i told kurt -- me and kurt was waving a flag and t-shirt. i told him, i said, look, he got to be coming. can he see us? he sees us, james. does he see us, kurt? he sees us. when that boat got close enough and it turned around, i was fixing to hit the water and eddie stopped me and said, you got a life jacket? i don't need a life jacket to swim from here to there. let me on your boat. >> kurt, what about -- kurt, let's pick up from what james is talking about here. so what's bubbling up inside as you're seeing this boat come your way? >> same thing, just -- i mean, as many boats as we did see and they'd get close and they'd veer off, i was just like, come on, man, he's got to -- i said worse thing, he's going to run us over and i got a good chance of getting on. i don't know. and then -- i mean, once he did, you know, they flashed their lights and you could see that they seen us. i said, oh, yeah, it's time. >> wow. tressell, so when you get on the boat with eddie and you know you're okay, what's being said? what are the emotions pouring out

and proceeded to wake kurt up. and about that time it was probably about, oh, maybe 15, 20 seconds that we're all up and trying to move around on the boat to get the water out of it and put out a quick mayday call and that was it. the boat was turned over, capsized. >> trestle wakes you up spp it immediate panic or are you -- okay, let's get the water out of here. we're going to be okay. >> i thought it was a movie, really. >> really? >> i was trying to get kurt up and when kurt got up and we turned the deck lights on, i mean, one motor was half under water and, i mean, there really wasn't a whole lot we could do. it just flipped over. >> what was the worst part of it? was it mentally trying to stay strong or physically being hungry and sun burnt? trestle, i'll start with you on that. >> i would say the biggest part was just missing our families. for them not knowing what was going on. you know, there was a lot of scenarios that they could have come up with but they never would have come up with the scenario of the

the other wildcard is green bay at arizona, packers won 33-7 today, but kurt warner barely played. the saints and vikings get the byes, so tony, let's talk about the packers and cardinals. i don't know how much we can take away from today's game. >> i wouldn't read very much into this game at all, bob. it looked like arizona was saving some things. they felt there was a chance for this rematch to happen. you're going to see a completely different offense. they got hot in the playoffs last year, i think they can do the same thing. kurt warner, the big game experience, they're going to have to put points up, because green bay is playing outstanding offensive football. >> all right. tony, we'll look forward to talking with you again on saturday. let's look at some key injuries that affect playoff teams. peter king confirmed earlier that wes welker is out for the postseason with a torn mcl and acl. that is a devastating loss, at least potential for the patriots. dominique rodgers-cromartie was spiked in the knee and left the game, but they are confident he will play next week. they're

kurt westergaard drewab image of the prophet with his turbin shaped as a bomb. the publication of th cartoons provoked outrage, attacks on danish embassies, and a boycott of danish products. in 2008, osama bin laden warned that europe and denmark would be punished. westergaard came out of hiding last year in spite of the million-dollar price islamic militants put on his head. he's been under close police protection ever since. that wasn't enough. a spokesman for the danish intelligence service said the attack was part of a terror-related network linked to the somali militant group al-shabaab. the somali militant organization flexing its muscle yesterday with this rally in mogadishu has moved steadily closer to al qaeda. five years after they were first published, the danish attack shows the original cartoons still have the power to incite violence. sheila macvicar, cbs news, london. >> glor: two students from the same school, both killed, both in frightening ways only months party. for the city of chicago tonight, more evidence of violence on the streets there,

the other wildcard is green bay at arizona, packers won 33-7 today, but kurt warner barely played. the saints and vikings get the byes, so tony, let's talk about the packers and cardinals. i don't know how much we can take away from today's game. >> i wouldn't read very much into this game at all, bob. it looked like arizona was saving some things. they felt there was a chance for this rematch to happen. you're going to see a completely different offense. they got hot in the playoffs last year, i think they can do the same thing. kurt warner, the big game experience, they're going to have to put points up, because green bay is playing outstanding offensive football. >> all right. tony, we'll look forward to talking with you again on saturday. let's look at some key injuries that affect playoff teams. peter king confirmed earlier that wes welker is out for the postseason with a torn mcl and acl. that is a devastating loss, at least potential for the patriots. dominique rodgers-cromartie was spiked in the knee and left the game, but they are confident he willlay next week. they're no

transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw.appy new year. >> hope you're doing well on this monday, january 4. an active h.d. doppler. they got pummeled in new england. two feet of snow. that area of low pressure is still spinning and contrasting with high pressure that's very strong in the middle of the country. that means wind. and the winds are lessened a little bit from yesterday but not much. as far as clouds go, there's a little bit of cloud cover. we're going to see variably cloudy conditions throughout today. but the real story, the blustery conditions and the temperature well below normal. we are in the 20's which doesn't sound too impressive. when you factor in these breezes or winds at about 14 miles an hour, 14 miles an hour up in westminster, the real-feel temperature is significant. it only feels like 10 right now in westminster, 13 downtown, 10 in parkton. on the eastern shore the wind chill is in the lower teens as well. a bitterly cold day. where should we be? 42 is our normal high for january 4. again, well of

. >> reporter: kurt westergaard was looking after his 5-year-old granddaughter when danish police sayman broke into his home in aarhus and tried to kill him. westergaard fled to a fortified safe room and activated a panic alarm. the police say they responded quickly. this officer says the man attacked police with an ax and a knife and they were forced to shoot him. the 28-year-old somali man who lives in denmark was later taken to court on a stretcher. he has gunshot wounds to his leg and hand. he's been charged with attempting to murder westergaard and a police officer. the danish security and intelligence service said he was already under surveillance and has connections to the somali extremist extremistist group al shabab. the images triggered an angry and often violent reaction in muslim communities and countries around the world. dozens were killed. danish embassies were attacked. muslims consider all depiction of the prophet offensive. danish police say they have disrupted other plots to kill kurt westergaard and they're aware of the constant threat against him. but in this case

authorities arrested the somali man at the home of kurt westergaard after he broke inside. police say westergaard was able to flee to a safe room along with his 5-year-old granddaughter. officers shot and wounded the suspect after he allegedly threatened to kill them with an axe. the man now faces two charges of attempted murder. he denied those charges at an initial hearing. police have not given a motive for last night's attack. but back in 2005, westergaard drew a cartoon showing mohammad with a turban shaped like a bomb. that prompted protests of death threats worldwide. >>> president obama is blaming an affiliate of al qaeda for an attempted terror attack on a flight to detroit on christmas day. in his weekly radio address, the president said the group, al qaeda in the airborrabian penin. >> the investigation into the christmas day incident continues and we're learning more about the suspect. we know that he traveled to yemen, a country grappling with poverty and insurgenties. it appears he joined an affiliate of al qaeda and this group in the arabian pensual yea train

he entered the home of kurt westergard with an axe and knife.h officials believe the suspect has ties to an al qaeda aly in east africa. >>> rescuers are searching for people who may have been buried alive in mud slides. a series of mudslides killed at least 45 people in rio de janeiro. a piece of mountain literally collapsed after heavy rain. a wall of mud hit a popular resort with many celebrities, others were left homeless. >>> i'm reynolds wolf. hope you're enjoying your january 2nd. many people across the nation are doing so with cold temperatures. look at some of the temperatures out of the northern plains. 26 degrees up in winnipeg. fargo, 33 below zero. minneapolis, 12 below. in the afternoon we will warm up to 2 degrees fahrenheit. chicago warmer, but only 12. 31 in washington, d.c. 30s for boston and new york. back to atlanta, 38. other side of that frontal boundary warms up in tampa and miami. 52 in dallas and 42 in denver. big weather story today will take place weatherwise in terms of precipitation in new england where they could se

