i imagine the anger has been simmering for some time in india. >> it has been. the security situation for women is really bad. 90% of most violent crimes had been against women. cus. was last year's cen people are fed up. every 20 minutes in india, a woman gets raped. people say it is not good enough and things have to change as soon as possible. >> the outgoing italian prime minister says his country has managed to pull itself of the financial crisis without having to call for a. on friday, he stepped down after silvio berlusconi's party with her support for the government. >> we have a friendship feeling, but in the framework that is quite puzzling. this cannot constitute the basis, aside for other reasons, this cannot be the basis for affecting a proposal for me to become the leader of the moderates, he has said. that is the outgoing prime minister. what is next for him? >> is still speaking right now. he has announced he is going to launch some sort of change where he will lay out what whoever will the prime minister next year will have to follow to make sur

he has aged 20 years. he has a birthday in the book. he is 62.e by the sword and die by the sword. the realism of the series dictates he has two years left. something will pivot, and we will do something else. tavis: does that scare you or excite you as a writer? >> it does both. i have been busy with the forward progression of his life. when he turns and his gun and his badge, that gives me freedom to go back and fill in the blanks. that is exciting. at the same time, it is like an old coat you like to wear. it is very comfortable, doing what i have been doing with him. it is a little bit scary. you should face challenges all the time, or it is not worth it. tavis: we know what you can do with a strong root. is there another chandra that even remotely interests you as much as this? >> i do not know about and the genre. -- about genre. frank morgan -- it is very esoteric. i do not know how the conception of this will be. i would like to write a judge story, have music in it, and have some kind of connection between writing and music. i do not out

whole time he has. been in. >> demint was one of the guys against the treaty for disabilities, even with bob dole in the senate. >> it was a un.n thing. >> nina is right -- the fabricated hopes helicopters coming in to home schooling parents and yanking their children away from them -- these guys live in terror of our primary challenge. 8 republicans dared to support the equivalent of eight treaty is supported by george bush and supported by mr. republican himself, bob dole, who limps from the wounds he sustained from world war ii. >> i don't think i have ever seen a larger ratio of enthusiasm and passion to substance in an issue in my life. these treaties are not worth the paper they're written on. we have a u.n. treaty on chemical weapons, we have a u.n. treaty on nukes, we have a u.n. treaty on everything. this makes no difference. >> why cannot throw a bone to bob dole? >> why to throw a bone to the u.n. -- >> oh. >> is run by dictators, it has a human rights committee on which the worst violators i

commissioner has failed, mr. president, to take serious actions to shore up the solvensolvency and prevent a tar bailout of the federal housing streasmghts the latest actuarial report shows that f.h.a. has a negative economic value and a taxpayer bailout is most likely. despite these warnings, f.h.a. waited until april of 2012 to raise additional premiums and secretary donovan, secretary of h.u.d., has testified to the senate banking committee that it will wait until next year to increase premiums by a meager 10 basis points. despite having statutory authority to do more to protect the taxpayers. ms. gallon lay tai has deathed the true -- ms. galante has denied the true severity of the problems. last year she said, "there's no evidence or widespread prediction that home prices are going to decline to the kind of levels that would require a bailout." really? yet, although some prices have risen slightly, the f.h.a.'s financial position continues to deteriorate. several experts now conclude that a taxpayer bail out

well israel in the past has never opened its facilities in fact the israeli government has never gone on record publicly stating that it has nuclear capability their response has always been no comment but of course it is widely assumed and widely understood that israel has a nuclear program particularly in the south of the country in dimona what we're hearing now is a resolution that has been overwhelmingly passed by the united nations general assembly and this calls on israel to quickly open its nuclear facilities to international and inspectors from the international atomic energy agency the resolution was passed with one hundred seventy four in favor six against and six abstentions and essentially it's calling on israel to join the non proliferation nuclear treaty not as of yet it off all countries who do have nuclear arms but who are not recognized by the nonproliferation proliferation treaty these resolutions of the united nations are not legally binding but they are important because they reflect world opinion and they certainly carry political weight so this is something that

