weapon of an economic boycott and hopefully by putting political pressure and economic pressure on great britain, people in britain would then put pressure on parliament and get these hated acts repealed. now, one thing i think in our usual telling of the american revolution that gets overlooked is the status of the continental congress. we think, oh, a congress. oh, you know, of course, people would do what they asked. but remember the continental congress was an extra legal body. in fact, from england's point of view, it was an illegal body. they had no official authority to make laws or to pass boycotts that would be imposed on the colonists. their authority came directly from the people. and to the extent that they were successful was the extent to which people voluntarily cooperated with their dictates. and i think this is something that is worth remembering because this was -- this was kind of an alternative government, a kind of shadow government that emerged. and it really -- its success really depended on the support of the people in a very direct way. and even more pointedly, the succe

she responds to the women of great britain. how did that come about? >> she had a relationship with with with the magazine and a story that may be true where -- because she published uncle tom's cabin that focussed national attention to the problem of slavery. so i can't remember where she comes with audience in the white house. she says, you're the woman that started the war. the little lady that started the war. >> but she's responding in that piece to reacting to a petition she received among other american women several years earlier from the women of great britain -- of england saying, why aren't you standing up against slavery? a moral call coming from british women for american women to act. she's responding in this story, saying, where are you now? we're fighting this war and great britain is standing on the sidelines. you, women of england, why don't you stand up and lend your voices. >> your senior editor wrote the final piece in the article. current article with the title of piece, why do so few blacks study the civil war? what was his motiv

great britain also tried to shoulder some of the enormous cost of this onto the colonies. what followed was a rising cycle of taxation, resistance, followed by oppression, past the point of no return where we ended up in a revolution against great britain. both madison and monroe played important roles in the revolution. james monroe is a student at the college of william and mary when hostilities began. as a student he wasn't excited by latin or grammar. he was at william and mary with his compatriots. the governor of virginia, lord dunmore seized gun powder of the militia in down nobody bought his excuse that he was fearing a slave revolt and that brought up hostilities where james monroe and his compatriots raided white house. and he joined with george washington's army and he would serve with washington in many theaters of the war, places like valley forge, germantown, the philadelphia campaign and most importantly, the battle of trenton. we all know the famous portrait of george washington crossing the delaware going over to face those who were not expecting us. monro

negotiated the 10 bid of warships from three major naval powers from united states, great britain and japan. of great day should great triumph. roosevelt 1921 was paralyzed from the waist down with polio. that would seem to be a promising career. in 1824 that he was this paralyzed. hughes goes up and roosevelt goes down. but then with that spirit, to have that political career again, the then madison and square garden he did with braces up his legs. then madison and square garden he did with braces up his legs. and the 16 year-old son james then made it to whatever less. but then he gave up a great speech and the crowd erupted and deliriously happy. not just of smith but franklin roosevelt as well. 1930 he was reelected by a landslide. then herbert hoover appointed chief justice of the united states to come together than by 1930 there was great talk of roosevelt as the democratic nominee for president. officially campaigning against hoover and beat him badly. franklin roosevelt decided to recite the entire both instead of saying i do. and he remarked it was interesting that one former

i recognized all of it from parts of great britain. there was a lot of red but i used it in a different way. >> most athletes don't it the chance to play with this kind of limits and glamour. the concern is that they will jeopardize their chances delivering gold. >> as an athlete, when it comes to competition, you need to be at this level. >> with the game's getting closer, the launch shows the height and expectation is growing for britain. come july, most people will worry more about what they're winning and less about what they're wearing. >> you have been watching " newsday" on the bbc. >> much more on our website. a big protest has been taking place in florida. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to guide you through the business strategies and opportunities of international commerce. we put our

