has america got to go and do business? >> i think it's the wrong attitude.ve in a very small world. and i think that we need to deal with reality. i think there are certain amount of delusions going on here in terms of the notion, we're no longer in first place. and we're falling further behind if we don't start taking care of real business. and if we need to do the things that we do well and, you know -- there are great markets out there, including china. china's not the enemy, china's a competitor. also china looks to us as a major market. >> yeah, but i'm actually quite a fan of the chinese business people. the ones that i've met. i went to shanghai and to business there and i found them very straightforward. they don't want to kill anyone or invade any countries, they just want to do business and they'll work as hard as it takes. these are actually old-fashioned american values. >> yes. >> work hard, family-oriented, do good business, be number one. it seems a lot of americans can't deal with the fact there's another country where people don't look the s

>> america has tremendous creativity when america has a priority. you make jobs jobs jobs the priority, the kind of thing tavis talks about, robert cut nesterovich ner talks about. we come up with waist. >> the american philosophy is choose a problem and then attack it with everything you've got. . if you're sick with cancer you want to be somewhere like los angeles because the doctors will go baboom. and i feel until america collectively with this job situation does this and komgs together and says we are going to fix this, until that happens. and it's not being driven yet by the top. kwib ling with each other. >> some of this has to do with your question about retraining those persons. as industries change, as we see where the future is headed, we train those persons who are out of work now. dr. west and i are in large measure to announce this poverty tour. starting august 6 we are getting on a bus, the conscience tour a call to conscience. the idea to get on the bus and go to big cities and small towns starting with african-americans and hispanic

the americas have been implicated in massacres and torture throughout the hemisphere of the more than sixty thousand soldiers and police to have graduated ten thousand of them have been colombia has been the largest user of the school of the americas and i don't think it's an accident the. abuser of human rights and there were some for the eighth amendment to the us constitution forbids torture and other forms of cruel and unusual punishment as does the geneva convention but it did happen there's no question that our country not only negation torture itself but taught others how to do it we also rendered people we also sent people to prisons in other countries where they were in fact tortured there although congress demanded more oversight of military training programs an internal investigation by the government accountability office. as showed that school of the americas manuals advocated using quote torture truth serum blackmail and execution the pentagon said it didn't know what the manuals contained because it staff advisors assigned to review them didn't speak spanish united nations special repertoire for torture one mendez himself a survivor of torture says a lack of transp

he is hoping to rehabilitate his reputation. >> if this case has gripped america, it has totally stunned france where strauss-kahn was expected to run for the presidency. what are they making of the latest news. >> this is a thunderbolt. the prime minister seems extraordinary. we're talking about a man who is facing a long custodial sentence and now we're talking about men man who could potentially be the next president of france. how's that possible, surely that is far fetched. the big guns of the socialist party have been out today in force. we have had the former prime minister saying that he can win the presidency if they can get him out of court but we don't know how and when they will free him. this is an extraordinary terms of development. the candidates will put their name forward. i think that most critics who were watching thought it was a pretty uninspiring list. they did not have the killer instinct that dominique strauss- kahn has, the persona, the international standing. the socialist party knows that if he can be rehabilitated in the eyes of the french public, he can win a

has tremendous creativity when america has a priority.you make jobs, jobs, jobs a priority, the kind of thing tavis was talking about, frank rich talked about, bob herbert talked about, and i can go on and on and on, robert cutner talks about, we come up in ways in which job programs -- >> see, i think that is the american philosophy, is choose a problem and then attack it with everything you've got. if you're sick, with cancer, you want to be somewhere like los angeles. because the doctors will go, boom. and i feel that until america collectively with this job situation does this, and comes together and says, we are going to fix this, until that happens, and it's not being driven yet by the top. they are too busy struggling with each other. >> and some of this has to do with retraining those persons, as industries change, as we see where the future is headed, retrain those persons who are out of work now. dr. west and i are honored to be on this program tonight to announce in large part this poverty tour. august 6, we are getting on a bu

america has a culture of shamelessness. when china is number one and the u.s.'s number 2, this will not be the same kind of transition. we have to be concerned about trying to manage that. >> that is all for this week, goodbye. >> makes sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its th ancl iarength to work for wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you?