he has said this before. nothing has actually happened. this time is different, perhaps? >> it feels different, and it feels different for the reason we are all talking about, because of a particular horror that was visited on newtown last week. the president did talk about it very briefly in the election campaign, and after his reelection, sales of assault weapons skyrocketed. they skyrocketed again on friday for the same reason, that people are conscious, nervous perhaps, gun enthusiasts, that new legislation may, indeed, come. this is a path that americans have been down before. bayville existed for 10 years and was deemed not to be successful -- a bill existed for 10 years and was deemed not to be successful. >> the president does not have to run for reelection anymore, so that may change the equation. as well as senior figures who have a good relationship with the gun lobby saying that this has to change now. >> i think the latter seems to be the thing that is very different you are getting publications publishing the list of 10 most influential supporters of the nra

this control has made it six yesterday. and the iran is set to get nuclear talks back on track the same day you want to watch starts later this has it was productive still not allowing him to inspect the controversial constant text that's in a few minutes. the san bernardino california police force was to shrink by eighty officers this year to cover their budget deficit during a local meeting the chief of police laid out the city's problems the sea is facing waves of gang violence theft and drug trafficking but with all the prisons completely overcrowded many of these criminals go right back on to the street and there's just nobody to put more police out there to fight them the police chief really only had one solution offer a given situation go home lock your doors and load your gun and you know what actually that's not that bad of a proposition america's always been a country where people been expected to look out for themselves and i appreciate the police chief's honesty but i know the world we live in and i have a feeli

i think the president has been very much engaged. i think he has tried to reach out. it is hard to reach out if on the other side there really is a very, very hard edge. it is difficult. >> democratic congressman, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> with these new developments how likely is it that senators mcconnell and reid will have a deal to vote on. let's bring in the author of "the escape artists." thank you for being here today. >> happy to be here. >> what do you think the republicans are trying to accomplish with this new bargainingship? i am willing to bet most americans have ever heard of a chain cpish i before today. >> it is a good question. i think there are only two possibilities, one is that mcconnell and the republican leadership in congress have decided that better to get no deal before january 1st and go over the cliff. this is just kind of the classic deal breaker. they want it to be rejected to kill the negotiations. the second possibility is that i think they were probably getting blowback from the conservative members of their respective cauc

a station that may be india has its own security has on its own energy security problem and it is two weeks for all cars to go into self time to see chinese authorities on one hand also has to satisfy the nationalist sentiments and at the same time you would like to avoid serious conflicts. or even an escalation of. what his neighbors. now for some live analysis on the matter we're joined by a. professor and dean of jindal school of international affairs. now mr charlie have so this is the rhetoric coming out of india how is it justified considering the indian cosas hundreds of kilometers away from the south china sea. well it's true what you know these days is in your interest not confined by geography if you look at. the v. india is trying to secure oil and gas supplies it's quite global and so china sea off the coast of vietnam in your state owned company has invested war two hundred million dollars already for exploration saw i think you know it's seen as a big gator but necessary move by the indian military to be able to see the if our interests are now so widespread then we will

everyone has his own fantasy of this man who is insidious, but no one has seen him in action.e have an image of him, but no one has seen him in private, so everyone has fantasy. >> it is a debate about male and female, rich against poor, western domination, and submission. all inspired by what the director said was one of the most emblematic news stories of our times. >> when we think of him walking out of that prison in new york, everyone remembers where they were when it happened. it affected us all, everyone, almost as much as september the 11th. >> in the play we never do find out what happened. it all finishes rather oddly. >> then again, in real life we will never know either. in return for a lot of money, the civil charges against him have been dropped. in real life and the play, the truth remains an enigma. ♪ >> this is "gmt" from "bbc world news." headlines, the south african president has been reelected leader of their national congress, virtually guaranteeing him another five years in power. gunmen shot down five women working on a polio vaccination campaign in paki

it has already been overturn. state should remove the legacy of injustice, the legacy of inequality. we were trying to get the schools desegregated. the wilmington 10 was a scapegoat did. all of the information that came out shows we were completely innocent of these charges, there for a pardon of innocence is more than justified for governor perdue to issue. >> benjamin chavis, in terms of this new evidence, the notes of the prosecutor, were you surprised the extent to which there was this effort to frame you? >> we were not surprised the prosecutor did everything it could even though we are innocent of the charges. there is irrefutable evidence in the prosecutor's own words and handwriting of the frame up of the wilmington 10. when people are framed up, that means you put innocent people in jail who should never have been charged, never been prosecuted, never in prison and never should have taken 44 years -- people are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. for 40 years, the wilmington 10 have had to prove