i picked up a kurt vonnegut book about a year ago and i found this quote from kurt vonnegut. i'll read it to you that i know you can read it. even as i speak to him in the very last polar bear may be dying of hunger on account of climate change, on account of life. and i will sure miss the polar bears. they are babies are so warm and cuddly and trusting, just like ours. thank you. [applause] [inaudible] >> there's going to be a microphone passed to the questionnaire because we want to be able to hear you on booktv. >> richard, is the decline of the ice cover and antarctica are matching the arctic or are they a different rates? >> i'll have to repeat the question. the rate is approximately the same, but the terrain -- not to rain, but it is different because antarctica the continent has an ice sheet that covers the entire continent virtually, whereas the arctic is the notion surrounded by land. there are glaciers in the arctic, glaciers in england, glaciers and iceland. there are glaciers in canada, glaciers in alaska. these glaciers are melting. the glaciers in the antarctic

the 21-year-old sauce spect charged with the attempted assassination of kurt westergaard. say he was armed with an ax. the cartoonist is known for his controversial depiction of the muslim prophet mohammed wearing a turban shaped like a bomb. >>> and simpson fans wait no longer. you don't have scrabble to fig you are out your favorite show. reaching a deal with time warner cable ending a bitter public battle over fees. they are keeping mum about the details but the deal basically prevents and sbrepgs of service for millions of time warner subscribers. >>> in one story that's made news recently, tossed oust charges against the five blackwater security guards after being accused of killing 17 unarmed iraqis in a busy iraqi square back in 2007. one of the stories we want to talk. let's bring our legal guys back in. again, avery friedman, civil rights attorney and professor from cleveland and richard herman, a new york criminal defense attorney and law professor joining us from vegas today. gentlemen, begin with blackwater, and avery, begin with you. in this judge's 90-page op

this home belongs to kurt westergaard, the man who drew the prophet mohammed wearing a bomb as a turban three years ago. this cartoon sparked an uproar over muslims at the time, and over the years tlfsh several suspects arrested for allegedly plotting to try to kill this cartoonist. >>> getting out of the unemployment line. it is the new year's resolution of millions of americans. >> and 2010 offers a few glimmers of hope for some job seekers. >> reporter: happy new year. more than 15 million people in the country are unemployed, many of them lost their jobs in 2009. what's ahead for 2010? elena, who spoke to us late last year about her career hopes, after sending out dozens of resumes and searching for a job, she suddenly realized what she wanted to do in life. >> luckily out of all of this and something that's really positive that has come out of it is that i've discovered that i want to become a teacher. and i would have never discovered that out of, you know, this entire year of looking for a job that instead of having a job physically handed to me i've really had to fight for it an

we go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. >> good morning. >> we're looking pretty good on the rails right now. no delays on the penn, camden or brunswick lines. both light rail and metro on schedule. we have a number of diversions on the bus system. 20 bus diverting at eastman. eight bus bypassing delaney valley, use being loch raven instead. 15 and 23 diverting at eutaw. >> and a good morning to you and happy new year. first monday of 2010. blustery and cold. that's going to be the trend not only today but all week long. what we're look at as far as visible satellite and radar, nothing falling from the sky but a few clouds are in the area. we're going to see variably cloudy conditions throughout today wayne crease in the clouds this afternoon. some flurry activity and snow shower activity emanating from the great lakes. a couple of waves are going rotate through today. we can't rule out passing flurries or maybe even a snow shower or two this afternoon. chances about 20% to 30%. but something we can't rule out. we're in the 20's to the actual temperature. but the real feel temperature is muc

