but, they also were at the canadian high commission event and they were not in the london conference, and, some of them said to me, very clearly, that president karzai and his ministers had not in any way consulted with the afghan members of parliament before they had come to london, to take part in conference. >> well, i think first of all, it is important to say that the two representatives of the civil society conference spoke to the london conference, to afghans. and they weren't politician, they were civil society. people, secondly, i think i am right in saying that the parliamentarians was purely coincidental and, a parliamentary union or interparliament exchange, which happened to be taking place at the time of the london conference and thirdly the london conference was a conference on government and, so, there is a limit to what you can do in 67 hours, and, we weren't trying to substitute for intraafghan discussion but i think, everyone i spoke to thought the conference was enhanced by the presence of the civil society delegation. >> and i can assure you the vent that took pla

begin, foreign secretary, buy taking you to the conclusions and the outcome of the conference in london about afghanistan? what is your assessment of the outcome of the conference? >> thank you for your welcome and i look forward to many more sessions of the next parliament. i am disappointed that mr. menzies finds that such an amusing fault. >> i am an admirer of optimism. >> i think there are two ways about thinking of the outcome of the london conference. one is the set of the deliverable that were enunciated in the conference communique in the three areas of security, governance and regional cooperation, and we can maybe go through the highlights and the weaknesses of those sets of deliverable. but i think they were substantive whether in the the new security commitments, the imf role, and we can talk of health but there is also i think something else, slightly less tangible but in a way more important and that is i think that the 70 foreign ministers went away from the london conference confident that there was not just a clear military strategy but common on just a clear better ci

but 4700 miles away, london is more than busy with the next olympic game. >> london will be ready. >>not easy to think summer sports during one of the worst winters here in a century, but everyone from the queen to the man on the street -- >> even though it might not be the best for the country, but we'll get it. >> reporter: is trying, trying. >> very excited. >> to the city of london. >> reporter: to rekindle that thrill of victory back in 2005. well, times have changed. some corporate sponsors had to back out in this economy, while the budget to build these marvels and regenerate east london has nearly quadrupled to more than $9 billion pounds. there have been a few glitches, the olympic countdown clock that turned out to be 48 days fast or the what exactly is that sort of logo that everyone seems to love to hate. but the plans are glorious. five new venues, a javelin train traveling 130 miles per hour, all so far ahead of schedule. there will even be some sensible savings hosting tennis at wimbledon. the triathlon at hydeark and beach volleyball, right here where these guys usuall

i mean, he lived in london and he worked in london and even made a point of staying in london during the blitz, when other people were leaving, but, once london was no longer at risk, its charms for him were off which tells you something about the wa in which he actually pursued hard experience actively, rather than not avoiding it and so, instead, he moved to one of the hardest places in the british isles off the coast of scotland where he lived his last years, probably hastened his death, and wrote 1984. but i don't know if you saw this. his son, richard orwell, his adopted son maintain his silence for 60 years and we didn't know anything about him and he gave an interview a year ago. he's an agricultural engineer somewhere in england and kind of what you would expect and he describes being orwell's son in those years, and far from being this gloomy apocalyptic jeremiah of totalitarianism, he was a lot of fun here, took him fishing and boating and they nearly got killed a bunch of times and it wasn't physically easy but he was completely atuned to the natural world and to his son a

. >> from london, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. this week, british conservative leader david cameron questions gordon brown. members also questioned the prime minister on tony blair's testimony to the iraq war inquiry. the five-member panel is examining the events leading up to the iraq war. media reports that prime minister brown is scheduled to testify at the beginning of march. >> question to the prime minister, doctor brian? >> i am sure that the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to private sean mcdonald and corporal johnathan moore from first battalion the royal regiment of scotland, attached to third battalion the rifles, and to warrant officer class 2 david markland from 36 engineer regiment, royal engineers. these were men of great character and commitment, whose loss is already keenly felt by their colleagues. i want to pay tribute, on behalf of the whole house, to their courage and dedication. we think of their families and friends, and their sacrifice will not be forgotten. this morning i had meetings wi

, and he worked in london. he even made a point of staying in london during the blitz when other people were leaving. but once london was no longer at risk, its charms for him wayned, which tells you about him. so instead he moved to one of the hardest places in the british isles off the coast of scotland. probably hastened his death. i don't know if you saw his. his adopted son, richard orwell, maintained his silence for 60 years, and we only knew he existed, and he gave an interview a year ago. he is an agricultural engineering somewhere in england, and he describes being orwell's son in those years, and far from being this gloomy aproblem tick, orwell was fun. he took him boating, they went on adventures, nearly got killed a bunch of times. it wasn't physically easy, but orwell was completely attuned to the natural world and his son and shared his love of physical things and of nature with richard. and it's for me -- gives me pleasure to know -- >> host: first he had a very bleak childhood himself. didn't li

