he flopped on the mideast. he only got seriously involved in the very end. beyond that he kind of nurtured unintentionally a mood of national self-indulgence in this country maybe even he did it personally. that had the effect of america becoming more unresponsive to the new global dilemmas which cannot be addressed if we are willing to exercise self-constraint, self-denial. i think it was a matter of missing real opportunities. bush two, the third global leader i think plunged the united states into a war of choice on the basis of false assumptions. demagoguey with catastrophic consequences for our position internationally with painful losses for thousands and thousands of american families, with horrible consequences for the iraqi people. i mean we don't even appreciate remotely in this country how much suffering we have inflicted on the iraqis. 4 has at the same time adopted a posture of total pa sifity on the israel and palestinian conflict. which is so damageling. it breeds profound insecurity among israelis. exposes the palestinians to continue in repr

in syria and ease tension over iran's nuclear program as president putin begins his visit to the mideast he is currently on the first leg of his tour in israel our correspondent polis there is there and we are trying to get her on the line and we'll cross live as soon as we can get that. in other news egypt's new president mohamed morsi wants to review a peace treaty with israel and build stronger ties with iran the elected leader outlined his position in an interview with iranian media on monday in which he said he wanted to create a strategic balance in the mideast while such a statement is certain to alarm israel and its close ally the us with the course the country is now heading under islamist rule explains egypt's revolution began with tens of thousands into here square and it became a success shortly after washington sided with the anti-government opposition by stepping down responding to the egyptian people's hunger for change america's indorsement of change has paved the way for the muslim brotherhood to become egypt's strongest political force the international organization is

this is a key and central part of the entire mideast. and what happens here will have dramatic effect on the entire mideast as well. thank you. yes. >> senator mccain, i'm the daughter of one of the speakers, i'm syrian. i am a political refugee. came here with my family in 2006. my question for you is we keep hearing from policymakers and the current administration that the united states can in the afford intervening in syria. as syrians how can we change that? i mean, the people are dying. you see economically that the united states is the main -- that's the main excuse they gave and they give every day, actually. and we keep lobbying and we can't see any change, and we can't convince them. we feel very hopeless. i totally agree with what you said. what can you give us? what can we go to convince them that the military intervention that the people are asking on the ground is what we really need to end this dictatorship and stop the killing. thank you very much. >> i have to tell you that political realities here in the united states, a

i just want to remind you that he's in israel for talks it's the first leg of his trip to the mideast a dual but he we should look at easily because he's now speaking russian we're waiting for a translation for you i see no reason really called is omari time which is to keep building up they cannot make ties between us primarily but it usually by promoting large projects and with polluting such an important secretary's energy and those. we have quite good capacities related to a gas from company and. electrical energy and we have a company that's working on it and so on for south florida we have good prospects so when you look. in the industrial sector countries have a strong attentional to this being implemented in that projects for building the farms in the. region as well as a factory to the produce fodder in never us through asia there are particular results in areas of high technology. and the growth has been on a growth. in corporation with the israeli partners we have been working on selecting. prominent projects. really companies has opened a way for us to production. knowledg

thirst for mideast oil may be cut in half energy analysts say we may not need any mideast oil by 2035 auto dealers having their best june japanese automakers back in business sales are down 7% from last month. general motors hopes to spark sales later this summer with first minnie car the spark is being sold if -- -- other countries, gm targeting four-seater at urban markets. i'm rob nelson. >>> historic hand shake with major symbolic significance this morning. queen elizabeth shook hands this morning belfast with a former irish republican army commander martin mcginnis. his party sinn fein previously refused all contact with british royals in a long running break away attempt that ended five years ago. the queen is in belfast as part of her travels through the u.k. to mark her 60th year on the throne. >>> this morning san jose state officials say there is no evidence to support a hacker's claim he was able to steal personal data from a student run non-profit server. the university is continuing to look into the breach. but says much of the data a hacker claimed to steal is not typica

