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>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. ♪>> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news. >>> on the brink of genocide. the words of ivory coast's ambassador as the political unrest in the west african state continues. police in denmark and sweden arrest five men on suspicion of plotting to attack the offices of a danish newspaper that published cartoons of the prophet muhammad. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting in the u.k. and around the world. i'm alistair yates. as -- also in this program, dozens of taliban fighters are released to spend the new year with their families. a special report from the swat valley. and 70 years after the blitz, london commem on -- commemorates the firestorms t

presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> rising tensions between tokyo and beijing. japan plans to boost defense is to confront china's military might. china called japan's it new strategic stance irresponsible. china reaches out to pakistan. the chinese premier offers economic and political support in islamabad. welcome to "gmt." a world of news and opinion. also on the program -- zimbabwe's fragile coalition government under severe strain. does mugabe want elections early next year? shia muslims are around the world marking the holiest day in their calendar amid tight security. it is midday in london, 5:00 p.m. in islamabad and 9:00 p.m.

>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news. >> in custody julian assange, the wick leak -- wikileaks accused of sexual assault which he denies a british man accused of killing his bride in south africa is arrested in the u.k. the u.s. admits defeat in its efforts to convince israel to stop settlement building in occupied palestinian territory. welcome to bbc news broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. later, tensions remain high on the korean peninsula, the u.s. reassures seoul it's committed to south korea's defense. 30 years after john lennon's tragic death beatle fans look back on his legacy. the founder of the wikile

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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: i am pleased to welcome patti smith to this program. the legendary performer has just released "just kids," a heart felt memoir. it is an honor to have you on this program. >> thanks. tavis: first of all, put that picture backup of the cover. i want you to tell me about this vote -- photo. tell me about it. >> well, it was -- robert and i met in 1967, so this was our anniversary, september 1, 1969. we wanted to go to coney island for our anniversary. we both loved coney island, and in the back, in fact, when i saw the picture, i saw the word "heroes," and i said, "is that not a great?" and he said, "patti, a heroe is a sandwich." [laughter] that picture documented a very happy day for robert and i, and when i look at it, it still makes me happy. tavis: you talk about earlier in your career, at one point, there was an attempt by the record industry to make you a harder edged verison of cher. >> that was an earlier record company in 1971. quite a good deal, quite a lot of money. i was not really interested in that, so in 1975, i