. >> now from london, prime minister's questions from the house of commons.riet harman fills in well he meets with the president of ireland. ties that have been so successful. we are looking so much at the sector. >> questions for the prime minister. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> i have been asked to reply. my hon. friend the prime minister is in northern ireland where talks are ongoing to secure agreement on the evolution of police and justice hours. the prime minister will make a written statement later and place it in the library of those how those. i am sure the house will wish to join me in paying tribute to riflemen peter aldridge from fort battalion rifles serving as part of three rifles battle group and corporal daniel cooper who served battalion rifles who died in afghanistan. they were heroes who displayed extraordinary courage and absolute commitment to the task before them and their colleagues along with their families and friends who will remember them with great pride. >> can i join the leader of the house in paying tribute to those who lost th

. >> now from london, "prime minister's questions, call from the british house of commons. this week, david cameron pressed prime minister brown and raising taxes for social care legislation. the prime minister said the tories were demanding a bill they had previously supported. members also questioned the prime minister on tony blair's destiny to the iraq war inquiry. the five member panel is examining the events leading up to the iraq war and the lessons learned. the report said prime minister brown is scheduled to testify at the beginning of art. >> order. questions for the prime minister. dr. brian iddon. >> number one, sir. >> i am sure that the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to private sean mcdonald and corporal johnathan moore from first battalion the royal regiment of scotland, attached to third battalion the rifles, and to warrant officer class 2 david markland from 36 engineer regiment, royal engineers. these were men of great character and commitment, whose loss is already keenly felt by their colleagues. i want to pay tribute, on behalf of th

-- meek lange lowe's show in london -- michelango's show in london. >> this week barack obama inflicted more damage on the already strained relations with china as he hosted the dali lama. while rejecting a chinese call to cancel the meeting, the white house offered the con sill yeah story gesture of making the talks low profile with rows over the proposed sale of military equipment to taiwan and u.s.-china trade imbalance how does this change things? >> this is the only public photograph we're going to get of the u.s. president meeting the dau lee llama. barack obama agreed to dump publicity out of deference to china. america's military budget alone is bigger than china's g.d.p., but not even six flee and military dominance of air, sea and space giving america the power to offend china. because china is america's banker. in the space of a decade, china's economic growth and america's economic crisis have changed the game between the two pures. gone is the idea that engaging china in a global market place would turn it democratic. now, china is shaping the global market place. and in di

the case was related to two people who were stopped near an arms fair in london in 2003. as far as i understand it, the home secretary was not only disappointed with the ruling in this case, because there are other challenges in the u.k. courts, they seek to appeal. then in the outcome of the appeal, the police will continue to have these powers available to them. >> time and again, we have had overwhelming evidence. [unintelligible] >> i can accept that you feel strongly about it. but this is a case where the applicants lost a previous challenges, in the divisional court, the court of appeal, and the house of lords. we now have a judgment from the echr. >> [unintelligible] >> i do not know anything about that. [laughter] >> can i ask you finally about a couple of points that we explored before? >> yes. >> [unintelligible] the guidance emplacin place [unintelligible] >> let's be clear when we start this. we do not support torture. we do not condemn torture. and we do not allow torture. and we do not ask the people to torture on their behalf. i am absolutely clear that the

>> now from london prime minister's question time, live from the british house of commons. every wednesday while parliament is in session, prime minister gordon brown takes questions from members of the house of commons. prior to question time, the house is wrapping up previous business. this is live coverage on c-span2. >> prime minister? >> mr. speaker, the u.k. government and walsh government continue to support farmers for their first class produce oversees. >> has the minister had the nail orgasmic experience of trying, or maybe eating cheese from wales? what action has he taken to ensure that these culinary delights are spread throughout europe? >> the truth is we are to engage in partnership with a welsh assembly government and i would like -- >> order, order. i want to hear the ministers answer. proceed. >> i'm sure you what, mr. speaker. i will do my best to make sure you do here. i would like to give examples of the excellent work that is being done. welsh food and drink produces will be exhibiting at an exposition and dubai in february 2010. of course, i have to

