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the president's birth certificate says he was born in honolulu at 7:24 p.m. on august 4th, 1961. check out this these pictures of the birth certificate held by fact check writer joe miller. state officials in hawaii say they have seen the original birth certificate and verified its authenticity. that includes the governor of the state, who is a republican. the honolulu advertiser, which is a big newspaper there, has faxed to nbc news last night his birth announcement. which was back at the time of his birth in 1961. why are conservative radio talk show hosts fueling doubts about his citizenship, nine members of congress are doing that as well as senator shelby. e. steven collins, g. gordon libby is a radio talk show host. so here we go. what is your argument, gordon? >> my argument is this whole thing could be settled in a minute if the president would simply produce a valid birth certificate. so far, so far as i know, he has not. all he's produced has been a, quote, certificate of live birth. you can't get a passport with that. you can't even register your son for little league

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funding is provided by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. >> a lot of excited people in ghana as obama writes for the first presidential visit to sub- saharan africa. more british soldiers have been killed in afghanistan and iraq. still high in the far west crowds, they are defying official orders to stay at home. welcome. coming up later for you, happy birthday, big band. a london landmark brings up 150 years. and take it to the bridge. the biggest names in american soul join forces today for a rumble in a jungle. barack obama has flown into ghana on his first african visit as u.s. president. he carries with him a pledge of $20 billion from the richest nations to boost food production. it is a shift in policy welcomed by the u.n., an investment in agriculture. but it is not clear how much of the money is new. up to 23 billion is still outstanding from pledges made from the summit years ago. andrew reports now. >> late-night arrival in ghana. a visit for the first african

for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation.] >> this is world news today. i'm jonathan charles. the headlines -- we will catch the people who did this, says the former indonesian president, following the bombings of two hotels. killed at least nine people and injured 50. the trust of the people has been broken since former president of sun jian-li in iran. -- president crops on johnny in iran. afghanistan, one area of the country is doing well, even as fierce battles continue elsewhere. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london and 6:00 p.m. in jakarta were the indonesian president is insisting what he called the perpetrators of this act of terrorism will be captured and punished. a powerful explosion tore through two of the capitol's luxury hotel, the ritz-carlton(. it has been almost four years and to let -- since the last major attack in the world goes the biggest moslem country. >> the blast took place at breakfast time, when most of

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for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the macarthur foundation. >> this week has headlines, 180 died as violence erupted in western china. beijing sent in troops to restore order. president obama and the russian president pledged major cuts to the inner clear arsenals privy --. g-h secretary general says not enough was done. the final farewell, friends and family pay a final tribute to the king of pop. >> welcome. this week the world watched in shock as ethnic violence broke out in the western region of china. thousands of riots leaving over 180 dead and 800 injured. the violence centered and spread. many muslims report tension with the government. this report contains graphic images. >> violence erupts. the local chinese some more dragster the windows of bosses -- buses and dragged through their homes. this was a ferocious ethnic attack. this is a troubled place. few could believe the anger and violence that has happened here their attackers were their neighbors. the violence was sparked by killings miles away in a subu

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for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. >> what is it like in the midst of the surge in afghanistan? our team is with british troops. rebuilding the global economy, leaders of the world's richest nations look for inspiration in an italian city destroyed by an earthquake. the city chiefs of urumqi promises to death for anyone convicted of murder. coming up later for you, from stem cells to life, british researchers make human sperm in a laboratory. water everywhere but not enough to drink in palestinian villages in the west bank. hello to you. british and american forces are enduring one of the bloodiest weeks since they deployed. the country must prepare for many more casualties. the seventh british soldier has died in seven days. a major assault against the taliban as underway. our correspondent and cameraman have been on the front line with british troops. >> this is a brutal struggle where the line between life and death has become a dan

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for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. >> a lot of excited people in ghana has barack obama has his first presidential visit to sub-saharan africa. tensions still high in the far west of china. large amounts of uighurs gathering to find the order to stay home. another british soldier is dead in afghanistan. coming up later for you, happy birthday, big ben. a landmark brings up 150 years. take it to the bridge, the biggest names in american soul gathered for a legendary rumble in the jumblngle. hello to you. barack obama is on his way to ghana for his first visit to sub-saharan africa. he brings with him and pledged to -- he brings with him a pledge of $20 billion for food and investment in agriculture. it is not clear how much of the money is used. up to 23 billion is still outstanding from the pledges made four years ago. >> though he is not the real thing but as ghana and gets ready for barack obama, even a plastic model gets the royal t

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for this presentation was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation.] >> this is world news today. china's president abandons the g8 summit to deal with the ethnic crisis at home. the show force, china floods the troubled province with troops as tension remains high. >> hundreds of troops have been marching all morning, a massive display of force. >> human sperm made in a laboratory, controversy after british scientists claim a world first. g8 peters, can they find the answers to the aftershock of a global crisis? the recession is set to win him a second term. michael jackson's daughter and her moving tribute at his memorial concert. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london, seven in the evening in the troubled province in china. abandoning the crucial summit in italy, he is returning home to deal with the crisis. cycles of counter attack and attack between the muslim minorities and the chinese, threatening to struck -- spiral of a control, beijing is showing a