but it really is a tinge with sadness, a reflection of what the study has achieved. but america has essentially dropped out of the space race. >> the end of the space shuttle program in florida. over the last three decades, the shuttle has provided its share of triumphs and tragic moments. the one final look back at the spacecraft that provided so many memorable moments. >> we have gone for main engine start. the shuttle has cleared the tower. >> and lift off. lift off by the 25th space shuttle mission. >> you are looking very carefully at the situation. is anything malfunctioning? >> we have booster ignition and liftoff of space shuttle columbia. >> houston, uhf comm check. ♪ columbia, houston. uhf comm check. >> for me, the space program has always captured an essential part of what it means to be an american. the question now is whether that was the beginning of something or the end of something. i choose to believe it was only the beginning. i believe we can send humans to orbit and mars and returned safely to earth. a landing on mars will follow, and i expect to be around t

plus intercontinental cash crunch has america faces up to the possibility of the fault europe's debt crisis contagion powells more pressure on the euro the u.s. congress needs to raise the debt ceiling to avoid financial disaster while italy is on the verge of meeting a bank. with another update for in about fifteen minutes from now meantime we hear from the captain of a vessel whose crew led to the rescue of survivors in that tragedy last weekend that's a special interview next. captains out thank you very much for this interview was the first to come to the rescue of the sinking cruise ship bulgaria how did you get to know about the tragedy. yes we were the first to help we were sailing in the same direction as the garia and we picked up on the radio just bits of conversations between some ships we couldn't make out what the ships were we heard them talk of seeing people overboard and speculating that it looked like a boat or a small ship had capsized once we heard that we put on more speed to get there faster and we did arrive at the tragedy site we saw terrible things and only wh

relations taken up with beijing freezing patients who washington's inability to agree on a plan has america's largest creditor china could be left holding the next cheese day when the u.s. could potentially default on its. that's the headlines up next he takes you to a corner of the baltics that funds the polls two decades talking itself yet the legacy. is the capital of lithuania the city changed hands many times during the twentieth century after world war one the poles were in charge then during the second world war nazi germany took control when the soviet army drove the fascists out of the baltics the city became lithuania's competent once again and the country joined the soviet union where they like saying in russia we liberated the lithuanian people from math in germany it's true that i added the following yes you did but you didn't bother to leave afterwards. when perestroika go to underway in the late one nine hundred eighty s. it was one of the first soviet republics to demand independence. this far as we're concerned phone use is the capital notes moscow that's the way it's has bee

for as long as you and i have been around, america's credit rating has been the best of them all, aaa, basically saying that america's debt is essentially risk free and it is priced as such. but the credit rating agencies are now saying that even if there is a global solution to the debt ceiling talks, that if the congress and president can't come together on a longer term fiscal stability plan, they may downgrade the debt and that will mean that the debt is riskier. what does that mean in practical terms? first, it means that borrowing costs for uncle sam, for taxpayers like you and me, are likely to go up. by one estimate according to jpmorgan by some $100 billion a year. interest rates over the long term might go up by three quarters of a percentage point. it doesn't stop there. all interest rates basically in our system are benchmarked off the treasuries. the borrowing costs for states, for municipalities, for municipal bond issuers like school districts, water districts, universities, they would go up as well. moody's says it may be $130 billion worth of municipal bonds would los

on before the birth of this year but this does mark is quite strange attack doesn't it america's interest in egypt has been limited space revolutions they want to change the plates now the thing what it wants and strange attack although we have to remember that in america is in the british before the muslim brotherhood as a useful potential ally against an arab nationalism against anti-christ arab nationalism nasser i did originally from sadat representative egypt recently they have been looking at the arab spring to a collapsible threat to paris to regimes some former allies like with barak and you call those enemies like assad even syria and they see the muslim brotherhood which is an underground organization who these countries as a protect all for control of the poor somebody they have to deal with the big question of american so is completely going to be the dominant part of the muslim brotherhood which. is after all. the cars are in the bank although america has been a great deal with so many fundamentalist groups like in saudi arabia for many years quite happily and there was a probable make co

i mean citicorp has been hacked into. bank of america has been hacked into. i think any of the same kind of attention for hacking that took place less than a year ago that news corp. is getting today. >> right. >> stephen: right. those bank files were hacked and news corporate hack mood people's phones. they're both victims of being in the same sentence with the word "hack" (laughter) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: and focusing on murdoch just obscures all the other big hacking news out there. cold and flu season is coming. that's going to lead to hacking. cabdrivers used to be called hacks. why does no one use that word any more? and if really want to talk about hacks it, what about these people? where is that story? (cheers and applause) so move on media monsters this story is done. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ i like the clothes you wear ♪ i like the way you sing ♪ and when you dance with me ♪ you always make me smile [ male announcer ] we believe you're at your best when you can relax and be yourself. and at thousands of newly refr