first of all, a little background on who jack london was. guest: jack london was a writer. his most famous short story was "call of the wild." it's the short story that sold the most of any short story. what was the page? c-span: it's 181. guest: oh, 181. c-span: you know, when mikhail gorbachev was here for booknotes, i was asking what he read, and he said he had in his library and had read most of jack london's work. why would that be? any reason? guest: really? c-span: yes. guest: i don't know why it would be for him, but it's -- his work is very adventurous and manly and carries you right through. he's -- but to his daughters, he's -- he's just so cruel. and i think that these letters are an example, also -- often, a parent, when they're -- in writing to their child, is writing to themselves, i think. and in these letters, i think that he really -- he's addressed the letter to his daughter and he's sending it to his 12-year-old daughter, but he's really aiming the letters at his ex-wife, who he's not -- whom he's not too fond of. c-span: you say someone had shot his pri

coming up in the war of words, we have heard from london envoy cazares, but what do people living onhe island -- from london and when a star isoo but what do people living on alan make of the drilling for oil there? britain is calling for tighter restrictions on the media to stop children from being bombarded with the success of material. ministers are considering a series of recommendations. june kelly now reports. >> from music videos to magazines, today's report paints a picture of an upcoming generation bombarded with sexual messages. this is the celebrity culture generation and the pressure is on, according to the report. when it comes to images, these 16-year oldss n know all about r pressure. >> i see this and it makes me feel that i do not look good in any way. people are into black hair and extensions and makeup and surgery just to look closer to what these are. >> the report recommendations include a system of rating symbols for photographs to show the extent to which they have been airbrushed. sold with parental locks already switched on to filter out adult content. the in

and a certain has been true for years and years and years, and he owns the london times. once i said to robert thompson who is now the editor of "the wall street journal," but was the editor of the times. i said, i thought the new york post have lost more money than any other media enterprise, and he said in that regard i would not do so it underestimate the london times. but the difference is the change that murdoch, or will shortly be 79 years old. he has a family of children, all of whom are media executives and want a media company to take over. he has shareholders who are no longer as tolerant of his quick love for newspapers. i was going to say even murdoch knows the end is coming but he doesn't know. but the people around him do. >> michael, is the subscription to wall street journal, is that a total failure? is there any model that might be good for other newspapers to use? >> you mean on line? no, it successful at the journal and i think that it can be successful of highly targeted information now you added information. but murdoch has decided, you know, he is le

let's take a look at the london market with becky. >> the big eft gainer is standard life. and the shares of today life are pretty strong today, up by over 4%. they're an insurer. they came out with figures today. sales for 2009 fell by 7%, but that was better than had been expected. we anticipated sales down by about 11%, also. also saying that in their core domestic market in the uk, prospects could be pretty good. consumer confidence figures out, probably helping a little optimism, as well. nationwide, these figures tell us that consumer confidence increased in january. a little less incline than usual at the start of the year, but still better than previously. there is some caution about the speed of the recovery and that could be limiting to the outlook, but overall, not a bad picture, ross. >> is that the reason astrazeneca was up this morning? >> farmers are declining. that's certainly the case here in the uk where astrazeneca has had a rough ride recently and has losses by over 3% today. roche is one reason. a couple other things to bear in mind by astrazeneca speci

whether you agree with the figure analysis that was commissioned by the london council.intelligible] that there could be a 15% savings on the spending on public services which would help significantly. would you agree with those figures? >> there have been a number of meetings where we have discussed how this approach -- how this project can work. this has been said that we wanted to do for some time. -- this has been something we have wanted to do. then you have a review of the land being used by the public sector, the resources being used in different areas, there is a great -- so it has a great deal of scope. 50% is not unrealistic, but we have to look at the different projects and how they work and a judge whether or not we can apply this. >> are you going to use the savings to reduce future central funding for the local governments? >> in the last couple of years, it has happened less slowly than in previous periods. we have tried at the same time to keep the council taxes down and we have tried at all times to make sure the balance is there between local taxpayers

the editor of the bbc world service in kabul had arrived from london the night before. he was in one of the hotels attacks, a terrifying experience. >> it went through my room window, and it hit the wall. my window and the room and bathroom were broken. i heard people crying and shouting, a big explosions. so it was a nightmare. >> it was the second major attack in kabul this year. the city is bracing for more to come. >> this is the crater caused by the initial explosion, the car bomb. you can see the extent of the damage done in what is supposed to be one of the most secure areas of the city. a chilling message from the taliban that while nato and afghan forces press ahead with their offensive in helmand, insurgents can come here and create havoc in the heart of the capital. chris morris, bbc news, kabul. >> meanwhile in washington, officials say the current initiative against the taliban will be extended to kandahar. it has been a hotbed for the insurgency. speaking in washington, an unnamed u.s. official said bringing security to kandahar said he would be the center