. >> for more on the street, we're joined in the studio with our mideast correspondent. thank you very much for joining us. does this announcement signaled the end of kofi annan's peace process? >> yes, indeed. the plan has been dead before. now it is ultimately dead. there is no real alternative to the plan of kofi annan. we have to be realistic. the free syrian army is only one branch of the opposition. it is a chaotic situation in syria. the failure of this peace plan of kofi annan means the road to a civil war is wide open now. >> how widespread is the violence in syria at the moment? >> the whole country is in turmoil with two exceptions. that is the capital, damascus, and economic center of the country. this is very important. it means the sunni merchant class in serious the continues to stay close to the syrian regime. therefore, it is simply an illusion to assume that the government is weak and that it is about to be toppled. they will see very bloody months ahead. >> ok. we saw a report about the eu. are we expecting any change on russia's report for bashar al-

coast guard inspectors met an 850 foot cargo ship from the mideast after they learned possible stowawaysre being brought into the u.s. in some of the cargo containers. so far no stowaways have been found many teams are looking through several hundred more contain there's may be carrying people. >>> the red cross is warning blood supplies have dropped to emergency low levels across the nation for the month of june the red cross says there were 50,000 fewer donations than usual, supplies at a precarious level. the organization is urging people to donate to keep things from getting worse over the next few weeks. earlier this month the world health organization appealed for more blood donations because the need across the globe is on the rise. >>> fda approved new prescription pill for obesity, available only for patients with bmi of 30 or higher or those with weight-related illnesses like type 2 diabetes diana. the pill -- the pill targets a section of the brain responsible for regulating hunger. >>> researchers getting unique look of childbirth from the inside. incredible images german res

. >> reporter: the instability in the mideast's most important country saddens the egypt born silicon valley venture cap ist who thought the country was changing course after last year's protest that led to the ousting of then president hosni mubarak. >> i felt this year we would have an elected parliament. that we would have a president like -- who is focused on what we need most. >> whatever happens the consequences are going to be bad for some people. a little better for others. >> reporter: lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> the prostitution scandal involving federal agents in colombia takes spotlight on capitol hill this morning. an administrator will testify before a house committee. members will question her about the conduct of her agents. three were accused alongside secret service agents of hiring prostitutes while in the south american country in april to prepare for president obama's visit. >>> the jailed parents of a san francisco run a are set to return to court charged with the murder of a man allegedly pimping their daughter. -- prosecutors accuse them of hunting down

conflict in syria and avoiding war in the wrong are high on the agenda president putin visits the mideast beginning with talks with israeli leaders. is the most mahmoud mohamed mercy's celebrates victory after being declared egypt's first democratically elected president but critics say figurehead with the generals retaining the brain power of. turkey locks horns with syria for shooting down a military jet as nato leaders the parents meet to discuss the incident syria claims the plane was over its territory while ankara is insisting it was on a training flight in international airspace. and the world's most wanted whistleblower julian assange still waits to find out whether ecuador will grant him political a file on my seeking refuge at the contras london embassy the next episode of his t.v. show is ready to air here on our t.v. . up next polls here with the latest. thank you very much lisa welcome you to the sports headlines here's what we've got coming up for you class on the grass the french open champion maria sharapova prepares to take center stage on the opening day of wimbledon. it

then the mideast in turmoil. it is just destruction left, right and center.ocracy going up in flames, mass ask hers in syria not a pretty picture and then the sham of speaker boehner's claim that he has an answer to jobs. we're going to take it apart bill by bill. >> that sounds great. you said something about fringes. the guys who represent the public the best are considered fringe in washington. amazing. >> well, you know, they at least have some linear integrity to what they say. that's why younger folks love ron paul. they say he's coherent, there are no inconsistencies he maybe lunatic, but there's consistency. >> we'll check out "viewpoint" in a couple of minutes. >> when we come back, there's a when we come back, gay rights seemed to have a victory in washington. it was pulled back. the guy who pulled it back. the guy who is against gay marriage will be on the program. we will have an interesting conversation when we return. >> speaking against the vocal >> snookie and crystal palin went on "good morning america" on the same day. the end of television.

proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, threats from iran and north korea and turmoil in the mideast. we also see what is happening the rising power of china in the investment they're making in their military in the asia pacific rejob and of course we have other conflicts like the conflict happening right now in syria. this is not a time for us to make decisions that will undermooin our able toy to confront these challenges that we face right now. with respect to the army, i tole you that the initial 487 billion in reductions that's going to result in approximately a 72,000 reduction in our army. now everyone who's looked at this would agree with getting out of iraq, and a gradual deline in the level of forces in afghanistan that we were going to do some downsizing of our ground forces. so the initial reduction of 72,000 to our army is happening. but we sequestration, the general has testified that we would be facing an additional 100,000 reduction in our army if we allowed sequestration to go forward. with 50% of that reduction coming from the guard and reserve. i think this is an i

