and in the business bulletin later this hour legendary investor jim rogers is a very bullish on the bull story and a lot more at about ten minutes. while many households in the u.k. struggle to make ends meet the government is tightening its grip squeezing out additional cash to meet its international status britain's now top the list of g eight foreign aid spenders but as artie's polly boyko reports a multimillion pound contracts are being signed on the backs of the poor. i'm standing in front of the london headquarters of adam smith international according to that website they provide consultancy on economic and government reform well the website doesn't say is that i want of the number of firms to have profited heavily from the british government's foreign aid budget last year alone the u.k.'s department for international development spent over five hundred million pounds on international projects abroad that's allowed the executives in the company behind me to pocket six biggest salaries and million pound bonuses britain's hefty foreign aid budget includes an annual spend of two hund

good investment the touch on the outskirts of quite skeptical about it while legendary investor jim rogers seems to think so that should convince you i'll tell you why in just a couple of minutes but first let's check out the equity markets european shares are in the red losses of less than a quarter percent to both the footsie and the dax a major slide for the russian shares this hour it's down to a psychologically important level of fifteen hundred points and asia is firmly in the red as well and concerns that the euro prices is far from being resolved on the currency markets the euro is reflecting these concerns weakening to the u.s. dollar and the russian a ruble is continuing continuing last week slide to the major currencies audra a legendary investor jim rogers recently said he's interested in buying into the bulls three degree of russia's new phenomena school says it could prove very profitable. in the going in there like russia going to use it function or. price things are very valid so it should give it. as much it would be much worse if central bank defended the ruble or kept it

ceo of duke, jim rogers, even spoke at the convention.he committee disputes the report but certainly raises a lot of questions about crony capitalism. with me is tom borelli, freedom works senior fellow. tom, there is another wrinkle to this cozy story what is going back and forth. duke received $200 million in stimulus money as well. >> absolutely. this is crony capitalism gone wild. there is real marriage between the democratic party and duke energy. obama stimulus fund gave duke energy a $200 million grant. keep in mind, duke gets 5% dividend to their investors. so our taxpayer money went to duke and they rewarded their shareholders. this is outrageous. jim rogers has gone all-in for president obama. he was on the host committee. and then he had the audacity to use corporate assets to back the convention and they also, they're also became a bank. they're a utility. now they're a bank for the dnc. also gave them free office space. now they're a realty agent. melissa: i thought that was amazing. i wasn't sure within the bylaws how it is

got the ruble is still performing mixed gets the last bit of current is now a legendary investor jim rogers he recently said that he's interested in buying into the ruble and surrogate goody after mushes new economic school says such a decision could prove to be profitable. in an economy like russia currency is a function no david allowed to flow in price both things are very volatile so it's a cave it was going to be it does much it would be much worse if central bank defended the ruble or kept it from appreciation i think it's very good it was determined by the market russian this is are generally no undervalued and as i said if russian government realizes the potential aggression again i mean they'll be capital out of good building floor and this will come jurist will make a lot of money and that i think is understood by jim rogers ok let's talk about the exit markets and here moscow as you can see is a bit of a dive day and that's largely because of the international pressure is taking a toll we kicked off down and that was because of the asian session as well as up. we've got oil price

international organization on the other side of the coin capitalism is just doing fine at least as an idea jim rogers at the end of known distinguished international investor and author of a gift to my children thank you to explain the title of the book and we also have a volley in it here is the. and plus group c.e.o. in one of russia's largest diversified industrial cunt conglomerate so please welcome our panel thank you thank you and i to take a poll here and i want you to be honest and i don't i really don't want people to stand in the middle raise your hand if you think capitalism is lost its compass raise your hand if you think it's lost it's come ok does that automatically mean all the rest of you think it hasn't raise your hand if it hasn't lost its top ok jim i'm sure you people lost ok it's not scientific but it looks like eighty percent believe that it's still on track and twenty percent of you don't believe that capitalism is lost it's come so jim you say it hasn't why. capitalism is so far the best economic system which has been developed it has many many flaws there's no question about

