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please help me welcome david. [applause] >> wow. what a surprise. i could not be happier this evening that he shared the stage with jan. we came into this market years ago at a time when there were no asian-pacific americans on television. we are celebrating something very special this evening and this month. yes, we are celebrating our history and rich culture, our culinary and fine arts, but as you look around this theater, you realize there are so many other examples of the ascendancy of ascendancyapa -- ascendancy of the apa community. there are so many issues and so many positive stories to report, and i feel so fortunate through the years to have had the opportunity to cover these stories that serve the needs of the community at large as well as our own apa community. the community should be proud and acknowledged for its role in paving the way for jan and for me and hundreds of others to be working in newsrooms across the city. it took activism by chinese for affirmative action and other organizations in the early 1970's to get apa's hired in
please help me welcome david. [applause] >> wow. what a surprise. i could not be happier this evening that he shared the stage with jan. we came into this market years ago at a time when there were no asian-pacific americans on television. we are celebrating something very special this evening and this month. yes, we are celebrating our history and rich culture, our culinary and fine arts, but as you look around this theater, you realize there are so many other examples of the ascendancy...
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david? >> we're hoping, too. yunji de nies on the story again tonight, yunji, thanks to you. >>> and, there was a tense face to face meeting at the white house today. president obama hosting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, just 24 hours after those harsh words aimed squarely at israel. so, how did it go, this meeting? jake tapper at the white house tonight. >> reporter: they made nice in front of the cameras. >> mr. prime minister, welcome. >> reporter: but the body language was intriguing. the president spoke directly to reporters. >> israel's security will remain paramount in u.s. evaluations of any prospective peace deal. >> reporter: and prime minister netanyahu? he spoke directly to president obama, offering jewish history lessons. >> even at the valley of death, we never lost hope and we never lost our dream of re-establishing a sovereign state in our ancient homeland, the land of israel. >> reporter: the prime minister came to town angry about president obama's new stated policy that israeli and
david? >> we're hoping, too. yunji de nies on the story again tonight, yunji, thanks to you. >>> and, there was a tense face to face meeting at the white house today. president obama hosting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, just 24 hours after those harsh words aimed squarely at israel. so, how did it go, this meeting? jake tapper at the white house tonight. >> reporter: they made nice in front of the cameras. >> mr. prime minister, welcome. >>...
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david? >> all right, yunji, that one family hoping with the plastic up their house. our thanks to you. >>> and in town after town tonight, they are preparing for the waters unleashed by the flood gates. cynthia cisneros of abc's ktrk is in krotz springs, louisiana, tonight. where all eyes are on one key levee. cynthia? >> reporter: david, this is the levee that neighbors are pinning their hopes on, hoping it will not break. on the other side of that tree line is the atchafalaya river, which has been rising steadily. and on this side of the levee are homes that people have already moved out of. their hope is that they can return, their hopes not flooded. they just don't know. david? >> cynthia, thank you tonight. >>> now, to the dramatic reshaping of the presidential race tonight, after mike huckabee announced this weekend he's not running. the former governor had a large following, especially among evangelical voters. so, who do the republicans want to run instead? even former first lady lau
david? >> all right, yunji, that one family hoping with the plastic up their house. our thanks to you. >>> and in town after town tonight, they are preparing for the waters unleashed by the flood gates. cynthia cisneros of abc's ktrk is in krotz springs, louisiana, tonight. where all eyes are on one key levee. cynthia? >> reporter: david, this is the levee that neighbors are pinning their hopes on, hoping it will not break. on the other side of that tree line is the...
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david: you're going to prison.epends on the answers you give us right now, so i suggest that you give it some careful thought. where's maddux? -i don't know. -see, i don't think careful thought -went into that one. -i swear, i don't know. look, he wanted to know about the ip cameras. their placement, how they're networked, -how to hack the system. -and you gave it to him. he said he was going to kill me. you don't understand. -he's a scary guy. -nikki: what else? he wanted access to the exchange, off-hours, over a weekend. he told me he was going to install some device inside one of the cameras on the trading room floor. -what kind of device? -i don't know. why the trading room floor? i don't know that, either. you recognize this guy? never seen him before in my life. i'm sorry to hear that. you're prolonging the situation. letting me think that i'm in control when the truth is, i am in control! you still think he's in on it. yeah, i know what the facts say. there's a call for you, line one. -who? -didn't get a nam
david: you're going to prison.epends on the answers you give us right now, so i suggest that you give it some careful thought. where's maddux? -i don't know. -see, i don't think careful thought -went into that one. -i swear, i don't know. look, he wanted to know about the ip cameras. their placement, how they're networked, -how to hack the system. -and you gave it to him. he said he was going to kill me. you don't understand. -he's a scary guy. -nikki: what else? he wanted access to the...
