neither does kenneth george from one of the missing. gear in his closet and you can see why his of course here kenneth is a sick man and despite appearances the photos with us politicians in plaques from the president recognizing him as a hero in the aftermath of nine eleven act around zero is what i got from president obama he still can't afford his health care rather than medications i'm eating probably. you know it's expensive his insurance fall short which means every month you have to pick and choose what ailments he treats this is what i do a lot of times i stick with the course here to help me breathe at night and i skip some of the other medications my sleeping pills that we sleep even without sleeping pills he hasn't slept well since nine eleven a city employee working on highways he was drafted into the search and rescue team in the aftermath of the attack on the twin towers basically picking up human remains and searching to see if anybody was or why the aftermath for him has been forced early retirement in a fixed pension bas

but just like the city that never sleeps kenneth george may not ever either who's going to take care of my family when i'm gone and even if his family does no one is resting easy constant constant right now lauren the sister r.t. new york over one hundred iraqis are demanding a public inquiry in the u.k. over claims they were systematically abused by british troops between two thousand and three and two thousand and eight the allegations include torture sensory deprivation and being stripped naked feel shot are one of the lawyers in the case gave r.t.d. example of what his clients have to go through. well boy lovers they're in their homes usually with one who's usually one o'clock two o'clock in the morning the door is exploded twenty soldiers rush in. they're abused come often rifle butts huge sometimes whoa dude sometimes the women and children are abused in two of our cases pregnant women have miscarriages because they've been so badly abused. our clients are rocky's and civilians they don't know what they've done they're never told the never charged. and more shocking details of

but just like the city that never sleeps kenneth george may not ever either who should take care of my family when i'm gone and even if his family does no one is resting easy concept right now lauren lister r.t. new york. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe a car bomb in iraq has left at least ten dead and dozens injured locals say sure shia muslims were targeted the city is a pilgrimage site the attack follows a series of bombings that killed more than sixty people in mainly shia neighborhoods across baghdad last week. around ten thousand people have fled me on mar after the country's first general election in twenty years officials say they've escaped to neighboring thailand several were killed in clashes between rebels and government troops near the border allies of the ruling military are expected to win in the election that western countries dismissed as neither free nor fair with turnout as low as thirty percent after an opposition boycott. and president barack obama has backed india's request for a permanent seat on the un security council during

but just like this city that never sleeps kenneth george may not ever either who's going to take care of my family when i'm gone and even if his family does no one is resting easy constant constant right now lauren lister r.t. new york turning now to other stories that are making headlines across the globe away the bombings have taken southern iraq leaving around thirty people dead and scores injured the first two explosions happened in the shiite holy cities of karbala and najaf where at least twenty died a third car bomb was detonated near a busy street filled with cafes and shops in the city of basra locals say all three blasts targeted iranian shia muslims. around ten thousand people have fled myanmar to thailand after the country's first general election in twenty years fighting between ethnic rebels and government troops is thought to be behind the exodus several have died in clashes near the border a sporadic gun and mortar fire continued into monday afternoon an opposition boycott meant to turnout as low as thirty percent in elections dismissed by western nations as a sham wit

but just like the city that never sleeps kenneth george may not ever either who's going to take care of my family when i'm gone and even if his family does no one is resting easy concept that right now lauren the sister r.t. new york. let's take a look at some other news stories from around the world the way bill has rocked southern iraq killing at least nineteen and wounding many more in blogs are believed to be aimed directly in share muslims the first explosions were in the holy shiite sides of karbala and the jobs where around fourteen died the third car bomb was near a busy street filled with cafes and shops in the city of basra last week a series of blasts killed more than sixty in mainly shia neighborhoods across baghdad. around ten thousand people have fled myanmar to thailand after the country's star general election twenty years fighting between ethnic rebels and government troops is thought to be behind the exodus several have died in clashes near the border as project gun and mortar fire continued into monday afternoon and opposition boycott learn to turnout as low as thi

host: jake sherman is our guest from colombia and george washington universities. kenneth, syracuse, independent line. caller: how are you doing today? host: good morning. caller: good morning. host: you are on with jake sherman. go ahead. caller: congress -- the american people -- they are all suffering. why not a 10% cut in their money? guest: they might take that to heart. the leader of the republican transition effort says he wants to cut spending across capitol hill. including salaries, back salaries, committee expenditures. he is looking all over to try to find these cuts to make the house run more efficiently. is an interesting project that republicans and democrats seem to be finding common ground on. how do they make this stodgy institutions that has been the same for a long time more efficient? they're looking to the set time when congress will be in district offices all over the country. this is something that they are looking at and both parties want to cut from all over the capital. host: this is from " washington times -- "the washington times." host: are we

george. what was her name? what did she do? >> my kids are going to watch this. then, i have to explain it. >> okay. mine was kenneth murphy.r, your heart is broken. and the point is, start small. don't make the big, grandiose promises. take little tweaks throughout the year to get your health on track. i think that's really good advice. >> and one of the most popular features in the book, about the aha moment. yours? >> yes. mine came a long time ago. that most of the things you worry about in life -- and this is true. if you go back on your own life, most of the things you worry about in life, end up working themselves out. and quite often, for the better. for me, it was worried about getting this job. i didn't get the job. going to complain. how come i didn't get it. and this news director said to me, well, life ain't fair. what do you say to that? life ain't fair? well, i went back. i worked harder. and i ended up getting a better job. look on your own life. the things you worry about the the camera phone? man: i did. do you wanna go first? i've been waiting for this all day. ok, this is from... aunt stacey. introducing