thank you for updating us from delhi. for market -- full market analysis in 25 minutes time. >> how long have we been waiting for this? we're only talking about speculation at the moment, but the head of the opel workers union, he expected decision today in about two or three hours' time. in july, general motors went into bankruptcy, essentially, and part of the restructuring is that it wants to put european arms up for sale. various bidders, i have to say, smart money now has got -- actually it general motors might hold on to opel. if it does that, though, very interesting because the german government has given opel 1.5 billion euro loan, which would have to be paid back. so still, nothing confirmed by any of the major parties. >> we will be having that stedman live here on bbc world news. >> it is ick -- we will be having that statement live here on bbc world news. >> if it comes. >> working through the reception -- working through the recession. and then climbing to be acting on a mission from god, briefly holding a p

bbc news, delhi. >> the latest headlines for you on "bbc world ne." general motors is selling its european operation to a canadn-russian consortium. good news for thounds of gean car works and a worry for other in europe. the afghan electionatchdo has invalidated rults from dozens of plingtations because fraud. rack obama has accepted an apology from a republican politicianho heckled his spee onealth careeform on wednesy. this is the moment, as the present was speaking, when joe wilson made his presence felt. >> the reformi am proposing would not apply to those whoare here illally. >> a lie. >> president obama acceed the rapid and unambiguous apogy. our special coespondent has more fm washington. >> thateckling, that just does not ppen on these occasions. it was our real ock. here to consider the reactio and others to the speech, the senior political producert the bet. thatas quite a shock >> politically, it was a time bomb. has been all over the cty today. mediately, most of his republican collgues -- representative wils is from south calina -- heas

bbc south asia correspondent chris mohr us reports from delhi. >> a big rescue operation but fears ofhe number of dead will continue to rise and could do so dramatically. no one seems to know exactly how many people are in the vicinity when the huge chimney collapsed. there was heavy rain and lightning when the accident took place and some eyewitnesses who weren't working were sheltering close to the shelter site. >> i could see the chimney crashing and felt like a stick. it was difficult to reach the spot, around 150 to 200 laborers came running and you could see mangled bodies of six to seven men who tried to remove the rubble. cranes and heavy earth moving equipment are now being used to shift the remains of the collapsed chimney which reached the height of about 100 meters when it came crashing down. some survivors say they believe substandard material was being used in the construction. the state government where the power plant is situated have ordered a judicial inquiry. chris morris, bbc news, delhi. >> new research links toxins found in the air systems of commercial airliners

. >>> a deadly stampede in new new delhi tind -- new delhi, indiana. they jammed into a staircase, amid rumors about an electrical short circuit. >>> a graduate student from yale university has gone missing just days before her wedding. annie lee is a doctoral student at yale. she was last seen tuesday at her laboratory, where all of her personal belongings were found. investigators are reviewing images from closed-circuit cameras. >>> the homicide investigation linked to the california wildfires is growing. the sheriff's department has added more detectives to the case and is offering a reward. so far, this has destroyed more than 250 square miles. two firefighters died while battling the blaze. immediately making the arson investigation a double-homicide case. >>> the tough economic times have taken their toll on a new york restaurant landmark. it has filed for bankruptcy protection. it comes just months before it is supposed to hand over its license another operator. the original building once housed sheep. in tonight's eyewitness news healthwatch.

the claim to have killed over 1800 militants in the swat delhi.hey have been criticized because they have not killed or captured the main leadership of the taliban. the army of pakistan says it is doing now. it has captured five of these men in the swat valley. it is eight years after they had to decide whether to stand with or against the united states in the war against terror. pakistan feels it is turning the corner in the fight against militancy. the fight still has a long way to go. >> stay with us if you can on "bbc world news." the gender questions look likely to be answered soon. south africa is threatening war if the at least the athlete is not allowed to compete. >> the former president of taiwan has been sent -- sentenced to life in jail for embezzlement and bribery. his wife was also convicted and received the same sentence. >> from the time the former leader was first arrested, this case has grabbed the attention of the 23 million people in taiwan. the arrest and trial of the former leader was unprecedented in its short history as a d

