and it wasn't that johnson lost middle america, middle america lost the president. and that's why tet was sacrificed. it wasn't just the press, it was mainly lyndon johnson. he gave up on himself. so the lessons, i guess, from tet that apply to today are things like don't give the enemy credit for having a better plan than they are. sometimes you'll see people today talk about terrorists like they're some kind of geniuses, long-term planners with this sophisticated plan that we can't understand, and everything they do is part of this unfolding of history. well, maybe they're just making mistakes. i'll tell you, i don't think that osama bin laden thought that ten years after 9/11 he'd be holed up in some cave somewhere, you know, wondering when a hellfire missile was going to come down on his head. i don't think that was part of the plan. i think he thought he'd be the head of saudi arabia right now. you know, that was the plan, not what's going on right now. so, you know, don't give 'em credit for being these geniuses because they're not. secondly, don't redefine th

in 1992, middle america watched tom hanks in an oscar winning portrayal of a gay man dying of aids. >dly, the darkest days lie ahead of us. hundreds of thousands of lives hang in the balance, unless we begin to confront aids as a true national emergency. >> just a few months after rock hudson's death, elizabeth taylor came to san francisco to begin a fundraising effort, which she would continue in the bay area for decade. we reported on the visit in january, 1986. >> the symphony hall will kick off a nationwide campaign to fight money -- raise money to fight aids. >> we must give of our love, and affection to those who are in need. we must give of our time, and money to benefit all humanity for our children, our tomorrows and for their tomorrows. [ applause ] >> reporter: other than taylor herself, so far, no stars have signed on to do the benefit, but whoever shows up, it will cost an awful lot to see them. tickets will be $250 to $2,005,000 apiece. the mayor gave ms. taylor a key to the city and proclaimed the day elizabeth taylor day. >> still to come on a "second look," they were

. >> they believe that white middle america gun-toting -- i mean it's scary. they're serious. >> reporter: it's the second time npr has been in trouble recently, accused of liberal bias. this time costing the fund-raiser and the ceo their jobs. the timing could not be worse. the house just voted to stop all funding of public broadcasting, $430 million this year. >> what kind of mission does the corporation for public broadcasting serve in these very tough economic times? >> reporter: npr says it gets only 2% of its budget from taxpayers. most of the federal money, 71%, goes to local public tv and radio stations. losing that would hurt. >> i think we would survive without the money. would we do as good a job as we do now? absolutely not. >> reporter: officials say some stations would go under. also at risk, programming like sesame street. >> we have studies that prove our programs get these children ready for school, ready to learn. >> reporter: with american children already falling behind, public broadcasting supporters fear bert and ernie could become a casu

have outlived their usefulness what you're saying is the american middle class has outlived its usefulness the one single point americawhere the middle class have the grey share of income was the one nine hundred fifty s. and in ninety three things we had three times as many workers and labor unions as we do you know as labor unions have declined so as the american middle class that's totally untrue that is completely true you can fundamentally untrue what isn't true about that absolutely that the middle class is shrinking more people know you don't know what is your money or you give us fake stack i give you real stuff more people under rate you move from the bottom fifth percentile to the highest that percentile then stayed in the bottom five percentile the middle class has been growing for decades what's been squeezing them out is higher taxes more government actually cost has a much lower than they were the one nine hundred fifty s. unions are much lower than they were in the ninety's and i love getting oregon is a great guy ron reagan said that collective bargaining is a human right and he supported the solidarit

. >> they are white middle america. >> that was the president of fundraising. he thinks he is talking to a muslim group interested in dough naight $5 million. instead it is a video sting by a conservative film maker. they are appalled by the comments. shieler announced that he is stepping down. they say funding should come to an end. >>> new census data shows latinas and asiansinged for all of the population growth. new data shows the latino pop lotion grew 28% and the asian population by 31%. they say latinos are growing faster than any other group because most are of child bearing age and the caucasian 307 -- population dipped and the african-american population dipped. in total population increased 10% to 37.3 million. >>> get ready for some warm temperatures. it may even be in the 70s. >> the home stretch of winter here. it will be lovely. sandhya patel is here. >> we will get an early preview of spring when the temperatures climb into the 70s. yes, it will happen. let me show you what it looked like from the high definition sutro camera. earlier in the mor

