." >> hello and welcome to "newsday". >> i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines. >> afghanistans tragic loss. the world orioles after the assassination of burhanuddin rabbani, former president and leader of peace talks with taliban. the imfa says economic woes in the u.s. and europe could cause a return to recession. >> in libya, the national transitional council says they are 10 days from forming a new government. as palestinians push shunned for united nations membership, the head of the general assembly tells the bbc they have the right to make their case. >> it is 9:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 2:00 a.m. and london, broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world, welcome to "newsday." >> a suicide bomber posing as a peace envoy had has killed the men leading afghanistan's effort to negotiate with taliban. burhanuddin rabbani, the former afghan president, died in his home in the capital of kabul during a meeting with two members of the taliban. >> heavy security tonight outside the house in kabul close to the american embassy. w

this is "newsday." hello and welcome. on the second day of the manslaughter trial of the singer's personal doctor, dr. conrad murray, the scene as described on the night that he died. it is alleged that dr. murray gave michael jackson in a lethal dose of a sedative that caused his death. the defense claims that the singer had taken an overdose. the head of security talk about what he saw happen in michael jackson's bedroom on the day he died. >> he appeared to be administering cpr. he appeared very nervous. he was on his side. he appeared to be administering cpr. >> at that time, and did you see michael jackson's face and his full body? >> yes. >> what did you observe about his face? >> that his mouth was slightly open. >> did he appear to be dead? >> yes. >> he also said that the stars children crumpled and shock as they saw their apparently dead father. >> paris was crying. prince was just getting there. he was slowly crying. >> we have been watching the events. the description of the children's reaction makes this very

." >> welcome to newsday on the bbc. i am in singapore. >> i am in london. the headlines this hour.orld leaders gather power to now about a new future for the new libya. colonel gaddafi calls for a guerrilla war in his latest audio message. a u.n. report says an israeli let -- israeli raid on the gaza commandos legal, but coul used excessive force. and why a concert had to be taken off air. >> it is 2:00 a.m. in london, broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world. this is newsday. >> world leaders and senior officials of the libyan transitional council have been discussing the future, saying the top priority is providing water, few -- food and supplies. james robbins has this report from paris. >> president sarkozy and david cameron are proud of the risks they took. the two men drove in national support for riviera -- libyas rebels mustapha out jalil, a rebel leader now on the verge of a new government. he defected to head of the uprising. mr. jalil was in part been tested. can libyas people achieve reconciliation? they believe a new libya can succeed. >> the enor

." >> welcome to "newsday" on the bbc. i'm in singapore. >> i'm in london. the headlines this hour. president obama calls for instant action on his plan to boost the u.s. economy. >> so let's meet the moment. let's get to work. and let's show the world once again why the united states of america remains the greatest nation on earth. thank you very much. god bless you. >> officials say seeking suspects linked to a credible terrorism threat. and the official reaction to the killing of an iraqi civilian by british soldiers eight years ago. it's 9:00 a.m. here in singapore. >> it's 2:00 a.m. here in london, broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world, this is "newsday." >> hello, and welcome. president barack obama has given a rare address to a joint session of the u.s. congress to lay out plans for a new jobs package. mr. obama said it was an urgent time for the u.s. with an economic crisis that had left millions out of work. he said an american jobs act would help construction workers, teachers, and the long-term unemployed. mr. obama called on congress to pass the

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. >> welcome to newsday on the bbc. >> the headlines this hour -- >> the fears grow over the state ofhe global economy. no surprises -- now share prices in asia plummet. >> and libya, anti-gadhafi forces say they have taken control of a key town in the south of the country. and nasa warns that debris from a dead satellite is expected to hit earth sometime in the next 24 hours. >> it is 9:00 a.m. here in singapore. >> it is 2:00 a.m. here in london. we're broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world. this is newsday. >> share prices around the world have plummeted as markets reacted to a series of grim warnings about the state of the global economy. in london, the ftse was down nearly 5% while, in the u.s., the dow went down nearly 400 points. the asian markets also open a down. we'll have more details of those in a moment. first, speaking in washington, the head of the international monetary fund has warned that the chances of recovery are narrower now than at any time in the last three years. stephanie flanders has coverage from there. >> if policy makers wanted to

this is "newsday." hello there. the defense lawyer for michael jackson's personal doctor has told the court that the singer caused his own death. jackson's doctor dr. conrad murray denies involuntary manslaughter. jackson was killed instantly by an overdose of a sedative he took when dr. murray was not present. from outside the courthouse, david willis reports. >> his death sparked an outpouring of grief around the world, but michael jackson fans are not the only ones demanding answers. jackson's family made it clear that they blame dr. murray for jackson's death. dr. murray denies involuntary manslaughter but the prosecution claimed he was well aware of the effects of drugs were having on michael jackson. they played a rambling, incoherent tape recording the doctor made of? and days after he was hired. >> [unintelligible] >> central to this trial is a powerful surgical anesthetic known as propofal, an overdose that was caucaused michael jac's death. the question is to administer the fatal dose? the prosecutor saw t

