fleeing to malaysia. they thought they escaped the tyranny of a military regime. instead, some these people were rounded up by authorities and sold into forced labor. >>> and all of the world's a stage. the most famous train in the world becomes a rolling theater. tonight, we catch the show on the orient express, all aboard. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, this is what is happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible, in part, by the following funders -- >>> good evening. i'm martin savidge. we begin tonight with the war in afghanistan, and a look at the two main western military forces in that country. that's the united states and great britain. the toll of that war on british troops 8,000 of them in afghanistan has suddenly become a big issue at home. that's because the death toll is soaring. 15 british soldiers have been killed so far this month. eight of them in just one 20-hour period this week. and that has put the british government on the offensive. in tonight's "lead focus,"we're going to draw on several of our

fleeing to malaysia. they thought theyscaped the tyranny o a military regime. instead, some tse people were rounded up by ahorities and so into forc labor. >>> and all of theworld's a stage. the most fous train in the world becomes rolling theater. tonight, we catch the show on the orient exess, all aboard. >>> om the world's leading reportersnd analysts, this is what is happening fr around the world. thiss "worldfocus." made poib, in part, by the following funders >> good evening. i'martin savidge. we begin tonht with the war in afghanistan, and a look apt the two ma western military forces inthat country. that's the united states and great britain. the toll of that war on btish troo 8,000 of them in afghanisn has suddenly become a big issue at home. that's becausehe death toll is soari. 15 briti soldie have been lled so far this mont eight of themn just o one 20-hour period this week. in tonight's"lead focu we're going to dr on several of our partners to bring you the latest on that war. srting with james blake of britain's itn, who filed ts report earlietoda

well, today, authorities in malaysia announced that they have arrested five immigration officers for that very crime. >>> we want to return tonight to a story we brought you last week. that's thepid spread in britain of the h1n1 virus. the number of cases is now doubling every week. and a fierce debate has erupted about how to contain the disease. recommended some that some schools in session still be closed but government is resisting that, saying that it's too late. andrew thomas of itn reports. >> reporter: this is how most schools are at the moment. by next week all will empty for the school holidays. if the swine flu pandemic continues, should they stay closed into the autumn? of 130 schools that are temporarily closed to stop swine flu spreading, 113 have reopened. official government policy now against the mass closure of schools. but could that stall the pandemic? >> the thing about a pandemic is you have very large numbers of people becoming infected and ill in the peak of two, three weeks. schools closed could reduce those numbers by 30%, 40%. it doesn't stop beam from gett

enough, but throw in gaming, ewm, great etf, speaks to malaysia, but with a nice gaming component. this is an industry that's really showing absolutely unending growth. >> i'm glad they named their etfs that are understandable. some can be absolutely ridiculous. your next trade, jim? >> my next is to buy canada. if the canadian dollar, etf, ten days ago we saw the unemployment number, there was a risk aversion kind of thing, and basically sold everything else to hide out. as time's worn on, we've seen some earnings that aren't as scary as we thought they were. canadian dollar has had the most decisive and dram tick move of all of them, and then a follow-through as well. canada is a young exporter, raw materials nation, and it looks like the place to be. so that's mine. >> thank you very much. jim peter and don't forget to catch it fridays at 11:30 eastern. >>> just ahead on today, something special, nfl legend steve young raised more than a billion to photoequity deal. there's another crock cuss. we're going to find where he's looking for deals and there's an interesting roster on

name the next seven wonders of the world. 261 nominees have been announced including this item in malaysia. it is said to have a pretty good shot of winning because diver have voted it the best dive site anywhere. le be decreed in 201 is? >> that looks beautiful. >> time to go on a trip. >> the new thing, they are doing it more often, correct? >> yes. >> it used to be set in stone for a long time. >> centuries. >> that is our report. thanks for watching, mary bubala. >> don scott. >> i am bernadette woods.