it has not been terribly unified. it has to manage to unify itself more over the problems that broke out with this referendum. the question is whether they can sustain that unity for the muslim brotherhood and for president morsi. they also have a challenge because although they won this referendum, the support, the turn out was low. the support they got at just under 64% was less than a referendum held last year where they got about 77%. and president morsi, the government may soon have to take some unpopular measures to try and prop up the economy here, which could hurt them at the ballot box. >> let's pick up on the reports of the economy. there have been reports of people taking savings out of banks. is there fear there could be capital flight out of egypt and possibly even the liberal people who are not happy with this constitution, uping stakes, leaving the country and ep grating. >> there are all sorts of fears, and there are some people who will be frightened about that. other members of the opposition say the

it has been largely ignored. this incident resonated with the indian public, bringing them out on the streets, asking for changes in the way policing is done, and the way the government views sexual assault. in general, for women safety -- women's safety. the government is pressing for more protests. they have put in blockades and are making laws that no more than five people can gather. the government is very wary about what is going to happen next. >> russia has invited the officers of the syrian national coalition for parks, and is urging president bashar al-assad to do the same. they say russia must first condemn the president before dialogue him take place. russia says the transitional government should be put in place, with bashar al-assad staying in power. >> we have already had dialogue in cairo. we expressed readiness to meet with them, and are still ready. as we understand, they do not have any objection regarding the offer to leave. we are against interference from outside parties in syria. we understa

japan's honda has unveiled an japan's honda has unveiled an ecofriendly brand-new deluxe for asian markets. nissan is showing their popular compact car with more options to customize the interior or body color. 2012 has been a landmark year for the thai auto industry. >> translator: today is the day we celebrate the great success of the local automobile industry. i believe we'll be back celebrating production of 3 million units in the very near future. >> translator: we could recover from the floods in a very short period. since the recovery, we have received many bookings and now we are operating at full capacity. but still, we have many back orders waiting. >> reporter: the floods of 2011 are a bad memory for the industry. automakers and their suppliers were severely affected. many plants were forced to close. but thailand's status as an important production base hasn't changed. with strong demand in asia, the industry has quickly got back on track. a thai government tax break for first-time car buyers has also helped. >> translator: it helps us to make a decision to buy a car more easil

he has a normal iq, he has been divorced and remarried. he has no history of psychiatric illness. oddly, has worked as a correctional officer for a while. he has worked as a schoolteacher. 16 years ago, he hit his head and knocked himself unconscious. no kind of neurological events following that. for the last year, he has had some migraines. he started using pornography on the internet. he started soliciting sex from women working in massage parlors. he reports that he has a very high sex drive and conceals his behavior because he feels that it is wrong. there is a picture. [laughter] in 2010, he makes some subtle sexual advances to his stepdaughter. mom find out about this and brad is legally removed from the home and diagnosed as a pedophile. he is chemically castrated in treatment to try to reduce his sexual behavior. he is found guilty of child molestation and he is sent to a sexual addiction facility or jail. brad chooses rehab. in rehab, he starts being inappropriate. staff. he starts to solicit sex from other clients. he has some of bedwetting. the night before he goes to

that has a lot to do with historical concerns. on the other side, a lot of people would like to see germany take a leadership in europe, and since germany is the only country that can provide leadership at the moment, some say merkel is doing too much. others say too little. >> international media coverage swings between respect and rejection of the country's role. whichever it is, the world's eyes are on merkel. >> germany is an anchor of stability for the bureau. that is why japanese correspondents cover the german economy and politics. merkel was a bit hesitant at the start of the year of crisis. she did not take the lead as much as obama and the u.s. had hoped, but she has gotten better. >> there is this a dominant role, and we do not have much of a say, even though since spring, our president, unlike his predecessor, sarkozy, has tried to stand up to the german chancellor more. >> president francois hollande, together with italy and spain, pushed back against germany's strict austerity plans for europe. the amended year, ther

