anthem. -- they rehearse the brand new national anthem. of the war, south sudan will start out as one of the poorest nations on the planet. >> when we were ruled by the north we had no opportunities, the village chief tells me. our children could not go to school. things are now going to change. we will see development here. >> for now, this is where the money is going. peace is still on shaky ground. in the south, three times as much money is spent on military compared to education and health combined. >> these are the soldiers of the spla, the army that fought against the khartoum government. it can all of the people with the guns stay united, or will rebel groups pop up? like this group that just last week declared war in the south where clashes between tribes are common. the border area is rich in oil. just inside the north, the president's warplanes dropped bombs to crush a rebellion. instead of sharing the oil, the two countries will keep fighting for more. >> we are absolutely committed to peace. of our people have suffered for too l

anthem. -- they rehearse the brand new national anthem. of the war, south sudan will start out as one of the poorest nations on the planet. >> when we were ruled by the north we had no opportunities, the village chief tells me. our children could not go to school. things are now going to change. we will see development here. >> for now, this is where the money is going. peace is still on shaky ground. in the south, three times as much money is spent on military compared to education and health combined. >> these are the soldiers of the spla, the army that fought against the khartoum government. it can all of the people with the guns stay united, or will rebel groups pop up? like this group that just last week declared war in the south where clashes between tribes are common. the border area is rich in oil. just inside the north, the president's warplanes dropped bombs to crush a rebellion. instead of sharing the oil, the two countries will keep fighting for more. >> we are absolutely committed to peace. of our people have suffered for too l

despite the jubilation, the new nation faces major challenges. defense secretary leon panetta landed in afghanistan today on his first

a new nation born in africa, welcome to "christian world news" george thomas and wendy griffith on assignment. public of south sudan seceded from the north on july 9th. part of the 2005 peace agreement that ended a 20-year world war. more than 2 million people died. the south population is heavily christian and black african, 2 groups targeted by bashar. >> joining us in gary lane. i know you covered the civil war and witnessed the suffering of christians. what does the independence mean to them? >> they have been fighting for 22 years for independence. 2 million died, another 4-5 million left homeless. they have suffered. this is the moment they have been waiting for. they wanted to stop the advance of islam into the south. many were forced to attend mosques and learn islam. this way they can practice their faith freely. >> speaking of faith, this group of people are mostly christian. >> as muslim was atempeding to reach them, this is a christian group call the sudan people's liberation army. they stood up against this islam islam islamic ra sheem trying to get them to become muslim. it is a

. >>> a new nation joined the world this week after south sudan declared its independence. the peace between the north and south could unravel. gary layne has more. >> reporter: was a day of jubilation. the capital city of the world's newest nation of south sudan. for more than 20 years, the people of the south, mostly black african christians, fought in civil war with northern arabs. they resisted sudanese effortses to force them to become muslim. >> people died and struggling to be free. the majority of the south are christians. these are people that paid with their life. shed their blood for the chance to be free. for me, we've been working here for over 20 years for many christian organizations, cbn has been involved here helping the people during the time of struggle. >> reporter: but u.s. alabama to the united nations peace between the north and south could be temporary. she said u.s. is concerned about unresolved issues. mostly over exact demarcation of the border and sharing of oil revenues. especially in the mountains threaten southern independence and still poses

in an hour from now, in world will well gump a new nation, when the republic of south celadon -- sudan gained its independence. this weekend will bring joy and celebration, there are also huge challenges ahead. including continued violence from along the border. ♪ >> the final march 2 independence. i will never leave my land until i die. a song heard throughout the decades of war. they have their land, and south sudan is born. ♪ with a little help from the mobile, people rehearse the new national anthem. the way of life has not changed very much for centuries. because of the war, south saddam will start out as one of the poorest nations on the project south sudan will start off as one of the poorest nations on the planet. >> we had no opportunities, the village chief tells me. our children could not go to school, but now things will change. for now, this is where the money is going. in the south, playtimes as much money is spent on the military compared to education -- three times as much is spent on the military. these are the soldiers, the army that fought for so many years against t