." >> hello and welcome to newsday on the bbc. am in singapore. >> and on cash of madeira in london. asian markets rise on hopes the eurozone will find relief to its debt crisis. and libyan leaders believe colonel gaddafi is still in the country. >> it is very dangerous to have gaddafi on the run with that much money in gold with him. it is not only dangerous for libya, but for all arabs. >> there is chaos in pakistan, but will it be worse than last year's flooding devastation? it is 11:00 a.m. right here in singapore. >> and it is 4:00 a.m. in london. broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world, this is newsday. ♪ >> hello and welcome. asian stock markets have risen and the bureau is gaining strength on hopes that europe may solve its debt crisis yet. prime minister of greece and tried to ensure his french and german canada ports that his country will meet all its obligations for the next -- counterparts that his country will meet all its obligations for the next installment of the bailout pinnock >. >> setting

this is "newsday." on the second day of the trial of the singer's personal trials, michael jackson's head of security told the court what he saw in michael jackson's bedroom on the day he died. prosecutors say that dr. murray gave jackson a little dose of the drug that caused his death in 2009. the defense claims that he had taken an overdose. >> another day in court for michael jackson's family. they were supposed to hear the most heart wrenching evidence of the trial. it came from this man, he rushed to the bedroom when he found that michael jackson needed help. he found dr. conrad murray attempting to revive the pop star. >> he appeared to be administering cpr. he appeared to be unconscious. >> at one point, they asked the security guard whether they knew what to do but it was too late. >> his mouth was slightly open. >> did he appear to be dead? >> yes. >> the frantic scene was witnessed by two of his children. >> paris was on the ground and prince was standing there. he was slowly crying. >> anothe

this is "newsday." gunfire has continued overnight in the afghan capital after a series of attacks on nato, u.s., and police targets. at least 12 people have been killed, including six taliban fighters. nato says it will not derail the pullout of troops by the end of 2014. one senior u.s. politician has called for a rethink. we report from kabul. >> running for cover from a taliban assault in the heart of the embassy district. the police opened fire on the attackers high above them. the taliban brought with them an arsenal of weapons. here on one of the city's busiest streets, a rocket lands. you can see smoke from an explosion and gunfire all over the area. this is the u.s. embassy and the isaf headquarters. this seemed like a significant attack. >> gunfire broke out across the neighborhood. we headed for cover. the target was the u.s. embassy. guards took up positions on the roof. inside, they scrambled for cover. nato soldiers joined afghan police. this residential area became a war zone. afghan and

it will be a long wait. >> you're watching "newsday". as militants stepped up their attacks in afghanistan, [unintelligible] >> the father of richard hamilton died, 89. a team of british detectives has arrived to help investigate the murder of a british tourist and the kidnapping of his wife. officials have expressed fear. the attack happened at these zebari village near the somali border where our correspondents at this report -- sent to this report. >> as we approached, men in suits were leaving the crime scene. the british police had earlier indicated a team of investigators would be sent. they checked into the thatched cottages, all very different from this resort's usual type of visitor. they look like they're here to work for them relax. the room in which they were staying is still cordoned off. david was shot dead here. his wife, judith, was taken away by the gunman in a speedboat. this is what the foreign office is saying. officials believe the attack was preplanned and western tourists were deliberately targeted. the suspicion i

this is "newsday." welcome. syria has accused western countries of trying to create chaos that would dismember the country speaking at the general assembly, the syrian foreign minister extended his crackdown on protesters. >> any objective analysis of the events in and around syria will demonstrate clearly that the purpose of the anti-syrian campaign under way is to attack this model of coexistence that has been a source of pride to our people. how can we otherwise explain media provocations, harming religious extremism? what purpose could this serve, other than total chaos that would dismember syria and adversely affect its neighbors? what else could the course achieve, other than spreading western hegemony over the countries of the mediterranean and serving israel's expansionist interests? i assure you that our people are determined to reject all forms of foreign intervention in their internal affairs. we will continue to pursue security and stability. >> the protests in syria began six months ago. the united

