after all, we're metlife. >>> welcome, terry grossman. on the live line and we'll be with you in just a moment. also, ray kurzweil. >> good to be here. >> and jay olshanski. >> thank you. >> what we want to focus on is this book that you and dr. grossman have written, "fantastic voyage." live long enough to live forever. the science behind radical life extension. can you give us a brief outline of why you believe that it will be possible within the lifetimes of many of our viewers to achieve immortality? >> we talk about three bridges to radically extending our longevity. and bridge one is really gathering the knowledge we have to short circuit, circumvent premature death and remain healthy, things like heart disease that kills two-thirds of a million americans, there's a lot more we can do to prevent premature death than people realize. so we provide a comprehensive program. it's not a one-trick pony, it's not just cut your cautious, cut your fat, eat grapefruit, it's really a comprehensive set of ideas drawn from the baths of many diffe

and as for grossman saying that nato stance really hasn't changed when it comes to the european missile defense program nato stance is the same that it's still wants a double missile system a unilateral system but he did mention the possibility of creating a legally binding contract that such a missile system is not a threat to russia and when it comes to us off the russian foreign minister he said there are certain dangers involved with such a missile defense system but he did say very forcibly at the end that russia and nato not any reason that they share a good relationship well enough unless of course over to the business task and korea. those. little pellets the international sanctions says that they simply those. live in collections by russian designers the most beautiful is the city of central russia. this is a little unfair children's functions. presiding over the festival. function festival. this is. how we welcome to business and we go straight to our top story this hour russia is having to face up to its own banking scandal from the heads of russia's fifth largest lender the

trader jeffery grossman thinks crude could drop $10 a barrel, eventually making its way to the gas pump. >> usually the consumer only gets a fraction of what comes off. honestly, i can see the market coming down 25 to 30 cents over the course of the summer without any problem. >> reporter: however, linda rayfield, oil analyst with platts, says the calendar points to higher prices. >> you should start to see a pick up in demand. traditionally you see that throughout the third quarter. then it really starts to get stronger at the onset of the fourth quarter, because what you will get is the tail end of driving season. with household budgets already stretched, even people with cheap commutes are paying close attention to prices. >> i have really started to think about gas prices when thinking about vacation. i'm going to be going on a road trip very soon and i've actually decided to fly one leg of the journey. >> reporter: but today his $5 fill-up is not earning much sympathy. erika miller, "nightly business report," new york. >> susie: here's what we're watching for tomorrow: weekly joble

grossman's of the year and i do know that a good day also for a lot out there and that i don't ever get outside is hang on hang on hang on. just incredible that i'm still here right. now and gallstones trigger has pulled ahead of the big jays john deere classic the two time winner with a two stroke lead before the final round on sunday overnight made the chairs revie slid down to thirty he was tied with streak at one stage but then six to life three strokes off the pace zimbabwe's brandon the youngest seen here is in second held by a bird is including the sun the final hole while carving just one bogey american stricken meanwhile had been lying joined second with steve moreno bots and they found a power round of sixty three allowed him to finish the day alone at the top. back to football now in one thousand nine hundred one says the soviet league and the cup trophies however they never got the chance to defend those titles as just a few months later the u.s.s.r. collapsed to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the double so scots who call their cross-town rivals to his evening whic

an ambassador, the white house just hosted our most recent meeting two weeks ago where ambassador grossmanho's now the envoy for afghanistan and pakistan told us this is a very fragile, difficult time. we know that for afghanistan. as we begin to draw down, what thauz that mean for their path to peace and stability and progress? american businesses will tell you if we want them to invest there, they won't do it without the presence of american security, that's very important for our government to know. >> are american businesses really willing to invest in afghanistan? >> they are. one of the most recent projects is with kate spade. kate spade has gone into afghanistan in the last year. they surveyed what tn opportunities are there for marketable products and going te marketableable products, and afghanistan has the third largest producer of cashmere, and they want a product made by afghan women and sold in kate spade stores here and online and they are willing to invest a lot of money i might add, but they have the support of the u.s. government and the u.s. military to give them access.

and be there's some great books out there, like, on killing by grossman that talks about the effectsf killing on, you know, on a person and what that means and the results afterwards of grappling with that. so, you know, part of that is through the lens of the unmanned aerial vehicle when we were calling for fire on iraqis there's a certain level of distance that you feel that, you know, okay, there are live down there, but i'm not looking at them in the eye staring at them face to face. and so at the same time you feel like because you can see the big picture, okay, i know that that unit is about to call for fire with their artillery on friendly forces on the marines that are coming down the road. so it's my job the protect them. and so i felt very much throughout the war and in iraq that my job was sort of as the protecteress of the forces. >> host: getting back to the title of the book, "hesitation kills." if you see something and you know they're either going to order the kill or you're going to order the kill. >> guest: exactly. right, you only have a moment to decide this, and

how it's going to affect you afterwards, and there's great books out there like on killing and why grossman that talks about the effect of killing on a person and what that means and the results afterwards of grappling with that. so, you know, part of that is through the lens of the unmanned mercurial physical when we were calling for fire on iraqi there's a certain level of assistance that you feel that they are alive down there but i'm not looking them in the eye staring at them face-to-face. so, at the same time you feel like because you can see the big picture okay i know that it's about to call for fire with their artillery on the friendly forces on the marines coming down the road so it's my job to protect them and so i felt very much throughout the war and in iraq my job was as the protector of the forces and -- >> host: back to the title of the book hesitation kills. if you see something in you know it's either going to -- you are either going to order to kill or they are going to order the kill on your people. >> guest: exactly. you only have a moment to decide this and you have to

afghanistan and pakistan leads our overall policy efforts ande are supporting his efforts, ambassador grossman's efforts, to develop all of the different elements of our policies. >> tried to get him here but couldn't. >> okay. so, in other words, you aren't in a position really to answer my question? is that what you're saying? >> yes, senator. i would defer to the special representatives office. >> then would you since the question is to you would you get me a written answer to the question? >> i will, sir. >> thank you. mr. harrigan, what are dea's plans for continued operations should military forces draw down to levels that would not allow adequate support for your operations? >> well, again, co-chairman grassley, i have been in discussions really for the last 18 months with my counter part at the podium here, mr. wechsler, as well as our regional director in afghanistan with the u.s. military and si isaf forces. dea has no intention of drawing down any of our 81 personnel. it would be a bit premature to see right now how the drawdown will impact dea but let me assure you we continue to wor

afghanistan and pakistan leads our overall policy efforts and we are supporting his efforts, ambassador grossman's efforts, to develop all of the different elements of our policies. >> tried to get him here but couldn't. >> okay. so, in other words, you aren't in a position really to answer my question? is that what you're saying? >> yes, senator. i would defer to the special representatives office. >> then would you since the question is to you would you get me a written answer to the question? >> i will, sir. >> thank you. mr. harrigan, what are dea's plans for continued operations should military forces draw down to levels that would not allow adequate support for your operations? >> well, again, co-chairman grassley, i have been in discussions really for the last 18 months with my counter part at the podium here, mr. wechsler, as well as our regional director in afghanistan with the u.s. military and si isaf forces. dea has no intention of drawing down any of our 81 personnel. it would be a bit premature to see right now how the drawdown will impact dea but let me assure you we continue to wor