. >>> and watching the birth of a brand-new nation. where a new country raised its flag for the very first time. it is 7 a.m. on saturday morning, july 9. i'm anne makovec. >> i'm jim bernard with your weekend weather after the heatup this weekend, looks like cooling near normal as the coastal air-conditioner kicks into play. lots of fog out there. i'll have the details coming up in a few minutes. >> sounds good. thanks, jim. >>> topping our news this morning, a major shooting investigation ties up traffic in the east bay. it happened last night after someone fired at a hayward police officer. a number of law enforcement agencies responded to this shooting scene near cypress and austin avenues in hayward. as you can see, of the investigation had several streets blocked off overnight for several hours. so far no suspect description is released. >>> san jose police getting help from federal immigration agents to stop gang violence but not everyone is happy about it. more than 100 people turned out for a prayer vigil last night saying the

news. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we turn to africa where a nation is born, but with many troubles. at midnight friday in juba, the capital of the new south sudan, this sign said it all: "free at last". the turning of the clock to july 9, saturday, meant independence, and the creation of the world's newest nation. >> i am sending good luck to all the southern sudanese. >> woodruff: but the jubilation in the streets of juba came at a brutal cost. civil war killed two million people throughout sudan, spread across five decades. a 2005 peace agreement set the stage for an independence referendum this past january. southern sudanese-- largely christian and animist-- voted overwhelmingly to secede from the muslim and arab north. the new president of south sudan, salva kiir, spoke of the bloody past after taking his oath of office. >> we have to forgive although we will not forget. >> woodruff: indeed the run-up to independence day in south sudan had been marred by violence along the border in the abyei region, claimed by both sides and in the nuba mountains of the northern state of south

news." >> a nation is born. south sudan emerges from decades of war and instability become an independent state. the phone hacking scandal deepens. the press ministers director of to indication is released on bail after being questioned for hours. -- the prime minister's director of communication is released on bail. welcome to bbc world news on pbs in america. the end of an era for the u.s. space program. after 30 years and 135 missions, the world watches the space shuttle's final flight. from canada to california, the duke and duchess of cambridge are rife in california for a weekend visit. the south sudan has become the world's newest nation. after decades of conflict with the north. a huge independence celebration started as the clock struck midnight local time. it will also be one of the poorest. there are also many sources of potential conflict in the republic of sudan. >> the people have flooded out on to the streets. the party has begun. there is an air of jubilation here in juba. people are banging on h

eastern "news nation," i will be live here from the kennedy space center with along with tom costello, jay barbree. senator nelson also. we have a packed house to continue our coverage of the news of the day and even to talk about the unemployment numbers released today and how it affects not only the entire country but specifically here in florida, which will be a key state if the obama administration plans to hold on to the white house. we'll have all of that coming up 2:00 p.m. eastern time. "news nation." in the meantime, this has been just a spectacular day. the cloudiest day i can imagine but the most beautiful day. back to you, thomas. >> tamron, tom, thanks so much. also our thanks to jay. we'll see you at 2:00. talking more now about "atlantis" lifting off at 11:29:10. a beautiful launch. a small hiccup, we saw there at t minus 31 where there was a problem with a piece of retractable equipment. but nbc space analyst james olberg joins me now. he's a former space shuttle mission controller and designed the first assembly flight of the international space station. james, it's g