. >> broadcasting on pbs in america and around the world, this is "newsday." the deat>>> hello, and welcome. president obama has met with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas in new york, where the palestinians are seeking full u.n. membership. the white house says mr. obama has reiterated the u.s. opposition to the palestinian move and told president ossi would veto it. -- and told president mahmoud abbas that he would veto it. >> middle east diplomacy transferred to new york, starling traffic. it still seems unable to match the big challenges of a conflict that is looking dangerous. >> it is time for us to say, not on our watch! >> israel is keeping the pressure on the obama administration to veto any application by the palestinians to the u.n. membership. and pro palestinians pushing for a seat at the un as a giant step towards independence. even with the prospect of an american vdot, the palestinians are claiming victories. they talk about their eventual independence back on the international agenda in a way that was not there before. a year ago at the u.n., p

bbc news, kabul. >> you are watching newsday, live from singapore. more details about the riots in england. three out of four adults charged had previous convictions. >> and the latest allegations made in the u.k. phone hacking scandal. the goverment killed two military person -- a gunman killed two military personnel and one other in carson, nevada. others are being treated. >> the international houce ose f pancakes is a few miles from the national guard headquarters. the gunmen pulled up at 9:00 am. they shot one man on a motorbike, then those inside. five uniformed members of the national guard were inside. the carson city sheriff says two who died were military personnel. >> at least two of the three are military folks. we are working closely with the department of public safety and the national guard to work out those details. >> six others were injured in the attack. some are said to be in critical condition. the police were called to the scene by a member of the public. the gunman is eduardo sension of carson city. he had shot himself but was

you are watching "newsday," on the bbc. the race for the white house, the republican presidential candidates take their contest to california. >> the father of a kidnapped israeli soldier takes his campaign to the united nations. the 50 pence at tax rate to the highest earners should be scrapped, that is if you of leading economist who wrote a letter to the government. they say there is lasting damage to the economy in discouraging wealth creation. >> the 50 pence a top tax rate, how long should the chancellor keep it? that is a big question and is generating strong opinions on both sides of the argument. how does the top tax rate work? when one learns about 44,000 pounds, you pay 40 pence on the pound however high your honest. that still applied to up to 150,000 but every above that threshold, you paid 50 pounds -- you paid 50 pence in tax. it is estimated 320,000 people are affected, that is the richest 1% of all adults. one side of the government, the liberal democrats, like to hold on to the rates. they say that this wo

in london, broadcasting to viewers on cbs in america and around the world, this is "newsday." >> the asian stock markets are the latest to have risen sharply in response to the prospect of coordinated action by central banks. five of the world's leading central banks, including the u.s. federal reserve and the bank of england, are taking coordinated action to try to help the financial system. they're offering new loans to commercial banks to help ease funding pressures. this report from our europe editor, gavin hewitt. >> on a day of gloomy forecasts, a concerted move by the world's most powerful central banks, short-term loans are going to be made available to commercial banks. there have been growing concerns that banks were stopping lending to each other because of fears they might face losses in the eurozone. in greece, there were more protests against the austerity demanded by europe's leaders in exchange for a further bailout. this on a day when the eurozone was told that growth was expected to come to a virtual standstill by the end of the year. there was a warning that a comb

this is newsday. a powerful typhoon has hit the philippines, bringing wind of upwards of 170 kilometers an hour. the largest storm to hit the philippines this year and has forced authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people. heavy downpours and wind in the capital. flights are grounded, stranding thousands of people. they are about two hours from the capital. described conditions where you are and what you have heard inout the toll so far an manila. >> i am on the eastern side of the island where a majority of filipinos live. it has been raining solidly for about 11 hours. the wind is high and a lot of the areas are flooded. the hotel is completely flooded. we are hearing from the eastern side that a typhoon has already struck a couple of hours ago. a lot of trees are down. we are trying to get more information and it is pretty difficult. on the western side, here we are waiting for the typhoon to hit. it is currently even worse in the capital where there is a lot of concern. the low-lying areas a