. >> white, middle america, gun-toting, i mean, it's scary.re seriously racist, racist people. >> he goes on to say npr would be better off without federal funding. a goal conservatives have sought for decades. ron schiller also resigned from npr. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia slid this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. well, asian markets saw a sell-off as oil prices rose near $105 a barrel. japan's nikkei tumbled 1.5% to a five-week low, while hong kong's hang seng fell nearly 1%. today wall street gets the very latest look on the weekly jobless claim numbers. on wednesday stocks closed slightly lower. the dow lost just one point while the nasdaq gave back 14. >>> foreclosure notices dropped to a three-year low last month. but, experts caution most of that drop is because lenders put a temporary stop on some home seizures due to allegations they were cutting corners with paperwork. still, nearly 65,000 homes were repossessed last month. analysts

middle east and the world. what would it mean for america? what military and diplomatic tools can president obama deploy to prevent that from happening? martha raddatz breaks them down. >> reporter: president obama sounded clear enough. >> the violence must stop. moammar gadhafi has lost legitimacy to lead and he must leave. >> reporter: but that looks less and less likely. what if gadhafi wins his battle with the rebels? you could see a blood bath with the libyan leader seeking revenge against the thousands who are opposing him. what is the u.s. willing to do to stop him? none of the options are appealing. setting up a no-fly zone to stop gadhafi's fighter jets -- that would require hundreds of war planes and take months to get going. sending in ground forces -- no way the u.s. is committing to that. and what about arming the rebels? almost impossible, since officials say they aren't certain who the rebels are. and, remember, the u.s. helped arm mujahadin fighters in afghanistan in the '80s. today, some of those same armed fighters are terro

get away with these abuses that anger is focused on their fellow workers their neighbors and middle class america who work for government that's what we see going on it was we in wisconsin today republican governor scott walker and his cohorts are trying to mr direct that anger and divide the middle class and pick corporate workers who are desperate against government paid workers the private sector union membership has steadily declined in the last few decades public sector unions like teachers and state and local government officials have remained almost exactly the same for the last thirty years virtually immune from reagan's war on unions as the union busting industry has been going into private corporations to do their dirty. republicans want to destroy a major funder and supporter of democratic party politicians unions and the low hanging fruits right now are the still unionized government employee unions the republican strategy is simple and old is time divide and conquer by telling union busting corporate workers that all their troubles can be blamed on public sector union workers the g.o

thing america needs right now higher gas prices because of higher oil prices so as the turmoil threatens the u.s. economy is the political price too high for the obama administration. and the middle class movement trying to make its way in america so divided along political and class lines so as the fight for union rights opened up wounds that are on likely to feel. bad as the united states deals with problems from labor unrest the skyrocketing oil prices what about america's spending and revenue everyone's talking about it including the infamous bertie made off this is the whole government is on the stage. rolling back support as wal-mart looks to take a bite out of the big apple not everyone is buying into capitalism we're going to take a look at the high cost of cheese. good evening it's monday february twenty eighth seven pm here in washington d.c. i'm dana saucier watching our team if you're driving these days and most americans are a trip to the gas station is probably pretty painful right now allows for your pocket that's because protests in the middle east have had more repercussions than just getting rid of some leaders the uncertainty that's fueling more and more countr

america's middle class fighting the war already historic. where we're out as little people only option where it is used for over two weeks need to protest that kicked off in wisconsin and spread to other states of the region on the fight for workers' rights you see protests to move. little towns that nobody organized people just showed up at city are you seeing that kind of spontaneous action coming i think is going to start spreading throughout the united states. to begin with the demonstrators were not asking for much and the only lesage was just not to take away their collective bargaining rights but the state quotations said to chop you laws thank you stability to government workers the people's outreach to stronger that's scary there needs to be oversight there needs to be a turn in the democratic process this is building them up and making life better and the competition the center seats for the people there we are all getting louder in the biggest middle class uprising status america has seen in years and i think the president getting