the last afghan conference in london in 2006 had several ambitious objectives most of which have nevereen met. most agree the conference should focus on realistic goals that can be delivered focusing on improve governance and reinvigorating former taliban members. will the government have regular reviews of the progress made including the conference proposed in a few months time. >> of course we are looking to ensure how we can play our part to make sure in afghanistan we have the right military action to tackle terrorism but we support -- the armed forces and have economic development and political development but i would have thought he would have taken the opportunity to support the work that is going on tomorrow to support that. [talking over each other] >> immediately after this question on my right, i will visit president cause i -- hamid karzai. there is no need to make political points. afghanistan will no doubt be addressed by president obama in his state of the union address tonight but he is also expected to talk about reforms for the regulation of the banking system and no

in july. >> london, july 23, 1784. my dearest friend, at length heaven be praised i am with our daughter safely landed upon the british sure after our passage of 30 days from boston to the downs. how often do not reflect during my voyage upon what i once heard you say, that no object in nature was more disagreeable than a lady at sea. [laughter] >> it really reconciled me to the thought of being without you, for heaven be my witness, in no situation would i be willing to appear this to you. i will add in observation of my own that i think no inducement less and that of coming to the tenderest of friends could ever prevail with me to cross the ocean, nor do i ever wish to try it but once more. i was otherwise very sick. besides seasickness, but you must not expect to see me sign, for nothing less than death will carry away my flesh. though i do not think i ate more the whole passage that would have sufficed for one week. my first sip tea has gone off and every hour i am impatient to be with you. >> the hague, july 26, 1

london warren checks back in. >> john: i love the way dayton plays. not necessarily out of bounds. [ laughter ] their guards are really, really tough to play and there is london warren and they need a tough, strong, quick, perimeter defensive player. brian gregory does a good job of getting the most out of the guys and you don't often see that thing players see. >> tom: they go to see if the foul was indeed against warren london or not and rob lowery is the dayton player and for temple. they were looking at the clock, excuse me. it was london warren with the foul and that was definitive lavoy allen with the sec point of the game and checked in to moore. john john allen and the stats the last few years and he's going to pass as a rebounder in temple basketball history and i remember him playing against him in high school and for another player for john cheney. >> tom: again, fran dunphy feels like he's scratching the surface offensively and that would mean scratching the surface with the rebound as well. brian gregory trying to get the team on track by

are you worried the you leave zrael and come to london that you could be arrested? >> well, yes.ling to speak up and sweek about a mill operation to explain why zrael left the gaza strip. >> for me this is not a question. the answer is yes. >> so -- >> surprisingly found one point where i agree. >> you also would agree to be arrested? >> i was in london when they announced the inquiry and they are going issue a kind of i didn't change an iota in my schedule. >> and yet, let's be frank. your government knows there is a credibility problem right now. >> i don't want to mention some of the member states by name. i suggest to you to check the human rights standards. they tell you there is a need to have academic and then legal discussion of the way to fight effectively terrorists who are using civilian population as human shieldings. there is a need for modification of the not letting all of us paralyze in our capacity to fight against terror. initiatives like that. >> we're going continue this right after a break. we have concluding thoughts, a few more questions including a debate

. >> now from london prime minister's question time from the british house of commons. when parliament is in session prime minister gordon brown takes questions from the house of commons. prior to question time the house is wrapping up previous business. this is live coverage on c-span2. >> discussions with your colleagues on a range of issues. >> this has caused great concern particularly reported reduction in the number of helicopters from 28 to 34 and the government's regular assignment to monitor the effects in the long step to the private sector and hope the minister will reassure me of that today. >> there will be no taxation of the existing service known as constituents benefits from and in particular the new helicopters introduced will have more capability and have faster response time which will be welcomed. >> questions to the prime minister. mr. reid? >> mr. speaker, before i answer the question let me make another tribute to our troops. they are working with incredibly incredible bravery with fortitude and dedication to defeat those who brought terrorism to

to london and southwest cancelled all flights after 2:00 p.m.and crews are mobilizing their plows and filling up with the salt and sand mixture. crews expect to work around the clock once the snow starts to fall later today. howard bernstein is here to tell us when we should start to see flakes. >> third time it is snowing this week. >> and more to come. >> by noon here and earlier south and west. we are picking up verga. this is at the upper levels but the beginning signs of the moisture getting to us. may have a few flakes fall in southern maryland. the next several hours the snow will be moving in. we have moisture coming in from the carolinas and tennessee, actually the gulf of mexico. and you see in southwestern virginia. parts of southern west virginia, that's where it is snowing right now. there could be areas southwest of virginia with a half inch of ice and snow, as well. we are lucky. we will get mainly snow in that regard. 28 manassas. snow gets heavy this afternoon. some snow by noon if not late this morning and the drive home. if yo