." >> welcome to "newsday" on the bbc. >> our headlines this hour. syria's brutal crackdown claims dozens more lives. we have a report in the town where it began. the u.s. announced new sanctions against terrorist groups after a spate of attacks against pakistan and afghanistan. >> shocking claims from the pop star's former bodyguard on day three of conrad and murray's murder trial. >> it is 9:00 a.m. and in singapore. >> we are broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world. this is "newsday." nearly 50 people have been killed in anti-government protests in syria. the u.n. estimates more than 2700 people have been killed since the crackdown began. foreign journalists have been restricted from reporting from syria. we were taken under armed escort to deraa. >> troops guard the area to where the crackdown began -- to where the protests began. it is rare for a foreign journalist to come here. we were given permission to visit and we were joined by government agents. we cannot show you but they are here. our first stop, the former studio

this is newsday. hal owen welcomed.he mayor of new york michael bloomberg has confirmed there are specific credible terrorist threats just days before the 10th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. mr. bloomberg said the arrests have not been corroborated, but had to be taken as seriously. he called on the public to be vigilant. if >> as we approached the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the nypd, fbi and the entire intelligence community have been on heightened alert because we know that terrorists view of the anniversary as an opportunity to strike again. the threat at this moment has not been corroborated. i want to stress that. it is credible, but has not been corroborated. but we do live in a world where we have to take these threats seriously, and we certainly will. if the nypd is deploying additional search -- services around the city and is taking steps to keep our city saved, some of which you may notice and some of which you will not notice. but there is no reason for any of the rest of us to change an

this is newsday. share prices up across asia are continuing to plummet. investors worry about the state of the global economy. the state -- the head of the economy fund are narrower now than at any time over the past three years. they have announced members are

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. >> welcome to newsday. i am in singapore. >> i am in london. these are the headlines this hour. united front -- world leaders gather in paris to map out future for the new libya. gaddafi remains at large. he calls for a guerrilla war. a un report says that of an israeli raid on the gaza strip was legal, but commandos used excessive force. and a concert in london by the israeli philharmonic orchestra had to be taken off air. >> this broadcast is on pbs in america and around the world. this is newsday. >> hello and welcome good world leaders, a senior officials, and leaders of the transitional council has been discussing the future of libya. the conference in paris hosted by the french president sarkozy and by the british prime minister david cameron have representatives from 60 countries and nato. >> president sarkozy and david cameron are proud of the risks they took. the two men drove international support for the libyan rebels andrews air force pilots still lead the libyan campaign. but this was the arrival of the day that really counted. this is the rebel leader now on the ve

. >> you are watching "newsday" on the bbc. pakistan caused floods leave millions without food and water. >> in the u.k., six men and one of women have been arrested as part of a major tourism operation. they were detained in a series of raids and the city. the woman is being questioned over suspicion of withholding information. >> the operation to disrupt the suspected al qaeda inspired terrorist plot involved counterterrorism police and mi5. they said the threat was not imminent, but was real. they acted in the interest of public safety. officers were not armed women made the arrests, an indication that they did not expect to find explosives. >> this was a plant operation that has been running for a lot of time. >> today, forensic teams take great care to protect any potential evidence. forensics teams -- they are conducting a thorough search. they have been here all day. he grew up with two of the men arrested. he did not want to show his face. the aim of this operation was to follow a potential plot at the planning stage. >

this is newsday. share prices up across asia are continuing to plummet. investors worry about the state of the global economy. the state -- the head of the economy fund are narrower now than at any time over the past three years. they have announced members are ready to prevent -- take action to prevent a banking crisis. let's take a look at the markets now. this is indeed in cheering asia this friday morning amongst the markets that are open. australia scaling down the losses that it made earlier. this indicating that asian investors are rattled among the global economy as their counterparts in the west. on wall street the dow jones hit a 12 month closing low. down 3.5%. for more on this, we are expected to hear from our guests he will give us more insight. now, the most senior military officer has accused pakistani intelligence service for supporting the group for conducting last week's attack on the u.s. embassy in kabul. the group is effectively an arm of pakistan's intelligence. >> last tuesday, the target is a u.s. embassy . now america says it was

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come, rescuers continue their search for victims in western japan. >> and cubans pay tribute to the late defense minister. now, an independent inquiry which will examine allegations the british security services were complicit in the illegal transfer of terror suspects to libya whilst colonel qaddafi was in power, will be carried out by a judge who is already involved in another case involving libya. >> david cameron said the accusations against them were significant and should be investigated but also reminded m.p.'s that in 2003, just two years after 9/11, there were terror groups in libya allied to al qaeda. our securityes services and intelligence services are trying to work for the good of the country to keep us safe. britain should never be complicit in torture or extraordinary rendition. >> secretary at the time, said the allegations were serious. >> given the serious nature of these allegations, it is entirely right they should be examined in every detail. >> the task