>>> plus, we just saw the old sudanese flag put away and a new one for a new nation to fly. ll take you live to south sudan. >>> we begin though with the death of former first lady betty ford. she was 93 years old. ford was surrounded by family when she passed away last night. she became first lady when her husband gerald ford became president in 1974. following the resignation of richard nixon. betty ford made headlines when she revealed her battle with breast cancer. in 1978 she entered a rehab center. it was just a few years later that she opened a new famous betty ford center. she became the place for celebrities and other people in help for addiction. she has helped so many people. president obama said, mrs. ford helped reduce the social stigma surrounding addiction and inspired thousands to seek much-needed treatment. while her death is a cause for sadness, we know, he says, that organizations such as betty ford center will on. >> narrator: her legacy by giving countless americans a new lease on life. and this from former president george w. bush. laura and i are deeply

what is ahead for the new nation? >>> and the wait is over for royal watchers. the duke and duchess of cambridge mix business and pleasure on a three-day trip to california a california. >>> a live picture now from the west lawn of the u.s. capitol where the dalai lama will give a speech on world peace within minutes. we'll bring you there. >>> from the cnn center in atlanta, this is "cnn saturday" morning, i'm susan hendricks sitting for t.j. holmes. >>> we begin with the death of former first lady, betty ford. she was 93 years old. she became first lady in 1974, when her husband, gerald ford, took over following the resignation of richard nixon, but her greatest legacy may be the contribution she made to the battle against addiction. cnn's thelma gutierrez joins me live now from the betty ford center in california. you are standing outside, thelma, the place that has helped so many people because of betty ford. >> reporter: yes, and as you mentioned, susan, it's definitely her greatest legacy. the residents here in rancho mirage will definitely tell you that.

news." >> and nation is born.n south sudan emergence from decades of war and instability to become an independent state. the burden hiking scandal has deepened. suffering unimaginable scale, more than 10 million are affected by the east african severe drought. what aid agencies say they need from the world now. welcome to bbc news, broadcast to our viewers in america on pbs and around the globe. becky ford was the -- betty ford was the former u.s. first lady and a founder of an addiction clinic. she died at the age of 93. hello and welcome. south sudan has become the world's newest nation after decades of conflict with the north. huge independence celebrations started as the clock struck midnight central time. it will be one of the poorest nations in the world. there are still many conflicts. >> people have flooded goout ino the street. there is an air of jubilation here. people are banging a homemade drums to celebrate the independence of south sudan. people are driving all the way up and down the roads. the poli

and crime victims. >>> and that's the sound of a lot of excitement, the united nations officially recognized south sudan the newfrican nation, celebrating its independence from sudan today after a long and bloody 50-year on and off civil war. >>> turning to legal news now, here in the states, casey anthony has been acquitted of murder. that you know by now. well, she'll also be out of jail soon. but are her legal problems over? our legal guys weigh in next. right now, go to priceline for a sneak peek at recent winning and better than ever! hotel bids to find where you n save up to 60% on hotels. * we'll even email you other people's winning bids, so you'll know what price to name. *á with new hotel bid alerts, from priceline. >>> casey anthony has only about a week left in jail. she's expected to be released a week from tomorrow. well then what? a lot of people are wondering about that now that she has been acquitted of murdering her little girl caylee. earlier i asked our legal guy civil rights attorney avery friedman and criminal defense attorney richard herman about the other legal cases that anthony could f

on monday, we celebrate independence day, the day we declared a new nation based on a revolutionary idea that people ought to determine their own destiny. that freedom and self governance when that gets handed to us by kings or emperors' but the rights of every human being. we have learned in the year since that democracy is not always pretty. we have arguments, we disagree. at a time and again, we have proven we can come together to solve problems. we remember that while we may not see eye on everything, which share a love for this country and faith in its future. that is the spirit we need to harness now. that is how we will meet this challenge and that is how we will reach a brighter day. thank you for listening, and have a wonderful fourth of july. >> hello, i'm dan coats, and i have the honor of representing the people of indiana in the state senate. our founding fathers risk their lives and signed a document announcing the birth of america. their break declaration of freedom change the course of history and revolutionized the world. our founding fathers severed the chains of terror