educational scientific and culture ral organization is crafting a list and one of the candidates is malaysia'se sipadin island. it has been said that no oth spot on the planet has more marine life. official onlytographer cousteau once described it as an untouched piece of art. 260 sites have been nominated as seven wonders of nature. and the finalists will be revealed two weeks from now and the official seven wonders of nature will be announced in 2011. >> i want to go there. >> yes. >> now. >> yes. >>> coming up, the -- we are going to take a look at some of the measures -- let's start again. obama administration is trying to make sure the food americans eat is safe. more on that. >> lindsay, what are you going to have more of? >> lance armstrong, close to putting on that yellow jersey. bruce boudreau talks about the loss of some of the team's veterans. venus williams plays tonight in d.c. she gets to give back to the community as well. "news4 at 6:00" continues.ye (bell ringing) woo-hoo!!!! woo-hoo!!!! woo-hoo!!!! woo-hoo!!!! kobak. mr. miller (announcer) everyone's heading to arby's for the

. >>> one other noterom asia tonight, last week we reported how the government o malaysia often round up illegal immigrantsrom myanmar and sometimes sells tem to hman traffickers. well, today, authorities in malaya announced that they have arrestedive immigration officers for that very cme. >>> we want toeturn tonight to a story w brought you last week. that's thepid spread in britai of the n1 virus. the number of cases is now doubling every week. d a fierce debate has erupt about how to contain the disease. recommended some tat some schools in session stl be closed but governme is resisting that, ying that it's too lat andrew thomas of itreports. >> reporter: thiss how most schools are at the moment. by next week a wil ety for the school holida. if th swine flul. continues, should the stay closed into the autumn? 130 schools tha are temrarily closed to sop swine flu spreading, 113 have reopened official gornment policy now against the mass closure of scols. but could at stall the pandemic? >> the thing abou a pandemic is you have very lar numbe of people becoming infeced and ill in t

malaysia is increasing security at hotels and shopping centers and even in bali, hotels have gone to what they call code red, even though officials say that there is no credible threat at this time. rick: a miami bus drivers and hot water after being caught on camera texting while driving. take a look at these pictures. hard to make out, but the driver is they're holding what appears to be a cellular phone. one hint on the wheel, the other hand pushing buttons. the bus was full of passengers and the driver narrowly avoided an accident. listen. >> he slammed on the brakes and blew the horn and everyone moved forward because it was such a hard stop. >> it is their responsibility to be careful. the passengers are responsible. rick: passengers are not allowed to use cellular phones when driving. miami dade is now investigating the incident. meantime, in new york, a long island rail road computer engineer has been suspended without pay for letting a passenger drive his train. july 2 in the early morning, a 40 police say that they are working right now to build a criminal case against the

. >>> the 261 nominees have just been revealed, including malaysia.ng especially because divers have vote today one of the top five dive spots in the world. >> i didn't know they were looking for nominations. >> i didn't either. we could have recommended something. bob turk. >> or at least his house. >>> straight ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. throw open the windows. >>> bob turk has your first >>> it's days like today, we envy those people. >> you see that view. and you can see for miles. there's no haze, no humidity. it's blue sky comfortable. it and will continue, believe it or not, for several more days. but you'll note a big difference. particularly on saturday and saturday night. it's going to be warm. it's going to be sticky. until then, enjoy it. take a look at temps around the region. really, really nice. the key is, the dew point is down to 50 degrees. yesterday was 57. it's even dryer than it was yesterday. humidity, coming in at 27%. the winds, look at that nice breeze. west at 20. barometer 29.72 right now, holding steady. around t

we have restaurants in singapore and malaysia.and we opened in singapore, and those are huge opportunity markets for us. >> quickly, where do you see the u.s. economy? when will we number a recovery? >> i think we'll number a recovery when the government starts doing the right thing to encourage business instead of trying to spend us into prosperity? >> which would be when? >> i think they have to get really scared. 9.4% unemployment would scare me but it squared the government into spending more money. continuing to spend on roads and bridges isn't going to do it. >> great to talk with you. hope you'll join us again soon. andrew puzder. >> if, in fact, this asia move is for real and he's got his arms around it, then you can be buying a yum early on with ckr. we've had him on before. stock hasn't done much but it could be an early play. >> you're also buying what the strategy is going forward. when you come out of the economic recession, how does he keep the market share that he has gained during that recession? that's the strateg