. >> this is newsday. >> the defense lawyer for michael jackson's personal doctor has told the court in los angeles that the singer caused his own death. conrad murray denied involuntary manslaughter. the lawyer said jackson had been killed instantly by an overdose of sedatives that he killed -- that he took when the doctor was not present. >> the death sparked an outpouring of grief around the world. michael jackson fans are not the only ones demanding answers. jackson's family has made clear they blame conrad murray for his death, and they are anxious to see justice done. the doctor denies involuntary manslaughter, but the prosecution claims he was well aware of the effects of drugs or having the michael jackson. they played a rambling, and current tape recording the doctor made of jackson days after he was hired. >> [unintelligible] >> essential to this trial is the powerful surgical anesthetic, an overdose of which is to have caused his death. the question is, who administered a fatal dose? was a doctor conrad murray or michael jackson himself? >> conrad murray abandoned michael

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they didn't mark of the serial killer because he started cutting things and went to the new york newsday and therefore he got that name, but when the tribune bobbit mark willis didn't know they were buying the company. they bought it when he wasn't even looking. it was kind of a backstabbing drama and because they were trying to do the deal in secret a lot of things we should have known about that we didn't know about it came back to haunt us later. the things we didn't know about like the circulation problems, all of these sort of things came back to haunt us and really became, put us in a troubling position which made us [inaudible] >> the tax case for the general is one that [inaudible] circulation problems jim who refers to at newsday which are gathered on a double-edged sword trying to do the secret on behalf of the ceo. >> i think that's true, and you can fault a lot of people with the due diligence didn't last very long and even though there was evidence one of the things i found as i found some letters that were written to the people involved in the circulation scandal and six mo

the mainstream media stands to gain from a one sided version of things is the maker and blogger at newsday sector dot org who dissects all of this for his job danny schechter thanks for being here danny so first of all do you do you yes or no do you think that the mainstream media has been too one sided its coverage of syria. well you know like in many other conflicts the coverage tends to reflect the often the political outlook of the countries you know for whom you know the t.v. networks work i mean the countries in the gulf area some of them have very good relations with syria so the coverage hasn't been as sharp as it has let's say in other countries and the the question of armed groups is not you know definite on one side or the other there are have been some armed groups there there are reports of headquarters of the bass party being burned down and the like so you know that gives credence to certain syrian claims but in the absence of having journalists there from around the world to investigate all of this to look into it the assumption is that the syrian government is lying which

he went and closed new york newsday and, therefore, he got that name. but when the transcribe buick -- tribune bought it, mark willis didn't know that the tribune was buying it. it was kind of a nice little back-stabbing drama that played out in a place where they literally made drama n los angeles. and i think because they were really trying to do the deal in secret, a lot of things that we should have known about that we department know about came back to -- th

company got us -- the things that we didn't know about like a huge tax case k circulation problems at newsday and circulation fraud, all of these sort of things came back to haunt us and really became, put us into a troubled condition which made us vulnerable to mr. zell. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. .. >> good evening. we will get started. r m l mike giarratano and the schedule the events here and i welcome you this evening on behalf of our owners, bradley graham and liz musketeer who we are excited to have on board and on behalf of the booksellers. welcome. thank you for being here for supporting this bookstore and supporting our event series. if you are new here to the bookstore outside of august and december we do events every night. you can follow our events which include classes on our weekly e-mail at politicsandprose.com. probably a good time to tell you to silence your phones and gadgets as we get started this evening. tonight we welcome don peck to politics and prose to discuss his book "pinched". how the great recession has narrowed our futures and

this thing that is happening in terms of the training program, i was over there in newsday. we look at what is happening in the training center. there's this segregation between this and artillery. i applaud everyone that had anything to do that. this is about $12 billion a year. i would hope you look at the successes. >> this is exactly what you said. the office report is this. this has been on the unlisted side. in a great improvement. they have returned because of the analysis. when a 12 billion a year is not going to work. he has a lot of confidence in that work. i am very encouraged with where we are. >> the or new in this area. i would hope that nothing is done that is good to change it. >> thank you. let me begin by turning everyone else. they're adding a particular note. we had the pleasure for more news in the can ask. and how you can measure the journey. from day one has always been n known for his forthrightness and integrity. it has been great to work with the. he has an enormous things. thank you so much for your service. afford to seen the. it occurred to me th