this happened in a school in new delhi as students were coming in to take an exam. five of the people injured are in critical condition. the students were ages 8 to 16. >>> baltimore city firefighters are investigating a possible fire bombing. this incident happened around 1:00 yesterday afternoon in the 800 block of clintwood court. in the curtis bay area. when fire crews arrived on scene they found heavy smoke and fire come from the first floor of the two-story brick row home. fire officials think the fire may have started because of a domestic dispute. we're told that two women suffered injuries, they were taken to area hospitals for evaluation. >>> baltimore county fire officials are working to make the neighborhood safer. it's all a part of a new pilot program kicked off in rogers forge. fire department personnel will be walking door-to-door at the request of concerned communities in areas with specific safety issues. they are going to be addressing issues such as smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and basic home emergency planning. those interested should

chris mris, bbc news, delhi. >> new rearch links toxins found in the a systems of commercial airlinersnd neurological dage suffered by pilots. an international collaboration betwee scientists suggest a direct nk to the toxic syndrome and chemicals present in cockpit and cabin air supplies. >> are dangerous chemicals in the aircft making us ill? it's estimated fme contamination cabin and cockpit air occurs in at least one in 2,000 flights. this cmercial pilot believes he was poisoned by the aircraft he flew. >> iave neurologal proble like muse ttching, tremors, and having trouble keeng up with the aircraft and thinking and doing the job. >> half of theair webreathe onboard is cycled but the other half is drawn throu the heart of the jet engines. it's kwn as bleed air and when faults occur potentially poisonous gases a pumped in the aircra. scientists in the united states found toxins in the blood d fat tissue of 26 pilots now new tests here in the u.k. show tse chemica have caused neurological dama. aircraft manufacturers b.a. systems and boei sayhe air suppes in their ples meet health

the new delhi meet is on the way. with that, it's back to you. >> ayesha, thank you very much for that, ee aye eesh ya faridi, live from mumbai. >>> 35 trade ministers are gathered in new delhi to star the new round of doha negotiations. outside the meeting, farmer groups are protesting the talk, saying it will only benefit the rich while the poor suffers. united states the second day of talks today. frank, good to have you with us. first of all, let me start with, you know, the last push ended in failure. we have new governments installed in washington. do you think it will help to make things a success this time around? >> well, the door is open, i'll say this, but it's going to require some boldness, most likely to washington. india just doesn't have the economic weight to bring success all by itself. but if washington were prepared to make a bold move, yeah, we could reenergy stocks. >> what kind of bold move have you looking for? >> more flexibility and aural price supports is what most people want from the unite

. >>> five girls died at a stampede at a school in new delhi. it happened when students packed both ends of a narrow stairway. >>> ellen degeneres says she has no plans to give up her day job now that she's signed on to replace paula abdul as a judge on "american idol." i heard the humoa rumor. she admit to having no formal music training and hopes to bring the people's point of view to the judging table. >>> health care choices up to your employer? the government? or you? hln's money expert clark howard joins me next right here in the "cnn newsroom." and then there was the stuff he wanted... like a new microwave. and because of walmart's unbeatable prices, we were able to get it all. ...and then some. set them up for success-- for less. save money. live better. walmart. >>> a quick note here before we get to hln's clark howard. we are anticipating getting a piece of tape in from representative joe wilson offering some clarification, explaining his comments during the president's speech last night. "you lie" was the comment at the heart of the c

we have the story this morning from new delhi. >> reporter: this television commercial is sending outem unlucky because of the color of my face. he throws him a skin whitening cream. you get her just like that, refer i referring to the girl they were stairing at. after putting on the cream, he does, in the ad, anyway. skin whiteners mostly targeted to women in india are being targeted to men. a marketing study found sales jumped more than 100% in india. he says he knows why. he runs 140 unisex salons in india. >> we have a complex for white skin. >> reporter: indians gained more disposable income than before. guys are not shy about spending it on their looks. men used to be embarrassed. >> not anymore. they are conscious to look nicer. >> everybody wants to look good. everybody wants to look handsome, beautiful. >> reporter: in a country where most people have brown skin, the message sent by the skin whitening has some outraged. >> i think it's completely racist. >> reporter: she's a member of india's parliament. >> reporter: skin care company that sells in pakistan said they are givi