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please thank our guests, john seigenthaler and david halberstam. [applause] we've been joined today by author david halberstam and first amendment center founder john seigenthaler. i'm ken paulson, back next week with another edition of speaking freely. captioning provided by the first amendment center, funded by the freedom forum. captioning by captionmax www.captionmax.com
please thank our guests, john seigenthaler and david halberstam. [applause] we've been joined today by author david halberstam and first amendment center founder john seigenthaler. i'm ken paulson, back next week with another edition of speaking freely. captioning provided by the first amendment center, funded by the freedom forum. captioning by captionmax www.captionmax.com
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david david, anything new on your end? end? >> we >> well, just to repeat what we kn we know. we have two sources, congre congressional sources saying that o that osama bin laden is dead. dead. one of one of those sources says the the u.s. has the body in afghan afghanistan and that he was shot shot in the head. now now that tells you that obviou obviously this was not a predato predator drone strike but this m this must have been an on the the ground operation. that that had a good enough locati location on him so that they co could risk putting u.s. troop troops or special operations forces forces or more likely cia op rattiv rattives on the ground to go after after bin laden. and and if this accous corre correct, that means they probabl probably went into pakistan and and took him out of pakistan back back to afghanistan. we'll we'll wait to see what the pakista pakistanies think of this. but i but i think the u.s. positi position would be to act first first and apologise later for for having violated pakist pakistani sovereignty. >> mit >> mitchell: david, i posed this q t
david david, anything new on your end? end? >> we >> well, just to repeat what we kn we know. we have two sources, congre congressional sources saying that o that osama bin laden is dead. dead. one of one of those sources says the the u.s. has the body in afghan afghanistan and that he was shot shot in the head. now now that tells you that obviou obviously this was not a predato predator drone strike but this m this must have been an on the the ground operation. that that had a good...
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i am david gregory in washington. president obama is preparing to address the nation tonight with a major development, that is that osama bin laden the most wanted terrorist in the world, the man behind the deadly 9/11 attacks that changed america is dead. osama bin laden is dead. the president will announce in mere moments that it was a u.s. military action that killed him, that u.s. personnel were responsible for his death and that the united states has the body in its custody. this, we believe, was an incident that occurred in pakistan where osama bin laden for years has been believed to be hiding. we have seen him periodically appear on videotapes on al jazeera, broadcast throughout the arab world. the wars in afghanistan and iraq, particularly the war in afghanistan that was launched in an effort to bring both al qaeda down and osama bin laden down. and now it has happened. the president will take america through the developments that led to osama bin laden's death tonight. we are awaiting the president who will
i am david gregory in washington. president obama is preparing to address the nation tonight with a major development, that is that osama bin laden the most wanted terrorist in the world, the man behind the deadly 9/11 attacks that changed america is dead. osama bin laden is dead. the president will announce in mere moments that it was a u.s. military action that killed him, that u.s. personnel were responsible for his death and that the united states has the body in its custody. this, we...
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i'll talk to david and susan axelrod. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. a man who heads the international monetary fund, the man who was a likely candidate for president of france, is tonight on suicide watch at rikers island after being charged with sexually assaulting a maid at his new york city hotel. meanwhile, in a shocking political story, elsewhere arnold schwarzenegger admits he fathered a child with a woman on his household staff. his wife, maria shriver, says -- earlier i spoke to one of the best political minds in the country, david axelrod. listen to what he said about the former california governor. i mean, in the case of arnold schwarzenegger, do you think if the electorate had known that he had a love child by his housekeeper he would have ever become governor of california? >> well, i don't know the answer to that. i suspect the fact that it didn't become public until after suggests that he didn't necessarily believe that. >> joining me now is donny deutsch, mike citric, don goldberg, president clinton's damage control specialist, and harr
i'll talk to david and susan axelrod. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. a man who heads the international monetary fund, the man who was a likely candidate for president of france, is tonight on suicide watch at rikers island after being charged with sexually assaulting a maid at his new york city hotel. meanwhile, in a shocking political story, elsewhere arnold schwarzenegger admits he fathered a child with a woman on his household staff. his wife, maria...
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my meineke. >>> back here with my special guests, david and susan axelrod.san, how prevalent is epilepsy in america at the moment? >> you know, epilepsy affects 1% to 2% of the population worldwide, so in a world that's 50 million, in this country it's about 3 million. >> a lot of people. >> a lot of people. it's one of the most common neurological diseases. >> and is that what we know? a lot of people, because of the stigma that goes with epilepsy, may not say anything. >> exactly. and there are some types difficult to diagnose. absonces, until they do an eeg, they may not know these are actually seizures, sometimes hundreds a day, disrupting a child's learning. >> david, when this hit you as a family, it's obviously very expensive to treat epilepsy. what kind of impacts did it have financially? >> there are all impacts on a family. financially, i was a young reporter when lauren got sick, and we had an hmo. what we discovered was that was great policy as long as you didn't get sick, and they didn't cover much of what she needed, especially like her medicat
my meineke. >>> back here with my special guests, david and susan axelrod.san, how prevalent is epilepsy in america at the moment? >> you know, epilepsy affects 1% to 2% of the population worldwide, so in a world that's 50 million, in this country it's about 3 million. >> a lot of people. >> a lot of people. it's one of the most common neurological diseases. >> and is that what we know? a lot of people, because of the stigma that goes with epilepsy, may not say...
