got a deal you know like a billion dollars with libya yeah this is blood for oil and this is tony blair's epitaph blood for oil tony blair but it wasn't an issue then it wasn't it was reported widely at the time that's why he was in libya that's why it helps to have a media company and the mainstream media under your thumb in the united states because you can distract and bamboozle the vast population with kinky celebrity game shows etc but you know to get to the nettle of this important question of blood for oil service men dying for oil companies it takes years before that gets into the public domain and by then you know things are watered down out of it but it also puts into context this alleged investigation by congress into b.p. because the fact is they have known about this for years they know tony blair they awarded him and congressional medal of honor and they know that he was just in libya doing this deal with him. they don't care they're just pretending for the masses so they don't get upset tony blair the zombie that just won't go away all right stay here with thanks so much fo

premier is treated like a brother by dictator just days after denying links with libya. no other human rights abuse or war profiteer tony blair all. but i can't believe this guy is still walking around i want to tell you blair so tony blair was flown to libya for secret talks with colonel gadhafi just days after denying he was an advisor to the dictator mr blair was entertained as a brother and they discussed a wide range of international and domestic issues including lucrative investment opportunities. yeah. so we heard tony blair now works for j.p. morgan we're talking about dictators we're talking about these elite these neo futile monarchs who control the world who control our financial systems. and it brings you also it ties together with david cameron who was just in the in the united states last week according to david corn who's the mother jones washington correspondent look at his twitter cameron asked about b.p. lockerby roll role of b.p. is for b.p. to explain shoots down need for inquiry into b.p. lockerbie yes max in the united states apparently senators and

karol sikora who were hired by libya helped push the grim diagnosis. >> there was a greater than 50% chance in my opinion that he would have died within the first three months. the chances of living ten years, was less than 1%. >> reporter: the b.p. controversy opens old wounds for the families of the 189 americans killed in the lockerbie bombing. bert ammerman's brother tom was among the victims. >> this is ugly. this is immoral, it's unethical, it's illegal. the fingerprints and the blood is on the hands of the united kingdom government, the scottish government, the american government as well as big business. >> reporter: now, even if b.p. broke no laws at all, the new controversy is certainly more bad p.r. for the embattled oil giant. meanwhile, megrahi will remain free since at this point no one can do anything about that. katie? >> couric: and, bob, how will u.s. officials get to the bottom of all this? >> reporter: well, mostly they'll have to use public outrage to pressure officials in the u.k. for better answers about potential links between b.p. and the terrorists and there

concern to the british government about quote slow progress on a prisoner transfer agreement with libya, aware this could have a negative impact on bp's exploration agreement. however, bp says it never mentioned megrahi specifically and was not involved in any discussions about his release. 26 libyans were in british prisons at the time of the agreement, though it was megrahi who libya wanted free. for relatives of victims of the lockerbie bombing, the allegation sparked immediate outrage. >> i find it absolutely shocking and horrifying that this could absolutely upturn an entire justice system. >> reporter: the british government in power at the time of the bp deal has alternated between insisting it was motivated purely by a desire to bring libya back into the international fold, to admitting that trade and oil played an important role. in the end, the scottish government released megrahi on compassionate grounds, told by doctors he had just three months to live. but nearly a year later, he's still alive, and bp, a company already in crisis, may face another investigation. jim sciutto

to drill off the coast of libya yes b.p. it is a libyan partner of the libya investment corporation signed an exploration agreement worth nine hundred million dollars with libya's national oil company in two thousand and seven when tony blair was there blood for oil tony blair blood for oil blood tony blood for oil blair how many americans died in the one hundred ninety well you know b.p.'s got a good oil contract so didn't die in vain now that he has an american accent that's all it is all so it's all rather they did no good it did no b.p. got a big contract it was ok well speaking of the british accents vince cable who is with the lib dems and we were he was very prominent during the financial crisis because he was the only voice of reason in the house of commons and he is now in the headlines banks told lend more lose bonuses so vince cable the business secretary under this coalition government in the u.k. has announced that he's going to force bankers to lend to businesses or risk losing their bonuses under his new plans

