this is newsday. hello, welcome once again. the bloodshed in syria is showing no signs of ending even as the international community is preparing cease-fires to allow aid into the area. dozens of people have been killed in the latest violence. in the past few hours, the united nations has appointed its former secretary general as a special envoy to syria. >> under fire. nowhere is safe from the shelling, even this mosque. unverified video, but the devastation tells its own story. sharing the nightmare, the british photographer injured yesterday. today, he appealed to the outside world for help. >> i was wounded yesterday. any assistance that can be given by government agencies would be welcome. >> the french journalist who was also injured said her broken leg and internal bleeding also needed an urgent medical attention. elsewhere, some ventured out for a hurried funeral. a death which left these two small boys without a father. as international dismay amounts, so does the pressure on president assad. a new report blames his tr

>> and now "bbc world news >> welcome to "newsday". >> i am babita sharma.. the headlines. >> china's leader beat barack obama for the first time. more austerity for greece. european foreign minister cancel talks over concerns over its austerity plan. >> en masse the security crackdown in bahrain. -- a massive security crackdown in bahrain. as north korea marked the birthday of its former leader, how is the new one getting on? broadcasting to yours on broadcast in america and around the world, welcome to "newsday ." >> president obama held talks at the white house with demand expected to become china's next leader, xi jinping. and vicecurrent fine pres president hoped the visit would strengthen ties, but relations are strained over trade, currency, and human rights. ♪ >> a ceremony a welcome at the pentagon today for china's leader in waiting. xi jinping is known to be a fan of hollywood war films. but so much else about him is unknown. in the oval office on valentine's day, a first date, a chance to see how he feels about iran, syria, and a growing u.s. pres

welcome to newsday. in syria, at least 100 people are reported to have been killed by government forces on tuesday. the red cross has called upon the government rebels to agree to a daily ceasefire to allow medical supplies and help civilians. the u.s. has indicated it might consider giving help to the opposition if diplomacy fails. >> an ominous fight in the residential suburbs, syrian tanks reinforcing the government's assault on the city where rebel fighters are besieged. in some places today, shells rained down in the hundreds. and verify the amateur video from inside the district. a syrian opposition says that the situation for the residents is desperate. >> earlier, they are able to go safely. the security forces -- [unintelligible] >> the u.n. described it as a major human rights crisis. at the international red cross called on both sides to range for daily troops to get food and medicine in, but there is no sign of an agreement. there is growing unease about the serious humanitarian crisis and ho

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." >>> welcome to "newsday" on the bbc. >> these are the headlines -- egypt grief turns to fury. the deaths of more than 70 football fans after clashes with the police and protesters and cairo. rescuers searching for survivors after a ferry disaster off papaw new guinea. >> anger in argentina come as prince william starts a tour of duty in the falkland islands. they accuse britain of an act of bravado. and over one hobert lost, thousands of trapped in rural areas as temperatures plummet. >> broadcasting to pbs in america and around the world, this is "newsday." >>> hello again. we begin with breaking news from egypt, where the clashes between protesters and the police appeared to be taking place around the country. two protesters have been killed in the city of suez, and the northeast part of egypt. this is an anchor of the deaths of scores of football fans in the city of port said on wednesday. there have been clashes in central cairo, as the police have used tear gas on demonstrators, and hundreds of people have been injured in the capital. our correspondent has sent this repor

." >> welcome to "newsday" on the bbc. >> here are the headlines. a grim warning for greece. the eurozone leaders say that the latest plan might not be enough to guarantee another bailout. nearly 100 people are killed on the sixth day of bombardment in the syrian city of homs. >> and china's secret crackdown, security forces tried to stifle a new wave of protests by tibetan campaigners. drug haul, ord of the army seizes 15 tons of methamphetamines worth about four billion dollars. >> this is "newsday.' >> the eurozone finance ministers meeting in brussels have said that more work is needed before they can give greece another 130 billion euros in bailout funds. after weeks of negotiations, the leaders accepted a new austerity plan demanded by the eu and the imf. it requires a ferocious spending cuts and tens of thousands of more job losses. the european ministers want more evidence that it will actually be implemented. >> relief among politicians that a deal is done but on the streets, the protests have begun. thousands turned out in the depths of winter to vent their anger at

