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>> this is "bbc world news america." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." once part of president assad's inner circle, a senior general fleas syria as the international community needs to increase the pressure. >> no doubt about the outcome here. we know that the assad regime will fall. the question is -- how many more people have died before that happens? >> months after the fall of colonel gaddafi, it is now time for the begins to go to the polls in the first free election there in decades. and getting america back to work -- it is proving no easy task, but both

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>> this is "bbc world news america." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, shell, and union bank.and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america," reporting from washington. the fighting in syria gets closer to the capital, just as a key defector told the bbc the a saudi regime will not

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and fo >> this is "bbc world news america." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." but alexi this is "bbc world news america" report -- >> and this is "bbc world news america" reporting from washington. michael phelps has won a gold medal in making history. much of the country of india is in darkness. a best-selling author dies at the age of 72. it was a busy thrilling day at the olympics with a host of medals and an absolutely stunning first. the day belonged to michael phelps, who won his 19th olympic medal making him the most decorated olympic athlete of all time. to top it off, he got there with a gold. we go to

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. aunnkt ban , our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> we believe that the world needs a broad mix of energies. that is why we are supplying cleaner-burning natural gas to generate electricity. it is also why, with our partner in brazil, we are producing ethanol, a biofuel with -- made from renewable sugar cane. let's broaden the mix of energy in the world. let's go. america." >> this is "bbc world news america." confusion reigns in cairo after the president tells the dissolve parliament to go back to work. the court says -- not so fast. who is calling the shots? flash floods ripped a path of ctderustion to parru of russ

the bbc world news america audience is growing. what we find is there is a real yearning for smart, international news. we do pick up audiences that previously watched network news programs in the evening. they find those same programs today are not able to cover or is happening in iraq, afghanistan, and pakistan. one of our chief correspondent has just spent six weeks in syria reporting undercover with the opposition fighters in syria. when he sends his reports back, our partners at abc news. he is doing things american networks do not find the right thing to do. traditionally, there is a willing audience on the east and west coast. they are intelligent. i am encouraged wherever i travel in america. i am amazed when i say i worked for the bbc, many people have heard us on public radio stations. that is a big area for us. host: talk about your reach in the americas. you are talking to us from washington, d.c. tell us about the rest of your presence in the americas. are you expanding or contracting? guest: bbc in spanish has a growin

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. f >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am katty kay. and then there was the god particle. scientists think they are one step closer to understanding how the universe began. and the time for apologies was over, he said, but one of britain's top bankers is poised to say sorry again for the apology. and has the american dream vera off course? as the u.s. marks the fourth of july, it is its decline and not achievement that marks the country. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and elsewhere around the globe. it seems only

and fo >> this is "bbc world news america." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." but alexi this is "bbc world news america" report -- >> and this is "bbc world news america" reporting from washington. michael phelps has won a gold medal in making history. much of the country of india is in darkness. a best-selling author dies at the age of 72. it was a busy thrilling day at the olympics with a host of medals and an absolutely stunning first. the day belonged to michael phelps, who won his 19th olympic medal making him the most decorated olympic athlete of all time. to top it off, he got there with a gold. we go to

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." when an air france jet plummeted to the ocean, the captain was on a break and the instruments failed. the investigation was damning. and human error was also to blame i japan's nuclear meltdown. a report into the fukushima meltdown says the nation was betrayed. and europe's tallest building is open. you will love it or hate it. >> this is the wonderful view standing inside the shard. welcome to our viewers on pbs and also in america and around the globe. the pilot was not in the cockpit, the instruments gave a false reading, and there was confusion among the crew -- this is the deming finding into an investigation of the crash of an air france jet that killed the 223 people on board. families say the report is -- families of those who died say the report is too soft on the airline industry. >> june 1, 2009. the first pictures of the floating debris from air france 447. the plane crashed into the waters of the atlantic, coming to rest 12,000 feet below the surface. the information for