. >> they believe in sort of white, middle america, gun toting, i mean, it's scary.y're seriously racist, racist people. >> brown: and he also commented on the hot-button issue of npr's use of public money. >> it is very clear that we would be better off in the long run without federal funding. >> reporter: indeed, the video came as republicans in congress are pressing to eliminate more than $400 million-a-year in federal funding of public broadcasting, including pbs. the man behind the video release was conservative activist james o'keefe. his associates-- posing as members of a fake, muslim organization -- lunched with ron schiller in late february, offering to donate $5 million to npr. the fundraiser resigned yesterday, though he had been planning to leave npr anyway. vivian schiller had served in her post two years. she drew criticism last year over the firing of commentator juan williams, after he said on fox news that flying with some muslims scared him. o'keefe has previously gone after the community action group acorn with hidden cameras and last year, he was

america's middle class fighting a war already dark historic. where without is now people in the option words did sound used to last for over two weeks major protests that kicked off in wisconsin and spread to other states have been raging on in the fight for workers' rights protest movement small little towns that nobody organized people just showed up at city are you seeing that kind of spontaneous action probably i think is going to start spreading throughout the united states. to begin with the demonstrators were not asking for much and the only less it is just not the case away the collective bargaining rights police state politicians proved said to chuck you new laws to give stability to government workers and people's outrage stronger that's scary there needs to be oversight there needs to be answered and then it was this congress building up like it was back up and us politicians the. teachers are the people there we are getting louder in the biggest middle class uprising. america has seen in years and i think getting more and more than

america's working families. it's going to destroy our middle class without a strong middle class there is not a strong america. someone needs to create the product, build the product, someone needs to purchase the products. and without a strong middle class, without strong purchasing power for that middle class, the story's over. so let's move on, let's march forward with make it in america, it is great to join you, representative garamendi, for this special order. mr. garamendi: mr. tonko, if i could just pick up on one of the issues you raised which were the ways in which we spend our money. now, we all pay gasoline tax. right now it seems as though it would be taxed by the oil companies an extra 50 cents or $1 because the price of gasoline is way up there. but actually the federal tax on gasoline is about 18 1/2 cents and on diesel some 25 cents. that money is used to build our infrastructure, our streets, our roads, the interstate highway system, as well as trains, buses and the like. the question is, where do we spend that money? now, previously we would spend that money on buses that were made overseas, w

national corporate tax dodgers like bank of america exxon mobil pay their fair share of taxes so we can uncut the slashing going on in benefits of the middle class are held in a national day of action this saturday urging people to show up in protest at their neighborhood bank of america branch so far bank of america in washington d.c. has been shut down twice by u.s. uncut protesters the movement is getting so much mobility in the u.k. that today the government there announced they were raising taxes on the rich oil companies and banks and declaring no more cuts to social programs because of that and actually the daily take interest of none but will u.s. uncut get the same sort of response from our government here tell us is ryan clayton regional spokesman for the u.s. uncut movement brian welcome thanks for having me great to have you here with us the first of all why bank of america will become america's an egregious tax structure you know they made four point four billion dollars in two thousand and nine and they paid zero dollars in taxes you know what it is that one company alone would do their fair share you know we could uncut one

a change in course as the fly zones in the middle east and north africa shake the world america's foreign policy is tied to the long. poles and still interested in middle eastern proposals define instability in the region the point man for not really going to iraq in the first half of this year and more interest in trends and it. also was the soviet union's first and last president celebrates his eightieth birthday look at his legacy as the bad report of russia on the part towards democracy. from our studios in moscow you're watching r t thanks for joining us now a series of blasts have reportedly rocked the libyan capital as colonel gadhafi continues to hold on while several towns near tripoli are now in the hands of the opposition but wait this is say that one of them has come under air attack and the forces loyal to gadhafi have retaken a nearby oil facility meanwhile the u.s. is flexing its military muscle moving its naval forces closer to libya and triggering speculation of possible strikes but the u.k. is also involved ruling out the use of force by international storm is gathering

power plant midway between los angeles and san diego right on the coastline and smack in the middle of america's earthquake country, and what's going on in japan raises very real concerns about the potential for such a disaster here. a deadly natural disaster that threatens to unleash an even deadlier manmade one. the operators of the san onofre nuclear power plant insist they're prepared. is this plant safe? >> absolutely this plant is safe. >> reporter: we asked the white house to explain how u.s. nuclear safety standards compare to japanese ones. >> u.s. power plants are designed to very high standards for earthquake effect. >> reporter: of the 100 plus nuclear power plants in the u.s., 11 are in areas prone to earthquakes. early indications are the daiichi reactor withstood the quake and the tsunami, but as we know, that one/two punch cut off the power supply and then knocked out the backup generators, a scenario the industry calls a station blackout. >> there are many pathways to station blackout at atomic reactors here in the united states. tsunamis could do it. earthquakes could do it. >>