>> next hour, tamron hall broadcasting live from kennedy space center for a special edition of "news nation." among her guests bill nelson. and how does this morning's dismal job report change the debt ceiling negotiations? chairman of the white house council of economic advisors here with us joins us next on "andrea mitchell reports." [ male announcer ] this is larry... whose long day starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol arthritis and maybe up to six in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. happy chopping. [ male announcer ] built like a volkswagen. the 2011 tiguan. [ grunts ] >>> today's disappointing jobs report have some on wall street once again raising the prospect of a double dip recession. with me chairman of the white house council of economic advisors. let's talk about this. by any count, dismal, miserable, disappointing what's your adjective for this job's report? >> i thought the job's report is really a call to action in the sense that we've got a number of things that are bipartisan that are sitting there waiting to be passed and fo

i wanted and needed a role in helping to face this new national challenge. i watched our military response. our young men and women were able to bear the most extreme hardship, even to the most final personal sacrifice. my heart was with them. having veterans in my family, and having worked with veterans groups over the years, i knew they were where i wanted to put my efforts, to employ such recognition as i had to devote much time and treasurer to their well-being. so, i was called to greater action, and that journey has enriched my life beyond anything i could have ever imagined. i had intended to give, but in the end, i have received more than anything i've brought to this. like the actors my father and uncles admired, iowa volunteered for the uso, anxious to support the service people. it began by visiting a war zone offering moral support, shaking hands, autographs, taking pictures, but soon, i was visiting the wounded in our military hospitals, and then entertaining the military in both the u.s. and abroad. over the years, through this work, i have met

let's bring in nbc news national investigative correspondent, michael isikoff. michael, good morning to you. how big of a threat is this in the news of news corp and this scandal? >> it's clearly becoming a bigger and bigger threat. what most people don't realize is that news corp is a huge u.s. media company that owns everything from 20th century fox to fox news channel and the wall street journal and the national geographic channel among others. it's a publicly traded company, which means it has obligations for full disclosure and to enforce u.s. laws. so we have multiple legal and public relations problems facing the company right now. of course the fbi is investigating whether there was any hacking in the u.s. but beyond that, there's probes into possible violations of the foreign corrupt practices act, which prohibits bribery, these payments to british police, scotland yard violate that? that's the question that the justice department is at least beginning to look at. and thirdly, you have shareholders' lawsuits. there's a big one filed by major pensions and

. >>> here is what the beginning of a new nation looks like. take a listen. [ cheering and shouting ] >> south sudan celebrates its independence from sudan today after decades of civil war. despite the jubilation, the new nation faces major challenges, though. south sudan will be one of the world's poorest countries. >>> newly appointed defense secretary leon panetta landed in afghanistan a short time ago. this is his first visit to the war zone as the nation's top military boss. panetta's trip points to the importance of afghanistan, especially with the troop drawdown beginning this month. panetta says the u.s. is within reach of defeating al qaeda altogether, saying, quote, we have them on the run. >>> in washington, a call for peace from dalai lama. the tibetan spiritual leader is speaking at this hour, right now, at an event called a talk for world peace. it is being held on the lawn of the u.s. capitol. >> try to create calm mind, peaceful mind. and then that creates within our own fabric, within our own community. that's the way to change

in other news, on saturday, south suzanne will become the world's newest nation following -- south sudanwill become the world's newest nation, following a peace treaty. our correspondent has spoken to the widow of the rebel leaders. >> just hours to go now until the new nation is born. southern sudan is going to become the republic of south sudan. we are here at the house of someone who knows about the struggle to reach this point. she is the widow of the head of the sbla. how are you feeling? >> thank you for the opportunity. it is a very good moment for all of us. we are glad to be alive to be here today. there are many colleagues and comrades to be perished during the war, but we are here for their blood. we are very happy and grateful for their contribution. always in the struggle, i knew what was going on, but the majority of people had no idea. they had no idea. i feel very happy to hear their voices outside on the street. >> were there times you thought, we are never going to get to this point where we will be -- where people can say free at last? >> for me, no. my husband was a g

