iraq obama has labeled a corporate tax burden and brought many top business leaders into his political circle critics say with his new wall street friendly stats he already has his eyes on reelection. a lot next to report on the nature and wildlife of the caucasus do you stay with us. southern russia. this faraway place. you need special permission. to film scapes it blows. up i can't tell you how beautiful. this place. feel. along the people of the. droves of sheep across the. whole. this is a bearded vulture i needed to. have this kind of make their nests on low lying logs of thirty or forty kilometers from here. i would go but when they go hunting they might cover up to fifty kilometers in search of food. they're interesting creatures. all of the above go is situated close to the greater northern slope of the caucuses mountain range from the grassland you can get a panoramic view of the mountain ridge of the caucuses nature reserve. there is also a clear view of mount fished one of the highest points in the western caucuses. that will probably let's try to get the mountains in frame

iraq obama has unveiled its next budget which aims to cut over a trillion dollars from the u.s. deficit over a decade but defense spending remains a relatively untouched. and the what you're olympics in salt fast approaching and with only three years to go now the game site and infrastructure are beginning to take shape now the c.e.o. of the organizing committee dimitri chernyshenko says that with new innovations in construction and environmental care the event will leave a long lasting legacy to the region and the whole country well that's in our interview coming up next. is that jessica thanks a lot for being with us today my pleasure right so three or so ago till the opening of two thousand and fourteen in sochi you said in one of your recent interviews that time is your main challenge how ready are you does this mean that maybe you're afraid that you're not going to be done in time you wrote we just in the middle for wonderful journey to deliver the most in a way to ever olympic and paralympic games which will celebrate this period when you more than russia through sustainab

charge to see if it will be able to prepare the country for presidential elections in september iraq obama along with other world leaders welcome to move to thank the voice of the people that you can see here on the streets of cairo. have been heard finally but since the. us back a fallen dictator during his thirty year reign there are those who question with sincerity those sentiments. can reports washington is not likely to take a back seat when it comes to egypt's new politics. in the west mubarak's departure was hailed as a triumph of democracy for gyptian to have made it clear that nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the day. the u.s. congratulates egyptians for getting rid of a repressive leader it's a big change after washington sponsoring hosni mubarak for thirty years and turning a blind eye to widespread human rights violations in the country what have they been doing for the previous years while mubarak was actually torturing people. putting down opposition by force barak was a bad guy but he was our bad guy and as long as we had some element of control and that was g

and progressive development for all the countries of the region and that's always been paul iraq president obama has started withdrawing troops from iraq once all the forces including security personnel leave the country in your view is there a danger of iraq slipping back into the civil war i think iraq is in or is in a programmer precarious state they're still in fact forming a government months after an election to do so there are sharp divisions inside the country. and it's hard to say exactly how they will develop i would be more comfortable. with a somewhat longer american presence so that they would be more inclined to solve their problems by discourse rather than strength but we'll have to wait and see but you don't think that. the danger is there oh i think the danger is there i think there are still still many forces tending to pull the country aside indeed one of the reasons for the strength of the dictatorship was to hold the country together but i am hopeful that the people will see the benefits of compromising their differences rather than insist upon them and destroying the state

farrakhan and reverend wright are real black any other 90 something% back are not, but i would say iraq obama's a real black, he's a black that blacks can be proud of. all america can be proud of. and attack it doesn't happen to agree with you and reverent and luther can't is the reason that he is seen by all kinds of americans, white, black, brown, yellow, red, as a leader. and would not be seen as such if he held those views. so i will have to fundamentally disagree that's a problem. thank you, everybody, for staying calm and thanks for coming. [applause] >> eric alterman is a columnist for the nation and the "daily beast." as well as in english and journalism professor at brooklyn college and cooney graduate school. he is the author of numerous books including "what liberal media?." >> here's a portion of one of our programs. >> in addition to a questionnaire that covered a wide variety of background items, the astronomers were asked to imagine the nation's history from 1966 to the end of the century. in other words, the year 2000. and so they were looking ahead or 34 years and imagining wha