. >> and the nra facebook page has gone dark. we will speak with lisa graves about big guns and big money. all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. residents of newtown, connecticut, have begun holding the first of many kernels for the 27 victims killed in friday's shooting rampage at sandy hook elementary school. on monday, noah pozner and jack pinto, 06 years old, were laid to rest in small caskets. more funerals are slated today including two more 6-year-old victim's, james mattioli and jessica rekos. at the white house, president obama convened a meeting with top officials to discuss ways to respond to the newtown massacre, including potential proposals for gun control. pressed for details, white house press secretary jay carney reduced offer any specifics on how obama plans to address the nation's gun violence. >> is a complex problem that will require a complex solution. no single piece of legislation, no single action will fully address the probl

has drawn a red line on syria it has made it clear it's ready to take action but how i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of. credible evidence that the assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people but suffice it to say we are certainly planning to. take action if that eventuality were to occur two american warships are already near the syrian coast with some. one thousand u.s. marines and dozens of fighter jets on board on top of that nato is sending american german and dutch batteries of patriot anti-aircraft missiles to turkey's border with syria meaning hundreds more u.s. and european troops will be deployed to the frontier nato says deploying patriot missiles along syria's borders is a defensive step to prevent syria from attacking turkey i don't think there's any requirement whatsoever for patriot batteries on the ground in turkey again the patriot missiles are designed to really protect primarily against incoming fire ballistic missiles or aircraft the syrians are not going to attack the turks the turks of the

so has meanwhile nearly tripled its own bill. missile range after a recent deal with the us. likely some footage has apparently showing syrian rebels killing ten prisoners as they paid for their lines we have to warn you of the very graphic content of the images you are back to see one of the gunmen is head referencing the al qaida linked al nusra front responsible for several suicide attacks in the country internet and phone access in the country has been restored after a nationwide communications blackout lasting more than two days and while the opposition why do you blame the assad government for the information blockade use analysts patrick henson says it primarily benefits it that he's backing the rebel militia it's. become a massive problem again with syrian we've had this problem from the beginning which is the skewing of information coming out of the country the syrian observatory for human rights was responsible for a lot of the usual bogus claims that allowed the west to sort of justify the backing of the for you syrian

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has gone off there in central moscow thank you. part of just ahead if you're in the program are more revelations surface in a case which has been poisoning ties with russia and the u.k. evidence emerges that former russian intelligence officer alexander litvinenko was in the pay of british and spanish secret services before his murder six years ago. and iran are set to get nuclear talks back on track saying the u.n. watchdogs of the latest visit was productive for those still not allowing it to inspect the controversial parchin test site. i left minutes past the hour moscow time that the u.s. looks set to boost its military presence in southeast asia with washington reportedly on the brink of a deal to rotate more troops and ships right through the philippines territorial tensions in the area continue to simmer many see the move was an attempt to undermine china's influence there and some say it's all a dangerously high stakes game america does like to miss around with china in trying to stand up i taking sides in this dispute betw

time warner has a lot of money. cnn had a profit of $6400 million world wide. >> when you say the more id idealogical approach, sometimes the news isn't that stimulating. it is a programming challenge. >> that's why it's about more than politics and war. our 401(k) system is failing in this country. you may not be able to retire. i care about that. your kids school is crumbling. i care about that. we're reinventing our cities. you can make me care about that. we're still hasn'teunters and g and hunters and gathers of information. it's not brain surgery but it requires brain. >> he said this week that our competition isn't only fox and msnbc. it's discovery and the history channel. it's how people want to spend getting information. >> it's mobile devices where you don't need a linear mechanism to watch. >> he'll give this network a vice. ameri america will hear it. >> based on his track record some presidents of network news operate behind the scenes. he's not like that. he will be the public face. is that an importa

the new year has already started elsewhere in the pacific. in other news, at least 10 people have been killed in a series of explosions across iraq. dozens more wounded. kirkuk was among the cities targeted. seven people have died in bombings, all thought to be from the same family. iraq's prime minister, nouri al- maliki, is saying foreign countries are instigating sectarian division. more protests are expected in anbar province. they are demanding the release of sunni prisoners. tell us more about the explosions in iraq. who was targeted? a was carrying them out? -- who was carrying them out? >> we are getting conflicting reports about who the target was. the houses were demolished because of an improvised explosive device. one house belongs to an iraqi police officer. the other two might have been used as a place where shia pilgrims rest on their journeys towards the police city of karbala -- holy city of karbala. there might be a sectarian element in these bombings. it is not confirmed yet. other reports of violence in different parts of