dollar the russian ruble is extending last week's slide to the major currencies a legendary investor jim rogers recently. he's said he's interested in buying into the ruble to be a griot from russia's new comics school says it could prove very profitable. in an economy like russia got in c. is a function or gave it a load flown old price both things are very volatile so it's a cave it's profitable as well it does much good it would be much worse if central bank defended their old boat or or kept it from appreciation i think it's very good it will be determined by the market russian this is so generally known on that of it and as they serve the russian government they realize that the potential of russian economy will be a capital out of good building floor and those who come to earth will make a lot of money and that i think is understood by jim rogers. well you are all up to date see you back here in fifteen minutes thanks very much for that we'll see you later coming up next it's close to where pieces of on his gas try to shed light on the bond ground and reasons well the ongoing tension betw

the day it was a mixed finish what potential bio all the russian currency is legendary investor jim rogers. from russia's new economic school says mr gold just worrisome interest could prove to be very profitable indeed. in an economy like russia cutting see is a function no david allowed to flow in old price both things are variable so it's ok that profitable as well it does much work it would be much worse if central banks defended their elbow or kept it from appreciation i think it's very good it is determined by the market russian this is sort of generally know and that of it and as i said the russian government realizes the potential russian economy will be a capital out it get built in floor and those who come to earth will make a lot of money and that i think is understood by jim rogers. with that in mind we've got the closing figures for the russian equity markets on your screen just there really global pressures to that told as well as oil as well for the energy dependent stocks here as well because oil prices are indeed declining already at a disappointing a start to the week all

in floor and those who come to earth will make a lot of money and that i think is understood by jim rogers. ok that's a great russian source and as you can see they are dropping here moscow really taking their cue from a disappointing asian session also not helping matters is the father or prizes to taking a nosedive and all the blades for the russian market is that russia's top ten lend p s b will go public the bank will reportedly off up to thirty percent of it shares in moscow on london by middle to tell you about raising haul off a billion dollars it follows a similar move by russia's top just bad bank was twice oversubscribed as is indeed the find that swelled karen i'll be back in about fifteen minutes or so all right thank you kitty coming up shortly our team discusses the rolling wave of anti-american protests with director of the conflicts forum in beirut. i never thought i could earn a living this way. natale issue of oil is the norm or should test small arms so those photos to machine building ploy and not obvious lost count of all the weapons she's fired over the past twelve ye

authoritarian my parents i want the audience to produce paid i want questions it's go by quick but jim rogers how to cope. when they decide well disparate. support although there was huge wealth disparity under the communists did you ever come you're not old enough to remember but if you had gone to moscow and leningrad or nobody beers you cannot believe the disparity most russians were standing in queues all day long while the leaders of the communist party branch have had twenty five i know he had a hundred cars he had one hundred automobile ok thank you talk about how to lead them in it's not about capitalism in russia if you have a critique of that it won't bring in lenin because that's long gone and nobody wants that again ok i enjoyed it and. i'm a communist boy educated in china is the definition of capitalism sure ok so i can bring back to my. question who wants to want to fill the hole i. i will give you the definition gem from my life always i want i can ok want a definition from both sides also i want to feel that our products disagrees and i would tell you that in china. the best

doesn't get better, they will print money, the wrong thing to do but that's all they know to do. >> jim rogersf rogers holding seting me straight as he has all these years. >>> moody's turning up the heat, issuing a warning for washington, if you repeat last year's debt ceiling fiasco, it will likely cut the credit rating. >>> former secretary robert reich squaring off with senator tom coburn. t "the kudlow report" coming right back. [ male announcer ] let's say you need to take care of legal matters. wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up with a better way. we took the best of the old and combined it with modern technology. together you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support. legalzoom documents have been accepted in all 50 states, and they're backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. it's law that just makes sense. ♪ [ male announcer ] the first look...is only the beginning. ♪ ♪ introducing a stunning work of technology. ♪ introducing