the scottish chairman decided to let him go home and died in libya. -- and to die in libya. >> is an affront to the families of pan am flight 103. >> there are very legitimate questions. there is the medical condition that has mid lead -- has led to the decision. we will look to the british government to help us fully understand the basis of the decision that led to his release. >> in washington, there is real and growing anger over circumstances surrounding the convicted bombers release. but the scottish government insists that it acted independently. the british government says that bp did not influence the decision and bp says that it was not involved in discussions about sending the bomber home. his continuing health has angered groups representing the lockerbie victims. >> it looks like he made out live all of us. the next book is going to be the anniversary of his release, which is august 20. the pan am families will have to relive this war over and over again and the story that everyone will be talking about is the fate of this man, this miserable little murder. >> the bombers

we see him a free man in libya. he should have served out the rest of his life in a scottish prison, which was the original agreement. in doing so, she indicated that congress will be having hearings, having questions. she hopes that the british government will provide help. this was the decision by scottish authorities to release him on humanitarian grounds. >> the can ask all the questions they want. there is little doubt there is not much of both governments can do to turn the clock back. he is still alive, despite the prognostic a the time, which said he only had three months to live. >> they're going to investigate the circumstances leading up to his release. the bad feeling is not to go away? >> no, absolutely. we are going to have this hearing in the senate foreign relations committee on july 29. they will be looking into events leading up to the release of mr. al-.q.qdumegarahi. there is some suggestion that they will be calling executives from bp as well. certainly bp's reputation and in the united states i

the investigation will look into whether his release was linked to an oil deal between bp and libya. he is the only person convicted of the bombing that killed to under 70 people over lockerbie, including 109 americans. >> in may 2007, and tony blair looks on as the bp chief tony hayward signed a multimillion oil field in libya. fast forward to august 2009, at the lockerbie bomber arrives home, having been released by the scottish government on compassionate grounds. senators in washington are considering whether the issues were at their -- were ever linked. they want to talk to jack straw. he has declined their invitation. earlier, he gave this explanation. >> i cannot help them on the key issue, which i found out is the central concern from their letter. which is, why was it mr. al- megrahi released on compassionate grounds? i literally had nothing to do without. >> problems the justice secretary has said he will not be going to washington, and nor will the massacre at -- medical advisers. >> it was agreed by the united nations and all parties. the matter is one for which i am acco

perhaps you remember almost a year ago when the pan am 103 lockerbie bomber was allowed to go home to libya because he had terminal cancer and was dying -- or so we were told by both sides when the deal to release him came through. now, it turns out bp was a player behind the scenes in that controversial deal. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell explains how and why. >> reporter: the only man convicted of the pan am bombing abdel baset al-megrahi got a hero's welcome in libya a year ago. he was set free because doctors said he had only three months to live -- advanced prostate cancer. now, a year later, he is still alive. the cancer specialist who examined him was hired by the libyans, but today denied he was under any pressure. >> the question was how can you get an accurate prognosis and the real truth is it's very difficult to be accurate. you can just aprostate cancer sat -- approximate. it's all numbers and statistics. >> reporter: did bp pressure the government? >> what role did bp play in convincing the british government to agree to this and the release of megrah

today, cameron strongly condemned the release of al megrahi who was allowed to return to libya on the basis of compassion. he was supposedly near death from cancer but a year later he's still alive. >> releasing the lockerbie bomber and mass murderer of 270 people, the largest act of terrorism ever committed in the united kingdom, was completely wrong. he showed his victims no compassion. >> reporter: democrats on capitol hill are calling for an investigation into claims that b.p. lobbied the british government to release megrahi in return for a multibillion dollar oil deal with libya. today, cameron defended his decision not to open an inquiry and he evaded the question of whether b.p. had a role in al megrahi's release. >> the role of b.p. and any lobbying they might have done is an issue for b.p. and an issue that they should explain themselves. >> reporter: b.p. has denied the allegations, but secretary of state hillary clinton traveling overseas called for an investigation of b.p.'s possible role in al megrahi's release. today president obama agreed but picked his words carefully