efforts to help break the stalemate in syria and iran as president putin begins his visit to the mideast his first port of call is israel where mediating a peaceful resolution to the israeli palestinian conflict is in sharp focus. egypt's new the elected islamist leader mohamed morsi is set to form a government after beating the former prime minister the ousted leader mubarak but despite celebrations concerns mount over the country's possible radicalization. and top whistleblower julius saundra waits ecuador's decision on whether it will grant him asylum as he remains sconce in the country's embassy in london meanwhile the final edition of his groundbreaking interview show is set to air right here on our t.v. on tuesday. next up our team player interviews a former front runner for the egyptian presidency for his take on what the future holds for the country. stretch. with me i have a moose a presidential candidate in egypt's recent elections and also the former head of the arab league so thank you very much for joining us here on our team many people were surprised that you did not make

after omar schorr director of mideast studies institute at the university of exeter thank you for being with us live from cairo. thank you. here as defense secretary is in vietnam as part of a charm offensive in asia that's not only encircling china in its own backyard washington is beefing up its military presence in the asia pacific area seen as an attempt to contain beijing's growing regional influence than other ones of greater american access to vietnam ports dr park long long from hong kong city university believes china's neighbors may be using washington to get leverage against china i would not so you doubt this office asian countries this more powers would like to give up china but they would like to invite the united states to join in the arena so that they could have more power going to against china. a kind of. our signal to china china and north to assert all is so foreign to claims over this of china sea and vietnam can also be packed up over by the americans military power to come to. dominance in the region the south china sea has been a very important astrological crea

meanwhile washington continues to push for further sanctions against tehran next hour we talked to a mideast expert was a rabi who says the ever toughening pressure on iran is driven by israeli threats to strike its nuclear facilities here's a look at what's ahead. i think that the israeli leadership is doing just to. capitalize on kind of a memento with the sanctions first before in the minds of many israelis the implementation of sanctions is kind of a byproduct of israeli pressure because israel actually threatened to militarily attack you this was all forced the european union and the americans especially the americans to come up with a watch. a strict policy with regard to iran in order to appease israel this is how it is with the think. a look now around the world at some other have viands a series of bombings has shaken iraq killing at least fifty three people and injuring dozens of others four explosions targeted shia pilgrims in baghdad as they marked a religious anniversary other blasts went off in mainly shia cities al-qaeda affiliated is the most militant often attempt to stoke s

to not take action alone a restart peace talks the russian leader is now on the second leg of his mideast mediation tour which also involves helping reach an understanding on the cellmates in iran and syria are two poles near as following talks. the russian president is in the palestinian city of bethlehem where he has been meeting with the palestinian president mahmoud abbas the focus of those talks will be stalled israeli palestinian negotiations and haven't seen any kind of breakthrough for more than three years now following that meeting put in said that the talks had been frank they'd been productive he said that russia and palestine held very similar positions when it came to regional and international concerns he also said that the talks were supportive of the palestinian position which is mainly that of a two state solution and that russia supported this position which it saw as being very responsible he won't any kind of human lateral action by either side saying that it was counterproductive he said that they had discussed various ways of overcoming the crisis in the palestinian

on the back with the headlines in a few minutes meanwhile can the heightened tensions in the mideast be to all out war in the region as really a political expert was the robert shares his views now on how the situation is likely to develop that's next. with me i have professor was involved be the director of the center for middle eastern studies at tel aviv university professor thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. my pleasure the israeli defense minister who recently said that israel would not be duped over negotiations regarding iran's nuclear program do you think that sanctions have been effective here i think since the implementation of this we have sanctions a couple of months ago i think the progress so i think that what the message is pretty clear in two thousand and twelve we are having a different ball game. and iran is realizing that if it is not going to comply it would be very pricey for iran if iran is beginning to feel the pinch why are we still hearing from the israeli leadership i think that the israeli leadership is doing just to. capitalize on kind of a ma

