. >> the mississippi delta has some of the richest farmland in the country. but a lot of what gets grown here, doesn't necessarily get eaten here. >> lehrer: ray suarez wraps up his recent reporting trip to china. >> woodruff: spencer michels reports on the campaign against hepatitis-b-- a deadly disease afflicting millions of asians worldwide. >> about one in 20 people in the world are chronically infected. one in 20. 10 times more than people in the world are infected with h.i.v. ♪ michelle, my belle... >> lehrer: and we close with paul mccartney singing for the president and the first lady at the white house. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: but the workings froze in the deep, cold water. after that, a hose was inserted into the leaking pipe to siphon oil. it sucked up some of the oil, but not nearly all of it . the efforts to clog the crippled blowout preventer and plug the well. after three days, they were deemed a failure this past weekend. in today's "financial times," b.p.'s hayward con

we compete with large domestic airlines, like delta or american. we're putting ourselves in at a position with this merger to successfully compete. i do not believe that competition is reduced by this merger because this is a brutally competitive industry as it is. it is today, it will be after this merger. there are essentially no barriers to entry. there are high barriers to exit. this industry does not earn anything on its invested capital. which is billions of dollars. >> can you name one at legacy carrier outside of bankruptcy that has emerged where they have actually produced more cost, lower operating cost, and have not had a significant reduction? >> let me speak on what delta air lines, and we will leave the capacity reduction aside at the moment, because i believe that was caused by the global recession, not the merger, you need to speak to delta about that. but they have been on the public record saying they believed the synergy of the merger will be approximately double what they anticipated. it that gives me great hope at continental.

northwest delta are not together. they are a big problem. the morale is down and employees are not happy and air has been no integration although it is for trade in the public that there is, it that is not the case. we want to see the business plan. we want to see that this can survive. we have asked for that information and we look forward to it, but beyond the collective bargaining agreement, we want to make sure that the carrier can survive and be successful, having a good contract with no job means nothing. we want to see this survive. >> i cannot emphasize enough how important it is that this is worked out. i will now recognize the german from ohio. >> i just have a quick question for the two gentleman who seem to be on opposing sides with respect to the testimony. if you could balance this out with your comments, in your conclusion, you said that the ability to create more consistency in longer-term financial stability, there was a very different picture or world view that it would produce modest gains. can you balance those two commen

caller: my husband and i are sitting here where the young man was interviewing the lady in the delta or what ever. he passed if mr. obama had a clue. the silliness of her answer -- we were going to give money to the red cross for the gulf. we put our checkbook back in the door. that turns me off. my question to the young man sitting there, is this now going to be a wake-up call to the self to started diversifying the industry? guest:+ one of the things that has been a very complicated nature of the gulf spill is the idea of the offshore moratorium law while the administration conducts a detailed safety review to determine what has happened and prevent it from happening. while the gulf coast states depend a lot on fishing and tourism and things like that, oil and gas drilling is a big part of their system. in the energy legislation that is coming up, dealing with the safety issues said that things -- that production can be up again is going to be a very big issue. it is not a partisan issue. you have democrats and republicans from the gulf states who would like to see as much drilling

lives while serving alongside their comrades in support of military operations in the may congress delta, vietnam. this remarkable unit earned five navy crosses, 31 silver stars, 219 distinguished flying crosses, and 156 purple hearts. among numerous other awards. and unit citations make it possibly the most decorated navy squadron during the vietnam war. between 1967 and 1972, hal-3 flew over 130,000 hours of dwat and logistical support and inflicted thousands of casualties on enemy forces, performed 1,530 medical evacuations, carried more than 37,000 passengers and delivered more than one million pounds of cargo. the unit's expert maintenance and support personnel worked tirelessly to ensure that the squadron's aircraft were operational ready and crews were provided with the daily support needed to accomplish their dangerous and critically important missions. this resolution serves to honor the families of the hal-3 veterans for their support and to express our condolences to the families and comrades of those killed in action. helicopter attack light squadron three left behind a comba