but duke energy says that is in no way connected to the millions of dollars its ceo jim rogers pledged to raise for the democrats, or the $100,000 he has given personally. it's about promoting his hometown charlotte, according to duke energy. when we went to duke corporate headquarters where rogers was hosting a private party, we were turned away, told our cameras represented a security threat. >> no cameras allowed here? >> no. >> because? >> it's just our policy. >> reporter: we received the same policy in tampa, from at&t which took over this restaurant directly across from the republican convention forum for a week-long event for the republicans. >> this is private pop. >> reporter: employees tried to hide the sign with the names of honored public officials. we were told to turn off our cameras or face arrest. for both parties, the intersection of money and power is a busy, often ugly place. >> there's no shame in what they're doing, there's pride. >> reporter: harvard law professor author of "republic lost." >> as you raise money a fraction above the 1%, our congress becomes depen

floor and those will come on your wrist will make a lot of money and that i think is understood by jim rogers a disappointing monday close for the markets here moscow as you can see this is how the r.t.s. on the my set close up for the a lot of justification for that was about the oil prices drop things that take that toll on the us help business this hour in about fifteen minutes i'll have a round up of monday's action on the markets going to see again then katie thanks rob next hour to discuss is the rolling wave of anti american protests with alastair cook he's director of the conflicts for men but root. i was up to some surrounding the arab spring has been replaced by worries about the arab fall as a wave of anti western protests and violence sweep across the muslim world. but for one former british spy in the recent events brings to mind unheeded lessons from the past in his thirty years of british government service alastair crook has operated in trouble spots all cross the globe from helping them with fighters in afghanistan against the soviets to working with rebel political groups in

our business desk let's go live danielle that is a story those the quote from legendary investor jim rogers of the forty six years he says he stopped being skipped to is he puts it and he thinks the current government has got its act together. russians have been saying good things for a hundred years but then they would always take everybody's money away and now they seem to be from what i can gather the actions are such that they are actually putting up their own money to invest side by side with outsiders that is a remarkable change from anything that's ever happened in russia before from what everything i can see the russian government now understands how the international economy works and they realize they have to play by the same rules as everybody else now six week lows for the. markets again it's been a really great deal to us in particular has been slumping really badly this week ben bernanke the stimulus plan to skip the broadly week because some expect the greenback to drop again against the euro once the plan kicks in european markets decline for a third time in four days off th

ruble is a good investment is not touch that's right and among those experts is legendary investor jim rogers all the details in just a couple of minutes but first russia's top economic about the sochi forum has ended on saturday and this year the form brought in a number of surprises artie's me term and vetting go has the details of this year's sochi vestment for was different but the last one to be held here near the jury is in the theater and the first one to be led by prime minister medvedev rather than the president's speech and the tone was different not so much cherishing of past economic achievements but rather criticism that russia is not becoming more competitive and experts agree and that you just have to be chairman of. the energy today is no chairman of the right there with them trying to teach and i'm bringing my associates the people to. my books or my tapes you know it was so good for you hope to make it with the prime minister ordered by this corruption and inefficient government institutes have led to. competition on the markets placing russia at sixty seven place on the glo

very much that's all we've got time for but thank you very much for joining us this hour to name jim rogers chairman of the largest holdings and interests that saw the business going out i'll be back in about fifty five minutes with more updates on markets. well the. science technology innovation all the developments from the ground russia we've got the future covered. it's perched atop a jaw drop and the view from the prevalence stretches as far as the eye can see. for a city that all of siberia for centuries. it lost its economic importance even before it was bypassed by the chance i bear in railway but the a spiritual center. things like these are a yearly occurrence thousands of orthodox worshippers implicity water to commemorate the baptism of jesus. it doesn't matter if it's minus thirty it's a siberian tradition i do it myself every year for everyone to overcome their worst fears it is desirable to take the plunge. but that's a picture postcard church is the story of a city built by opportunist explorers political exiles and crafty fur traders. in the fifteen eighties the russians ha

