tonight a look inside morocco and how single mothers cope with hostility and shame. and from france we ask is the swine flu the kiss of death or the death of the kiss? >>orld's leading reporters and analysts, here's what's happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible in part by the following funders. ♪ ♪ >>> major support has also been provided by the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. >>> good evening, i'm daljit dhaliwal. almost since it came to office, the obama administration has been trying to convince iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions. so far, much of the emphasis has been on diplomacy, but very soon that could all change. today washington's chief representative to the international atomic energy eno. the united states and europe have given tehran until the end of this month to stop enriching uranium or face harsh sanctions and from israel there have been hints of an even stronger response. the looming deadline with iran and what m

among them,morocco king, dely seen as a supporte of women'srights. in 2004 the king proposed a change to the law regarding family life. morocco toy has some ofhe most liberal laws in the arab worl regardingkwors, marrge and the family. the government sets aside aut 10% of the seats inarliament for women and about onehird of theuniversity professors and doctors are female. but socieal attitde about pregnay outsidef marriage remain largely uncnged if this ngle mother who didn't want to show her fce from experience. >> iant to saythat the society should change, of course, and i am not against lam, of course, beuse'm a musl woman. im not against islam, but i'm against t ye of the society. although the law provides protection, cultural norms and tradition still works against them. [ speaking foren language ] >> a woman who has a child without being marry dead live normal life insociety. that exists. on a legal level she can live, but it i true that the societal perction of her is not posive. and the societal attitudthat she most hopes to ange. i think tha

you know, i mean, people -- you know, like say, "oh, you know, how was it in morocco?es -- and i was like, "well, i'm in the office all of the time." so, i got to go to london because that's where they built all the sets for the office thing, which is not a bad deal -- but everybody is, like, they're out in morocco, they're in spain, they're, you know, on the train to paris. and i'm like, "well, no, i'm back in the office." >> jimmy: on a cell phone. >> on a cell phone, yeah. on a computer screen. >> jimmy: now, "georgia o'keeffe." it's going to ben lifetime. >> yes. >> jimmy: which is the new, hot network. >> yeah. >> jimmy: they got "project runway," and, like, "army wives" and "drop dead divas." it's actually, everyone's is talking about this network. >> they are. >> jimmy: but this movie is not like a classic lifime movie. >> no, i mean, they're -- >> jimmy: which i'm addicted to. my wife, like, makes me -- she's like, "you got to watch this." it's always, like, the mother who won't let her daughter date anybody. and you're, like -- >> i know, they are. >> jimmy: i

a call for unity from morocco, but he insists his plan for health care reform -- from barack obama, but he insists his plan for health-care reform is workable. >> now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together and show the american eagle that we can still do what we were sent here to do. now on health care. >> hamid karzai's main rival in the afghan elections accuses the president of manipulating the vote. five girls killed, 30 injured in a stampede. fighting over religion, controversy within the israeli army over the rise of right-wing military rabbis. it is midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington. that is where barack obama has called for an end to partisan bickering in a bid to push through his plan to reform health care in america. in a speech to congress, he called for a system that benefited those with insurance and without. has the speech reignited his flagging presidency? has he done enough to sway lawmakers of the need for reform. first, this from our correspondent, jonathan beale. >> madam speaker, the president of the united states. >> the popularity

this is a chili paste from morocco. >> it will give it a kick. >> a little kick and a little cumin, garlichallots. >> just a little garlic, i see. >> well, i'm cuban. >> it is all good. >> here you have the basis they are the marinade. here we have a marinade i prepared already. and slathered on a hanger steak already. the hanger comes from -- it is called a hanger or hanging tender. it is very tender but it is kind of close to the kidneys on the fever so it gives it that flavor from the kidneys. >> how did you know about hanger steak and here in america we are like what are you talking about. >> i studied in paris and in paris it is a famous steak. >> it smells fantastic. mashed potatoes and grilled veggies with it as well. >> we will mix it with jalapeno pure ray. we pure ray them and add them to mashed potatoes to give them a nice kick and a nice color. >> so everything has a little kick at blt steak, huh? >> i think we are one of the -- we have been rated the best steak house in dc because we do different things like this. >> we will taste this different thing, this hanger steak when w