[applause] deal any stronger than i kill today as a daughter of the delta and arkansas to know that yourmessage is loud and clear, that washington needs to work for us , for us in arkansas. [applause] i can tell you here and now, folks, arkansas and this senator will be a part of the solution and put this country back on track. [applause] i have stood up to the special interests and i have done it for you. we have made our mark. we have shown the rest of this country that we, each of us in arkansas and america, have a say. we have the privilege of casting error about, we have a say and what this country will be in the direction we will take it. you all have made that statement tonight and i could not be more proud of my great state of arkansas. [applause] i would like to say to bill halter to him and his supporters, the keeper a good race and i appreciate that. we will ask for their help because let me tell you folks, we are headed to november with this message. [applause] we will move forward as democrats tonight and into november to show the rest of this country, to show the rest of th

the first thing, it was a terrible disaster in prince william sound but nothing like the mississippi delta which is arguably the greatest marine swan spawning ground in the world. a lot more people's lives were affected. this has gone on longer. exxon valdez was a tanker spill. all the oil just went out. but i that i the exxon regained the confidence of people because they have such strong operating standards. they have such a strong balance sheet. everybody in the industry knows that essentially they're a very well run company. >> lehrer: professor, there's also been suggestions that companies like bp have been compared to, say, the tobacco companies. when tobacco became a no-no, they just changed their name. they're no longer the tobacco company. they're something else. is it possible that bp could be ... the name is the problem and one way to solve it is to change the name or change the structure in some way or to sell off assets, that sort of thing? >> well, changing the name is certainly a cynical ploy to be sure. to do with a reputation loss. as you say it's happened. i don't really

and winds of 25 miles an hour pushed more tarballs and patches of oil ashore from the mississippi delta to florida, overwhelming protective booms and cleanup crews. >> it's definitely the last thing we want to have to deal with. >> brown: the rough weather also forced oil-skimming vessels and protective barges to retreat to port. without those tools, national guard helicopters dropped in sandbags in a further effort to shield louisiana's coastline. in washington, coast guard admiral thad allen warned the storm could drive oil deeper into sensitive wetlands. >> well, we fully expect that if there's a two or three storm surge we could see oil moving further inland or into the marshes where we hadn't experienced that before, we have skimming task forces standing by ready to be deployed as soon as the weather abates, and we will be out there hitting it hard. >> brown: at the same time, coast guard officials said heavy waves are helping to break up some of the oil out in the gulf. the storm did not affect the operation capturing oil at the wellhead, 50 miles offshore. but it did delay the ar

i also went out a few times this week down the delta and saw the wetlands. the oil had come in and coated bottom of the wetlands and was pulled around them. i have seen some oil off the coast to. >> as a scientist, when you see the oil on the wetlands, what is your first thought? >> it is never good. it can cause chemical and physical damage to the wetlands. some of them have a certain amount of resilience to them but now that they will has not been capped, something continuous and potentially is something we have not seen before. the impacts are not even known. >> if you have been involved and looking at what lines -- wetlands. you have seen oil. talk about this from the habitat for a lot of our migrating birds. this is the migrating season. birds are coming in from all over the world through louisiana before they had to south america. we have a lot of nesting birds that are here. when you talk about the wetlands in terms of the fisheries, the very young fish from shrimp to oysters to those involved in our ecosystem, this is the breeding ground for a lot of

it's going to have impact on things we have no idea relies on the mississippi delta. and you can't clean oil up there. once it gets in there. it kills what's there, and the world's the less for it. host: lakewood, california, danny,ndependent line. caller: thank god for c-span. i love c-span. now i was wondering what environmental laws can actually be enforced right now mple? and like in instances of in-- like in imminent domain, can the government jus come in and take over bp's operation and profit and take full control just to get thing done? thank you. guest: there are two questions. the first is what environmental ds come into play? bp can be prosecuted under the refuse act passed in 1989 which prohibits putting things in the water. the clean watt err act passed in 1972 and the migratory bird treaty act. but again, i don't think those are going to have much impact on b.p. at all. because i think the government will settle them out cheaply. the state governments may have similar laws but i don't think the state got to thes have the resources to fight with bp. the s

i cannot feel any stronger than i feel today as a daughter of the delta and arkansas to know that your message is loud and clear. washington needs to work for us in arkansas. [cheers and applause] i can tell you here and now, folks. arkansas and this senator are going to be a part of the solution and we will put to this country and this economy back on track. [cheers and applause] i have stood up to the special interest and i have done it for you. we have made our mark. we have shown the rest of this country and that we, hms as arkansans and americans, have a say -- each of us as arkansans and americans, have a say in what this country is going to be and the direction that we are going to take it. you'll have made that statement tonight. i cannot be more proud of my great state of arkansas. [cheers and applause] i would like to say to bill helter congratulations to him and his supporters for a good fight and for a good race and i appreciate that. we're going to ask for their help. and we are headed to november with this message. we are going to win. [cheers and applause] we are going t

