thousands of people on the ivory coast were made sect in 2006. trafigura, denies any link, deplores the outcome. >> the bulk cargo ship chartered by trafigura transported toxic chemicals to west africa, dumping them on the ivory coast and in 2006. in court, trafigura was fined $1.2 million for illegally moving the toxic waste to the ivory coast after the cargo was refused permission to be offloaded in amsterdam. the multinational company, one of its employees, and the master of the vessel had been found guilty of breaking european waste export laws. the company has always denied wrongdoing and will now consider how to respond to the guilty verdict. >> i think it is important to notice that the that the convictions relate to a highly- technical, complex medals. we will carefully study the judgement to consider the possibility of appeal. >> the ivory coast has long been a dumping ground for unwanted waste. the west african country and the united nations have concluded there is strong evidence linking the toxic refuse to deaths and injuries. but thi

the shipment was dumped in the open air and in the capital of the ivory coast. thousands of people became ill complaining of abdominal pains, bleeding, and burns. they have denied any wrongdoing and they said it could have caused serious -- and today do not think that it would of caused serious illness. north korea has threatened a physical response to measures being taken by the u.s. to punish p'yongyang for its alleged sinking of a warship in march. they announced new sanctions on north korea and they will gin large-scal milityexerses withsouth korea and two days. north korea made the threat on the sidelines of the summit in hanoi. >> final preparations aboard the uss george washington before four days of maneuvers. naval exercises are supposed to show solidarity with south korea. the aircraft carrier has arrived from japan. >> this is an example of a hostile policies against us. we will have an aggressive response. >> tensions between washington and p'yongyang whenever likely to be far from the surface at the summit. relations reached a new low in march after

wrongdoing and is considering an appeal it's already paid millions of dollars in compensation to be ivory coast government. people in india's hard to reach areas struggled to get proper medical care but now the country's government and international aid organizations have come up with a water based solution artie's charan singh reports. well come to water world this is the mighty brahmaputra river originating in a bit it enters india and flows on into bangladesh it's the peak of the rainy season and here in the state of a savvy north east india health care arrives by boat for those living in remote villages it can take three or four days to reach some of the islands. many villages we can go only in the rainy season it's more difficult to get to them during the dry season we have to work five to seven kilometers this could take two hours we can't carry all our medical equipment social distance one hundred thousand people live in the district of nobody but there is only one functioning medical center no wonder then that the arrival of the boat clinic is a big event here the entire village t

cargo the waste shipped in two thousand and six is believed to have injured thousands of people in the ivory coast the company has denied any wrongdoing and is considering an appeal it has already paid millions of dollars in compensation to the ivory coast government. and now with the tourist season at its height many beachgoers flocked to the black sea coast for some summer sun but alongside the hotels and restaurants one ukrainian resort has a murkier side. adesa has it become a thriving hub for the sex slave industry as a strategic port its location makes it a hot spot for he went trafficking to and from the region as artie's alexei yet a chef ski reports. it is fun in the sun in the caribbean port city offered us hundreds of thousands come here during the height season. but for this woman from central africa it became a living nightmare with her identity concealed she told us how she was turned into a sex life. i met a man who told me he'd marry me and take care of me he brought me here then he locked me in a hotel room some men came every day and raped me sometimes there were three of t

not, how much for the lemon, not, how much for the ivory, leopard, the peach. not, when are we leaving. not, how will we leave. not, do you know who she came with? how many clowns will hit in the car. the head of a pin? no one cares how many angels. no one cares what you think of the smart bomb corruption, the mobs. your opinion on deregulation, no one's concerned much the question is not who done it the question is not what's for dinner, what's your beverage, where's the beef? the question is not who is your daddy? is not, which way will the wind blow? is not, where's the car. you wash behind your ears; right . question is not did you turn off the oven or turn off the alarm what's that got to do with the price of tea in china. did you bite it. what's gotten into you no one's asking if you know where your children are. no one's asking if you can locate the nearest exits. in some cases they may be behind you. no one cares whether or not you are being followed. don't ask if it makes you look fat. the question is not, do you remember the time. do you remember the

cocktail of foul and a corrosive chemicals from europe to west of occur, doubling them onshore in the ivory coast in july 2006. in court, trafigura was fined 1 million euros for alito -- for illegally moving the hazardous waste. company has been found guilty of breaking export laws. the company has always denied any wrongdoing m-1 now consider how to respond to the guilty verdict. >> i think it is important to notice that the convictions relate to a highly technical complex legal matter. for they study the judgement to the effect possibility of an uphill. -- of an appeal. the west ever can country has concluded that there is strong evidence linking it to death and injury. this is denied by scientific evidence. the company has made an out-of- court payments of more than two under million dollars without admitting liability -- $200 million to outbid in liability. >> was a bad our headlines. north korea has threatened to use the nuclear deterrent and what it called a sacred war against the u.s. and south. . 84 european banks have passed financial stress tests designed to show whether they can

