thank you. >> edwin black is the author of many books including ibm and the holocaust. war against the weak and internal combustion. he's the editor of the cutting edge news. for more information, visit transferagreement.com. >> something asple as a checklist can reduce complications in surgeries. this is an hour. >> we're going to introduce you to our final guest of the morning, dr. atul gawande, who is a surgeon he has also been does in the debate over public policy on healthcare for a decade and a half now. he has in the past written a number of books including better a surgeon's note on performance, complications a surgeon's notes on an imperfect science and his latest book is called the checklist manifesto, how to get things right. we're going to talk to him about that. during the clinton years he served as senior health policy advisor during both the campaign and during the white house '92 to '93, and you can read him on a fairly regular basis in the new yorker so thanks to be here. >> great to be here. >> when did you make the decision that in addition to practic

this is the invention of the edwin black approach to holocaust documentation never looked in one place but 20 places in put it together in a giant puzzle. but why? why didn't they do it? they did not want to. by the way i did not want to. >> i can see why. given the uncovered of the whole subjects her crowed james matthews is a reader there broached corrode the world wide boycott toppled the hitler regime were toppled by the zionist? >> it is another what if question. it is impossible and inappropriate to answer. but i will try. the boycott would not happen or was not capable of toppling the german regime. remember, we're talking about a bridge game coming people who quote statistics do not know what they are talking about. this was a legal corrupt economy that stole other people's money as the tone economic wherewithal. if they stole it from the neighboring countries, it would only make the hitler regime more desperate. but what the boycott could have done is possibly in the early stage have the impact on some of the policies. we did see it had any effect because there would be no tra

this was the invention of the edwin black approach to holocaust documentation. never looked at one place, but 20, and put it together in a giant puzzle. the short answer why? they did not want to. by the way, i did not want to. >> host: i can see why given the uncovered devil subject. james matthews is a reader who wrote to could the world wide boycott topple the hitler regime if not topple by the zionist if endorsed by the zionist? >> guest: another what if question that it is impossible and inappropriate to answer but i will try. the boycott was not capable of toppling good german regime because remember, we're talking about a regime people who quote statistics do not know what they are talking about. this was an illegal, a corrupt economy that stole other people's money as their own economic wherewithal. when they stop stealing from their citizens and from neighboring economies. it would only make the hitler regime more desperate but what the boycott could have done is possibly in the early stage, have an impact on some of the policies. we see it did happen t

. >> larry: joining us now by phone because we lost power is edwin molet, the attorney general for peacekeepingperations. he previously served as personal representative to haiti and he was dispatched to the scene because the top u.n. official remains missing. any word on anabi, edmond? >> no, larry, we are still on anabi search and rescue efforts. no word yet from him, nor from 36 other colleagues of the u.n. who remain unaccounted for. >> larry: they're all missing? >> all 36 are still missing. we have 14 confirmed dead and 34 unaccounted for, still missing. and all the search efforts are continuing with dogs and sensors and removing rubble from the u.n. headquarters here in port-au-prince. >> larry: have the haitian leaders, if there are haitian leaders, given you any indication of any help in this search? >> well, we've been in touch, of course, with the government, with the president, with the prime minister. they are on the ground around, 20 official teams from different countries plus, i believe, seven other teams searching not only u.n. headquarters but in hotels and official buildings

. >> so we are here with edwin black, and most people know you for some of the bestsellers, some of the books that mitchell hedges referred to. ibm, the holocaust. all of these books bestsellers were written in the 21st century. you have either sent somewhere around 69 different editions published in about 14 lead witches and 61 countries. the question that we are focusing on today was actually your first book called "the transfer agreement: the dramatic story of the pact between the third reich and jewish palestine." this book was published in 1984 so it's been 25 years ago. and at the time that it came out i remember there was a tremendous amount of media attention, and also it was a very controversial book. it was one there was a tremendous amount of discussion about it. so that's what brings us here today. let's go first to that issue. what was it about the publication of this book, the thesis that you're putting forth? what was it that garnered so much attention and so much controversy? >> the story of the "the transfer agreement" is the story of the pact between the zionists and t

edwin bravo iseading a teamrom guatemala. for the mome, he's the director of emgency medicine here or, ahe explained, in the midst of another 20-ur day, not hospal medicine-- war medicine >> suarez: bravo says the st serious threat he's seeing now is infection in people who couldn be treated for a week before he seeshem-- lung infections fm inhaling dust from the rble, people who were trapped and unable to mo have ies laying eggs in their wounds. outside jimani, a tempory hospital-- before lasteek, this was an pty apartment building. now, it's a crowded hoital doing 80 surries a day. rk pinard is a haitian- amican doctor who has come here from neyork. he's treating people and sding them back to haiti, where ere is now help on the otheride of the border. >> braff. >> some of our physician re, daily would cross the boer and assure there is medication, theris personnel,kay, to take care of them. because have a lot of doors here, physicians, whcan handle that. >>uarez: in both facilities, international organitions and volunteers

. >> edwin black is the author of many books including ibm and the holocaust, the war against the weekend inteal combustion. he is the editor of the cutting edge news. for more information that the transfer agreement.com. john cassidy, a frequent contributor to the new york review of books argues free-market economic theories failed to take into account how hu decision-making. the harvard book store in cambridge, massachusetts hosts the 50 minute event. >> thanks very much everybody for coming out on actually quite pleasant winter afternoon and thanks very much for harvard bookstore for inviting me here. i have been thinking about writing a book on how markets fail for many years but my wife always put me off say nobody is going to buy a book with that negative of the title. [laughter] she may be right, we'll see but after the financial crisis a couple of years ago i thought i should sit down and write this book. aftra there are so many economic problems out there from inequality come up polity, repeated financial crises, global warming, urban blight, you name it and there are lots of pro

. >>> it wasn't the happiest start to the new year for edwin encarnacion.he infielder was hit in the face by a firework by his brother. he suffered first and second-degree burns on his forehead and cheek but expected to recover. remember, point your fireworks at the sky, not at your brother. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. >>> it looks like more people than ever want to get a visa to visit the u.s. but some say after that failed terror attack on christmas day, authorities should make it more difficult for people to get one. >>> an oil well fire is proving to be difficult for firefighters to put out. it broke out yesterday near luling, texas. the fire isn't threatening any homes, but it started in two oil tanks and spread quickly to two more. just when firefighters thought they had it under control yesterday, it flared up again. firefighters are using specialized engines designed to fight petrochemical fires. there are no reports of any injuries. >>> because of that failed terror attack on a plane on christmas day, there is new attention to the way