and new haven you know going to go i think the show starts previewing late september and runs through october you still like theater better there's nothing like it and it's tightrope walking without a net and as bitchiness as once the curtain open i think the directors are getting more that's true and you're doing you know this three hour play this epic through our play every night as opposed to you know three and a half pages of dialogue what do you like about it's three hours and it's it's certainly not laughing it's certainly not it's certainly tension filled sure. you know it's every scene in that plays apic i think it's probably the most epic female role ever written i mean even when blanche is offstage she has to sing from the bath up and then as far as you know stanley i just think those characters are so they're so true they're so real like you know those people were you affected by the way brando did it. sure and i think is as a young actor he was one of those people that i you know i saw streetcar first lot probably saw the godfather first and then my father sat me down a si

into this huge cultural phenomena there's only about the coming streetcars yale yale rep that area new haven and you have been you know going to go i think the show starts previewing late september and runs through october you still like theater better. there's nothing like it and it's tightrope walking without a net and as bitchiness is once the curtain open it ain't the director's art anymore that's true and you're doing you know this three hour play this epic through our play every night as opposed to you know three and a half pages of dialogue now what do you like about it's three hours and it's it's certainly not laughing it's certainly not it's certainly tension filled sure. you know it's every scene in that plays apic i think it's probably the most epic female role ever written i mean even when blanche is offstage she has the saying from the bath up and then as far as you know stanley go i just think those characters are so they're so true they're so real like you know those people were you affected by the way brando did it sure and i think is as a young actor he was one of those peop

i also should note that on the new haven hartford's ring field intercity corridor route that includes the installation of the new signal system and positive train control which frankly would have been borne by amtrak if it wasn't being borne by the state of connecticut in that corridor but we have as a result had to spread out some of our other investments for the state of good repair projects over a longer period of time. so it's a trade-off that we have made it to turf burying some additionaadditiona additional investments be it for capacity or for state of good repair with a priority being ptc and we are partnerinpartnerin g with metro-north because we are part of their overall system and being part of the first pilot segment for the metro-north system so connecticut is leading in that. we are committed to safety and we have made trade-offs and timing for other projects and we are frankly struggling with all the issues everyone else is struggling with in terms of spectrum and radios in integration and cost. >> ms. waters? >> i would like to speak specifically to a few member railro

chris joining us from new haven, connecticut on our democrat line. good morning. ller: thank you for taking my call. that new york times article hit the nail on the head. i was really calling about passing the college loan bill so that young people are not saddled with incredible debt. weher way to go about it, should have less emphasis on accreditation and more emphasis on people learning the information that they need. itow have the internet, actually reminds me of ben franklin who did not have a college degree, did not go to harvard but invented the lightning rod which made him the most famous american in the world before the revolt. i really think that it is incumbent on people to invest in their own educations. yet the franklin institute, one in philadelphia and one in new haven, which were for working people to have an education without the sponsorship of some unlike their parents or someone else. working people to get an education on their own, by studying with a little bit of direction from a teacher at the institute. i think that is the way to go. we have

havens. by said somalia is led warlords. in mali, there are new reports of terrorist training with surface to air missiles. this war began with safe havens in afghanistan on september 11, 2001. i believe we should be proactive, working with our allies to stop terrorists overseas. we cannot wish the threat away because in fact threats are growing.

news. >> i -- thank you. >>> facebook is helping bel haven pay for a new substation. the office will be up and running by mid-september. it will be staffed monday through friday. they are providing 2 15,000 to the police union. >>> police in san pablo are getting more surveillance cameras to help fight crimes. san pablpolice say the cameras will be able to read license plates and even identify the people inside of the car. >> there could soon be new limitations on food trucks in san francisco. today, a subcommit tee of supervisors to said to discuss new regulations. the proposal calls for a limit on the number of days that food trucks can stay in one location as well as reduce the concentration of food trucks in the financial district. food trucks operating by chain restaurants may be banned. the land use and economic development committee will decide whether to forward the ordinance to the full board of supervisors. >>> a group of elderly woman, some in their 90s narrowly escaped a limo scene fire. >>> the popular wrapper becomes the victim of an armed robbery in san