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terrible situation for the american economy to be and that makes it really hard to sit sort of from one ivory tower talking about macro economics and say just no unemployment benefits for anybody not too much of a hard time well it's you know it's not easy and i have family members who are struggling with this i have most of my family is from the detroit area which is not necessarily a boon for the in terms of their economy going right now but what i do see is i do i do think that we need to step back and we need to say yes there are going to be people who are really hurting so what do we do do we just cast aside everything we know about economic principles and do we just say we're going to kick the can down the road or do we say all right there are people who are hurting what can we do well extending out we know extending unemployment benefits is just going to continue to perpetuate the problem so we can encourage these people to say all right you can't find a job in your locality maybe start to look a little bit broader maybe start to make some tough decisions on your own if we as a country

journalists think this is a journalism conversation, the people in an ivory tower do not believe an anonymous sources. i can tell you readers do not like them. they wonder if they are made up. they wonder what is going on here that is being hidden behind a curtain, and when the newspaper uses an anonymous source in an article about the decor of the apartment building lobbies and in new york city or in a fashion review in which a person anonymously says some designers close look on where a ball, this is ridiculous and needs to be stamped out -- some designer's close look on wearable -- clothes look unwearable and need to be stamped out, that ineeds to end. >> i have a quote. the story had to do with tommy lee and how the story came out in the first place. give us the overview. >> in 1972, george mcgovern was nominated as the presidential nominee, and he chose as his nominee a relatively unknown senator named tom eagleton. i was a junior reporter covering the convention, and a thin jr. most person on the team, -- as the junior most person on the team, it was a different world then -- things sor

have always made things, have always went to the factory and made things, not everybody can be in an ivory tower, not everyone can do the research. if we're going to succeed as a country we need the middle -- we need the middle class of our crunt i to make things. -- of our country to make things. the idea of taking $1 billion a day that leaves our country and goes to oil-producing countries that don't like us, and fund terrorism and we have to fund the military to chase them around the world is an ignorant policy. it's a frivolous policy that doesn't work. and so what we've done is made investments into wind and solar and the batteries and the things that the gentleman stated earlier, so that we can do the cutting edge research, but then we can make it here. we could manufacture those products here. 8,000 component parts go into a windmill. 400 tons of steel. solar panels are filled with different components. in to lee dee, for example, they're doing a lot of different solar panels. in toledo, ohio. let's make this stuff in the united states of america so we can get back to a time where p

we caught her tickling the ivories accompanying the queen of soul. to get to. let's go inside. ann is on assignment. she'll have an exclusive interview with joe biden tomorrow. natalie has the headlines. hi. >> good morning, everyone. officials in pakistan say no one survived an airliner crash in the hills surrounding pakistan's capital. the plane was flying from karachi to islamabad when it crashed and burned in a rainstorm. 152 passengers were on the plane. two americans are reportedly among the victims. >>> firefighters are slowly getting a grip on a wildfire near the mojave desert, but the fire threatens 150 homes. governor schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency. >>> todnbc's anne thompson is i venice, louisiana. good morning, anne. >> reporter: good morning. on the 100th day of the catastrophe, families who made their livings off the waters are still out of work. the oil is still washes ashore and the cleanup is still slow, hot and tedious work. there is fresh oil on the sandbar west of south pass near the mouth of the mississippi river, a

she walks all the time and loves ivory soap. how about that?by. >>> and we have ernie paulsen of holcombe, wisconsin, 102. lives in his own home with dorothy, his beautiful wife. huge brewers fan who can still make dinner for the entire family every sunday. happy birthday to you. and look at helen, always love that -- helen ventresca, prospect, connecticut, 101 years old. avid animal lover who loves to play bingo, especially with the animals. can't beat that. thelma shearer, medford, oregon, another beanbag baseball fan. a lot of those around. enjoys all sorts of dancing, especially the cha-cha-cha. mary taylor of worcester, ohio, 102, volunteers for the local red cross and local hospital, watches "everybody loves raymond." truly one of the great shows. back to you. >>> willard, thank you very much. when we come back, up on that stage right there, carrie underwood live in concert. >>> much higher than the percentage for home mortgages and credit cards. suzy orman is the host of her show. good morning. >> good morning. >> the numbers are stunnin