. >> welcome to newsday on the bbc. >> here are the headlines. police and protesters clashed in egypt after the death of scores of football fans. hundreds were injured in cairo. comrade dubick and the killing field, the war crimes court sentenced them to 35 years to life in prison. >> rescuers in papua new guinea are continuing to search of the sunken ferry. more than 100 people are thought to be trapped inside the ship. >> and prince williams started toward duty in the falkland islands. it is viewed as a show of bravado. >> this is newsday. >> to protesters have been killed in suez in northeastern egypt with clashes with police over the death of scores of football fans on wednesday. there have been renewed clashes in central cairo when police fired tear gas at demonstrators . >> tonight, the center of cairo has once again been turned into a battlefield. thousands of protesters have been attempting to storm the city's interior ministry. each time they have been forced back by barrages of tear gas and rubber bullets. hundreds have been injured. th

." >>> welcome to "newsday" on the bbc. >> these are the headlines -- a grim warning for greece, eurozone leaders say their latest austerity plan may not be enough to guarantee another bailout. a sixth day of lombard and -- of bombardment in syria. >> china's secret crackdown, security forces try to stifle a new wave of protests by tibetan campaigners. haul,'s record drug seizing it 15 tons of methamphetamine worth about $4 billion. >> broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world, this is "newsday." >>> well, again. eurozone finance ministers meet in brussels, sang more work is needed before they can give greece another 130 billion euros in bailout funds. after weeks of negotiations, greek political leaders finally accepted a new austerity plan, demanded by the european union and the international monetary fund that requires ferocious spending cuts and tens of thousands of more job losses. european ministers say they want more evidence it will be implemented. we have this report from athens. >> relief among politicians a deal is done, but on the streets, the protests hav

. >> view is on pbs in america and around the world, this is newsday. hello again. we begin in honduras. the president has -- a huge fire at a jail killed more than 350 inmates. firefighters said many prisoners were burned alive. the president in a town, 80 kilometers from the jail, it was holding quote -- twice the number of inmates. >> for three hours it raged. one of the deadliest prison fires in recent history. prisoners who barely survived the heat and smoke managed to stagger out. hundreds remain trapped inside. guards had not found the keys to many cells in time. this business said he could hear the screams of people burning. he said the only thing he and his inmates were able to do was to start breaking the roof apart. by the light of day, relatives clamored for information and prayed. this woman said she did not know where her husband was. if he is dead, let god give her strength, she said. not knowing the fate of their loved ones, some had tried to force their way in. they were driven back by police firing teargas. soon, the dead were bought out one by one

welcome to newsday.one of the major international credit ratings agencies, moody's, has placed the united kingdom, france, and austria on negative outlooks. italy, portugal, and spain had their ratings downgraded. certainty over the resources that will be made available to tackle the debt crisis. >> if you needed a reminder of the impact of the turbulent and events in europe, this was it. economic uncertainty, not only in greece, but across the whole continent. moody's has said it might in the months to come. it has downgraded the outlook in all three to-. it has downgraded the ratings of italy, portugal, spain, slovakia, and slovenia. spain is a country with the highest unemployment rate. it was downgraded two notches. responding to the rate things -- ratings, george osborn said -- the opposition party was quick to blame the government. the shadow finance minister said -- both sides are all too aware of the potential cost of a downgrade. those in france and austria, last month they were stripped of thei

this is newsday. hello again. the president of honduras has suspended the officials in charge of the national prison system after a fire in a jail killed more than 350 inmates. firefighters said many were burned alive. the president -- the jail was holding more than twice the number of inmates it was built for. >> for three hours it raged. one of the deadliest prison fires in recent history. prisoners who barely survived just managed to stagger out. hundreds remained trapped inside. there were reports that guards had not found the keys to many cells in time. this prisoner said he could hear the screams of people burning. he said the only thing he and his fellow inmates were able to do to escape was to start breaking the roof apart. by the light of day, relatives clamored for information. they prayed. this woman said she did not know where her husband was, if he is dead, let god give her strength, she said. if he is alive, let us praise the lord too. some had tried to force their way into the prison. they were driv