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>> guest: kurt vonnegut is a friend. and because he's written so brilliantly about world war ii, in fact was (unintelligible) and he was somebody i spoke to quite often when i was writing the book. he has a house in sagaponack, and i see him very often in long island during the summer. and he was tremendously supportive, so i sent him the book. i knew it would be of interest to him. ken auletta is a great friend. and because he writes about great corporate tycoons and figures for "the new yorker," we thought it would be appropriate. tim ferris and ambrose are two of the authors that my editor, alice mayhue, at simon and schuster, has nurtured along, and so that was her choice. c-span: who's in this picture right here? >> guest: that's a very famous photograph that was taken in berkeley, and that is when the group of physicists were meeting at lawrence and loomis's request, to discuss the financing of the big atom smasher. c-span: alfred loomis, all the way to the right. your grandfather in the middle, james conant? >> gu

my dad, kurt, played baseball, and my cousin played pro ball.y: you have an older daughter, right? >> 17. 17 now. what's her name? >> bella. >> larry: great name. penelope, what is your family grouping? >> my parents and my brother and sister. i don't have kids yet. >> larry: do you have grown children? >> i have an actress daughter here to see the premiere, and she has a son sammy, my grandson, who is 12 and who is in love with fergie. this film has changed his -- >> we've had a few dates. >> speechless. >> three boys. >> larry: ages? >> 14, 11, and 7. >> larry: any want to act? >> i don't think so. >> larry: do they watch their father a lot? >> never. >> larry: they don't watch their father? >> no. they have other things to do. >> larry: you're not married, right? >> no. no kids. >> larry: do you want children? >> of course. >> larry: fergie? >> i have two furry dogs that i remind them i suffered for nine months for each of them. if they get out of line, they get in trouble. >> larry: rob. >> i have he a dog as well and john, of course. >> gil

the home belongs to kurt westergaard. he drew the prophet muhammed cartoon. the cartoon sparked a lot of uproar among muslims specifically. over the past few years there had been multiple suspects arrested for plotting to kill that same can torist. >>> british prime minister gordon brown wants to extend the growth of extremism in yemen. he is requesting an international meeting later in london and that would coincide with a conference on afghanistan set for january 28th. >>> a milestone in iraq. the u.s. military reports no, zero, u.s. combat deaths for the month of december. that is the first time since the war began nearly seven years ago that we've seen that number. in 2009 it was the least violent year for troops in iraq. the top generals call it progress. >> there has been sustained progress, and that progress has been maintained even after u.s. forces moved out of the cities. that progress continued even as u.s. forces have drawn down now as you heard me say to about 110,000, and i am confident that progress will continue over the course of this new yea

i think they would have lost custody of francis bean if kurt had been alive many years ago. think to make 17 years is a feat. more than that, really, why is courtly love raising a child. it is like when a drug addict finds a kitten in the park and then gets it high and it is having flashbacks. >> have you ever put anything on nbc you regretted? >> i don't know if i can say the word nipples so i will plow on through. >> greg: we will have to edit out that word nipples. big news with kevin jonas. one of the jonas brothers secretly getting married tomorrow? i guess it is not a secret. >> a lot of secret things going on with the jonas' apparently. he is so sweet. he tucks his jeans into his boots. he looks from heidi klum from the ass down. yes, a virgin. >> greg: apparently getting marry at the same place that nsync's joey fatone got married. >> that is where all the [ bleep ] get married. >> i don't know what that means. david beckham told george lopez on his new talk show that he hates dining with tom cruise. what is behind that story? >> how dare he say that. he went to dinn

. >>> kurt westergaard whose drawings of the profit mohammed angered the western world attacked in hisome. an axe-wielding somali man has been charged with attempted murder. efforts have been stepped up to protect westergaard. he's been moved to an undisclosed location. >>> rescuers are pulling bodies from beneath huge mountains of mud and dirt in brazil. the coastal city has been especially hit hard by this. rescue teams are on duty around the clock, but hope is fading for survivors. at least 60 people have been killed in the southeastern part of that country. >>> word in a u.s. general david petrais met with yemen's president today has ramped up speculation about potential u.s. military action there. barbara starr reports the u.s. is already scouting potential new al qaeda targets. >> reporter: yemeni forces earlier this month on a raid against al qaeda just north of the capital of sanar. the military shouts, come out. it is better for you, do not be afraid. shots are fired, several suspects are finally captured. this was one of yemen's efforts to hit back at al qaeda, u.s. assistanc