>> richard engel in london tonight. we'll continue watching this. a lot of americans learned his name as part of charlie wilson's war, the movie a few years back starring tom hanks of that title. former democratic congressman charlie wilson died today. he represented his east texas district for a quarter century in congress, best known for his role in helping secretly fund afghanistan resistance to the soviet union in the 1980s. charlie wilson was 76 years old. >>> we'll take a break. when we come back, the news today that could put one american's olympic dream on ice. that could put one american's olympic dream on ice. that can build up e in arteries. it's called atherosclerosis--or athero. and high cholesterol is a major factor. but crestor can help slow the buildup of plaque in arteries. go to arterytour.com and take an interactive tour to learn how plaque builds up. and then ask your doctor if crestor is right for you. along with diet, crestor does more than lower bad cholesterol and raise good. crestor is proven to slow the buildup of plaque in

in london to face a wave of issues. his private life has been openly looked at for the past week. >> hello and welcome, the great recession is coming to an end but you wouldn't know it. all our aids are now on the announcement from the u.s. comment. we have the report. a construction worker. he hasn't had a steady job in nearly two years. he doesn't countas unemployed by the government. he doesn't qualify. >> one in ten are officially without a job and eeven more are forced to make due with only a few hours of work. hunger has been a problem here in new york city and in the united states. more than 6 million americans haven't had a paycheck in months. we have looking at a 10 maunt 4% peek this year. we are looking at a near 10%. >> seeing the harsh reality for laid off workers. >> before you know it, they can't afford the food wish we are seeing the amount of increase >> filling an empty food cart, the daily ritual for americans who have fallen pray to the recession. also deeply concerned by the certain european countri

>> now from london prime minister's question time. live from the british house of commons. every wednesday while parliament is in session, prime minister gordon brown takes questions from members of the house of commons. prior to question time, the house is wrapping up previous business. this is live coverage on c-span2. >> order. i was listening intently to the honorable gentleman but i was hoping that he would refer to fuel smuggling. and he didn't. >> a brief reply from the minister. >> mr. speaker, tempted as i often am by my honorable friend to respond to the question that he is ask him and actually there is a three-pointer and was one made by my right honorable friend before. this is not a moment for party political advantage in this place. this is a moment for the parties of northern ireland without support to strive for and find the agreement that can pave the way for permanent peace in northern ireland. >> questions to the prime minister, mr. david? >> question number one, mr. speaker. >> mr. speaker, i'm sure that the whole house, the whole house will wish to join

you are on with historian paul johnson in london. commack mr. johnson, i read history of the american people a few years ago and as i recall, you were somewhat critical of fdr and his treatment of the pressure in your. how would you compare how the president is turning creating to this follow-up the depression? >> of course, you have to remember that fdr was operating before keynesianism became the favorite sort of solution of middle range or left wing economists. he was preteen jean in that respect. case was active and had written a number of books already. but his great treaties on deployment interest and money, which is the foundation of keynesian theory had not yet, not published until 1936. so when roosevelt began in 30, 33, he didn't have keynes as a bible. but in some respects he carried out changing policies. i am extremely critical of fdr. i think in a way he prolonged the depression. that is one of the themes that i illustrate an advanced in my book, i think if he had been less of a proto- kenyan, and i say that because keynes really c

that proposal got an enthusiastic response from coalition members at the london conference. second track seeks reconciliation with the senior taliban leadership now believed to be holed up in pakistan. karzai would offer them amnesty, a safe return to afghanistan and a role in afghan politics and government. they would have to give up armed conflict, cut all ties with al qaeda and agree to abide by the constitution, including its guarantee of women's rights. publicly, top taliban leaders insist they aren't open to a deal on any level unless and until foreign forces leave. a taliban statement issued after a bloody multiple bombing in kabul last month said that was their answer to karzai's talk of a deal with taliban fighters. but afghan and u.n. officials insist talks have been going on privately, including a meeting# last month in a thrid country between u.n. special representative kai eide and several unspecified taliban figures. for its part, the u.s. supports the move to persuade low and midlevel taliban fighters to defect, as secretary of state hillary clinton said at th

he also had the benefit of really virtual freedom of the press, as it existed in london, and frankly, the british couldn't care less if libels were being produced in london and smuggled into france about the secret life of louis xv and louis xvi and all the rest. in fact, they were at war with france. that was our war that gave us independence, and it was a terrific time for the life of a libeler, so this fellow, was churning out libels throughout the 17 -- well, sustain 80's, and he -- 1780's and he was only one of a whole colony of french expatriates who made this their specialty. the book sold very well, as i said, but they also were excellent for blackmailing the french, and so they wrote a letter, i'm a loyal subject of the king and i discovered to my horror that a terrible subject is about to publish a book about the -- well, about the queen, and the king and their relations or their lack of relations, and it's really distressing for a certain sum, every last copy of this edition could be destroyed, so there's a wonderful blackmail operation that kicks into full gear and without