. >>> they are help being them pay for menlo park in the bell haven district. the new office will be staffed monday through friday and the public will be allowed to walk in and talk face to face to the officer on duty. facebook is not commenting on the deal but they will pay up to 100,000 to retrofit it to police use. >>> and they are limiting the number much trucks they can stay in one location and while adding other locations, it may also be banned. and they may decide to forward the full ordinance to the board. >>> nba player jason kid, he meets with his own nba owners next week. >>> we will have more on your bay area commute, stay tuned. . >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news, 4:53, police have released a sketch of a man who is responsible for exposing him seven on the trail. he is in his 20s and after exposing himself to a woman in june 4th in all there have been 6 reported cases since march which has prompted some women to use extra caution. >> don't go alone because you never know. >> and take a look at this sketch, if you see a man, you are asked

robert shiller joining us from new haven this morning. >>> news out of carnival, guys, they are goinglit the roles of the chairman and the ceo and aaronson will lose the role of ceo. >> well, maybe that is what happens if you make a lot of mistakes or -- i have to tell you that carnival, it is clearly bottoming, but they have had too many mishaps. if it were an nfl team, the guy would have been broomed a long time ago. >> and yes, arnold donald who has been a board member will assume the role. >> and a guy with two first names. my father says be careful. >> 34 years at ceo. >> it is a great company and i know lots of people who just still love carnival cruises and i think that they had, honestly, i believe it was bad luck. i don't believe that management has lost control of the fleet. a lot of bad luck there. and mickey arison, and at one i time or another, you have interviewed him. he owns the heat also. >> and great parade yesterday. >> and yes, lebron from akron ought to do a little bit go out on the ships a little bit. right? go to take a lebron cruise. >> a lebron cruise. i would

has decided to start talks with offshore banking havens that are not new members like switzerland to establish an automatic exchange of relevant banking data now with crisis trick of the e.u. and the us having to deal with its own fiscal problems this is a way for governments to rein in that cash back into government coffers it was far switzerland is concerned this is a very lucrative market making it the world's largest financial center for offshore accounts with about two trillion u.s. dollars in assets and the question there is with this kind of government pressure being put on the likes of switzerland will it actually achieve the desired results for people who want to hide their money from the tax man have the will and the financial means and they may simply look elsewhere to park their money reporting from brussels. and i live in moscow with now in south korea has accepted an invitation from north korea talks about setting up commercial projects and it would include the reopening of the joint. industrial zone that was shut down in april when tensions between the two reached its

approach on its clampdown on tax evasion has decided to start talks with offshore banking havens that are not new members like switzerland to establish an automatic exchange of relevant banking data now with crisis trick the u.s. having to do with its own up to school problems this is a way for governments to rein in that cash to back into government first i was concerned this is a very lucrative market making it the world's largest. offshore account with about two trillion dollars in assets and the question there is with this kind of government pressure being put on the likes of switzerland will it actually achieve the desired results for people who want to hide their money from the tax man have the will and the financial means and they may simply look elsewhere to park their money reporting from brussels. meanwhile the u.k. prime minister david cameron has taken a tough stance on british tanks haven's has invited the leaders of ten u.k. overseas territories and crown dependency isn't to london in order to press them for more transparency. and will be the main focus of the upcoming trade summit

those states to reduce the consumer protection as a consequence of moving there, well, from these new havens they could lend to people in all 50 states at any interest rate they wanted. since that supreme court decision, which is called the marquette ruling, high interest rate credit cards have mushroomed and consumer debt has soared. according to the federal reserve, in the year before the marquette decision, 1977, only 38% of families had a bank-issued credit card. by 2010, over 65% had credit cards with about a third of all families holding four or more credit cards. and the debt numbers coming off of those credit cards are even worse. revolving consumer debt, which is mainly credit card debt, has exploded over 20-fold in the 35 years since the marquette decision. this little bull's-eye represents the debt beforehand, the giant red circle the debt afterwards. and the credit card companies are taking full advantage. interest rates, as we know, are generally low right now. banks are lending to another at less than a quarter of a percent. 30-year fixed mortgage rates are near 4%. savings bon

