kyrgyzstan.our interest is in seeing a peaceful resolution and we will worked with the government ministries and kyrgyzstan officials to see the restoration of democratic rule as quickly as possible. we want to help kyrgyzstan continue on a path toward democracy. >> does that mean if any group of people gets big enough and storms government buildings and declares they are in control and will form a new government, as long as they did not have anything to do with the military, that is ok with you? >> we have concern about the situation on the ground. we deplore any violence. but we have concerns about ongoing looting and disorder. we stand with the people of kyrgyzstan. we understand there were specific grievances that resulted in the demonstrations that have produced an opposition that now says it has effective control of the government. we recognize states and will deal with governance -- governments. we will continue to work to help kyrgyzstan and the people of kyrgyzstan have a government that

we have an existing agreement with the government of kyrgyzstan.t is an important transit center that contributes significantly to stability within the region including afghanistan. it continues to operate. >> reporter: and late today, a white house statement appealed for calm in kyrgystan and looked forward to a renewal of the democratic path. >> brown: next: to the search for answers on what led to the financial crisis. >> i don't know that you can have it two ways. either you were pulling the levers or asleep at the switch. >> brown: it was a blunt confrontation today on capitol hill, as two titans of wall street were called on to explain their role in the near collapse and subsequent bailout of their one-time employer, citibank, during the financial banking crisis. former c.e.o. charles prince and former board member and treasury secretary robert rubin apologized, but claimed to be unaware of the depths of citi's problems, which would eventually lead to a $45 billion taxpayer bailout. >> i'm sorry that the financial >> almost all of us, includi

." >> bloodshed and turmoil in kyrgyzstan. the opposition says it has set up an interim government to restore law and order. >> thousands of protesters have gathered here. police were firing stun grenades, but also bullets, which resulted in one person being killed. >> a state of emergency declared in bangkok as thailand's redshirts said politicians fleeing. rare footage of what is driving people to break blockades in gaza. very warm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and also of around the globe. coming up later, a crackdown on corruption -- how china is trying to get to grips with racketeering. and having fun in the sun as solar power prototype planes take to the air. hello to you. mass demonstrations kyrgyzstan's current president to power, but the lack of democratic change since, coupled with rising energy prices and corruption have now brought the protests back. at least 40 people are dead. more than 400 injured. the opposition says it has set up an interim government in this former so

kyrgyzstan turning into a failed state. the risk of kyrgyzstan falling into two parts, the northern and the southern part, is still there and it is important to prevent bloodshed. around 100 people have been killed already and now the question is not about who started the whole thing, though certainly an investigation should be held to see who triggered all those problems. the most important thing is to prevent a civil war now and i believe kyrgyzstan is on the verge of a civil war now and all the forces in kyrgyzstan should realize their responsibility toward the nation and the people in kyrgyzstan and to the future of that state. we ourselves understand perfectly what a civil war means today if, god forbid, it is started. it will immediately attract terrorists and extremists of all tinds because in the course of such conflicts, the best possible conditions are created for radical movements and in this people, instead of kyrgyzstan, and afghanistan, of some years ago can emerge a different afghanistan before the military o

. >> it has been a critical week for the president of kyrgyzstan. he fled the capital last week and he emerged in his hometown to say that he is ready to stand down. >> under what conditions can i resign? i need to guarantee that our people will stop running kyrgyzstan. >> his list of guarantees also included guarantees of safety for his family and himself. the self-declared opposition government which had been offering him safe passage from kyrgyzstan in return for resignation has changed its rhetoric. >> if he does not show up, we will hold an operation to detain him. yesterday evening we abolished his community. now he can be detained. -- yesterday we abolished his facts immunity. >> hundreds were injured and many died in the protests. people were demanding the resignation of the president. now those who lost to their villages want to bring the president to justice. there are others who would like to see the end to the crisis in their country. president bakiyev's will not stop all of the problems in kyrgyzstan but it could help to end the conflic