paul at 9:15 in london. it is gray, but slightly warmer.as far as fixed income markets are concerned this morning, futures opened higher. the yield on the 10-year has nudged down, getting a bit of a boost. markets react to comments from rating agencies. they may downgrade it another notch. the treasury debt is up in asia and it yields on the 10-year treasury note ticked down to 3766%. the fed chairman for mr. bernanke suggesting rates will reemphasize the rates or stay low for a long period of time. but that changed their view on that at all. anyway, there we go. currency markets, we've got a lot going on there, particularly with the yen and the euro. chloe. >> so the euro/yen handle currently at a one-year low. and a lot of shaky movements involving sterling, as well. take a look at sterling/dollar, 1.52. down 0.8%. that's more than a nine-month low versus the dollar. and you have an 11-month low for sterling against the yen, as well. and take a look at how risk aversion is taking shape. dollar/yen back below that 90 handle at this hour at

london warren picks up the offensive board and warren finds chris wright and nice, the pass.r searcy on either shots and off the hands of lavoy allen. >> and that looks like a little in the basket and this is lieak. they have an easy basket and it doesn't drop. and they can't have it back in as well. >> tom: marcus johnson off the inbound and another board. that is six boards for lavoy allen. >> he armies's double-double on the season and on the basket. >> tom: against fernandez and that is the second turnover. he does the teams and doesn't turn the ball over that match and they're averaging over 11 turnovers per game,. >> john: reminds me of john cheney and -- about not turning the basketball over and i think the players at temple here have been -- and part of their dna almost. >> tom: perry misses the shot and another assist and this is on the side. almost the basket is a half a foot taller than what they used to. >> john: brian greg or asked what do we have to do to get a basket leer? it's a good opportunity. >> tom: fernandez. and put that one on the hep and called for th

biggest off-season move made by uva football the hiring of the mike london to be the head coach. he'll face his former team first in the fall. scav leers open up at home against the richmond spiders and the first ever game in the state of california at u.s.c. of the first time uva has played a game on the west coast in 34 years. they face al groh in atlanta. >>> chris fontious to a new long-term deal. he played multiple positions scoring 8 goals and and he's been dueled training camp and will respect to carson, california next week. >>> in american football, the baltimore ravens have bot lost mark carrier to rex ryan and the new york jets. he has been hired to be the defensive line coach. >>> just three days before super bowl xlii kicks off in miami, colts and saints getting ready. everyone expecting a shootout against the league's most prolific offense. they set the over under at 56.5 points. that's the highest line ever in super bowl history. the sun finally made an appearance for the team's practices today. this is the first matchup of the top teams in each conference since wo

i mean, he lived in london and worked in london and even made a point of staying in london during thelitz when other people were leaving but once london was no longer a press, its charm for him or of which tells you something about the way in which he actually pursued the hard experience actively rather than simply not avoiding it. and so instead he moved to one of the hardest places in the british isles off the coast of scotland where he lived his last years probably hastened his death in 1984. but i don't know if you saw this, his son, richard orwell, his adopted son kind of maintain his silence for 60 years and we only knew he existed -- we didn't do anything about him and he gave an interview about a year ago. he is i think an agricultural engineer somewhere in england which is kind of what you expect it he describes being orwell's song in those years and far from being this gloomy apocalyptic jeremiah to tout teheran is, orwell was a lot fun. he took him fishing and boating and the width of these adventures and nearly got killed a bunch of times. it wasn't physically easy but orw

what would be an improvement is something in the house of commons of london, more drinking. i have seen argument's solved in one of the many bars over a drink by people who could not agree on the floor and something move forward. when i first covered congress at 6:00 p.m. the cocktail's would come out. i am sorry to say the bottle of water comes out and nothing gets resolved. we will talk about the great issues facing the world currency and infrastructure, and problems with us no matter what the political party. [unintelligible] it was done in france with the constitution which is still the constitution of france. it was put together by charles de gaulle. we will be right back. >> "whitehouse chronicle" is produced in collaboration with howard university television. now luellen king. >> hello again and thank you for coming along. i am joined by andy from polito, and a journalist with many years' experience, and another guest. [unintelligible] he predicted the crash of 2008 with back in this program. and he forgot he had predicted it. andy glass, we see endless troubles in th

