ladies and gentlemen, dr. henry kissinger. [ applause ] >> mr. secretary general, ladies and gentlemen, on one occasion after an eloquent introduction like this, a lady came up to me at the following reception and said "i understand you are a fascinating man," she said. "fascinate me." [ laughter ] it was one of the less successful conversations. that i have had. in 1951, before i was henry kissinger -- [ laughter ] -- i was an intern at an organization called the operations research office of the department of the army, and they send me to korea to study the impact of the u.s. army on korean life, for which i was spectacularly ill equipped. but it gave me an opportunity to travel around the country in the middle of the korean war. the country was devastated. the largest building in seoul was the headquarters of the japanese government that had since been turned down. no one would have believed it possible that a day would come that a secretary general of the united nations would be a distinguished korean leader or that korea would look as it doe

that institution, gentlemen, is a court. our court system has its faults, as do all other human institutions. our courts are the great levelers. and in our courts all men are created equal. i know idealists to believe firmly in the integrity of our court and our jury system. that's a living, working reality. gentlemen, a court is only as good as every man of you sitting before me on this jury. a court is only as sound as its jury and a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up . i'm confident that you will review without passion the evidence you have heard, come to a decision and restore this defendant to his family. in the name of god, do your duty. in the name of god, believe him. [applause] >> what you heard was a literal translation of the book word for word, and we have to remember that this book was written just at the onset of the civil rights movement. so we're going to talk about this book. we're also going to talk about the written word and how powerful it is in terms of our perceptions of the justice system.

ladies and gentlemen, we are going to start our cultural program afterwards. food will be served in the four quarters as the program is going on. >> thank you very much for a great presentation. let's give two hands to everyone. thank you. a special hand to organizers and i want to thank everyone for coming here and celebrating heritage month, and a special thanks to the statewide leaders. some are here, some are not, but -- let's see, where is my -- ok, well, again, enjoy the rest of the celebration and have a good time. take care. thank you. >> ladies gentlemen, i would also like to give a round of applause to our mc tonight.

ladies and gentlemen, we are here to talk about peace building.he topic could not be more timely or important. peace building and prevention on the agenda i have set out. as i began my second term as secretary general of the united nations. and throughout the world, the united nations is helping fragile countries through delicate across the country transitions. we are there at the crucial period immediately following the end of hostilities, helping to build institutions. address good causes. helping societies torn by war from sliding back into conflict. the main concern of peace building is that while the peace keeping has been core responsible responsibleties of the united nations, but when these countries are out of conflict, we should prevent them from sliding back. this is a country, more important at this time. we have 16 united nations peace keeping operations around the world. keeping 120,000 soldiers. this is huge operations for any country. except the united nations. united states. shockingly and second commander in chief next to presiden

ladies and gentlemen, our world is rough place.s secretary-general of the united nations, my thoughts are n.th more than 120,000 u.s peacekeeping operations staff, from more than 120 countries, who are walking day and night on the very difficult and dangerous continents. -- circumstances. my deepest admiration's to all of them, and to all the people who are walking tirelessly for -- working tirelessly for peace and stability around the world. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, let us cast our eyes across the globchd political landscape. in syria, the violence still continues. we are in a race against time to prevent a full scale civil war. tensions between iran remains dangerous. they recently launched another missile, and appear to be contemplating another nuclear tests in defiance of the entire community. we see famine coming into the sahara. military coups in mali. south sudan is on the brink of famine that not long ago claimed 2 million lives. -- conflict that not long ago claimed 2 million lives. euroto this the crisis in you ar

ladies and gentlemen, we are going to start our cultural program afterwards. food will be served in the four quarters as the program is going on. >> thank you very much for a great presentation. let's give two hands to everyone. thank you. a special hand to organizers and i want to thank everyone for coming here and celebrating heritage month, and a special thanks to the statewide leaders. some are here, some are not, but -- let's see, where is my -- ok, well, again, enjoy the rest of the celebration and have a good time. take care. thank you. >> ladies gentlemen, i would also like to give a round of applause to our mc tonight. >> good afternoon. and welcome. welcome to san francisco. my name is lisa villareal, and i am here during this lunch representing not only the coalition for community schools, but also president and ceo of these and francisco foundation. she could not join us to introduce the mayor of san francisco. let me tell you a bit about our mayor and let me tell you about the passion he has for community schools. rarely do we find an elected offi