this is "newsday".the english football manager has resigned. the italian had been in dispute with employers after they removed john terry as the england captain without consulting him first. he publicly criticized that decision on terry. terry is facing charges of racially abusing another player. >> determined, his face betrayed capelli is fablio driven away. he was supposed to be the no- nonsense italian. instead he leads -- leaves having been the latest big name to fail in football's most impossible job and here is why. an exchange between ferdinand and john thierry. thierr's trial has been delayed until july. they decided to strip him of the captain's sea now. >>ç this decision has been takn due to the high-profile nature. on and off the page and additional demands and requirements meeting in to and çduring this. >> he wasted little time in expressing his views telling italian television -- >>ç i did not agree at all with the decision. civil justice, not sports justice will rule whether he committ

welcome to newsday. president obama has held talks at the white house with the man expected to become china's next leader, xi jinping. china's current vice president said he hoped his visit would strengthen ties between the two countries but relations between the world's biggest economies are strained, particularly over trade, currencey and human rights. >> a ceremonial welcome at the pentagon today for china's leader-in-waiting. xi jinping is known tour a fan of hollywood war films but much else about him is unknown. so in the oval office on valentine's day, a first date, a chance to see how he feels about iran, syria and growing u.s. presence in asia. >> the united states is a pacific nation and we are very issued and focused on continuing to strengthen our relationships, to enhance our trade and our commerce and make sure that we are a strong and effective partner. >> mr. xi replies he was here based on mutual understanding and friendship but warned the discussions would be candid. the chinese want to

.' >> welcome to newsday on the bbc. >> here are the headlines. this rivalry turns deadly at a football match in egypt. 17 fans are killed, more than 1000 injured. the violence began when the fans invaded the pitch. >> the u.s. hopes its troops in afghanistan can in their combat role 18 months before the commission is due to end. facebook will be on the stock market and could be valued as high as 100 billion u.s. dollars. >> broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world, this is newsday. >> at least -- supporters of the home side rushed onto the pitch to celebrate victory of egypt's top team. our correspondent reports from cairo. >> egypt's first football disaster when the country is in political turmoil. the deadly clashes between the bitter rivals have shaken this country to the court. it all started at the final whistle. they celebrate a rare victory against egypt's talked about a leak. it quickly turned violent. the had the run for their lives. the home fans charged in to attack the visiting supporters. this is not football, t

welcome to "newsday." dozens of police have moved in to clear up a camp set up four months ago outside a cathedral in central london. the occupy movement is opposed to what they say is corporate greed. some erected barricades to try to delay the police operation. the eviction, arranged by the city of london corp., began just after midnight local time. we have the latest. >> just after midnight, police set up security cordons outside of st. paul's, and then they lives moved in to remove the tenants. there was little opposition from the protesters there. >> to move sideways and be creative. this is not the beginning of the end. it is the end of the beginning. >> as the standoff between police and demonstrators. the mood was fairly relaxed, and it was cleared quickly. the protesters have been here since october, following similar situations in the u.s. and elsewhere. the protest left st. paul's cathedral in crisis, prompting a number of people to resign over the handling of the affair. for the protesters, the

welcome to newsday.itt romney has won the latest rounds of the race to be the republican party as u.s. presidential candidate in november. in a speech within the last half-hour, he declared himself victorious to his supporters. he acknowledged to the increasing bitterness of the fight with his main rival knut gingrich, saying that primary campaigns were not meant to be easy. -- main rival newt gingrich, saying that primary campaigns were not meant to be easy. >> three years ago, president obama said, f5 cannot turn around this economy in three years, -- if i cannot turn around this economy in three years, i will be a one-term president. we are here to collect. [applause] you know the results. it has been nine months of unemployment above 8%. with this president, more foreclosures have occurred then under any other president in history. in the last 10 days, i met with a father who is terrified that this would be the last night his family would be able to sleep in the only home his family has known. i have