kyrgyzstan turning into a failed state. the risk of kyrgyzstan falling into two parts, the northern and the southern part, is still there and it is important to prevent bloodshed. around 100 people have been killed already and now the question is not about who started the whole thing, though certainly an investigation should be held to see who triggered all those problems. the most important thing is to prevent a civil war now and i believe kyrgyzstan is on the verge of a civil war now and all the forces in kyrgyzstan should realize their responsibility toward the nation and the people in kyrgyzstan and to the future of that state. we ourselves understand perfectly what a civil war means today if, god forbid, it is started. it will immediately attract terrorists and extremists of all tinds because in the course of such conflicts, the best possible conditions are created for radical movements and in this people, instead of kyrgyzstan, and afghanistan, of some years ago can emerge a different afghanistan before the military o

kyrgyzstan turning into a failed state. the risk of kyrgyzstan falling into two parts, the northern and the southern part, is still there and it is important to prevent bloodshed. around 100 people have been killed already and now the question is not about who started the whole thing, though certainly an investigation should be held to see who triggered all those problems. the most important thing is to prevent a civil war now and i believe kyrgyzstan is on the verge of a civil war now and all the forces in kyrgyzstan should realize their responsibility toward the nation and the people in kyrgyzstan and to the future of that state. we ourselves understand perfectly what a civil war means today if, god forbid, it is started. it will immediately attract terrorists and extremists of all tinds because in the course of such conflicts, the best possible conditions are created for radical movements and in this people, instead of kyrgyzstan, and afghanistan, of some years ago can emerge a different afghanistan before the military o

and least of all, we would like to see kyrgyzstan turn into a failed state, the risk of kyrgyzstan falling into two parts, northern and southern part is still there. and it is important to prevent bloodshed around 100 people have been killed already. and now the question is not about who started the whole thing, though certainly an investigation should be held to see who triggered all this robbins. the most important thing is to prevent a civil war now. and i believe that kyrgyzstan is on the verge of a civil war now. and all the forces in kyrgyzstan should realize the responsibility towards the kyrgyz nation and kyrgyz people, and towards the future of the kyrgyz state. we ourselves understand perfectly what a civil war means today if, god forbid, it is started. it will immediately attract terrorists of all kinds because in the course of such conflicts, the best possible conditions are created for radical movements. and in this case, instead of kyrgyzstan, afghanistan of some years ago can emerge, a different afghanistan before the military operations there. so our task now is to help our

these are days of great uncertainty for the people of kyrgyzstan. they are waiting to hear if their fallen president will admit defeat or try to fight back. >> people in sri lanka have been voting in the first parliamentary elections since the end of the civil war. the country is officially reunified after decades of bloodshed. the government has benefited from the defeated presidential candidate from the scene. >> it was early in the day that the president turned out to vote. this was in his southern home province, a place where his family is highly influential. his party is likely to do well here. >> what i want is a strong government. we ended terrorism and now we need to amend the country through development. >> voters seemed enthusiastic but there was not a sense of anticipation that there was in january. the former army chief challenged the president for the presidency. he has been locked up and charged with the regular behavior while still in uniform. he is a candidate for parliament. voters like these give the government to slash three, they

so these are days of great uncertainty for the people of kyrgyzstan. as a weak year whether there fallen president will admit defeat -- as they wait to hear whether there fallen president will admit defeat or tried to fight back. bbc news. >> there are growing fears many people have died in a massive landslide in brazil. more than 50 houses have been engulfed near rio. rescue workers have worked hard to pull people out alive, but the hope of finding more is fading. from rio de janeiro, we have this. >> rescue workers began searching for survivors, but after the first few people were rescued, they already knew there was little hope of finding other survivors buried under the mud. it is the most recent of dozens of mudslides that had hit shantytowns. it is a torrential downpours that began on monday that left thousands homeless, and rescue teams that come from other disaster areas to help here. at daybreak, it was possible to see the true extent of the damage. mud and rock came crashing down in what was up an already unstable area. -- what was an already