news, chicago. >>> the blistering heat wave is straining the nation's power grids. utilities like con ed in new york say wide-spread electric outages are unlikely. in chicago, 7,000 people lost power due to the excessive demand. and thousands of homes are without electricity in southern michigan. >>> there's been a development in the case of the giants fan who was beaten outside of dodger stadium, two new suspects are under arrest. brian stowe was nearly beaten to death on opening day in may. this man, giovanni ramirez was arrested and held on a parole violation. but yesterday, two other men were arrested. >> no matter what happens on that side, you know, it's never going to really help brian. will it possibly help someone else down the line? absolutely. >> prosecutors are yet to file a case against ramirez. one law enforcement official says he may well be exonerated. >>> now to the football lockout. nfl owners have voted on and approved a tentative agreement to end the 132-day labor dispute. but the player representatives did not vote because they say they have not

i'm thomas roberts coming up on "news nation."tress is an age old problem facing soldiers, now the pentagon has a new method to treat it and it involves your smart phone. >>> also i'm going the talk to a 61-year-old woman who has done nothing another athlete has done before. and today's gut check makeup ads featuring christie turlington and julia roberts in britain are under fire. now britain has pulled theç ad. all that and much more ahead on "news nation." >>> what is happening behind the scenes to try to avoid default. if anyone would know it's kent conrad. senator thanks so much. when you were behind the scenes, we had our own behind the scenes inside washington shoot today. i think we were talking to my leader, at least, brian williams at one point earlier today. what are you seeing behind the scenes? are there negotiations going on that we don't know about? >> well, certainly there are. you know the situation here, andrea. look, we are getting closer and closer to a moment that is critically important to the country. and so

the new nation is born. southern sudan will become the republic of south sudan. we are here at the house of somebody who knows a lot about the struggle to reach this point. i am with rebecca garang. how are you feeling at this particular moment? >> thank you very much for the opportunity. it is a very great moment for all of us. we thank god that we are still alive to be here today. there are many colleagues and comrades who perished during the war. but we're here for their blood. so we're happy and grateful for their contribution to this nation. in our struggle, i know what was going on. but for the people of southern sudan, the ones for really rejoicing. i feel very happy to hear their voices on the streets of southern sudan. >> were there times when you thought we would never get to this point? where people could say free at last? >> for me, no. the man who build confidence in us, he brought in a lot of international witnesses. many thank yous. they were involved. there was no way out for hartun not to honor this agreement. >> some people say that the split is

nation. until now. now it is south sudan. so it is nighttime there now. ending the first day in the life of a brand-new country. signs posted all around the now independent nation of south sudan read free at last. here's the world's newest president, holing up south sudan's freshly signed constitution before a massive crowd gathered to celebrate their split from a country that they struggled against for more than 50 years. cnn's nima el bager is in the capital city of jubia where it is independence day. very dark there now. we know up until a couple of hours ago, there were still a lot of people out. what was the day like, nima? >> reporter: there are still a lot of people out. i think most people don't want to go home because then if they do, this day will have come to an end. it was absolutely incredible. you had people dancing, people crying, it was incredibly emotional and it seemed to be very much the people's day, fredricka. you had in addition to the official celebration an entire parade route taken up with when i was told were -- going to come and perform and never made it to the parade ground because th

"news nation" 2:00 p.m. she'll be watching it all for us live again and what happened there and all the reaction from the space shuttle launch. thanks, again. joining us by phone former nasa astronaut. pamela mel roy. you're a rarity yourself. you're one of two female commanders. as we take a look of the space shuttle taking off, i can't help but think with an inspiration it continues to be more many americans and many millions around the world to watch this space shuttle takeoff. >> it's really amazing to see, isn't it, richard? to me one of the big things about the space shuttle is the capacity to carry enough people that we were able to bring a much larger diversity of the face of america into space. and many orcountries too. >> when you saw it take off, what were you thinking having been in space shuttles before, was it an emotional situation for you? >> oh it's very emotional. in fact, it's really a lot easier to be inside the space shuttle because you're busy and you're focused. >> inside? >> you have