and that operates includes algeria, armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, bulgaria, cuba, hungary, iran, malaysia, north korea, peru, poland, russia, serbia, sudan, syria, ukraine, and yemen. again, widespread globally that air to ground capability and air-to-air capability. today, there is a fifth generation being developed that will be highly competitive with the f-22 and the f-35. that fighter is currently being developed by russia and china. to challenge the f-22 and the f-35 so that gives you a sense of where we are today. these are very sophisticated aircraft operating today. the surface-to-air missiles are very sophisticated. and in countries today they can take out, in fact, our existing technology in many areas. and of course the fifth generation is what we're talking about being ready for the midpart of this century. our air superiority what gone unnoticed by others in many ways. this is identified on the maps. all the countries in red as i pointed out have an air capability comparable to the mig, all on par with our current aircraft technology. specifically, the f-15 and f-16 fighter,

police say they most likely have their suect, a member of a terror group from nearby malaysia. investigators say the attackers were precise in their planning and even used a room at the marriott to prepare. >> which indeed, further suggested this was a reasonably well thought-out and carefully planned operation. >> secity at luxury hotels is normally tight in indonesia. guests have to walk through metal detectors and have their cars inspected. it's not clear how the attackers got around that security. >>> many police agencies at home are beefing up security because of those attacks. in new york, police deployed anti-terror teams to some major hotels. here in the district police tell us they can't disclose what measures they're taking. in a statement the department said it will not reveal whether area hotels have been placed on heightened alert. that to do so would reveal police tactics. the statement goes on to say district police are taking every precaution to prevent similar attacks here. >>> president obama heads to camp david later this morning. on thursday, he gave an hist

. >> the big focus is exactly who was behind these attacks and the focus right now is on malaysia man, who was part of a break away group linked to the group behind three of the different terrorist attacks over the years here in indonesia. as you mentioned, we took a look at the two location sites. those hotels that were hit yesterday by these attacks. they're considered among the most well secured hotels in jakarta, operating they heist security level known as code red. which means there were 40 different security procedures already in place. including drop down barriers where vehicles had to be inspected, metal detectors, x-ray machines, and special explosive vapor detectors. but that didn't stop the attack. >> terrorists continue to evolve their tactics. we need to continue to evolve our procedures. >> this is the marriott hotel, the site of the first attack where police say the suspects may have come days earlier to plan the attack in room 1808. police tell the associated press that handwritten notes were pulled from the room, as well as a possible bomb inside of a laptop. what ar

around the regn, there have bn the arrests of more than 600 members, iluding the ilippines, malaysia, and singapore. so, j. is really a shadow of its former self. it's a mh smaller orgazation. rlly, they're on the run. reporter: still, even with the crackdown in recent yeas, today's attack s carried out inone of the most secured area of jakarta. >> thiss a real kick in the teeth foindonesia, because they've just gone rough their cond very successful direct elected presidentiaelections. democracy has been consolided in the country, d so in that way, i think it's realbsetback. but it's not gng to undermine democcy. it will have short-term negati impact on the economy, but theconomy is already suffeng right now simply because of, you know,he global downtu. but indonesia will psevere through ts. >> repoer: security throughout jakarta, and arou the city's major hotels, w stepped up even further after the attks. >> lehrer: now, the naacturns 100. last ght, president obama spoke at a coention celebrating the birthy of the nation's oldest civil rights organization. >> i unrstand there may be

around the region, there have been the arrests of more than 600 members, including the philippines, malaysia, and singapore. so, j.i. is really a shadow of its former self. it's a much smaller organization. really, they're on the run. >> reporter: still, even with the crackdown in recent years, today's attack was carried out in one of the most secured areas of jakarta. >> this is a real kick in the teeth for indonesia, because they've just gone through their second very successful directly elected presidential elections. democracy has been consolidated in the country, and so in that way, i think it's a realbsetbac. but it's not going to undermine democracy. it will have a short-term negative impact on the economy, but the economy is already suffering right now simply because of, you know, the global downturn. but indonesia will persevere through this. >> reporter: security throughout jakarta, and around the city's major hotels, was stepped up even further after the attacks. >> lehrer: now, the naacp turns 100. last night, president obama spoke at a convention celebrating the birthday of the

