and jennifer bradley. she is a fellow at the program. welcome to both of you. >> thanks for having us. . woodruff: to both of you, the phrase that caught my eye in the very beginning of the book, you said cities and metropolitan areas are on their own. bruce, at one point you write they realized that the calvary is not coming. what does that mean? >> absolutely. i think cities and metropolitan areas first understand they face super-sized economic and competitive challenges. they look to washington and see a place mired in partisan gridlock. but the good news is that mayors and philanthropists and heads of corporations and universities, they're stepping up and they're doing the hard or the hard work to grow jobs. they're investing in infrastructure. they're making manufacturing a priority. they're equipping workers with the skills they need. change happens where they live. these are powerful places and smart strategic leaders. >> woodruff: jennifer bradley, was it the case that cities used to be able to count on the federal government to

joining me now are the book's authors, bruce katz and jennifer bradley both of the brookings metropolitan program. i'm pleased to see them here. why is it happening in cities? >> i think it's happening in cities and metropolitan areas because they understand that washington is to the coming to the rescue. the calf allry is to the coming. the good news is that cities and metros are using the resources there, the networks of philanthropist, business leaders to the just government leaders to solve all kinds of problems. they're reinvigorating manufacturing, welcoming immigrants, helping workers get the skills they need. we think that these kinds of things can happen in any metropolitan area. that's why we call it a revolution. we think it's that powerfulness tell me pore about why it's a revolution. >> a revolution generally means a change in how you think about things. from an early age we have been taught we have a president and vice president and congress. they sit on top of our system and they rain down resources and rules. but the real power in this country actually is in cities and met

it is what scholars jennifer bradley and bruce skatz call a metropolitan revolution.e getting over political divides, partnering with the private sector and revitalizing america. look at mayor bloomberg's ambitious plan for applied sciences in new york. didn't ver's transit system, or the $7 billion in public and private investments that transformed oklahoma city. the metropolitan revolution is a much-needed reminder that america often works from the bottom up. so when you despair about washington, turn your gaze at a town or city or state in america, that's getting it right. look at oklahoma. go to cnn.com/fareed for a link to a transcript of my speech at the university of oklahoma, which i drew on for this report. >>> up next, iranians go to the polls next week to elect a new president. so who's going to win? and what will it mean for the rest of the world? we'll game it out. mera. whether i'm telling people about how they could save money on car insurance with geico... yeah, a little bit more of the lime green love yeah... or letting them know they can reach geico

president and director of the metropolitan policy program, and the brookings institution and jennifer bradley, a fellow at the brookings metropolitan policy program, cities taking on issues the federal government that won't in the metropolitan revolution. and fixing broken politics and fragile economy. and a former reporter for reuters in moscow investigate russian president vladimir putin's rise to power and his impact on russia's political system in fragile empire:how russia fell in and out of love with vladimir putin. rewired digital cosmopolitan in the age of connection, media scholar even zuckerman argues the internet is creating a social disconnect and offers solutions to create more connected global community. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >> what are you reading this summer? booktv wants to know. >> i have a lot of history and biography that i am reading. book i am reading currently and half way through is called indispensable:it is a book by a harvard professor, it is an excellent book, b

army private bradley manning. jennifer griffin has the details on day one. >> a trial for the biggest classified information in u.s. history begins in fort mede maryland. first class bradley manning charged with sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the whistle blowing web site wikileaks. prosecutors say the sensitive documents fell into enemy hands. they plan to present evidence that osama bin laden received the information published by wikileaks. if convicted of aiding the enemy manning could face life in prison. defense attorneys say the young soldier had good intentions and thought he could make the world a better place. the leaked material included a video that wikileaks showed an apache helicopter killing civilians in 97. manning said he did not believe the information would arm the u.s. the 25-year-old choose to have his court-martial heard by a judge instead of a jury. outside of fort mede supporters of manning holding a protest. >> bradley manning did a very courageous thing he told the american

. >> shepard: jennifer, the defense lawyer also spoke about bradley manning's personal issues. >> wellyer, who made a 25 minute opening statement said manning struggled privately with gender identity early in his tour of duty in iraq. that was one of his problems. at that time remember don't ask don't tell was still the law and gays couldn't openly serve in the military. his defense attorney said quote his struggles led him to feel that he needed to do something to make a difference in this world. he needed to do something to help improve what he was seeing, shep. >> shepard: feds say they are also seeing if they convict the julian assange. >> all right, bivictor. >> victor is the producer she didn't know her mike was still open. london a year ago to keep authorities to extradite him to sweden where he is acould you seed of sex crimes. judge says suspect in a fort hood massacre can indeed represent himself at his murder trial, but he can also ask for help from lawyers. major nidal hasan is charged with killing 13 people in a shooting spree at the texas army post in november of 2009. he