shifting from north east as the on the rest of the middle east and north africa is shaking the world america's foreign policy is changing course along with it. as a soviet union is first and last president celebrates his eightieth birthday look at his legacy as the promise with russia on that path and towards democracy. well from our studios in moscow you're watching r t thanks for joining us now a series of blasts of reportedly lot rock the libyan capital as colonel gadhafi continues to hold on well several tiles near the trip near tripoli are now in the hands of the opposition witnesses say that one of them has come under air attack and forces loyal to gadhafi have retaken a nearby oil facility meanwhile the u.s. is waxing its military muscle moving its naval forces closer to libya triggering speculation of possible strikes or the u.k. also is not ruling out the use of force the international storm is gathering over the libyan leader the u.n. suspending the country from its human rights council it also calls for a mass humanitarian evacuation for people caught up in the crisis plus world pre

and facing revolution as middle class america rises up to fight for their right to collectively bargain a one woman brings a face to the cause this week a student harriet of rowan from wisconsin. and britain seems to be coming to its senses but who's controlling its mind some say it's the us military machine. that evening it's tuesday march first five pm here in washington d.c. i'm going to sawston you're watching our team our top story laying out the future of u.s. foreign policy that was the agenda today for u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton as she spoke before the house foreign affairs committee on capitol hill and as events each day now change the global landscape is becoming more and more clear that the power and influence of the u.s. government well that's shifting as well are the corresponding christine for his outlooks into the changing tides of american foreign policy. afghanistan iraq egypt. libya. when it comes to u.s. foreign policy this country's hands are not just full they're often tied secretary of state hillary clinton charged with the task of laying out a plan fo

eye could see people lined up in solidarity to let washington and wall street know that america's poor and middle class will no longer be the scapegoats for the nation's money problems. steelworkers or cops students it was these. were. the first the poor and middle class is manifesting itself throughout the west coast and in many other cities across america with federal and local governments proposing major budget cuts and private industry still hiring at a sluggish rate the pain is hitting home for many. is fighting to keep kids off the streets while at the same time fighting to keep food on his table. in the last six months. to help people plus assess. certainly the stay in the field like many here he believes. government solutions so far have only slung the nation backwards expanding any trenching poverty a recent study shows that nearly two million people in los angeles county are living in hunger i can go couple days without food i shall not go a day without food and fuel and do anything to get feed the kids to get the kids the house the shelter they need and supported me i mean it's dangero

america. thank you thank you. you know. what the problem is way right. now people here are heading out and long long ago. the frustration of the poor and middle class is manifesting itself throughout the west coast and in many other cities across america with federal and local governments proposing major budget cuts and private industry still hiring at a sluggish rate the pain is hitting home for many games newborn is fighting to keep kids off the streets while at the same time fighting to keep food on his own table . sliced in the last six months been laid off from you use a student might. help people become successful and i am struggling to stay in the field like many here he believes the government solutions so far have only slung the nation backwards expanding any trenching poverty a recent study showed that nearly two million people in los angeles county are living in hunger i can go. and do anything you think. it's dangerous those concerns are shared by workers who fear their wages and benefits are at risk by the right wing movement to kill organized labor kelly pierce was encouraged by people taking to the streets she depends on her be

a change in course in the uprisings in the middle east and north africa shake the walls of america's foreign policy is now long. since the soviet union's first announced president celebrates his eightieth birthday we look at his legacy is the man that rush on the paul will still see. a very warm welcome to you this is live from moscow now a series of blasts of rocks the libyan capital as colonel gadhafi continues to hold all he's reportedly regained control of two major cities in the northwest and a key will facility in the east meanwhile the u.s. is flexing its military muscle moving its naval forces closer to libya and triggering speculation on an invasion in case also not ruling out the use of false the telegraph newspaper is claiming versus special forces already in the country daily reports that is to call upon them to secure several zones of mustard gas and other potential chemical weapons for which to be stockpiled in libya the international films that gathering over the country's leader the u.n. suspended the country from its human rights council but also call. a mass humanit