please raise your glasses to the prime minister of great britain.plause] >> thank you so much for those speeches, and thank you for that warm welcome. of course, it is slightly embarrassing being here on the 200 anniversary of 1812, and because of that, i asked in a story and friend of mine before coming on this visit -- i said, "andrew, why is it that in britain, we do not properly commemorate and recognize this rather embarrassing episode in our history?" he said were coming up on the 200th anniversary of the battle of waterloo kim was so much more enjoy talking about defeating the french -- and we so much more enjoy talking about defeating the french. it is great to know that the chef from birmingham, england, is here cooking our meal today. my political party did make a mistake at a recent election of putting out a leaflet, and the person who designed it took off the internet the city scene of birmingham, but not being a native, actually put the city scene of birmingham, alabama, and the big shock and surprise was when the city councilman was re

is there anything the united states can learn from the more government-run system in great britain?t i discovered, john, we can learn something from almost every country. taiwan which is this free market haven was adopting a new healthcare system in the 1990s. and they studied all the world systems. i asked one of their experts what did you learn from the united states? he said we learned how not to do it from the united states. all these other systems delivered better healthcare at significantly lower costs than we do. and so the british is the most extreme. that really is a kind of socialized medicine. but the administrative costs of the national health service are 5%. the administrative costs of private insurers in america is 20 to 30%. you can look at anywhere in the world and you'll find that they in some important way or the other do it better than we do. >> fareed za car remarks as always thank you. >> a pleasure. >>> and fareed's special "global lessons the gps road map for saving healthcare is sunday night 8:00 eastern. >>> coming up the truth about math and message. who ca

minutes. >> the gentleman -- the president of the united states accompanied by the prime minister of great britainand. >> again, it is a great honor to welcome my friend and partner, prime minister david cameron, to the white house for this official visit. another was a lot of focus on last night's game. some of us how it came about. i want to set the record straight. during my visit to london last year, david arranged for us to place some local students table tennis. as they would say in britain, we got thrashed. i thought it would be better if we just watched. that said, i am still trying to get david to fill out his bracket. we just finished a very good discussion. it is a reminder why i value david's leadership and partnership so much. i appreciate how the alliance between our country is a foundation not only for the security of our two nations, but for international security as well. through rapid change, the leadership of the united states and united kingdom is more important than ever. we feel the future we seek is only possible if the rights and responsibilities of nations are upheld. that

please raise your glasses to the prime minister of great britain.[applause] >> thank you so much for those speeches, and thank you for that warm welcome. of course, it is slightly embarrassing being here on the 200 anniversary of 1812, and because of that, i asked in a story and friend of mine before coming on this visit -- i said, "andrew, why is it that in britain, we do not properly commemorate and recognize this rather embarrassing episode in our history?" he said were coming up on the 200th anniversary of the battle of waterloo kim was so much more enjoy talking about defeating the french -- and we so much more enjoy talking about defeating the french. it is great to know that the chef from birmingham, england, is here cooking our meal today. my political party did make a mistake at a recent election of putting out a leaflet, and the person who designed it took off the internet the city scene of birmingham, but not being a native, actually put the city scene of birmingham, alabama, and the big shock and surprise was when the city councilman was

which critics say will however cost nations their sovereignty when it comes to budgetary policies great britain and the czech republic could have blocks only members that refused to sign the treaty but a referendum is awaited in. russia's prime minister and presidential candidate putin says the rise in opposition activities has energized his government to respond to changing public moods a meeting of foreign and media for the election front runner refused to back in new parliamentary elections however if he wins sunday's all. right now to the sports. hello there good to have the company and these are the headlines well it's a double celebration at least in schools twice a day now moscow is they've beaten now means chris second time in two days make a show playoffs. plus the let the chips are shoving to show in prison it is the russian premier league regimes after the winter break. and on the road to victory we take a look at an ambitious new russian cycling team he's a brilliant pick glory. but first take a child and it was the perfect birthday fit anonymous go forward mikaela nice in he got bo

critics say will however cost nations the earth sovereignty want to construct budgetary policies of great britain and the czech republic are the blocks only members have refused to sign the treaty. and russia's prime minister in a presidential candidate says the rise in opposition activities as energize his government to respond to changing public moods media foreign media the election front runner refused to back new parliamentary elections sunday school. stories and sports sex with. hello there good to have you company thanks for watching and here's a taste of what is coming up. a boy brazenly since course twice for the normal moscow is the economic means chris second time in two days in the k.h. el playoffs last mikhail youzhny is losing round roger federer wrecking team uses the big guns make this amazing dubai. peddling success we take a closer look at the new russian cycling team i need to reach the top of the story . but first to be casual play offs and it was the perfect birthday for the anonymous go forward mikaela nice and he got both goals in the sides to know when i have it in our min