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david cameron says it was time to work more closely and then turned away. there are so many questions about whether u.s. aid is really having the impact intended. >> since pakistan joined the war on terror, america -- when he was found here, and there were those in washington that stayed -- that said that aid had this thought. it goes to civil projects as well. >> ideal growing conditions ferment goes, these have a few weeks to go before they are harvested. it is a very traditional pakistan trade. >> funding has gone into creating ties. they spent money on other projects in the area to. it will help provide electricity for thousands more people. most say they don't want it to. a country with so many problems as this man, they kill our people and we don't accept their money. >> we win hearts and minds. we like to have more favorable pakistan perceptions of the u.s.. that is not the main reason why we are here. we're here to promote development, stability, and to make this deal less susceptible to tendencies. >> u.s. attacks against suspected militants, the c
david cameron says it was time to work more closely and then turned away. there are so many questions about whether u.s. aid is really having the impact intended. >> since pakistan joined the war on terror, america -- when he was found here, and there were those in washington that stayed -- that said that aid had this thought. it goes to civil projects as well. >> ideal growing conditions ferment goes, these have a few weeks to go before they are harvested. it is a very traditional...
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david, she was asked directly, are you running for president? the answer? don't know. david? >> all right, david kerley in washington tonight, thank you. >>> we're going to move to afghanistan, where tonight, president karzai says he's delivering his final warning to the u.s. after a u.s. air strike accidentally killed more than a dozen mothers and children. nick schifrin, who has spent years covering this region, has the fallout for us tonight. >> reporter: in rural afghanistan, a father grieves his dead children and his village suffers from a u.s. mistake. the u.s. says the target was a house the taliban took over but admits by the time the bomb dropped, the house was filled with women and a handful of children. the u.s. apologized today as the village mourned its dead. "the u.s. and the taliban were fighting only 1,000 feet from my home," he says. "in all, three houses were bombed." the strike occurred in helmand, where more u.s. troops die than any other province. the u.s. fights back with the help of air strikes. but afghan officials complain bitterly that some of those
david, she was asked directly, are you running for president? the answer? don't know. david? >> all right, david kerley in washington tonight, thank you. >>> we're going to move to afghanistan, where tonight, president karzai says he's delivering his final warning to the u.s. after a u.s. air strike accidentally killed more than a dozen mothers and children. nick schifrin, who has spent years covering this region, has the fallout for us tonight. >> reporter: in rural...
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david? >> as we can see right here.eal karlinsky, thank you so much tonight. >>> we're going to turn now to washington, and to the war of words this evening after an evening of humor seemed to take aim at just one man, donald trump. trump has been weighing a run for the presidency and had been for weeks asking questions about president obama's birth certificate. after the president released it last week, last night, the tables were turned. this time, on trump. david kerley was at the white house correspondents dinner last night and just got off the phone with trump tonight. >> reporter: introduced with his birth certificate flashing, it was clear where the president was going. >> my fellow americans -- >> reporter: president obama aimed his comedic crosshairs directly at his number one birth certificate inquisitor. >> no one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the donald. and that's because he can finally get back to focusing on issues that matter. like, did we fake the moon l
david? >> as we can see right here.eal karlinsky, thank you so much tonight. >>> we're going to turn now to washington, and to the war of words this evening after an evening of humor seemed to take aim at just one man, donald trump. trump has been weighing a run for the presidency and had been for weeks asking questions about president obama's birth certificate. after the president released it last week, last night, the tables were turned. this time, on trump. david kerley was at...
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david? >> david kerley on the bin laden tapes again tonight.id, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to politics and the race for president. and we've learned that some major republican donors in iowa, a state, of course, crucial in the nominating process, are headed to new jersey, hoping to twist someone's arm. governor chris christie, they now want, to challenge president obama. our senior washington editor rick klein is here. i wanted to play what governor christie recently told diane about running for president and get your reaction on the back side here. >> you're still saying categorically, not running. >> no, i'm not running. i mean, i don't know how else to put it, diane. i mean, the answer is no. i don't feel ready in my heart to be president. and unless i do, i don't have any right offering myself to the people of this country. it's much too big a job. >> doesn't feel it in his heart. he seemed pretty clear there, rick. so, do republicans really think they can get him to change his mind? >> reporter: they hope so. this group of iowa
david? >> david kerley on the bin laden tapes again tonight.id, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to politics and the race for president. and we've learned that some major republican donors in iowa, a state, of course, crucial in the nominating process, are headed to new jersey, hoping to twist someone's arm. governor chris christie, they now want, to challenge president obama. our senior washington editor rick klein is here. i wanted to play what governor christie recently...