this is kurt wester westergaar his granddaughter managed to press alarm and flee to safe room as a man came after them with with an axe and knife. police shooting the alleged attacker. today the suspect arrive in court on stretcher to face two count of attempted murder. and they say the 28-year-old somali man has ties to al-qaeda. you may remember westergaard's 2005 cartoon sparked riots among some muslims that had the prophet mohammed with bomb-shaped turbine. >>> and cold-blooded murder captured on security camera in chicago. victim, just 16 years old. adding to the tragedy, the student attended the same very school rocked by another senseless murder that gained national attention. the story straight ahead. plus, president obama vacationing in a place where he was born and partially raised, hawaii. gladly welcoming home the native son amid severe drop in tourism. more on how the state hopes the first family visit might reverse fortunes next. ♪ cause it's the little things that mean a lot ♪ oh, thank you. you're welcome. what a nice young man; my goodness. >> julie: tragic story out o

critics call at the courthouse kurt kickback, designed to secure the votes of senator ben nelson forthe health care bill. mr. mcmaster will explain why he and the other state attorneys general believe that the agreement is unconstitutional. mr. mcmaster has prosecuted white-collar criminals, internet predators, and drug traffickers. today, he weighs into another controversy in a potentially dangerous area, health care. >> thank you. those other prosecutions are not controversial. almost everyone is in favor of locking up drugÑi traffickers ad the internet predators. this has achieved some cumbersome and run the country and i would be glad to enter any questions ever anybody has about it. it is a very straightforward thing. there are now 15 attorneys general, two democrats and 13 republicans who have joined on this issue concerning the so- there are criticisms in the bill and this is not part of this letter and this effort by the bill itself. some in this group and otherwise not participating so far may join together or do something individually about other matters concerning this bil

. >> reporter: state officials say they understand, especially in this sluggish economy, every kurt hurtseone, but they defend the governor's decision. >> they want to protect people with disabilities throughout most of the rounds, but the choices are getting much more difficult to make, it's not easy any more. and not easy for states across the country. a recent report suggests state budget troubles are having far reaching impact on residents. >> as the state's face increasingly severe budget troubles, the public is going to feel it. they'll pay more taxes, they'll pay higher fees. >> with a $2 billion budget shortfall projected in maryland for 2011, brewster has no idea what's in store for her family's financial future. she only hopes more cuts aren't on the horizon for her daughter and so many others. >> they didn't ask to be disabled. we're not asking for handouts, we're just asking for a little bit of help, that's it. >>> it is not nancy reagan's anti-drug message, far from it, in fact. we'll uncover what's in the heroin pamphlet. fancy feast appetizers. [dinner bell chimes] simple h

danish police say they disrupted other plots to kill kurt westergaard, and they're aware of the constantt him. but in this case, they had no indication an attack was imminent. phil black, cnn, london. >> all right, phil, wrong place at the wrong time is what many say happened to augustine bobby salsayo. he went out to dinner with some of his former classmate in a mexican town when they were attacked. their bodies were found all shot to death. the mayor of el monte, california, where he served on the school board, spoke of his character. >> bobby was a natural born leader. from a very young age, he was student body president of mountain view high school. he went to boy state. wherever he went, he was leading. he took that leadership role back to his community and did so many wonderful things. >> 2009 was a record year for drug-related deaths in mexico, especially in juarez. across the border from el paso, texas. the government has not released official figures but the unofficial count shows 7,600 mexicans lost their lives last year. more than 2,500 of those deaths -- or 25 of those deaths