the creation of a new nation of south sudan. it is essentially a line in the desert sand that promises peace and an end to the civil wars that killed 2 1/2 million. >> i love many of my family members. >> wars that led to the lost boys of sedan who fled to avoid -- by marching thousands of miles to other countries. gabriel was just six at the time. >> something that looked like a nightmare, but it is here and we have another country within sedan. >> used military force to take the oil and mineral resources of south and bought weapons to repress the people. when peace efforts failed, a separate nation. it is hoped hospitals development and schools. >> i think now this outcome should be effective. it should be effective and it should look into the future as two sovereign states. >> the lost boys and other immigrants say they have hope for the future. >> they all want to go back if they can and bring the toin towns and gifts their perspective into a new country. >> in san jose, don knapp, cbs 5. >>> well you know you can't make a z

on the modern team have also appointed a new national coach a fifty six year old from the us a bear takes over from sir your bets is that so well won the cup by laboratories as coaches do the answer is two years ago that being set to take charge of al-jazeera in the united arab emirates if all that is this makes it last week i used argentina last year ago i in the quarterfinals of the copper america but the last place haven't won that tournament since nine hundred ninety three and the last two world cups of anything quarter final defeat by germany they didn't win gold after two thousand and four and two thousand as i explained picks not elsewhere manchester united are looking forward to the chance of getting one back over barcelona following last season's champions league final defeat the two sides will meet again in a friendly on saturday their boss that may choose to field a younger stars and you notice it could follow suit. i put it yesterday and put all the employers. you know in the power of fantastic if i thought they were going to put all the young players on saturday i would put a

it's today's news nation gut check.ood are trying to evict a man who paid $16 for a home in foreclosure. he took advantage of an obscure law that's being challenged in several steps across the u.s. we're 15 minutes away. >>> how much time is left before the debt ceiling stalemate goes critical? so far marks are betting it will get resolved one way or another. some say they're factoring in the debate has long last shifted to reducing the deficit rather than continuing washington's spending spree. joining us now senior fellow at the brooksings institution, former budget director and former vice chair of the federal reserve among other titles. maybe we can get a reality check from you. these competing proposals first of all, what would be wrong with a two-tier approach with revisits this when the amount of money, whether it's a frl or whatever runs out and we hit the next debt ceiling, revisiting this in the spring, would that spook the marngts? -- markets? >> nobody knows exactly what the markets will do because we've nev

we're all going to miss her. >> an icon she is. >>> the world just added a new nation. is celebrating its independence this weekend. its capital is juba. president obama announced earlier that the united states formally recognized the newly created republic of south sudan. the new country is roughly the size of texas. >>> the duke and duchess of cambridge continuing their north america trip this weekend in los angeles. william and catherine arrived yesterday. they spent time at a couple of events promoting british business interests. they have several other activities planned for today, including a charity polo match in santa barbara. >>> for some getting along with your boss is not always easy but is necessary. christine romans takes a look at how to cope with a boss you don't like. "your bottom line" starts right now. >> first the heat session, now the recovery. i'm christine romans. men may have been hit hardest by the recession but they're making up ground in this recovery. we'll look at a new gender gap in the race for jobs. investing in schools in a new era of mas

. >> the united states is officially recognized south sudan as a new nation. nation celebrated its independence from sudan today after a long and bloody civil war. president obama says it's a reminder that after the darkness of war, the light of a new dawn is possible. colin powell was in here's his reaction. >> i was here in january 2005. signing the agreement on behalf of the united states of america and president bush, and a lot of people wondered then whether or not it would really play out the way it was signed. here we are six years later and it's worked. what most impressed my about today, was the fact that both presidents stood there together. and when they finally gave their individual speeches, both speeches were speeches of reconciliation. >> i think it's significant that both leaders were here today, they're sitting next to each other in that dinner that was supposed to be a lunch. and there are many tough issues that need to be resolved. they've acknowledged their differences. they are both committed to wanting to have a partnership. their nations