a meeting with theresident of libya, gadhafi.opment of joint efforts for green energy. green energy, meaning not only the energy creation, by solar and concentrated solar power but most of what is very important and actually planning to have a visit to libya, quite soon, is to have interconnection between libya, via crete towards central greece and allows transfer from the north african coast to europe to greece and then europe and the same thing holds, and this has been discussed already, at the business table by counterparts in both countries between greece and egypt. we also discussed in -- and are looking towards interconnection between egypt and crete and greece and that is to tap into the vast potential for solar energy on the north african side. now that is for me, the most important part of the work for the mediterranean, because, the point here is that you can have as much generation of internally from green sources as you want, unless you have the right interconnections it is like having nothing. you cannot actually use

in san francisco, the keep libya caucus, kron 4 news. vicki liviakis >> and also, taxing tourists is a way to fill the gap without touching locals. and as this resort tax is coming from mayor kevin news in. >> and tourists checking and, could be paying more money. and a proposal on the ballot would increase the hotel tax by 2%. and close the tax loophole with online reservations. >> the benefits it to recover costs for city services are public protection services, police, fire, and all of these are things that we can help us to recover. >> supervisor says that the comptroller's office says that this tax will generate $6 million per year. >> a terrible idea. >> san francisco mayor, gavin newson, and making san francisco the highest total tax in the nation could drive away convention business for several years to come. >> it is devastating for job creation, job growth in the reputation of san francisco. new york city made this in the 1970's and they recorded it and the 1970's. and with 17.5 percent hotel tax. >> the mayor is offering a com

he was sent home to libya.the recall is for fresh express romaine salads. look for expired use by dates of july 8th through 12th. there's an "s" in the product code. the products were distributed to 19 states. luckily no illnesses have been reported so far. >>> apple is not expected to recall its iphone 4. during today's announcement about the troubled new product. the new iphone has been plagued by reception problems since its release. published reports say apple knew about those problems as early as a year ago. apple's ceo steve jobs reportedly liked the design so much, the company went ahead with development anyway. >> a lot of folks anticipating that press conference in california. >> big news. >>> with that, here's your friday forecast. hot with severe storms in the northeast. gusty winds, hail, and heavy rain from upstate new york to new england. showers and thunderstorms from wichita and memphis east to the carolinas and atlanta. out in the west, hot and dry. >> a sizzling 114 in phoenix. sacramento, sal

release them and to scotland's justice minister who insisted concerns about bp and the media -- and libya be addressed to someone else. the scottish government freed him on compassionate grounds when it was deemed he was dying of cancer. the senator accused bp of corporate irresponsibility. the company says they were prepared to send another official to the hearing, but not tony hayward. >> smaller and wiser is what the new boss of bp wants his company to become in the wake of the oil spill. they announced setting aside $32 billion to pay for the cleanup. that cost be paid to announce the biggest quarterly loss in history. >> he the flower of british industry, bp [unintelligible] because of the $32 billion costs related to the worst oil spill in history generating a three- month loss. here is what caused the calamity, the exploration three months ago on the deep corner horizon rate -- horizon rig. >> the worst performance in bp's history. are you confident you can rebuild? >> it is a huge loss, but the underlying performance of the company is strong. it continues to be strong. we are stro

