and jean michel cousteau on the long-term impact of the oil spill. but first the other news of the day. here's kwame holman in our news room. >> holman: iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad urged the international community to support his country's agreement brokered with turkey and brazil to swap nuclear fuel. he said it would resolve the nuclear issue. but he warned it is a one-time opportunities, and that imposing more sanctions on iran would be a mistake. the u.n. security council is scheduled to vote on a new round of sanctions tomorrow morning. in washington, a state department spokesman said iran has had more than enough time to change its course. >> iran wants to portray itself as the victim here. iran is not the victim. iran is an actor in this play. it's iran that has failed to come forward and meet its international obligations. what we are saying is that failure has consequences. we are not closing the door to any step beyond, you know, the sanctions vote tomorrow. >> holman: in london u.s. defense secretary robert gates insisted it's no

anderson cooper host of "ac360" is in louisiana and jean cousteau joins us, and also, we have a video called the "short film that bp doesn't want you to see." here is what president obama and bp executives discussed today. let's watch. >> this $20 billion fund will not be controlled by either bp or by the government. it will be put in a escrow account, administered by an impartial independent third party. so, if you or your business have suffered an economic loss as a result of the spill, you will be eligible to file a claim for part of this $20 billion. >> larry: anderson cooper, is there some optimism down there? >> well, i don't know about optimism, by it is a good development when you talk to people here because they overwhelmingly support the idea of the escrow account. the devil is in the details, larry, how soon will it be set up and how do to payments work and how can people apply for it. there is a criticism of the system in place currently, and a lot of people say they put in claims weeks ago and they are not seeing the claims paid in a timely manner, and bp says they have u

here to talk about it is jean casarez, our correspondent from in session, our sister network, true tvs reporting from lima. what's the latest now? >> the latest, it is official, joran van der sloot goes before a jim next monday. as for the first time a defendant in a murder case. and what's going to be happening is that under peruvian law, he has to make a formal statement to a judge, so it will be one on one, the judge and him. normally, larry, be done right behind me it is the palace of justice this very beautiful building with all of the courts here in lima but in this case it is so high profile with such high security concerns, the judge is going to go to castro cast rocker the high-secure wit prison where joran van der sloot is. >> larry: speaking at that prison, there's a report, jean, that he fears for his life if he stays in peru. is he under special security, by the way? >> he is under very special security. he is in a protective custody unit there are ten cells, two of them are occupied, one by him, one by an alleged colombian hitman. but it is amazing the freedoms he has, l

probably the best example is she is replacing jean-paul stevens. i was in the senate when he was nominated. nominated by conservative republican president. it was an overwhelmingly democratic senate and he was confirmed in two and a half weeks. and he made courtesy calls on a number of senators. that's not going to be the same for his successor. she has made the courtesy calls. i think she has talked with practically er senator. and but thh questions will be significant. i'm concerned, for example, with the trend of the court, it's become a very activist court. we have seen a lot of long-standing law that has been overturned, for example with the led better case. you have basically saying men can be paid more than women. we had to rewrite the law. the first law that president obama signed into law saying we should all feel that women and men get paid the same for the same kind of work. so turning back the award in the exxon valdez, i wonder if the supreme court would do that today as they watch what's happening in the gulf. and i think the most egr

i had finished a biography on shoppers' so -- john john jean-jazques rousseau. -- jean-jacques rousseau. i wanted to keep up on my friends. i thought i would take a look at the "democracy of ammrica." i would recommend a recent book in the library of america series, which is a beautiful translation of tocqueville. i got curious about where this book came from. what did he know about america? i discovered it had been 70 years since anyone thought about the journey he took. the light bulb went off. i thought this would be an interesting subject. >> we spent a lot of time with george pearson, who wrote that book you are talking about 70 years ago. how did you approach it differently? >> his book was a classic and we all rely on that. he was a professor at yale. he had a huge row of tocqueville -- trove of tocqueville at yale. it is very dated, written in the 1930's. there have been so many wonderful historians and political scientists who ever did -- written on tocqueville since then that there is an enormous range of context that are writer today could bring that he was not able to. also,

. >> on the oil spill, underwater footage xplofrom er jean-michel cousteau. we talked to him aut his am's dives into the gulf last week. all that and much more is on our web si newshour for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehre and i'm jim lehrer. we'll seyou online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbsprided: >> this is the engine that conng ects z little easier, while taking 4.6 million truckloads off the road every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. the national science foundation. supporting education and research across all fields of science and engineering. and with the ongoing support of these stitutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contribions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning snsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access grouph.or at wg wk> sebak: we're all going to die. no way around it. many of us will end up in a cemetersomewhere. every cemetery has its own little story to t

but i'm not running around rocking mom jeans." miss, there's a diaper bag on your roof. [ male announcer ] meet the family and the new sienna on youtube. toyota. >> stahl: now, a few minutes with andy rooney. >> rooney: there's a lot in the newspaper every day, but anything funny would fit on the head of a pin. i often use that phrase, but i've never tried to fit anything on the head of a pin. i guess i say that more often than i use pins. when i was a kid, i used to read "gasoline alley," "li'l abner," "buck rogers," "blondie." they were called "the funny papers," even though they were never very funny. "the funny papers" are a thing of the past in some newspapers, of course, although i must say there are days when my newspaper could use one on page one. they call them "comic strips" now. "comic" is a pretentious name for "funny." the fact is, people who can write really funny funny papers are scarce. it's hard for them, too, because, generally speaking, editors don't take to humor. humor is inimical to an editor's nature. i think that if someone came up with a good com

this is the town named after the pirate jean lafeet who helped andrew jackson in the war of 1812. in this town some people are angry. some people are just resigned. but they're all deeply worried about their futures. while the federal government has closed off more water to fishing, some areas like bayou remain open. on this humid morning, members of the smith family were after brim, a perch-like fish, well aware that even these waters could close soon. >> tof the politicians and spokemens are pointing fingers at each other and so forth. >> that won't get the problem solved. >> stop pointing the fingers at everyone. >> get to the big table and come to the solution and get this thing wrapped up. >> reporter: for 34 years joe has been running joe's landing, a store and dock that is usually teeming with commercial and sports fishermen this time of year. but these days it's practically deserted. despite it all, he manages to keep up a sense of humor and a sense of understanding. what do you think about the way bp, the government, the other companies, the state have been handling this?