. >> host: or kurt flood who came from oakland, california. >> guest: right. >> host: i was just talkingith someone about that the other day, when marvin miller was looking for someone to challenge the reserve clause, he was looking for an african-american athlete who was not from the south but who was influenced by the broader tenor of the times. >> guest: right. >> host: sugar ray was influenced by what it meant to live in harlem at that time, and harlem in my ways is a character in the story. people should know this is not a typical biography. it's certain lit not a -- certainly not a typical sports biography. you have these marvelous personifications of jazz music and why is it important to understand harlem to understand sugar ray robinson? >> guest: well, people always say a statement, you know, people always say he had such style, or she had such style. well, what does that mean? i was intrigued with -- >> host: what is style? >> guest: yeah, what is style. i just didn't want to write the book and tell the reader that sugar ray robinson had style and class without giving them an e

police in denmark shot the suspect after they say he tried to enter kurt westerguard's home with an axnd a knife. the artist called police, and hid in a safe room with his 5-year-old grandchild. investigators say the suspect has ties to al qaeda. in 2006, the cartoon sparked protests across the muslim world. >>> in india, fog is being blamed for two train collisions. in this pileup no one was killed. but in a second one involving at least two trains, five people were killed and 50 others injured. >>> and some serious snowfall expected in the midwest over the next couple of days. lake-effect snow could drop 10 to 14 inches in areas east of cleveland, which bill cairns, is where i grew up and where my family still is. >> i didn't know that. >> east of cleveland. >> you could be a cleveland indians fan then. >> well right now i'm a lebron james fan. you see him on his birthday scoring 48 points? >> i didn't know you were from cleveland. al roker spent some time in cleveland, too. >> yes, he did as a matter of fact. he's still kind of our hero there. >> a little walk down memory lane on th

kurt westergaard flid to a special safe room with his five-year-old granddaughter during the attack. neither he or the child was hurt. he has been the target of numerous death threats since depicting mohammad in 2005. >> julie: north korea staged a massive rally, about hundred thousand people turning out in the central square. they say everyone came to show support for new politics with better relations with the u.s., believe it or not. and a higher standard of living. north korean officials watched from a balcony but it appears the leader kim jong-il did not attend. >> gregg: a fox news alert. the search is on for a missing baby from arizona, police have arrested the child's mother in florida, but there is still no sign of the baby. there is the picture, take a close look. eight-month-old gabriel johnson hasn't been seen, that is when he and his mother disappeared in arizona. the mother was due for a custody hearing on the monday after christmas. she didn't show up. qops tracked her down to miami beach. the baby was not with her and she is not talking. they are deeply worried of wha

according to sources, kurt warner, cardinals quarterback will announce his plans on friday.there seems to be a consensus that he will announce his retirement at that time. >>> still to come on geico sportsnite. the caps getting ready to take any the ducks. alex ander semin has been sizzling of late. who else will step up? >>> winning games lately hasn't been a surprise, russ, but a goal last night from johner skin was a welcome surprise. >> actually a goal and assist pretty impressive for number 4 for the caps. everybody chipped in against the new york -- landers are. great play low allowing morrison to get the nice tip in, and then he scored one himself. it was 109 games since he scored a goal, and there he gets one of seven in his career, a great night for number four. >> mike green is in the best when it comes to points from defenders. >> the rest of the team has a combined 60 points total, three guys other than green with 10 or more points. >> living life in the western conference, the anaheim dicks done visit here very often. it's the fest time they've been here since d

just over the last couple of days, kurt campbell has indicated there would be a possibility of assisting this issue so there would be able to do that. what is the u.s. position on that issue? they have agreed to all of the non-proliferation restrictions, they're cooperating in every way. would it not be a possibility to allow them to do this reprocessing? >> as most of you know, the vice minister was here and i had the opportunity to have extensive discussions with him and his colleagues on this issue. we agreed that we have a very strong mutual interest in strengthening the goal of nonproliferation. there are concerns, as more countries news to develop nuclear power, about the risks of proliferation episode- associated with this. but we strongly for work -- and you heard the president very vigorously support our own interests in civilian nuclear power, we have to make sure it is done in a way that does not foster dangerous behavior. we are all very cognizant of the very real challenge not only from north korea, but from iran. as we move forward, we have to be cognizant of the impact of