years has issued the same ultimatum. >> we will finally end our dependence on oil from the middle east. >> end america's accepted dependence on foreign oil. >> reporter: so how much have we cut our dependence on foreign oil? it turns out we haven't. in fact, we rely even more on it. in 1973 the u.s. produced 64% of all the oil it consumed while importing the rest from foreign sources. half of that from opec. in 2010, 61% of the oil we consumed came from overseas while our piece of the pie shrank to less than 40%. almost ten years after 9/11 and a rededication to reducing oil imports, still no change. >> political will is the main thing that's keeping us from relying less on foreign oil. we can't change things overnight. we need to bring down the cost of alternatives and push them into the economy, but if we don't get started now we'll never get there. >> reporter: advancements in technology have increased american production but not nearly enough to reduce oil imports. >> the increase in u.s. domestic production is certainly a positive sign. it can't close the gap all by itself. >> reporter: and on the

middle-class america has unaffordable education and health care. look at the prototype of egypt. $1.5 billion is being given to countries around the world who are despots. it is all over the world. we have taken over the world, the aristocrats. the federal budget we are supporting represents that. that is going to go on for years. what we see around the world is going to continue. you will pay for it, middle- class america, until you stand up and start taking action against a corrupt congress. you cannot find their campaigns. what they provide is in the election is people they had hand selected two will represent their interests to maintain control of the world or takeover. host: let's leave it there and go to twitter. richard is in new jersey, a republican caller. caller: the last caller from my state of new jersey said everything i could think of. i do have one issue with libya and tell the president -- and how the president handled the humane business. i have to go back to george bush. i want to go back to the reasons for invading iraq. people f

sorry, middle america.ed in 2003. then married to denise richards, with a baby on the way. >> i was out of options. i was done fighting, you know? i went as low as a guy can go and still have a heartbeat. you know? >> reporter: back then, sheen was a go-to guy for others seeking 12-step assistance. >> the amount of people this man helps to help them get sober and the amount of phone calls that we get of people that need help, he's the first one that they go to. >> reporter: these days, not so much. >> first of all, the day i got introduced to aa, they stole 22 years, something, from me. >> reporter: off drugs, sheen's more likely to find lucrative work than this week's women of woe, as they seek the kind of success sheen has gleefully left behind. you know, for that story in 2003, i went to the softball field in central park in new york, with charlie, just to hit a few balls and stuff. but charlie insisted on using hard balls, baseballs. so, i cowered in fear when charlie was hitting ropes into the outfield

. >> they believe in sort of the white, middle america, gun-toting, i mean, it's scary.: the donors were offering nothing more than a sting. controversial conservative filmmaker james o'keefe ran that sting. npr's executive also stepped down. it could not have happened at a worse time. republicans wanted to eliminate more than 400 million federal dollars that go to public broadcasting, including npr. so it didn't help when schiller said this. >> it is very clear we're better off in the long run without federal funding. npr would definitely survive. most of the stations would survive. >> reporter: o'keefe targeted npr after it fired ron williams for saying he was sometimes nervous flying with muslims on fox news. williams unleashed on schiller. >> he wants to make it out that npr and he are the really good guys. they're the smart people. isn't it sad more people like them aren't running america. >> reporter: pbs officials say they were also invited to talk with those donors but they halted talks after the donors could not prove who they were. >>> even before she steps foo

basically they are -- they are -- they believe they're white, middle america, gun-toting. not his role. he certainly is entitled to have those opinions but he should keep them to himself. >> that seems like a very inflammatory statement. strange. and kind of out of the realm of what you would expect from npr. >> reporter: it's been a bumpy pr road foor npr. the hire-profile firing of juan williams and republican senators introduced legislation to strip public radio of its public funding. in a statement an executive says the fraudulent organization represented in this video repeatedly pressed us to accept a $5 million check with no strings attached which we repeatedly refused to accept. we are appalled by the comments made by ron schiller in the video. which are contrary to what npr stands for. >> people shoot their mouth off quite a bit, but that's not going to help npr's mission, is it? >> that was chris van cleave reporting from washington. the network put schiller on administrative leave. he was already expected to leave npr in may. >>> they are bracing for aftershocks