ladies and gentlemen, enjoy the evening. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> so i'm told that my republican brother ian is here somewhere off this way and my parents are in the middle at one of the central tables. mom and dad, can you stand up? yes. there they are. mom looks beautiful. and dad was on the show this morning. efs extremely well behaved. >> he was well behaved. that's not always the case. of course, the first time the doctor came on our show, i decided to debate him on middle east politics. and his response after a very well thought out argument was, you know you are stunningly superficial. >> i warned you not to have him on. >> and i didn't listen. stl having said that, that was affection. trust me. >> so ladies and gentlemen, now it's our pleasure to introduce to you the president and the ceo of the atlantic council. in the past five years, he's presided over enormous growth and accomplishment. from a successful career at "the wall street journal" where he was a prize-winning columnist and editor, to now he's

ladies and gentlemen, we are going to start our cultural program afterwards. food will be served in the four quarters as the program is going on. >> thank you very much for a great presentation. let's give two hands to everyone. thank you. a special hand to organizers and i want to thank everyone for coming here and celebrating heritage month, and a special thanks to the statewide leaders. some are here, some are not, but -- let's see, where is my -- ok, well, again, enjoy the rest of the celebration and have a good time. take care. thank you. >> ladies gentlemen, i would also like to give a round of applause to our mc tonight. >> everyone deserves a bank account. in san francisco, anyone can have a bank account, things to an innovative program, bank on s.f. >> everyone is welcome, even if you are not a citizen or have bad credit to qualify for a bank account is simple. just live or work in san francisco and have a form of id. >> we started bank on s.f. six years ago to reach out to folks in the city who do not have a bank account. we wanted to make sure they

>> thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. one more round of applause to the interns. [applause] if you look around you tonight, you will see poster boards celebrating, acknowledging the first asian-americans to do certain things. we have the first asian-american actress in hollywood, the first asian-american nba player, the first members of congress. these interns are the future of our community. these interns are the reason why we are here today. but we are also here to celebrate and recognize one of the greatest members of our community. this year is the first year we are giving the lifetime achievement award. it is going to secretary norman manetta, who is receiving this award for many reasons. he is a trail blazer, a man who paved the way for many of us who followed. he was the first asian american mayor of a major city. i'm sorry, mayor lee, but you are coming in third now. he was elected to congress 10 times. he was the first to serve two presidents in the cabinet. it was on 9/11 that he showed us what he was made up. when those planes hit the twin towers, it wa

ladies and gentlemen, general dempsey. [applause] >> mr.tta, members of congress, distinguished guests, and the families of our missing in fallen warriors, welcome. today, as we lay wreaths and plant flags, it is worth noting memorial day was originally known as decoration day. we decorate with vibrant colors to express the depth of our collective attitude and pride in those risking everything for our country. despite the celebratory use, the american family also pauses to warn members of the military family who will not come home. this complex range of emotions is evident in the peace by one of america's greatest writers. a military parent himself, one of his poems, entitled decoration day, speaks to the experience of any family who has sent a son or daughter off to war. his own son charlie returned safely from the civil war, he was moved by the fact that many more did not. it is closing lines, he frames and eternal relationship between fallen service members and the nation they protect. he says, your silent hints of green, we deck with fr

perladies and gentlemen, mr. perot would like to me you. otherwise there are buses -- would like to meet you. >> i will show you one more thing. robbie wrote when he came back. "the passing of a night." read that and you will be inspired. thank you. >> one of many stops visitors to washington, d.c., are making today. this memorial was dedicated in the spring of 2004 and honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces during the war and the more than four under 400,000 who died. we go live to the tomb of the unknowns. it has existed and dedicated to american service members who died without the remains being confirmed. we'll begin our live coverage layingng with the reit laywreat- president obama. then president obama is expected to speak and will be joined by general martin dempsey and defense secretary leon panetta. that is expect to begin at about 11:20. we will have a live for you. then the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war. this marks the beginning of a 13-year program to one of those who served during the vietnam war. the presid

ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the daily briefing. thursday president obama will travel to iowa with his latest to do this to support manufacturing with the clean energy sector to pass legislation to extend the tax credit and the band's energy manufacturing tax credit. i am joined by heather zichal who just concluded a meeting with wind energy developers to discuss the value of the tax credits to a range of industries and communities to work together to ensure they are passed. we're joined also by 81 ceo of wind energy systems located in a western suburb of chicago. started testing gearboxes today they operate two factories with 380 employees. it shows what could have been if we fail to extend tax credits. we enjoy a tax credit in the past we hope to garner support going forward. i will turn it over to heather zichal she will turn it over to terry royer. i will call when you for questions. then i can't take other questions. >> the president proposed to do for congress a number of key provisions to create jobs. the key energy provision

ladies and gentlemen, that is the crux of his rationale. he is not out there if you notice talking about he is qualified to handle foreign-policy or national security. he is talking about he is better qualified to be president because of his business experience. so look, let's take a look at his business experience. as straightforwardly and fairly as can be done. obviously, i'm going to be looking at it and the folks who will watch this on television will say obviously biden is a democrat and he won't be fair about it. let me try to be as fair as i can about it and take a close look. you hear all the stories about his partners buying companies from amp had another companies where they load up a tremendous amount of debt, the companies go under and everybody loses their job in the community is devastated but they make money. they make money even when a company goes bankrupt. when workers lose their jobs and pensions are wiped out. look, folks. the fact of the matter is when they succeed, and the company succeeds, they make money. when the co

admiral general aladeen, ladies and gentlemen. ( cheers and applause ) ♪ [ lil wayne ] ladies and gentlemenf you got anything from me. it's to find your thing and do you! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ because we all know it's not what you do ♪ it's how you do. ♪ and this is how we do. ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: that's our show. join us tomorrow night at 11:00. obviously very sad news. last weekend, whether you're a new yorker or whether you're a person that hopes one day they could learn how to rap or whether you're just a fan of art or music or joy, tough weekend. here it is your moment of zen. captioning sponsored by comedy central >> stephen: tonight a new controversy for ot bama administration. get ready for the timothy geithner sex tape. then a new threat to american jobs, you want to take a break from your unpaid internship to watch. then my guest andy cohen is the host of bravo's watch what happens live. i'll ask him which american city has the newest crop of bitchy housewives. according to a new study, dinosaur farts may have caused prehistoric global warming. you know what they sa

(cheers and applause) >> stephen: thank you, ladies and gentlemen. you make me so happy. will you make me the luckiest host in the world, and be my audience for the rest of my life? (cheers and applause) >> stephen: so, when are you having kids. nation, you probably heard, there's a huge international crisis brewing. no, not in syria, we're still ignoring that. (laughter) this times there's big trouble in big china. >> the obama administration trying to diffuse a diplomatic crisis developing this morning with china. >> dissident chen guangcheng is at the centre of all the drama after making his escape from an 18 month house arrest. he's been at odds with the government since the '90s. is now believed he's in the protection of the u.s. embassy in beijing. >> stephen: we got chen guangcheng! or as i will be calling him, eric. (laughter) >> stephen: eric here say total bad ass. this dissident was guarded by 90 to 100 police, so he feigned illness, lulling his guards into complacency then slipped out of the house in darkness and scaled the wall injuring his foot jumping to th

ladies and gentlemen, words from steven that bill -- bechtel. [applause] thank you. we still call you meier, don't we? >> you can, if he does not mind. -- we still call you mayor. >> thank you, mayor willie brown. it is an honor to be with you on this occasion. it is very appropriate to name a facility after george and charlotte. san francisco is home for many important people, but none made as great a contribution to our country as george shultz. charlotte has given great service to our city and our state. i believe all year extend a great thanks to them for their great services to our country, to california, and to san francisco. i would like to complement our city for recognizing at them in this manner -- i would like to compliment our city for recognizing the - manner. thank you very much. [applause] that of mayor -- >> mayor lee, the time has come. join me and proceed to do the dedication of horseshoe drive, which has been dedicated by the opera house board in honor of george and charlotte schulz. mayor lee: it is my pleasure joining all of you to announce this