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air base in kyrgyzstan for a year. the base is critical to u.s. operations in afghanistan. the body of poland's first lady, maria kaczynska, was flown back to warsaw today. she and her husband, president lech kaczynski, were killed saturday when their plane crashed in western russia. the first lady's remains arrived on a military plane in a wooden casket draped with the polish flag. it was met by her only daughter and the late president's twin brother. separately, parliament held a special observance in memory of the 96 people-- many of them government officials-- killed in the crash. and in washington, president obama asked world leaders at the nuclear summit to hold a moment of silence for poland. mr. obama will attend the state funeral on sunday in krakow. in pakistan, details emerged of a weekend military air strike that killed up to 71 civilians. the army initially denied any civilian deaths, but eyewitnesses and a top local official confirmed them. the air strikes were carried out early saturday in the khyber tribal region, near the afghan border. pakistan's military

. >>> we're going to begin with the trouble in kyrgyzstan. the overthrow of the government, the country's former foreign minister says she is in control, but there is no independent confirmation tonight of a cue. the health ministry telling cnn 40 people were killed in the proeft test and 400 wounded. >> demonstrations have swept the centralation nation which is a key u.s. ally following recent hikes in gas and electric prices. >> the opposition said at least 100 died today before announcing it forced the government to resign. >> reporter: the state department says it can't confirm reports that the government kyrgyzstan had fallen. >> when thousands attacked 9 president's office, police used life ammunition to repel them. >> there's reports that kyrgyzstan's president has fled the country. >> five years ago in 2005, the president was ousted. that's how the current president came to power. >> a senior pentagon official tells cnn that flights out of the american base there have stopped because of the turmoil. >>> the latest on the mining disast

kyrgyzstan's interim leaders said today she will extend the lease when it expires in july. meanwhile, first lady michelle obama made a surprise visit to haiti today, a good will visit to a nation still in dire need of help three months after the earthquake. kelly cobiella is in port-au-prince. >> reporter: that was dramatic start to first lady michelle obama's first official trip abroad without the president, landing at the ruins of the presidential palace with jill biden, welcomed by haitian president rene preval. the first lady walked through streets still bearing the scars of january's earthquake and alongside crowded tent cities. >> this ha has been a deeply moving day for jill and i. >> reporter: but beyond the wreckage, she found glimpses of hope in haiti's children singing and dancing to traditional creole songs and painting with them in a makeshift art studio constructed from a bus. the u.s. has sent more than a billion dollars in humanitarian aid in the three months since the earthquake and has pledged over a billion more. mrs. obama promised the u.s. would continu

it's appears protestors in the central asia nation of kyrgyzstan have overthrown the government after fire police opened fire on them today. andrea mitchell explains what is happening there tonight. >> reporter: it was open warfare in the streets of bishkek, kyrgyzstan's capital. seizing an armored vehicle, storming government buildings. being fired on by government troops and firing back. the opposition says as many as 100 protestors were k killed, hundreds more wounded. a rebel-on against the tightening grip of political and economic controls, finally triggered by a 200% increase in charges for heat and electricity. by the end of the day, protestors had freed their leaders from jail and taken over state-run tv. robin walker is in bishkek for al jazeera. >> the government had control of the media. now op sags supporters have taken control of the main tv stations, it looks as if the opposition have the upper hand at this stage. >> reporter: the principal targ targ target, a u.s. ally by convenience. they allow nato troops and supplies into afghanistan. when the government threatened t