indonesia and morocco, women and men have equal status when it comes to the personal status law. in iran, women don't have the right to divorce. the child custody goes to men. the age of marriage was just recently raised from 9 to 13. so, it does vary, again, from country to country, but this is basically the stumbling block in front of women. >> right. and talk a little bit more about political rights. i mean, is this one of the areas that women in the middle east, activists and feminists, are trying to effect more change or is it more in terms of the personal family law is where they're trying to make their challenges? >> i think they would like to make changes both in the personal status law and also in larger political participation and have women in leadership positions. the more women are in leadership position, the more they can push for women's rights. >> all right, haleh esfandiari, thank you very much for your insights. >> thank you. >>> finally tonight, our continuing focus on the global environment takes us to australia, where there is a warning sign about climate cha

. >> to president-elect morocco, november 5th 2008. dear, brother president. you have no idea of how profound this moment is for us, as being a black people of the southern united states. you think you know because yo are thoughul and you have to ignore historybut seeing you deliver the torch so many of us. year after yr decade after decade century after century only to be brought down befor igniting the flange of justice and law is almost more than a harkin there. and yet thiobservation is not intended to burden you, for you are of a different time and in the because of all the b lemon and before you put american is it different place. it is really only to say well done. been through all the generations that you were with him of the best of africa and of the americans. is that you would actually appear sunday, that was part of our strength. seeing you take your rightful place based solely on your wisdom, it's imminent, and character is a balm for the weary worries of hope. previously only son about. >> what emerges is of modena and the national portrait o

having dove everywhere from south america to morocco. >> you think of the many walls out there, of theh and the fish life. and the car wreaths. we introduce people to something that maybe they never thought that they would be able to do. >> you hope that they keep doing it for many years to come. dave owens, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> all right, first of all, one of those photos or the videos of the diver this close to the eel that is nine feet long. which you don't want to do that. i've been close to them. just another note as the association of the black scuba divers is the national umbrella organization for them providing scholarships to students who want to study marine biology, you can learn more about them at nabs divers -- nabsdivers.com. i'm sorry about your ears. but you should get out. my wife and i did it about 13 years ago. >> i did it religiously and we loved it. >> doing it at night is even cooler. going down at night, pitch black for them and the planken lights up. >> i'll look at your pictures. >>> up next, getting the dinner tables out there. simple ideas to make over

or was a part of interrogating people with torture, whether at guantanamo bay or in countries like morocco or iraq. that is a direct violation of the geneva conventions. must be held accountable. i do think showing people in picture gitmo pictures, no. bill: investigate those kind of things. these people running around with their cameras, stalking the cia people, taking their pictures in public places, you say that's despicable, correct? i just want to be clear. do you? >> i do because obviously we have an alleged terrorist. bill: you are with me on that. now, henican were you me on that. >> i don't like unmasking cia agents. i think the government needs to try to sold it i see eric holder of the justice department take the same position. bill: you, leslie and i all agree this is ridiculous. let's go to iran. iran gave the finger, i'm sorry to use the crude expression to the world this week. we are not going to stop our nuclear weapons and you can't do anything about it. you're president henican, god help us. >> things would be a lot better, wouldn't they? bill: what would you do? no, no,

in that case, a lot of them were from algeria and morocco.re long time, we have said that a lot of the great old abilities that we have are the 15 million muslim immigrants -- one of the great and vulnerabilities that we have are the 50 million moslem immigrants in europe. that has long been seen as a vulnerability. in this case, there were some 15,000 pakistani immigrants that live in barcelona. host: 15,000? guest: yes, and they are able to move pretty freely within that sea. what was interesting, though, is that someone fingered them. in talking with the spanish top counter-terrorism people, they say they are getting a lot more tips from the muslim community and that gets to my final point in that article, which is a al qaeda is suffering a crisis of legitimacy amongst a lot of muslims now. there's a lot of dissatisfaction with al qaeda. for a couple of reasons. the primary reason is the wanton slaughter of muslims. that strategy was first adopted by al qaeda in iraq to kill shi'ite moslems as a way to start a war with sunni muslims. but t