. >> there were a couple of aspects about that, saying that this wasn't america imposing its will on the middleast and north africa. this was america working with a coalition of the allies, and he was telling an american that the united states has to pull back. they will not be doing the heavy lifting. as of wednesday, nato will assume full control of the operation. >> opposition forces have been advancing westward along the coastal road. so far, the rebels have failed to capture it. they have been trying to track the progress. >> taking the fight to colonel gaddafi's birthplace. the pounding targets near the town. the victory here would have huge symbolic value. if the libyan leader can't defend his home town, how long can he defend his regime. rebels said these were some of his supporters. mercenaries, they claimed. it sent to kill. poorly armed volunteers. we found rebel fighters racing to the front lines. there was a clear message to the libyan leader. a few weeks ago, a gesture like this would have gotten him killed. along the way, we met his band of brothers and cousins and extended famil

in the middle east. stated america struggles to successfully. in the last leader of the soviet union celebrates his eightieth birthday. the consolation of state censorship and the promotion of free speech in some accusing of paving the way for destructive reform. thanks for being with r.t. tonight coming up next complete change of subject the history of the car bomb and how it shaped the face of terrorism in the twentieth century. when i had a bombing of a school minor minor people might have amassed. a homemade explosives slipped across the atlantic into the hands of the ira. the world's first full scale car bomb or was now ready to begin. and the material to make the bombs was lying around in every farmer's barn in ireland. shot o'callahan was a senior ira bomb maker at the time.

fundamental in christian -- i wouldn't call it christian, this weird, evangelical move, white, middle-america, gun-toting -- i mean, it's scary. they're seriously racist people. >> reporter: perhaps most damaging, losing federal funding meaning most npr station was go dark, but -- >> it is clear we'll be better off in the long run without federal funding. >> reporter: schiller was ready to leave but last night resigned. they were appalled by the comments, but the debate by the more than $400 million of federal funds that go to public broadcasting is in a fever pitch. >> the public wants congress to focus on creating jobs, not laying off bert and ernie. >> reporter: and opponents of that funding smell blood. >> the fact is they don't need it and we don't have money to do it. >> reporter: last night on foxnews channel juan williams, who was fired because he said he gets nervous p flying with some muslims weighed in. >> this is like if you were tuning your radio, just by accident you got the right wave length, now you're hearing the truth. >> reporter: whether frontline or sesame street on pbs.

america poor. how do you build a strong middle class community on the back of lower-wage workers? you can't do it. many yearsing a america decided we want add strong, vibrant middle class and we did that by forming the union and giving people the right to have a say at work. study after study where workers have a say in the workplace, they work harder, more productive, more open to new ideas. but what do we say to workers with the governors of wisconsin and ohio and indiana? do what we tell you to do, do it for less pay, do it for less benefit, and do it because we told you so. that doesn't sound like america to me. it doesn't sound like a powerful country that has the best and most productive workers in the history of the world. that sounds like something that we are not familiar with in this country. that sounds like an autocratic system that just demands and takes but never gives. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, for five minutes. mr. poe: mr. speaker, houfers were shut tight -- houses were shut tight, and cloth wedged around doors

we take no effort at all to determine if you're flying in from, you know, middle america or a foreign country that's hostile to us. your level of screening is the same. that defies logic. that's not a question, but a speech. i'll yield back my time. >> we recognize the gentlewoman for five minutes. >> i thank the chairman, the committee, and the ranking member of the subcommittee especially for their curtesies, and i thank the chairman of the full committee and as well as the ranking member of the full committee for their curtesies. it's a pleasure to see you this morning. i'm not on this committee, but the ranking former chair of the transportation security committee with oversight over tsa and on the homeland security committee. i will tell you that many of my waking hours address the question of professionalism and more training for the transportation security officers, and i think you would venture to say as one who needs flying as a mode of transportation that in most or many instances, our tso officers work within the realm that they have and use the skills in an appropriate man

for the middle east states america's struggle to successfully balance its interests. in the last leader of the soviet union celebrates his eightieth birthday because. of the cancellation of state censorship and the promotion of free speech some accuse him of paving the way for destructive chaotic form. discuss next how the legacy of the father of russian democracy is seen both in his own country and across the atlantic cross-talk is coming right. if you can. follow and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle as he turns eighty male got a bunch of salacious each season loved abroad in loads that home as glasnost and perestroika become distant memories we ask how will history judge the man who seemingly ended history. and. discuss the legacy of the last soviet leader i'm joined by stephen cohen here in the studio he's a professor of russian studies and history at new.