. >> many of us are under the impression that troops are pulling out of iraq to meet president obama's 2011 deadline to end all combat operations there. the 297 says as far as they know, the timetable is skill on schedule. the deployment of the 297th its first during the entire iraqi war campaign is to leave another company. when they leave, they will be stakessed in a forward-area of combat operations. a soldier we spoke narrowly survived the san bruno explosion. >> what happened, he pulled me out. some guy he was talking to me. he was asking me on a date. i walked away. it blew up. he stopped me from walking over the the pipeline -- walking over the pipeline. >> reporter: did you say yes? >> no [ laughter ] >> reporter: one of the soldiers say they are very proud to wear the united states form. many are looking forward to the year overseas deployment. reporting live in san mateo county, kraig debro -- kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it's news that blindsided some concord parents. they found out after listening to ktvu news that after a vote last night to close two ore schools,

he added that he and his sons are proud that we were the reason to give iraq the margin of democracy. >>> before obama's 2012 budget proposal can be debated, congress needs to come to terms on the nation's current budget set to expire on march 4th. however, the clock ticks down, and lawmakers are at an impasse over proposed reductions, the president says, could "endanger the recovery." nbc's brian moore joins us from washington with those details. brian, good morning to you. >> good morning, lynn. the republican controlled house is on a collision course over the course of spending. it wants to slash at least $60 billion, perhaps up to $115 billion from this year's budget. 400 amendments have been introduced, and it's expected to take about two days of very harty debate, and then the bill would move on to theç senate where senate democrats are certain to have a much different view. president obama is threatening to veto any spending bill that hurts the recovery or defense. lynn. >> brian, thanks so much. >>> a speeding suv collides head on with a city bus in austin. investigators say the driver of the s

gates was hired by president bush in late '06 to take over the war effort in iraq that started under donald rumsfeld. president obama kept him on when he took office. >>> more nasty weather making news tonight. it was a tough morning commute as far north as kansas city this morning. and there was tragedy in kentucky. four amish children were swept away and drowned after their horse and buggy overturned in a heavy downpour. the same system caused damage across parts of the midwest, tennessee valley. six confirmed tornados were logged, a dozen more reported on the ground. and it could be an awful evening, by the way, on the red carpet this weekend in los angeles. the forecast for oscar weekend, cold, wind, downpours at times and possible hail in some spots. >>> when we come back here tonight, labor versus the legislature. the standoff becomes a showdown in wisconsin. >>> and later, after the quake, the good humor, the amazing resilience of the people of new zealand and the man who embodies all of it. the man who is making a difference. t, >>> the standoff between public labor unions and the state legislature in wiscon

of course that was one of president obama's major campaign promises was to unwind the iraq war and that's why they're able to point to this as we may not need what we understand needed. but you're right, it's not something you usually hear from a secretary of defense nor is trying to control the spending at the pentagon and you hear the from secretary gates as well. >> lehrer: because not only this engine, the second engine, there's also a large amphibious piece of equipment that the marines want that it also is going to be canceled and there's opposition to that within members in whose districts these things are build, which has always been part of the equation has it not? >> well, now you've hit the nail on the head because when you're ear talking about defense spending, you're talking about debates that are far more parochial than partisan. this is not republican versus democrat and this is age old. base closings we've seen over the years as well. this is where if you're from ohio and it's jobs and federal money in ho that you want to protect, all of a sudden your party label doesn't m