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for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. >> if it fell added the sky, 168 killed. hillary clinton reaches out. the door still open she says for nuclear talks. ed >> we remain engaged with -- we remain ready to engage with iran, but the time is now. the opportunity will not remain open indefinitely. >> the price of the free speech in russia's republics. ed will come. -- welcome. coming up, will it be six times lucky? space shuttle endeavour scheduled to lift off. and the all -- and the world's oldest mom dies. >> hello to you. witnesses talk about it simply falling out of the sky. the russian-built 7908 caspian took off. 168 people on board. it crashed minutes later just north of the iranian capital. it seems no one survived. this report from our correspondent. >> in armenia, relatives took in the news that the russian-made caspian airlines plane crashed with no survivors. it went down shortly after takeoff. eyewitnesses said the plane sudden

for this presentation was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation.] >> a final farewell, friends, fans, and family pay a final tribute to the king of pop. >> he was the best father you could imagine. i just wanted to say that i love him. >> ethnic tensions boil over in china. >> homemade weapons, wooden poles, steel poles and other implements. >> burying the cold war past, barack obama tells russians they should work for common goals. it warm welcome to the "bbc world news" broadcast. the cost of living in the city, where r is the price wrong? a satirical feeding frenzy, puppeteers poking fun at politicians. we have all of the main news from around the globe. no doubt what has caught the attention of millions in the past few hours. was a sitting tribute to a pop icon, a huge public memorial in los angeles celebrating the life of michael jackson, who died those two weeks ago. words came from far and wide, including nelson mandela. words and music from stevie wonder, m

this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. >>> renewed protests in the streets of tehran as the moderate former president warns the country is in crisis. >> we have all lost. why did this happen? >> nine dead as islamic militants struck indonesia's. the other face of afghanistan. peace and stability. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, the shuttle docks at the international space station. acceptable or not? causing trouble in germany. >>> hello. the man who many feel could sway the outcome of iran's elections standoff has publicly wade into the controversy. the moderate former president attacks the government for its handling of the crisis and demands that protesters be released. he spoke as thousands of protesters rallied on the streets of tehran and the first large opposition demonstration in more than a week. our reporter has this. >> they are not allowed to protest, and foreign me

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for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. >> this is "world news" today. our correspondent gives an eyewitness account to the ethnic clashes in china's far west. han chinese take to the streets after uighur protests led to 150 deaths. >> president obama tells russian students they are the last generation to be born in a divided world. >> in 2009, a great power does not show strength by dominating or demonizing other countries. >> tokyo replaces moscow as the costliest place to live. we will have the full crankiness. -- full rankings. >> jackson fans gathered in los angeles for a tribute to their hero. >> it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london. in china, a scene of escalating ethnic tensions by the han chinese people and the uighur population. protesters from both communities have been on the streets. many are carrying weapons. after the death of more than 150 people in clashes on sunday. the remote region in the far west of china has

for this presentation was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation.] >> this is world news today. headlines, a trickle but not get a flood. 2 million refuge -- refugees forced to leave the valley in pakistan after fierce fighting. japan's prime minister is going throughout the country, even though defeat is looming. the british operation in afghanistan, casualties are rising. in this hour, preparing for climate change. we are going to a village in bangladesh. it takes two. an environmentally friendly bicycle that is powering ahead of the four weald competition. -- for fur wheeled competition. it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington. in the swat valley, 2 million people have begun to return home. this is the first day they have been allowed to go back. the pakistani army has a clear the area clear of militants, although some refugees are refusing to leave. they are demanding aid from the government. we seem to be having trouble bringing new the report, we will

this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> this is "world news" today. slow progress, but good progress. the u.s. envoy to the middle east gives his view of talks with israelis. police are told to clamp down on islamic militants after a 100 people are killed in nigeria. u.s. defence secretary robert gates arrives in iraq. was the british government complicity in torture? a spectacular sight and a climate disaster as greenland plays host to the fastest collapsing. also, age before beauty with the dance troupe taking america by storm. >> it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london. obama's middle east envoy has uttered words of encouragement. george mitchell was speaking after meeting with israeli prime minister netanyahu. the message was one of progress. no message of the thorny issue of settlement. that is a key demand the u.s. is making of its ally. it wants israel to stop making them. the palestinians say they will not sit

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for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation.] >> this is boldness to death. the headlines, china grows while others are shrinking. john records growth of nearly 8% as the stimulus package kicks in. fears over house some of the money is spent. the telescan has grown in strength, a warning from an american commander. troops are hobbled by lack of helicopters in afghanistan. america may be expanding military bases in colombia. what will their neighbors think? india and pakistan tried to get back to better relations after the terror attacks. >> the u.s. space shuttle endeavor finally lift off, destination, international space station. nasa celebrates 40 years since the launch of apollo 11. tom watson rolls back the years at the british open. it is 7:00 in washington, midday in london, 7:00 in the evening in beijing. the government appears to have pulled off the amazing trick of expanding the economy while most major countries still languish far behi

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