>> bret: greg palkot live in london. thank you. elsewhere around the world, three american soldiers were killed in a taliban roadside bomb attack in northwestern pakistan. they are the first known u.s. military facilities in that area. pakistani soldier and three school girls died in the attack which damaged a school for girls. nato says a bomb strike in southern afghanistan killed two american soldiers tuesday. news of the attack comes as u.s. troops and their afghan and nato parer ins prepare to launch a major offensive against a taliban stronghold. in iraq today, 20 people were killed when a bomb ripped through a crowd of shiite pilgrims near c c near c nea sk. iraq's highest appeals court struck down a ban on hundreds of perspective parliamentary candidates with suspected ties to the saddam hussein regime. the candidates will be allowed to run in next month's elections but will not be allowed to take office until they are investigated. back at home, president obama today told democratic senators to lead first and let politics o

the british had signed a peace treaty with the americans in london.d it takes a month -- it took a month or more for ships to cross the atlantic before the ship could bring the copies of the treaty here, madison was talked into invading canada to show off how strong we were. and, of course, it was a disaster. >> you alluded at the beginning of the fact that most americans don't recognize him as one of the great presidents. in fact, they don't recognize him at all. what do you think is the reason for that? >> well, i think the other gentleman asked that question. i think the reason simply is that historians like to cover exciting battles, a lot of blood, a lot of action. and tend to ignore the solid work of hard-working political leaders. i think that's probably still true. people get elected a lot on clamour rather than competence and clearly was a man who was elected for his competence. yes, sir. >> he lived for several years after he left the presidency. do we have any idea how he felt about his successors? >> well, deep inside favored john quincy a

the laboratory received a medal for canine occurred in london today. he is a bomb sniffing dog it saved lives in afghanistan. trio is the 63rd recipient of the award. the medal has gone to three courses, a cat and 32 pa-- pigeons. >>> tonight, rain will mix with snow or around midnight. increasing winds and colder temperatures. a lot of issues for the morning drive. as we get through the day tomorrow, but trees or 3 inches of snow, but the winds are going to be a big factor. >> brian van de graaff and the whole "good morning washington" team will be an early tomorrow morning at 4:30 to bring you the latest on the weather and the storm. >> "abc world news" coming up next.

and did notice that he, like you, went to the london school of economics. my question is whether you learned anything that would give you superior insight to how business people behave in situations? >> i am like him. but i guess like you i started and ran a small business. i would join you in saying the key thing for a small business is not the marginal tax rate, especially if all you're doing is returning it to the bubbles that existed during uring the 1. it is demand for your product, access for capital, and good workers, all of which this budget is trying to focus on. get the economy back on its feet. a variety of steps to promote access to capital including through the small business administration and the new proposal the president was speaking about today to spur small-business lending. finally in terms of workers and the workforce investing in education because those are the workers of the future. >> thank you for clearing that up for me. i have to turn now to a more appropriate subjects which definitely that affects my state. this is the question o

this month it is historian paul johnson who is joining us from london. we want to put the numbers on the screens are you can participate in this conversation. (202)737-0001 for those of you who live in the very slowly eased timezone or the central time zone. if you live in the mountain or pacific time zones, (202)737-0002 with a number for you to call. you can also send paul johnson and united booktv@booktv.board. or you can send a tweet that twitter.com/booktv. here are some of mr. johnson's books. as you can tell from the first 15 minutes we've covered and dipped into several different topics here at that sub one is about a thousand pages. "modern times" is another book. "churchill," this is his latest, a new bio on winston churchill. and then there's this trilogy of books that we will also talk with mr. johnson about. the creators, "intellectuals" and heroes. he has also written about george washington, history of christianity. and the quest for god. a lot of mr. johnson's writings are infused with different religious thought, which will also talk wit

some are better." >> i did hear this report in the times of london.let me say this -- i think there will be different voices in this movement with different perspectives. sometimes from my perspective, having lived overseas and having worked in many countries, the fact is i have less concern over that. the enact is many people come to this nation and provide the knowledge they have, provide the skill set that sometimes is lacking, has been a wonderful lever of advantage for this nation. i think tom tancredo is right. it is the best system in the world. it is a place where people are getting -- coming because there is a great opportunity. my family came from yugoslavia and poland. i'm the first one in my family to get a degree. i ran a billion dollar company. all that in three generations. it is not possible anywhere else. in germany -- the word is kindergarten -- which literally means the garden of the children. that means you are growing up into an expectation to do one thing or several things well. here in our country you can come in, you can commun