good description of how the war on terror in pakistan has been counterproductive it's created in the mideast towards the pakistani government thirty five thousand to forty five thousand pakistanis have lost their lives why do you think the united states pursues. its agenda its during drone strikes in pakistan if if the us ambassador even is writing back saying that it's counterproductive what is the driving forces from the us. well julian i think it's because the the just like us the policy in us is being driven by a big tick and it's the this is the army would produce blows because the lead military people always think of military solutions if you look at it here and you listen to i believe it was a general magnum are of someone i just remember a lot of dough and him well they're all saying we're back in there it's just that we've done the corner we're about to win the war but few moment a few more moments and this would do the trick so the generals always think like that. one final question iran. have you met a.q. . and what do you think about the father of the pakistani nuclear bomb. i've

now getting israel and palestine talking again is the main theme of putin's visit to the mideast already held to go she ations with the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas after earlier visiting israel for his first stop of the regional tour of discussion on the syrian conflict and easing tensions over iran's nuclear interests houser already been at the top of the agenda archies policy we're following the visit now joins us live from tel aviv paul what does come out of the meeting between president and i both. while the russian president is in the palestinian city of bethlehem where he has been meeting with the palestinian president mahmoud abbas the focus of those talks will be stored israeli palestinian negotiations that haven't seen any kind of breakthrough for more than three years now following that meeting put in said that the talks had been frank they'd been productive he said that russia and palestine held very similar positions when it came to regional and international concerns he also said that the talks were supportive of the palestinian position which is mainly that of a two st

after their plan for a shooting rampage was uncovered all those convicted are of north african or mideast descent they could get up to sixteen years jail sentence later on monday. then it was all joins us now with the latest business news spider-man rescuing banks what is that about written spanish lenders pinning its hopes on children bank here is giving spiderman towels tickets for the film's premiere to kids who say with it off the running out of cash last month as well as trips to new york where this film is based as you can see that there are kids can visit j.p. morgan for lessons on how not to run a bank it's just been fine for stock manipulation as well so birds of the eurozone generally the euro euro zone investor confidence index is slipped further meanwhile lending between e.u. banks is dropping at its fastest rate in four years the footsies closed for a holiday today that's friday's closing figures you see there the dogs has slipped on the six thousand points but america isn't doing much better off the orders to u.s. factories fell unexpectedly for april sending the dollar tumb

after their plan for a shooting rampage was uncovered all those convicted are of north african or mideastdescent and they could get up to sixteen years jail. time now to check in with the danielle bus so at the business desk danielle and he has more news he has news i should say of more banks needing bell outs you can never have enough more with more as when it comes to that absolutely he remembers his bank you had to be rescued last month now neighboring portugal is having to bail out three of its top lenders lisbon today said it will pump six billion euros into them as they call pay back loans the finance ministry they're also warned of the banks may need help and. we mentioned in the intro is trying to survive by bribing children here is giving spiderman towels and tickets for the film's new premier to kids who save with it after running out of cash last month as well as trips to new york their kids can visit j.p. morgan find out how not to run a bank it's just been fine for stock manipulation it's been a terrible day for the eurozone eugene's eurozone investor confidence index slip fu

now in the couple of minutes we asked a prominent mideast academic whether there is still hope for democratic development in egypt that's after the headlines and this short break. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are on the day. sigrid laboratory. was to build the most sophisticated robot certainly doesn't give a darn about anything mission to teach creation why it should care about humans and . this is why you should care only. why from moscow our top stories julian assange requests to reopen his extradition case was rejected by britain's supreme court of the citizen bringing the world's most famous whistleblower one step closer to being sent to sweden. a suicide car bomb explosion injures ten in damascus with syrian officials saying terror tactics are being stepped up to pave the way for the foreign military intervention the boss comes just days after the second in command. to help rebel groups fight syrian government forces. and egypt highest court orders the dissolution of the co

that sit at an enormously important geostrategic location on the sea line from the mideast into the pacific, and they're the world's largest democracy. so, sure. we have for as long as i can remember been seeking greater engagement with them. let me go over to this side and i'll come right back to you. i want to get -- you already had one. right? okay. then you can have one. >> hi. of the world journal. thank you. when you discuss the aid to the region and what are their concerns and what do you expect them to do with u.s. -- >> i missed the first part? >> the region. the countries in the region. what are their concerns? >> well, the countries that i visit -- i haven't visited all of them. the country i visited they had two questions. one question is, are you trying to come back here to establish bases, and, you know, a permanent presence? and the second one is, are you coming back here with the intent of containing china? so to the first of those two questions, i don't carry around a backpack with american flags and run around the world planting them. in fact, quite to the contrary. what w