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it's time to act, david, regardless of the election a year and a half from now. and you know, the president, to his credit, is at the table through the discussions with the vice president and members of the house and senate over the issue that is confronting our country. look, standard & poor's recently sent us a warning signal about the downgrade of the credit rating of the united states. we have a $14 trillion deficit -- debt, the size of our economy, which makes us look like greece. and by the way, $50 trillion plus in unfunded liabilities and popular entitlement programs. >> it's huge and the entitlement program is the heart of it, but i ask the same question, which is, is medicare the third rail? look, you've said, reportedly, to the speaker of the house, john boehner, i wouldn't push this ryan proposal because politically it's going to hurt the party. >> well, i don't know where that quote came from, but the point is, what are we going to do about the problem? we know that -- oh, you want to talk about medicare? the president says medicare needs to be on th
it's time to act, david, regardless of the election a year and a half from now. and you know, the president, to his credit, is at the table through the discussions with the vice president and members of the house and senate over the issue that is confronting our country. look, standard & poor's recently sent us a warning signal about the downgrade of the credit rating of the united states. we have a $14 trillion deficit -- debt, the size of our economy, which makes us look like greece. and...
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david kerley, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to david tonight. >>> today, the mighty mississippi took its first casualty, a 69-year-old man who died after being overwhelmed by the flood waters in vicksburg, mississippi. and down river, a different kind of heartbreak. imagine this suggestion. that your entire town be wiped off the map, that it shouldn't have been there in the first place. yunji de nies is in louisiana tonight with more on this. yunji? good evening. >> reporter: good evening, david. this is the front line of the flooding. you can literally see the destruction in progress. on this side, a dry soybean field. and on this side, the rest of the crop, now completely underwater and completely destroyed. this thin sliver of land is one of the few dry places on george la cour's farm. more than 2,000 acres of his crops are under water. >> it's such a sad, sinking feeling to see all the time and effort put into making a crop be washed away. >> reporter: water is now gushing through the morganza spillway. this is the land below before. and here it is today, completely submerge
david kerley, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to david tonight. >>> today, the mighty mississippi took its first casualty, a 69-year-old man who died after being overwhelmed by the flood waters in vicksburg, mississippi. and down river, a different kind of heartbreak. imagine this suggestion. that your entire town be wiped off the map, that it shouldn't have been there in the first place. yunji de nies is in louisiana tonight with more on this. yunji? good evening. >>...
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it was david cameron and the french president that took the lead. as you know, there's very little appetite in the united states for a third front for the u.s. military. they are involved in afghanistan, iraq. and very few americans really understand why they are and live in libya and would not like to see that mission escalate. they are in lock step when it comes to afghanistan and the desire to get forces out of afghanistan, when it comes to libya, there is still tension. they see this as a model for u.s. european relations going forward or they can do great things working together but that america doesn't always have to take the lead. that is how the white house would like to see it. >> will get back outside buckingham palace. amongst the many issues without a handle the delicate relationship with pakistan. david cameron said it was time to work more closely and not turn away. there are questions about whether u.s. aid is having the impact and then didn't. >> since they joined the war on terror, america has given the army billions of dollars. but
it was david cameron and the french president that took the lead. as you know, there's very little appetite in the united states for a third front for the u.s. military. they are involved in afghanistan, iraq. and very few americans really understand why they are and live in libya and would not like to see that mission escalate. they are in lock step when it comes to afghanistan and the desire to get forces out of afghanistan, when it comes to libya, there is still tension. they see this as a...
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david? >> all right, david kerley, thank you. our senior washington editor rick klein joining us now from washington. rick, as you heard david report there, there is a growing concern for many republicans. you know the calendar better than any of us. do they usually have greater numbers of leading candidates by now? >> reporter: they do. this has been remarkable. and that what's really interesting is, this door is wide open, yet nobody seems to be wanting to walk through it. the upshot is the field is basically frozen in place for the next couple of months. republicans are going to be stuck with the candidates they've got, whether they like it or not. but speaking of the calendar, look to the fall for another boom for someone that's got more star power. there's just too much angst out there in the republican field for there not to be an increase in interest and another run at one of these folks possibly running for president in 2012. >> all right. we know you will be watching. our senior political editor rick klein tonight. thank
david? >> all right, david kerley, thank you. our senior washington editor rick klein joining us now from washington. rick, as you heard david report there, there is a growing concern for many republicans. you know the calendar better than any of us. do they usually have greater numbers of leading candidates by now? >> reporter: they do. this has been remarkable. and that what's really interesting is, this door is wide open, yet nobody seems to be wanting to walk through it. the...