meeting, prime minister cameron went to another meeting with senators who believe an oil deal with libya was central to the decision to release of bill al- megrahi. >> after the meeting, the senators from new jersey and new york came out and made a statement. we got this from senator robert menendez. he said we are in agreement that the convicted terrorist should never have been allowed to taste freedom. our agreement does not mean case closed. it is not explained. he added he hoped to the prime minister would reflect on the continued called to open up a full inquiry in the circumstances surrounding the release. throughout the day, he does not feel there is a need for a fresh inquiry. >> bp has agreed to sell $7 billion of assets to meet the costs of dealing with the oil spill. the deal with the american oil co. apache will raise cash for the special $20 billion fund the bp agreed to set up after pressure from the american government. hillary clinton has begun the latest stage of her asian tour with a visit to south korea for what she called this show of solidarity. her arrival coincides

to know whether there's a link between the freeing of the bomber, a libyan, and a bp oil deal with libya. >>> senate democrats are expected to push through a long delayed bill, extending unemployment benefits for 2.5 million americans today. the legislation had been stalled in the senate for weeks with democrats short a crucial 60th vote. but all that changes today with the swearing in of carte goodwin as west virginia's new democratic senator. his addition puts democrats in position to overcome a republican filibuster and bring the bill to a final vote. at the white house yesterday president obama blasted republicans for opposing the extension. >> the same people who didn't have any problem spending hundreds of billions of dollars on tax breaks for the wealthiest americans are now saying we shouldn't offer relief to middle-class americans. >> and house minority leader john boehner shot back saying republicans are just as concerned about adding to the federal deficit and that president obama, quote, continues to offer only disingenuous attacks, not answers. >>> and now here's a look at s

it was signing a deal with libya. the deal was put into jeopardy by the ongoing sentiment. it is love being with the u.k. government over prisoner transfer. the american politicians and not get that distinction. they are unhappy. there is still some way to go between now and the hearing at the end of this week. >> in the united states, if the storm that caused the evacuation of ships in the gulf of mexico has weakened across florida. some ships in the area are preparing to leave. hal>> it makes his way over floa toward the gulf of mexico. it is a scenario that bp the government thought when not happen. it is forcing operations to come to a standstill. they have declared a state of emergency. we think it is prudent to claim for a hurricane. new hope for the best in you prepare for the worst. >> everything depends on the new caps holding up. engineers and crews are forced to stay away from the side. the solutions to cap the well have been stopped. thad allen said bp be back to work within 48 hours. he said it is an uncertain as demand. >> our priority is safety of our personn

involvement in helping to release the infamous libyan bomber in return for a $900 million oil deal with libya. >>> jury deliberations begin today in the corruption case against former illinois governor rod blagojevich. among other charges, blagojevich is accused of trying to profit from his power to appoint a successor to barack obama's former senate seat. >>> and one woman in egypt has a lot of diaper changing to do after giving birth to sextuplets monday. amazingly the six babies were conceived without fertility drugs. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,537 after gaining 12 points yesterday. the s&p lost a point and the nasdaq dropped 8 points. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei rose 256 points, while in hong kong the hang seng added 117. >>> stocks were mixed tuesday after a survey on the nation's confidence in the economy showed job worries and anemic wage growth have americans worried. the consumer confidence index came in with a steeper than expected decline for july and now stands at the lowest

aaron to go on then you know the iranian president wants that to you and someone in lebanon on in libya too but once they see the media is no longer interested it fizzles it becomes pathetic then also the interest to do so becomes lower doesn't mean that they look for more dramatic ways to get attention in the international arena so in fact the fear to look could be something small compared to what is going to come well it's i think what we also need to understand about this arena is that it's never going to be a one off victory and it people kind of told me ok we would have let it go and then what all with this question of and then what and i say when we go to war when we fight terrorism when we build an economy we don't say and then what we understand that this is going to be all the time and we're going to have to overcome challenges all the time as soon as we shift our understanding we understand that this is the key arena where israel and designed just idea of threatened today that we constantly try to outwit and outsmart the other side the other side we're going to try to do the s