obama administration. he says the arab-style democracy seen in iraq could be the template for egypt, tunisia and possibly yemen. but he warns it is still early , and history has seen revolutions undergo a series of regimes. >> we could have a lot of modern, younger democratically oriented people who perhaps could even topple mubarak and they themselves could be overthrown by another auto krait or the army or the muslim brotherhood or somebody else. >> professor knot said chaos makes it easier for extremist groups to take over, and that is a big concern for the u.s. dan? >> alan, thanks very much. alan wang reporting. >>> today the california public utilities commission ordered pg&e to turn down the pressure in four gas lines. two run through the city of pill pea tis. lisa amin gulezian is there to explain why this order was given. >> dan, this is one of pg&e's gas line. utility experts are worried putting too much pressure through one of these pipes that may be corroded or defective could cause major problems. >> what we don't want to have is another san bruno. what we don't want to have is anybody eating into

obama administration. he said the arab style democracy seen in iraq could be the templa template. >> you could have democraticriented people but they themselves could be overthrown by another autocrat, the army or by somebody else. >> professor knox also pointed out that chaos makes it easier for extremists groups take over and that's a big concern for the u.s. >> well, today is the start of the lunar new year. it is the year 4709, year of the rabbit. check it out. fireworks lit up the sky in cities throughout mainland china, hong kong and taiwan. people there already observing the new year in their families. many are visiting temples to pray for good fortune. the celebration continues for two weeks. here in the bay area it ends with the annual lunar new year parade in san francisco on february 19th. but there are a lot of other community events on the side. redwood city is kicking off its inaugural celebration, a little festival there. tons of things going on. >> lots to do. but the grabbnddaddy is here in the city. fun for the kids to watch. >> take you outside, show you how clear it is this morning. how ch

dear president obama i hope you can change all the problems our world faces, the war in iraq, the warn afghanistan, pal istine and global warming. i am from california and in the valley here, people, especially from latin america, are getting sick in -- working in the fields for hours every day for little pay and no health care. please help them because without them no one could even be vegetarian the sincerely, natalie. >> sometimes desperate for attention but not rebellious. i don't have bad influences and i try hard not to give in to peer pressure but somewhere along the road someone calms long with temptation close to their side and offers me whatever they got, but do i get the power to say no? always sitting blankly at the sky hoping for a miracle to happen, hoping someone will come around to understand. i don't want toys anymore and i don't want it show my baby pictures and if i'm crazy and loud then you're insane and rude and if today is not our day, so be it, there is always tomorrow. thank you. >> ok. the average american dream and dreamer built dreams on shatorde hopes and l

foreign policy i mean this is a man who has praised rock obama in the past as you know also a fellow nobel prize winner he also opposed the war in iraq but then he's taken a very clear stance when it comes to israel when it comes to gaza so how does how should the obama administration approach him as perhaps a good western friend i think have we lost even their. i i think we have we've lost even unfortunately we'll see if we can connect back with them later on in the program but now we'll take a break coming up the new york times has had a very quick change of heart when it comes to joining us sought so a look at why the sudden about face of kevin zeese to discuss how it might affect the newspaper's traffic. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. would be soon which brightened if you knew about a song from phones to the christian. stance on t.v. don't. the new york times they first gladly published information obtained by wiki leaks last year well story after story using the classified warlocks but now it seems as if the times has had a change of heart and rather than con

obama that " people hate you, people hate you ". it was a different type of interview. a quick look a traffic and iraq. lou >> here is what is making news and the nation. a high- school soccer student faces charges in florida. arguments started in and escalated into a brawl. the goalie in orange. and also covers the refused--pepper spray which used and the goalie is been charged with battery. >> this heavy snow sending a rooftop crashing down. emergency management saying that 120 rooftop massachusetts rooftops in one week. >> mark kelly is having no problem with a return trip to space. he rejoined his crew. after spending several bedside moments with his wife, cover real gifford gabrielle--these congresswoman who is reasonable and shot. >> and look who has recently-- >> and east bound. towards hayward, not too bad but it is better on the right with westbound.