we will continue our live coverage. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, secretary panetta. >> ladies and gentlemenesident. it is an honor to be able to be here today with all of you. to observe memorial day on this most sacred ground for our military and our nation. arlington and all the men and women who rest here are a constant reminder that freedom is not free. today, we join all americans in coming together to pay tribute to all those brave americans who have fought and who died for our country. we honor and remember america's heroes. our patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our liberties. as we have for the past ten memorial days, today, we still gather at a time of war. today, the american people remember the more than 6,400 heroes who have died in defense of our nation. since september 11th. and today, we will also pay tribute to the 58,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coast guards men who died in vietnam on this the 50th anniversary of that war. they and their families have paid a price beyond measure. but because of their sacrifice, we are free and we are

i yield back. >> the gentlemen from colorado. two minutes. >> i was said afghanistan with my colleagues. we had met to but both said the same thing in a separate mail and death with the precedents of 68,000 but through 2014 come with a good thing is to achieve the objectives but convincing them to cooperate with the united states if, did it to win it. no weighing would be killed to cooperate with us if the insurgentsh the united states if, did it to win it. no weighing would be killed to cooperate with us if the insurgents took back that river valley. explain that anxiety. we should have bet and afghanistan -- first place. to bring it to adjust the way it is written but his response? i yield back. >> your time is expired mr. smith is recognized two minutes. >> i a agreed nicole day school is two responsible end. but the part about 68,000 troops. does save they can achieve objectives but that is the strong statement and then the incredible troop presence after that. my concern is the ability to force stability on afghanistan. the

i say guilt, gentlemen, because it was guilt that motivated her . she has committed no crime. she has merely broken a rigid and time-honored code of our society, a code so severe that whoever breaks it is hounded from our midst as unfit to live with. she is the victim of cruel

gentlemen such as at that time colonel logan will go on to high rank. james mcpherson, general mclearnen will rise to a point and off he goes, lou wallace, ben hur fame, will start on a pretty good rise but have some troubles. but the generals and the colonels and regimental commanders are all learning their trade here but more importantly, the men are learning their trade. the union army that landed at ft. henry on the 5th of january, most of them were pretty novice guys. just learning the drill and how to fire and so forth. a number of these guys have fought missouri, and they have had some combat experience. not two years, but they have some. they've been under fire. at ft. donelson and ft. henry, they'll get more. six weeks after ft. donelson they have shilo. more experience. you are seeing the core, the nugget, the army of the tennessee being born. the army of the tennessee is going to be one of the most successful armies in the union and in the civil war. those guys are going to march to ft. donelson to shilo, vicksburg, chattanooga, to atlanta to

thank you gentlemen let's head to a little area of that his supporters out in force and you know one area of moscow where. with her of course he created the popular front movement people are celebrating i guess that's what he called it earlier on is it celebrations going on there a problem here hell. yes that's right this is nothing sort of a celebration as a matter of fact they have had a concert going on here for the last two hours now and supporters of course are probably primarily those who are comprising the popular front which is liberating it's one hears that the first three today. organisation was formed. templates and in order to bring together all those who were not participating in any political parties were not members of any political parties but still want just one point maybe to make a sort of a political statement those people were all gathered under the umbrella of the popular front and a lot of the worst today. is actually already wrapping up but there weren't some of them there were quite a few folks here today they were hoping to gather around sixty thousand peopl

about this protest movement he wants to hijack it and other radicals want to hijack it i'm sorry gentlemen this is called the million man william million person march there's up to and i'll be generous to twenty thousand people here and you're not only not a million ok what i'd like to stress to our viewers looking at these pictures here to say these are the same people that have been marching since the since a parliamentary election in december the same people but these numbers are not growing they're getting smaller gentlemen they're getting smaller and i would posit right here kevin real quick is that someone needs a provocation to keep this movement alive because which think gentlemen logically speaking this is the last thing bottom your putin wants the world to see the day before he's inaugurated kevin and i'll be sitting here tomorrow doing the inauguration so it really makes perfect sense to me connect all the dots it's very simple actually just a personal story of these pictures very very sad but in news it just comes through it is yet to be confirmed we're hearing there's been a d