is monitoring a state of emergency in the former soviet republic of kyrgyzstan. opposition leaders say they've seized government power. dozens of people have been killed in the uprising this morning. kyrgyzstan's president has been reported to have fled the capital. >>> in afghanistan, a new video possibly from the taliban shows a captured american soldier condemning the war. in the seven-minute recording, army private beau bergdahl says he wants to return to the u.s. bergdahl pleads for his release and says the war must end. he was kidnapped in june. bergdahl is now seen in a beard and as you can see there was shown exercising. >>> virginia's new republican governor has sparked controversy over the legacy of his state's confederate history. >> in a tribute to confederate veterans the governor was forced to acknowledge slavery and condemn it. john hendren has the story from washington. john? >> reporter: good morning, vinita and todd. civil war tourism is big business in virginia. when the state's new governor tried to highlight the state's confederate history, h

but first: turmoil erupted today in kyrgyzstan. opposition leaders there claimed police shot and killed 100 protesters in the capital and they claimed to have ousted the government. gwen ifill has the story. >> reporter: the streets of bishkek descended into chaos as thousands of people marched through the city brandishing rifles. fire consumed vehicles. and the protesters stormed government buildings and took over the state television headquarters. at first, riot police fired rubber bullets into the air to keep the crowds at bay, but that escalated into live ammunition. hundreds were hurt, and footage showed some of the injured being carried away. >> ( translated ): people are unhappy. look around here, young people, we all are poor, no jobs. they are shooting at people, you can see for yourselves. after this, i think there will be blood for blood. >> ifill: at a news conference, bakiyev reported violence had broken out in other cities as well. >> ( translated ): the situation in talas yesterday was quite tense, especially in the

kyrgyzstan is located just east of china, northeast of afghanistan. a u.s.ntry serves as a key supply and transit link for u.s. forces moving in and out of afghanistan. the latest word from the pentagon, by the way, is that the base and u.s. personnel have not been affected by this crisis. >>> all right. there's a huge controversy erupting in virginia right now involving the confederacy and slaves. let's go to lisa sylvester, the governor, bob mcdonnell, is now apologizing to the people of virginia. >> yeah, that is indeed correct, wolf. and we'll give you a little bit of background on this story. governor bob mcdonnell declared the month of april confederate history month and he did so, he issued a proclamation to that effect and he did so because he said he wanted to encourage the study of history and encourage tourism ahead of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the civil -- the civil war. but there have been quite a backlash, a lot of criticism about this, and just recently, in just a few moments ago, he released -- his office released this stateme

any more questions on kyrgyzstan? >> your view on the parliamentary elections last week, do you see this as a process towards peace in our country? and second -- >> let me get to that because that is a big question right there. sri lanka just organize their first nationwide elections since the end of fighting in may of 2009. the results are still coming in, but i think it is clear that the president there has won a fairly defect -- a decisive victory. a total of 45 seats are not yet decided. 16 of those were because of irregularities in polling in the central part of sri lanka and another 12 on the eastern coast. in both cases, there were allegations of irregularities involving mps from the ruling party preventing opposition supporters from voting. the election commission has ordered a recall in in those particular cases. once the results of those polls are in, another 29 that they call nationalist candidates, which are distributed according to their proportion of each of the parties they are in will then be allocated

>> the leader of kyrgyzstan has led to, -- fled to cause a town after an uprising. the iraqi minister has killed another leader of hokkaido. al-obeidi is reported killed in just after two other leaders of al qaeda in iraq were also reported killed --. the american space shuttle discovery has landed in the american state of florida, though slightly delayed by rain and fall. -- by rain and fog. stay with us if you can. still to come, off and running in baghdad for a longstanding tradition of a welcome escape. a first over to british elections. there was a bbc town hall debate today. sterling is the focus of a fierce political fight. the conservatives lost in 1997 and they desperately want it back, but the british national party wanted to. -- want it, too. >> sterling has been the site of many fights. for the conservatives to win it back, they would need just the kind of quick to put david cameron in power. >> is it time to except that we are no longer [unintelligible] >> can the next government guarantee that the two new super aircraft carriers will definitely, enter