and great britain. you pointed out the different type of meeting that gordon brown faced when he came to the white house meeting with a newly elected barack obama. and there of course have been the long-standing friendships and relationships, fdr and winston churchill, thatcher reagan, tony blair and bill clinton. >> yeah, i mean, from the british perspective you'll always have the slight questioning about the special relationship which britain values. but of course obama right from the word go has been an asia pacific president. the world is changing. the tectonic plates are moving. and obviously we all look to asia and china now for who's going to be america's co-partner, as it were, the big nation of the next century. somewhere in the background there's always this sense, perhaps, that britain and america's great second world war and cold war partner, perhaps a feeling that america is pivoting toward asia and looking the other way. so all of that said, there will be lots of attempts to enforce the fa

before that the continental congress basically existed to air grievances against great britain. now they had to conduct a war against the most powerful country in the world. so in 1777 they sent the articles of confederation to the state. the letter that accompanied it almost sounds like an apology and with good reason. it said this was the best that could be adapted to the circumstances of all. not very promising. the articles, under the articles of confederation, the hapless league of friendships was unable to raise revenue on its own, unable to raise troops on its own. so even after the war the european powers would punish our merchants, punish our producers, hit our producers with heavy taxes and tariffs because the national government had no capacity to create a revenue, a trade policy. they were able to play the 13 states against each other. if 12 states would have responded in kind to great britain, at least one state would look around and say, you know what? we're going to lower our tariffs and have all these british goods come in through our states. so it was impossible

if you want to sound smart today tell your friends great britain has suffered 404 military casualtiesafghanistan from 2001. 1911 members of the u.s. armed forces have lost their lives over that same stretch. at the moment the u.s. has about 109,000 troops in afghanistan while great britain has deployed 9500 soldiers as part of coalition forces. >>> enough of the real news. let's huddle up around the water cooler and talk about that star studded night at the white house's state dinner given by the president and first lady for british prime minister david cameron and samantha. it provided a performance by mum ford and sons. how good are they? george clooney was in the house. sir richard branson, harvey weinstein. the list goes on and on. but it was really about the toasts between the president and the prime minister. here they are, kind of a best man vibe to these things. >> now i'm so grateful for all the time david and i have had together. ♪ thank you for being a friend >> when we met two years ago we exchanged beers from our home towns. one news story said, david cameron and barack o

until you can call the sock anybody least in great britain on the first opinion polls publish in great britain at universities among muslim population in general this is going to be on the range and gentlemen i don't know roger i'd like to go to roger in oxford roger do you think that is in the wake of this tragedy is that is are going to be the focus on immigration or what kind of society each member of the european union is all about be it you know british or french or whatever i mean when i'm saying is it is the identity project or is it immigration because they can be a binary. these are complicated issues i mean every country is different and every city in each country is different and it's very difficult to generalize what worries me is that most mainstream liberal parties have not addressed adequately really serious issues about identity and there are issues about cultural identity and feeling that the country is strange in character and then there's a sort of pull in britain on the part of mainstream parties to even talking about these issues effectively and that does tend to c

reduction of the tonnage of warships of the three major naval powers being the united states, great britain and japan at that time. it was a great triumph for him. roosevelt, on the other hand, in 1921 was paralyzed from the waist down with polio. and what would seem to be a very promising career -- there was talk in 1920 that roosevelt would be the democratic nominee for president in 1924 or 1928 -- but he was paralyzed, and it looked like his career was over. so you have hughes going up and roosevelt going down. but by 1924 roosevelt with that indomitable spirit began to think of a political career yet again. and he was asked to nominate al smith at the democratic convention at madison square garden in 1924 which he did. he had braces all the way up and down his legs. he went to podium on the arm of his 16-year-old son james and, of course, tried to make it look effortless. it wasn't as he made his way to the podium. but then he gave a great speech talking about the happy warrior taken from a wordsworth poem. and the crowd erupted. they were just deliriously happy, and they were clapping