and congressman ee leej gentleman cummings and rea ins priebus and jim rogers, the co-chairman of the host committee for the democratic national convention. and design guru ty pennington is joining us as well. it's monday, september 3rd and "starting point" begins right now. >>> welcome, everybody, our "starting point," breaking news overnight, a car that was packed with explosives slammed into a u.s. consulate vehicle in peshawar in pakistan. two u.s. consulate employees were injured. we're being told two pakistanis have been killed as well. jill dougherty joins us with the latest. what are you hear, jill? >> hey, soledad. there's a bit of confusion about who might have been killed and how many killed and injured but the latest figures we're getting from the state department are two americans were injured and two pakistani employees of the consulate in peshawar were injured. but none from the consulate were killed. now the local police are saying there were two pakistanis killed. it could be that they were people who were around the site of this blast and that 25 were injured. it is

desk is done a bushel it done your president putin's change his stripes you saying that verse to jim rogers kevin after forty six years he says he's no longer getting the current government now has its investment climate right brushes i've been saying good things for a hundred years but then they were always take everybody's money away and now they seem to be from what i can gather the actions are such that they are actually putting up their own money to invest side by side with outsiders that is a remarkable change from anything that's ever happened in russia before from what everything i can see the russian government now understands how the international economy works and they realize they have to play by the same rules as everybody else. new york's continues poor run off the u.s. job loss claims for less than hope let's check out the figures for you both the dow and the nasdaq almost a third of cent down for the dow just over for the nasdaq rose once again shedding despoiled brussels new bond buying plan but the ruble is getting some joy off miserable week and details are emerging on th

building floor and those who come to earth will make a lot of money and that i think is understood by jim rogers well you're all up to date see you back here in fifteen minutes thank you very much indeed for that natasha see you later and coming up shortly also he discusses the rolling wave on to american close ties with honest time crude directo the conflicts forum in beirut . download the official. language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. t.v. is not required to watch on t.v. all you need to. watch on t any time. wealthy british. hold some. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy. global financial headlines tune in to watch. the future. technology innovation all the lives developments around russia we've. covered. more news today boylan says once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations rule the day. very. optimism surrounding the arab spring has been replaced by worries about the arab fall as a wave of anti western protests and violence sweep across the muslim world. but for one forme

ok's business president putin has changed his stripes according to legend reverse to jim rogers who as he's no longer rosso skeptic he told us the current government has its investment climate right. brushes even saying good things for our good years but then they were always take everybody's money away and now they seem to be from what i can gather the actions are such that they are actually putting up their own money to invest side by side with outsiders that is a remarkable change from anything that's ever happened in russia before from what everything i can see the russian government now understands how the international economy works and they realize they have to play by the same rules as everybody else move rogers also backed his russian privatization and program it better today called for a force to sell off of status as it comes as high tech holding wrist no no looks to i.p.o. this year. love the would you it is absolutely necessary to investigate additional sources of budget revenue if there are no sources there's no discussion if they exist then let's divide them up i mean re

welcome to business president putin has changed his stripes according to jim rogers off the forty six years the legendary investor says he's no longer skeptic i think the current government now has the investment climate right the russians have been saying good things for a hundred years but then they would always take everybody's money away and now they seem to be from what i can gather the actions are such that they are actually putting up their own money to invest side by side with outsiders that is a remarkable change from anything that's ever happened in russia before from what everything i can see the russian government now understands how the international economy works and they realize they have to play by the same rules as everybody else will move rule just but says russia protestation of premium advent of today called for the phones to sell off of state house as it comes off to europe to number three not just the bank has sold this week. we do it is absolutely necessary to.

with natasha so the experts say the ruble can be a good investment absolutely a legendary investor jim rogers certainly thinks so i'll tell you why in just a couple of minutes but first let's run through the equity markets european shares are in the red with the losses of more than half a percent for the dax a major slide for the russian markets as well the r.t.s. is below the fifteen hundred a level and asia is firmly in the red on concerns that the euro crisis is far from being resolved on the currency markets the euro is reflecting these concerns weakening to the u.s. dollar the russian ruble is shedding to the currency basket a legendary investor jen rogers recently said he's interested in buying into the russian ruble so gay gree of from russia's new canonic school says it could prove profitable. in the economy like russia currency is a function or gave the outflow price both things are very volatile so it's ok that profitable as well it does much it would be much worse if central banks defend that there will or or kept it from appreciation i think it's very good it will be determined by