editor of who what why dot com very interesting comments about the situation afghanistan and the mideast and general thanks for that thank you. up next our teens interview with syria's minister of information oblon mahmud he tells r t his views about the so-called information war ross baker was just talking about that a bit more coming up on r t stay with us. then the arab league council has asked satellite operators are upside. down the broadcast of sirius satellite channels what do you think about this decision. this decision is an attack on free media and freedom of expression that it's an attack on syrian media the purpose is to hide the truth about what is really going on in syria from people both inside and outside the country this is part of the smear campaign launched by certain satellite channels and supported by the gulf nations behind it the decision contradicts fundamental moral and professional standards for mass media in the arab world and globally it contradicts the rules and regulations for satellite broadcasting as agreed by the council of the arab ministers of informati

which sell this supports the opposition which according to adams conditions must also lay down arms mideast expert terry kelly says toppling afeard and not establishing peace has long been the true goal of some foreign players in. americans' vassals slow growth some talk about transition what they're effectively mean is regime change that is what they did in libya with dire consequences as we can see in their country to do it in syria the plan to bring both sides to the table and have a negotiated settlement is obviously the best way to move forward but the united states and britain and their other around allies have absolutely no pressure on the other side to come to the negotiate negotiating table and start a process of dogs so it would appear to me that what we now have is an end game situation where the united states has decided to remove this regime and use everything in it. now as well as the scene of ongoing violence syria also locked in a so-called information of war are to talk to the country's minister of information who told us how mainstream media coverage of the conflict often

latest from our cheese polis lior who joins us live from tel aviv paula putin's first stop on this mideast tori's israel what is expected to chant top the agenda there. while the russian president has just touched down in israel he's making his way to the coastal city of natanya where he will be inaugurating a raid on the monument it's estimated that some half a million jews fork of the red army against nazi germany back in world war two after that he will be meeting with top israeli and palestinian leadership is needed scheduled with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu the israeli president shimon peres as well as the palestinian president mahmoud abbas not topping the agenda as to be expected are the issues of iran syria and egypt and the palestinian issue who does have a number of good relationships with israeli leaders some of those relationships are personal relationships and indeed his visit here to the region does send out a strong message that russia has a central role to play in this region and a central role to play in helping to resolve the ongoing conflicts at the same ti

including french and turkish soldiers and possibly americans well let's discuss that prospect with mideast blogger calls for roe joining us live from london i think your civil service source is being quoted as saying the u.k. is preparing for the move admitting that it would be an invasion of syria what do you make of this. well i think to reflect on this we have to examine this attitude towards the prospects of foreign intervention in syria by western powers where there's been constant denial about you know that possibility of intervention but always waving sort of the specter of dying that the situation might change and we might get involved and i think this is the heart of the problem is western powers do not have a plan for syria do not have a likely outcome that they want that they would want to encourage and they don't even have an idea about how to progress towards a political resolution so this conflict think actually through it is sort of relying now on projecting mixed messages that could the importance of signals like this we've seen today is their situation could flip their pos

now in a couple of minutes we ask a prominent mideast academic whether there is still hope for democraticdevelopment in egypt that's after the headlines and this short break. more news today violence has once again flared up the film these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are today. it is a secret laboratory to mccurdy was able to build a new its most sophisticated robot which fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything to.

events in the mideast where the so-called green revolution is attributed to the wonderful information age that we're living in and how twitter is helping connect the world i think it has to be seen really as a direct result of massive technological failure. triggered by food prices that have been risen by 50% to 100% in the previous few years and basically it is what happens when a desperate people become more hungry than scared. biotechnology there should be tremendous progress in biotech. again, we see this pattern of significant failure about 1/3 as many drugs in the fda trial today as there were 15 years ago. the big farma companies have started firing all the scientists who have not been able to get things through an increasingly onerous set of regulations. our expectations for the future in all these areas have been dramatically reduced. it would be inconceivable for the u.s. congress to declare a war on alzheimer's comparable to the war on cancer in 1970. even though something like 40% of the people aged 75 have stages of dementia. i think something like this can be repeated in