. >> you're watching "newsday" on the bbc. still to come on the program, denying any wrongdoing. the former president of the philippines pleads not guilty to charges of electoral fraud. >> and on the frontline in so malyafment how the conflict has shifted from the capital to the surrounding countryside. >> now it's time for a newspaper review. let's look at some of the stories that are making headlines around the world. we'll begin with the "times which "-- "times" which pays tribute to one of its own. marie colvin, who has been killed in syria. the times says she paid the price of truth when she was killed there. the paper accuses the syrian army of deliberately targeting her and her colleagues. the french newspaper reports on the gestures coursing through the effort to restructure greece's massive debts and the danger that poses the success of the country's second bailout. the royal bank of scotland salary scheme is on the front page of "the financial times" which claims the bank's efforts to cut bonuses, that it's been offset by the increase in the pay of its investment banker

this is newsday. the julia gillard has called for an election after the resignation of our foreign minister. kevin rudd step down. he said he could no longer serve without confidence. >> the prime minister came out to defend our record and her abilities. for the sake of the party and the country, speculation about her leadership had to end. kevin rudd, the man whose job she took, what was the center of the argument. >> in order to settle this question once and for all. i believe it is in the interest of the party, but much more important in the interest of the australian nation. >> speaking from washington where he resigned, kevin rudd announced his intention to run and made clear only he could save the government. >> [unintelligible] >> speculation about the labor leadership has dominated politics for months. tapping the government's energy and focus. julia gillard and kevin rudd do not have many political differences. this is much more personal. supporters have also been getting personal. julia gill

this is "newsday". >> these are the headlines. the opposition activists say government forces have mounted their heaviest bombardment so far. the english football manager has resigned. fabio capello quit after route with -- a row with fa over the stress of capt. inflation has an edge up again in china. figures show prices rising 4.5% compared to the same month last year. that is higher than the rate in december which was 4.1%. the jump is the result of chinese new year because traders tend to push prices higher in the week before the festivity. our correspondents says strong efforts have been made to control the cost of living. >> the chinese government has been working hard over the last year were so to get inflation down. they reached high in the middle of last year and the chinese government introduced all kinds of measures to bring that down and curb soaring housing prices. it restricted the amount that banks could land in an effort to bring inflation down. the governments across the world do not like inflation. it reduces the

but welcome to newsday. >> the headlines this hour. >> international pressure on syria and to deliver aid to those under siege. >> we have been brought to this building by the syrian army. we are told syrian positions are just a few hundred meters out in that direction. >> the international conference in london tries to map out the future for the troubled african states. >> a woman's baby taken by a dean go 30 years ago. a court in australia -- taken by a dingo 30 years ago. a court in australia may finally decide the answer, and the london olympics. >> this is newsday. hello again. the bloodshed in syria is showing no signs of ending as the international community prepares to deliver a ceasefire to allow aid into the worst hit areas in the country. activists say dozens have been killed in the violence. in the past few hours the un has appointed its former secretary general kofi and non as a special envoy to syria. >> under fire, nowhere safe from the shelling, even this mosque. and verify video, but the devastation shares its story, and and a british photographer injured yesterday. t

welcome to newsday. argentina is to make a formal complaint to the united nations over what it calls the traditional a crustacean of the falkland islands -- now calls the british militarization of the falkland islands. britain announces it is sending a destroyer to the falkland islands. ghraib london maintains it is a routine deployment, but it has intentions -- london maintains it is a routine deployment. >> president fernandez received a warm welcome. of her audience in buenos aires included war veterans. the backdrop is the islands that are the focal point of strained ties between argentina and britain during your >> they are militarizing in the south atlantic's once again. we cannot interpret it in any other manner. they have sent a modern destroyer. >> this is the destroyer she is talking about. she is equipped to repel attacks from the air. now she is on a maiden voyage to the falklands. britain says this is routine, but that is not how argentina sees this. >> i have instructed our foreign secretar

welcome to newsday. the british photographer who had been trapped last week has been smuggled out of the country. several activists are reported to have been killed in the operation to get him out of the district. syria's ambassador to the u.n. human rights council left the debate on his country after condemning. >> the shelling of homes, as unrelenting today as it has been the last few weeks. the regime is killing 100 civilians a day across syria. heavy artillery is being used indiscriminately. this little boy's home was destroyed by a shell. incredibly, he is still alive. rescue workers freed him. he is now recovering in a makeshift field hospital. the british photographer paul conroy escaped all this. the paper said he is in good shape and good spirits. his family said they are overjoyed and relieved. >> we are quite happy he is out. we are very happy. >> the badly injured french journalist was with him in the makeshift hospital. there is confusion over her current whereabouts and of two other journal