the president of kyrgyzstan says he is still in control of his country and refuses to step down.er today there were reports of gun fire throughout the capita capital city one day after violent protests led to a bloody coup leaving at least 74 dead and 400 wounded. an nbc news producer is in the capital of kyrgyzstan and joins me on the phone from the capital city. what is the situation at this hour? has it settled down quite a bit? >> reporter: well, ed, it seems to have settled down a bit. today was much quieter. we didn't see any of the violent protests we saw yesterday. in the evening after we got to our hotel we could hear gun fire from the hotel windows and the hotel tried to basically block out most of -- black out most of the hotel to keep a low profile. security guards came to each room. they asked me to close my blinds and only use the light we really needed. we heard a lot of movement in the city tonight. now it's late enough we haven't heard too much. it's touch and go and we're not sure of the situation out on the streets. >> okay. the president says he still has cont

air base in kyrgyzstan will continue operating for at least a year. the base funnels supplies to u.s. forces in afghanistan. u.s. officials sought today to ease tensions with afghan president hamid karzai. they've been rising amid a series of critical remarks by karzai. but today, president obama's national security adviser jim jones said, "we have gotten through this period." he said a karzai visit to washington next month is still on. in afghanistan, a u.s. air force osprey went down, killing three u.s. troops and a private guard. there was no word on the cause. pope benedict xvi faces new questions about his role in handling sexual abuse cases. the associated press reported today on a 1985 letter he wrote as head of a top vatican office. it said any decision to dismiss an accused priest must consider "the good of the universal church." the vatican has said the pope played no role in blocking removal of such clerics. in south africa, hundreds of people turned out for the funeral of white supremacist leader eugene terreblanche. mourners sang the apar

new reaction from the white house on the crisis we've been watching unfold in kyrgyzstan. anti-government protesters are saying they are now in control of the country which is home to a key american air base. [speaking in native tongue] jane: thousands of protesters are driving out the goth during violent -- government during violent clashes with security forces. they forced the president of that country to flee the capitol, but the president is refusing to step down. the white house said just a short time ago they actually don't know who's in charge. on the phone with us from the capital is a correspondent from the british magazine, "standpoint." update us from your vantage point. >> seized by chaos, rioting, mobs have been staking out the street, upper class districts are being pillaged, the government buildings are being fretted as looters try and take whatever they can carry with them. and in the house of the president's son people ripped away anything they could carry. over the past couple of hours night has now fallen. there has been the sounds of gunshot and crowds

. >>> kyrgyzstan is bracing for more political turmoil in the wake of violent clashes in the streets. the opposition set up its own government, but the president is refusing to resign. the clashes between government protesters and police was violent and deadly. police panicked, firing off high-powered guns after protesters through rocks. yonotan joins us now. >> reporter: it's been a day of relatively calm rallies after the protests that left at least 40 dead and ousted the president from his offices. we went to visit the white house just a few hours ago. still, extensive damage. parts of the billing sti ining smoldering. we also saw damage in the parliament building. the leader of the int rim government of the opposition groups have said that the president is now in the south of the country, trying to rally his troops and hold on to power, but the opposition said they would only talk to him if he would hand over power. the people here are anti-bakiyev. they support the opposition. they blaig blame bakiyev for years of corruption and the final straw, a huge raising of utility prices,

remains committed to defense of europe and said the government of kyrgyzstan ensured washington the u.s. will be able to use crucial air base in the country. european air traffic was almost back to normal today following a week of disruptions, caused by the volcano in iceland. nearly all the continent's 28,000 flights were allowed to take off but there is still a huge backlog of passengers and the industry says it will lose more than $2 billion. >>> why would a congressional democrat try to overturn part of the clean water act? we tell you in a bit. who might be the star witness at rod blagojevich's corruption trial? [ female announcer ] sometimes you need tomorrow to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's new motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. new motrin pm. what if church could stamp out malaria. would you come. rethink church at 10thousanddoors.org this country definitely needs to focus on other ways to get energy. we should be looking closer to home. we have oil on our shores. nat