it's going to have impact on things we have no idea relies on the mississippi delta. and you can't clean oil up there. once it gets in there. it kills what's there, and the world's the less for it. host: lakewood, california, danny, independent line. caller: thank god for c-span. i love c-span. now i was wondering what environmental laws can actually be enforced right now mple? and like in instances of in -- like in imminent domain, can the government just come in and take over bp's operation and profit and take full control just to get thing done? thank you. guest: there are two questions. the first is what environmental odds come into play? bp can be prosecuted under the refuse act passed in 1989 which prohibits putting things in the water. the clean watt err act passed in 1972 and the migratory bird treaty act. but again, i don't think those are going to have much impact on b.p. at all. because i think the government will settle them out cheaply. the state governments may have similar laws but i don't think the state got to thes have the resources to fight with bp.

it's going to have impact on things we have no idea relies on the mississippi delta. and you can't clean oil up there. once it gets in there. it kills what's there, and the world's the less for it. host: lakewood, california, danny, independent line. caller: thank god for c-span. i love c-span. ow i was wondering what environmental laws can actlly be enforced right now mple? and like in instances of in -- like in imminent domain, can the government just come in and take over bp's operation and profit and take full control just to get thing done? ank you. guest: there are twouestions. the first is wt environmental play?ome into e psecuted under the refuse act passed in 1989 which prohibits putting things in e water. act passed tt err 2 and the migratory bird treaty act. but again, i don't think those are going to have much impact on b.p. at all. because i think the gernment m out cheaply. the state governments may have similar laws but i don't think got to thes have the resources to fight with bp. e second part of the question was can the government take over bp right

i also went out a few times this week down the delta a saw the wetlands. oil had come in and coated bottom of the wetlands and was pulled around th. i have seen some oil off the coast to. >> as a scientist, when you see the oil on e wetlands, what is your first thought? >> it is never good. it can cause chemical and physical damage to the wetlands. some of themave a certain amount of resilience to them but nothat they will has not been capped, something continuous and potentially is something we have not seen before. the impacts are not even known. >> if you have been involved and looking at what lines -- wetlands. u have sn oil. talk about this from the habitat for a lot of our migrating birds. this is the migrating season. birds are coming in from all over the world through louisiana before they had to south america. we have a lot of nesting birds that are here. when you talk about the wetlas in terms of the fisheries, the very young fish from shrimp to oysters to those involved in our ecosystem, this is the breeding ground for a lot of our fisheries. ex

if you look at the niger delta, the u.k.tently dumped on people's farmland and conclude -- and completely polluted the area. the rest of the world has closed their eye to it for many years. they have dumped oil on these people's properties, in their water source, in their food. children's faces blistered from the contaminants from the oil that breaks down. guest: i am not sure of what you're talking about. we certainly have pollution issues here and around the world. the u.s. probably does the best job of any country of improving our quality of life from a pollution standpoint. we have to be continuously vigilant. i do not think the answer is always more law and more regulation. you get pretty bureaucratic after a while. it is very important for people to be involved in these issues. if something is going on, they need to talk to the city and state and federal government to deal with the problems. host: one comment from our twitter page, "why has not winston mentioned the kevin costner fix that bp signed on to?" guest: there

it's going to have impact on things we have no idea relies on the mississippi delta. and you can't clean oil up there. once it gets in there. it kills what's there, and the world's the less for it. host: lakewood, california, danny, independent line. caller: thank god for c-span. i love c-span. now i was wondering what environmental laws can actually be enforced right now mple? and like in instances of in -- like in imminent domain, can the government just come in and take over bp's operaon and profit and take full control just to get thing done? thank you. guest: the are two questions. the first is what environmental odds come into play? bp can be prosecuted under the re act passed in 1989 which prohibits putting things in th water. the clean watt err act passed in 1972 and the migratory bird treaty act. but again, i don't think those are going to have much impact on b.p. at all. because i think the government will settle them out cheaply. the state governments may have similar laws but i don't think the state goto thes have the resources to fight with bp. the second