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david? >> anne thompson, thanks very much. >>> the professional wrestler known as macho man randy savage died today in a car crash in florida near tampa. he was an absolute legend in the showbiz wrestling world known for his sunglasses and bandanna, his gravelly voice, and the young woman named miss elizabeth who was so often by his side. police say he lost control of his jeep wrangler about 9:30 this morning. his wife suffered minor injuries. randy "macho man" savage was 58. >>> when we come back on this friday evening, meet the man who has been tasked with turning around one of the country's biggest public school systems. >>> and later, unlikely friends giving girls with very little hope a chance at a better life and "making a difference." >>> in los angeles last night, brian williams moderated a panel discussion on american competitiveness with corporate and education leaders in a time where public education is under tremendous pressure. among the attendees, los angeles superintendent joh
david? >> anne thompson, thanks very much. >>> the professional wrestler known as macho man randy savage died today in a car crash in florida near tampa. he was an absolute legend in the showbiz wrestling world known for his sunglasses and bandanna, his gravelly voice, and the young woman named miss elizabeth who was so often by his side. police say he lost control of his jeep wrangler about 9:30 this morning. his wife suffered minor injuries. randy "macho man" savage...
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so i want to thank the judges for putting forth david louie as a finalist. for janana hero.wn up with jan. evening magazine from the mid 1970's to the 1990's, all. great wonderful shows that she's sponsored, pacific fusion and others. and you know jan is all around the bay area. all around the san francisco communities. she's helped us on engagement with our public and helping us dialogue with a difficult -- with difficult topics and being moderator or immediate -- mediator and hosted so many nonprofits and being there for every important fundraiser like the ones we've had with kristi yamaguchi and always dreaming foundation and being part of the osaka sister city association, founder member of course, and asian-american journalist association, again, others following her. for david and for jan, if you look at television today, no matter what channel you turn to, there are asian americans on the journalism positions. and i believe and i know it's because of both david and jan's work behind the scenes, in front, bringing just that whole professional care to what they do every
so i want to thank the judges for putting forth david louie as a finalist. for janana hero.wn up with jan. evening magazine from the mid 1970's to the 1990's, all. great wonderful shows that she's sponsored, pacific fusion and others. and you know jan is all around the bay area. all around the san francisco communities. she's helped us on engagement with our public and helping us dialogue with a difficult -- with difficult topics and being moderator or immediate -- mediator and hosted so many...
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i am david gregory in washington. president obama is preparing to address the nation tonight with a major development, that is that osama bin laden the most wanted terrorist in the world, the man behind the deadly 9/11 attacks that changed america is dead. osama bin laden is dead. the president will announce in mere moments that it was a u.s. military action that killed him, that u.s. personnel were responsible for his death and that the united states has the body in its custody. this, we believe, was an incident that occurred in pakistan where osama bin laden for years has been believed to be hiding. we have seen him periodically appear on videotapes on al jazeera, broadcast throughout the arab world. the wars in afghanistan and iraq, particularly the war in afghanistan that was launched in an effort to bring both al qaeda down and osama bin laden down. and now it has happened. the president will take america through the developments that led to osama bin laden's death tonight. we are awaiting the president who will
i am david gregory in washington. president obama is preparing to address the nation tonight with a major development, that is that osama bin laden the most wanted terrorist in the world, the man behind the deadly 9/11 attacks that changed america is dead. osama bin laden is dead. the president will announce in mere moments that it was a u.s. military action that killed him, that u.s. personnel were responsible for his death and that the united states has the body in its custody. this, we...
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once i decided high wanted to do the book, my friend david is a professor at columbia, and fantastic -- we have a great product and soaring -- so history has been written like this. publishers of history books, to be conservative, they're not interested. what we have done is a great deal of research. we follow the lives -- not just about sex lives but the relationships actually affected a surprising number of cases -- >> an active part of the day so we like to have your questions by phone or send us a tweet at booktv. 202-585-3886. 3886. what is the history in this book? >> all the way to bill clinton, putting the monica lewinsky scandal in historical conquest. the political party throwing dirt at each other, turns out not to be true. >> to be included in this book, over the course of nation's history. >> we were asked to show, what we consider personal and important in the grand scheme of the political story. >> we talk about a couple of them. american society which are loosely translated as grow up. can i tell you what you are going to say about the way few sex scandals and politic
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david ignatius talks with dr. zbigniew brzezinski then i'm joined by david and mort zuckerman and richard engel for furtheconversation about what the president laid out and what the reaction might be. >> since the president on the second issue of his speech, in my judgment, didn't go far enough, was too timid, didn't exercise a kind of leadership that is needed, i'm afraid the trend is going to be negative in terms of what we expect from the middle east. a kind of healthy democratic consolidation that is friendly to us and which is supported by us. >> the region right now there is a tremendous feeling of momentum and people have started to expect things to happen quickly. they're watching leaders like mubarak and bin ali fall. there are demonstrations out in the street and they were hoping to seehe same kind of urgency coming out of the white house and they didn't see it. >> rose: the president's speech on the middle east when we continue. we can all root for. who beats the odds and comes out on top. but this isn'
david ignatius talks with dr. zbigniew brzezinski then i'm joined by david and mort zuckerman and richard engel for furtheconversation about what the president laid out and what the reaction might be. >> since the president on the second issue of his speech, in my judgment, didn't go far enough, was too timid, didn't exercise a kind of leadership that is needed, i'm afraid the trend is going to be negative in terms of what we expect from the middle east. a kind of healthy democratic...