across the atlantic, in great britain. is the nation's health service an evil death panel, as some say? let's take a look. during america's debate over health care reform, critics said britain's government-run system was an orwellian bureaucracy that rationed care to those in need. were they right? britain does have a system that is as close to socialized medicine as any rich country gets. the government pays for everything, owns most of the hospitals, and pays most of the doctors. but consider this -- compared to americans, the brits have longer life spans, a lower infant mortality rate, and a health care system that consistently ranks higher on every measure. all this and everyone's care is covered. no payments to doctors, no monthly charges from your insurance company, no co-pays, no fees, nothing. >> we'll be ready on the back table. >> reporter: at king's college hospital in london dr. nigel heton performs a liver transplant surgery with a live donor. a young man is giving part of his liver to his younger brother. the

great britain is our biggest ally.e have so much invested with them with the war in afghanistan, iraq, and every police action around the world. so when you see a connection like this, it certainly doesn't hurt, especially when it comes to big issues like foreign policy. >> it was interesting that the president decided to take the prime minister to ohio, a battleground state to watch a basketball game last night. >> it worked out real well, didn't it, for the first date, that president obama needs to win if he's going to win re-election. >> president obama was walking through the stands, shaking people hands, the poor british prime minister was standing off to the side. not many people recognize him by face. >> he probably would have been more comfortable at a rugby match, cricket game or something like that, or a football match as they call soccer over there. it was very interesting. it was interesting he agreed to go with mr. obama to ohio perhaps helping him on this, quote, unquote, re-election tour. >> i'm sure he

, economic, and political issues with george osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer from the great britain. >> i think in a lot better shape than we were before christmas. before christmas there was a real fear the your own zone bank would fail, we'd have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger european economies. that has dissipated, thanks largely to the action of the european central bank and the better numbers out of the united states, give a sense, as we come into the spring, that sentiment might have improved, confidence is coming back. i'd say it's still frag skill i'd look at, for example, the oil prices as something we should be concerned about. if you'd asked me back in december would i like to be here in march, i would have said yes. >> rose: also, lin and cynthia nixon from "wit" on broadway. >> i think when you read this play it's deceptive. it seems to be about cancer but it's really not about cancer. it's about transformation and the things that great plays are about, which is how someone does overcome obstacles and does prevail and finds redemption. i mean these are v

the united states and great britain are two difference economies, in two different positions. know, their banking sector was larger than ours. their capacity to sustain debt was different than ours. and so as a consequence, each of us are going to be taking different strategies at employing different timing, but our objectives are common, which is we want to make sure that we have government that are lean and effective and efficient and providing opportunity to our people, that are properly paid for so we are not leaving it to the next generation and we want to make sure that ultimately our citizens in both countries are able to pursue their dreams and opportunities by getting a good education and being able to start a small business and being able to find a job that supports their families and allows them to retire with dignitiy and respect. so, this notion that somehow two difference countries are going to have identical economic programs, doesn't take into account pro found differences in position. the goals and values and objectives, are the same. i'm confident that becaus

please raise your glasses to the prime minister of great britain. prime minister cameron, the people of england, and the enduring relationship we have between us. [applause] >> thank you so much for those speeches, and thank you for that warm welcome. of course, it is slightly embarrassing being here on the 200 anniversary of 1812, and because of that, i asked in a story and friend of mine before coming on this visit -- i said, "andrew, why is it that in britain, we do not properly commemorate and recognize this rather embarrassing episode in our history?" he said were coming up on the 200th anniversary of the battle of waterloo and we so much more enjoy talking about defeating the french. -- than anything that went wrong with our american cousins. it is great to know that the chef from birmingham, england, is here cooking our meal today. my political party did make a mistake at a recent election of putting out a leaflet, and the person who designed it took off the internet the city scene of birmingham, but not being a native, actually put the city