only rich people can afford to ride the mississippi queen or the delta queen up and down the rivers because they're all american flag. but you can go on a cruise out of miami for a third. the foreign ships have to go tag up at a foreign port before they can come here. also, you can't ride a ship from miami up to stop a savannah, stop at jacksonville, stop because of the jones act. so no other american ship has ever been able to put together a business plan thal work that people will ride the ships up and down the coast making calls on all the ports. host: let's get a response. guest: first, i did not mention carnival cruise line, you did. and you're correct by the way. and there was a put president golf course that was paid -- put put golf course. and you're also correct that no american company can compete with carnival cruise line or any other foreign cruise line because they don't pay american taxes, they don't play by our rules, they don't pay our health care costs, they're allowed to hire foreign laberrs. all i understand is if you're going to do business in the united states, you shou

coast along here is seriously threatened and the extraordinary wildlife and habitat of the mississippi delta is at risk and already seriously hurt by it. you mentioned the -- b.p.'s maybe -- maybe, i'm not convinced that b.p. has actually gotten the message that their first task is to clean up. their $50 million p.r. campaign, i've seen some ads. if they'd spent that $50 million on the proper blowout protector and actually had put in the most modern protection at the wellhead and not cut the corners as is becoming increasingly obvious in the drilling techniques and in securing the well itself, they wouldn't have to be spending multibillion dollars cleaning up. they absolutely must put that money into a trust fund. b.p. is not to be trusted to adequately distribute that money to the people who have been harm the president is right, create the trust fund, put an independent party in charge of it, let the money go to those who have been seriously harmed by this, as well as the wildlife and the damages there. and by the way they ought to pass a bill to increase the liability limit. and i know th

it was on the rocks and in the water and also i went out a few times this week down to the delta. wetlands there. the oil had come in. the oil was pulled around the wetlands and i had seen some oil off the coast and off the short. >> as a coastal scientist, when you see the inundation of oil along the wetlands, what is your first thought? >>çó oil in the wetlands is nevr good. it can cause chemical and physical damage to the wetlands themselves. some of them have a certain amount of resilience to them. now that that well has not been tapped and the spill continues, there is potential multiple events. the impact is not really known. >> obviously, you have been involved in looking at wetlands. you have seen the inundation of oil. talk about this from the habitat for many of our migrating birds. this is the migrating season and birds are coming in from all over the world on the flyway coming in from louisiana before they head to south america. they stopped here and we have nesting birds. when you talk about the wetlands in terms of the fisheries and the young fish from trenton to oys

. >> i would finish the thought i had when general petraeus delta little ill. you are one of america's greatest heroes. we're glad you are recovered. we look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. >> we all feel better. i know you feel better, but we all feel better doing it this way. we will stand adjourned until tomorrow morning tentatively at 9:00. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> general david petraeus return for a second day on the hearing of the withdrawal plan and upcoming offensive in the afghan city of kandahar. >> we're glad to welcome back to the witnesses. let me reiterate the great appreciation of this committee for your service and sacrifices that you and your families make along the way. the demands of your positions are great. you carry out your duties with excellence. thank you to you both. general petraeus, you were more than willing and able to proceed yesterday morning. it was my abundance of caution that led me to adjourn the proceedings until this

he made it into a very successful electrical contracting firm, did a lot of work for delta airlines in the atlanta airport, and i took a trip and visited that site with him probably a couple months before his death. milton also served on several boards. he served as secretary, treasurer, president and chairman for the atlanta electrical contractors association. career and community work are important, however, a man is only as good as the family and friends who support him. fortunately, milton was blessed with a lot of both. he was a loving and devoted husband, father, brother and friend. he was a strong, talented and compassionate man who gave so much to so many folks, and i am proud to speak about him today on this floor to honor his life and his work. milton, i will miss you, my friend. thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. ms. kaptur from ohio. mr. burton from indiana. mr. defazio from oregon. . mr. wolf from virginia. ms. foxx from north carolina. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from u

message, and let me tell you, i cannot feel any stronger than i feel today as the daughter of the deltaand arkansas, to know that your essage is loud and clear, that washington needs to work for us in arkansas. [applause] the solutions to put arkansas and this country back on traak. [applause] i stood up to the special interests, and i have done it for you. we have made our mark, and we have shown the rest of this country that we, each of us, as arkansans and americans, have a say, from that privilege and honor of casting your vote, we have a say in what this country is going to be and the direction we are going to take it. you all have made that statement tonight, and i could not be more proud of my great state of arkansas. [cheers and applause] i would like to say to bill halter, congratulations to him+ and his supporters for a good fight and for a good race, and i appreciate that. we are going to ask for their help, because let me tell you, ww are headed to november with this message. [cheers and applause] we are going to move forward as democrats tonight and into november to show th