coming up on "news nation" i will talk to rnc chairman reince priebus about the ongoing debt debate in says the ultimate deal will be painful on both sides. what are republicans willing to sacrifice to get this deal done by august 2nd? >>> plus, california lawmakers send a bill to the governor that would make lessons in gay history mandatory in school textbooks. i'll talk to the state senator who proposed that bill and says it will help curb bullying of gay teens. all that and more coming up on "news nation" in 15 minutes. >>> remember when barack obama went overseas to campaign for president three summers ago? we were with him on that trip. republicans pounced all over him. today, mitt romney, the presumptive republican front-runner, is in all places london, raising cash from wealthy americans abroad. romney has raised $18 million plus in the second quarter, $3 million less than he did during a comparable period four years ago when he ran. but far ahead of the rest of the republican field. msnbc contributor and managing editor of post-politics.com chris joins us. romney doing well, no

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. >>> coming up on "news nation," identity exposed.d one of the most important roles in the hunt for osama bin laden has been outed by a blogger after the white house tried to keep his identity a secret. now his life is said to be in danger. former cia officer jack rice will join me to talk about this. >>> plus, our gut check. fighting crime is usually obviously left to the police but in one city, firefighters are being called on to help police the streets because of a budget shortfall. the plan obviously angering both firefighters and police officers. "news nation" is up in 15 minutes. >>> i do believe, mr. speaker, we must stick to the principle that you are innocent until proven guilty. he just doesn't get it. >> order! order! order! >> my favorite time. question time. question time in parliament, debating of course the ongoing hacking scandal as rupert murdoch and his son james are now yielding to pressure. they have said today they will agree and testify to a parliamentary commission next week. meanwhile, members of congress here

the united states is officially recognized south sudan as a new nation. african nation celebrated its independence from sudan today after a long and bloody civil war. president barack obama says it's a reminder that after the darkness of war the light of a new dawn is possible. former secretary of state colin powell is there. here's his reaction. >> i was here in january 2005 signing the agreement on behalf of the united states of america president bush. there were a lot of people who wondered then whether or not it would play out the way it was signed. here we are six years later and it has worked. what most impressed me about today was the fact that both presidents stood there together. and when they -- >> also to report to you tob, betty ford one of the country's most beloved first ladies has died. ford was with her four children when she passed away friday at the eisenhower medical center in california. her struggles with alcoholism helped put substance abuse treatment in the national conscience. ford was married to president gerald ford for 60 years.

saying with a vote in argentina have appointed a new national coach as fifty six year old as a hundred or so bad takes over from said so far one of the copper liberty doris's coach of the studio answers two years ago after playing career that included stints at sheffield united and leaves in england he had been set to take charge of al-jazeera unwanted arab emirates for baptista's exit last week after argentina to hosting event last year ago i in the quarter final of the copper america was less those have not won that's one of them since one thousand nine hundred ninety three and the last two world cups of anything quarter final defeat by germany and though the country's olympic team did win gold after two thousand and four and two thousand and one gains. well meanwhile bob bradley has been fired as the coach of the u.s. national team after five years in charge this follows the team's loss to mexico in the final of the gold cup bradley's overall record actually reads pretty well with forty three wins twenty five draws in just twelve defeats during his reign he also led the team to the

and with the rugby world cup starting in just six weeks new zealand are aiming for good performances in the tri nations i play south africa and their first game of this season's torrence on saturday new zealand will be missing several key players who are being rested or out injured fly half done carter has been recalled and is one of four changes to the side that thrashed fiji on the last lasting south africa who lost their right not to australia are also depleted but saturday's game is seen as a chance for a new faces to shine in the run up to the world cup. this competition with a whole squad syria wants to make much the charts but to do that you need a bit from a minute i guess when people come to st material for guys that are fit and do their job well every time but you know it's more charges and this was a good option. muscles foresees i think. culture is that so much i was about the feeling of my life in the form of going to war give it real and plentiful just the lord me are getting some are selling christian rock jesus jeans and even jesus pills is this the right way to promote christian. twent