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the rest of the global leaders a tough task now on i'll spend areas from business new york magazine how realistic a tax havenree world really is. it means. the thing about the system is necessarily international. any country. who chooses to abide by this. is. convenient services for people trying to hide money. means that the whole thing becomes a mockery there's no way of controlling it so you can work towards it it will take time and probably it's a good idea. several countries like cyprus. still. as a business it becomes a big. because they have. so that we have a. tax that is not going to be. keeping us updated on the g eight thanks for being with us always interesting to hear. this bear of the west. is about to hand over the iranian the presidency you can. get nuclear energy for the country being alternately mired in the throes of an economic crisis. in the us where gun makers reporting record sales during a year of deadly shootings americans react to the president's push for stricter weapon control. america has voiced skepticism over north korea's proposal to launch high level talks between the two sta

facebook is helping menlo park pay for a new police substation in the bel haven district. e new office will be up and running by mid- september. it will be staffed monday through friday. the public will be able to walk in and talk face to face with the officer on duty which is something residents say they want. city leaders say facebook offered $33,000 to acquire the station and it will pay up to $100,000 more to retrofit it for police use. this is a google sketch of its proposed new office project at nasa aims -- nasa aims. access to nature would increase productivity and creativity of workers they also plan green roofs 100% natural light in some rooms and greatly reduced energy and water works to make the project one of the most environmentally-friend lid ever -- friendly, ever. >>> a weekend tragedy on a road very popular with cyclists in pleasant plan -- pleasanton. the tide's coming in! this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go. that's why we bought a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru,

analysis on their spend areas he's the editor in chief of business new york magazine i said to him how realistic is it that we could have a tax havenfree world. because it means you'd have to police the entire world think about the system is necessary international. any country one tiny little country who chooses not to abide by this. as. i say convenient services for people trying to hide money. means that the whole thing becomes a mockery there's no way of controlling it. you can work towards it you can it will take time and probably it's a good idea but you've got several countries like cyprus obvious example but luxembourg still switzerland before they were offering the services as a business it becomes a big part of their economy and it's very difficult for a small country like some to tell them they can't do it because they have been making money so i think that one thing that can be avoided at the g eight summit is the topic of tax evasion a world away from the g. eight issues merger is in europe have no choice but to keep pumping the heart and cash into power in the cards just as i saw your reports the cost of getting about

fellow supporters have a tough time to head convince in these tax haven countries to give up their economic mail tickets. around international news this hour dozens of activists on the orange jumpsuits in belfast calling on the u.s. to close guantanamo bay human rights group amnesty organized the stand the head of the g eight summit in northern ireland saying keeping the prison open is clearly a breach of international law more than one hundred one town and i mean maids are on hunger strike over there indefinite detention over forty which are being painfully force fed in the procedure that has been labeled as torture. riot police have taken down barricades in tanks in square opening it up again for public access five labor unions say they'll march there during a day of nationwide strike. over the government crackdown on demonstrators that after a nineteen night street skim issues in the stamboul on sunday prime minister brown and tens of thousands of supporters in centrally stamboul in a show of strength even as the central square was being played. wiki leaks that is accusing the sun she's met ecuador's foreign minister head of t

haven. >>> investigators have returned to the home of new england star aaron hernandez, the second time theyme. they left the home with about a dozen brown paper evidence bags. his friend's body was found about a mile from the house and police are not calling him a suspect in the case. >>> the opening statements begin tomorrow in the george zimmerman trial in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. the prosecution says he confronted the teen but the defense says he was defending himself. the defense won the battle to exclude experts to testify abwhe voice it was screaming for help on the 911 call for help. >>> back to breaking news, the u.s. urging ecuador, among other countries, to revvs to let edward snowden in. the big question is if and how to get snowden back to the u.s. to face justice. joining me with insight is justice correspondent, joe johns. where do they begin? they tried to get hong kong to cooperate. that fell through. now, what? >> all you can do is ask at this stage. it didn't work in hong kong and the question is whether it will work in another country. as to hong kong, a d

