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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: trying to find the right word. i am pleased, honored, humbled, delighted, crazy to have jesse norman on this program tonight. the legendary soprano has been an inspirational voice in music for many years to come. she released her first new recording hall. it is a good one. if you are fortunate enough to be at the mall in pasadena, before we get to the conversation, we take you back to a classic performance from paris on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of the french revolution. ♪ tavis: i am tickled to have you here. >> i am tickled to be here. tavis: that is it, good night. that is all i wanted to hear, really. i introduced that clip by saying it was a classic performance. that is what i have to say and others have to say. i assume in your own mind, there are performances that you deemed classics, yes? >> i would include the singing of the national anthem for the two hundredth anniversary of the french revolution as being one of those moments where it was surreal. it was such an honor to be first of a

[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: this is the view of beijing from the roof of the microsoft campus. this is second only to their headquarters. the big cities are already jammed and in the next 10 years, they expect the largest internal migration in history there is a downside to all of this gallup and growth and you can see it, a thicket ago, bikes dominated the streets. today, everyone would like a car. -- a decade ago, bikes dominated the streets. the government has limited car ownership but in that edict might be too little, too late. the growth model could derail all of the economic gains of the past two decades. and this is a part in the heart of shanghai. three years ago, this is little more than an urban jump that was left behind when the world expo site was left behind and gutted. kongjian yu is the founder of turenscape, one of the most acclaimed design firms. he is an advocate for environmental sustainability and was brought in literally to change the landscape. >> every contaminated water and soil.

[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: i first came to china one year ago and wantedo return as soon as possible. now i have come back with doctor cornell west and more than 30 members of my staff. some of the footage you'll see struck this week was shot by my young staffers. china's front-page news back in the state so we know little about the people in this country. we came to china with questions about the economic boom, who is benefiting. about human rights and government crackdowns. the people we talk with told us -- surprise does with their candor. no topic was off-limits. we knew that we could only scratch the surface. we were eager to find out as much as we could about the people behind the second largest economy in the world as a morris from communism and consumerism. >> i think china has accepted the market economy, starting some 32 years ago when the tschida was opened. he said it was good to get some people care rich furs. starting at moment, china is now lagering communist economy. tavis: uc proof of that in big cities like shanghai and beijing. people ar

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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: alan blinder is the former vice chairman of the federal reserve and a former member of the council of economic advisers for president clinton. glad to have you with us. >> nice to be here. tavis: i was struck by your piece in the "wall street journal," where you tried to focus the conversation now, so much conversation about deficit reduction. so much talk about the debt, so much talk about a variety of economic issues that we are grappling with at the moment but in the middle of all of this we have lost focus on any conversation about jobs. can you tell us what you were trying to get across? >> i think that is right. to me, it is amazing. if you ask any politician what the issue is, they will save jobs, yet we seem to be ignoring it. as you said, deficit, debt ceiling, things like that. lots of proposals that would kill jobs rather than create jobs. this is a paradox, in a way, but a very sad paradox. tavis: what is the correlation between deficit reduction and jobs? how many

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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: pleased and delighted to welcome betty white back to this program. the legendary television actress is a seven-time emmy-winning actress for her many roles, like "mary tyler moore" and "the golden girls." she has a new memoir on her life called "if you ask me (and of course you won't)." here is a scene from her latest series, "caught in cleveland." -- "hot in cleveland." >> so what are you, like, 100? >> are you that girl on that show? >> yes. are you a fan? >> no. when it was canceled, i said good riddance. but i do like the one with susan lucci. >> does anyone else smell pot? >> what are you, a cop? >> no. >> then what is it to you? tavis: you are just ripping off the one-liners. and we have a good time on that show. -- >> we have a good time on that show. tavis: tell me how you develop such great comedic timing? >> i was an only child, my mother and father, and there was not a straight man in the house, and i mean that in the nicest way. they were fun and we

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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: we continue our look at the work being done to deal with those who have been falsely accused and wrongly convicted. the human toll on the innocent people behind bars is only part of the story. the debate over using taxpayer money is front and center. consider what these cases are costing us all. 85 cults convictions over a 35- year period have cost taxpayers $240 million. that figure will rise to $300 million or more after lawsuits are settled. in 81 of the cases, the study found misconduct or error on the part of state officials. we will hear more about the part -- about the work being done at northwestern university. the story of ken berry, falsely accused of a crime while on duty as a police officer. you know something about patience. after all that you have been doing. thank you for your patience. let me give you the microphone. give me the back story. the fact that one was in law enforcement and this can happen while you are protecting and serving others. tell me your story. >> that is it in a nutshell. in 1991, i was a po

[captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> what an honor to have barry manilow and his piano on the set to night. it is hard to believe we have not seen a project of new music in 10 years, but that is about to change. it is an honor to have you in this program. >> i have been looking forward to doing tavis:: 20 years i have been in the broadcast business, and i have never had the honor of sitting with an artist for an entire conversation at the piano. first time ever. >> i know you were talking about this yamaha thing. my first piano nybot after i did the mcdonald's jindal -- the first piano i purchased after i did the mcdonald's and jindal, i insisted i would get a sign way piano when i finally got some money. i was in a studio apartment now. it was so huge, the piano. i slept on a couch, and i slept under the piano. when i rolled out of bed, it went under the piano. i was very happy every night sleeping under the piano. >> you must really like music. >> i would have to. tavis: you have had so many jingles

>> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. " newsday" on the bbc. >> libya condemns britain'secision to expel all of colonel gaddafi's diplomats after recognizing the transitional council as the new government. an independent inquiry in a way into the attacks and they say the country will not be made to cowger. >> and with just a year to go until the london olympics, the head of the ioc extend an invitation to the world's athletes. it is 11:00 a.m. in singapore. >> and it is 4:00 a.m. in london. broadcasting to viewers in america on pbs and around the world. this is "neuza de." -- "neuza dnewsday." >> five months after the uprising against colonel gaddafi's role, the transitional council has been recognized as the new government of libya. here is this assessment. >> the libyan embassy in central london, a hugely valuable piece of real estate, besieged, as usual, by a small, ever-present group of demonstrators. they were overjoyed by britain's decision to recognize their movement. and this is tripoli, where the heart of the city, green square, is now decorated with a gigantic p

kcet public television] --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: i am always pleased to have tom selleck on this program. in addition to his role on the popular show jesse stone, he shows on this season's most watched new show called "blue bloods." here are scenes from "blue bloods." >> what about the boys? >> what are we going to do? >> it is my considered opinion that this gets out and the media gets ahold of it, she won't have much of a chance. >> so you have another hit on your hands. >> is there any would around, i need to knock on wood. actually, cbs likes to hold their announcements. i think it is a hit. it is a hit for me. it is a show i wanted to succeed, not only when i first read the script, but when i got together with the cast. family dinner is a big part of our show. the first thing we shot on the pilot, the first day, was the family dinner scene. we had to kind of pretend we had a relationship, but they are so good, these actors, and having done a long series, they are also so good as people. they are people i want to spend some time with. tavis: i had no idea your first answer would incl

[captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: always pleased to welcome frank rich back to the program. after more than 30 years with the "new york magazine" as a theater critic and opinion columnist, he makes his debut for "new york magazine." his article is called "something run" obama's failures to right the wrongs of this crash. >> great to be with you as always. tavis: i am glad that as many others are. your fans are glad to have you back and see it -- digging into what you have to say. why this particular piece about obama as your debut? >> as i was looking at various subjects, what really grabbed me and pushed me in this direction was the fact that mitt romney, a dye that is associated with corporate america, americaguy that is associated -- guy that is associated with corporate america, a guy associated with corporate buyouts is presenting himself as a new fdr. how could that mitt romney get away with this pose? a lot of it has to deal with obama and the economic avoid he has left. tavis: you talke

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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] >> always pleased to welcome our friend, george wallace. the talented comedian continues his successful run at the flamingo hotel in las vegas. the show runs tuesday through saturday. i cannot believe you are still in las vegas du. >> first of all, i am so blessed. i went there for 30 days, 60 days, 90 days. i am in my eighth year, and i have to thank the people for letting me be part of that community. i do not have a job and love doing what i do, and they pay me to make people happy, which makes me happier. nature you enjoy your life. -- make sure you enjoy your life. just because you have a degree in marketing does not mean you just need to do analysis. you might enjoy painting houses or fixing cars, but if it is what you love to do, you do not worry about money. i am the most successful comedian. being successful has nothing to do with how much money you make. being successful is enjoying her what you do and loving life. >> by that definition, i may be doing what you are doing in the next couple years. >> you tried to participa