this is newsday. >> the united nations general assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution presented by the arab league that condemns the government of violence in syria and urges president assad to step down. earlier, the un secretary general was almost certain that crimes oagainst you ready were taking place inside of syria appeared our u.n. correspondent reports. >> the voting has been completed. the machine is blocked progress there was strong support for the u.n. resolution condemning violence in syria and calling for political change. the syrian ambassador denounce it as with the called a terrorist opposition taking control of the country. but with support from friends like north korea, he only looked more isolated. the general assembly does now carry the legal authority of the security council appeared but it is -- but it's 193 members reflect world opinion . >> it is a message that the international community is sending a loud and clear that the struggle of the syrian people is not unheard and is not on responded to. -- not unresponded to. it does not reflect the wi

. >> you have been watching at newsday from bbc. >> a reminder, in the latest dates to find a republican party presidential candidate, mitt romney has won the florida primary by a wide margin. after strong performances in debates, he beat newt gingrich, reversing the results in a previous primary in south carolina. you have been watching newsday here on bbc. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. presented by kcet los angeles.

. >> broadcasting to viewers around the world, this is newsday. >> hello, the united nations general assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favor for a resolution by the arab league which condemns government violence in syria and calls for president assad to step down. it is non-binding. ban ki moon warned it was almost certain crimes against humanity were taking place in syria. he called for an international agreement to stop the bloodshed. >> with a decisive margin, and 137 in favor, 12 against, the world sent a strong message to put an end to the violence in syria. the syrians repeated their claims>> no country can accept e presence of armed terrorist groups on its territory, and it cannot allow these groups to implement a tax against institutions and private and public property. -- attacks against institutions and private and public property. >> footage shows them attacking. they leave little doubt that forces aressad's targeting civilians. the international community is scrambling to act with ban ki moon delivering his most severe message yet. >> this does not give the government

welcome to newsday. in syria, at least 100 people are reported to have been killed by government forces on tuesday. the red cross has called on the government and rebels to agree to a daily cease-fire to allow medical supplies to civilians. the u.s. said it might consider giving military help to the opposition if talks fail. >> and lomonosov region and when ominous sign in the suburbs, syrian tanks rolling through a two reaffirm the government. in some places, shells rained down in the hundreds. damateur video from inside the district. it fits the pattern of the last 17 days. a syrian opposition leader visiting from damascus said the situation for the residence is desperate. >> you cannot move from one area to another safely, and there is a lot of violence, security forces. >> the euan described it as a major human rights crisis. the international red cross called on both sides to arrange a daily trees to get food and medicine in, but there is no sign yet of agreement. there is unease in the capital abou

. >> you are watching "newsday." the test tube burger, but at what cost? we talk to the scientist and the consumer. we start with -- the paper says it cost 350 million euros to bail greece out. the political maneuvers under way in germany to select a new president. angela merkel says despite having many differences, they both grew up under communism in east germany and are connected by experience. immigration -- reporting on the speeding up of the country's border agencies. there is some uncertainty in the world, one in five companies in the united states have bothered to release predictions along with their quarterly results. these are the headlines around the world. >> good to have you with us. euro zone governments are locked in talks in brussels trying to agree on an economic rescue package for greece. no deal has been announced. >> the uk border agency is to be split into after independent investigation showed thousands of people had come into britain without the proper checks being done. last year, a filipino -- a law banning foreign aid from seeking

." >> and oil, and welcome to "newsday" on the bbc. >> accusing the militarizing the islands, and making a complaint to the united nations. in syria, the attack continues, despite the president saying he is committed to ending the violence. >> the deadly consequences of gold mining. hundreds of children have lost their lives. and white blood is thicker than water for many of the top billionaires in india. it is 12:00 in the afternoon here in singapore. >> it is 4:00 in the morning here in london, broadcasting on pbs in america and elsewhere around the world. argentina is to make a formal complaint to the united nations over what it calls the british militarization of the islands. it was said that the recent british accent -- actions amounted to a threat. britain announced it was sending a destroyer to the islands, which argentina calls a different name. it has heightened tensions. >> [speaking foreign language] . >> the president hernandez received a warm welcome. her audience and buenos aires included war veterans. the backdrop are the islands that are the focal point of the strained ti

