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." >> reporting from washington, i am katty kay. food runs out in the rebel held parts of damascus. >> they want to attack us with chemical weapons, just do it, but can they give us the smell of bread, so we can die happy? >> brazil is about to make one of the biggest oil deals in history. brazilians worry they are making -- losing a national asset. >> from the helm of the uss enterprise, to the studios of takld news tonight," george ei drops in on the bbc. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the risk of starvation in syria is so severe that aid agencies are issuing a special appeal to allow safe passage for food relief, particularly concerned about people living in the rebel .eld areas of damascus our middle east correspondent has sent us special report from beirut. .> surrender or starve that is what the syrian military calls its tactic of besieging rebel held parts of damascus. it is how the regime has been showing -- showing for recent weeks. it has been cut off. nobody can get out, and n

reporting from washington, i'm katty kay. was angela merkel xfone merkel's phone monitored by the united states? beene u.s. has not monitoring and will not monitor communications of the chancellor. image that sri lanka wants the world to see. but there are allegations of torture and brutality carried out by the state. three months old and already drawing the crowd. prince george with all seven godparents watching. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. on goa u.s. spy on merkel? the uncomfortable question vexing berlin and washington tonight. german authorities suspect that chancellor merkel's own cell phone may have been monitored and what they say would be a serious breach of trust. the white house spokesman rebutted the allegations with rather carefully chosen language. >> president obama and chancellor merkel spoke by telephone regarding the allegations you have mentioned. the nsa intercepted communications and the president assured that the united states is not monitoring and wi

reporting from washington, i'm katty kay. was angela merkel xfone merkel's phone monitored by the united states? beene u.s. has not monitoring and will not monitor communications of the chancellor. image that sri lanka wants the world to see. but there are allegations of torture and brutality carried out by the state. three months old and already drawing the crowd. prince george with all seven godparents watching. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. on goa u.s. spy on merkel? the uncomfortable question vexing berlin and washington tonight. german authorities suspect that chancellor merkel's own cell phone may have been monitored and what they say would be a serious breach of trust. the white house spokesman rebutted the allegations with rather carefully chosen language. >> president obama and chancellor merkel spoke by telephone regarding the allegations you have mentioned. the nsa intercepted communications and the president assured that the united states is not monitoring and wi

reporting from washington, and katty kay. chemical inspectors in syria say their first deadline has been met, but they still have to destroy the stock. calls for justice in kenya after a man accused of raping a teenager was left off with light punishment. radioactivey, the element sore. scientists are trying to figure out if it could be the nuclear fuel of the future. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. syria's declared chemical weapons facilities have been destroyed. that was the word from international inspectors. it comes before the deadline set by the united states and russia. inspectors will now turn their attention to the next target, and agreed land of distraction of more than one thousand tons of chemical weapons. weeks now, special inspectors of the opcw have been chemicalsyria's weapons factory. they have tagged and sealed them so that no more can be made. the syrian government did much of the actual destruction. it simply meant smashing up containers and pipework.

reporting from washington, and katty kay. chemical inspectors in syria say their first deadline has been met, but they still have to destroy the stock. calls for justice in kenya after a man accused of raping a teenager was left off with light punishment. radioactivey, the element sore. scientists are trying to figure out if it could be the nuclear fuel of the future. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. syria's declared chemical weapons facilities have been destroyed. that was the word from international inspectors. it comes before the deadline set by the united states and russia. inspectors will now turn their attention to the next target, and agreed land of distraction of more than one thousand tons of chemical weapons. weeks now, special inspectors of the opcw have been chemicalsyria's weapons factory. they have tagged and sealed them so that no more can be made. the syrian government did much of the actual destruction. it simply meant smashing up containers and pipework.