haven. i think it stil is. it's one of the safest place to put your money besides the new york stock market. think it will rebound. >> so far apple is a rotten app apple, down near 25%. are you standing by it? >> i just bought some thursday, so i'm definitely standing by it. for the worst call in 2013, jonas, you said veriphone systems is where it's at. since then 's down 27%. still a believer? >> i was surprised becauseit's not risky a business moldel, bu i woulstick with it. >> now to the best part, the fun pa. you said krispy kreme doughnuts would sweeten up 25% during a year. so far it's already up 33%. more dough to come? >> they had a bad marketing strategy initially. i think th got that straightened out. i ill like krispy kreme. >>on to number 2. jonas, your stock to own in 2013 was i, robot. you said you would clean up big, and boy, were you riright. it's already up 112% in six months. do you still like it? >> i do still like i, robot. i think they may take it higher. >> you said in january netflix would deliver big this year and it did deliver. the stock is up neay 113% already. han

new laws. the proposal by republican senators bob corker and john havens would nearly double the number of border agents, expand the use of drones, and construct hundreds of miles of border fencing. in total, the plan would cost $40 billion over the next decade. the report spurred a dozen republicans to throw support behind a reform bill that would extend an eventual path to citizenship of millions of undocumented citizens. the trial of georgia zimmerman for killing trayvon martin has opened in florida. during opening statements on monday, attorneys on each side cast conflicting views of zimmerman's motives on the night of the shooting. prosecutors say that zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, had profiled the 17-year-old as suspicious and chose to assume the role of a police of a search and followed him. he quoted his own words to a dispatcher. >> [inaudible] they always get away. those were the words from that grown man's mouth as he followed in the dark a 17-year-old boy who he did not know. an excuse my language, but those were his words, not mine. >> these were his concluding remarks a

critics say the new policies are unnecessarily harsh and exclude too many people. canada is no longer the welcoming and open haven it once was the world's. >> two lebanese referees have been jailed for accepting sexual bribes.- a singapore court sentenced the assistant referees to three months in prison. a third official who was most responsible for fixing the match play is back in april is still awaiting the sentence. singapore in gambling syndicates have been blamed by european police for rigging hundreds of games worldwide, including qualifying games for the world cup and the european championship. keep reminder that you can up-to-date with all the news that on our website, all the news features and in-depth analysis on our website at bbc.co -- aljazeera.com. >> ♪

welcome back, it is now 4:40, new videos and leaders posing for a group photo this morning, counterterrorism, including efforts to stop kidnapping in africa an actions against tax haven. yesterday they had a one-on-one meeting with vladimir puntin to try to find common ground on syria. >> we do have different perspectives on problems but we share an interest in reducing the violence and procuring that they are not used for the subject corporation... >> after the summit, president barack obama is off to germany for a two day visit. first lady michelle obama and the two daughters will travel to the library where sasha and mall lee traced thank lineage. >> that was very powerful for us and it is something we will share for the rest of our lives. >> they also attended a river dance performance and their trip is expected to wrap up today. >>> concession workers will rally outside of at&t park. 750 workers had an ongoing contract dispute with management. they include workers and cashiers and they say they are offering a fair pay increase along with the best compensation package in the entry. >>> the man known for his rant at a san francisco bart station is expected in cour