america has never defaulted before. the state of the american economy is so powerless, you could see through the squabbling in washington, the credit rating downgraded anyway. i think people are fed up with it, you know. you must get a sense of that from the public you meet? >> absolutely. i take it very seriously. i take where we are seriously. i take the mounting debt that we have accumulated as a country seriously. if we don't start being honest about the impact i's having on our future, we won't have the opportunities in america. the republicans have been a part of the solution. we put forward cap and balance. the polls showed two-thirds of the american people supported our plan. the senate wouldn't debate it or bring it up for a vote. that's frustrating to us. we need everyone to be honest about the situation we find ourselves and bring proposals forward. bring the solutions forward. the time is ticking and we are running out of money. >> all we have seen is a power struggle in the republican party. it appears to b

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has a lot of operations in america. s there been a similar public backlash to the one we have seen in the u.k.? >> not yet. the media holdings here are quite different. there is "the new york post," "wall street journal," fox news network. there has not yet been a backlash. the question that has been asked is whether these journalistic process -- practices that were tolerated crossed lines or whether they were confined to a specific culture in britain. there is no evidence the "new york post" published stories similar to those published in "news of the world" or "the sun." it does at the least raise questions about the journalism here. >> in other news, security forces in syria have shot at least 20 protesters across the country. throughout the day, thousands of people staged some of the biggest protests so far against the rule of president asisad. roughly 1400 civilians have died since the uprising began in march. in egypt, thousands rallied in the two largest cities. five months after president mubarak was removed from

but with so many of these jobs going overseas, america has but one choice. jason jones has more. >> for years america faced a great threat. >> socialism is coming our way. >> we want to go to iraq. >> do we really want to change america into sweden? >> but when sweden opened up an ikea factory in virginia, socialism became the least of our worries. >> when they first showed up in danville, virginia, we thought, this is ikea, this is the best of the best, but workers are disrespected. they're abused. they don't get correct training. they don't have enough money to make ends meet. they're not paid enough. they're treating these workers as if it's a third-world country. >> to find out more, i met swedish business expert lars bargains. welcome. >> thank you. >> in a room filled with the comforts of his homeland. have a seat, please. >> oh. >> i think there is a misunderstanding about sweden which we have to correct. we for a long time have been capitalists and very good at it, but it's true that we also learned from the masters. now you're working for us, which

but with so many of these jobs going overseas, america has but one choice.on jones has more. >> for years america faced a great threat. >> socialism is coming our way. >> we want to go to iraq. >> do we really want to change america into sweden? >> but when sweden opened up an ikea factory in virginia, socialism became the least of our worries. >> when they first showed up in danville, virginia, we thought, this is ikea, this is the best of the best, but workers are disrespected. they're abused. they don't get correct training. they don't have enough money to make ends meet. they're not paid enough. they're treating these workers as if it's a third-world country. >> to find out more, i met swedish business expert lars bargains. welcome. >> thank you. >> in a room filled with the comforts of his homeland. have a seat, please. >> oh. >> i think there is a misunderstanding about sweden which we have to correct. we for a long time have been capitalists and very good at it, but it's true that we also learned from the masters. now you're working for us, which is t

. >> olvidate de la emociÓn de la copa amÉrica. hae encanta antonio banderas. pero tambiÉn el fÚtbol. y tambiÉn el chicharito. sin duda, muchos fanÁticos, ferguson habla maravillas de Él. pero antes, vamos a la copa amÉrica. >> en la provincia de mendoza, paraguay y venezuela disputarÁn la semifinal para la copa amÉrica. la vino tinto al 42 hay remate al travesaÑo. saca el disparo. nos fuimos a tiempo extra, venezuela tuvo el gol, pero su despacho se estrellÓ en el palo. y despuÉs, rivero sacÓ la pelota. todo se definiÓ en penales. sÓlo uno falló para venezuela. paraguay metiÓ los 5. el Último fue de verÓn, y es finalista. la gran final serÁ uruguay ante paraguay el prÓximo domingo por univisiÓn, dos de la tarde hora del este. >>> el tri jugarÁ un partido amistoso contra brasil segÚn informÓ la confederación brasileÑa. podrÁn ver a las estrellas. este partido lo verÁn por univisiÓn. ferguson volviÓ a elogiar al chicharito, dijo que es el mejor delantero que ha visto dentro del Área. quÉ pueden esperar los hinchas para el nuevo torneo?

