as you'll see in john sparks' report, one is left with the impression that at the very least, al megrahi's release can't hurt the relationship. >> reporter: the analysts call it real politic, doing practical deals, the art of give and take. the uk and libya have been doing this for about a decade. but how influential are commercial considerations? where does business fit in this complex mix? libya is an exciting new destination for british business. but did that excitement influence the decision to release abdel basset al megrahi, the man convicted of the lockerbie bombing. scottish and british governments say absolutely not. but al megrahi's future and new business opportunities have always been part of bilateral negotiations. 2007, colonel gadhafi's regime sought to re-enter the international community after three decades of sanctions and the then british prime minister tony blair offered a hand. they signed a number of agreements, including a prisoner transfer deal, a massive oil contract involving bp followed immediately. was this a so-called packaged deal? >> a so-called deal in the d

. >> reporter: well, this guy, john yattow sparked an international incident by swimming across the late to get to the home of suu chy. he spent a couple of nights had her compound before he was discovered. they then put her and him on trial for breaking the terms of her house arrest. he was just sentenced last week to seven years hard labor. well, now, a u.s. senator, jim webb, has managed to secure his release. we understand the senator and john yattow will be flying no bangkok on sunday. >> what did he get on song suu kyi. what will happen with her? >> reporter: he managed to get something that a lot of previous diplomates have not been able to get. we haven't heard anything at all on whether her house arrest will be relaxed. to be honest, that's farrell unlikely, because there is a lot of speculation around this. they wanted to keep her out of the way for next year's election. they were key to extend her her house arrest. this was a perfect excuse to do that. clearly, getting the release of john yattow was important. he is an ill man. he has diabetes and epilepsy and taken to the hos

the debate sparked a lot of protest and the president tackled it head on. john? >> a different atmosphere in pennsylvania today, a newly party-switched democratic senator got a lot of angry people yelling at him and he will do the best to manage that. he and two others will regain control of the debate. turn the temperature down and he directly addressed the tone early on in the session when he said let's argue about thing that is real and not made up stuff that has been exaggerate and is not part of the legislation. he got a good response so far. he is just getting going. we will see how the famously independent new hampshire residents treat him for the rest of the day. since everybody is deferential to the president, he not get the same treatment that members of congress get. >> fair point. a little bit different of a reception. thafgs very much. the sale of american companies may feel like a come back to some, america has been number one in manufacturing for more than a century. we still are the world's largest manufacturer. china is closing the gap even thoug

is it time to get into these names, let's check in with john of option monster.com. is this enough to spark m gm and win? >> you bet it. you've seen a flow of money into lva, where we were hanging out a week ago. we set the tables, heating up with consumers, not only booking and staying atika seen knows which they had been but showing up at the gaming tables today. today's action is about this offering by npel and the fact they've been on the docket that they've been offering up to $4 million in stock, not a big surprise. but the fact the stock was down 5% in the pre-market and has now turned it around to be up 6% on the day, that's note worthy. the action in las vegas, three times normal on the call side. keep an eye on that. they are reasonable but not seeing as much action on the speculative side as we're seeing in lvs. >> i have noticed the stocks have been doing decently since you and the negotiator got back. >> that's probably because we left a lot of our money on the tables. the negotiator in particular, although he was hitting them hard on monday night. by the time 2 or 3:00 in the

john mccain. >> preserve this. don't mar it for future generations. >> on our national parks. afghanistan and iraq. meeting with ghadafi. and the death panel debate sparked by his former running mate. >> every independent panel group said it just wasn't true. >> well, why did the democrats turn down our amendments? >> john mccain, the grand canyon. only on "this week." >>> then -- >> there's something about august going into september, where everybody in washington gets all wee-weed up. >> the president's greeted for a break to recharge his agenda. and all of the week's politics on our "roundtable." >>> and, as always, "the sunday funnies." >> apparently we're going to have a runoff election. in afghanistan, that's where the taliban shows up and everyone in afghanistan, that's where the taliban shows up and everyone runs off. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> hello, again. i am just back from a little bonus summer break, a trip to the grand canyon with john mccain. >> there's a place called phantom ranch. >> last week, the president was here with his family. this weekend, mccain's son, jimmy, back from iraq, joined his dad. >> you want a picture with us

spark a backlash? good to have you on the show. >> reporter: thank you, carlos. >> republican of arizona john mccain, running in a state with a meaningfulispanic population ultimately decide to vote against or say he's going to vote against sotomayer. will he pay a price or will voters say that's one of many decisions he's made? >> i think there's no doubt this is a proud and historic money for the hispanic community. it's a yardstick vote. there is a measure i think latinos will take away from this vote as to how they believe senators regard our community overall. i think there will be a factor that will contribute overall to the relationship that republicans have with our latino community in the long run. i think a vote for sonia sotomayer would be a positive step in the right direction for our latino community and the republican party. >> actually want to talk about that positive step. what kind of ripple impact will sotomayer's likely confirmation, her elevation to the bench have? are there things we may not expect again beyond just having one very important voice on the supreme court that you think will be the result of her nominat