the complaints have also been filed in great britain and sweden. >> back here in the states, the mega millions jackpot is now the largest in the united states history. it is now up to $500 million. this is topping the previous record of $390 million. nobody has correctly picked all six numbers for the last two months. it is plated more than 40 states. you are going to see that drawing the live at 11:00 right here on abc 7. >> that means either we did not win or dante is pulling off the biggest hoax of all time. >> we know we are lucky in the weather department because it is still mild. >> further south and west some storms are in progress. this is washington lee high school. when we show you the animations time lapsed, every two or three minutes it takes an image and we run it as an animation. as we go through the afternoon skies of started clearing and is all because the showers and storms are heading away from the area. if you watch this further south and west, you still have your hands full with heavy downpours. these are moving south and southeast toward fredericksburg. a few ligh

others fallen with average rate of 25%. >> great britain dropped theirs to 24%.ada just dropped their corporate rate down to 16%. ireland is 12.5%. china is 25%. >> the effective tax rate of u.s. corporations is low compared to competitors. >> a lot of countries don't have the same deductions we provide corporations here. >> even president obama proposed reducing the rate to 25% as the vice president mentioned. >> for years, american manufacturers faced one of the highest tax rate in the world. >> reduce by 20%. not reduce to 20%. the president wants to propose minimum tax on the all overseas profit of the u.s. company, mr. will they bring them home or not. that would mean a tax increase when other nations reduce them. they have to compete in tax rate to compete in business, the white house argues. >> chris: more in the panel. the u.s. ambassador in moscow is openly wondering if he is the target of russian spies. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge explores that possibility and the impact on an already strained relationship. >> after initially dow

critics say will however cost nations the earth's sovereignty want to comes to budgetary policies great britain and the czech republic are the blocks only members that refused to sign the treaty but broke friend of his awaited you know i. am russia's prime minister and presidential candidate vitally important as a rising opposition in committees as energizers government to respond to changing public moods need for me to give you much in front runner refused to back new parliamentary elections however if he wins something. else the top stories next the story of the chapter village mayor who's taken on the might of nato the u.s. is trying to disrupt american plans to build a military base on his doorstep. yankee go home yankee go home. i think the low. we love our chad clan and go there and they're always forcing someone on us. we'll turn more. it's just. it's. just it was not. that i was a member of the green party and martin bore six as it's a martin was. something that i've seen friends we've seen a lot while filming the show. laid out for us but a bird has never flown into the room before. th

we will visit great britain, taiwan and switzerland to find out what the nations are doing right and wrong. we will show you interesting innovation going on back here in america. in one of the first most crime-ridden cities in the nation. let's talk about the one thing americans are certain is bad. government-run health care across the atlantic. is the health service an evil death panel? let's take a look. >> during america's debate over health care reform, critics said krit an's system was a bureaucracy that rationed those in need. were they right? britain has a system as close to socialized medicine as any country gets. the government pays for everything and pays most of the doctors. consider this. compared to americans, the brits have longer lifespans, a lower infant mortality rate and a health care system that consistently ranks higher on every measure. all this and everyone's care is covered. no payments to doctors, no monthly charges from the insurance company, no copays, no fees, nothing. at king's college hospital in london, nigel heaton performs a liver transplant surgery wi

talking about can you name them oh yes i can name them it's the united states great britain and france. these are the three nations to pursue their political objectives while peddling them is the demands of the international. communities. through political pressure and the law they seek to use international institutions to impose their will on other countries you know you can see for yourself the crimes these three nations have committed in libya. forty thousand libyans were killed by airstrikes launched on the predicts of protests in civilians they have accused them or more of the da feo killing a total of four thousand people while countering their rebellion but what about the forty thousand they've murdered themselves. in syria you can seen these nations attempting to impose their will on the people similarly using international institutions as an instrument. i know this. speculation but still what do you think is the driving force behind israel's will to go to war with iran your nuclear program your move through program or your support to hamas and hezbollah. what's the reason for