who do you play bridge with now, with those gentlemen gone?ntorum. ( cheers and applause ) i like him despite his liberal views. but you are right. all the big ones are gone. hussein, qaddafi, cheney. you know, i lost these friends. i miss them. qaddafi, i miss you. i mean, qaddafi, i miss you. >> jon: i understand. he was pursuing, if i may-- and again this is very sensitive. >> please, please. >> jon: weapons of mass destruction. nuclear weapons. biological weapons. this type of thing. you're a peace-loving man. you have always spoken of your love of peace. >> not really but carry on. >> jon: trying to be gentle. what about you with nuclear weapons? when do you have plans to have a nuclear weapon? what is the testing situation like in your country right now? >> listen. jon, jon, jon. >> jon: jon. >> jon it's jon. >> jon: yes, without an h. >> listen. i don't have a nuclear weapon. wink, wink. i'm winking because i am lying. the one you should be careful of is north korea. they are years away developing a boat capable of reaching japan. obvio

wrote a book with much the same thesis that israel must change or lose it's you all right gentlemen on the right note here when i was short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion about american jews stay with our team. and. we've. seen the. same. wealthy british style soccer players that's not on the tireless. market why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on. the admission of free accreditation free zones for charges free arrangements free risk free studio time free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects a free media dog our teeth on tom. bodett a sister. the in the future if you want the be. so much a problem of i'm curious about your mind you were talking about the connection between the israeli lobby and american jews. the and a suitably. ok morning i'd like to go back to you in amman let's say norman's right ok. just for argument's sake here what difference does it make ok american jews vote for demo

that's what we need to do on our federal lands as well. >> thank you, gentlemen. >> thank you, gentlemen. i'll recognize the gentleman from florida, mr. sutherland, for questioning. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. schwab continuing on the note from my good friend from colorado, you had mentioned in your testimony our nations' loggers are in trouble. in a recent study completed by the wood supply research institute indicates we have lost close to 40% of logging capacity here in the united states. i personally know many of these small family-owned businesses and know that they contribute greatly to communities where unemployment is still hovering between 15 and 20%. the united states is the world's largest consumer of forest products, and we would prefer promoting job creation and economic stability here in the united states. could you quickly elaborate on the major challenges you face, you know, today? your industry? because i know your family business. i know the impact you have on your community and i know it's a sacrifice for you to be here and i certainly appreciate your presence. so

. >> caller: good afternoon, gentlemen, how are you? >> just fine. >> caller: well, basically in a nut shell i can tell you how we can balance our budget. all right? you guys ready? >> we're ready. >> caller: here we go, we need to pull our troops out of iraq. that way we can top spending billions and billions and billions of dollars. then we can start taxing the rich, people who make more than a million dollars a year. i guarantee you, i guarantee you our budget will balance. so finally there we go, hot dog, amen, thank you. >> how do you base your guarantee, i'm curious? >> caller: guarantee? >> how do you know for sure? >> caller: well, this country is a $75 billion a year company itself. so how much is the deficit right now? a couple trillion dollars. give it 15 years, bam, right there. >> mr. mann. >> i wish it were so, robert. but in fact, budget projections over time, which have deficits and debt increasing built in, having our troops out of iraq and afghanistan, yes, it's a help but it's already factored in. we assume that it ha

gentlemen please look i knew this was going to happen everybody has their own poll evidence here ok and this is a problem here daniel you say you have polls that say that's correct just the opposite in norm and you say the polling data says another thing i mean what's going on here daniel first go ahead but what happens is i just got sworn in front of you that saying i want an answer to the exact same question ninety four percent feel that if there were no israel it would be a tragedy so we have different polling data on that i have in front of me another poll taken of college students only that said that eighty three percent said that caring about israel is an important part of being jewish i have to tell you that i think that if you spend your time at college campuses you end up with. the loudest voices on college campuses being heard i have a son in college who frankly is concentrating on getting his graduation next month and although i'm sure that he's been raised correctly. israel is not first on his to do list it's getting a job which is appropriate at the age of twenty two but th

