. sandy thompson. dr. amy -- dr. michael doyle. the honorable eric holder, attorney general. it secretary of health and human services. the honorable rajiv shaw. mrs. shaw. mr. joe lamont. mrs. andra lamont. mr. anthony gardner. mrs. alejandra gardner. mrs. carol penske. mr. david penske. mr. raj fernando. mrs. jennifer -- the honorable martha johnson. mr. steve johnson. the honorable camilla harris. mrs. mike harris. -- maya harris. the honorable wendy sherman. mr. stokes. the honorable brooke anderson. mr. james -- ms. ann windosr. mr. shelby bryant. mr. harvey weinstein. ms. georgina chapman. >> i have not seen her yet. [inaudible] [laughter] [inaudible] i am very excited. >> [inaudib

this is a prosecutor who was trained in detroit, he has seen it all, he worked for a judge named damieneith that's an upstanding, retired federal judge. i would just end by saying you'd better have your ducks in order. >> he means business. >> he means business. >> and we'll be talking about this for days to come. >> for days and months, perhaps. >> we definitely will be. >> gentlemen, thank you. and thank you for joining us on "reporter's notebook." now back to "news4 today." enjoy the rest of your weekend, everybody. >>> welcome to "news4 today," everyone. i'm angie goff. >> good morning, i'm erika gonzalez. >> and we are going to begin with our weather, because -- >> as well we should. >> as well we should, because that's what people want to know when they're waking up on the weekend. a lot of people have plans, and today not as spectacular as yesterday, is that what you're saying? >> yesterday was pretty far up the list on how pretty can a saturday be. >> right. >> you know? so, today, the bar is now way up here. so, we're going to fall a little short of that bar today, but still an

damien lewis. >> [inaudible] >> what do i want to tell them? [inaudible] there was that moment in the new york times op ed, it seemed we crossed into the cultural zeitgeist. president obama's foreign policy -- when does he watch tv? that is what i'm going to ask him. [inaudible] >> mr. warren buffet. mrs. buffet. -- mrs. astrid m. buffet. the honorable tina chen. mr. john w. thompson. mrs. sandy thompson. dr. amy -- dr. michael doyle. the honorable eric holder, attorney general. the honorable kathleen sebilius, it secretary of health and human services. the honorable rajiv shaw. mrs. shaw. mr. joe lamont. mrs. andra lamont. mr. anthony gardner. mrs. alejandra gardner. mrs. carol penske. mr. david penske. mr. raj fernando. mrs. jennifer -- the honorable martha johnson. mr. steve johnson. the honorable camilla harris. mrs. mike harris. -- maya harris. the honorable wendy sherman. mr. stokes. -- bruce stokes. the honorable brooke anderson. mr. james -- ms. ann windosr. -- anna wintour. mr. shelby bryant. mr. harvey weinstein. ms. georgina chapman.