>> absolutely. 100 years ago, there were more motor cars powered by electricity in the streets of london and new york than gasoline. many competitors for oil. we found, thanks to ford, rockefeller, the marketplace economics, they consolidated one technology. the nexus that kept us going for 100 years. it's under threat by electricity, in part by biofuels. maybe in future fuel cells and hydrogen fuel. it's a bit further off. the next century of transport will look different. >> let's talk about who is taking the lead. if you look at detroit. industry there is in decline. if you look at japan, shows the autoindustry there can stumble. what are the other countries experimenting now? >> the classic polls of invasion in autos, detroit being the most famous. they are under assault. this is a geographic shift toward china, which is undoubtedly going to emerge as a great leader in electric cars, battery technology. korea, investing in the green economy and the software that makes them work, that may come from silicon valley. a hot start up company started by california venture capitalists. it's

looking forward to london. absolutely. >> elvis stojko, thanks so much from vancouver. thanks for being with us over the past few weeks. >> thanks so much. >>> in closing the unemployment gap, some jobs training programs, targeting inner city neighborhoods and getting promising results. sed >>> jobs or lack thereof, another big concern in washington. lawmakers disagree on the best ways to created new jobs. the most recent unemployment numbers show the urgency real. especially for certain minority groups. sarah lee shows us how some programs are actually closing the unemployment gap. >> reporter: the lab technician says she wears her white lab coat with pride. not too long ago her outlook was not quite as bright. >> customers drink all day at the bar. 6:00 in the morning, opening the doors for people to get their wine. >> reporter: her paycheck, $6 an hour. it wasn't the future she wanted. with just a high school education to compete in a tough economy, her options were limited until a program supported by feder

from liege to london, a little bit more than two hours.ompeting with aplane without any doubt. >> rose: the next thing i want to see the samuel beckett bridge in dublin. >> there two bridges. sp. the this shows a bit how they are in the local culture. and, indeed, we wanted to provide functional testimonyty but in the other side significant ones. this is also a swing bridge. it can turn around and has an enormous span for the bridges around 300 feet. >> could you do this if you weren't an engineer. >> i think being an architect andn engineer i understood the importance of the bridges from a very early stage. you you caot imagine parties without the beautiful bridges. so i know dprus an my early work as an architect but also as an engineer the potential of bridges to requalify cities, to requalify places and imagine also new york without bridges, you see. it's much more difficult to circulate but also it will be... if you of images... >> rose: there's no more beautiful drive in new york than drive around the f.d.r.and see the bridges that c

. >> pelley: martin wolf is a columnist for "the financial times of london" who delights in watchinghe high and mighty squeezed into davos. there aren't enough tables in restaurants, there aren't enough hotel rooms. >> wolf: oh, that's part of the thrill. it is the only place where these really powerful people are made to be very inconvenienced, just about the only place in the world that really rich, really powerful men-- mostly men, a few women-- can actually behave like normal people. >> pelley: we were here a few days before the forum started, and it looked like they were setting up for a rock concert. what goes into this? >> wolf: just the program-- all the lunches and dinners and hotels, travel programs, security, which is obviously a nightmare. i mean, this is... they brought together everyone in the world that the terrorists would want to kill. it is an enormous organizational project. >> pelley: they suffer the indignities to attend the seminars of the world economic forum-- more than 150 expert talks-- on things including financial risk regulation, viruses, u.s.-china relat

. >> and now we turn overseas to london. mystery surrounds a real-life sleeping beauty. rare disorder causes her to sleep for up to two weeks at a time. here is nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: unlike the fairy tale, this sleeping beauty has no prince charming coming to wake her up. she has kleine-levin syndrome, with only 1,000 known cases around the world. >> this kind of state lasts for about one to two weeks generally, and then it disappears suddenly. so, people feel this is over, but unfortunately it comes back. >> reporter: pediatrician in london made the diagnosis for the family. a frightening syndrome with no cure, only a chance louisa would grow out of it. life passes her by while asleep. dancing is her passion but this year she keeps missing recitals, school work and her social life suffer. stephanie gosk, nbc news, worthing, england. >>> a harrowing tale today, jumping into shark-infested waters to try to save a surfer. the surfer was trying to free himself from a swarm of sharks. >> it wasn't until i finally got to him that, you know, realized with the amou

. >> the united states is expressing deep disappointment in a london court ruling that has forced the disclosure of intelligence reports about a way that a british man was treated by the cia while in american custody in pakistan. the document sho that british officials knew that he was subjected to cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment. >> at the heart of the case was the intelligence sharing relationship between the u.k. and the united states. while the judge's considered their ruling, it appears that the court in washington, d.c., had already half tip the balance. >> they said it would be absurd, just because a court decided to publish material that had already been made public by an american court. >> the foreign secretary answered allegations that the british had colluded in the torture. >> there is a fundamental commitment on the part of myself and my secretary in charge for the security service, as well as the head and staff of these agencies, to hold the highest standards of conduct, not simply for ourselves. >> the seven pair rest released today summarized american intellig