kavita ramdas was born in new delhi, then educated in india and the united states, where she is now acitizen. she describes herself as a "social venture capitalist." welcome to the journal. >> thank you. it's very n%ce to be here. >> sherr: let me start with what's going on in new york this week and around the world, which is all this focus on girls and women. why now? why girls and women? >> i think there is a growing sense that with the challenges that are facing us on climate change, on growing militarization of societies, on the security front, you simply can't address this with a sort of a business as usual strategy. and i think women and girls have moved from a place of sort of being, "there, there, dear, that's nice." on the side. to really being seen as an engine for change in other critical world areas of making a difference and making an impact in the world. and that's why i think this is our moment. >> sherr: just tick off for me, if you would, what you think the if you would, what you think the women around the world are facing right now. >> so, i think ongoing war and mil

he will put the lampert delhi served in world war ii.oha i know because one tony tactilely done to the brooklyn navy yard. i wanted to golden, but he justify held me up in the distance. everybody was afraid of him. but when he was sober he was a real nice guy. linney hattie fueling him, he would mumble and crumble in scare people off. but that did not bother me. he got stopped by the police one night, a filthdirty and everyone said that he was a bum. but, i never looked at a person that way in my mind. he is an alcoholic. when deye told me, i am going to show you how to make some money and we went to the gbage cans and picked up the bottles. the little bottles were 2 cents, in the great big bottles were 5 cents. oberoi, i thought, this is money here. back in 1960 fugate quarter, i was in seventh heaven. do you know, candy i can get for a quarter? candy was two for a penny and a soda was in a cult. what happened all these years? everybody was a drinker back then and there was a haiti party, so there was always models around. some days we

new delhi's siniora, officials said india had build weapons with yields of up to 200 telecoms, whichhey said would be considered a proper strategic deterrent by the global community. st. mary's, city, maryland. gladys on the democratic line. caller: very distressed to hear from all of the callers regardless of the party, attacking israel. israel is the smallest country over there. they have been our strongest ally and every time something happens they are the scapegoat and i am sick and tired. we are ruining our country internally by trying to influence our people that we should be a sense of this country. i ran is a threat. we have the proof. everybody -- iran admit they would like to destroy israel. israel has saved us from being the aggressor. people ought to start thinking about history a little bit instead of thinking about the new regime in the united states. don't be brainwashed. we need protection. it is roomy protection. we have been the strongest world power obama does not want this to be. and all of this sudden desire to save iran from israelites is a little bit disturbing

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allen will rally unveiled the seagull compact car in new delhi today. -- that is alan mullaly unveiling the new compact car of ford. host: you are a member of the intelligence committee and we remember a while back when you voted against the iraq war. how the field of afghanistan? guest: conflicted. for the reason that i am up until 4:00 a.m. this morning reading general mcchrystal's report. additionally i have been paying attention to this matter for quite some time. in iraq serving on the select committee for intelligence there was never a time i felt people were getting ready to march down constitution avenue from iraq or bomb broward county where i'm from. i never believed that, nor that there were weapons of mass destruction from the intelligence we were receiving, therefore i was opposed to going into iraq for that reason. i remember on the program "crossfire" with the now departed bob novak, he argued that the iraqis would greed us with roses and flags, and i informed them i thought we would be in iraq a long time. and that it would cost an awful lot. turning to afghanistan, whic

new delhi's siniora, officials said india had build weapons with?s?s?s?s?s?s?s?s?s?s?s?s?s?s >> we're going to break away to take you live to the national press club. ken burns will talk his six part series on national parks that appeared yesterday on pbs, as well as some of his other projects. live coverage now on c-span. . o?o >> i would now like to introduce our head table guests and ask them to stand briefly when their names are called. john lockwood, a national park service ranger for 25 years and a member of the national plus -- national press club. eleanor clift of "news we" magazine. sylvia smith, former president of the national press club. the president and ceo of pbs and a guest of the speaker. a reporter for bloomberg news and chair of the national press club speakers' committee. skipping over our guest, we have npc president and offer -- author of the centennial history. sharon rockefeller, the ceo of weta. the producer and host of "white house chronicles" on pbs. the bureau chief of hearst newspapers and dave cook of the "christian science monitor." [applause]