>> let me get you more information. >> on north korea/malaysia, ambassador goldberg's had a brief q&aers, and it is not clear to me whether there had been reports over the course of the weekend that may be perhaps several malaysian entities are getting singled out or targeted. is that the case? was that the purpose of this meeting, of this visit, to share information for malaysian entities that are suspected of doing business with north korea in contravention? >> yes, i have seen his q&a, as well. he is on his way back today. i think it is to see if we can talk to the man himself to get a more thorough readout. the trip to beijing. ok, thanks. >> on tomorrow morning "washington journal," grace- marie turner on health care. also, issues regarding the trial of detainees. and the mayor of an area in pennsylvania on his testimony on clean energy. also, an author and russian professor on the president's trip to moscow. "washington journal" begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span, and at 10:00, we will have that senate environment committee hearing on clean energy reducing greenhouse ga

this region, country like malaysia, for instance, has been stepping forward in opening trade during the crisis.Ñc >> director general, Ñc realistically, can we expect to make much head way in not only c jump starting, but successfully implementing the round of trade liberalization talks? >> again, i think the answer is yes. i think the mood, the politics have gone much better in recent months. we have a new u.s. administration. we have a new indian administration and you know that last year it was a bit of a problem between u.s. and india to unlock the negotiations. >> there are a lot of disagreements between those two countries about the extent of rolling back the agricultural -- sdwh correct there is more common ground now and i think what is already on the table, getting the 20% remaining done is easier with trong winds blowing. >> that was pascas lamy, speaking to me here yesterday in singapore. bertha. >> thanks, sri. apple's first quarter profits in the state rose 13%. that beat estimates. the new iphone 3gs was on sale for less than two weeks during the quarter, yet still contrib

police say they are zeroing in on a terror group from nearby malaysia.xperts say whoever carried out the attacks had likely been planning them for sometime. >> indeed, it further suggests this was a reasonably well thought out and carefully planned operation. >> president obama says the bombings are a reminder of the need to stay vigilant against terrorists. he plans to call the indonesian president to express sympathy and offer u.s. help. >>> u.s. police forces reacting to the attacks in new york police deployed antiterror teams to major hotels. here in the district police tell us they cannot disclose what measures they're taking. the department released a statement saying it will not reveal whether area hotels have been placed on heightened alert. that to do so would reveal police tactics. the statement goes on to say district police are taking every precaution to prevent similar attacks here. >>> president obama heads to camp david later this morning. on thursday he gave an historic speech at the naacp convention now celebrating its centennial. at the

you look like malaysia or philippines, which would seem to be commodity produces. 60% of exports going to china are electronics in their components. things being assembled basically to send to the united states or europe ultimately. so we think tham bet'll be a bi a disappointment. the two countries likely to benefit from domestic demand in china would be australia and indonesia, which are 50 to 55% of their exports to china are commodity based. >> interesting to look at who benefits from this increased demand to china. vw saying their sales jumped 22.7%, undoubtedly beneficiaries from china. how long are we going to feel a benefit from this stimulus? how can can the effects last? >> i think, you know, it's off to a very strong start. if you're looking at what we had in terms a stimulus package way back when, it was about $600 billion spread over the next two years. when you look through the first half of this year, already you've had $1 trillion-plus lent by the chinese banks. this is over 25% of gdp. and this is an economy that has a lot of firepower left in the tank. it's government

undergone a severe crackdown by indonesian authorities and regional authorities in singapore and malaysia this is a bit of a surprise. yet security experts know that jemaah islamiya is a capable, adaptable network. it has cells that still operate. one of their chief bomb makers is still on the loose. this is not all together a surprise although ji has been down and out. >> we should explain about indonesia. it's a multicultural nation. it's a democracy. these are western hotels. these bombs are very specifically aimed at western targets. >> that's exactly right, harry. this is a signature attack from jemaah islamiya, which has ties to al qaeda, and the broader violent islamic movement. these are soft targets. these are emblematic western targets in the heart of jakarta's business district. so these are the types of targets, as they've hit in the past from 2002 to 2005, that are emblematic for jemaah islamiya, which is why most experts think that that's who's responsible. >> and it's interesting, because there seems to be a real degree of success in terms of the indonesians cracking down o