moscow has argued with kiev over fees and gas prices for years. a feud that has often cut off gas supplies to western europe. >> south stream could soon make ukraine much more willing to compromise. kiev could even agree to some form of russian involvement in its pipeline system and its modernization. >> the launch of south stream gives it a head start. and this is supposed to reduce the you's dependence on russia and the dying gasp from central asia. in contrast, south stream is due to start delivering gas in 2015. >> voting is drawing to a close in presidential elections in ghana. the poles expected to test the country's reputation as a beacon of stability and democracy in africa. >> the election will reveal how popular the incumbent is after he took over from the late president who died in july. opinion polls predict a tight race. the winner will oversee the current oil boom, one of africa's fastest-growing economies. soccer fans are no doubt eagerly awaiting the next european football championship in 2016. hundreds of thousands of fans will fl

greece is standing has dropped -- greece's standing has dropped. somalia, north korea, and afghanistan are considered to be the most corrupt in the world. the report said, in greece, public confidence in the authorities had dropped significantly. >> there was this list where it emerged that former finance minister christine lagarde, now the imf chief, pastelist to her greek counterpart of people who were evading taxes, but -- passed a list to her greek counterpart of people who were evading taxes, but it was never pursued. >> politicians and officials are taking bribes, even as austerity programs continue. >> earlier, i spoke to the research head at transparency international. i asked which country had made the most progress in the last year at overcoming corruption. >> it is difficult to single out individual countries. what we want to focus on is the countries that stay at the top of our index. we have the scandinavian countries, countries like new zealand, where the commitment access to information, to the justice system working, to open budgeti

these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. chile corporations rule the day. you're watching live from moscow germany's christian democratic union is using its annual meeting to celebrate their leader the i and frau and get america will run for a third term as chancellor in the next year as general elections and heads up party congress has been labeled of the macao earlier i spoke to german politicians to fund a vet and he believes that germany doesn't have any real alternative but to let the show go on in crisis times people always truck around the strong leaders. there is neither in the union in the christian democratic union challenger nor is there anybody from the opposition so far who is a strong enough personality to really challenge her. so merkel is trying to tie the e.u. to a fiscal union if michael is really led to for a third term how much will her european economic policy change i mean will it become more aggressive she seems to have a lot of weight since she is the most popular person at the moment. yeah it will no

caused national average has died. she was being treated at a hospital in singapore where she was on life-support. in india, her brutal attack triggered nationwide protests. the authorities struggling to contain the growing anger. we have received a statement from a doctor, the chief executive of the hospital where she was being looked after. "we are very sad to report the patient passed away peacefully at 4: 40 5:00 a.m. today singapore time. her family and officials from the high commission of india were at her side. we join her family in mourning her loss. the patient had remained in extremely critical condition since admission to hospital from the morning of december 27. despite all efforts by a team of eight specialists in the hospital to keep per staple, her condition continued to deteriorate over the past two days. she suffered from severe organ failure suffering serious injuries to her body and brain. she was the victim of a gang rape on a bus in delhi, leading to days of street protests. the government using w

that has accrued to workers has also declined.direct correlation there and you would argue causation as well. >> there is a direct correlation. it seems to make causation because as labor unions have declined, workers have had less and less power. and significantly the median wage has declined in tandem. in fact, over the last 30 years most workers have seen no increase in their wages at all. well 30 years ago marked the major beginning of the decline of unionization in america. since the year 2000, the median wage is now 8% below adjusted for inflation what it was then and the attack on labor unions continues. right now in contrast to the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s when more than a third were labor unions, right now fewer than 7% of workers are unionized. yet apparently that's still too much for the radical right for the billionaires, for the koch brothers, for sheldon adelson and others who have been fighting unions for years. they now in the heartland in michigan with republican majority, in a lame duck session of the michiga

our correspondent has reports. >> as it has across the middle east, the call to prayer is a spiritual summons that becomes a political protest. and here, a chance against the king that would have been unthinkable before the arab spring. the rhetoric is limited to a minority, but there is no mistaking the desire for democracy and anger over corruption. and islamists are highly influential. >> the have the freedom for the people of jordan, they will enable the people to rule themselves. >> vendor has grown because of the economic crisis. with a budget deficit, the government is forced to cut fuel subsidies. >> everything is very expensive. watch what we do. >> some perspective is important. they have seen the trauma of iraq and syria and they don't want chaos here. peace, andoking for up to look for. there are making problems with the government. we cannot afford problems in georgia. >> islamists promise a boycott. >> whoever wants to distance himself from this political process will not be included. we believe there is political reform and with the participation of everybody, we will b