fellow supposes have a tough task ahead convincing these tax haven countries to give out their economic mail tickets. now look at some world news for you this hour dozens of activists dawned on jumpsuits in belfast calling on the u.s. to close guantanamo bay human rights group amnesty organized the stunt ahead of the g eight summit in northern ireland saying keeping the prison open is clearly a breach of international law more than one hundred one tunnel and mates are on hunger strike over their indefinite detention over forty which of which are being painfully force fed in a procedure that has been labeled as torture by the international community. turkish riot police have taken down barricades in taksim square opening it up again for public access five labor unions say they will march there during a day of nationwide strikes over the government crackdown on demonstrators as after a nineteenth night of straight street skirmishes in istanbul on sunday prime minister erdogan rallied the tens of thousands of supporters in central east on ball in a show of strength even as the central square was being cleared. up next we set foot

banking rules and as a consequence dreams of becoming a tax haven might be along with that want your washing off the line from oscar the new diet of course we'll bring you more news in about a half an hour's time from now up next to investigate the desperate cycle of dependency and hunger across africa. technology innovation all the developments around russia we. covered. it'll. be more news today. and flared up if these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations rule the day. if. if. only a movie. played. in. in july two thousand and eleven the horn of africa was struck by a wave of famine and. again our screens were flooded with images of a may see that africans. over thirteen million people in somalia kenya ethiopia eritrea and djibouti are once again threatened by famine. the u.n. approaches the international community for immediate food aid.

to get its house in order however critics say camera news well at the end of the day he's simply missing the point. supposing that there are tax havens in a hundred years toy and i assume that some country somewhere will always have a motivation to play fast and loose with the regulation shall we say and be a destination of choice for money whether it's ill gotten gains or not then trade it is going to be market share taken away from the u.k. economy we seem to some extent of the european union as legislated against finance over the last few years and that the failure of the frank little paris to become financial centers despite you know the interest of the euro thirteen years ago speaks to that if this initiative to go anywhere it has to have the backing of the larger countries in the global financial community there's no real point in the u.k. going it alone making this offer to the g eight and it being rebuffed you know they'll just say well thank you very much but actually we're not going to change our own taxation policy is an interesting enough you know it's the us which seems to be fighting against you know this kind of move.

i said to ben areas who's the editor in chief of business new york magazine i said to him how realistic is it that we could have a tax tax havenfree world. because it means you'd have to police the entire world think about the system is necessary it's national. any country one tiny little country who chooses not to abide by this. as. i say convenience service. as for people trying to hide money. means that the whole thing becomes a mockery there's no way of controlling it so you can work towards it you could it will take time and probably it's a good idea but you've got several countries like peter cyprus example but luxembourg still switzerland who really services as a business it becomes a big part of their economy and it's very difficult for a small country to do it because they have money so i think that one thing that can be avoided at the g eight summit is the topic of tax evasion. all right let's take a swing around the world look at some news making headlines at this hour iran's newly elected president hassan rouhani has held his first news conference saying his government is set to fix the economy and rebuild relation

on their spend areas he's the editor in chief of business new york magazine and i said to him how realistic is it that we could have a tax havenfor a while. because it means you have to at least the entire world think about the system is necessary international. every country one time. who chooses not to abide by this. is. as i say convenient services for people trying to hide money. means that the whole thing becomes a book readers are we going. you can work towards it you could it will take time and probably it's a good idea you've got several countries with obvious example but luxembourg still switzerland who really services as a business becomes a big part of me and very difficult. to tell them they can't do it because they're ready so and i think that one thing that can be avoided at the g eight summit is the topic of tax evasion and syria's civil war is expected to be one of the main subjects to at the g. eight summit was underway in northern ireland meantime the conflict is expanding a sad troops have made significant advances in recent weeks where the leader of the opposition's free syrian army says it's in urgent need

havens around the world. that enormous mountain of money is enough to buy all 500 million people in the eu a brand-new mercedes. with the bank secrecy and generous laws, city states like singapore and countless tropical islands have always drawn large depositors. clicks it's about knowing who owns which company. that's what we are talking about. it in germany, that is a matter of looking at a central company register to see who owns which firm. that has nothing to do with banking secrecy. it's knowing who owns which foundation or trust. clicks political pressure is mounting. reddish prime minister david cameron met with agencies and he wants to force them to exchange bank information. clicks we are joined from christoph colbert from the business department. how far-reaching the you think this is to fight tax evasion? >> tax evasion and tax avoidance is an urgent issue. furthermore, having one single opinion of the g8 is quite a step forward. i guess they are right. the prime minister of great britain was pushing forward for public lists of who is actually owning shell companies and further corporate data. he c