it's in singapore, malaysia. they're able to recruit people from around the region. one, you could have people from outside indonesia coming in to do these things. two, you know, small groups of people can do quite a lot of damage. if you go back to the 1970s in europe, the italian terrorist group or the german terrorist group, had small numbers of recruits but they were able to inflict a huge amount of damage to those in society. indonesia is a country with a population of almost 200 million. the largest muslim country. even if tiny percentages of this country engage with these sorts of groups, you can continue to find recruits. >> it's interesting to me that the strategy that has interested me is coordinated attacks. instead of planting bombs elsewhere, we have seen in mumbai, kabul, lahore, small groups of commandos going in and reeking havoc with a simple amount of weapons, holding large numbers of people at bay and kind of in the case of mumbai, paralyzing a city. >> that's true. so called fedayeen attacks. i don't go in knowing that you're likely to be killed.

is there. -- he was there. >> can we go back to north moat -- north korea and malaysia?n reports over the course of the weekend that several malaysian entities may be getting a single better targeted. is that the case? was the purpose of this meeting to secure information about suspect doing business with north korea in contraband? >> yet, i have seen this q&a as well. he is on his way back to bed. i think the best thing to do is to see if we can talk to the man himself. we want to get a more thorough readout. thanks. callerc-span2 [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2008] the deal with president barack obama and russia would expire this september. we will reader the joint news conference in moscow with president barack obama and president medvedev at 8:00 eastern on c-span. tomorrow in moscow, president barack obama joins russian prime minister vladimir putin for breakfast. later, he will have talks with former soviet leader because he also speaks at the new economic school and will meet with russian political and business leaders. on wednesday, president

to have a official briefed you all on a background of recent agency delegations went to china and malaysia to discuss the implementation security revolution. with that information, i will be glad to take your questions. >> what senior leaders from the health were at this press? >> we had both chairmen from both houses of congress of the foreign affairs committees. you had carian firm burhman -- e the complete list here. >> fannie mae put it out later? -- can you maybe put it out later? >> it is a broad exchange. >> on the spectrum briefing, -- back from briefing, why did some background and what cannot be on the record? >> we want to give the briefer and opportunity to talk more freely about the discussion. >> it has been a pretty much universal experience that people do not release the more freely on background than they would otherwise. >> i anderson and a point of view. that is the decision that we made on this particular thing. >> i would like to ask that you reconsider putting up the list. >> we will see what we can do. >> did to raise issues like nuclear arms and defense contracts th

the idea of creating a muslim nation, not only in all the red that is indonesia but also including malaysiaf thailand. that was the goal of this group. if that's the group we are dealing with, it is probably a splin d splinter group. one of the reasons people think this might be connected to this attack. >> we will be speaking with the chair of the senate intelligence group. dianne feinstein. she has the latest intelligence briefings. thanks very much, tom, for that. >>> authorities are trying to figure out how attackers managed to getd around what has been described as very robust security at the marriott and the ritz-carlton hotels. they are very popular with americans and a lot of other international tourists in indonesia. >> joining us now the head of security for marriott hotels, including the ritz-carlton, which is owned by marriott. you were there at the ritz-carlton in jakarta. you heard an explosion and ran down to the lobby. what went through your mind? >> well, qwhen the explosion first happened i was up in my room. it was 7:45 in the morning. i was just getting ready to join som

network which operates from indonesia and has cells working in other countries in the region like malaysiand the philippines. >>> indonesia's certainly no strange tor to these types of bombings. in october of 2002, there was the big one on the resort island of bali, blasts killed 202 people, most of them were foreign tourists. three years later bali was hit again, four explosions rocked popular tourists spots, 30 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. and the marriott hotel was a target in 2003, 12 people killed in that bombing. they greatly enhanced security at the hotel and the ritz-carlton in the wake of that bombing, but obviously they have a big hole in their security precautions there. >>> just into cnn, $3 billion for citigroup in the second quarter. christine romans is here to tell us exactly what that means. >> it means that the big banks in this country that took so much taxpayer support are making money again. these banks have paid back, many of them, their t.a.r.p. funds and bank bailout funds and now in the second quarter showing they are making money again. bank of ame