the shooting has been reported in an elementary school in the u.s. state of connecticut a government has been killed and at least one other person. according to local authorities police forces have been sent to the site in newtown while officials have put all local schools into lockdown. germany's getting tough on heavy petting parliament passed a new best unity law banning interspecies relationships that's upset thousands of germans who files who say the loves of their lives will be taken away hotties peter all of that has more in a beastly story. mom's best friend and sometimes more but. i need an animal to be happy life i did not have it there would be something missing . levels. but i can fall in love with your animal and the sexual relationship is not out of the question. these people make up some of the estimated one hundred thousand zero files in germany and. it started slowly and more like child's play some kids playing doctor with each other and it's not necessarily sexual but somewhat small experimentation that leads you further down that p

has for years and years.and uncomfortable, frankly, as there's been so much brouhaha over susan rice, questions about whether she can be secretary of state. meanwhile, he's a senator, he's the foreign relations chair, and we've had to question him in the hallway about susan rice, and it's been a little bit awkward, i have to tell you. but if he is nominated, he would likely sail through the confirmation process. republicans and democrats saying nice things about him. there's an ulterior motive, a little bit, i think for republicans, because it would also provide another open seat for them to try to get a democratic seat back in republican hands. >> dana, thanks very much. we're standing by. we're waiting to get some results from the white house, to see how that meeting with house speaker john boehner went with the president of the united states. those are the live pictures from the stakeout outside the west wing of the white house. we'll see if john boehner goes to the microphones there or if he slips out thr

it has. kind of drago if you're on. even want to come out. which is what the. blast that killed them and sirius has been to was seduced shown that the clock in the living room stopped at the time of his death both the west and iran are equally failing to move forward iran has long insisted on its rights to develop a peaceful nuclear program but suspicion in the west has led to more and more severe sanctions the more iran resists the more the pressure builds and both sides show little sign of giving up and while the west says only dangerous intentions people here in iran believe it's all down to pride and prejudice. nationality from to her around. well coming up president vladimir putin criticizes washington's a station to ban russian officials who are linked to a high profile corruption case russia's head of state called america's reaction to the making its case absurd warning that such a move could push relations between the former foes to the brink of a new crisis. plus more britons are in a work of but joy over the drop in jobless numbers could prove short l

he has since retired. he has been married twice. he has raised four children. he has lived an extraordinary life. i am grateful for having had him in my life as a guidepost. i do think it is the ultimate irony that he turned out to be a police officer. >> we have some other questions. very good questions. we do not have much time. i work at san quentin prison. they segregate inmates based on color and gangs. why do prisons not work on educating inmates on social relations, racial tolerance, and why don't they find a way so the different races can get to know each other? >> i would like to enter that. segregation has -- i would like to answer that. segregation has always been a problem in this country. i grew up in new orleans. we believe that education is the key. we all need to sit at the table. i do not believe in segregation for inmates. they need to tear that barrier down and put people together, no matter what. when we go inside the walls of san quentin, it is not just black inmates. it is hispanic, pacific islanders, white, native americans, it is everybo

look at the situation, you have the judge, her husband has herhacked.er husband's email is accessible. she is sitting on the case of the very person who they allege hacked into that e-mail account. the rules seem to be very clear in federal court. if there is any appearance of impropriety, appearance of closeness to the case, that basically, you have to recuse herself from being a judge in the case. you have to do it automatically, even if the defendant does not make a motion. think about it. your spouse's email is packed. >> you are pretty angry. >> an even the appearance of injustice or impropriety really is enough, it was seem to me, and that is what is allowed. it is not just theh actual conflict, but the appearance. i think the judge should be off this case. >> and not only his emails that can be read, but presumably their right to each other so the judge herself is exposed. >> and we don't know that, someone said it may not be his -- maybe it is his business account and she is not written to him, but the point is, this is her spouse who was hacked