john u. and the berkeley campus. his presence there sparkingersy. >>> let's get back to health care reform, the president of the united states invoking the death of his own grandmother to counter the so-called death panel critiques. let's talk about that and more. joining us, democratic strategist and cnn political contributor donna brazile and republican strategist john feehery, president of the feehery group in washington. i'll play a clip of what the president said over the weekend when he was hammering the insurance companies. you could see it was a personal mat we are him, as well. >> i just lost my grandmother last year. i know what it's like to watch somebody you love who's aging deteriorate and have to struggle with that. so, the notion that somehow i ran for public office or members of congress are in this so that they can go around pulling the plug on grandma? >> is that an effective response to sarah palin and other critics? >> i don't know. i think there's a lot of rhetoric, too much rhetoric. what the president needs to do is sit d

remember, john is the man who swam across the lake to her house and spent two days in the house before he was detained by authorities. that sparkedher having 18 months of house arrest. >> do we know what will happen to her? she was unwilling participant in this. did not invite the man there. he fell ill, she took care of him. do we know what will come of her? we know the international outcry after she was convicted. got another 18 months in home detenti detention. what will come of her now? >> caller: that's the million dollar question now. i would be surprised if she's out of her house arrest. they have elections planned next year and there was widespread speculation. this was convenient for the military to keep her locked up during those elections. most analysts are saying those will be nothing more than a sham. it gives it a kind of respectab respectable democracy. they will keep her out of the picture to make sure she's no danger to them. certainly, it's good news that john is coming back. it sounds like he was quite an ill man, a disturbed man, a former vietnam veteran with lots of siezures while he was being held. he has a

john kennedy replied, the world is changing. the old ways will not do. it's time for a new generation of leadership. so it is with barack obama. he has lit a spark of hope amid the fierce urgency of now. i believe that a wave of change is moving across america if we do not turn aside, if we dare to set our course for the shores of hope, we together will go beyond the divisions of the past and find our place to build the america of the future. my friends, i ask you to join in this historic journey to have the courage to choose change. it's time again for a new generation of leadership. it is time now for barack obama. >> and exact one year ago, kennedy made a remarkable appearance at the democratic national convention in denver. >> for me, this is a season of hope. new hope for a justice and fair prosperity for the many and not just for the few. new hope, and this is the cause of my life. new hope that we will break the old gridlock and guarantee that every american north, south, east, west, young, old, will have decent quality health care as a fundamental right and not a privilege! we can meet these challenges with barack obama. yes, we can, and

john f. kennedy and robert kennedy did we will get you the dates as soon as they come in to us. in the middle box, the release of the pan am bomber continues to sparkage in this country, especially because so many of the victims on the flight were american. the tiller returned to your roswell, in libya -- the tiller returned to -- killer returned to a hero's welcome in libya. we will talk to a mother who lost her daughter. there were 35 students from syracuse university on the right home from a semester in london. in bottom box, tropical storm danny is near the bahamas right now. forecasters say it could pick up momentum as it moves toward the united states. trace: in washington, flags flying at half staff mourning the loss of senator kennedy. former president bill clinton noted kennedy's devotion to all those in need. former president george bush for calling kennedy's love of family and country. president obama said many were awaiting the senator's death with no small amount of dread. he also said "live desk." -- he also said kennedy's legacy will live on. >> and yet still maintained warm friendships across party lines. he became one of the greate

john mccain had another town hall yesterday in arizona where he got into a bit of an exchange with a woman there. we are still seeing the sparks senate, also a practicing physician who says washington is guilty of malpractice when it comes to health care reform. at this oklahoma city megachurch, tom coburn was preaching to a conservative choir on health care reform. >> i think most of us would like to see you and sarah palin in the white house. >> reporter: but when one woman didn't like his response on prescription drugs. >> i'm not a dumb person, i am a minority in oklahoma, i'm a democrat. >> reporter: some in the crowd started shouting and they weren't saying amen. >> wait a minute, guys. wait a minute. i want to make a point here. the one of the things that's wrong with our country is we don't allow real legitimate debate. >> reporter: coburn took questions only a doctor could answer at a town hall earlier this week a woman pleaded for his help. >> my husband has traumatic brain injury, and his health insurance will not cover him to eat and drink. and what i need to know is are you going to help him? >> first of all, yeah