." >> this is "bbc world news america." confusion reigns in cairo after the president tells the dissolve parliament to go back to work. the court says -- not so fast. who is calling the shots? flash floods ripped a path of destruction to parts of russia while authorities admit that residents were not part -- properly warned. violence on the streets and sculptures on display. guns are undergoing quite the transformation for this art project in los angeles. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. there were no illusions that forming a new government would be easy, but today the growing pains continued in egypt. the newly elected president ordered parliament to reconvene despite the previous ruling by the supreme constitutional court. today the court shot back with this ruling still standing, setting up a potential showdown. from cairo, john repor. at a military ceremony today, it was remarkably amicable. if they are headed for confrontation, there was no sign of that. it has been barely one week since h

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." once part of president assad's inner circle, a senior general fleas syria as the international community needs to increase the pressure. >> no doubt about the outcome here. we know that the assad regime will fall. the question is -- how many more people have died before that happens? >> months after the fall of colonel gaddafi, it is now time for the begins to go to the polls in the first free election there in decades. and getting america back to work -- it is proving no easy task, but both presidential candidates say they are the man for the job. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. tonight, a syrian general once close to the syrian president has defected, making him one of the most senior regime figures to flee so far. he is thought to be in paris where an international meeting convened today. at the gathering, u.s. secretary of state clinton strongly called on russia and china to stop supporting president assad. our correspondent starts our coverage. >> t

it's being webcast live on the new america website. if you, please, turn off your phones, or turn off the sound on your phones. if you wish to tweet from today, please use #delveinto12. let's begin, the first session which will scrutinize the golden age of oil abundance is moderated by michael he will vie who runs the energy and security program at the council on foreign relations. >> thanks, steve. thanks for asking me to moderate this panel. that's a ton of feedback, thanks. for today's discussion we're going to have two components to it. this first one is really about kicking the tires on scenarios of oil abundance, understanding what assumptions go in, what factors might affect outcomes, and trying to decide how plausible, how likely these are, and then the second we'll talk about the consequences, and so we'll separate those two pieces, i think, in order to have a really rigorous discussion. in order to first talk about where we are heading and where we might be heading, we have two fantastic panelists, discussants with us. the fi

." >> this is "bbc world news" america. anger over austerity erupts on the streets of spain's capital as the government announces it is cutting even deeper. saying he is sorry, six months after the costa concordia wrecked off the coast of italy, the captain is now speaking out with an analogy. ♪ >> and the rolling stones hit golden status. 50 years after the band's first gig, their sound is still going strong. >> we welcome our viewers who have joined us on pbs in america and around the globe. today austerity measures in spain brought violent protests. miners fed up with the cuts marched on madrid and clashed with police. demonstrators threw stones and firecrackers, and police responded with rubber bullets. it came as the government announced more stringent measures to help the country's big leaguered banks. here is our report. >> on the streets of madrid today, protestors clashed with police. some threw stones. among the crowd, spanish miners protesting cuts to government subsidies. there is a reaction to government cuts n

one hundred fifty militants dead and no civilian losses but experts say those figures from the new america foundation just don't stand up the white house to creese any men killed by drones as guilty until proven otherwise and with more on those numbers here's our washington correspondent cam. if you believe this chart as seen on c.n.n. american drone strikes in pakistan have been so precise that they haven't killed a single innocent person this year the chart shows last year the strikes targeted four hundred thirty one militants and killed only twenty six quote unquote others meaning civilians the data was compiled by the new america foundation now how did this foundation come up with the numbers which look pretty much like advertising for drones they link press reports when you actually look at the reports reports almost half of them are attributed to some unnamed intelligence officials who give the number of who they refer to as militants and a few more details for example the a.f.p. agency report about a strike in north waziristan earlier this month says quote it was difficult to identi

and killed only twenty six quote unquote others meaning civilians the data was compiled by the new america foundation now how did this foundation come up with the numbers which look pretty much like advertising for drones they link press reports when you actually look at the reports reports almost half of them are attributed to some unnamed intelligence officials who give the number of who they refer to as militants and a few more details for example the a.f.p. agency report about a strike in north waziristan earlier this month says quote it was difficult to identify the bodies immediately as some of them were charred end of quote but this survey which was broadcast on c.n.n. doesn't have to go deep into details as to who was identified as who nor does it have to clarify the definition of the word militant in this context as seen by the obama administration and according to the obama administration all military age males in a strike zone count as combatants unless there is explicit intelligence possed humorously proving them innocent so someone has to prove their innocence after they're de