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he has kept secret what kind of cancer he has and how serious it is. meanwhile, former south african president nelson mandela is spending a fourth day in the hospital due to a minor infection. >> the anti-apartheid leader was taken to a clinic near victoria. they diagnosed him with a recurrence of a lung infection. mandela has needed regular treatment in recent years causing fears among some africans over his deteriorating condition. health conditions have caused the 94 year-old to withdraw increasingly from public appearances. our leadership culture has failed in many areas. >> and those were the words of hessinger's ceo facing the biggest crisis in the 200-year history. >> a mass of losses, corruption scandals, and disastrous investments in the u.s. and brazil. it was hoping to benefit from lower production costs at the new steel plant near rio de janeiro. the costs to build the facility have spiraled out of control. billions of euros wasted. it is a similar picture in the u.s. where a costly steel plant is incurring heavy losses due to the steel dow

this has been the scene. poppy harlow has been in the middle of it all.on "outfront." the governor has decided to talk about this. what has he said this means for his state? >> reporter: well, i joined the governor tonight for an interview after this legislation was passed, really right before, minutes before he signed it into law. this is critical because as you said, it means people won't have to be part of a union. all those auto workers in michigan, all the public school teachers, who normally have to pay into the union. likely we will see fewer union members, less money, less power for these unions at the bargaining table. that's the crux of this. the governor insisting to me in our one-on-one interview that this is an opportunity to quote, stand up for the rights of workers, also telling me that he thinks this is in the best interest of michiganders. let's play video and show you what the workers think and how they showed that today inside the state capitol, chanting things like "shame" and "veto, veto" hoping the governor would strike this down. th

the government is the one has the and the government the one has. the prison the torture the city the extrajudicial killings that is a clear double clear double standard when it comes to u.s. foreign policy in the region especially rain and syria where the violations are committed and daily basis we. condemn nation from the united states . turning out of some other stories making headlines across the globe and attacking a police station in the eastern libyan city of benghazi has claimed the lives of four officers and injured three more your silence killed a sale and killed one police man by firing a rocket propelled grenade at the compound then shot dead and wounded the others in the ensuing battle the raid is thought to be linked to the recent detention of two men suspected of carrying out several assassinations of security officials in the city. a powerful cyclon has reached the coast of northern fiji several bridges and roads have been washed out with a few regions also losing power authorities say about thirty five hundred people have already be

every time he has done something he has made it worse. thank you. >> thank you. we can hear from you if you have more from hawthorne/stone, you have three minutes' of rebuttal. >> well, the backdoor to the building has handicapped access, because years ago there was a massage parlour in the basement and they had wheelchair access, before the gate, before all of that. so there was a ramp and wheelchair access. there used to be a little bar -- well, it's still there, but it's not activated because of security. there used to be a push bar that people would hit and it would just open the door on a hydraulic. i think, in my opinion, i think mr. flynn is willing to work with anyone that wants to have adjustments within reason. i think that hawthorne/stone is willing to work with anyone. i know that we have constant issues with the large-sized building. there is always repairs done and we kind of pride ourselves in getting things fixed right away. people get action right away in our building. and so with the issue with the gate, i think within reason, i think people can

her for nearly two months they've accused her of being both a russian and a syrian spy she has a kid into you tube videos that were released earlier by the free syrian army and in one of those she appealed to the embassies ukraine and russia as well as to the syrian government to meet the demands of the kidnappers it's very difficult to say whether in fact these demands will in fact be made she read a text in those videos in arabic in which admitted to having participated in the fighting and having worked as a military interpreter with syrian and russian officers but in two years down the authenticity of these videos believing that they were made while she was under do wrists now the ukrainian foreign ministry has also released a statement released last month saying that officials were negotiating for her beliefs but they did not offer through the details some syrian rebels are reportedly threatening to make russian and ukrainian citizens in syria their target and prey saying that they shouldn't be allowed to leave the country alive meanwhile meanwhile moscow is warning that the oppo

has details. when you consider the tragic events that unfolded at an elementary school last week in the us it is not surprising that finally u.s. president barack obama is taking a position that would reinstate a ban on assault weapons in america now the last federal assault weapons ban which expired in two thousand and four prohibited the manufacturing of eighteen specific models of semiautomatic weapons along with the manufacturing of high capacity ammunition magazines that could carry more than ten rounds now according to white house spokesman jay carney obama would also support legislation that closes a so-called gun show loophole that has allowed some weapons to be sold without criminal background checks of the buyers since obama has been president for mass shootings have taken place but until now critics say that obama has skirted the issue of federal gun control last week's massacre at that elementary school in newtown connecticut claimed the lives of twenty innocent children ages between s