after his release, bp did get its oil deal with libya.y plans to begin new drilling in libya later this summer. drilling the senators want the company to stop until this controversy is resolved. >> jon karl. clearly tough questions lay ahead. thanks for that update. >>> in other news, a dramatic turn of events for a government official, forced to resign over remarks perceived to be racist. overnight, shirley sherrod's boss said he'll reconsider after learning more about what sherrod actually said. a clip that went viral on the internet shows her saying she didn't give a white farmer help because of his race. it turns out that the tape was selectively edited by a conservative blogger, distorting her original message. >>> an fda panel says avastin should no longer be recommended for women with advanced breast cancer because it does more harm than good. if the fda follows the panel's advice, avastin would still be approved, though, to treat lung, kidney and colon cancer. >>> now, for a look at what's coming up on "world news," here's diane s

scottish authorities decided to allow him to go home to die in libya. now hillary clinton has spoken to william hague about the growing concern. >> it is an insult to the families of the victims of the bombing of pan am flight 13. legitimate concerns were raised about the medical information that led to the decision. people of raised -- have raised questions about the prisoner transfer agreements. we will look to the british government to help us fully understand the basis of the decision that led up to his release. >> here on in washington, there is real anger over the circumstances surrounding his release. the scottish government insists it acted independently. the british government said bp did not influence the decision, and bp says it was not involved in discussions about sending the bomber home. al-megrahi's continuing health has angered groups representing the lockerbie victims. >> now looks like he may outlive all of us. the next book will be the anniversary of his release, august 20 at. the pan am families are going to have to relive this horro

meanwhile the pre-season is in full swing for european clubs defending libya champions barcelona held their first training session ahead of the new campaign but only a handful of first team players were there as many took part in the world cup and aren't you back until the end of july the likes of iniesta puyo p.k. and david vir enjoying some time off but they will be back to the pre-season tour of scandinavia south korea and japan. while in italy a team of them fans turned out to see their stars they finished third last season and failed to win silverware they've brought in a new manager massimiliano a legacy who takes over from leonardo and have brought new plays man oh yes mark emilia and socrates puppetmaster. club owner and the prime minister silvio berlusconi then arrived in understated fashion and pretty much call the shots the news conference saying he considered one of the to be the greatest ever player but would not be spending huge amounts on new plays and did not intend to sell the club . although pre-season isn't all toil and sweat is it now and again this time for britis

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the bp oil spill, the company's ties to libya, and the release of the lockerbie bomber are all on thes half hour, the great white way over at the white house. the president and first lady played host to the bright lights of broadway last night. >> it was the latest edition of the white house music series showcasing some of the biggest names in theater. and our sunlen miller had the privilege of being there. ♪ could it be the time >> reporter: for one night the stars of the show tunes lit up the white house. >> let's put on a show. ♪ say nat king cole >> reporter: the playbill among broadway's best and brightest. nathan lane. ♪ can you see me as a roman with my head on sing it good and loud ♪ >> reporter: elaine stritch. ♪ all my dreams will be repaid heck i'd even play the maid ♪ >> reporter: idina menzel from "wicked" and "glee." ♪ kiss me good-bye i'm defying gravity ♪ >> reporter: the first family celebrated broadway's musical impact on the country in the fifth edition of the white house musical series. >> over the years, musicals have also been at the forefront of our social consc

now with al megrahi alive, officials say it was because of an oil deal with libya and bp. bp admits it lobbied british government to release him. >> if bp is found to have gained access to libyan oil reserves by using a mass murderer as a bargaining chip, then make no mistake, any money it makes off that oil is blood money, pure and simple. >> senate hearings on bp and al megrahi will begin july 29th. >>> after a year of partisan debate in congress, a sweeping financial overhaul is about to become law. the senate passed the bill thursday and president obama says he will sign it next week. alexis christoforous reports. >> reporter: change is coming to wall street. >> conference report is agreed to. >> reporter: the senate voted to approve the long-debated crackdown on the financial industry. >> we're giving wall street the strongest oversight it's ever had. >> reporter: the final bill weighs in at over 2,000 pages. it takes on the issue of too big to fail, meaning regulators will have the power to break up large financial firms that pose a risk to the economy. it also creat