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so one of the planks. >> can i also join with david concerns by the prime minister david, of course, served with distinction as a minister in northern ireland during the period there and many people had very, very great respect for the work that he did in northern ireland. the u.k.'s contribution for the open companies which find themselves in financial difficulties amounts to half of the savings made in the deficit reduction plan in the united kingdom this year, a fact i think which will stagger many people and appall them in this country. can the prime minister give us an assurance that the u.k. will make no further contributions to those countries who got in financial difficulties -- >> i think we got the thrust for it and we're grateful. >> can i congratulate the honorable member on his re-election to the northern irish assembly. the only direct money is to the republic of ireland and i think it's in our national some and i would say in the interest of northern ireland that we don't see a collapse in the comply in the republican and i think that was a difficult decision but the r
so one of the planks. >> can i also join with david concerns by the prime minister david, of course, served with distinction as a minister in northern ireland during the period there and many people had very, very great respect for the work that he did in northern ireland. the u.k.'s contribution for the open companies which find themselves in financial difficulties amounts to half of the savings made in the deficit reduction plan in the united kingdom this year, a fact i think which will...
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now to mark and david. david, it passed, but it was at the last minute. there was this-- little bit of an uproar over it. what do you make of that? >> if you cover politics on the campaign trail the patriot act was extremely unpopular and can-- people running for office rail against it. once they get in office, especially those in charge of the national-- nation's security they tend to support it. so i assume once they get in office and they understand what it's doing behind the scenes, they tend to think it's probably a good idea. and this is what's happened to president obama. it's what's happened to most people privy to how it actually works. >> woodruff: mark a the love democrats don't like it and some republicans don't like it. >> you're right, judy. the democratics' argument is we're confident that president obama will be more solicitous and careful about civil liberties than his predecessors. that may be comforting, but it's also a rationalization from what the democrats' position has been as the congressman from new york expressed in the piece. an
now to mark and david. david, it passed, but it was at the last minute. there was this-- little bit of an uproar over it. what do you make of that? >> if you cover politics on the campaign trail the patriot act was extremely unpopular and can-- people running for office rail against it. once they get in office, especially those in charge of the national-- nation's security they tend to support it. so i assume once they get in office and they understand what it's doing behind the scenes,...
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>> and david is known for reviewing restaurants.s dined at world class restaurants and sampled the rarest of delicacies, and he's only 13! >> i've always been very passionate about food. ever since i was really young my love for food has grown above almost everything else and i also liked writing a lot more recently and they kind of came together and it became sort of a really passionate hobby for me. >> if eating food can be a hobby, then count me in! let's get this review started, bring on the food! >> i review a restaurant by looking at three different categories that i kinda customize to my own standards. i have food, i have dÉcor, and then i have service. >> what do you think of the presentation? >> it's really interesting. i really like how they are combining a lot of different elements. >> well, let's dig in! next on the menu is skate tacos. skate is a fish, a ray to be exact. so you like fish a lot? >> i do, i'm a huge fish fan! i'm actually just going to use my hands! >> so how do you grade the food? >> when i first get a d
>> and david is known for reviewing restaurants.s dined at world class restaurants and sampled the rarest of delicacies, and he's only 13! >> i've always been very passionate about food. ever since i was really young my love for food has grown above almost everything else and i also liked writing a lot more recently and they kind of came together and it became sort of a really passionate hobby for me. >> if eating food can be a hobby, then count me in! let's get this review...
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>> david kerley in washington tonight. >>> as david just said, president obama is certainly taking a lot of heat from israel's leadership, but i want to welcome christiane amanpour host of "this week" to discuss it. in the president's speech, we were not supposed to hear so very much about the peace process itself, isn't that correct? >> that's exactly right. but allies of the u.s., such as king abdullah of jordan has a peace treaty with israel says there must be words to that effect in the speech. king abdullah is not that hopeful after many meetings with the israeli prime minister that there will be anymore than the status quo. >> in my discussions with him, and they've been, i think, very thorough, when he speaks to me, i see his vision of peace with the palestinians, peace for the arabs. i've always left those meetings feeling very optimistic. but unfortunately, circumstances that we've seen on the ground for the past two years does not fill me with much hope. >> something of a gloomy prediction from jordan's king. how to reconcile the exuberance we've seen in the arab spring? >>
>> david kerley in washington tonight. >>> as david just said, president obama is certainly taking a lot of heat from israel's leadership, but i want to welcome christiane amanpour host of "this week" to discuss it. in the president's speech, we were not supposed to hear so very much about the peace process itself, isn't that correct? >> that's exactly right. but allies of the u.s., such as king abdullah of jordan has a peace treaty with israel says there must be...