. >>> in kyrgyzstan, waves of protesters storming the building and there has been a claim of an interimovernment. >>> alan greenspan said he made mistakes. he said he was wrong, get this, about 30% of the time. he also said his policy of keeping interest rates low did not inflate the housing bubble. he was testifying at a hearing on the causes of the financial crisis. >>> in less than 24 hours, tiger woods tees off at the masters. today, billy payne, the chairman of the augusta international golf club didn't cut him any slack say hegg disappointed everyone with his sex scandal. this is a new ad featuring tiger woods and the voice of his late father. >> tiger, i am more prone to be inquisiti inquisitive, to promote discussi discussion. i want to find out what your thinking was, i want to find out what your feelings are, and did you learn anything? >> i've seen the ad now a couple times, lisa. i find it really compelling and intere interesting, also kind of creepy at the same time, it's his late father's voice. i'm not sure what the message is that's supposed to be there. it's certainly t

. >>> in kyrgyzstan, waves of protesters storming government buildings and apparently driving the president from office. at least 40 people killed and a former foreign minister claims to be in control of the interim government. >>> alan greenspan said he made mistakes during his 24 year tenure as chairman of the federal reserve. he said he was wrong about 30% of the time. he also said his policy of keeping interest rates low did not inflate the housing bubble. he was testifying at a hearing on the causes of the financial crisis. >>> in less than 24 hours, tiger woods tees off at the masters. today, billy payne, the chairman of the augusta national golf club didn't cut him any slack, saying he disappointed everyone with his sex scandal. this is a new ad featuring tiger woods and the voice of his late father. >> tiger, i am more prone to be inquisitive, to promote discussion. i want to find out what your thinking was, i want to find out what your feelings are, and did you learn anything? >> i don't know what to make of that. it's -- critics say he used his kids to promote his image and now he

. >>> an antigovernment uprising has turned deadly in kyrgyzstan. the country's health ministry says 40 people were killed, more than 400 injured after protesters clashed with police. the unrest swept across several cities in the former soviet republic. an american ally which now houses a u.s. air base. >>> president obama is scheduled to depart for the czech republic in just a few hours. the president will sign the arms control agreement with russian president dimitry medvedev tomorrow in prague. it comes on the heels of the obama administration's announcement it will not use nuclear weapons against nonnuclear states even in self-defense. it's also happening as 47 nations prepare for a nuclear summit in washington next week. >>> florida attorney general bill mcklum today announced five states will join the florida-led lawsuit challenging the health care reform law. 12 other states from north dakota, mississippi, pennsylvania, and alabama filed suit in florida's northern district last month. they claim health care reform infringes on the sovereignty

the president of kyrgyzstan has resigned and left the country eight days after protests forced him from the capital. kurman-bek bakiyev flew to nearby kazakhstan on a russian mlitary plane. in the meantime, full operations resumed at a kyrgyz air base that supplies u.s. forces in afghanistan. crews in western china worked non-stop today searching for earthquake survivors. a series of powerful quakes rocked the region near tibet on wednesday. the official death toll climbed to 760 today, with more than 11,000 others injured. rescuers battled strong winds and high altitude in the mountainous area. in some places, they pulled villagers alive from beneath the rubble. president obama has ordered a review of coal mines with a history of violations. an explosion at a west virginia mine last week killed 29 men. the president criticized mine owners today for using "endless litigation" to block safety enforcement. and, he said current safety laws are "riddled with loopholes." >> i refuse to accept that any number of miner deaths is simply a cost of doing business. we can't eliminate chance comple

people are gathering to mourn the victims of this week's revolt in the central asian nation of kyrgyzstanw unrest broke out overnight. police killed 75 anti- government demonstrators who demanded the country's president step down. an opposition coalition has formed new interim government and will rule until elections are held in six months. >>> a former producer for the cbs show survivor now being investigated in connection with his wife's death. bruce ber es-ford red man was arrested. mexican officials say he's been released but is not allowed to leave the country. sources say they saw the couple fighting the night before she went missing. >>> and markkerig and will be tried for manslaughter and sources say he gathered his father around the throat in a drunken rage and started choking him. they don't blame him for the death. and it was ruled that the heart condition was came on by the fight and that's how he died. >>> and bandits busted into where pembroke in and made off with cash. that's coming up next on fox 5 morning news. >>> then the man at the center of a terrorism scare walks awa

