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because of one word, america's air dominance for the next forty years is assured. that one word.... >> larry: we are back. the joran van der sloot arrest in peru has generated all kinds of incredible news. here to talk about it is jean casarez, our correspondent from in session, our sister network, true tv. she is reporting from lima. what's the latest now? >> the latest, it is official, joran van der sloot goes before a jim next monday. as for the first time a defendant in a murder case. and what's going to be happening is that under peruvian law, he has to make a formal statement to a judge, so it will be one on one, the judge and him. normally, larry, be done right behind me it is the palace of justice this very beautiful building with all of the courts here in lima but in this case it is so high profile with such high security concerns, the judge is going to go to castro cast rocker the high-secure wit prison where joran van der sloot is. >> larry: speaking at that prison, there's a report, jean, that he fears for his life if he stays in peru. is he under special security, by t

because of one word, america's air dominance for the next forty years is assured. that one word...tz joins us from new york. he tried to amputate his left arm when it was trapped in the furnace. he just about sawed it off clean through. melissa is john's fiancee and they're here tonight with an incredible survival story. this is 12 days since paramedics found you in your basement. how are you doing now, john? >> all things considered, larry, i'm doing pretty well. >> larry: how did the arm get caught? >> well, i was cleaning the heating elements in my 70-year-old boiler. dropped basically a vacuum rose adapter into the boiler and really without giving it much thought stuck my arm in between a couple of these heating elements and before i knew it my arm was trapped above my elbow. >> larry: were you in a lot of pain? >> initially, no. there was a wave of panic that really prevented me from feeling any pain. in the first few minutes as i struggled to free my arm, the pain started to set in as a result of the scraping and cutting from the heating elements themselves. >> larry: where w

forty percent of the sons of irahave been incorporated into government of iraq institutions, with, i think, 30 -- correction, 40,000 have been, with 30,000 incorporated into non- security institutions. so it's ongoing and it's working, and the iraqis have -- are running that operation. yes, luis. >> general, when september 1 comes the mission becomes a training- and-assist mission, you're talking about how the iraqis are shifting from a coin focus to conventional. is that what our forces are going to be doing mostly, they're going to be helping them sht towards conventional training? >> wellwe'll be helping the iraqi police provide for the internal security. and as i said, we're going to start the process this year of transitioning the iraqi army's focus from being a counterinsurgency force to one that has conventional capability. so, yes, our forces are involved in that, right now training m-1 crews, but i think we'll become more involved as we ize this opportunity before we depart. >> and the policetraining mission, how long do you envision that one going on for? >> well, we're goi

the fact of the matter is for every dollar we spend in south carolina, only forty-four cents makes it to the classroom. i think it is actually lower than that. the national average is sixty- five cents. that money needs to go into instructional classroom needs, where they're most needed. our teachers on the front line. we can streamline the process. we have 46 counties, 85 school districts, 64 different funding sources going into that plate of spaghetti. we can streamline the process. we have four educational budgets and south carolina. the business person in me says, you know what, one makes more sense than four. >> next question, this is a story that got a lot of attention when we covered it, the state recently purchased a used school buses from another state, kentucky, with the aging fleet of school buses that become more unreliable as the miles are added on and cost more to maintain, what is your solution to make sure our children are transported safely and on time? >> we are the only state and country that does not privatize our school bus system. the government should not be in

only forty-four cents of every dollar makes it to the classroom. national average is sixty- five cents. those dollars in need to go into instructional classroom needs where they are most needed. our teachers on the front line. we can streamline the process. we of 46 counties and 85 school districts in 64 different funding source is going into the plate of spaghetti. we can streamline the press -- the process. the business person says, one makes more difference than four. >> thank you very much. >> next question, a story that got a lot of attention here. the state recently purchased school buses from another state. the buses become more unreliable as the miles are added on. what is your solution to make sure our children are transported safely and on time? >> we are the only state in the country that does not privatize our school bus system. the government should not be in the business of maintaining and having school buses. every other state in the country factors that out to some other country. you have good quality buses that have air-conditionin

only forty-four cents of every dollar makes it to the classroom three we need to -- we need to make surethey get to educational class and prepare and restructuring. all love to see the hand of the governor strengthened. so we have a government not only the responsibility but the authority to make a difference. bringing south carolina into the 21st century, not the 18th century. that is how we change a thing. >> i've never served in legislature. i've -- this is the only office i've held in state government. i know how to get things done. you need to use the assets that you have an awful thing. we have not been doing that for 12 years. are we encouraging industry that is here to grow? we need to support agriculture, tourism, technical colleges, and the tax system -- we need to overhaul it to make it fairer, flatter, and lower. we need to put that on the table every time. >> the question was about economic conditions in light of rural areas. first we have a tax shelter that words. we've got to look at our educational system. we're spending $12,000 a year. it is going to what thousand people

and new gm, and oh, by the way, the united auto worker pension fund it, and unsecured creditor, gets forty-three cents on the dollar and senior secured creditors got twenty-nine cents on the dollar. since everybody manage to get taxpayer money, i am sure they were all too happy to sign on the dotted line. yes, i suppose all chrysler and gm were put to death, but all the sudden we had a miraculous resurrection. i don't even see the word "new" on the side of the building. the only thing that changed is the taxpayer is $60 billion poorer. or maybe we have the case of aig, which is more akin to the film, "weekend at bernie's," or they prop up the dead guy. i suppose if you have taxpayer money, you could prop them up quite a time. that is the case with aig. i have heard the chairman say we cannot have any more aig's. i am not sure if that is the case. what i see under this particular authority is although perhaps the fed cannot created, the ftse has almost unlimited borrowing authority -- the fdic has almost unlimited borrowing authority and the ability to pick and choose among creditors and the abil

forty percent of the sons of iraq have been incorporated into government of iraq institutions, with,i think, 30 -- correction, 40,000 have been, with 30,000 incorporated into non- security institutions. so it's ongoing and it's working, and the iraqis have -- are running that operation. yes, luis. >> general, when september 1 comes the mission becomes a training- and-assist mission, you're talking about how the iraqis are shifting from a coin focus to conventional. is that what our forces are going to be doing mostly, they're going to be helping them shift towards conventional training? >> well, we'll be helping the iraqi police provide for the internal security. and as i said, we're going to start the process this year of transitioning the iraqi army's focus from being a counterinsurgency force to one that has conventional capability. so, yes, our forces are involved in that, right now training m-1 crews, but i think we'll become more involved as we seize this opportunity before we depart. >> and the police training mission, how long do you envision that one going on for? >> well, w