every proposal he has made. the economy is still growing even though everything that has been put against him. host: are there other heroes you look to beside the president? caller: this year i believe he should be the star for what he has gone up against. he was trying to do a reasonable -- get a compromise and the gop was saying their way or nothing . it is costing the nation. host: thank you very much. this comes from twitter. host: i next call is on the independent line. good morning. caller: the bartender that took the videotape of mr. romney talking about the 47%. he showed an insight into the candidate. host: why is he a hero? caller: he had the courage to share with others. host: anybody else in congress or in texas? caller: i thought that mr. paul was a class act. host: that was tom from texas. tell us about your political hero. e-mail and twitter. give us a call, 202-585-3881 for republicans. 202-585-3880 for democrats. they all start with 202 area codes. a lot of comments on facebook and twitter. this

what is this power she has? the only explanation i could come up with after all these interviews i did was that she has given the first lady and the president the impression that she has bareback, she is protecting them from a hostile world, if you will, all world in which people could come to see the president and make proposals that would not be to his liking. for instance, when as an example when the president wanted to do a mandate requiring religious institutions to provide free medical care, free health insurance for abortions and contraception, bill daley, the then chief of staff brought archbishop bowlen from new york, the catholic archbishop who is now cardinal to speak to the president. when valerie because she was obviously opposed to this mandate as a catholic, when valerie jarrett heard about it she went ballistic because bill daley, the chief of staff, hadn't asked her permission to allow bowlen to see the president. suddenly with her power of control was challenged, it was at that point that daly

treaty has ever impacted u.s. law? >> not aware of one person who is saying children with glasses are going to be taken away from their parents. the article 7 concern from the treaty relates to the fact that the best interests of the child standard will be injected into decisions, regarding how best to educate and otherwise care for a disabled child. >> again, you can't name one u.n. treaty that has ever had an impact on u.s. law. >> well, i can't name one u.s. treaty that has been the deciding factor in a decision. it may well happen. i didn't come prepared to cite supreme court precedent to you today. >> you have been on the floor of the senate arguing vigorously against this and you've had weeks and weeks to prepare on this. it just seems to be basing your decision on complete hypotheticals when there has never been a case that you can cite of a u.n. treaty, again, this is a u.n. treaty, affecting u.s. law. >> okay. look, the fact that it may not have happened in exactly the way that you describe it doesn't mean tha

what has to be done is it has to be private negotiations, not everybody talking about the red lines in public, because that locks everybody in. it is just done in the worst possible way. >> i want to give you the key differences now between the two sides. there are four and i will read for the sake of going fast. obama wants unilateral power. that's my reading. to increase the debt ceiling and the g.o.p. says no. number two, obama wants $1.6 trillion, eleanor, in new tax, the g.o.p. says $800 billion. number three, obama wants spending cuts deferred. g.o.p. wants specific cuts agreed to now. number four, g.o.p. wants wide entitlement cuts. obama says no. i will give you another one. number five, obama wants new stimulus money, the g.o.p. says no. >> okay, which one, what do you want me to address? >> i want to know whether those are all resolvable before the new year? >> yes, this re resolvable. on the debt limit, it was a republican idea when president bush was in the power to raise the debt limit, which is to pay bills that have already been accrued, and that the congress could overr

a divided congress it still has a lot of so-called whole. will be quite aggressive and will be quite up in the opposition towards russia in its initiatives and we have seen that recently a witness said during the so-called make me act it was passed by the congress and the president will have no other option is to side it into action. so with this new move and the russia promise to retaliate adequately i don't think that we can go to business as usual and we will see that the next four years of obama storm will be filled with tensions between russia and the united states. moving on now a top western the bard conference on syria meets on wednesday to boost support for the country's new opposition alliance the national coalition that comes after washington formally recognize them as the legitimate representative of the syrian people but as i see it again that stricken reports the world needs to keep its eyes open to fighting on the ground. they call themselves martyrs. all those you see around you of the fighters you see are living martyrs and