ladies and gentlemen, sir andre previn. [ applause ] >> thank you. it's nice for me to be here in order to say a few words about your artistic honoree. in the first place i'm wildly prejudiced and that should be as it is. and also i'm not alone in that. i think most musicians are wildly prejudice in her favor because there's nobody like her. absolutely nobody. she's one of the great, great mu sises of our time and it's one of the favorite pass times of musicians to play the game amongst themselves about who's the best pianoist, host the best soprano and cellist. there's always a bitter argument about that. it doesn't work with violinists. you would have to change the question? who's the best jie licensist after her? she is better than a virtue owe sew. she's a real musician. and she has done so much for music for young people, for contemporary composers for all kinds of people. and i know that in the book in the program book there are some some very stories about her how she went to play when she was i think 16 or something. and how he adored it and

ladies and gentlemen, the san francisco gay men's chorus.] ♪ >> ♪ the loveliness of paris seems some house sadly -- somehow sadly gay the glory that was rome is of another day i've been terribly alone and four got 10 -- forgotten in manhattan i'm going home to my city by the day -- city by the bay ♪ >> and now it is your turn. >> ♪ i left my heart in san francisco high on a hill it calls to me to be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars in the morning fog may chill the air i don't care my love waits there in san francisco of of the blue and windy see -- above the blue and windy sea when i come home to you san francisco your golden sun will shine for me ♪ [applause] >> very nice job, everybody. well, as we close here today, mr. bennett, you have always had the key to our hearts. now you have the key to our city. we hope to see you back here soon in your city by the bay. thank you for this wonderful gift you have given us all these years and thank you so much for letting us honor you today. tony bennett day in san francisco. once

ladies and gentlemen, thank you. i think we can, too. folks, crowd-chanting: yes we can. >> i would like to, especially for those standards, will not make this too long. what i would like to do -- folks, i would like to have a straightforward discussion with you, as straight as i can be and make it as plain as i can. i like to get right to the heart of the matter. you all know what we inherited. and when governor romney's line of argument is. he says that since we have gotten in office, things have gotten much worse. he says our policies are the problem. as former senator pat moynihan used but they are not entitled to their own facts. so, folks, i would like to talk about the facts for a moment if i may. i want to show you -- and i think you all got a copy of this graf before you came in. i would like you to take a look at that. it says job creation between december of 2007 and april of 2012. the red lines are the jobs that we lost. the blue lines are when we started adding jobs back to the economy. in the last six months of the bush adm

thank you very much, sir. >> thank you very much, gentlemen. gentlemen ingram? >> chairman inouye, ranking member cochran, members of the subcommittee, it's an month nor to be with you today representing the 358,000 citizen soldiers of the air national guard. the patriotism and sacrifice of these soldiers, their families and their employers is a source of great pride for all americans. we're now the best manned, best led, best trained, best equipped, and most experienced force in our 357-year history. and it's congressional support for the army national guard that has contributed to our transformation and enhanced our readiness. as a result, the army national guard is a ready and reliable force, fully accessible for contingencies both at home and abroad. we provide equipped, trained soldiers, giving the president and the governors maximum flexibility in times of crisis. we're an operational force and a full partner with the active army. since september 11th, 2001, the army national guard has completed over a half million soldier mobilizations in support of domes

>> my phone is off. >> ladies and gentlemen. >> thank you every, good afternoon. mr.chairman, as of 10 today, there are 631 delegates and two alternates registered for a total of 632 votes. the quorum is 253. majority, 316. two-thirds, 421, and seven-eighths 552. on behalf of the credentials committee, i move to have the roll of voters include those numbers. >> moved and seconded. any objections to accepting the committee's report? hearing none, so moved. >> thank you. >> thank you, and mr. chair, on behalf of the credentials committee, i move the additions of the following people to the voter roll. david colcutt from california, a delegate from california. jesse minion from north carolina. a delegate from north carolina. and richard skiva, from oregon, a delegate from oregon. >> is there any objection to adding these three names to the delegate list? hearing none, so moved. all right, we follow the same process for our vice presidential candidate. as you know we already heard from our presidential nominee, gary johnson. he was given time to select his preference, and