america has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as the men of color are concerned. america has given the people a bad check, a check that has come back marked insufficient funds. but we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. the problem, mr. chairman, is not that we spend, it's that's we don't honor our oblitions. we a a nation that spends billions of dollars to put a man on the moon, fund the war in afghanistan, fund the war in iraq but we can't find the money in this congress to put a man on his own two feet right here in america. and that is something more fundamental, mr. speaker, that's going on here. this president is being treated differently than other presidents. no other president has been stuck up, shook down or held hostage as the president of the united states over this. this is fundamentally unfair, mr. speaker, to change the rule in the middle of t game. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. and the chair would respectfully ask that members heed the gavel and only consume the amount yielded to them by the floor man

and every american has a right to public education, this is one of the great foundations of america, when the doors open, everyone's welcome, the gifted, the challenged, the rich, the poor. that's what public education has always done for america. how about some safe water -- safe food and clean water. does that work? do they have a right to pursue a great job? those are the rights democrats fight for every day, including the children, rush. republicans, you see have been on this nonstop 30-year mission to murder the american dream by protecting only the rich. >> congress isn't going to approve hundreds of billions of dollars in tax hikes. it's simply not going to happen. >> let me be as clear as i know how. we're not for raising taxes through the front door or the back door. we think that would make unemployment worse. >> we understand history. increasing taxes on job producers is not going to give us more of it. >> we think it would make the job market worse. we think, it's a theory, it's a theory that we tried that didn't work. the debate is over. republican economic policy has bee

has safeguarded our freedoms for a century. >> reporter: the public would have liked to get closer to the couple in america, but the trip has confirmed them as the biggest stars on the planet right now. max foster, cnn, los angeles. >>> that's it for me. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." for our international viewers, world report is next. in north america, "john king usa" starts right now. >>> thanks, wolf. good evening. tonight's britain's tabloid scandal escalates. two rupert murdoch-owned newspapers obtained and published information about prime minister gordon brown's family and finances. and tensions between the united states and syria, near a boiling point tonight. a government that beats its own people when they march peacefully slow to offer help when the united states embassy sund attack. >>> tonight the united states being unable to pay its bills because it's maxed out its credit line. to get more spending power president obama is trying to broker a deal with congress that would slash $2 trillion in red ink over the next decade. republicans refuse to raise taxes. president obama is left to sound like a nagging pare

. >> barack obama has failed america. when he took office the economy was in recession and he made it worse and he made it last longer. >> what this president has done as slowed the economy. he didn't create the recession, but he made it worse and longer. >> you heard that. so let's listen one more time to what romney said today. >> i didn't say that things are worse. what i said was that the economy hasn't turned around. >> romney tried to use one lie to fix another lie. nice try. as for stage craft, romney has got it down. >> we are stand on the side of the allentown metal works. this was the place that president obama visited about a year and a half ago and indicated that this was a symbol of the success of his stimulus program. and as you look around and see the weeds growing and the windows boarded up, you can see that it's more a symbol of the failure of obama's economic policies. >> but again, the truth gets in the way. a close analysis shows the plant closed not because of federal stimulus spending but because ther

this is the way america should be thinking, identifying what these countries, not emerging countries, china has emerged. what do they need america can provide them and put the foot on the gas. >> or green technology. stem cell research. one of the reasons why america falls behind every year more and more is because we're a superstitious hyper religious intellectually backward people not compared to a lot of countries but leading countries in the world we are. if we could have had stem cell research, there are so many patents but we're falling behind in that area, too. we don't put a premium on science anymore. science is suspect. >> schn china has overtaken america in the production of scientific research. i found that staggering. i know in schools i've seen in europe and so on, which are full of -- especially the private schools of these very smart and very hard working young chinese who come in. i played a game of soccer with my son recently and i managed to score a good goal and doing my dad triumph thing. two of my sons spontaneously said, dad, that was so chinese. i thought that would be r