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and now for the billionaire mare's and enough with the billionaires on wall street david we just have a few seconds left but a minute left. to what extent are the billionaires inserting themselves into california politics you know trying to trying to advertise against the thinks of the jerry brown is trying to do actually are trying very hard to influence the direction of the legislature they're trying very hard to see idea that enough is enough with the extension of these taxes that we're asking prosecuting you doing because we're doing it right now anyway but you know also essentially correct you know big business should be a spiritual taxes and they aren't and so we can we do our tax structure you know when you make it more fair for everybody they should be their fair share and they're not the money's not there for education and it's a tragedy all the way around david allison you're both doing great work thank you so much for being with us thank you great to have you both on as our more rowdy decayed in the united states so much that we rejoice banks tears on wall street making hun
and now for the billionaire mare's and enough with the billionaires on wall street david we just have a few seconds left but a minute left. to what extent are the billionaires inserting themselves into california politics you know trying to trying to advertise against the thinks of the jerry brown is trying to do actually are trying very hard to influence the direction of the legislature they're trying very hard to see idea that enough is enough with the extension of these taxes that we're...
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." >> hey, good morning, david. nice to be with you. >> i want to get your reaction to the daniels news because he is, in many ways, a kindred spirit on a lot of these fiscal issues, fiscal discipline. he won't be a part of that 2012 conversation as a candidate. a big blow to the party, do you think? >> well, he called me last night and gave me the news about this, so quite frankly, yes, i am disappointed. i think his candidacy would have been a great addition to this race and i think it's unfortunate that he's not going to run. >> what about your own plans? there is a move afoot this morning, one of the big trending stories is whether you might actually join the race with a fiscal discipline message for 2012. will it happen? >> well, look, i've been very clear about this, i'm not running for president. i feel because we are in a big budget debate, i'm in a great position as chairman of the house budget committee to really weigh in on this debate. and i feel like the moment we are in, i want to stay focused on where
." >> hey, good morning, david. nice to be with you. >> i want to get your reaction to the daniels news because he is, in many ways, a kindred spirit on a lot of these fiscal issues, fiscal discipline. he won't be a part of that 2012 conversation as a candidate. a big blow to the party, do you think? >> well, he called me last night and gave me the news about this, so quite frankly, yes, i am disappointed. i think his candidacy would have been a great addition to this...
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explain the world we live in now david welcome. is this a case of more problems being recognized as we now have cameras and cell phones and more video is showing up. i think it's hard to say we can say is this is that there definitely been more cases filed i mean the usa today reported a couple years ago that the caseload itself has gone up twenty five percent police brutality cases since since nine eleven so the caseload is up now whether that's a combination of better documentation or not that's an open question i would say this whether or not it's a it's a situation where we're just better documenting what's going on or whether the actual rates have gone up the fact is that fifteen hundred sixteen hundred cases a year formal cases of police brutality that just reported cases in the united states this is a very very severe david back when the at the olympics came to atlanta i was living in atlanta and i was writing a novel about a private detective and or actually a series of them and a friend of mine was a private detective and
explain the world we live in now david welcome. is this a case of more problems being recognized as we now have cameras and cell phones and more video is showing up. i think it's hard to say we can say is this is that there definitely been more cases filed i mean the usa today reported a couple years ago that the caseload itself has gone up twenty five percent police brutality cases since since nine eleven so the caseload is up now whether that's a combination of better documentation or not...
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david cairns was a great parliamentarian and a good friend. on 10 february, this house voted overwhelmingly, by a majority of 10:1, to continue the ban on giving prisoners the vote, since which time the european court of human rights has effectively ignored the will of this house. it still insists that the law be changed and has given the government until october to bring forward proposals. will her majesty's government bend their knee to the european court or will they stand up and insist that on this issue britain will not budge? >> my hon. friend is absolutely clear that the house of commons has given a very clear view that prisoners should not have the vote and my own view is that prisoners should not have the vote. i think that we should do two things. first, we should be trying to reform the european court, as we are doing. my right hon. and learned friend the justice secretary is leading this charge to make sure that it does pay more attention to national judgments and national parliaments. but at the same time we will have to consider
david cairns was a great parliamentarian and a good friend. on 10 february, this house voted overwhelmingly, by a majority of 10:1, to continue the ban on giving prisoners the vote, since which time the european court of human rights has effectively ignored the will of this house. it still insists that the law be changed and has given the government until october to bring forward proposals. will her majesty's government bend their knee to the european court or will they stand up and insist that...