just over the last couple of days, kurt campbell has indicated there would be a possibility of assistingble to do that. what is the u.s. position on that issue? they have agreed to all of the non-proliferation restrictions, they're cooperating in every way. would it not be a possibility to allow them to do this reprocessing? >> as most of you know, the vice minister was here and i had the opportunity to have extensive discussions with him and his colleagues on this issue. we agreed that we have a very strong mutual interest in strengthening the goal of nonproliferation. there are concerns, as more countries news to develop nuclear power, about the risks of proliferation episode- associated with this. but we strongly for work -- and you heard the president very vigorously support our own interests in civilian nuclear power, we have to make sure it is done in a way that does not foster dangerous behavior. we are all very cognizant of the very real challenge not only from north korea, but from iran. as we move forward, we have to be cognizant of the impact of activities involved on the dang

they kurt -- they clearly did not know what they're doing actually, they knew what they were doing, theyjust did not know what the repercussions would be. you have reports of people being confused and upset. it is not a redenomination. the denomination did not change. but my assessment is that in the short term, this actually strengthens the iron fist and weakens the invisible hand. at least in the short term. in the long term, it still means that it is a bankrupt regime that has no intention of really reforming its economy. it cannot be sustained. of course, we had that 20 anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall, and that stimulated me to think about what will -- what could happen in north korea in the future. this is part of a project that will be held in stanford in march, one of three projects. the second was presented yesterday, on a north korea's demint rights and coordination with the u.s. and south korea -- north korea's human rights and coordination with the u.s. and south korea. i am also looking at the impact of radio, to what extent that is changing north korea. the bottom

>> kurt kemp. >> [inaudible] >> what about posner? >> no. >> [inaudible] guest>> all i am prepared to sas that we are having a high-level meetings and will continue to have meetings and we will continue to press this issue aggressively. we will continue to seek an explanation from china. it is a serious issue. i cannot characterize right now what impact it has beyond the immediate term. it will depend on answers to the questions we have poes. >> can you describe the tone or the substance? >> we always have frank discussions with chinese interlocutors. >> you said assistant secretaries. was there an assistant secretary who met with the chinese? >> i was not there so i do not want to leave anybody out. from the state department standpoint, not in the meeting. >> [inaudible] was the deputy secretary involved? >> [unintelligible] >> was google discussed or was it a broader -- >> they were both discussed. >> [inaudible] >> could you give us an update on american fatalities in haiti? >> we will run through a number. as of 5:00 this morning,

. >> kurt is fine. >> can you bring us up to date -- if you take a question on another subject -- since your visit to burma, initially there seems to be some conciliatory gestures but the government said they'll go ahead with an election plan they had been working on for a couple of years, could you assess what's going on since your visit? >> first of all, we have had some follow on direct interactions with burmese authorities. i think we are going to be looking at a subsequent set of discussions in the near future. i would say to date it's a mix batch. we have seen certain things that we watched carefully. we've seen higher level engainingment with sue chi. and we've seen other developmentings. we've looked at closely. but at the same time there are areas of real concern, continuing problems with ethnic minorities, persecutions and other issues. even one involving an american citizen inside the country. and i think it would be fair to say that the secretary and our team is looking for greater clarity in the coming weeks. i think we went into this, both the review and the new set of pri

it will be senator cropper, mccain, kurt. >> thank you.showman, thank you for the wonderful work you continue to do for our country -- ladies and gentlemen, i want ask you a question later in my allocated time that will draw upon the great success and extraordinary leadership you provided for the 9/11 commission to see what we can garner from that experience. asv: we prepare to move forward this week on legislation on a different commission, a statutory commission on deficit reduction or perhapsoiç on a commission set up by executive order, i want toç bet some ides are around here. just for your thoughts, given the extraordinary success we realize under your leadership. the road to improvement is always under construction. and that is certainly true what i-- when it comes to stopping the bad guys from doing bad things to our country. when you're commission completed its work and made your recommendations to us, he made a large number of recommendations -- the number 46 in my mind. do you recall how many recommendations you made to us? . .