. >> president obama set a 2012 deadline for all major combat operations in iraq. already, everyone here can't wait for them to come home. >> starting june 11, visitors to the fair can support the men and women of the 297th by making care packages and writing cards at the fair. they will be sent to the soldiers overseas. >>> members of congress are suggesting stiff penalties against lenders. they suggested higher fines even jail time. they say it is a problem that affects thousands of troops, including one who testified today. captain jonathan roll says jp morgan chase overcharged him for his loan and harassed him for not paying the extra amount. >> when you call your wife at 2:00 in the morning just to see how things are going and you spend 20 minutes talking about how we can send another letter or how we can make another phone call or -- instead of honey, i love you. how is the day? how are the babies? it's rough. >> chase is accused of e ignoring a federal law of protecting them from foreclosure. the bank apologized and said most of the affected service members

we welcome your statement, ambassadors, to what the goals of the obama administration are in iraq, and i think maybe all of us or most of us surely share that goal here. you talked about stability and security and self-reliance of an iraqi state, an iraqi government, and that surely has been the goal. one of the threats to that success, to that achievement of that goal and to the stability and security of iraq is the failure of the political leaders of iraq to reach conclusions on some critical issues. this has always been a problem, we've always expressed the importance of the political leaders coming together. now, some of the current political issues that are unresolved include the following: agreement to create a national council for higher policies with real executive power headed by former prime minister allawi. there's an agreement that the council be created, but there's no agreement yet on what their powers are. i think i misspoke. there's an agreement that such a council be be created, but there's no treatment yet on what -- agreement yet on what the powers of that council wi

iraq and iran. >> and we heard president obama saying yesterday that the u.s. would continue to offer egypt both military and economic aid so long as that process to democracy continued. is dangling the so-called money carrot the right approach at this point? >> well, it's implicit and it has been used effectively as a threat when it came down to pushing the military and mubarak in the right correction eaght d. you don't have to make it explicit. military to military contact has been good. the relationship is strong there if needed, if the military looks like it's back sliding, hen it can be brought out. but i don't think from my reporting with white house sources, i don't think that that's where they're at at this point. >> we heard in mike viqueira's piece. israel's concerns. and israel said yesterday they hope peace with egypt continues. but is that potentially in jeopardy with the events that happened? >> well, there is concern both to reassure israeli leader, but also to make sure that whatever emerging in egypt and the broader region does protect israeli

tremendous amount of damage done by obama's by napalm boy chemicals that whether it's a sonic boom say factory marine mammals or it's the burning oil fields here in iraq or destroyed reefs in the pacific for ramming purposes the list just goes on and on the geneva conventions of nineteen forty nine states that there shall be taken in the war to protect the involved against widespread long term. and severe damage the united states although it is accepted almost all of the provisions one has taken exception to that. wealthy british style sign. on. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on. line. soon which brightened a few new bond song from feinstein pression. whose friends don't talk t.v. dot com. she's available in marriage grants for tunnels which colson royal marriage renaissance cooked up on marriage proposals a holiday encircled the kids holiday in holiday in ski hotels national in the region country club suborning shirt and finest piece of the first paul collins can pinsky switzer told. golden apple boutique hot

answering tough questions on egypt, iraq and what he really thinks of president obama. >>> let the sun shine in. finally, signs that warm weather is on the way. after weeks of being clobbered by this brutal winter. the weather pattern that is not a moment too soon. >>> the real tiger mom? the teenager bringing up this cub, sharing her room and even her bed, with this 100-pound cat. >>> good morning. everyone. what if your girls ask you, can we have a kitty cat? >> i was just thinking, her parents. don't know about that. we have a lot coming up. there she is right now. the tiger looks pretty calm in that picture. i don't know. >> i don't know. that's coming up in our 7:30 half hour. >>> starting in this half hour, donald rumsfeld. he joins us in the studio for his first live television interview since he stepped down as defense secretary. and he takes on his critics in his new memoir "known and unknown." they're taking him on, too. last week we had senator mccain here, who said president bush avoided disastrous defeat in iraq, only by relieving secretary rumsfeld of duty. we're going to