havens around the world. that enormous mountain of money is enough to buy all 500 million people in the eu a brand-new mercedes. with the bank secrecy and generous laws, city states like singapore and countless tropical islands have always drawn large depositors. clicks it's about knowing who owns which company. that's what we are talking about. it in germany, that is a matter of looking at a central company register to see who owns which firm. that has nothing to do with banking secrecy. it's knowing who owns which foundation or trust. clicks political pressure is mounting. reddish prime minister david cameron met with agencies and he wants to force them to exchange bank information. clicks we are joined from christoph colbert from the business department. how far-reaching the you think this is to fight tax evasion? >> tax evasion and tax avoidance is an urgent issue. furthermore, having one single opinion of the g8 is quite a step forward. i guess they are right. the prime minister of great britain was pushing forward for public lists of who is actually owning shell companies and further corporate data. he c

. >>> menlo park's bell haven neighborhood is liking facebook's plan to help pay for a new police stationey approved a three-year lease at the corner of pillow road an hamilton avenue. facebook is pledging more than $215,000 to overhaul the building. the social networking giant will cover most of the rent through the summer of 2016. officers are currently offering a small cramped storefront a few blocks away. >>> taking her message to facebook. we will tell you about the rant by one politician's wife that is making national headlines this morning. star command, i'm detecting high levels of happiness. luscious locks there's an entire land here...with living cars. now this is flying... with style. great glittering galaxies. disneyland resort just got happier, see it all with a 3-day park hopper ticket. i now appear to be lost in a deep dark cave... >>> the wife of an alabama politician is taking to facebook to warn other women to stay away from her man. shan drink mcgill has served it as a state senator in 2010. his wife logged on to his facebook page and posted a comment targeted at people

. >> menlo park's bell haven neighborhood is liking facebook's plan to help pay for a new police station three-year lease for the new substation at willow and hamilton. this is video. facebook is pledging more than $215,000 to overhaul the building. the giant will cover most of the rent through 2016. heading toward your weekend, feeling like summertime around here. good morning to you, jon and marla. good morning to you at home. bayside, 75 degrees at the coast. 64 degrees. that sun is going to shine through earlier than any day so far this week by about 10:00 a.m. mostly clear conditions over the greater bay area. as we head into the weekend, it is definitely going to start to feel like summer. i know just man who help you get there. here is mike. >> headed through pale lo alto, road closures, great. downtown san jose, because of the president's visit later on today as well. the map will show you the south bay where downtown san jose has road closures. 101 shows a little slowing just kicking in on 280 as well as 285 linked to the game. >> i know you are going to be very upset to hear th

haven or he's somewhere else? we just don't know this morning. >> tracie, thank you very much. >>> 5:45, new details following an attack on temperatural palace in afghanistan. an nbc reporter on the ground says he was just outside the palace for a news conference with afghan president hamid karzai when gunfire broke out. everyone ran for cover. for the next 30 minutes there were explosions every few minutes reportedly. they hid out for about 40 minutes until they were able to leave the area. afghan police say the five assailants were killed after a 90-minute gunfight in central kabul. two afghan guards also died. the taliban has claimed responsibility for this attack. >>> we continue keeping an eye on south africa where former president nelson mandela remains in critical condition this morning. we have new video from outside the hospital in pretoria where mandela is being treated. doctors there are said to be doing everything possible to help keep mandela feeling comfortable. we can tell you he's been hospitalized since back on june 8th suffering with a reoccurring lung infection. >>> much closer to home n a matter of