well meanwhile a possible move to see cost has returned to south america has been scuppered brazilian side corinthians say they will not increase their initial offer of fifty five million dollars which was turned down by the strikers club much of the city the twenty seven year old is currently playing for argentina at the cup in america and have stated he wants to move away from manchester for family reasons before the start of the new season however a move back to his former club corinthians now looks unlikely at the brazilian transfer window closing on july the twentieth and in the meantime if you aren't rivals manchester united have been dealt a blow in their reported bit by netherlands midfield that was the side of into milan the serious side has denied their twenty seven year old stars up for sale and nor did they confirm any official approach has been made schneider is on the contract with him to quit four more years and so far scored fifteen goals in seventy nine appearances. well that's neither united are in america for the pre-season world of football challenge tournament it'

america should be thinking. it should be identifying what these countries, they're not emerging countries. china has emerged. what do they need that america can provide them? put the foot on the gas. >> or green technology. stem cell research. one of the reasons why america falls behind every year more and more is because we're a superstitious, hyperreligious country.

the debt debate has america angry. tonight the dead lock and the consequences. us could the norway massacre suspect claim insanity? >> police say he has confessed to his crimes. and he says he has a reason for his murders: but his own lawyer insists the suspect clearly has mental issues. >> his whole case indicates that he is insane. >> tonight the accused killer's possible defense and what apparently caught him off guard about the nightmare in norway. as the family of amy winehouse says goodbye, new questions emerge about what really killed her. seems it might not be that obvious after all. tonight, the mystery of amy's death. plus, attacked by a kangaroo. >> run for the ground. >> we'll see how a 94-year-old woman took on a hopping mad animal and lived to tell her story. but, first from fox this tuesday night. a new poll shows exactly what you want. 62% of americans surveyed want a compromise. a compromise of spending cuts and revenue increases to solve america's debt crisis. but with seven days to go, still no deal to raise the nation's debt limit. and nobody

the nation the climax this is a historic rejection of the prosecution's case in a case that has captivated america. and the mainstream media who's been covering and analyzing every single detail of the casey anthony murder trial but if you ask any average american on the street if the case actually affects their lives the answer is unanimous probably no i think is too much emphasis on it but that has not stopped every day from being groundhog day on the cable news networks casey anthony the woman accused of killing her two year old little girl the latest on what happened in court today and despite the verdict and sentencing both handed down and delivered media anchors and pundits continue to weigh in on every aspect in a case already considered closed from what i know of things. there is a special place in hell. if you do like that with your child listen the record is conclusive this was a good mother you see the audio you see this is the boy you hear it i think that it's a call the st paul three people know and there's water boredom so somebody caves in a tells us what happened why that kid's dea

has had on soccer right here in the u.s.. this coming monday, we will air nbc programming starting at 8:00 p.m. we will run america has talent along with law and order and criminal intent at 9:00 p.m. kron4 news will air at 10:00 p.m. on monday. >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >> the freeway was supposedly to reopen on monday morning but clearly const

cbs news foreign policy analyst juan zarate. >> he has made common cause with america's enemies and hasself as a revolutionary leader in opposition to american power. so if he loses power, no or shortly in the future, this will be good news for the united states. >> reporter: scott, under the venezuelan constitution, the vice president is supposed to take the president's place during temporary absences, but today, that vice president said chavez will remain in charge, even while he recovers in cuba. >> pelley: thanks, chip. there is late-breaking news from california tonight. maria shriver has filed for divorce from arnold schwarzenegger. the former governor acknowledged fathering a child out of wedlock during their marriage. he is the man who strikes up the band and you will meet him in just a moment in steve hartman's "assignment america." car insurance?or more n did the little piggy cry wee wee wee all the way home? piggy: weeeeeee, weeeeeee, weeeeeee, weeeee weeeeeeee. mom: max. ...maxwell! piggy: yeah? mom: you're home. piggy: oh,cool, thanks mrs. a. anncr: geico. 15 minutes could

obama has a vision of america. he introduced new entitlement, health care. he had an increase in discretionary spending of 24% in two years. that is massive. he has a vision of america that is different from the republican idea of smaller government, reducing entitlements, living within a budget, because 10% of gdp is out of it -- >> we wouldn't 8 -- >> it is utterly astronomical. a punt -- we lose a year and half and solving our problems, and yet it is such an issue that has to be decided by having a divided government, if the republicans succeed -- >> i would offer this pithy thought -- the year and half we're talking about pulling out of the worst recession we have had since the great oppression -- great depression took a lot of time and energy and resources to do that. it is such an anti-obama mood it that it is difficult to get anything done. for example, listening to rush limbaugh, the biggest concern is that republicans should do nothing to help obama. there is no reference to saving the country, avoiding disaster with the debt ceiling. it was a questi