fitch ratings service has affirmed its aaa rating on great britain's debt. but it has lowered the outlook to -- on that debt to negative from stable. it says in its report that this lowering of the outlook reflects the very limited fiscal space to absorb further adverse economic shocks in light of such elevated debt levels and potentially weaker than currently forecast economic recovery. now, the negative outlook reflects in fitch's view a greater than 50% possibility of a downgrade of the aaa rating on that great britain debt, over a two-year horizon. once again, to reiterate, affirmation of the uk's aaa ratings, the progress made in producing the government's structural budget deficit. but reducing the outlook to negative from stable. maria? >> todd, thank you so much. >>> a former goldman sachs executive is blasting the company in a "new york times" op-ed today. what also turned out to be his resignation letter. mary thompson has the story. what a hot story this was. >> it is interesting. goldman sachs is a very private firm. but a former employee who wor

then, in 1763, great britain gained a foothold in the region.lonists united against the british under a flag known as "the boie blue." hieved statehood. louisiana it looked like the srs and stripes were he to stay. but with the civil war, louisiana withdrew from the union. it decred itse a republic -- with its own flag, of course, but two mont later, it joid e confederacy. louisianans would live under two different confederate ags before t war ended. nay in 1912, louisiana adopted the flag we see today. >> theouisiana flag, i love, becausit's a story of what the settlersaw, according to louisiana legend, and ifood was scarce, what te mother pelicans would do was peck at their breas until they bl, and they wld feed that to their young. so, on the state flag, you see a moer feedi three baby brown pelicans. >> eventually, louisna adopted the brown pecan as its official sta bird. an official state doughnut has lled aeignet. it's fried dgh with powdered sugar on top. fortunately, t official state drink is milk. withlag facts, i'm kristen. >>dopting a

president obama welcomes great britain prime minister david cameron to the u.s.howed him some of the madness the country has to offer. the president and prime minister had a front-row seat last night for the first matchup between kentucky -- western kentucky in the first round of the n.c.a.a. tournament in ohio. this march madness is intended to showcase the special partnership between the two allies. in new jersey town is facing some serious toilet paper problems. it is all because of red tape. because city council resolution to order more paper supplies was voted down because it included buying paper cups. some council members did not think the city should buy paper cups when it is having financial problems. the trenton police department has filed complaints with the occupational safety and health administration saying there is never supplies and employees have to bring their on rolls of toilet paper. that is a major problem. it is the end of an era for those of us who grew up with encyclopedias. plus, the extreme measures a mother took to make sure her mother

. >> i cannot forget i was crowned queen of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. perhaps this jubilee is a time to remind ourselves of the benefits the union has conferred at home and in our international dealings on the inhabitants of all parts of this united kingdom. >> the queen's views about keeping the u.k. together are thought to have changed since 1977. given the sensitivity about scotland, it seems safe to assume she will steer clear of expressing those views today. for this diamond jubilee, she will remain on safer ground. you will be presented with a stained glass window, a gift in tribute to her 60 years of service. >> to united nations' nuclear watchdog says it has received an invitation to visit to north korea three years after inspectors were expelled. last month they agreed to suspend nuclear and long-range missile tests and allow inspectors into the country in return for food assistance from the united states. vertical torpedo is what it james cameron calls his latest creation. this is not a movie, rather a potential record-breaking submarine. his

we have been following his goodwill trip to countries once ruled by great britain.r this one, quite the boondoggle because all the cool, beautiful, tropical places that harry gets to see and they're really rolling out the welcome mat for him, aren't they? >> the excitement is palpable. and he's trying to shed his image of the playboy prince he is a serious person also. he's seen action in afghanistan. he is an apache pilot who just got his certification. but he has this image that has been following him from his youth, you know, these london nightclubs, partying with celebrities that he's the playboy prince. this is the first time the queen is trust him to go and represent her solo, by himself, in those caribbean nations. so far he's done very well, even though in belize they tried to have him drink a lot of rum in the street. >> they were trying to -- >> he did very well. he danced. he drank, but -- >> the party image. >> but today, in the bahamas, he went to church, he gave a speech, but he also has a lot of fans, ladies really like him. for example, miss bahama w