they play near the use of micro- irrigation in the mideast. the world food prize organization says it helps to promote peace and understanding by addressing a problem and so many countries shared. the doctor will be formally presented with his award in october. >>> going back to that flyover story, is nothing new. other technologies are doing that exact same thing. >> the first time we go to google earth, and, and, if sending a mixed message and we are doing it in the right way. >> we installed a phone going as we can, for susie clawson joins us now with forecast. there is some good news for some folks in the corn belt, and we might see a little bit of rain this week. i don't expect if they lose, but we are dry and will take anything we can get. we will start off hot and eastern corn belt and dry conditions, and the conditions continue to be knocked out there with conditions you have seen there. >>> that western parts of the great lakes down into some of the great lakes and the fronts have not been making it much further to the east and keep g

it's an islamist domination of their country that they fear the most we've got their story policy or mideast correspondent on top of the four in. the syrian capital has been rocked by a powerful blast that left ten people wounded a suicide bomber set off a car bomb near one of the holiest shrines there which attracts tens of thousands of pilgrims from around the world it's believed the blast was targeting a security police department office located nearby that explosion came just days after the release of that video in which al qaeda second in command called on islam missed to quote help rebel groups fight syrian government forces syria's ambassador to moscow told us the opposition is using increasingly violent tactics to pave the way things for foreign intervention. because syria is now under an organized terrorist attack some of the world's. powers are behind those acts and they also fun terror that the syrian government strives to stay committed to the non peace plan but we are constantly provoked by terror groups and we have to respond to those provocations just as the syrian government

james khan, lleyton mideast rer. will fore ta. rachael draft.. >> jimmy: i think it can be confusing especially because the title of the film, this is not a film for adam sandler's young fans. >> it's a hard, hard r. that's the cleanest clip in the movie. >> jimmy: only thing we could play from the entire movie. >> just before that clip starts sandler joggles his nuts loose from his thigh. he's off the rails in the movie. for people who are fans of his older movies and early albums, it's a serious return to greatness. >> jimmy: comedy albums he's a main yas throughout the film. >> it's very funny. people have a preconceived notion of what this will be. it's not that. >> it is not that. >> you must be excited. you had a quite an honor, you spoke commencement speech at harvard university. >> i did, yeah. >> it's one of the top universities, right? >> i think it's like easily in like the top 100. >> jimmy: did you go to harvard? >> did i attend it? no, no, no. in my speech i said i didn't even apply because i knew that i wouldn't get in. >> jimmy:

mideast in the inland areas and we drop the temperatures on friday due to an increasing marine layer which will head over the weekend when temperatures bac,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> it is june 25th and this is the first time that the giants and dodgers have met at at&t park this year. how about three strikes and you're out against the commissioner bud seal it? this is ridiculous get tooling for these two teams. in any case, the giants are coming off a thrilling series against the oakland a's. >> the first major-league home run by derek nor's has won the game for the athletics! >> the giants wasted a golden opportunity yesterday as the a's hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth to prevent a sweep by san francisco. as the dodgers come to town for the first time this season they own a three game lead over the giants. we went across enemy lines to get the opinion of the giants' 12th man. >> i like the energy here, it is a little crazy and the fans are rowdy. i'd just like it. it is like boston for me. he gives you the feel of that. people try to get under your skin and i like that. i like wh

. >> reporter: the instability in the mideast's most important country saddens the egypt important siliconlley venture capitalist. thought the country was changing course that led to the ousting of then president hosni mubarak. >> i felt this year we would have an elected parliament that we would have to a president like for example elbaradei or someone else. >> whatever happens the consequences are going to be bad for some a little better for others. >> reporter: lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> the prostitution scandal involving federal agents in colombia takes spotlight on capitol hill this morning. administrator will testify before a house committee members will question her about the conduct of her agents. three of them were accused alongside secret service agents of hiring prostitutes while in the south american country in april to prepare for president obama's visit. >>> later today, parents are expected to learn how much public money a former superintendent may have embezzled from the portola valley school district. the board will hold a meeting 5:00 tonight to reveal details on

coast guard inspectors heard what they thought was tphoblging from an 850 foot cargo ship from the mideast now docked in newark. -- the homeland security department now says officials examined 450 containers and no stowaways. >>> red cross warning blood supplies have dropped to emergency low levels across the nation for june, 50,000 fewer donations than expected, flies are at a precarious level at the organization is urging people to donate to keep things from getting worse in the next few weeks. this month the world health organization appealed for more blood donations. >>> researchers are getting a unique look at childbirth from the inside. take a look at these incredible pictures german researchers used mri to peer inside a woman's body during labor. you can see the woman's final push and the baby's arrival. the filmmakers hope the video will give a better understanding of what happens during labor they were impressed as i am too with the mother's willingness to give birth inside an mri machine. >>> if you think you work long hours, you are not alone. 12 hour workdays are becoming the n