well so it was pretty much a domino effect that we have had now according to legendary investor jim rogers that change is coming and it's a good time to invest in russia. russians have been saying good things for a hundred years but then they would always take everybody's money away and now they seem to be from what i can gather the actions are such that they are actually putting up their own money to invest side by side with outsiders that is a remarkable change from anything that's ever happened in russia before from what everything i can see the russian government now understands how the international economy works and they realize they have to play by the same rules as everybody else. the russian ruble is still managing to lose out in the session the euro is also having a troubling time of it the european actually markets too on a negative territory i'm not the first to klein a decline for a day in and for watching and that's because of china's manufacturing industry apparently in the trot for the eleventh month but i apparently this is a deliberate before the official one he's not sma

legendary investor jim rogers after forty six years in business he says he's no longer rosso skeptic the current government is going to investment policy right russians have been saying good things for a hundred years but then they would always take everybody's money away and now they seem to be from what i can gather the actions are such that they are actually putting out their own money to invest side by side with outsiders that is a remarkable change from anything that's ever happened in russia before from what everything i can see the russian government now understands how the international economy works and they realize they have to play by the same rules as everybody else new york is continuing its poor on the off the u.s. jobless claims fell less than the euro is once again shedding despite brussels new bond buying plan but the rubles getting some joy of a miserable week the whole process is six week lows but it's been particularly bad for energy stocks here in moscow today and europe today it's a nuisance weasel words like. would you call it is absolutely necessary to investi

the future of this organization and particularly the destiny of the chinese economy i'm joined by jim rogers he's author of a gift to my children we also have william powell he's a senior writer at time magazine and david pulling he's editor at the financial times ok to start with you if you look at financial media television and print everyone's talking about how will china turn out will be some kind of soft landing or is it in the we don't know area right now the problem is you're watching financial media they don't know we just have to have something to talk about. if you watch you have to read your investors so you know what do you have to understand what he said well i would tell you what's going on in china what's going on in some parts of the chinese are going to have a very hard landing some parts of the chinese are going to continue to boom if you're in property in china you're probably going to suffer badly if you deal with the west you're going to suffer but if your water treatment or agriculture or pollution you're going to boom. i would agree broadly with that i think. consumer

twenty minutes also of trade now one potential by all the russian currency is legendary investor jim rogers and from russia's new economic school says mr rogers a recent interest could prove to be very profitable. in the economy like russia currency is a function no david allowed to flow in a crisis things are very volatile so it's a cave it definitely is military it's much it would be much worse if central banks defended their ruble or or kept it from appreciation i think it's very good it is determined by the market.

the duke energy says that is in no way connected to the millions of dollars its ceo jim rogers pledgedraise for the democrats or the $100,000 he's given personally. it's about his own hometown. when we went to the duke head quarters where they were hosting a private party, we were turned away, told our cameras represent a security threat. >> no cameras allowed here? >> no. >> because? >> it's just our policy. >> reporter: we received the same from at&t which took over this restaurant directly across from the republican convention forum for a week-long event for the republicans. we were told to turn off our cameras or face arrest. >> thank you. >> reporter: for both party, the intersection of money and power is a busy, often ugly place. >> there's no shame in what they're do there's pride. >> reporter: harvard law professor robert lessig talks about that. >> our congress becomes gent on that. >> what's the effect on policy? >> well, in a thousand ways, you know, buried inside of bills, you begin to see policy shifting in a direction that makes sense from a perspective of money but doesn

ripping off taxpayers, and better famed jester jim rogers will join me to sort out the whole stock investmentategy around the world. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. [ male announcer ] fedex office. i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>> all right. maybe that's what we needed to hear. and he said good things about mob