a change in course is the uprisings in the middle east and north africa shakes the world america's foreign policy is talking a lot. and the price of gold has retreated from its high but investors are still considering their precious metal to be a safe haven on the market or in business in twenty minutes. or so as the soviet union under president celebrates his eightieth birthday we look at his legacy as the man who could rush on the pompous pole in the system or see. this is our seed live from moscow the libyan leader colonel gadhafi has once again appeared on state t.v. vowing to fight home it comes after a series of blasts rocked the capital as the battle for the country continues is reportedly regain control of two major cities in the northwest clashes are presumed over the bridge east meanwhile the u.s. is flexing its military muscle moving its naval forces close is in libya and triggering speculation over the invasion the u.k. is also not ruling out the use of for the telegraph these papers claiming russian special forces are all already in the country again. the pentagon is to call u

working public opinion is with these workers as it related to sit in issue but protecting the middle class in america so they're not having a lot of effect millions already trying to sway public opinion trying to bolster scott walker darling public numbers and it's not working so well it had an effect in the recall election i'm sure but as we're seeing in the holy people are raking in that into consideration and democrats are far more energized than republicans i mean remember in two thousand and ten one reason it democrats got killed is because we did not turn out because liberals progressives democrats were not that excited about what the democrats had done the previous two years we start to see that same dynamic but in reverse where democrats are really fired up their route they're willing to walk over broken glass to cast those votes republicans are feeling a little bit let down because they were promised that obamacare would be destroyed and that it's it would be eliminated in and all sorts of crazy things that were never never going to happen and so this is not a election that it's favorable fo

that's just business of arianna huffington a woman who writes about the abandonment of the middle class in america as a more than just a little wrong some writers are now going on strike against the huffington post joining me from our studio in los angeles is bill last wrote the publisher and coeditor of visual art source bill thanks so much for joining us now if you could walk us through this story as to how you went from being ok with the huffington post unwilling to you know post material there without getting any profit from it to now wanting to strike against things in the post you know how did that happen was it the a.o.l. deal that really sealed it. in part last year when we were invited along with our writers my partner and i cater feller polled our writers and they indicated a willingness to we post our content that we publish and pay them for each week on the huffington post and exchange for the exposure that they would receive and after the sale to a a well some of our writers got in touch with us and expressed their dissatisfaction with that we took a closer look and in light of the po

to profit from the middle class in america and then dodge their taxes in ways that average person could never do without going to jail so let's get out there and get active. coming up japan's sits on the brink of a nuclear crisis that could be worse than sure and all the potential risks we could face to have to break. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so silly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't i'm sorry to see. in the best of the rest of the news the crippled nation of japan suffer another great earthquake over the weekend a six point five that prompted a tsunami alert fortunately there were no reports of damage however the situation of the broken daiichi nuclear facility appears to be worsening plant workers who are trying to dispose of huge amounts of nuclear waste water it's reportedly been found in all four badly damaged reactors at the plant in reactor two water contains radiation levels reported to be one hundred thousand times above normal and has

period was very careful to avoid the middle east, finally it caught up with me, and i arrived in saudi arabia at an exciting time. in many ways this book, "america's misadventures in the middle east." the title explains the content. it's about how we got to the sorry pga -- sorry path in which we find ourselves. this is a series of essays and speeches which provide a realtime look at what was happening and what i thought was going wrong and unfortunately more often than not i proved to be all too prescient. so, book starts, as bill mentioned, with my experience in the gulf war, where i was very, very determined, if i had anything to do with it, to ensure that general william sherman's definition of the purpose of war was applied. he said, war -- the purpose of war is to produce a more perfect peace. i failed completely. there was what no war termination strategy, and a military triumph of enormous, perhaps unprecedented, proportions, was never translated into the political arrangements that might have produced a victory. the war in fact, because there was no war termination strategy, never ended up saddam hussein remained in power, and some years

and in order to do that, he buys the middle of america to feed haiti. anybody remember one or more revolution? >> important revolution not far from us. >> 1804. 1804, a date you need to know. >> the american revolution? >> nope, 1804. >> the haitian revolution? >> very good, very good. >> in 1804 the haitians have defeated the two powerful armies in the world. they have defeated the british and the french. when the haitians become independent, napoleon no longer needs the center of north america. he sells it to us, and that is called? the louisiana purchase. >> the louisiana purchase, great. >> the louisiana purchase is haiti's gift to america. it is because haiti achieved et freedom. napoleon didn't immediate the center of america. all right. haiti is the second country in the world to fight free of it european masters. to be independent, it is our near neighbor. in 1804 haiti becomes free. when does the unite recognize its sister? the only ore free republic in our part of the world? >> [inaudible] >> when? just take a guess. yeah. >> when they take mo