have learned out of the senate that bold ideas and old on issues and taking no risks are not in the jeans here, and that is the problem. host: as it stands, would you vote? guest: i have not signed on to the legislation. there are things in there that are pro alaska, that we argued for. i go to the meetings to make sure laskin is represented did -- to make sure alaska is represented. but walter continental shelf, that the revenue streams go back to communities -- the outer continental shelf. that once we set the rules and legislation, that two years later e.p.a. cannot say here of the new rules. you have to create certainty so industry can make the investments they need may be on clean coal, may be issues of offshore or onshore gas development. but those are several things we see in the legislation. but there are still gaps. i think it is not clear, especially now, how ocs will be treated in the future. i will argue we have great resources onshore like anwar and npra that are huge resources that have been blocked by bureaucratic delay. to me, i have not signed on to any legislation but i

his mother deborah jean preceded bryan in death. it is my sad duty to enter the names of sergeant first class robert fike and staff sergeant bryan hoover in the record of the united states house of representatives for their service, sacrifice, and commitment to our country and to our freedom. while we struggle to express our sorrow over this loss, we can certainly take pride in the examples robert and bryan set as soldiers and friends. today and always, they will be remembered as true american heroes, and we cherish their legacies. may god grant strength and peace to all those who mourn and may god be withhall of you as i know he is with robert and bryan. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jones. the gentlelady from california, ms. woolsey. the gentlelady from indiana, -- the gentleman indiana, mr. burtoon. the gentlelady from ohio, ms. captor. the gentleman from virginia, mr. foshes. -- forbes. the gentleman from ork mr. defazio. gentlelady florida, ms. ros-lehtinen. the gentleman

. >> one of the centers is located in the town of jean lafitte in southeast louisiana. we'll show you admiral thad allen when he comes out shortly. >> i work in a processing plant in louisiana. we have been greatly affectedrag us money. we greatly appreciate that. we need people to know we're not just fishermen. fishermen don't catch and we don't work but we all have to go in together and help each other. we appreciate the help we are getting. i was asking for information and they were really nice and answered my questions. many times you don't know what is going on i came today to find out for me and the other girls at the factory that work with me. >> did you file a claim to date? >> no, i just wanted to see how the second part would work. >> how much are you seeking? >> i received $2,000. >> that was for what? >> that is to cover my household expenses but i am not getting any salary. normally i would be. it does not cover everything but it is a big help. >> you'll also filed a claim? >> this was to pay my home rent. i just needed enough money to survive. >> did you f

give an explanation why he's so popular right now in a way it is like trying to explain why steny jeansare polar at the moment. maybe there is a reason based in the 80's on people's psychology or this or that but it's just a trend. he's not the first english speaker trendy. there e other people like phillips who will be more popular and influential after him. for now he's the man in the spotlight and it is a great deal of charisma. he's able to reach people come able to reach young pele and have an impact on them and his role as a radcal is much greater than his role trying to organize an attack on the u.s. embassy something like that anyone can do that not anyone but they have to dozen guys who can dothat. but for someone to be able to bring thousands of people a step closer to joining mujahideen to getting training, that is a tremendous asset for that movement so i think that is what is against them and with that i will leave it. >> thank you for a much. >> well, i will just elaorate on a few points that chris touched on, and begin with the point that chris was saying he radical or fi

john is the son of jean and john of columbia, south carolina, two parents who have been instrumental in their son's success. he's the grandson of aalegend of integrity for the legal profession. i'm confident that john's education, his experiences as a sigma alpha epsilon have made john prepared for success in the field of la. he's a credit to the people of south carolina. i wish him godspeed. in conclusion god bless our troops. we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. congratulations to primary victors, nikkishaley. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for whht purpose does the gentleman from vermont rise? mr. welch: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. welch: mr. speaker, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. shuster, and i are speaking to you today about credit card relief for small businesses and merchants. as we are, credit card lobbyists are roaming the halls to water down a key provision in the legislation. they know if the conferees keep the amendment in

and at the end of it in 1984, jean kirkpatrick, as ambassador to the united nations, stepped down from that post and said and this will be a para phrase of her quote, she said what's going on between the united states and soviet union, speaking of the cold war, is a chess and monopoly on the same board and the only question is, will the united states of america bankrupt the soviet union economically before they checkmate us militarily. that race was going on. and the soviet union was seeking to build more and more missiles to try to gain an advantage that would cause us to concede to them at least at a minimum. but ronald reagan came in and pushed the resurgence of our national defense, built the missiles back up again and in the process of doing so, november 9, 1989, the berlin wall came down. that's the power of an economy and power of an ideology over a managed economy, a communist economy, a central command economy. that's the power of it all. this country has been a strong superpower in the world. and the only unchallenged superpower in the world in the pftermath of the wall comin