welcome to "newsday." >> a warm welcome to you. we bring you the latest news. reports from brussels say eurozone finance ministered have reached an agreement. the deal came after talks that went late into the night lasting almost 12 hours are said to be worth 130 billion euros. in return, greece will undertake to reduce its debts to no more than 121% of its g.d.p. this is scene live we have been watching for the last few hours or so. we are expecting the eurozone finance ministers to gather and give us further details on the announcement of the plan that was agreed within the last hour or so. we will of course bring you the latest as soon as that happens. as daniel griffith catches us up and keeps us up to date. >> finance ministers and other officials arriving in brussels on monday to decide if greece would get a second massive bailout to stop it from going bankrupt. i'm opt pisk. we need clear political approval from the eurozone. >> the talks went into the early hours of tuesday morning, it seems like a deal has been reached. the rescue package would give gr

." -- "newsday." >> one of the major international credit agencies has placed the united kingdom, france, and austria in-out looks. italy, portugal, and spain also had their ratings downgraded. moody's said the changes reflect the weak economic prospects and the uncertainty over whether resources will be made available to tackle the debt crisis. >> if you needed a reminder of the impact of the turbulent events in europe in recent months, this was it. economic uncertainty not only increase, but also across the whole continent has been reflected on the financial market. moody's has not altered the triple-a rating of france, united kingdom, and austria, but said it might in the months to come. it has downgraded the outlook in all three to-. it has downgraded the ratings of italy, portugal, spain, slovenia, and malta. spain, the country in the western europe with the highest unemployment rate, feared worse. it was downgraded two notches. responding to the ratings, the british finance minister said, "this is proof that in the current global situation, britain cannot waiver from dealing with i

started in this business i was very, very formal, not long out of government, publishing newspapers, newsday, and i wore horn-rimmed glasses and i wore a vest. one day my director came out of the studio and he said, you've got to think of some, you've got to be less formal, more casual, think of somebody on the other side of that camera and talk to them. so i could only imagine on the spot that my grandmother, who was then something like 70, 75, and i began to talk to my grandmother. for the next twenty years that is what i did. i finally went to see her. she had moved from oklahoma down to albuquerque, nm. she was dying and i was by her hospital bed. i said, grandma, i just want to know something. you know all of these years i've been talking to you? she said, really? i said yes, and told her the story i just told you, and i said, it really made a difference to know that you were on the other side of that camera. were you watching? because i didn't know if she was. she said, oh, i never missed you. i said, well, what did you think? and she said, i thought you were so pretty. [laughter] >> s

earlier today we talked with danny schechter in our new york studios he's a filmmaker and blogger for newsday sector dot net and here's his take. well you know we have the series in the world we're competing all the time with other countries and the best way to compete with them is basically to try to discredit them the american people the american people won't take what they say seriously it's part of the whole psychological operations information operations that goes on regularly to try to discredit other critical voices about the united states particularly in other countries and what better way to do it than to cast aspersions on their leaders or suggest that they're not telling the truth there's of course if you want to look at what's going on now there's this decision by china and russia not to intervene militarily in syria and you know if you turn on any number of networks there have been and list pundits out there talking about why this is bad but you know we should also mention this china russia fear goes back to the days of mccarthyism and before i wondering do you think that some of

times," "newsday," harper's, "the nation," "vogue" and aarp magazine. most recent book, just out in paperback, correct or coming out in paperback, is "never say die: the myth and marketing of the new old age." it's her tenth nonfiction book. other books include "the age of american" her 2004 book "prethinkers, history of american sec uelism" was named notable fawn fiction book 2004 by both "the washington post" and "l.a. times." her other books include "moscow conversations" based on her experiences in moscow. "wild justice," evolution of revenge. we might see some of that tonight. and half jew: a daughter's search for her family's buried past. she's written a column called "the spirited atheist" for the on faith website at "the washington post." i warned her that i would introduce her as one of the most spiritually grounded atheists i have ever met. and susan, not surprisingly given that background, will argue that it's the nation's shared myth that's rule us. so to argue for or perhaps against money, i give you robert cutner. [applause] >> what a plea