we cannot forget that the 911 attackers conceived of their plants in the philippines, plant in malaysiand recruited from yemen and saudi arabia, trained in pakistan and afghanistan. that is why our network must be built to leverage forced multipliers. the cooperation of our allies, the full powers of the federal government, the vigilance of the police on the beat and the. three sources of millions of our own citizens. -- and the untapped resources of millions of our own citizens. the department of homeland security was created in response to the 91the 9/11 attacks. i met yesterday to discuss progress made since the release of the 9/11 report. there is progress towards a more secure homeland and it does not belong to one political party. much is also changed in the past six months since i became the third secretary of homeland security after my distinguished predecessors. let me give you a sense today of how i see the threat environment we are in >> dark about what we're doing to counter it -- we are in and talk about what we're doing to counter it. while the tariff threat is ever changi

southeast asia, including nations like indonesia, thailand, singapore, malaysia, philippines and many smaller countries represents our fifth largest trading partner. while this will help create economic opportunities to export to them, it will help many poverty stricken people in southeast asia as we buy from them, as we invest there, as we create businesses that will generate small and medium enterprises to fill the needs of those businesses and create locally owned and controlled entrepreneurships that can benefit their country in many ways. people who are hungry, without a job or maybe even a roof over their head are particularly vulnerable to i'dologies that promise a better way of life whether or not those ideologies deliver. the united states must realize it before a person can choose his politics, he has to have enough to eat and a stable, secure community in which to live. that's the simple truth behind smart power, a term i use to describe the combination of military might where necessary with diplomatic efforts, educio

therefore, malaysia has to exist -- militia has to exist. the district of columbia is [unintelligible] therefore, they do not have the right to keep and bear arms. guest: you are talking about the bill of rights. the second amendment as contained in the bill of rights, which was written in 1789 and ratified by the states in 1791. the declaration of independence was approved by congress in 1776. it says nothing about the question about the right to bear arms. it attacks the king of england for keeping a standing army in times of peace in the colonies, but the issues you are interested in do not appear in the declaration of independence. host:bill in pennsylvania. you are on "washington journal." caller: thanks for taking my call. i was just wondering if you were to purchase a copy of that, because it's a copy on its somewhere? -- does it say copy on it? i have one copy and nowhere does it say copy or print on the paper. host: where did you buy this? you're not led to believe it was authentic, were you? guest: not really, i got it from my moth

the soviets and chinese controlled it, the rest of southeast asia would fall -- cambodia, laos, malaysia, thailand, indo-china, and maybe india -- and that the communist strength would be so increased that western europe would be in danger. now, that's what we thought. we were totally wrong. but that's what motivated us. that's why we acted as we did. it's very hard for people today to understand that. c-span: what did you think the impact of the press was? >> guest: well, i think two things. number one, this was the first war -- and people don't understand this to this day -- the first war in which the press acted without censorship, and i think that was good. the second point is that many people today -- and i've heard it expressed within the last week or so -- believe that, well, it was the press that lost the war, that if they'd just kept their mouth shut, the people wouldn't have turned away from it and we'd have had the american people behind it and we could have won. that is totally wrong. we were fighting -- and we didn't realize it -- a civil war. now, true, obviously there were

includes a number of countries, perhaps better known to the united states -- thailand, singapore, malaysia -- and many other smaller countries. it is the fifth largest trading partner of the united states. on top of that, it controls the straits of malaka, through which about 50% of the world oil supply travels. it also is an area which offers tremendous opportunity for economic growth for them and increased trade and economic benefits to the united states. s.b.y. was a general in the national army during the last decade of the suharto years. during that time fortunately he attended the international military education training institute at fort leavenworth, kansas. there, leaders of friendly countries come to learn from our military how a military should operate in the modern era, where military is under civilian control, where human rights and individuals are respected, where the army does not control the political process, where the army is subordinate to and protector of the population rather than one which runs the population. during his first tenure, as i said, he faced many challeng