we support the people of kyrgyzstan. >> can we move to russia really briefly? you've seen the comments about russia? >> i have not seen the particular comments. i'm wondering if there's any response to those -- >> i am wondering if there is any response to those. >> regarding the latest case, we're obviously very troubled by it. this job, as with all of the children involved in adoptions between russia and united states, they are u.s. citizens and russian citizens. we in short -- we share responsibility to ensure their welfare. we have been in touch with the russian officials and are cooperating with them as we resolve this most recent case. the issue of adoptions between the united states and russia was a subject that the foreign minister brought up with the secretary when she was recently in moscow. we will continue to work very closely with russia and would accredited adoption agencies to see how we can improve the situation and ensure the welfare of any children. bamut is the suspension warranted? >> -- >> is the suspension warranted? >> we will continue to

central asia, the first of two days of mourning for protesters killed in anti-government riots in kyrgyzstanweek. opposition forces claim they controlled the government after they were were to flee to his strong hold in the sosh part of the country but he says he is still very much in charge. >>> two space shuttle "discovery" astronauts worked on replacing ammonia tank used in the station's cooling system. it will take two more spacewalks to finish that job. >>> love this segment. we are following two developing stories related to politics. the major one, announcement from supreme court justice john paul stevens retiring. great to have him back, former cnn bureau chief and director of school and media of public affairs at george washington university. and cnn political editor mark preston is with us again. boy, let me start with you, frank. what are you thoughts on this day? who is -- who was justice stevens as a supreme court justice and what was his role in the court? jeffrey toobin called him kind of a consensus builder. >> first of all, let me answer your first question. it's a huge day

war efforts in afghanistan could be hampered by unrest in kyrgyzstan.the government's headquarters have been seized. the u.s. has a military base there that serves as a supply center in the fight against the taliban. the military halted flights in and out of the base yesterday. it's not clear when the flights will resume. as for the violence there, at least 68 people were killed yesterday, 400 others were hurt. the country's president has fled to a southern city. the opposition is demanding that he resign. >> the taliban has released a in video of a u.s. soldier captured last year in afghanistan. the video shows army private bo bergdal. in the video he says he wants to return to his family and that the war is not worth the lives that have been lost. there's no way to verify when the video was made. he was captured last june and the taliban last released a video of him on christmas. >> 6:27 is the time. tiger woods has a new commercial out. we'll show you the eye-catching ad. >> crews in west virginia begin searching for four miners in west virginia. the

[inaudible conversations] >> is excellent say, -- his excellency, president of the republic of kyrgyzstan. -- kazakhstan. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you. >> president of the republican of finland. [inaudible conversations] >> her excellency, president of the argentine republic. >> his excellency, president of the republic of brazil. [inaudible conversations] >> his excellency, nicolas sarkozy, president of the french republic. [inaudible conversations] >> his excellency, president of the united mexican states. [inaudible conversations] >> his excellency, president of georgia. [inaudible conversations] >> his excellency, dmitry medvedev, president of the russian federation. [inaudible conversations] >> his excellency, who jintao, president of the people's republic of china. [inaudible conversations] >> his majesty, king of the [unintelligible] kingdom of jordan. >> you are watching public affairs programming and c-span. the panel examine its social networking and grassroots communications in iran. a group of former u.s. ambassadors discussed the prospect for peace in the middle eas