a new nation was carved into africa.e people of south sudan finally have their independence, and they also have tremendous obstacles to overcome as a newborn state in one of the poorest parts of the world. we go beyond the headlines. michael, give us a sense and tell us what took place on saturday night. a lot of people were watching. >> it was a big day. we blossom out of what has been five decades of war and death in sudan. they had celebrations kicking off around midnight. thousands were in the streets of the new capital. they were all screaming freedom and a very happy scene. this new country is the size of texas. the old country, sudan, before they slit it was the tenth largest country in the world. home to 8 million people. this was africa's largest nation broken into two. what happened, and this is where the trouble started. the southern third of the nation has been christian, and the north has been muslim, and that's what really was behind the long-standing civil war that we saw going on for years. 2 million peop

coming up on news nation, tamron hall will talk to the memphis city council chairman about all of this> in minnesota the 20-day government shut down that has crippled the state is over. governor mark davis signed a new budget today and officially ended the longest government shut down in this country in more than a decade. the deficit crisis is impacting several individual states like minnesota have been dealing with a lot of problems on their own. virginia used to be unwith of them. but today announced a budget surplus for the second straight year. that announcement coming up in about an hour. we're joined by virginia's governor box mcdonell. congratulations on your surplus? second time in a year? skekd year in a row? >> $311 million revenues. that's right of revenue surplus. when we get to say these numbers in the next couple of weeks it will be more than that. we decided last year in virginia to cut spending back to 2007 levels, not raise taxes. focus on job creation and now we see the revenue's coming in. i think that's the whey to govern. we just finished with a bipartisan budget

but we don't know how it will go in the next few days every day there are new arrests there are new nation and there are new revelation that will come in the next few days and then we'll see what the prime minister's position is but at the moment it doesn't seems likely that a promise there will be resigned but there's a general feeling isn't there that he hasn't handled it very well well i feel that well i can see that he did not at the beginning and it took him a while and miliband what actually was leading the to schole but soon as he realised that there were a discount it was too big and it could not be backtracked and he could no longer continue as he did i think the kind of took the position that we will investigate everything to the. right to the end of it and we will make sure that. the police investigations are going on. it is difficult to see at the moment of this will turn out for them in the public view but his reading of the gone down very much and so at the moment we can only wait and see what tomorrow the subcommittee hearings will actually bring more about what kind of abla

shu replied it's important to strengthen dies between the new nations and deal appropriately with sensitive matters. the crew of atlantis has arrived in florida to prepare for the final space shuttle mission. the four member crew came by plane from the johnson space center in texas on monday. liftoff is scheduled for 11:26 a.m. on friday. >> we are just delighted to be here after a very arduous nine-month training flow, we're happy to be here for launch week. >> when it's all over, i think i speak again for everyone when i say we'll be very proud to put the right-handbook end on the space shuttle program. >> the mission is for 12 days. this is the 135th launch of the space shuttle program that began in 1981. atlantis is scheduled to return to earth on july 20. >>> now that the opposition phua thai party has won a landslide victory in thailand's general election on sunday, they've begun to form a new government. nhk has more. . >> translator: the priority is to unify the country. >> reporter: local newspapers have been plastered with photographs of yingluck and headlines declaring her the fi

the government which means lower deficits so not only would we be stimulating the economy with a new national infrastructure project we'd also be addressing our debt. so how do we go about rebuilding our nation's infrastructure and more importantly how do we get congress on board since they have to write the checks for answer i'm joined by dave johnson a fellow at the campaign for america's future a welcome how do you do tom thanks for having me thanks for joining us dave how does a crumbling infrastructure cost us three trillion dollars. well part of their report said that we have repair costs from vehicles report. he's lazy. started just there he lays getting to places and various other things like that it's said that by two thousand and twenty this is going to cost us eight hundred seventy thousand jobs and it's going to suppress the g.d.p. by three point one trillion dollars. so this goes way beyond things like i was in michigan last weekend and michigan said it's really serious problems particularly since fritz rick snyder is governor and. driving around i mean this is i was driving a re

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