new set of supply-side measures. if those are things like orientating the tax system so it's much more effective, dealing with tax havens, complete change in corporate governance and of the way the big business is run. a complete change in the fundamental goals of the big business. we need a rebalancing of bargaining power between the business on the one hand and the labour force on the other. both in the united states and the united kingdom a portion of the workforce is represented by the trade unions in the collective bargaining. in the united states it is 7% and 40%. so 85% of private sector workers wages are negotiated without the representation and in the united states it is over 90%. we have completely distorted our system of power and the democracies cannot survive if you take that -- if you simply leave whole sections of the society without any kind of the waste or say in the terms and conditions of the work. so that is difficult to achieve and to see how we can turn these around but it seems to be essentials. we have created what wall street finance is have called plutocracies in the economies in which economic

haven like ireland and you will see the econom boom. we triedverything else and why not this. >> we have been printing money like crazy. the stock maet when they got the news of the economy slowing down they boom, ben bernanke would print more money and that is not helpg. >> no,it is not. and that is why personal take home pay per capita is the same point as it was in 2011. false economy where the fed came in and botched the credit markets hasn't helped and what we musto first and remost, get rid of obama care. the surtax on invest sxment medical dwois tax and payroll tax for medicare, they hurt job investment and creion. >> the cost of borrowing goes down and the cost of doing business increased because of all of the new taxes and regulations, right? >> again, is the price on work when you pay on incometax. profits and proys for success and capittal gains andhen you lower theburden on those good things, you get more of them. the idea of targeting tax cuts that is soviet style central planning. remove t barriers for the erican people andhey will pick up the ball and run with . >> we haven't mentioned obama care and there is a long list of taxes instituted

that group responsible for giving al qaeda a safe haven after the attacks of 9/11, and toasting all the pregnant ladies. a controversial new study reports, it's okay to get your drink on. a little bit. all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. on "studio b." >> first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, the nation's top security chief testified those government programs to track our phone records and what we do online have helped the feds foil not one but 50 potential terror attacks since 9/11. general keith alexander, the director of the nsa, spoke at rare open hearing in front of he house intelligence committee today. officials said some of the foiled plots targeted the new york stock exchange and the subway city and the office of a newspaper that published cartoons depicting the prophet mohammad. >> these programs were approved by the administration, congress, and the courts. from my perspective, a sound legal process that we all work together as a government to protect our nation and civil liberties and privacy. >> shepard: general alexander added this type of surveillance helped investigators connect the dots.

haven asset. - good to have you on the show. thanks larry. - thank you. in our cover story, the fed is keeping close watch on the housing market - in particular new construction starts, which picked up nearly 7% last month: a good sign for builders, buyers, and those looking toward housing-related stocks. housing starts in may went up 6.8% overall - 3/10 of that new construction of single-family homes, but up 21.6% for new apartment buildings. "right now, their mindset is 'build-to-rent.' that's it." why so many apartments? lending for houses is still tight, with rising mortgage rates. banks see apartments as safer bets and easily convertable. "they're condo-ready. nice finishes so when the market turns, they'll sell them to the people they're renting them to." another reason why such a small uptick for houses: demand, especially for those mega- subdivisions far from downtown. "people don't want to live 50 miles from work anymore. where there are close-in lots, there aren't that many of them." regardless what's being built, it still needs furniture and appliances. robert goldsborough at morninstar watches an exchange-traded fund of housing-related companies c

if this shunt had been used at the time that robert lewden was working in west haven and a rail traffic controller in new york returned to service the track on which he was working, would his life have been saved? >> we believe if the shunt had been used properly, that both the controller in new york would have gotten a indication that that track block was occupied as well as any train that tried to enter that block would have received a stop signal. >> and the train, therefore, would have been stopped? >> we expect that those redundant safety measures could have saved that track worker's life, yes. >> and that's the reason that you've recommended in the past that this kind of system -- can which, by the way, i think costs about $200, am i right about that? >> yes, sir, that's correct. >> you recommended that it be adopted by metro knot north and other railroads around the country. >> that's right. after an event in woeburn, massachusetts, involving the mbta, there was, there were multiple track worker fatalities when they did not use a shunt, and that track was inappropriately released, and a train ente