. >>> up next, we'll get a view from the trading pits and hear what jim rogers has to say about betting. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. >>> taking a quick look at u.s. futures. still headed lower. dow jones industrial average, all pointed lower. of course this follows the major indexes at or near multiyear highs. >> just done by less than 0.1%. and small gains coming through from the dax and also for the cac. most markets hovering around unchanged level. now, in an exclusive interview with cnbc, mario monti says he's not expect to go access the european central bank's new bond buying program anytime soon

roger made in regards to academic preparation. more of our students need to be enrolled in rigorous courses that will prepare them for the challenges they will face in college. >> suarez: jim montoya, roger thompson, gentlemen, thank you both. >> thank you. woodruff: to our >> woodruff: and to our second story on education. as part of american graduate week, we are looking at the problem of high school dropouts. tonight frontline reports on what a houston high school is doing to make sure at-risk students graduate. sharpstown high school has often been thought of as a dropout factory. but teachers and administrators are trying to change that. here's an excerpt about one of the former dropouts who's profiled. 18-year-old marco is dealing with a complicated family situation that jeopardizes his chances. >> i was learning everything just... like my whole life changed. just seeing my mom cry made me not want to go to school anymore and help me pay had the bills and help my little sister stay in school. i dropped out for a whole semester. i was 17 at the time, 16. i was like working 40 hours or more a week which i still do. i didn't get out until 3:00 in the morning, 2:00 in th

. >> suarez: quickly, jim montoya, before we go. respond to roger thompson's point about family finances and the downward pressure that might put on scores. >> there is no question that as families look to the cost of college, certainly they worry about how they're going to pay for it. but i go back to the important point that roger made in regards to academic preparation. more of our students need to be enrolled in rigorous courses that will prepare them for the challengethey wll face in college. >> suarez: jim montoya, roger thompson, gentlemen, thank you both. >> thank you. woodruff: to our >> woodruff: and to our second story on education. as part of american graduate week, we are looking at the problem of high school dropouts. tonight frontline reports on what a houston high school is doing to make sure at-risk students graduate. sharpstown high school has often been thought of as a dropout factory. but teachers and administrators are trying to change that. here's an excerpt about one of the former dropouts who's profiled. 18-year-old marco is

jim rogers, ceo of duke energy and co-chairman of the democratic national convention.and design gury, ty pennington, last week they built half a hour, this week the other half then they join them together. our guest as well right at the top of the hour on "starting point." >> so much to talk about in the cnn grill, which is the hub of activity here any democratic national convention. >> at this hour. >> when we come back, we're going to talk more about what the democrats have planned and what they need to accomplish here in charlotte. stay with us. go away. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and get the inside knowledge. impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, an

jim rogers has been incredibly strong leader for us on this committee. i have tried to do everything i can to make this event successful. we have a team who has helped to make this convention of success and we are delighted to have the convention here. host: thomas, a democrat. please go ahead. caller: think you for allowing me to come on. -- thank you for allowing me to come on. good to see a black mayor looking energetic and young the .ob creator the job creators were white men, and they ship them to china or wherever, and now you're of a black man, the leader of the united states, but it was the job creators who shipped the jobs overseas. my question to you is, i noticed a lot of the coverage i see is the panels. i say -- see you one black black person, four white people. i am told the african americans is the strongest base the republican party has, we are not being really highlighted. no one really knows you exist. host: mayor foxx. guest: let me say this, we face in this country a real tough set of issues. we are diversifying as a country. we are b

of next, the in see appearances from gabrielle giffords, jim rogers, tommy baldwin, and eva longoria.y images that appeared in weeklies. they were images people purchased to hang on their walls, to decorate their homes, to relate rise to the levels of our religious icons of old. they had honored places in family parlors. >> the civil war images of grand and leave. live next sunday, the 150th anniversary of the battle of antietam. american history tv on c-span 3. >> i watch c-span, c-span 2, because i feel it is important to be knowledgeable of what is going on in the world, and i think c-span gives the most if information, whereas a lot of television does not do that. >> sees them, brought to you as a public service by your cable provider. >> and former congresswoman gabrielle giffords lead the pledge of allegiance. [applause] [applause] >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice or of. -- for all. [applause] >> gabby, gabby, gabby! [applause] >> no more speeche