their sit down comes amid all this new talk about a wider role for china in mideast politics and in syria. harvard professor said it's time to carry its own ring. chie ma is the world supreme free rider. china ease oil con sujs has doubled. they contribute nothing to stability in the heartland. i was talking to our foreign affairs correspondent asking her if it's realistic at all to believe that china could play a larger role in solving the crisis. here is what she told me. >> nobody is talking about military action. having china involved would be very different from the way things are normally done. it's usually nato that takes actions like this and they are not talking about it. the u.s. wants china to do a couple of things. they want them to join the sanctions and carry out the sanctions and do whatever they can to bring about this political transition. in other words, have assad step down onand go into some type of democracy. >> we've been reporting in syria th the slaughter. sometimes just one single piece of video really brings the story home like the one we're about to show you. yo

when he received the nomination in 08 in denver, he said in 10 years we'll not import oil from the mideast. never again has hed that. now is the time to show up with the plan. romney has the kind of skepton - skelton of the plan. i haven't heard it either. this is an opportunity for us to rebuild the economy off of the back of cheap energy . we have the cheapest energy in the world in the united states. we are 15 percent less on oil cost and a fraction on natural gas and half of gasoline. >> finally, do you intend to get involved in the presidential race? >> you mean run? >> i am sure a lot of people listening to you say that is what we need. are you going to support. >> i will support the one that has the energy plan for america. >> are you saying that you are not going to be a sure republican vote? >> i think, i think romney will show up with the plan is what i think. because i've seen obama and heard what he says, but he never has a plan. and never come forth with a plan for energy from america. >> chris: mr. pickens, thank you for coming in today. always a pleasure to talk to you. if y

at the dinner, president obama will present the long-time mideast leader with the medal of freedom. >rotestors with the d.c. occupy movement have left mcpherson square unoccupied. the protesters cleared out leaving it to pedestrians and ducks once again. the group tore down some cents after first occupying the park back in october. they are now planning an official good-bye ceremony this weekend. >>> d.c. police called in to calm down angry parents at ballou's high school graduation after the parents say they were shut out of the ceremony. last newt's graduation was supposed to be on ballou's football field because but because of the rain, the venue claim toyed nearby temple of praise church. that location quickly filled up forcing police and security guards to turn away parents, relatives and friends clamoring to get inside. >> it is a sad day for me. didn't get to see my daughter graduate, walk across the stage. it hurts. >> m remarks to the class of 2012. after the ceremony he said he didn't know how many parents missed out on seeing their children graduate but, however many it was

we have heard rumors going every which direction which happens all the time in the mideast you have towait and figure out what is going to happen. important to note while the muslim brotherhood is the most vocal group and they are the ones who have taken over tahrir square, there are many people in egypt who support the opponent and say that is required to bring saint and they fear what the muslim brotherhood could bring which easily could be a stronger line of islam to this the mother of the arab world. >> harris: many analysts have said peace in egypt this is why it matters so much to the u.s. and around the world, if there is no peace in egypt there won't be much of peace throughout that region. we watch closely. leland vittert, thank you. >> now to turkey. strong words from that country's president after a military jet was shot down yesterday. tonight he's saying turkey will take necessary action against syria. syrian officials have claimed they shot down that turkish military jet overseerian waters. turkey's president did not specify what action would be taken. today the two count

this is coming from mideast analyst robert satlove.e chaos of an all-out civil war, it's not only syrian who is will lose out. very clear american interests are also at stake. robert satloff joins me now from washington. he's executive director for the washington institute for near east policy. let's take the first concern on your list. that being syrian army units abandoning potentially these chemical weapons sites. we're showing here, you see this map, some of those sites right now. army units could flee the sites. the dangerous weapons could be taken by rogues, maybe terrorists, we don't know. how realistic is that scenario? >> i t regrettably very realistic. the passage of time in syria is our biggest enemy. the idea ta slow-grinding change opens up all sorts of opportunities for terrible outcomes. here it could be a mutiny, it could be soldiers leaving their post, they could be defeated by rebels, all sorts of things could happen with the passage of time. speedy change will help limit the downside negative effects of this. >> yeah