guest: a lot of them were from algeria and morocco.said one of the grid vulnerabilities we have are these 15 million muslim immigrants in europe. the diaspora -- this has long been seen as the vulnerability. in this case, there are some 15,000 pakistani immigrants. host: 15,000? guest: yes. they are able to move freely sort of in that sea, but what is interesting, though, someone figured them. when talking to the top counter- terrorism people -- some one fingone fingeredc them. there is a lot of dissatisfaction with al qaeda. the primary reason is their wont to slaughter of muslims. that is a strategy -- their wan ton slaughter of muslims. they bombed a wedding party in jordan. they were bombing the holy land. i think a lot of imams are coming out to say this is not right, and the second reason have come lost all legitimacy out against the spirit of -- against that. every time bin laden or al- zawahiri have issued these threats and cannot follow through, they are seeing as an -- they are seen as not successful. we will put our allegian

concerning department programs and employees and contractors from pakistan, to morocco, with focused concentration high-value, high risk areas and iraq, pakistan and afghanistan. tuesday, six criminal investigators are assigned to meet with five posted overseas and one in arlington, virginia. we can move our personnel easily from these forward bases in the region as needed to islamabad, kabul, or other priority post. we plan to increase staff at current post adding one in baghdad, one in amman, as 2011 funding permits pick in 2010 we plan to add to staff in d.c., need completed construction and staffing with the khyber office in 2009. during fy 2009 investigate activities in afghanistan include six open investigations and for preliminary inquiries covered a number of alleged criminal violations. the kennedy asked how we would plan our oversight should the pending bill for assistance to pakistan providing additional one and a half billion each year over five years. there is clear congressional intent for an in country presence by oig's pakistan. we have been staffing problem with isla

allegations and support investigative activities concerning department programs from pakistan to morocco with a concentration on high risk areas of iraq, pakistan, and afghanistan. investigators are assigned to meet with five posted overseas and one in arlington, virginia . we can remove personnel from these regions as needed. we plan to increase staff at current post, adding one in baghdad as funding permits. in 2010, we plan to add to step to be based in dc. [unintelligible] that includes six open investigations and for preliminary enquiries. the committee asked how we will plan our oversight should the bills provide an additional billion. there is clear it stood for an income to presence in pakistan. we have been stepping kabul with temporary deployment. we will increase death there is necessary. successful wanting either way will improve our financial position for our office in islamabad which opens in 2010. the priorities could touch on a number of state programs that we oversee in some the we share with zero ig oig -- oig. thank you for the operation to present this information. >>

in that case, a lot of them were from algeria and morocco.time, we have said that a lot of the great old abilities that we have are the 15 million muslim immigrants -- one of the great and vulnerabilities that we have are the 50 million moslem immigrants in europe. that has long been seen as a vulnerability. in this case, there were some 15,000 pakistani immigrants that live in barcelona. host: 15,000? guest: yes, and they are able to move pretty freely within that sea. what was interesting, though, is that someone fingered them. in talking with the spanish top counter-terrorism people, they say they are getting a lot more tips from the muslim community and that gets to my final point in that article, which is a al qaeda is suffering a crisis of legitimacy amongst a lot of muslims now. there's a lot of dissatisfaction with al qaeda. for a couple of reasons. the primary reason is the wanton slaughter of muslims. that strategy was first adopted by al qaeda in iraq to kill shi'ite moslems as a way to start a war with sunni muslims. but they have

in that case, a lot of them were from algeria and morocco.e said that a lot of the great old abilities that we have are the 15 million muslim immigrants -- one of the great and vulnerabilities that we have are the 50 million moslem immigrants in europe. that has long been seen as a vulnerability. in this case, there were some 15,000 pakistani immigrants that live in barcelona. host: 15,000? guest: yes, and they are able to move pretty freely within that sea. what was interesting, though, is that someone fingered them. in talking with the spanish top counter-terrorism people, they say they are getting a lot more tips from the muslim community and that gets to my final point in that article, which is a al qaeda is suffering a crisis of legitimacy amongst a lot of muslims now. there's a lot of dissatisfaction with al qaeda. for a couple of reasons. the primary reason is the wanton slaughter of muslims. that strategy was first adopted by al qaeda in iraq to kill shi'ite moslems as a way to start a war with sunni muslims. but they have carried it