reporting from washington, i am katty kay. militia men in libya release the prime minister after snatching him from a hotel in the middle of the night. it was in retaliation for the american raid last weekend. the publicans are talking to the white house about a short-term deal to extend america's debt areing -- republicans talking to the white house about a short-term deal to extend america's debt ceiling. the markets are liking the deal. the painting which made such an impression -- paintings which made such an impression are back on display. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. it has been a tumultuous day for the libyan prime minister. he was abducted in the night from a hotel in trippi of -- in tripoli by armed men and then released several hours later. ali zeidan has appeared at a cabinet meeting looking shaken but calling for calm. it is still not clear why he was taken. some libyan militias have been angered by the u.s. raid. >> a rude awakening for the man leading this coun

katty kay. >> katty kay here. it's monday morning. by the end of the week america risks defaults.? do you think we'll manage to raise the debt ceiling in time? >> i really believe -- there's just -- it's unconscionable to think we're even here going and pushing it down to the deadline. markets need certainty. people understand that we are the greatest nation on earth. the whole financial world is looking at us now. we can govern ourselves. we just got to put our country first. we came here for a purpose. if my country is strong, my state will do great, west virginia will be just fine. you let this thing start tumbling down we affect a lot of people. we can't let that happen. bob corker knows that, susan collins knows that. >> do you think a bigger deal involves increasing taxes on individuals and businesses? >> mark, i think basically you have to do an overhaul. corporations should be paying their fair share. they shouldn't go offshore. they need to pay their fair share. we don't need to raise taxes. we need a definition for what income. if we define income basically saying any ti

joining me howard fineman, anchor of bbc world news america katty kay and "washington post" columnist jonathan capehart and nbc news analyst former pennsylvania governor and governor of "now," ed rendell. i go to you first. what's the best play for the white house. they should own this. another saying daily briefings on the state of this. should they wrap their arms around the quote, unquote, glitches? >> yeah, i think the president did that when he said it's unacceptable. everyone needs to take a deep breath. apple screwed up the rollout of its new program. take a deep breath, social security, medicare, they all had glitches at the start. the good news for anybody panicking, it's a year to congressional elections. this will get straightened out and we'll get back to the central issue and that is 31 million americans who didn't have health care will be able to sign up for health care. it will end national disgrace of the u.s. being the only developed nation that didn't in sure its citizens with health. >> katty. january 1st coverage goes into effect. february 15th penalties go into ef

reporting from washington, and katty kay.mical inspectors in syria say their first deadline has been met, but they still have to destroy the stock. calls for justice in kenya after a man accused of raping a teenager was left off with light punishment. radioactivey, the element sore. scientists are trying to figure out if it could be the nuclear fuel of the future.

." >> reporting from washington, i am katty kay.d runs out in the rebel held parts of damascus. >> they want to attack us with chemical weapons, just do it, but can they give us the smell of bread, so we can die happy? >> brazil is about to make one of the biggest oil deals in history. brazilians worry they are making -- losing a national asset. >> from the helm of the uss enterprise, to the studios of "world news

reporting from washington, i am katty kay.itia men in libya release the prime minister after snatching him from a hotel in the middle of the night. it was in retaliation for the american raid last weekend. the publicans are talking to the white house about a short-term deal to extend america's debt areing -- republicans talking to the white house about a short-term deal to extend america's debt ceiling. the markets are liking the deal. the painting which made such an impression -- paintings which made such an impression are back on display.

reporting from washington, i'm katty kay. angela merkel xfone merkel's phone monitored by the united states? beene u.s. has not monitoring and will not monitor communications of the chancellor. image that sri lanka wants the world to see. but there are allegations of torture and brutality carried out by the state. three months old and already drawing the crowd. prince george with all seven godparents watching.

washington anchor for bbc world news katty kay. then former white house press secretary robert gibbs with us. senior political editor and white house correspondent for the "huffington post" sam stein who had a harrowing trip. correspondent for bloomberg, josh green who found a new way to get his cover at the top of the show and put the creepiest picture you've ever seen, spooky creepy and i just realized i feel bad to say this, but this guy looks like my best friend's husband. i'm sorry. >> it's ted cruz. >> it is? looks like jim to me. >> any resemblance to bill murray? >> a little murray. also white house correspondent for bloomberg news julie and in new york because it's freaky friday, eugene robinson who should be here. joe, it all doesn't make any sense. can you make some sense of the week that just was? >> no, i can't. nobody can. but i can say it was some of the longest introductions ever in the history of "morning joe." >> we have a lot of people here. did you see the cover of bloomberg "business week"? it's fantastic. >> i