tremendous amounts of damage done by obama's body napalm boy chemicals that whether it's a sonic boom say factory marine mammals or it's the burning oil fields here in iraq or it's destroyed. in the pacific for ramming purposes the list just goes on and on the geneva conventions of nineteen forty nine states that they are shall be taken in and warm. protect. against. the united states. has taken exception. from phones to. t.v. . protests and violence are expected. the opposition calls for yet another million strong march to push president mubarak from power while the u.s. calls for a smooth transition of power manny pointing to the hypocrisy of the decades long backing of mubarak's regime. nationalism and vandalism intensify in some parts of ukraine as the authority. given by the previous ukrainian president. rushed to extend the patriot act before congress. the growing violation of civil liberties under the pretext of fighting terrorism the act was hastily adopted after the nine eleven attacks. on american citizens. so they have lines here in the back of the top of the hour sports next with anger. either you're watching the sport and this is what is com

tremendous amounts of damage done by obama's by napalm boy chemicals that whether it's sonic boom six tractor marine mammals or it's the burning oil fields here in iraq or it's destroyed coral reefs in the pacific for landing purposes the list just goes on and on the geneva conventions of nineteen forty nine states that they are shall be taken in the war to protect and violent against widespread long term and severe damage the united states although it is accepted almost all of the provisions protocol one has taken exception to that. question is that so much of a definitely a huge mistake to share the power of the final five to mark west dilemma democracy versus stability can each accountable are the u.s. and its allies alone. the world. bringing you the latest in science and technology from the realms of russia. we've got the future covered. these are the images.

obama's by napalm. coming from the city whether it's sonic boom six tractor marine mammals or it's the burning oil fields in iraq or it's destroyed reefs in the pacific for landing purposes the list just goes on and on the geneva conventions of forty nine states that they are shall be taken in the war to protect one vote against widespread long term and severe damage the united states although it is accepted almost all of the provisions of protocol one has taken exception to that. welcome back to spotlight algor narbonne just a reminder that my guests today is finnish foreign minister alexander stubb. mr stubbs welcome back to the spotlight's well let's talk about a political issue that is maybe a stumbling block in the russian finnish relations what i mean is the issue of the korean territories which belong to russia since nine hundred forty do they have any weight in federal and domestic policies can if in the land raise this issue one day what would you say. well i think you know we have the treaty of paris and we don't have a territorial issue with russia my family my both grandparents were born in v. borg m

iraq dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. time now is 6:30. air force one is at sfo president obama is waking up here in the bay area this morning. kraig debro joins us from the airport where the president will depart in just a few hours. do we expect to hear from the president or will he slip on by? >> reporter: we will try to get in a couple questions but he probably won't answer questions about what happened last night. i wanted to show you what was going on right here. president white house staff has arrived. there is secret service agents here. in just a few moments they will be -- in a few momentless be checked out at searched and put on that bus right there. there is a great picture of air force one near a hangar close to the tarmac. he is supposed to arrive between now and 8:35 departure time. in the meantime when the presidential moe arcade gets moving we will show you the departure from the hotel and the arrival here. the president was driven to woodside to continue a dialogue on working together. last night the home of democratic donor john door mr. obama had dinner with

iraq during his speech at the united nations. >>> on capitol hill, congress is going through president obama's spending plan line by line looking for cuts. house republicans are looking to cut $61 billion for the remaining seven months of the federal fiscal year that ends october 1st. so far the only thing democrats and republicans have been able to agree on is canceling $450 million for a back up engine for a fighter jet. >>> massachusetts senator scott brown is speaking out about the years of physical and sexual abuse he suffered as a child. in a television interview the republican senator who took over the for late ted kennedy talks about the abuse and lasting consequences he endured. brown has also written a book about the trauma associated with being a victim. that will be released on tuesday. >>> time now 5:12. the california supreme court now is entering the battle over proposition 8. the same sex marriage ban in california. as soon as september the court will start hearing arguments to decide if the sponsors of prop 8 have legal standing to defend that band. protect marriage says it stepped in after state officials refu