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well, david, mark, thank you both. >> having made some. >> lehrer: did i? >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: the u.s. private sector added nearly 270,000 jobs in april, but the unemployment rate rose, too, to 9%. al qaeda issued its own confirmation of osama bin laden's death, but it warned of retaliation against the u.s. and security forces in syria killed at least 30 protesters as huge crowds demonstrated against the government. and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the newshour online. hari. >> sreenivasan: read judy's blog post about how the questions keep coming on the raid on the bin laden compound in pakistan. and paul solman weighs in on today's job numbers on the "making sense" page. plus, on this eve of the kentucky derby, we begin a video series on horse racing. our first installment, a profile of a professional jockey. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll look at the continuing fallout from the death of osama bin laden. i'm judy woodru
well, david, mark, thank you both. >> having made some. >> lehrer: did i? >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: the u.s. private sector added nearly 270,000 jobs in april, but the unemployment rate rose, too, to 9%. al qaeda issued its own confirmation of osama bin laden's death, but it warned of retaliation against the u.s. and security forces in syria killed at least 30 protesters as huge crowds demonstrated against the government. and to hari sreenivasan...
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david? >> reporter: you and i have heard the stories of survival in every neighborhood we visited. right down to the 9-year-old boy who knew enough to put on his bike helmet before he dove into the bathtub. but tonight, we are also hearing the stories of the missing. as the storm clouds hover over this battered city, a painful realization -- likely far more missing than anyone knows. still, no official number. and tonight, rescue teams are back -- canvassing neighborhoods. on every street now, you see teams like the one here behind me doing what's called a secondary search. these are firefighters from st. louis going home to home to make sure that there's nobody left inside. actually marking the homes with xs, a sign that they didn't find anyone. >> there are still a lot of people left unaccounted for. >> reporter: do we have any idea how many people are still
david? >> reporter: you and i have heard the stories of survival in every neighborhood we visited. right down to the 9-year-old boy who knew enough to put on his bike helmet before he dove into the bathtub. but tonight, we are also hearing the stories of the missing. as the storm clouds hover over this battered city, a painful realization -- likely far more missing than anyone knows. still, no official number. and tonight, rescue teams are back -- canvassing neighborhoods. on every street...
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on friday the fbi confirmed the note was in david burke's handwriting. >> were david burke still alive, we and the united states attorney's office in los angeles believe that we have more than sufficient probable cause to have charged him with the crimes of crime aboard the aircraft. >> reporter: the crash of flight 1771 did bring about some changes in the airline industry. as a result of that incident, federal law now requires that airlines immediately seize the credentials of any employee who are fired or who quits. and airline employees now have to go through the same security screening as everyone else. the national transportation safety board also noted that u.s. airlines lacked bullet proof doors. the airline did nothing to make those cockpit doors more security until the september 11 attacks. >>> a man with no history of violence attacks an airline flight crew. what doctors discovered when they tried to figure out why he did it. >>> and coming up, see the cockpit calls from september 11. ♪ you'll run outside ♪ i'll pass you by ♪ ♪ i want to see the sunshine ♪ ♪ take me where you
on friday the fbi confirmed the note was in david burke's handwriting. >> were david burke still alive, we and the united states attorney's office in los angeles believe that we have more than sufficient probable cause to have charged him with the crimes of crime aboard the aircraft. >> reporter: the crash of flight 1771 did bring about some changes in the airline industry. as a result of that incident, federal law now requires that airlines immediately seize the credentials of any...
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please welcome supervisor david to come here on behalf of the sentences go board of supervisors -- davidu. >> aloha. it is an incredible honor to be here with you tonight. after 163 years, this is a glorious sight. i have spoken with mayor lee about the history of our community and we talk about what happened in 1870's with the first anti-asian exclusion acts. we talk about what happens after the 1906 earthquake when chinese residents were fighting not to be moved to a different part of the city. we talk about the japanese- american internment in the 1940's and we talk about the anti-communist purge of the asian-american communities here in san francisco in the 1950's. moving along to 1977 and the fall of the international hotel. our friends, we have come a long way. [applause] i have to tell you the most amazing moment of the year of 2011 was the first meeting of the board of supervisors this year on january 8, leading to the vote that we first cast for the first asian-american mayor in the city and county of san francisco. this was a vote that came about because you, the people of san
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>> well, david cameron and number ten here would love to be able to claim that the white house, thatack obama, a democrat, a man who is praised for reflatingth american economy, that he is now on the side with deficit reduction. my sense is that the americans are likely to be very reluctant to do that. they want language in a joint article the two men wrote in the times about the need to deal with deficits, the fact that governments couldn't create jobs that businesses did, but i think it is very unlikely that the two will hold hands on this issue, even though ministers in london point out that after a year or two of very different approaches, it is now the case that washington is engaged in real and tough deficit reduction. our political he editor who is essential. thank you very much, indeed. >> president obama announced today that the european trip ends this weekend and he will visit joplin, missouri which was devastated sunday night by the deadliest single tornado in u.s. history in 60 years. for the latest, i spoke to the abc correspondent t.j. winick in joplin. >> t.j., i mean,
>> well, david cameron and number ten here would love to be able to claim that the white house, thatack obama, a democrat, a man who is praised for reflatingth american economy, that he is now on the side with deficit reduction. my sense is that the americans are likely to be very reluctant to do that. they want language in a joint article the two men wrote in the times about the need to deal with deficits, the fact that governments couldn't create jobs that businesses did, but i think it...