kyrgyzstan's president says he is going to resign if his security is guaranteed. he made the statement at a rally with about 5000 supporters. no immediate response from interim to the authorities to have said he would be arrested if he did not return to the capital. and finally, britain's labor and conservative parties have released their manifestos this week outlining their plans for the country's government -- government. this ahead of next month's parliamentary elections. and for the first time it will hold a u.s.-style to cut -- television debates. you can watch them at 9:00 p.m. eastern town -- eastern time. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> washington mutual, the largest u.s. bank to ever failed, engaged in fraudulent and deceptive practices in its home mortgage business. four executives from the company testify this morning. live coverage on investigations starts at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3. later today, treasury secretary timothy geithner is interviewed by "washington post." this is part of a conference by the american society

times -- in kyrgyzstan, the president is now in hiding after a violent uprising there. the front page photo shows members of the opposition posing for photographs in the president's cabinet room. well, wherever he is hiding, i'm sure he didn't like to see that. >> you know who else is posing for photographs? >> who? >> patrick gavin. >> i know, he's such a celebrity. >> only the classiest photos. >> i know you have a big exclusive but let's do the other story first. you have the morning playbook. turn out -- you have an exclusive with afl-cio president who gave a massive march on wall street, as we understand it. let's play a sound bite and then we'll talk about it. >> people will be talking and chanting, and letting american -- letting wall street particularly know their brand of economics were the financial economy overshadows the real economy is no longer acceptable, we want them to help pay for the jobs that they destroyed. there will be a lot of people and a lot of energy and a lot of fun. >> all right. how does he hope to include washington with this march? what a

following clashes that left 75 people dead, the government of kyrgyzstan and central asia appears to be an hands of an opposition coalition. at a news conference earlier the leader of the coalition of opposition groups says they will hold for six months. and that the toppling of the government would have no affect on the u.s. base that supplies troops in afghanistan. meanwhile in afghanistan police said they arrested five would be suicide bombers in a couple -- koppel, the largest suicide bomb team ever apprehended in that city. acting on intelligence that caught them in the southeastern part of the city and said the team had been sent by the al qaeda-linked network -- hakani. back in the united states authorities who asked to be anonymous say there will be no criminal charges against the persian gulf diplomat who sparked a bomb alert aboard a jet yesterday flying to denver. he tried to sneak a smoke and joked about letting his shoes. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> a second day of coverage today of the financial crisis inquiry commission getting underway a

the overthrow of the government in kyrgyzstan likewise could quickly test the new bond, given the two countries have vied for influence there in recent years. also this morning, charles krauthammer as this piece this morning, nuclear doctrine consists of thinking the unthinkable. it involves making threats and promises and retaliation that is cruel and zktive beyond imagining, but it has a purpose, to prevent war in the first place. charles krauthammer saying the naive take is stunning. he conclusion with this point, seeing that americans retreat, they will rethink, rfering to our enemies, and some will arm. there is no greater spur to hyper proliferation than the furling of the american nuclear combrell umbrella. next is kathleen joining us. good morning, democrats line. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. what i'm calling about is i always liked robert rubin when he was with the ford motor company. he did a great job. somehow when they get with the banking, somehow they lose their thinking somewhere along the line. but you have to say it just sent one person or two peop

the two leaders also talked about violence in kyrgyzstan where protesters claim to have overthrown thet least 68 people dead. >>> u.s. military confirms that a video released by the taliban does show american soldier private 1st class bowe bergdahl captured last year in afghanistan. f vehicles with gas pedal problems. the executive later retired. >>> federal officials say no criminal charges will be filed against a persian gulf diplomat blamed for the >>> good thursday morning. i'm chuck bell. temperatures on the way out of the 60s and into the low and mid 70s. still no rain around the immediate vicinity, but in western west virginia, they will be on track to get here late this afternoon and into the evening hours. most of the daytime plans will be dry. if you are going to do anything after 8:00, that's when it will be. cooler weather tomorrow, but dry for the weekend. >> we got a daughter of an oswego graduate here. very nice. what year? >> '73. >> very nice. back inside now to matt. >>> more now on the tragedy in montcoal, west virginia. tommy davis is a coal miner who survived monda